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Primary 4 Mathematics Quiz - Four Operations

Name: _________________________

Class: _________________________

Date: _________________________

Score: ________ / 40

Duration: 45 minutes

Total Marks: 40

Instructions:

This quiz has 20 questions on the topic of Four Operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division).
Answer all questions.
Show your working clearly for all questions.
Write your answers in the spaces provided.
You may use a calculator only where indicated.

Section A: Multiple-Choice Questions (Questions 1 to 5)

Each question carries 2 marks. Choose the correct answer and write its letter in the bracket provided.

1. What is the value of $45\,678 + 23\,456$ ?

( ) A) 68,134 ( ) B) 69,134 ( ) C) 69,124 ( ) D) 68,124

Answer: _______

2. A baker has 5,760 eggs. He packs them into trays of 12 eggs each. How many trays does he need?

( ) A) 48 ( ) B) 480 ( ) C) 4,800 ( ) D) 408

Answer: _______

3. Which of the following is the correct answer for $8\,204 \times 6$ ?

( ) A) 48,224 ( ) B) 49,224 ( ) C) 49,204 ( ) D) 49,224

Answer: _______

4. A shop sold 2,350 packets of biscuits in January and 3,108 packets in February. How many packets did it sell in the two months altogether?

( ) A) 5,458 ( ) B) 5,448 ( ) C) 5,558 ( ) D) 5,468

Answer: _______

5. There are 4,800 chairs in a hall. They are arranged in 8 equal rows. How many chairs are there in each row?

( ) A) 60 ( ) B) 600 ( ) C) 6,000 ( ) D) 6

Answer: _______

Section B: Short-Answer Questions (Questions 6 to 15)

Each question carries 2 marks. Show your working clearly in the space provided. Write your final answer in the box.

6. Find the value of $9\,876 + 5\,432$ .

Answer:

7. Subtract $7\,654$ from $10\,000$ .

Answer:

8. Multiply $3\,456$ by $7$ .

Answer:

9. Divide $8\,424$ by $6$ .

Answer:

10. A factory produces 2,500 toy cars each day. How many toy cars does it produce in 5 days?

Answer:

11. A farmer has 1,248 apples. He packs them into boxes of 8 apples each. How many boxes does he need?

Answer:

12. A school collected 3,215 kg of old newspapers in March and 2,987 kg in April. How many kilograms of newspapers did it collect in the two months altogether?

Answer:

13. A train travels 1,250 km in 5 hours. What is the distance it travels in 1 hour?

Answer:

14. A shopkeeper had $5\,000$ . He spent $2\,345$ on buying goods. How much money did he have left?

Answer:

15. A box contains 48 pencils. How many pencils are there in 125 such boxes?

Answer:

Section C: Problem-Solving Questions (Questions 16 to 20)

Each question carries 4 marks. Show your working and reasoning clearly. Write your final answer in the box.

16. A baker baked 1,250 cupcakes. He sold 875 of them. Then he baked another 340 cupcakes. How many cupcakes does he have now?

Answer:

17. A school has 1,560 students. The students are divided into 12 equal teams for a sports day. How many students are there in each team?

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18. A shop sold 345 packets of biscuits in a day. Each packet costs $8. How much money did the shop collect from selling the biscuits that day?

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19. A lorry can carry 2,500 kg of sand. It makes 6 trips. How many kilograms of sand does it carry in total? If the sand is then used to fill 5 equal containers, how many kilograms of sand are in each container?

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20. A shopkeeper bought 240 apples. He packed them into bags of 8 apples each. He sold each bag for $5. How much money did he collect from selling all the bags of apples?

Answer:

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Answers

Primary 4 Mathematics Quiz - Four Operations (Answer Key)

Total Marks: 40

Section A: Multiple-Choice Questions (Questions 1 to 5)

Each question carries 2 marks.

1. Answer: B) 69,134

Working:

  45,678
+ 23,456
--------
  69,134

Explanation: Add the numbers column by column, starting from the ones place. 8 + 6 = 14, write 4, carry 1. 7 + 5 + 1 = 13, write 3, carry 1. 6 + 4 + 1 = 11, write 1, carry 1. 5 + 3 + 1 = 9. 4 + 2 = 6. The sum is 69,134.

Marking Notes: Award 1 mark for correct working (if shown) and 1 mark for the correct answer.

2. Answer: B) 480

Working:

5,760 ÷ 12 = 480

Explanation: To find the number of trays, divide the total number of eggs by the number of eggs per tray. 5,760 ÷ 12 = 480.

Marking Notes: Award 1 mark for correct working (if shown) and 1 mark for the correct answer.

3. Answer: B) 49,224

Working:

   8,204
×      6
--------
  49,224

Explanation: Multiply 8,204 by 6. 4 × 6 = 24, write 4, carry 2. 0 × 6 + 2 = 2. 2 × 6 = 12, write 2, carry 1. 8 × 6 + 1 = 49. The product is 49,224.

Marking Notes: Award 1 mark for correct working (if shown) and 1 mark for the correct answer.

4. Answer: A) 5,458

Working:

  2,350
+ 3,108
--------
  5,458

Explanation: Add the number of packets sold in January and February. 0 + 8 = 8. 5 + 0 = 5. 3 + 1 = 4. 2 + 3 = 5. The total is 5,458.

Marking Notes: Award 1 mark for correct working (if shown) and 1 mark for the correct answer.

5. Answer: B) 600

Working:

4,800 ÷ 8 = 600

Explanation: To find the number of chairs in each row, divide the total number of chairs by the number of rows. 4,800 ÷ 8 = 600.

Marking Notes: Award 1 mark for correct working (if shown) and 1 mark for the correct answer.

Section B: Short-Answer Questions (Questions 6 to 15)

Each question carries 2 marks.

6. Answer: 15,308

Working:

  9,876
+ 5,432
--------
 15,308

Explanation: Add the numbers column by column. 6 + 2 = 8. 7 + 3 = 10, write 0, carry 1. 8 + 4 + 1 = 13, write 3, carry 1. 9 + 5 + 1 = 15. The sum is 15,308.

Marking Notes: Award 1 mark for correct working and 1 mark for the correct answer.

7. Answer: 2,346

Working:

  10,000
-   7,654
---------
   2,346

Explanation: Subtract 7,654 from 10,000. Borrow from the ten thousands place. 10,000 - 7,654 = 2,346.

Marking Notes: Award 1 mark for correct working and 1 mark for the correct answer.

8. Answer: 24,192

Working:

   3,456
×      7
--------
  24,192

Explanation: Multiply 3,456 by 7. 6 × 7 = 42, write 2, carry 4. 5 × 7 + 4 = 39, write 9, carry 3. 4 × 7 + 3 = 31, write 1, carry 3. 3 × 7 + 3 = 24. The product is 24,192.

Marking Notes: Award 1 mark for correct working and 1 mark for the correct answer.

9. Answer: 1,404

Working:

Explanation: Divide 8,424 by 6. 8 ÷ 6 = 1 remainder 2. 24 ÷ 6 = 4. 2 ÷ 6 = 0 remainder 2. 24 ÷ 6 = 4. The quotient is 1,404.

Marking Notes: Award 1 mark for correct working and 1 mark for the correct answer.

10. Answer: 12,500

Working:

2,500 × 5 = 12,500

Explanation: Multiply the number of toy cars produced each day by the number of days. 2,500 × 5 = 12,500.

Marking Notes: Award 1 mark for correct working and 1 mark for the correct answer.

11. Answer: 156

Working:

1,248 ÷ 8 = 156

Explanation: Divide the total number of apples by the number of apples per box. 1,248 ÷ 8 = 156.

Marking Notes: Award 1 mark for correct working and 1 mark for the correct answer.

12. Answer: 6,202 kg

Working:

  3,215
+ 2,987
--------
  6,202

Explanation: Add the mass of newspapers collected in March and April. 5 + 7 = 12, write 2, carry 1. 1 + 8 + 1 = 10, write 0, carry 1. 2 + 9 + 1 = 12, write 2, carry 1. 3 + 2 + 1 = 6. The total is 6,202 kg.

Marking Notes: Award 1 mark for correct working and 1 mark for the correct answer. Accept "6,202" without the unit.

13. Answer: 250 km

Working:

1,250 ÷ 5 = 250

Explanation: Divide the total distance by the number of hours to find the distance travelled in 1 hour. 1,250 ÷ 5 = 250 km.

Marking Notes: Award 1 mark for correct working and 1 mark for the correct answer. Accept "250" without the unit.

14. Answer: $2,655

Working:

  5,000
- 2,345
--------
  2,655

Explanation: Subtract the amount spent from the initial amount. 5,000 - 2,345 = 2,655.

Marking Notes: Award 1 mark for correct working and 1 mark for the correct answer. Accept "$2,655" or "2,655".

15. Answer: 6,000

Working:

   48
× 125
-----
  240
  96
 48
-----
6,000

Explanation: Multiply the number of pencils in one box by the number of boxes. 48 × 125 = 6,000.

Marking Notes: Award 1 mark for correct working and 1 mark for the correct answer.

Section C: Problem-Solving Questions (Questions 16 to 20)

Each question carries 4 marks.

16. Answer: 715 cupcakes

Working:

Step 1: 1,250 - 875 = 375
Step 2: 375 + 340 = 715

Explanation: First, find how many cupcakes the baker had after selling. Subtract the number sold from the initial number. Then, add the number of cupcakes he baked later to find the final number.

Marking Notes:

Award 1 mark for correct first step (subtraction).
Award 1 mark for correct second step (addition).
Award 1 mark for correct final answer.
Award 1 mark for clear working and reasoning.

Common Mistake: Students may add all numbers together (1,250 + 875 + 340) without subtracting the sold cupcakes.

17. Answer: 130 students

Working:

1,560 ÷ 12 = 130

Explanation: Divide the total number of students by the number of teams to find the number of students in each team. 1,560 ÷ 12 = 130.

Marking Notes:

Award 1 mark for identifying the correct operation (division).
Award 2 marks for correct working.
Award 1 mark for correct final answer.

Common Mistake: Students may multiply instead of dividing.

18. Answer: $2,760

Working:

   345
×    8
-----
 2,760

Explanation: Multiply the number of packets sold by the cost per packet to find the total amount collected. 345 × 8 = 2,760.

Marking Notes:

Award 1 mark for identifying the correct operation (multiplication).
Award 2 marks for correct working.
Award 1 mark for correct final answer with the dollar sign.

Common Mistake: Students may forget to include the dollar sign in the answer.

19. Answer: 15,000 kg in total; 3,000 kg in each container

Working:

Step 1: 2,500 × 6 = 15,000 kg
Step 2: 15,000 ÷ 5 = 3,000 kg

Explanation: First, multiply the load per trip by the number of trips to find the total sand carried. Then, divide the total sand by the number of containers to find the sand in each container.

Marking Notes:

Award 1 mark for correct first step (multiplication).
Award 1 mark for correct second step (division).
Award 1 mark for correct final answers.
Award 1 mark for clear working and reasoning.

Common Mistake: Students may only answer the first part of the question.

20. Answer: $150

Working:

Step 1: 240 ÷ 8 = 30 bags
Step 2: 30 × $5 = $150

Explanation: First, find the number of bags by dividing the total apples by the number of apples per bag. Then, multiply the number of bags by the selling price per bag to find the total money collected.

Marking Notes:

Award 1 mark for correct first step (division).
Award 1 mark for correct second step (multiplication).
Award 1 mark for correct final answer.
Award 1 mark for clear working and reasoning.

Common Mistake: Students may multiply 240 by 5 directly, forgetting to find the number of bags first.

End of Answer Key