Here are free Primary 2 Mathematics first term exam questions and answers for teachers, parents and pupils. The questions follow the NERDC first term scheme of work, and the answers are at the bottom of this page.

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Primary 2 Mathematics First Term Examination

Time: 1 hour 30 minutes  |  Total: 60 marks

Section A: Objective Questions (20 marks)

Choose the correct answer from the options A to D. Each question carries ½ mark.

1. What number comes after 49?

(A) 48    (B) 59    (C) 40    (D) 50

2. Seventy-two in figures is ____.

(A) 27    (B) 702    (C) 70    (D) 72

3. Which of these is an even number?

(A) 8    (B) 3    (C) 5    (D) 7

4. Count in fives: 5, 10, 15, ____

(A) 16    (B) 20    (C) 25    (D) 30

5. Which number is the greatest?

(A) 89    (B) 98    (C) 79    (D) 87

6. What number comes after 149?

(A) 150    (B) 148    (C) 159    (D) 140

7. One hundred and twenty-five in figures is ____.

(A) 152    (B) 125    (C) 1025    (D) 215

8. In 163, the digit 1 stands for ____.

(A) 1 ten    (B) 1 hundred    (C) 1 unit    (D) 10 hundreds

9. 145 = 100 + 40 + ____

(A) 4    (B) 50    (C) 5    (D) 1

10. Which sign makes this correct? 120 ___ 102

(A) <    (B) =    (C) +    (D) >

11. A fraction is ____ of a whole.

(A) all    (B) a part    (C) double    (D) nothing

12. An orange is cut into 2 equal parts. Each part is ____.

(A) ¼    (B) ¾    (C) ½    (D) 1

13. A loaf of bread is cut into 4 equal parts. Each part is ____.

(A) ½    (B) ¾    (C) ¼    (D) 2

14. ½ means 1 out of ____ equal parts.

(A) 4    (B) 3    (C) 1    (D) 2

15. How many quarters make a whole?

(A) 4    (B) 2    (C) 3    (D) 1

16. ¾ means ____ out of 4 equal parts.

(A) 4    (B) 1    (C) 2    (D) 3

17. Which is bigger, ½ or ¼?

(A) ¼    (B) They are the same.    (C) We cannot tell.    (D) ½

18. What is ½ of 8 sweets?

(A) 4    (B) 2    (C) 8    (D) 6

19. What is ¼ of 4 oranges?

(A) 1    (B) 2    (C) 4    (D) 3

20. Ada ate 3 out of 4 equal slices of cake. What fraction did she eat?

(A) ¼    (B) ½    (C) ¾    (D) 4/3

21. 3 + 4 = ____

(A) 1    (B) 7    (C) 6    (D) 8

22. The sign for addition is ____.

(A) −    (B) =    (C) ×    (D) +

23. 5 + 2 + 1 = ____

(A) 8    (B) 7    (C) 9    (D) 6

24. Tolu has 6 pencils. She gets 3 more. How many pencils does she have now?

(A) 3    (B) 8    (C) 9    (D) 10

25. On a number line, start at 2 and move 5 steps forward. Where do you stop?

(A) 3    (B) 5    (C) 8    (D) 7

26. 23 + 15 = ____

(A) 37    (B) 48    (C) 38    (D) 28

27. 47 + 25 = ____

(A) 62    (B) 71    (C) 72    (D) 82

28. 12 + 10 + 5 = ____

(A) 27    (B) 25    (C) 17    (D) 22

29. 36 + 48 = ____

(A) 74    (B) 84    (C) 85    (D) 94

30. A farmer has 25 hens and 18 ducks. How many birds does he have?

(A) 43    (B) 33    (C) 42    (D) 7

31. 9 − 4 = ____

(A) 13    (B) 4    (C) 5    (D) 6

32. The sign for subtraction is ____.

(A) +    (B) −    (C) =    (D) ×

33. Mama had 8 eggs. 3 eggs broke. How many eggs are left?

(A) 11    (B) 5    (C) 3    (D) 6

34. 58 − 23 = ____

(A) 25    (B) 81    (C) 36    (D) 35

35. What is the difference between 10 and 6?

(A) 16    (B) 6    (C) 4    (D) 3

36. 52 − 27 = ____

(A) 35    (B) 24    (C) 79    (D) 25

37. 70 − 38 = ____

(A) 32    (B) 42    (C) 48    (D) 108

38. To check that 45 − 18 = 27, we add 27 + ____.

(A) 45    (B) 27    (C) 18    (D) 63

39. Bola had ₦50 and spent ₦25. How much does she have left?

(A) ₦25    (B) ₦75    (C) ₦50    (D) ₦20

40. A class has 34 pupils. 9 are absent. How many pupils are present?

(A) 43    (B) 25    (C) 35    (D) 24

Section B: Theory Questions (40 marks)

Answer any FOUR questions. Each question carries 10 marks.

1. (a) Write these numbers in words: (i) 46 (ii) 115 [5 marks]

(b) Count in twos from 2 to 20. [5 marks]

2. (a) Write in expanded form: (i) 134 (ii) 172 [5 marks]

(b) Write all the odd numbers between 1 and 10. [5 marks]

3. (a) Draw a circle. Divide it into 2 equal parts and shade ½. [5 marks]

(b) Find: (i) ¼ of 12 (ii) ½ of 10 [5 marks]

4. (a) Add: (i) 34 + 25 (ii) 58 + 37 [5 marks]

(b) Subtract: (i) 67 − 24 (ii) 81 − 46 [5 marks]

5. Uche had 45 marbles. His friend gave him 28 more. Then he gave 30 marbles to his brother. (i) How many marbles did Uche have after his friend gave him more? (ii) How many marbles did he have left at the end? [10 marks]

6. There are 64 pupils in Primary 2. 29 of them are boys. (i) How many girls are there? (ii) Check your answer by adding. [10 marks]

Answer Key

Section A

1. D	2. D	3. A	4. B	5. B	6. A	7. B	8. B	9. C	10. D
11. B	12. C	13. C	14. D	15. A	16. D	17. D	18. A	19. A	20. C
21. B	22. D	23. A	24. C	25. D	26. C	27. C	28. A	29. B	30. A
31. C	32. B	33. B	34. D	35. C	36. D	37. A	38. C	39. A	40. B

Give ½ mark for each correct answer (20 marks).

Section B: Marking Guide

Question 1(a) [5 marks]

• (i) forty-six (2.5)
• (ii) one hundred and fifteen (2.5)

Question 1(b) [5 marks]

• 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20 (5 marks; deduct for wrong or missing numbers)

Question 2(a) [5 marks]

• (i) 100 + 30 + 4 (2.5)
• (ii) 100 + 70 + 2 (2.5)

Question 2(b) [5 marks]

• 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 (1 mark each)

Question 3(a) [5 marks]

• Circle divided into 2 equal parts (2)
• One part shaded (3)

Question 3(b) [5 marks]

• (i) 3 (2.5)
• (ii) 5 (2.5)

Question 4(a) [5 marks]

• (i) 59 (2.5)
• (ii) 95 (2.5)

Question 4(b) [5 marks]

• (i) 43 (2.5)
• (ii) 35 (2.5)

Question 5 [10 marks]

• (i) 45 + 28 = 73 (5)
• (ii) 73 − 30 = 43 (5)

Question 6 [10 marks]

• (i) 64 − 29 = 35 girls (6)
• (ii) 35 + 29 = 64 (4)

Accept other correct answers written in the pupil’s own words.

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