Cambridge Primary Progression Test

Mathematics mark scheme

Stage 3

MATHS_MS_S3_5RP
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General guidance on marking

Difference in printing

It is suggested that schools check their printed copies for differences in printing that may affect the
answers to the questions, for example in measurement questions.

Brackets in mark scheme

When brackets appear in the mark scheme this indicates extra information that is not required for the
award of the mark(s).

For example:

A question requiring an answer in grams may have an answer line: ............................... grams

The mark scheme will show the word ‘grams’ in brackets.

These tables give general guidelines on marking learner responses that aren’t specifically mentioned
in the mark scheme. Any guidance specifically given in the mark scheme supersedes this guidance.

Number and place value

The table shows various general rules in terms of acceptable decimal answers.

Accept
Accept omission of leading zero if answer is clearly shown, e.g.
.675
Accept tailing zeros, unless the question has asked for a specific number of decimal places, e.g.
0.7000
Accept a comma as a decimal point if that is the convention that you have taught the learners, e.g.
0,638

Units

For questions involving quantities, e.g. length, mass, money, duration or time, correct units must be
given in the answer. Units are provided on the answer line unless finding the units is part of what is
being assessed.

The table shows acceptable and unacceptable versions of the answer 1.85 m.

Accept Do not accept

If the unit is given on the Correct conversions, ......185...... m
answer line, e.g. provided the unit is stated ......1850...... m
............................ m unambiguously, etc.
e.g. ......185 cm...... m (this is
unambiguous since the unit
cm comes straight after the
answer, voiding the m which is
now not next to the answer)
If the question states the unit 1.85 185; 1850
that the answer should be 1 m 85 cm Any conversions to other units,
given in, e.g. ‘Give your answer e.g. 185 cm
in metres’

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Money

In addition to the rules for units, the table below gives guidance for answers involving money.

The table shows acceptable and unacceptable versions of the answer $0.30.

Accept Do not accept

If the amount is in dollars and $0.30 $0.3
cents, the answer should be
given to two decimal places. For an integer number of
dollars it is acceptable not to
give any decimal places, e.g.
$9 or $9.00
If units are not given on the Any unambiguous indication of 30 or 0.30 without a unit
answer line the correct amount, e.g.
30 cents; 30 c $30; 0.30 cents
$0.30; $0-30; $00:30
Ambiguous answers, e.g.
$30 cents; $0.30 c; $0.30 cents
(as you do not know which unit
applies because there are units
either side of the number)
If $ is shown on the answer line All unambiguous indications, $......30......
e.g.
$......0.30......; Ambiguous answers, e.g.
$......0-30......; $......30 cents......;
$......00:30...... $......0.30 cents......
unless units on the answer line
have been deleted, e.g.
$......30 cents......
If cents is shown on the answer ......30......cents ......0.30......cents
line
Ambiguous answers, e.g.
......$30 ......cents;
......$0.30 ......cents
unless units on the answer line
have been deleted, e.g.
......$0.30......cents

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Duration
In addition to the rules for units, the table below gives guidance for answers involving time durations.
The table shows acceptable and unacceptable versions of the answer 2 hours and 30 minutes.

Accept Do not accept

Any unambiguous indication using any Incorrect or ambiguous formats, e.g.
reasonable abbreviations of hours (h, hr, hrs), 2.30; 2.3; 2.30 hours; 2.30 min; 2 h 3;
minutes (m, min, mins) and 2.3 h (this is because this indicates 0.3, i.e.
seconds (s, sec, secs), e.g. 18 minutes, of an hour rather than 30 minutes)
2 hours 30 minutes; 2 h 30 m; 02 h 30 m
02:30 (as this is a 24-hour clock time, not a time
Any correct conversion with appropriate units, e.g. interval)
2.5 hours; 150 mins
unless the question specifically asks for time 2.5; 150
given in hours and minutes

Time

The table below gives guidance for answers involving time.

The table shows acceptable and unacceptable versions of the answer 07:30.

Accept Do not accept

If the answer is required in Any unambiguous indication 7:30
24-hour format of correct answer in numbers, 7:30 am
words or a combination of the 7 h 30 m
two, e.g. 7:3
730
07:30 with any or no separator
7.30 pm
in place of the colon, e.g. 07
073
30; 07,30; 07-30; 0730
07.3
If the answer is required in Any unambiguous indication Absence of am or pm
12-hour format of correct answer in numbers, 1930 am
words or a combination of the 7 h 30 m
two, e.g. 7:3
730
7:30 am with any separator in
7.30 pm
place of the colon, e.g. 7 30
am; 7.30 am; 7-30 am
7.30 in the morning
Half past seven (o’clock) in the
morning
Accept am or a.m.

Negative numbers

The table shows acceptable and unacceptable versions of the answer –2.

Accept Do not accept

–2 2–

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Stage 3 Paper 1 Mark scheme

Question 1
Part Mark Answer Further information
1 33, 35, 53, 55 All numbers must be correct for
1 mark.
Total 1

Question 2
Part Mark Answer Further information
1 54 + 46 = 100

Total 1

Question 3
Part Mark Answer Further information
1 9 (cm) Only acceptable answer.
Total 1

Question 4
Part Mark Answer Further information
1 3 All lines must be correct for
24 1 mark.
1
12

1
24

1
32

Total 1

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Question 5
Part Mark Answer Further information
1 Both answers must be correct
100 for 1 mark.

700 400

200 300 500

Total 1

Question 6
Part Mark Answer Further information
1 8
Total 1

Question 7
Part Mark Answer Further information
1 Accept any other suitable
5 indication of E2.

A B C D E F

Total 1

Question 8
Part Mark Answer Further information
1 12 (beads)
Total 1

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Question 9
Part Mark Answer Further information
(a) 1 Saturday Accept recognisable spellings or
abbreviations but do not accept
S or Sa.
(b) 1 22 (days)
Total 2

Question 10
Part Mark Answer Further information
2 Award 2 marks for all 4 boxes
× 2 10 correct.

Award 1 mark for 2 or 3 boxes

3 6 30
correct.
5 10 50

Total 2

Question 11
Part Mark Answer Further information
1 Both angles must be ringed for
1 mark.

Total 1

Question 12
Part Mark Answer Further information
1 750 (grams)
Total 1

Question 13
Part Mark Answer Further information
1

300 400

Total 1

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Question 14
Part Mark Answer Further information
1 All 3 symbols must be shown for
195 < 295 1 mark.

851 > 849

306 < 360

Total 1

Question 15
Part Mark Answer Further information
1 85
Total 1

Question 16
Part Mark Answer Further information
1 Accept slight inaccuracies in
drawing provided the overall
shape is recognisable.

mirror line

Total 1

Question 17
Part Mark Answer Further information
1 –3 –3 –3 –3

22 19 16 13 10

Total 1

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Question 18
Part Mark Answer Further information
(a) 1 10 (boys)
(b) 1 17 students can swim (9 + 8) but only 12 17 and 12 must be given in the
students cannot swim (2 + 10) explanation.
Accept ‘17 is greater than 12’.
Total 2

Question 19
Part Mark Answer Further information
1

or

or

or

Total 1

Question 20
Part Mark Answer Further information
1 12 (apples)
Total 1

Question 21
Part Mark Answer Further information
1 65
Total 1

Question 22
Part Mark Answer Further information
1 Award 1 mark for all 4 boxes
1 4 + 3 6 = 5 0 correct.

Total 1

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Stage 3 Paper 2 Mark scheme

Question 1
Part Mark Answer Further information
1 526 and 626 Both answers must be correct
for 1 mark.
Total 1

Question 2
Part Mark Answer Further information
1 × 10 Both answers must be correct
25 250 for 1 mark.

× 10
34 340

× 10
70 700

Total 1

Question 3
Part Mark Answer Further information
1 6 (spiders)
Total 1

Question 4
Part Mark Answer Further information
1 539 = ……5…… hundreds + 3 tens Both answers must be correct
+ ……9…… units for 1 mark.
Total 1

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Question 5
Part Mark Answer Further information
2 Award 2 marks for all 4 lines
triangular prism correct.

cube Award 1 mark for 2 or 3 lines

correct.
cone

hexagonal pyramid

cylinder

Total 2

Question 6
Part Mark Answer Further information
1 202
Total 1

Question 7
Part Mark Answer Further information
1

300 400 500 600 700 800

Total 1

Question 8
Part Mark Answer Further information
1 All 3 right angles must be shown
with no extras for 1 mark.

Total 1

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Question 9
Part Mark Answer Further information
2 7 × 5 = 35 Award 2 marks for all 3 facts.
5 × 7 = 35
35 ÷ 7 = 5 Award 1 mark for 2 facts.
35 ÷ 5 = 7 or
for 5 × 7 = 35 and sight of a
division.

Accept the facts in any order.

Total 2

Question 10
Part Mark Answer Further information
1 97 (cups)
Total 1

Question 11
Part Mark Answer Further information
1 Any 4 triangles shaded.
Total 1

Question 12
Part Mark Answer Further information
2 There are 60 minutes in an hour. true Award 2 marks for all 4 correct.

There are 12 hours in a day. false Award 1 mark for 3 correct.

There are 60 seconds in a minute. true

There are 25 days in 5 weeks. false

Total 2

Question 13
Part Mark Answer Further information
1 45 + 55 = 85 + 15

Total 1

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Question 14
Part Mark Answer Further information
2 1 1 3 Award 1 mark for each correct
1 2 3
2 4 4 mixed number.

1 2 3 4 Accept equivalent mixed

numbers.

Do not accept decimal numbers.

Total 2

Question 15
Part Mark Answer Further information
2 Award 2 marks for 20, 22, 23
and 25 correctly placed.
even multiples
numbers of 5 Award 1 mark for 3 out of 20,
20 22, 23 and 25 correctly placed.
18 25
22

23

Total 2

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Question 16
Part Mark Answer Further information
(a) 1 Diagram split into 8 equal rectangles or 8
equal triangles by joining dots, e.g.

or

or

(b) 1 An explanation stating that the pieces

are not of equal size,
• 5 out of 10 pieces are shaded but
they are not the same size.
• The pieces are not equal.
Total 2

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Question 17
Part Mark Answer Further information
1 491 492 493 494 495 496 497 All 4 numbers must be ringed
for 1 mark.
498 499 500 501 502 503 504

505 506 507 508 509 510 511

Total 1

Question 18
Part Mark Answer Further information
2 ($)0.25 Award 1 mark for a complete
correct method containing any
number of arithmetic errors, e.g.
$5 – ($4.15 + $0.60)
or
(500c – (415c + 60c))/100
or
for 25c.
Total 2

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Stage 3 Paper 3 Mark scheme

Question Mark Answer Further information

1 1 13
2 1 407
3 1 All 3 shapes ticked for 1 mark.

4 1 150
5 1 1000 (grams)
6 1 3
4
7 1 15
8 1 700
9 1 10:25 Accept twenty five past ten
or 35 minutes to 11 or any
other correct way of writing
the time.
10 1 108
11 1 5 (children)
12 1 250
13 1 562

14 1 6 mm 6 cm 6m 6 km

15 1 32
16 1 (Square based) pyramid
1
17 1 5 or 5.5
2
18 1 20 (vehicles)
19 1 3 (marbles)
20 1 700 (millilitres)

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