Primary 3 – First Term Examination Mathematics Questions and Answers

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

Class: Primary 4 Time Allowed: 1 Hour Total Marks: 60

SECTION A – MULTIPLE CHOICE (15 marks)

1. What is the place value of 5 in 352?

A. 5  B. 50  C. 500  D. 5,000

2. Which number comes next in the sequence: 10, 20, 30, 40, ____?

A. 45  B. 55  C. 60  D. 50

3. Which fraction is part of a whole object?

A. ½  B. 2  C. 3  D. 4

4. What is 23 + 15?

A. 38  B. 37  C. 39  D. 40

5. What is 100 – 46?

A. 56  B. 64  C. 44  D. 54

6. 7 × 8 = ____

A. 56  B. 48  C. 54  D. 60

7. Which is greater: 321 or 132?

A. 132  B. 321  C. They are equal  D. Cannot tell

8. What is the value of “3” in the number 736?

A. 3  B. 30  C. 300  D. 3,000

9. If you share 18 candies equally among 3 children, how many candies does each child get?

A. 5  B. 6  C. 7  D. 8

10. How do you write “four hundred and twenty-five” in figures?

A. 245  B. 452  C. 524  D. 425

11. 25 + 17 =

A. 32  B. 41  C. 42  D. 50

12. 64 + 25 =

A. 89  B. 88  C. 90  D. 87

13. 105 + 120 =

A. 210  B. 215  C. 225  D. 230

14. 58 + 39 =

A. 87  B. 90  C. 97  D. 99

15. Amina has 48 balloons. She buys 27 more. How many balloons does she have now?

A. 65  B. 70  C. 75  D. 85

SECTION B – SHORT ANSWER (20 Marks)

INSTRUCTION – Answer all questions and show your working. 

16. Write 658 in words.

17. Write in digits: Nine hundred and twelve

18. Add: 234 + 345 = ____

19. Subtract: 500 − 289 = ____

20. Write the fraction for “3 parts out of 6”: ____

21. Multiply: 9 × 4 = ____

22. Divide: 32 ÷ 8 = ____

23. Write 658 in words.

24. Write in digits: Nine hundred and twelve

25. Add: 234 + 345 = ____

26. Subtract: 500 − 289 = ____

27. Write the fraction for “3 parts out of 6”: ____

28. Multiply: 9 × 4 = ____

29. Divide: 32 ÷ 8 = ____

30. Add: 129 + 138 = ______

ANSWER KEY – 1. B 2. D 3. A 4. A 5. D 6. A 7. B 8. C 9. B 10. D 11. C 12. A 13. B 14. C 15. C. 16. Six hundred and fifty-eight 17. 912 18. 579 19. 211 20. 3/6 or ½ 21. 36 22. 4 23. Six hundred and fifty-eight 24. 912 25. 579 26. 211 27. 3/6 or ½ 28. 36 29. 4 30. 267

SECTION C – PROBLEM SOLVING (25 Marks)

1. Ada has ₦450. She buys a pencil for ₦128. How much money does she have left? Answer: 450 − 128 = ₦322

2. A school class has 27 students. 5 are absent today. How many students are present? Answer: 27 − 5 = 22

3. A farmer picks 15 baskets of tomatoes. Each basket has 9 tomatoes. How many tomatoes does he have in total? Answer: 15 × 9 = 135

4. Draw a shape that has 4 equal sides. What is the name of the shape? Answer: (Student draws a square) “Square”

5. Add: 76 + 44 + 20 = ______ Answer: 140