This Year 6 the four operations 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.
- β±οΈ Duration : 40 min
- π― Total : 20 marks
- β 5 questions
Question 1 β Long calculations
- Work out 4 718 Γ 36. Show your method.
- Work out 2 912 Γ· 14. Show your method.
- Work out 1 000 Γ· 16 and give your answer as a decimal.
Question 2 β Order of operations
- Work out 9 + 6 Γ 4.
- Work out (9 + 6) Γ 4.
- Work out 30 β 18 Γ· 3 + 2Β².
- Put brackets in 2 + 5 Γ 3 + 1 so that the answer is 22.
Question 3 β Factors, multiples and primes
- Write down all the factors of 40.
- Write down the highest common factor of 40 and 48.
- Write down the lowest common multiple of 10 and 15.
- Which two of these numbers are prime? 37, 39, 49, 51, 59. Show how you know the others are not prime.
Question 4 β Lunch boxes
A school kitchen packs lunch boxes. Each lunch box has a sandwich, a fruit pot and a drink. A sandwich costs 85p, a fruit pot costs 40p and a drink costs 35p.
- What is the cost of one lunch box, in pence?
- What is the cost of 126 lunch boxes? Give the answer in pounds.
- The kitchen has Β£150 to spend. How many complete lunch boxes can it make?
Question 5 β The theatre trip
A school takes 215 pupils and 14 adults to the theatre. Tickets cost Β£18 for a pupil and Β£24 for an adult. The school hires coaches that seat 48 passengers and cost Β£420 each.
Item Number Cost each Pupil tickets 215 Β£18 Adult tickets 14 Β£24 Coaches ? Β£420 - Work out the cost of the pupil tickets.
- Work out the cost of the adult tickets.
- How many coaches are needed? Explain your answer.
- Work out the total cost of the trip.
- The cost is shared equally between all 215 pupils. How much does each pupil pay, to the nearest penny?
How to use this Year 6 the four operations test
First, revise with the the four operations, order of operations and long 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 the four operations, order of operations and long division test answers. If you lose marks on a question, redo it the next day without help.
Finally, you can download this Year 6 the four operations 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.


















