Year 5 formal written multiplication and division test to download as PDF

This Year 5 formal written multiplication and division test lasts 40 minutes and is marked out of 20. It covers the whole chapter for pupils aged 9-10, and the full answers are on a separate page.

⏱️ Duration : 40 min
🎯 Total : 20 marks
❓ 5 questions

Mark/20

Question 1 – Multiplying and dividing by powers of ten
Work out. (a) 63 × 100 (b) 4,900 ÷ 100 (c) 805 × 1,000 (d) 72,000 ÷ 10
Question 2 – Written multiplication
(a) Work out 2,816 × 7.
(b) Work out 45 × 36 using long multiplication. Show your working.
(c) Estimate 62 × 29 and then find the exact answer.
Question 3 – Short division and remainders
(a) Work out 1,848 ÷ 6.
(b) Work out 1,000 ÷ 7. Write the answer with a remainder.
(c) 1,000 pencils are put in boxes of 7. How many boxes are needed for all the pencils?
Question 4 – Spot the error
Lee says that 378 × 24 = 9,972.
(a) Estimate the answer by rounding. (1 mark)
(b) Find the correct answer. (1 mark)
(c) Explain how Lee could have made his mistake. (1 mark)
Question 5 – The school disco
The school hall holds 15 tables with 12 chairs at each table for the school disco. Tickets cost £4 each.
(a) How many chairs are there? (1 mark)
(b) 168 children buy tickets. How much money is that? (1 mark)
(c) The tickets are sold in books of 25. How many full books are needed to hold 168 tickets and how many tickets are left in the last book? (2 marks)
(d) Sandwiches cost £2 for a pack of 5. How many full packs can be bought with £100? How many sandwiches is that? (1 mark)

How to use this Year 5 formal written multiplication and division test

First, revise with the formal written multiplication and division lesson and the worksheet. Then sit the test in one go, with a timer set to 40 minutes. After that, mark your work with the formal written multiplication and division test answers. If you lose marks on a question, redo it the next day without help.

Finally, you can download this Year 5 formal written multiplication and division 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.

Formal written multiplication and division – Year 5 maths test to download as PDF

Question 1 – Multiplying and dividing by powers of ten

Question 2 – Written multiplication

Question 3 – Short division and remainders

Question 4 – Spot the error

Question 5 – The school disco

How to use this Year 5 formal written multiplication and division test

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