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Assessment of primary education
What 12-year-old students learn

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Mathematics

Numbers and Operations

There were 21 questions on

Whole numbers
Common fractions
Decimals
Other subjects
Objective
To develop the ability to work with whole numbers, simple common fractions and decimals. To find arithmetic means and percentages. Mental arithmetic. Rounding of decimals. Estimating the result of a calculation.
Overall Result
Average score for this part of the test: 50% correct answers
Easiest question: 78% correct answers
Most difficult question: 11% correct answers



Easiest question

Objective
To find the value of an expression by substituting two values

If a = 12 and b = 4, what is the value of 3 x (a - b)?

48     A*
40     B
24     C
19     D


Most difficult question

Objective
Rounding up or down to the nearest hundredth decimal place

If we round a number up or down to the nearest hundredth decimal place, we get 41.63. Which of the following numbers can be rounded to give that figure?

41,628     A*
41,623     B
41,636     C
41,6       D


Average difficulty question

Objective
To choose the right operation to solve a problem

A housing estate has 16 blocks of flats with 15 floors each block and 6 flats each floor. Which operation is required to find out the number of flats in the whole housing estate?

(16 + 15) x 6     A
16 + 15 + 6       B
16 x (15 + 6)     C
16 x 15 x 6       D*


Correct Answers

 

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