Primary 4 – First Term Examination for Quantitative Reasoning Questions and Answers

PRIMARY 4 – FIRST TERM EXAMINATION FOR QUANTITATIVE REASONING QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH MAKING GUIDES 

Class: Primary 4 Time Allowed: 1 Hour Total Marks: 70

SECTION A – MULTIPLE CHOICE (30 marks)

INSTRUCTION – Choose the correct answer from the options A – D. 

1–5: Number Patterns

1. 2, 4, 6, 8, ___  A. 9 B. 10 C. 12 D. 14

2. 5, 10, 15, 20, ___  A. 25 B. 22 C. 30 D. 35

3. 12, 10, 8, 6, ___  A. 3 B. 4 C. 5 D. 8

4. 1, 3, 9, 27, ___  A. 30 B. 81 C. 54 D. 90

5. 50, 45, 40, 35, ___  A. 30 B. 28 C. 32 D. 34

6–10: Addition and Subtraction

6. 345 + 129 =  A. 474 B. 464 C. 473 D. 475

7. 504 – 178 =  A. 226 B. 336 C. 326 D. 320

8. 78 + 96 =  A. 154 B. 164 C. 175 D. 168

9. 900 – 455 =  A. 445 B. 455 C. 550 D. 445

10. 650 – 275 =  A. 375 B. 355 C. 395 D. 380

11–15: Multiplication & Division

11. 8 × 7 =  A. 49 B. 54 C. 56 D. 63

12. 72 ÷ 8 =  A. 9 B. 8 C. 6 D. 7

13. 6 × 9 =  A. 42 B. 54 C. 56 D. 63

14. 64 ÷ 4 =  A. 16 B. 14 C. 12 D. 18

15. 3 × 15 =  A. 30 B. 45 C. 50 D. 35

16–20: Fraction and Word Problems. 

16. What is half of 48?  A. 22 B. 28 C. 24 D. 26

17. Which is the same as ⅓ of 21? A. 7 B. 10 C. 12 D. 8

18. There are 60 apples. A boy took ¼ of them. How many did he take?

A. 12 B. 15 C. 20 D. 18

19. Find ⅖ of 50.  A. 10 B. 15 C. 20 D. 25

20. A pencil costs ₦50. How much is 7 pencils?  A. ₦250 B. ₦300 C. ₦350 D. ₦400

21–25: Place Value

21. In 4826, the place value of 8 is:  A. 8 B. 80 C. 800 D. 8000

22. In 6759, the value of 6 is:  A. 6 B. 60 C. 600 D. 6000

23. In 2453, the value of 5 is:  A. 5 B. 50 C. 500 D. 5000

24. In 9012, the place value of 9 is:  A. 9 B. 90 C. 9000 D. 900

25. In 7581, what is the value of 7?  A. 70 B. 700 C. 7000 D. 7

26–30: Comparison of Numbers

26. Which is greater: 345 or 354?

27. Which is the smallest: 432, 342, 243, 234?

28. Arrange in ascending order: 52, 25, 35, 63.

29. Which is an even number? A. 47 B. 62 C. 83 D. 95

30. Which number is odd? A. 18 B. 32 C. 59 D. 60

AnswA KEYS – 1. B 2. A 3. B 4. B 5. A 6. C 7. A 8. B 9. A 10. B 11. C 12. A 13. B 14. A 15. B 16. C 17. A 18. C 19. C 20. C 21. B 22. D 23. B 24. C 25. C 26. 354 27. 234 28. 25, 35, 52, 63 29. B. 30. C

SECTION B – THEORY (40 marks)

INSTRUCTION – Answer all questions. Show all workings.

QUESTION 1. Add: 345 + 567 + 123

Answer: 345 +567 +123 = 1035

QUESTION 2. Multiply: a) 24 × 6 =     b) 35 × 5 =

Answers: a) 144     b) 175

QUESTION 3. A farmer has 120 mangoes. He sold 45. How many are left?

Answer: 120 – 45 = 75 mangoes

QUESTION 4. Find ¼ of 64.

Answer: 64 ÷ 4 = 16

QUESTION 5. Write the number words: a) 482  b) 315

Answers: a) Four hundred and eighty-two. b) Three hundred and fifteen