Year 6 decimals and percentages test to download as PDF

This Year 6 decimals and percentages test lasts 40 minutes and is marked out of 20. It covers the whole chapter for pupils aged 10-11, and the full answers are on a separate page.

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

Mark/20

Question 1 – Decimals
1. What is the value of the digit 7 in 3.572?
2. Round 8.4639 to 2 decimal places.
3. Write these in order, smallest first: 0.38, 0.308, 0.83, 0.8.
Question 2 – Calculating with decimals
1. Work out 0.64 × 100.
2. Work out 7.3 × 6.
3. Work out 18.9 ÷ 7.
4. A bag of rice weighs 2.5 kg. How much do 12 bags weigh?
Question 3 – Equivalent fractions, decimals and percentages
1. Write \(\frac{9}{20}\) as a decimal and as a percentage.
2. Write 0.35 as a fraction in its simplest form.
3. Write 62.5% as a decimal.
4. Which is bigger, \(\frac{3}{5}\) or 58%? Show how you know.
Question 4 – Percentages of amounts
1. Find 10% of £360.
2. Find 35% of £80.
3. A coat costs £64. It is reduced by 25%. Work out the sale price.
4. Tom scored 18 out of 24 in a test. What percentage is this?
Question 5 – The school trip money
The school trip costs £18.50 for each pupil. There are 32 pupils going. The school pays for 20% of the total cost.
1. Work out the total cost of the trip for 32 pupils.
2. How much does the school pay?
3. How much does each pupil pay if the remaining cost is shared equally between the 32 pupils?
4. Each pupil also brings £4.75 for lunch. How much is this for all the pupils?

How to use this Year 6 decimals and percentages test

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

Finally, you can download this Year 6 decimals and 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.