Year 1 missing number problems test to download as PDF

This Year 1 missing number problems test lasts 20 minutes and is marked out of 20. It covers the whole chapter for pupils aged 5-6, and the full answers are on a separate page.

⏱️ Duration : 20 min
🎯 Total : 20 marks
❓ 5 questions

Mark/20

Question 1 – Find the box
Write the missing number.
1. 4 + ? = 9 (1 mark)
2. ? + 7 = 12 (1 mark)
3. 10 − ? = 3 (1 mark)
4. ? − 5 = 8 (1 mark)
Question 2 – Both sides
Write the missing number.
1. 8 = 3 + ? (1 mark)
2. 11 = ? + 6 (1 mark)
3. ? + ? = 14 (1 mark)
4. 5 + 4 = 3 + ? (1 mark)
Question 3 – Bar model
Look at the bar.
1. What is the total? (1 mark)
2. What is the known part? (1 mark)
3. Write a missing number sentence. (1 mark)
4. Find the missing part. (1 mark)
Question 4 – Story
Sam has some toy cars. His aunt gives him 6 more. Now Sam has 15 toy cars.
1. Write a missing number sentence. (1 mark)
2. How many cars did Sam have at the start? (1 mark)
3. Check your answer with an addition. (1 mark)
4. Sam gives 4 cars away. How many has he now? (1 mark)
Question 5 – Problem: the sweet jar
There are 18 sweets in a jar. Some sweets are eaten. 11 sweets are left. Then Ben puts 5 more sweets in the jar.
1. Write a missing number sentence for the eaten sweets. (1 mark)
2. How many sweets were eaten? (1 mark)
3. How many sweets are in the jar after Ben puts 5 in? (1 mark)
4. Is that more or fewer than at the start? Say how many more or fewer. (1 mark)

How to use this Year 1 missing number problems test

First, revise with the missing number problems lesson and the worksheet. Then sit the test in one go, with a timer set to 20 minutes. After that, mark your work with the missing number problems test answers. If you lose marks on a question, redo it the next day without help.

Finally, you can download this Year 1 missing number problems test as a PDF and print it like a real exam paper. Moreover, all the pages of this chapter work together, so you can move between them at any time. For example, many pupils read the lesson on Monday, practise on Wednesday and test themselves on Friday.