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Number and Use models and representations of numbers.

Place Value 6) Represent 2850 by colouring in the

correct number of dienes:
1a) Continue the sequence by increasing
each number by 25:
150, 175, 200, 225, 250, 275, 300

b) Continue the sequence by decreasing

each number by 100:
930, 830, 730, 630, 530, 430, 330

c) Continue the sequence by increasing

each number in powers of 1000:
11 345, 12 345, 13 345, 14 345,
15 345, 16 345

2a) What is 100 less than 1902? 1802

b) What is 1000 more than 3249? 4249

c) Count forwards and backwards through

zero:
3, 2, 1, 0, -1, -2, -3, -4 Round numbers to the nearest 10, 100, 1000,
10 000 or 100 000 and any whole number.
3) The temperature inside is 19°C and (Remember 5 rounds up!)
outside is -4°C. What is the difference
in temperature between inside and 8a) 4500 rounded to the nearest thousand is
5000 (the hundreds rounds up).
outside? 23°C
b) 253 450 to the nearest 10 000 is
4a) Underline the hundreds digit in the
250 000 (the ten-thousand rounds
following numbers: down).
7845 689 2038
c) 374 rounded to the nearest 50 is 350
b) Underline the tens digit in the following (74 is nearer to 50 than 100).
numbers:
776 3890 1428 Read and Write Numbers in Numerals and
Words
Compare using <, > or =
9) 344 285 in words is three hundred and
5a) 141 141 < 144 114 forty-four thousand, two hundred and
501 243 > 501 234 eighty-five.
b) Organise the following from smallest
to largest:

11 112 , 11 211, 121 211, 122 121,

122 211

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Roman Numerals b) Inverse: check 7932 – 3457 = 4475, by

4475 + 3457 = 7932
10a) Fill in the table to show what each
OR
Roman numeral represents:
3457 + 4475 = 7932
Roman Numeral
I 1 Multiplication Tables
V 5 Multiplication and division facts to 12 × 12.
X 10 4) Fill in the missing numbers:
L 50 x 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
C 100
2 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24
D 500
3 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36
M 1000 4 4 8 12 16 20 24 28 32 36 40 44 48

5 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 65
b) CMXLVIII = 948
6 6 12 18 24 30 36 42 48 54 60 66 72
CCXIX = 219 7 7 14 21 28 35 42 49 56 63 70 77 84
626 = DCXXVI 8 8 16 24 32 40 48 56 64 72 80 88 96
MDCCCLXXI = 1871 9 9 18 27 36 45 54 63 72 81 90 99 108

c) Here are 3 years written in Roman 10 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120

11 11 22 33 44 55 66 77 88 99 110 121 132

Numerals. Order the years from
12 12 24 36 48 60 72 84 96 108 120 132 144
earliest to latest:
MCMXCIX, MMIX, MMXV Multiplying and Dividing
1999 2009 2015 5a) Use place value and known facts:
Addition and 400 × 5 = 2000, 630 ÷ 7 = 90

Subtraction Multiply by 0 and 1 and divide by 1:

285 × 1 = 285, 285 × 0 = 0,
Add and Subtract Mentally 285 ÷ 1 = 285.
1a) 376 + 3 = 379 b) When multiplying the number gets
b) 376 + 40 = 416 greater and when dividing the number
gets smaller.
c) 376 + 200 = 576
c) The numbers will move in place value by
Mental Methods the number of 0s.
2) 15 672 – 3200 = 12 472
45 × 10 = 450

Estimate, Round, Levels of Accuracy 6.7 × 100 = 670

and Inverse
902 × 1000 = 902 000
Estimate by rounding to check accuracy: 59 ÷ 10 = 5.9
3a) 54318 + 21298 ≈ 54 300 + 21 300 ≈ 4506 ÷ 100 = 45.06
75600
382 ÷ 1000 = 0.382

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Common Multiples, Factor Square and Cube Numbers

Pairs, Common Factors and 8a) The square numbers are
Commutativity
1,4, 9, 16, 25, 36, 49, 64, 81, 100,
6a) 12 is a common multiple of 6 and 2,
121, 144, 169, 196,225…
because 12 is a multiple of 6 and a
multiple of 2 . e.g. 32 = 3 × 3 = 9
All the factor pairs of 56 are 1 and 56,
72 = 7 × 7 = 49
2, and 28, 4 and 14, 7 and 8.
b) The cube numbers are
b) 56 pencils are shared between 4 tables.
1, 8, 27, 64, 125,…
How many pencils does each
table receive? 14. e.g. 23 = 2 × 2 × 2 = 8

c) The common factors of 32 and 56 are 53 = 5 × 5 × 5 = 125

1, 2, 4 and 8 because they are factors
Order of Operations
of both 32 and 56.
BODMAS is a way of remembering the order
d) Commutativity means changing the
in which operations are carried out.
order of the numbers in a calculation
9a) Brackets first: 3 × (4 + 5) = 3 × 9 = 27
but the answer does not change. What
other two ways can this calculation b) Order - square or cube:
be written so that it gives the same 4 + 32 = 4 + 9 = 13
answer?
c) Division and Multiplication:
5 × 9 × 2 = 9 × 5 × 2 = 5 × 2 × 9 = 90
4 + 3 × 2 = 4 + 6 = 10
Prime Numbers Formal Methods
7a) Prime numbers only have 1 and itself
Use a written method to solve the following
as factors.
addition and subtraction calculations:
b) Prime factors are factors of a number 10a) 72 698 + 61 562 = 134 260
that are prime numbers:
b) 84 935 + 12 423 = 97 358
c) The prime factors of 21 are 3 and 7.
c) 64 812 – 29 364 = 35 448
d) The prime factors of 24 are 2 and 3.
Use a written method to multiply up to
e) Recall the prime numbers to 19: 4-digit numbers by 1-digit numbers.
2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19. d) 27 × 4 = 108

e) 382 × 7 = 2674

f) 2471 × 6 = 14 826

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Use a written method to multiply 2-digit b) Explain why a prime number will never
numbers by 2-digit numbers. be a square number.
g) 27 × 14 = 378 A prime number will never be a square
number because a prime number can
h) 14 × 23 = 322 only be divided by 1 and itself whereas
Use short division for up to 4-digit numbers a square number can also be divided
divided by one-digit numbers by its root.

i) 76 ÷ 4 = 19 c) Fill in the missing numbers:

j) 487 ÷ 5 = 97r2 15 × 3 = 45 or 56 ÷ 4 = 14

Use long division for up to 4-digit numbers Word Problems

divided by 2-digit numbers. Express A teacher has four new boxes of pencils, each
remainders as whole numbers, fractions or with 12 pencils, and a tray with 37 pencils.
decimals. The teacher shares equally all the pencils
between 5 tables. How many pencils does each
k) 516 ÷ 15 = 34 r 6
2 table receive?
516 ÷ 15 = 34 5
516 ÷ 15 = 34.4 13a) 12 × 4 = 48 new pencils

Solve Problems b) 48 + 37 = 85 pencils

Multi-step problems c) 85 ÷ 5 = 17 pencils per table

11a) 3549 + 1263 = 4812 adults Solving Problems with Simple Fractions

b) 8451 – 4812 = 3639 children 14) 12 pizzas are cut into quarters. How
many quarters of pizza will there be
c) 3639 – 946 = 2693 children see the
altogether? 48.
animation
Correspondence Problems
d) 2693 – 946 = 1747 more children see
the animation than the adventure film 15) Jenna has 2 t-shirts and 4 pairs
of shorts. How many possible
12a) Prime Numbers combinations of t-shirts and shorts
does Jenna have? There are 8 possible
2 3
combinations.
5 7
Using the Distributive Law

16) Multiplying a number by distributing it

Square Numbers Composite Numbers
into a group of numbers added together.
For example:
4 6 8
1 39 × 7 = 30 × 7 + 9 × 7 = 210 + 63
9 10 = 273

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Fractions b) Write 4 fractions that are equivalent

to 3 = 6 9 12 15
Tenths 4 9 12 16 20
c) Use common factors to simplify
1) Colour in the bar to show what fraction fractions:
comes next in the sequence: 9 and 15 have 3 as a
9 3
7 6 5 4 15
=5 common factor.
10 , 10 , 10 , 10 , ...
Expressing Fractions with the Same
Denominator
Hundredths 5) Use common multiples
4
and
3
5 8
2) Colour in the grid to show what
40 is the smallest common multiple of 5
fraction comes next in the sequence:
and 8
47 46 45 44 4 32 3 15
100 , 100 , 100 , 100 , ...
5
becomes 40 8
becomes 40

Mixed Numbers and Improper Fractions

6a) Change this mixed number into an

improper fraction:
2 5
13 = 3

b) Change this improper fraction into a

mixed number:
14 2
Fraction of a Set of Marbles = 4
3 3
5 Add and Subtract Fractions with the Same
3) Colour in 8
of these marbles:
Denominator and with Denominators that are
Multiples, and with Different Denominators
and Mixed Numbers

7) Fill in the missing numbers and colour

in the bar to represent the fraction.

32 ÷ 8 = 4 4 × 5 = 20 a) 1 3 4 1
8
+ 8
= 8
= 2
Equivalent Fractions

4a) Colour in the bars to represent the

equivalent fractions: b) 5 3 2 1
8
- 8
= 8
= 4

3 6 12
4 = 8 = 16

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c) 1
+
3
=
2
+
3
=
5 b) Write decimals as a fraction:
4 8 8 8 8
67
0.67 = 100
4 3 32 15 47 7
d) 5 + 8 = 40 + 40 = 40 = 1 40 c) Calculate decimal fraction equivalents:
3
Compare and Order 8 = 0.375 because 3 ÷ 8 = 0.375

8a) Arrange these unit fractions from Decimal Place Value

smallest to largest: 12) 0.492 = zero ones + four tenths + nine
1 1 1 1
hundredths + two thousandths
8 6 4 3
Multiplication and Division
b) Use >, < or = to compare these
fractions: 13a) 0.2 × 10 = 2
2 ÷ 100 = 0.02
1 3 5 1 0.25 × 100 = 25
< >
5 5 8 4 25 ÷ 1000 = 0.025
Multiply Fractions b) Multiply decimal numbers by whole
9a) Proper fractions: multiply the numbers.
numerator by the whole number: 0.04 × 7 = 0.28
2 10 1
3
×5= 3
= 33 0.2 × 45 = 9
b) Mixed numbers: multiply the whole Rounding Decimals
numbers and add the product of the
14a) 0.5 rounds to 1 because the 5 rounds
fraction and whole number: up
2 6
23 × 3 = 6 + 3
=6+2=8 b) 2.35 rounds to 2 because the 3 rounds
down (ignoring the 5)
Divide Fractions
When rounded to one-decimal place:
10) Divide proper fractions by whole
numbers – multiply the denominator c) 0.05 rounds to 0.1 because the 5
by the whole number: rounds up.
1 1
4
÷2= 8 d) 2.42 rounds to 2.4

Decimal Equivalents Read, Write, Order and Compare Decimals

11a) Write the following fractions as 15a) 0.45 = zero ones, four tenths and five
decimals: hundredths
7 43
= 0.7 = 0.43 b) Use >, < or = to compare these decimals
10 100
0.45 < 0.5 0.561 > 0.516
1 1 3
4 = 0.25 2 = 0.5 4 = 0.75

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Percentages Ratio and Proportion

16a) % means out of 100.
Use Multiplication and
b) 50% =
50
100
=
1
2
41% =
41
100
Division Facts
1) 4 children share 6 pizzas. If 2 more
Solve Problems
children join the group and each child is
Fractions to have the same amount of pizza, how
Adil wants to share his savings with his many more pizzas are needed? 3 more
friends. He has £120. He gives ¼ to his friend pizzas
3
Tommy and 10 to Barney.
Percentages
17a) How much money will they both 2) Circle which is greater:
receive? Tommy - £30, Barney - £36
15% of 2 litres or 50% of 500ml
b) How much money will Adil be left
with? £54
Scaled Shapes
3) The length and width of rectangle A
Measure and Money Problems are increased by a scale factor of 3 to
make rectangle B. What are the new
18a) Ellie buys a new shirt for £4.75 and a
dimensions of rectangle B?
pair of trousers for £3.50 in a sale. She
pays with a £10 note. What change 12cm
will she receive? £1.75

b) A bag of potatoes weigh 2.45kg. How

B 6cm

much will 4 bags weigh? 9.80kg

Use Fractions and Multiples
Decimal Problems to 3 Decimal Places
4) A child has read 50 pages of
3
19a) A packet of sugar weighs 1.348kg. 4 kg a book and has 35 to read.
is used to bake some cakes. How many pages are there left to read?

How much will the packet weigh now? a)
2
of the book has been read which is
5
1.348kg – 0.75kg = 0.598kg 50 pages
Knowing Percentage and Decimal b) 1 of the book is 25 pages
1 1 1 2 4 * * 5
Equivalents of , , , , , , 3
2 4 5 5 5 10 25 c) of the book is 75 pages.
5
20) Order the following from smallest to There are 75 pages left to read.
largest:
2
25%, 0.3, 5

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Algebra Variables
5) The total of two numbers is 15. Both
Formulae numbers are between 5 and 10.
1a) 2s + 4 = t, if s = 5, what is t? Find all the possible combinations.
6 + 9 = 15, 7 + 8 = 15
t = 5 × 2 + 4 = 14

b) What is the area and perimeter of this

rectangle?
Perimeter = 14cm
Measurement
Area = 10cm2 Estimate, Measure, Compare, Add
5cm and Subtract
Measure and draw lines using a ruler in
2cm centimetres (cm) or millimetres (mm).

Lengths (mm/cm/m)
Express missing number problems 1a) Measure this line in cm. 9.5cm
algebraically:

2a) If a number (g) is 12 more than a b) Draw a line that is 12.5mm long.
number (h): g = h + 12 or h = g – 12
Mass (g/kg)
a) A locksmith charges £15 callout and
Measure the mass of objects using different
£20 per hour for any work. What
scales.
formulae would calculate his charge
for h number of hours? 20h + 15 4a) 3 apples weigh 435g. One is eaten, and
the 2 remaining apples weigh 285g.
Sequences
This linear sequence starts with 3 and each b) What is the mass of the eaten apple?
step is 4: 3, 7, 11, 15… 435g – 285g = 150g
Capacity (ml/l)
3) The 1st term is 4 × 1 – 1 = 3, the 2nd
term is 4 × 2 – 1 = 7, the 3rd is 4 × 3 5) Circle which jug has more water.
– 1 = 11…

therefore the nth term is 4n – 1

250ml 0.3l
Equations
4) Find possible pairs of numbers for a
and b in 3a + b = 12.
Some possible answers: a = 1, b = 9;
a = 2, b = 6; a = 3, b = 3

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Convert between units b) Measure and calculate the perimeter of

rectilinear shapes (including squares).
6a) Length: Length: 1 km = 1000m,
Perimeter = 42cm
1m = 100cm or 1000mm.
1cm = 10mm
Area
b) Mass: 1kg =1000g
9a) Find the area of rectilinear shapes by
c) Capacity/ Volume: 1l = 1000ml counting squares. Area = 66cm2
d) Time: 1 year = 365 days b) Calculate the area of rectangles:
(leap year 366 days), multiply the length of two adjacent
1 week = 7 days, sides.
1 day = 24 hours, Area = 8cm × 3cm = 24cm2
1 hour = 60 minutes,
c) Estimate the area of irregular shapes
1 minute =60 seconds. by counting the whole squares and the
e) 30 days hath September, squares with more than half included in
April, June and November. the shape: Whole squares and squares
All the rest have 31 more than half included in the shape =
Excepting February alone 20cm2.
Which only has but 28 days clear d) Find the area and perimeter of these
And 29 in each leap year. rectangles. What do you notice?
Convert between metric and The area of both is 12cm2, but the
1
imperial units perimeter of A is 14cm2and B is 16cm,
so they are different.
7a) 1 inch ≈ 2.5cm
e) The area of a triangle is half of the base
5 miles ≈ 8km (b) × the height (h) or bh
1kg ≈ 2.2lb (pounds) f) The area of a parallelogram is the base
× the height (h) or bh.
1 litre = 1.75 pints

b) A road sign says Sheffield 45 Money

miles. How many kilometres is it to
Add and subtract giving change.
Sheffield? 72km
10) Jude buys a bag of apples for £1.25 and
Perimeter, Area and Volume a bag of oranges for £2.15. He pays with
a £5 note. How much change will he be
The perimeter is the measurement around
given? £1.60 change
the edge of a shape.

8a) The sides of this rectangle are 8cm

and 3cm, so the perimeter is 22cm.

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Time Solve Problems
11a) Match the analogue clock to the 12a) 2 equal bottles of water contain 500ml
digital clock that is showing the same of drink. How many litres will 7 bottles
time: hold?
2 bottles hold 500ml, 1 bottle will hold
250ml = 0.25l 7 bottles will hold
04 50 0.25l × 7 = 1.75l

b) A 6.5kg bag of soil is divided into 20 pots

equally. Each pot needs 0.5kg. How much
08 45 more does each pot need?
6.5 ÷ 20 = 0.325
0.5 – 0.325 = 0.175kg is needed by each
pot
1 2 1 0
Geometry – Shape
2D Shapes
03 20
1a) Main shapes: circle, triangle,
quadrilateral, square, rectangle, rhombus,
parallelogram, pentagon, hexagon,
06 1 5 octagon, decagon. Identify each one:

b) A film lasts 136 minutes. How long is

the film in hours and minutes?
circle triangle quadrilateral
2 hours and 16 minutes

c) Convert the following times from 12-

hour to 24-hour clock and vice versa:

3.45 p.m. = 15:45 square rectangle rhombus

11.20 a.m. = 11:20

15:55 = 3.55 p.m.

6:10 = 6:10 a.m.

parallelogram pentagon hexagon

octagon decagon

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Draw 2D shapes using given
Compare and classify shapes
dimensionsand angles.
2a) Draw the shapes that belong within the
b) Draw a square with sides 5cm. venn diagram:
c) Draw an isosceles triangle with one
side of 5cm and 2 sides of 7cm.
Has at least one
right angle Has 4 sides

Triangles
Draw a line to the triangle being described:
b) Equilateral
(all sides and
angles equal)

c) Isosceles
(2 sides and
angles equal)

d) Scalene
(no sides and
angles equal)

e) Right-angled
triangle
(one angle a

right angle)

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3D Shapes Angles
3a) Main shapes: sphere, cylinder, cube, 4a) An angle measures a turn
cuboid, tetrahedron, square-based
pyramid, triangular prism, pentagonal
prism, hexagonal prism. Identify each
one:
b) A right angle is the corner
of a square.

sphere cylinder cube

c) 2 right angles make a straight line

cuboid tetrahedron square-based

pyramid

d) An acute angle is less than a right angle

triangular pentagonal hexagonal (90°)
prism prism prism

Recognise, describe and build simple 3D e) An obtuse angle is between a right angle
shapes, including making nets. and a straight line.

b) What shape is made from this net?

Cube Draw and Measure Angles

5a) The angle is: 127°

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The angles at a point and whole turn Lines
total 360° (four right angles).
7) Draw the following lines:
b) Fill in the missing numbers:
a) Horizontal

105°
110° b) Vertical
145°

c) Parallel Lines
c) Angles at a point on a line total 180°.

105° d) Perpendicular lines (at a right angle)

50° 25°

d) One right angle = 90°

e) Two right angles = 180°

f) Three right angles = 270°

Symmetry
8) Identify the lines of symmetry with a
Angles in a triangle add up to 180°. dotted line:
6a) What is the size of angle a?

65° a
35°
80°

Angles in a quadrilateral add up to 360°.

b) What is the size of angle b, c and d?

b = 75° 105° b
c = 105°

d = 75° d c

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9) Complete two examples of a b) The circumference is the distance
symmetrical figure: around the perimeter of the circle.

Answers will vary c) The radius is the distance from the

centre to the circumference.
Regular and Irregular Polygons
d) The diameter is the distance from the
Regular polygons have equal sides and
circumference to the circumference on
equal angles. the other side through the centre of the
10a) Identify the following: circle.
e) The diameter is double the radius.

square regular hexagon Geometry – Position

and Direction
Coordinates
Coordinates in all four quadrants.
rhombus rectangle irregular
quadrilateral 1a) The coordinates are:

A (4, 7),
b) Explain why these shapes are regular
polygons. B (-6, 2)

C (-3, -7)
72° 60° 45°
Some coordinates grids are drawn without
squares.

These shapes are regular polygons because b) Work out the coordinates of points a and
their angles and sides are all equal.
b.

c) Compare the coordinates of the 2

Circles triangles to find the answer.
11a) Identify the main parts of a circle: y
a
a = (-2, 7)
(0,4)
radius b b = (-4, 4)
circumference
x
diameter (-4,-2)

(-6,-5) (-2,-5)

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Translation
Translate shapes on a coordinates grid.
2) Translate this triangle so point A translates to point B.
y
8
7 B
6
5
4
3
2
1
x
-9 -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
-1
A -2
-3
-4
-5
-6
-7
-8
Translations can also be on blank grids as in the coordinates section above.
Reflection
Reflect shapes on a coordinates grid.
3a) Reflect this triangle about the y-axis.
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
x
-9 -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
-1
-2
-3
-4
-5
-6
-7
-8
y

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Statistics Mean
Pictograms 8a) The mean of a set of data is equivalent to
1) How many children were asked to vote sharing the data out equally.
for their favourite colour? 35 b) If 4 test scores are 3, 5, 6, 8, the mean is
found by adding the data
Bar Charts (3 + 5 + 6 + 8 = 24)
and then sharing between the 4 scores
2a) How many more children chose cheese
by dividing by 4 (24 ÷ 4 = 6).
and onion as their favourite crisps
Mean = 6
than ready salted? 10
c) What is the mean of 15, 17, 20, 24, 24?
b) How many children are 1m or taller? 27
20
Tables
3) Which chocolate bar is the most popular?
Tiger

Time Graphs
4) How many school meals were served
during the week? Accept answers
between 122 and 127.

Line Graphs
5a) At which time of day was the shadow
at its shortest? 12:00

b) How long was the shadow at 15:00?

55 (accept 2cm either side)

Timetables
6) Which train takes the least time to get
from London to Hull? B

Pie Charts
7) Estimate how many children travelled by
bus.
25% of the children travelled by
bus and bicycle, which is 5 children.
Estimate that bicycle represents 1
child and bus represents 4.

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Important Vocabulary
Some vocabulary is also described within the booklet. Fill in the missing information:

Vocabulary Meaning
Flat shapes with no thickness. In theory a 2D shape cannot be picked up,
2D shapes but in practice shapes made of paper are counted as 2D.
(A list of shapes is included in the section on shape.)
A shape with 3 dimensions that can be picked up.
3D shapes
(A list of shapes is included in the section on shape.)
Algebra Letters or symbols used in the place of numbers.
Analogue A clock face with hands.
Area The amount of space taken up by a shape.
The working out of an answer using addition, subtraction, multiplication
Calculation
or division.
Capacity How much a container holds.
The answer is the same no matter which way the calculation is
Commutativity
completed: e.g. 2 + 4 = 4 + 2 or 2 × 4 = 4 × 2.
Composite A number that has more than 2 factors.
Number (1 is not a composite number because it only has 1 factor.)
Cube number The result of multiplying a whole number by itself twice: e.g. 2 × 2 × 2 = 8
Denominator The bottom part of a fraction.
A single symbol used to make a numeral: 7
Digit
(All numbers are made from the ten digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 0.)
Digital A clock using digits to tell the time.
Discrete A whole number of a set of objects.
A statement where the value of each mathematical expression is equal:
Equation
e.g. 3 + 4 = 7
A fraction which has the same value but is divided into a different
Equivalent fraction 1 2
number of parts: e.g. 2 = 4
A factor of a number is a number into which the number can be divided
Factor
with no remainders: e.g. the factors of 8 are 1, 2, 4, and 8.
Factor pairs are 2 factors that are multiplied together to make the
Factor pairs
number: e.g. the factor pairs of 8 are 1 and 8, 2 and 4.
A number expressed as the number of parts into which the whole has
Fraction 3
been divided: e.g 4 represents 3 parts out of 4.

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Improper fraction A fraction where the numerator is larger than the denominator: e.g 2
A whole number with no parts: e.g. 5, 18, 109.
Integer
A whole number with no fraction or decimal part: e.g. 6 or 57.
An inverse operation is the opposite or reverse of an operation: e.g. the
Inverse
inverse of 6 – 4 = 2 is 2 + 4 = 6 or the inverse of 6 ÷ 3 = 2 is 2 × 3 = 6.
Mass Often known as weight – how much matter is in an object.
1
Mixed number A whole number and a proper fraction: e.g. 4 2
A symbol, symbols, word or words that stand for a number: 37 or thirty-
Numeral
seven.
Numerator The top part of a fraction.
Perimeter The measurement around an object.
Place value The value of each digit in any number: In 27 the 2 represents 2 tens.
Polygon A 2D shape with any number of sides.
Prime factor A factor which is a prime number: e.g. 3 is a prime factor of 12.
A number that only has 2 factors: 1 and itself. (1 is not a prime
Prime Number
number because it only has 1 factor.)
1
Proper fraction A fraction where the numerator is smaller than the denominator: e.g 2

A quarter of the space represented by coordinates, bordered by

Quadrant
the x and y axes.
Quadrilateral Any four sided shape.

A shape with all angles as right angles

Rectilinear
(the right angle can be inside or outside the shape).

The mathematical relationship between different measurements or

Scale
number of objects.
Square number The result of multiplying a whole number by itself: e.g. 2 × 2 = 4
Multiplying 2 numbers by a number and adding, gives the same answer
The Distributive
as multiplying the sum of the 2 numbers by the other number:
Law
e.g. 4 × (3 + 2) = 4 × 3 + 4 × 2.
Translation The movement of a shape without rotation or reflection.
Volume The amount of space taken up by an object.
Mass is measured by how much something weighs, but this can change
Weight
in different locations.

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