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Maths Quiz - Year 2 Calculation - Division (Mental Methods) (Questions)

This quiz addresses the requirements of the National Curriculum KS1 Maths and Numeracy for children aged 6 and 7 in year 2. Specifically this quiz is aimed at the section dealing with using mental methods for division.

Understanding the process of division can be quite a tricky challenge for some children. Children may be initially introduced to the idea of 'sharing' equally before they are shown how to use mental methods to solve problems. This starts when they begin to understand the division facts related to the multiplication facts they are learning (for example, if they know that 2 x 5 = 10, than they could recognise that 10 ÷ 5 = 2). They will learn that division is, in fact, the same as repeated subtraction and also understand that whilst the multiplication of two numbers can be done in any order (commutative), the division of one number by another cannot.

This quiz will help your child to solve division problems using the mental methods they have learnt.

If I share 6 sweets equally into 3 bags, how many will be in each bag?

[ ]	6 x 2 = 3
[ ]	3 ÷ 2 = 6
[ ]	6 ÷ 3 = 2
[ ]	2 ÷ 3 = 6

If you know that 5 x 2 = 10 and 2 x 5 = 10, what other facts do you know?

[ ]	10 x 5 = 2 and 2 ÷ 5 = 10
[ ]	2 ÷ 5 = 10 and 5 ÷ 2 = 10
[ ]	2 x 10 = 5 and 5 x 10 = 2
[ ]	10 ÷ 5 = 2 and 10 ÷ 2 = 5

What is 12 divided by 6?

[ ]	12 ÷ 6 = 2
[ ]	12 ÷ 6 = 18
[ ]	12 ÷ 6 = 72
[ ]	12 ÷ 6 = 4

Division is the same as...

[ ]	finding the total
[ ]	repeated subtraction
[ ]	multiplying
[ ]	adding up over and over again

Which multiplication fact could help you work out 20 ÷ 5?

[ ]	5 x 2 = 10
[ ]	20 x 5 = 100
[ ]	5 x 20 = 4
[ ]	5 x 4 = 20

I know that 6 x 3 = 18. Which fact is the odd one out?

[ ]	3 x 6 = 18
[ ]	18 ÷ 6 = 3
[ ]	18 ÷ 3 = 6
[ ]	18 ÷ 9 = 2

Which two division calculations could apply to the number 8?

[ ]	8 ÷ 4 = 2 and 8 ÷ 2 = 4
[ ]	6 ÷ 3 = 2 and 6 ÷ 2 = 3
[ ]	10 ÷ 2 = 5 and 10 ÷ 5 = 2
[ ]	12 ÷ 6 = 2 and 12 ÷ 2 = 6

Which division fact is incorrect?

[ ]	14 ÷ 7 = 2
[ ]	16 ÷ 2 = 8
[ ]	20 ÷ 10 = 2
[ ]	10 ÷ 3 = 7

4 friends share 8 slices of pizza. How many slices will they each get?

[ ]	2, because 8 ÷ 4 = 2
[ ]	4, because 8 ÷ 2 = 4
[ ]	8, because 8 ÷ 1 = 8
[ ]	1, because 8 ÷ 8 = 1

10.

If I divided 9 photographs into piles of 3, how many piles could I make?

[ ]	9, because 9 ÷ 1 = 9
[ ]	3, because 9 ÷ 3 = 3
[ ]	1, because 9 ÷ 9 = 1
[ ]	27, because 9 x 3 = 27

Maths Quiz - Year 2 Calculation - Division (Mental Methods) (Answers)

If I share 6 sweets equally into 3 bags, how many will be in each bag?

[ ]	6 x 2 = 3
[ ]	3 ÷ 2 = 6
[x]	6 ÷ 3 = 2
[ ]	2 ÷ 3 = 6

If we divide the 6 sweets equally, there will be 2 sweets in each bag

If you know that 5 x 2 = 10 and 2 x 5 = 10, what other facts do you know?

[ ]	10 x 5 = 2 and 2 ÷ 5 = 10
[ ]	2 ÷ 5 = 10 and 5 ÷ 2 = 10
[ ]	2 x 10 = 5 and 5 x 10 = 2
[x]	10 ÷ 5 = 2 and 10 ÷ 2 = 5

The division facts always have the largest number at the beginning

What is 12 divided by 6?

[x]	12 ÷ 6 = 2
[ ]	12 ÷ 6 = 18
[ ]	12 ÷ 6 = 72
[ ]	12 ÷ 6 = 4

We could also say that 12 ÷ 2 = 6

Division is the same as...

[ ]	finding the total
[x]	repeated subtraction
[ ]	multiplying
[ ]	adding up over and over again

6 ÷ 3 gives the same answer as taking 3 away from 6 until none remain

Which multiplication fact could help you work out 20 ÷ 5?

[ ]	5 x 2 = 10
[ ]	20 x 5 = 100
[ ]	5 x 20 = 4
[x]	5 x 4 = 20

Knowing the multiplication tables well will help you to work out the division facts

I know that 6 x 3 = 18. Which fact is the odd one out?

[ ]	3 x 6 = 18
[ ]	18 ÷ 6 = 3
[ ]	18 ÷ 3 = 6
[x]	18 ÷ 9 = 2

The division and multiplication facts form a 'family' of four - two division and two multiplication

Which two division calculations could apply to the number 8?

[x]	8 ÷ 4 = 2 and 8 ÷ 2 = 4
[ ]	6 ÷ 3 = 2 and 6 ÷ 2 = 3
[ ]	10 ÷ 2 = 5 and 10 ÷ 5 = 2
[ ]	12 ÷ 6 = 2 and 12 ÷ 2 = 6

If we divide 8 tomatoes into 2 groups, there would be 4 in each group. If we divided them into 4 groups, there would be 2 in each group

Which division fact is incorrect?

[ ]	14 ÷ 7 = 2
[ ]	16 ÷ 2 = 8
[ ]	20 ÷ 10 = 2
[x]	10 ÷ 3 = 7

The others are all related to the 2 times table

4 friends share 8 slices of pizza. How many slices will they each get?

[x]	2, because 8 ÷ 4 = 2
[ ]	4, because 8 ÷ 2 = 4
[ ]	8, because 8 ÷ 1 = 8
[ ]	1, because 8 ÷ 8 = 1

If you know that 4 x 2 = 8, then you could work out that 8 ÷ 4 = 2

10.

If I divided 9 photographs into piles of 3, how many piles could I make?

[ ]	9, because 9 ÷ 1 = 9
[x]	3, because 9 ÷ 3 = 3
[ ]	1, because 9 ÷ 9 = 1
[ ]	27, because 9 x 3 = 27

If you know that 3 x 3 = 9, it could help you work out that 9 ÷ 3 = 3