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Numeracy Skills

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the meaning of the symbol '%'?

a)

Decimal point

b)

Percentage

c)

Fraction

d)

Addition

2.

Fill in the blank: The symbol for a decimal point is represented by a ______.

a)

decimal point.

b)

comma.

c)

semicolon.

d)

colon.

3.

The meaning of the word 'digit' is:

a)

A number

b)

A letter

c)

A symbol

d)

A sound

4.

The term 'place value' refers to:

a)

the numerical value that a digit has by virtue of its position in a number

b)

the value of a place in a geographical context

c)

the importance of a place in history

d)

the value of a place in real estate

5.

The word 'percentage' refers to:

a)

a fraction of 100

b)

a type of currency

c)

a mathematical operation

d)

a unit of measurement

6.

The word 'fraction' means:

a)

a part of a whole

b)

a type of animal

c)

a mathematical operation

d)

a unit of measurement

7.

The word 'numerator' refers to:

a)

The top number in a fraction

b)

The bottom number in a fraction

c)

A type of mathematical operation

d)

A unit of measurement

8.

The meaning of the word 'denominator' is:

a)

The number above the line in a fraction

b)

The number below the line in a fraction

c)

A whole number

d)

A decimal number

9.

Fill in the blank: The value of a digit is shown by its position in a number. This is called ________.

a)

place value

b)

decimal point

c)

numerical order

d)

digit value

10.

Write these numbers using digits: Three hundred and forty-two thousand, five hundred and sixty-one.

a)

342561

b)

342651

c)

341561

d)

343561

11.

What is the decimal representation of 20%?

a)

0.2

b)

0.75

c)

0.5

d)

.02

12.

Fill in the blank: Tenths are a whole number divided into ___ parts.

a)

10

b)

5

c)

20

d)

100

13.

Compare the following decimals: 0.25 and 0.80. Which is larger?

a)

0.25

b)

0.80

14.

Convert the percentage 25% to a number out of 100.

a)

25

b)

20

c)

30

d)

15

15.

Compare the percentages: 20% or 75%. Which is larger?

a)

75% is larger than 20%.

b)

20% is larger than 75%.

c)

Both are equal.

d)

Cannot be determined.

16.

In a fraction, what does the numerator tell you?

a)

A) How many parts the whole has been divided into

b)

B) How many parts you have

c)

C) The order number.

17.

Compare fractions with the same denominator. Fill in the blank: 6/10 is larger than ____.

a)

3/10

b)

5/10

c)

7/10

d)

2/10

18.

Fill in the blank: The decimal 0.10 is equivalent to 10% and the fraction ____.

a)

1/10

b)

1/5

c)

1/100

d)

1/2

19.

Fill in the blank: The decimal 0.25 is equivalent to 25% and the fraction ____.

a)

1/4

b)

1/2

c)

1/3

d)

1/5

20.

Fill in the blank: The decimal 0.50 (0.5) is equivalent to 50% and the fraction ____.

a)

1/2.

b)

1/3.

c)

2/3.

d)

1/4.

21.

Fill in the place value table for the number 1.08. Use the columns: Hundreds, Tens, Units, Tenths, Hundredths.

a)

A) Hundreds: 0, Tens: 0, Units: 1, Tenths: 0, Hundredths: 8

b)

B) Hundreds: 1, Tens: 0, Units: 0, Tenths: 8, Hundredths: 0

c)

C) Hundreds: 0, Tens: 1, Units: 0, Tenths: 8, Hundredths: 0

d)

D) Hundreds: 0, Tens: 0, Units: 1, Tenths: 8, Hundredths: 0

22.

Convert the fraction 3/4 to a decimal.

a)

0.75

b)

0.5

c)

0.25

d)

1.25

23.

What is the decimal equivalent of the fraction 1/5?

a)

0.75

b)

0.25

c)

0.5

d)

0.2

24.

Find 35% of 72 by adding the missing number to the equation.

72 ÷ (a)   =

.72 × 32 =

25.

Find 3/5 of 260 (a)  

Choose from the below words
260 ÷ 5 = 52   52 × 3 =156
260 + 5 = 265   265 + 3 = 268
260 - 3 = 257
260 × 5 = 1300
26.

Reorder the following from smallest unit of measurement to biggest unit of measurement.

a)

millimeter

b)

centimetre

c)

meter

d)

kilometer

e)

mile

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
27.

There are 1000 cm in a meter

a)
True
b)
False
28.

When working on a stacked addition or subtraction equation, you work from right to left?

a)
True
b)
False
29.

Match the followingWhich unit would you use to measure the following items?

a)

Millimeter

1.

building material measurements

b)

Litre

2.

milk

c)

Kilometre

3.

distance to arrival

d)

gram

4.

flour

e)

kilogram

5.

apples

30.

Match the following jugs to the amounts below.

a)

1.

475 grams

b)

2.

275 grams

c)

3.

225 grams

d)

4.

4.25 kilograms

e)

5.

1.5 kilograms