Primary 6 – First Term Examination Quantitative Reasoning Questions and Answers

PRIMARY 6 – FIRST TERM EXAMINATION QUANTITATIVE REASONING QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

INSTRUCTION – Choose the correct answer for each question.

1. If 8 children share 32 sweets equally, each child gets how many sweets?

A. 2  B. 4  C. 6  D. 8

2. What is ¼ of 60?

A. 10  B. 15  C. 20  D. 30

3. A bus carries 45 passengers. If 9 more passengers board, the bus will carry how many?

A. 49  B. 53  C. 54  D. 60

4. Which number is least: 0.5, ⅔, ¼, 0.75?

A. 0.5  B. ⅔  C. ¼  D. 0.75

5. If the price of 1 kg of rice is ₦400, what will 5 kg cost?

A. ₦1,000  B. ₦1,200  C. ₦1,500  D. ₦2,000

6. What is the next number in the sequence: 10, 20, 30, ___?

A. 35  B. 40  C. 50  D. 60

7. Michael had ₦500. He spent ₦275. How much does he have left?

A. ₦225  B. ₦235  C. ₦300  D. ₦325

8. What is the average of 12, 15 and 21?

A. 15  B. 16  C. 17  D. 18

9. A rectangle has length 8 cm and width 5 cm. What is its area?

A. 13 cm²  B. 40 cm²  C. 26 cm²  D. 30 cm²

10. Convert 2.5 m to centimetres.

A. 25 cm  B. 250 cm  C. 2,500 cm  D. 20 cm

11. If x + 7 = 15 then x = ___?

A. 7  B. 8  C. 9  D. 22

12. Which pair multiplies to give 144?

A. 12 and 11  B. 12 and 12  C. 16 and 8  D. 18 and 7

13. What is 15% of 200?

A. 15  B. 20  C. 30  D. 40

14. Which fraction is greater: ⅗ or ⅘?

A. ⅗  B. ⅘  C. They are equal  D. Cannot tell

15. If one side of a square is 7 cm, its perimeter is ___?

A. 14 cm  B. 24 cm  C. 28 cm  D. 49 cm

16. A pita bread costs ₦120. What is the cost of 3?

A. ₦240  B. ₦300  C. ₦360  D. ₦400

17. A swimming pool is 25 m long. How many metres is that in kilometres?

A. 0.025 km  B. 0.25 km  C. 2.5 km  D. 250 km

18. Which is the odd one out: 4, 9, 16, 20, 25?

A. 9  B. 16  C. 20  D. 25

19. If a train travels 150 km in 3 hours, its speed is ___?

A. 45 km/h  B. 50 km/h  C. 55 km/h  D. 60 km/h

20. Which of these is a prime number?

A. 15  B. 16  C. 17  D. 18

21. What is ⅖ of 50?

A. 10  B. 20  C. 25  D. 30

22. Simplify: 30 ÷ 5 × 2 = ___?

A. 2  B. 6  C. 12  D. 30

23. If the ratio of red to blue is 3 : 5 and there are 15 red balloons, how many blue balloons?

A. 20  B. 25  C. 30  D. 35

24. The price of a notebook increases from ₦200 to ₦250. What is the percentage increase?

A. 10%  B. 20%  C. 25%  D. 50%

25. What is the square root of 81?

A. 7  B. 8  C. 9  D. 10

ANSWER KEY

1. B 2. B 3. C 4. C 5. D 6. B 7. A 8. B 9. B 10. B 11. B 12. B 13. C 14. B 15. C 16. C 17. A 18. C 19. D 20. C 21. B 22. C 23. B 24. C 25. C