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Maths Quiz - Year 2 Numbers - Counting in Threes (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 counting in steps of three.

Learning to count up and down in steps of three is usually a progression for Year 2 children, once they have secured counting up and down in twos, fives and tens. Children may learn to count in steps of three by chanting, using a number line or colouring patterns on a hundred square.

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What is the next number in this sequence:
3, 6, 9, 12, ?

[ ]	14
[ ]	15
[ ]	3
[ ]	16

What is the next number in this sequence:
30, 27, 24, 21, ?

[ ]	15
[ ]	13
[ ]	23
[ ]	18

How many groups of 3?

[ ]	3
[ ]	9
[ ]	6
[ ]	12

4 x 3 = ?

[ ]	9
[ ]	15
[ ]	12
[ ]	18

15 = ? x 3

[ ]	4
[ ]	15
[ ]	3
[ ]	5

Which calculation matches this picture?

[ ]	2 + 2 = 4
[ ]	3 + 3 + 3 = 9
[ ]	2 x 3 = 6
[ ]	3 x 3 = 9

How many dice show 3 on their closest face?

[ ]	5
[ ]	8
[ ]	19
[ ]	9

If there are 3 eggs in every nest, how many eggs in 9 nests?

[ ]	19
[ ]	24
[ ]	27
[ ]	39

3 x ? = ?

[ ]	3 x 6 = 18
[ ]	3 x 9 = 18
[ ]	3 x 3 = 18
[ ]	3 x 7 = 18

10.

How many people?

[ ]	3
[ ]	2
[ ]	6
[ ]	4

Maths Quiz - Year 2 Numbers - Counting in Threes (Answers)

What is the next number in this sequence:
3, 6, 9, 12, ?

[ ]	14
[x]	15
[ ]	3
[ ]	16

The numbers are going up in threes, and 15 is 3 more than 12

What is the next number in this sequence:
30, 27, 24, 21, ?

[ ]	15
[ ]	13
[ ]	23
[x]	18

18 is 3 less than 21 - the sequence is going down in threes

How many groups of 3?

[x]	3
[ ]	9
[ ]	6
[ ]	12

3 x 3 = 9 cherries

4 x 3 = ?

[ ]	9
[ ]	15
[x]	12
[ ]	18

4 groups of 3 is 12 altogether

15 = ? x 3

[ ]	4
[ ]	15
[ ]	3
[x]	5

5 groups of 3 is the same as 3 groups of 5

Which calculation matches this picture?

[ ]	2 + 2 = 4
[ ]	3 + 3 + 3 = 9
[x]	2 x 3 = 6
[ ]	3 x 3 = 9

2 groups of 3 gives an answer of 6

How many dice show 3 on their closest face?

[x]	5
[ ]	8
[ ]	19
[ ]	9

There are 5 groups of 3 shown on the dice

If there are 3 eggs in every nest, how many eggs in 9 nests?

[ ]	19
[ ]	24
[x]	27
[ ]	39

9 groups of 3 gives an answer of 27

3 x ? = ?

[x]	3 x 6 = 18
[ ]	3 x 9 = 18
[ ]	3 x 3 = 18
[ ]	3 x 7 = 18

3 groups of 6, or 6 groups of 3 gives an answer of 18

10.

How many people?

[x]	3
[ ]	2
[ ]	6
[ ]	4

There are 6 feet. Each person has 2 feet so 6 ÷ 2 = 3 people