Test Pack 6

Series Editor: Peter Clarke

Author: Martin Marsh

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 Introduction

Contents
Introduction

Purpose of the Busy Ant Maths Year 6 Test Pack iv

Structure of the Busy Ant Maths Year 6 Test Pack iv
Administering Paper 1: arithmetic v
Administering Papers 2 and 3: reasoning vii
What to do at the end of the test ix
Explanation of the mark schemes ix
General marking guidance x
Mark schemes for Paper 1: arithmetic xiii
Mark schemes for Paper 2: reasoning xvi
Mark schemes for Paper 3: reasoning xix
Assigning a national standard xxii

Test Papers – Pupil version

Paper 1: arithmetic
Paper 2: reasoning
Paper 3: reasoning

Test Papers – Teacher version

Paper 1: arithmetic
Paper 2: reasoning
Paper 3: reasoning

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Getting Started
Introduction
Purpose of the Busy Ant Maths Year 6 Test Pack

1. To assist teachers in assessing the overall level of mastery achieved by pupils in the mathematics
programme of study for Year 6, and in determining pupils’ readiness to deal with the expectations of the
Key Stage 3 programme of study.
2. To provide parents, teachers and school leaders with information on how pupils are performing in
comparison with national standards, by assigning one of the following:
- working below national standard
- working towards national standard
- working at national standard
- working at greater depth within the national standard.
3. To enable teachers and school leaders to monitor the performance of pupil cohorts, to identify where
interventions may be required and to ensure that pupils are supported to achieve sufficient progress and
expected attainment.
The Busy Ant Maths Test Packs are intended to be used as summative assessments towards the end of the
academic year. They are not designed to assess pupils’ level of mastery in each of the individual National
Curriculum attainment targets and domains. For guidance on making formative assessments regarding
pupils’ strengths and weaknesses and level of mastery in specific attainment targets and domains, teachers
should refer to the Assessment Tasks and Assessment Exercises in the Busy Ant Maths Assessment Guides.

Structure of the Busy Ant Maths Year 6 Test Pack

Paper Paper 1: arithmetic Paper 2: reasoning Paper 3: reasoning

Total marks 40 marks 35 marks 35 marks
Recommended timing 30 minutes 40 minutes 40 minutes
Number – Number and place value
Number – Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division
Number – Fractions (including decimals and percentages)
Ratio and proportion
National Curriculum
domain coverage Algebra
Measurement
Geometry – Properties of shapes
Geometry – Position and direction
Statistics

The papers should be administered in order.

Pupils can have a break between the papers.

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 Year 6
PAPER
Name: __________________________
1 Arithmetic Class: __________________________

Instructions
You may not use a calculator to answer any questions in this test.

Questions and answers

You have 30 minutes to complete this test.
Work as quickly and as carefully as you can.
Put your answer in the box for each question.

For questions expressed as common fractions, you should give your answer as common
fractions.
All other answers should be given as either whole or decimal numbers.
If you cannot do one of the questions, go on to the next one. You can come back to it later
if you have time.
If you finish before the end, go back and check your work.

Marks
The number under each box at the side of the page tells you the maximum number
of marks for each question.
In this test, some multiplication and division questions are worth 2 marks each. You will be
awarded 2 marks for a correct answer. You may get 1 mark for showing a formal method.
All other marks are worth 1 mark each.

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 1 2350 + 470 =

1 mark

2 14 763 – 5400 =

1 mark

3 9 000 000 – 90 000 =

1 mark

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 4 12 × 6 + 29

1 mark

5 9 – 10·3 =

1 mark

3 3
6 – =
5 8

1 mark

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 7 1 000 000 ÷ 250 =

1 mark

8 26 ÷ 100 =

1 mark

9 –7∙3 + 16·7 =

1 mark

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 10 63 210 – 350 =

1 mark

11 43∙6 ÷ 100 =

1 mark

12 40 – 3 × 3∙1 =

1 mark

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 13 0∙37 × 1000 =

1 mark

1 2
14 × =
5 3

1 mark

15 30 × 40 × 50 =

1 mark

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 16 40 ÷ 7 =
Write the remainder as a fraction.

1 mark

17 0∙4 – 0∙25 =
Write the answer as a percentage.

1 mark

1
18 ÷5=
3

1 mark

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19 25% of =
2

1 mark

20 0∙3 × 72 =

1 mark

21 45% of 300 =

1 mark

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 22 6570 ÷ 30 =

1 mark

23 30∙3 ÷ 30 =

1 mark

24 0∙07 × 23 =

1 mark

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 3 7
25 4 –2 =
4 8

1 mark

3
26 Write as a decimal.
8

1 mark

27 4 4
× 8 6

Show
your
method

2 marks

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 28 55% of 280 =

1 mark

3 7
29 2 + =
5 10

1 mark

30 630 ÷ 35 =

1 mark

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 31 1∙63 × 7 =

1 mark

32 99% of 120 =

1 mark

33
1 3 3 1 9 8

Show
your
method

2 marks

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 34 6 2 9
× 3 7

Show
your
method

2 marks

35
5 8 2 1 4 6

Show
your
method

2 marks

1 1 1
36 + × =
2 4 5

1 mark

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