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Maths Quiz - Year 2 Numbers - Odd or Even (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 recognising odd or even numbers.

Recognising odd or even numbers is usually a highly developed skill by Year 2. Children should be able to use odd and even when talking about the properties of number, as well as using this recognition to create and extend larger and more complex number sequences, including those using higher numbers over 100.

1. Which is the next number in this sequence: 15, 17, 19, ?
[ ] 18
[ ] 20
[ ] 21
[ ] 23
2. Which number isn't even?
[ ] 27
[ ] 36
[ ] 82
[ ] 90
3. What are the next two numbers in this sequence: 33, 35, 37, 39
[ ] 34, 36
[ ] 36, 38
[ ] 40, 41
[ ] 41, 43
4. Which set of numbers is the odd one out?
[ ] 16, 28, 36, 54
[ ] 10, 30, 44, 68
[ ] 13, 91, 103, 121
[ ] 18, 74, 82, 104
5. Which statement is true?
[ ] Even numbers are all larger than 10
[ ] Odd numbers are sometimes in the 2 times table
[ ] Even numbers always end with 2, 4, 6, 8 or 0
[ ] Odd numbers always end with 3
6. When you add two even numbers together, the result is always...
[ ] an odd number
[ ] an even number
[ ] a number higher than 10
[ ] a number less than 50
7. If you add an even and an odd number together, the answer is always...
[ ] an even number
[ ] a number higher than 7
[ ] a number lower than 12
[ ] an odd number
8. Which set contains an odd number?
[ ] 26, 88, 104, 268
[ ] 54, 67, 108, 234
[ ] 22, 64, 120, 238
[ ] 44, 50, 82, 156
9. Even numbers can always be...
[ ] divided equally by 2
[ ] larger than odd numbers
[ ] smaller than odd numbers
[ ] divided equally by 3
10. What is wrong with this sequence: 107, 109, 110, 111, 113, 115
[ ] Some numbers have a zero digit
[ ] The numbers all have 3 digits
[ ] It is too long
[ ] It contains an even number

You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - What are odd and even numbers?

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Maths Quiz - Year 2 Numbers - Odd or Even (Answers)
1. Which is the next number in this sequence: 15, 17, 19, ?
[ ] 18
[ ] 20
[x] 21
[ ] 23
The numbers are all odd, and are going up in twos
2. Which number isn't even?
[x] 27
[ ] 36
[ ] 82
[ ] 90
Even numbers always end with 2, 4, 6, 8 or 0
3. What are the next two numbers in this sequence: 33, 35, 37, 39
[ ] 34, 36
[ ] 36, 38
[ ] 40, 41
[x] 41, 43
The sequence is made up of odd numbers
4. Which set of numbers is the odd one out?
[ ] 16, 28, 36, 54
[ ] 10, 30, 44, 68
[x] 13, 91, 103, 121
[ ] 18, 74, 82, 104
The other sets are even, this set contains only odd numbers
5. Which statement is true?
[ ] Even numbers are all larger than 10
[ ] Odd numbers are sometimes in the 2 times table
[x] Even numbers always end with 2, 4, 6, 8 or 0
[ ] Odd numbers always end with 3
Odd numbers end with 1, 3, 5, 7 or 9
6. When you add two even numbers together, the result is always...
[ ] an odd number
[x] an even number
[ ] a number higher than 10
[ ] a number less than 50
Adding two odd numbers also results in an even answer
7. If you add an even and an odd number together, the answer is always...
[ ] an even number
[ ] a number higher than 7
[ ] a number lower than 12
[x] an odd number
For example, 5 + 4 = 9 or 15 + 10 = 25
8. Which set contains an odd number?
[ ] 26, 88, 104, 268
[x] 54, 67, 108, 234
[ ] 22, 64, 120, 238
[ ] 44, 50, 82, 156
67 ends with a '7' and is odd
9. Even numbers can always be...
[x] divided equally by 2
[ ] larger than odd numbers
[ ] smaller than odd numbers
[ ] divided equally by 3
Even numbers can be divided by two and give a whole number as an answer
10. What is wrong with this sequence: 107, 109, 110, 111, 113, 115
[ ] Some numbers have a zero digit
[ ] The numbers all have 3 digits
[ ] It is too long
[x] It contains an even number
The sequence is all odd numbers, apart from 110, which is even