Question 1 of 20Adding and subtractingEasy
Math quiz for kids
Sharpen your pencils for this math quiz for kids aged about 7 to 10. It covers mental math, times tables, shapes, telling time, money and fractions, and every answer comes with a bit of fun math trivia for kids to share.
A free quiz from Megan Moran.
Question 2 of 20Times tablesEasy
What is 5 × 6?
Question 3 of 20Times tablesMedium
What is 7 × 8?
Question 4 of 20TimeEasy
How many minutes are in one hour?
Question 5 of 20ShapesMedium
How many flat faces does a cube have?
Question 6 of 20TimeHard
If it is 3:45 now, what time will it be in 30 minutes?
Question 7 of 20Number factsEasy
Which of these numbers is odd?
Question 8 of 20Adding and subtractingMedium
What is 100 − 37?
Question 9 of 20MoneyEasy
How many cents is a US quarter worth?
Question 10 of 20MoneyMedium
You have 2 quarters, 2 dimes and 1 nickel. How much money is that?
Question 11 of 20Times tablesHard
What is 12 × 12?
Question 12 of 20FractionsMedium
What is half of 18?
Question 13 of 20ShapesMedium
How many sides does an octagon have?
Question 14 of 20MoneyHard
A toy costs $3.65. You pay with a $5 bill. How much change should you get?
Question 15 of 20Place valueMedium
In the number 4,629, what is the value of the 6?
Question 16 of 20TimeEasy
How many hours are in one whole day?
Question 17 of 20FractionsHard
Which of these fractions is the biggest?
Question 18 of 20Number factsMedium
Which number does the Roman numeral X stand for?
Question 19 of 20FractionsMedium
What is 1/4 of 20?
Question 20 of 20Number factsHard
What number comes next: 2, 4, 8, 16, ...?
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- What is 7 + 8? 15A handy trick: 7 + 8 is a "near double." Double 7 is 14, then add 1 more.
- What is 5 × 6? 30Any whole number times 5 ends in 0 or 5, which makes the five times table easy to check.
- What is 7 × 8? 56Remember it with 5, 6, 7, 8: 56 = 7 × 8. The four digits come in counting order.
- How many minutes are in one hour? 60Counting in 60s began with the ancient Sumerians more than 4,000 years ago, and it lives on in our clocks.
- How many flat faces does a cube have? 6Dice are cubes. On a standard die, the dots on opposite faces always add up to 7.
- If it is 3:45 now, what time will it be in 30 minutes? 4:15Thirty minutes is half an hour, so the minute hand moves exactly halfway around the clock face.
- Which of these numbers is odd? 17Add two odd numbers together and you always get an even number, like 7 + 9 = 16.
- What is 100 − 37? 63Counting up works too: from 37, add 3 to reach 40, then 60 more to reach 100.
- How many cents is a US quarter worth? 25¢George Washington has been on the quarter since 1932, the 200th anniversary of his birth.
- You have 2 quarters, 2 dimes and 1 nickel. How much money is that? 75¢A nickel is worth less than a dime, but it's bigger: about 0.84 inch across, compared with about 0.71 inch for a dime.
- What is 12 × 12? 144This number has its own name: a "gross," which means a dozen dozens.
- What is half of 18? 9Halve 9 and you get 4½. Odd numbers can't be split into two equal whole numbers.
- How many sides does an octagon have? 8US stop signs have been octagons since 1922. The unusual shape lets drivers recognize the sign even from behind.
- A toy costs $3.65. You pay with a $5 bill. How much change should you get? $1.35Cashiers often "count up": from $3.65, add 35 cents to reach $4, then $1 more to reach $5.
- In the number 4,629, what is the value of the 6? 600The digits 0 to 9 we use every day were developed by mathematicians in India and later spread to Europe through Arabic writings.
- How many hours are in one whole day? 24A day on Mars, called a sol, is a little longer than ours: about 24 hours and 40 minutes.
- Which of these fractions is the biggest? 1/3Sharing a pizza among 3 friends gives bigger slices than sharing it among 4. The bigger the bottom number, the smaller each piece.
- Which number does the Roman numeral X stand for? 10The Romans had no numeral for zero at all.
- What is 1/4 of 20? 5Finding a quarter of something is the same as halving it twice: half of 20, then half again.
- What number comes next: 2, 4, 8, 16, ...? 32Each number doubles, just like paper layers when you fold. In 2002, student Britney Gallivan folded a very long strip of paper in half 12 times.
