Number Concept

23 Grade 1 Mathematics questions on Number Concept, with worked marking schemes. 23 questions are available on this topic in full.

1. Question 1

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   A shopkeeper packs $10$ eggs in one tray and $10$ eggs in another tray. How many tens of eggs does she have?

   A. $20$

   B. $2$

   C. $1$

   D. $3$

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   B. $2$ — each tray holds one ten, so two trays hold two tens. A gives the number of eggs, not the number of tens.

2. Question 2

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   Which one of these is an even number: $3$, $5$, $8$, $7$?

   A. $3$

   B. $5$

   C. $8$

   D. $7$

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   C. $8$ — an even number can be split into two equal groups, and $8=4+4$. The others are all odd.

3. Question 3

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   Which is less: 3 or 9?

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4. Question 4

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   How many tens and ones are in $14$?

   A. $2$ tens

   B. $4$ tens and $1$ one

   C. $1$ ten and $5$ ones

   D. $1$ ten and $4$ ones

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   D. $1$ ten and $4$ ones — the first digit counts tens and the second counts ones, so $14=10+4$. C reads the digits the wrong way round.

5. Question 5

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   Fill in the missing number: $6$, $7$, ___, $9$.

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6. Question 6

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   Write the number that comes before 10.

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7. Question 7

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   Write the number that comes after 19.

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8. Question 8

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   What number comes just before $5$?

   A. $6$

   B. $3$

   C. $4$

   D. $5$

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9. Question 9

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   Count in ones from 6 to 10. Write the numbers.

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10. Question 10

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    Continue the pattern: 2, 4, 6, ___, ___.

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11. Question 11

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    Arrange from the smallest to the biggest: 4, 1, 3, 2.

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12. Question 12

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    Which of these numbers is the biggest: $7$, $3$, $9$, $2$?

    A. $3$

    B. $7$

    C. $2$

    D. $9$

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13. Question 13

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    Count in twos and fill in: $2$, $4$, $6$, ___.

    A. $10$

    B. $8$

    C. $9$

    D. $7$

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14. Question 14

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    In the number $35$, the digit $3$ is in the ___ place.

    A. hundreds

    B. thousands

    C. ones

    D. tens

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    D. tens — in a two-digit number the first digit counts tens and the second counts ones, so $35$ is $3$ tens and $5$ ones. C is where the $5$ sits.

15. Question 15

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    How many ones are in the number $27$?

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16. Question 16

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    Which is more: 8 mangoes or 5 mangoes?

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17. Question 17

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    Which of these numbers is the smallest: $8$, $5$, $2$, $6$?

    A. $6$

    B. $8$

    C. $2$

    D. $5$

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18. Question 18

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    Count in fives and fill in the missing number: $5$, $10$, ___, $20$.

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    Adding $5$ each time: $10+5=15$, and $15+5=20$. The missing number is $15$. Final answer: $15$.

19. Question 19

    1 mark

    What number comes just after $9$?

    A. $7$

    B. $8$

    C. $10$

    D. $11$

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    C. $10$ — counting on one from $9$ gives $10$, the first two-digit number. B comes just before $9$ instead.

20. Question 20

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    Write the number that comes just after $19$.

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21. Question 21

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    Arrange these numbers from the smallest to the biggest: $3$, $8$, $1$, $5$.

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22. Question 22

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    Write the missing number: 1, 2, 3, ___, 5.

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23. Question 23

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    Write the number $12$ in words.

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