Full Grade 1 test

Look at endpoints and arrows. A segment has two endpoints, a ray has one starting point, and a line extends in both directions. A broken line has corners, while a point marks one location.

Count the apples in each basket. Subtract the smaller count from the larger, or pair up apples and count those left over.

When more birds arrive, the number of birds increases. Add the number there were at the start and the number that arrived.

Use the numbers in the text: the bird in the illustration does not show the whole amount.

Count the cards under A. Subtract that count from the total number of children. The rest chose B.

A point marks a location. Lines and their parts extend from one location towards others.

The burst balloons are gone, so subtract. Take the number of burst balloons away from the number there were at the start.

Use the numbers in the text. The illustration does not show the exact number of balloons.

First find which object the question asks about. Then read where it is: on the left or on the right.

Answer about the object named in the question. It may be either of the two objects.

Subtracting means taking an amount away. Start with the first number and count backwards as many steps as the second number tells you.

For example, for 6 − 2, count backwards from 6: 5, 4. Subtracting 0 leaves the number unchanged.

Taking pencils out leaves fewer in the box. Subtract the number taken from the number there were at the start.

Read the numbers in the text. The pencil illustration is only decorative.

Compare the first two numbers: this sequence adds 2 at each step.

Add 2 to the second number to find the missing number. Adding another 2 must give the last number shown.

Compare the first two numbers: this sequence adds 2 at each step.

Add 2 to the second number to find the missing number. Adding another 2 must give the last number shown.

Count the dots in each row and find the stated count. The question asks for dots, so do not multiply by the key value.

The first command adds the shown amount. Subtract the amount in the second command from that result.

First subtract the second number from the first. Then find the equation with the same result after =.

Check by adding: the result plus the number taken away must give the starting number.

Read the number word and choose the matching number. You can count from zero up to that number in your head.

For example, “three” is written as 3, and “zero” as 0.

Look closely at the sides and corners of the shape.

• A circle is round, with no straight sides or corners.
• A triangle has 3 sides and 3 corners.
• A square has 4 equal sides and 4 right angles.
• The oblong rectangle shown has 2 long sides, 2 short sides and 4 right angles.

Choose the statement about the shape named or shown in the question.

Giving some sweets away leaves fewer sweets. Subtract the number given away from the number there were at the start.

Check: the sweets left plus the sweets given away must equal the starting amount.

To find how many pages were read in total, add the two amounts: the pages read first and the pages read later.

Use the numbers in the text. If the sum crosses 10, you can reach 10 first.

Compare the number of dots in every row. Find the row with the greatest count.

Count the circles in one group. Add that amount as many times as stated. Do not count the squares.

Match the stated direction with an arrow. Left and right are opposites, as are up and down.

Count in order from the first number, adding 1 each time. One number is missing between the two shown numbers.

For example, 2, __, 4 is missing 3. Check that the last shown number comes after your answer.

Find the point that is an endpoint of both segments. A separate point does not connect them.

The numbers go up by one each time. To find the next number, add 1 to the last number shown.

For example, 2, 3, 4 is followed by 5.

At an exact hour, the minutes are 00. Write the hour before the colon and the minutes after it.

For example, exactly 3 o’clock is written as 3:00.

Count only the symbols in the two named rows. Use the key: each symbol represents the stated number of items.

The blank shows how much was taken away, and the number after = shows how much remains.

1. Subtract the amount remaining from the starting number.
2. Put the result in the blank.
3. Check: subtracting your answer from the starting number must give the remainder shown.

Adding means putting two amounts together. Start with the first number and count forwards as many steps as the second number tells you.

For example, for 3 + 2, count 4, 5 after 3. Adding 0 leaves the number unchanged.

The pictogram key explains the value of a symbol. Read it before counting.

A corner is where two straight sides meet. Go around the shape and count these places one at a time.

A round shape with no straight sides has no corners. If there are no corners, the number of corners is 0.

Start at F and move the same number of squares in the opposite direction. Read the number of the starting square.

Start at S. Follow every arrow one square at a time, then read the letter of the final square.

Think about what is being measured and choose suitable units.

• Centimetres suit the length of a pencil.
• Kilometres suit a long road.
• Kilograms suit the mass of a watermelon.
• Litres suit the amount of water in a bucket.
• Euros describe the price of a toy.
• Minutes describe the duration of a lesson.

Read the units named in the question and choose what they can measure.

Compare the numbers on the left and on the right.

• If the left number is greater, choose >.
• If the left number is smaller, choose <.
• If the numbers are the same, choose =.

The open side of > or < always faces the greater number.

Follow the broken line from one end to the other. Count a corner wherever two segments meet and the direction changes. Do not count the two free ends.

Count only the points enclosed by the line. Leave out the points outside it.

The number after a given number is one greater. Add 1, or take one step forwards while counting.

For example, 5 comes after 4 because 4 + 1 = 5.

Count the books in the picture and group them in pairs. Each pair needs one circle, so you need as many circles as there are pairs.

A segment ends at both ends. A ray has a starting point but extends endlessly in the other direction.

Add the values of all the coins. Count euros, not coins.

Look closely at the sides and corners of the shape.

• A circle is round, with no straight sides or corners.
• A triangle has 3 sides and 3 corners.
• A square has 4 equal sides and 4 right angles.
• The oblong rectangle shown has 2 long sides, 2 short sides and 4 right angles.

Choose the name that matches the shape shown.

A side is a straight part of the edge between two corners. Start at one corner and go around the shape, counting each side only once.

Count the sides, rather than the corners or the space inside the shape.

To decrease a number by one means to subtract 1 from it.

1. Read the given number.
2. Subtract 1 from that number.
3. Choose the result – it is the number immediately before the given number.

Rule: if the given number is a, the answer is a − 1.

Compare the first two numbers: this sequence adds 2 at each step.

Add 2 to the second number to find the missing number. Adding another 2 must give the last number shown.

A closed line has no loose ends: you can follow it back to the start without jumping a gap.

First add the two numbers in the question. Then look at the equations in the answers.

In the correct equation, the number after = is the sum you found. Both sides of an equation must show the same amount.

Both strip lengths are given in centimetres, so you can compare the numbers directly.

The longer strip has the greater length number. Choose its length.

The passengers who got off are no longer on the bus. Subtract the number who got off from the starting number of passengers.

Check: the passengers left and the passengers who got off must add up to the starting number.

The numbers in this sequence decrease by one. Subtract 1 from the first number at each step.

Count the blank position too. Check that the next step gives the last number shown.

This pattern repeats two groups: first, second, first, second...

Compare the first and third groups. They are the same, so the blank needs the same group as the second. Choose the matching number of objects too.

Look closely at the sides and corners of the shape.

• A circle is round, with no straight sides or corners.
• A triangle has 3 sides and 3 corners.
• A square has 4 equal sides and 4 right angles.
• The oblong rectangle shown has 2 long sides, 2 short sides and 4 right angles.

Read the property in the question and find the shape that matches it.

Subtracting means taking an amount away. Start with the first number and count backwards as many steps as the second number tells you.

For example, for 6 − 2, count backwards from 6: 5, 4. Subtracting 0 leaves the number unchanged.

Find the named stop. Look for the neighbouring stop whose arrow leads into it.

Begin drawing at the chosen starting point. Then draw towards the other point.