Year 5 percentages test to download as PDF

This Year 5 percentages 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 – Percentages, fractions and decimals
(a) Write 35% as a fraction in its simplest form.
(b) Write 0.7 as a percentage.
(c) Write \(\frac{17}{20}\) as a percentage.
(d) Write 8% as a decimal.
Question 2 – Percentages of amounts
Work out (a) 50% of 64 (b) 25% of 120 (c) 10% of 450 (d) 30% of 70
Question 3 – Ordering
(a) Write \(\frac{2}{5}\) as a percentage.
(b) Put these in order, smallest first: 0.45, \(\frac{2}{5}\), 41%, \(\frac{1}{2}\).
(c) Which is bigger, 0.8 or 75%? Explain.
Question 4 – Spot the mistake
Tom says that 5% of £80 is £40 because 5% means a half.
(a) Explain Tom's mistake. (1 mark)
(b) Work out the correct answer for 5% of £80. (1 mark)
(c) Work out 15% of £80. (1 mark)
Question 5 – The sale at the music shop
A music shop sells a guitar for £120 and a keyboard for £80. In a sale the guitar is reduced by 25% and the keyboard by 10%.
(a) How much is taken off the guitar, and what is the new price? (2 marks)
(b) How much is the keyboard in the sale? (1 mark)
(c) Sam buys both instruments. How much does he pay? (1 mark)
(d) What percentage of the total usual price of £200 does Sam save? (1 mark)

How to use this Year 5 percentages test

First, revise with the percentages 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 percentages test answers. If you lose marks on a question, redo it the next day without help.

Finally, you can download this Year 5 percentages 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.