Number Concept

17 Grade 2 Mathematics questions on Number Concept, with worked marking schemes. 17 questions are available on this topic in full.

1. Question 1

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   Write the number that comes after 99.

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2. Question 2

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   What is the place value of the digit $5$ in the number $56$?

   A. Tens

   B. Hundreds

   C. Fifties

   D. Ones

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   A. Tens — in a two-digit number the first digit counts tens, so the $5$ in $56$ is worth $50$. D is where the $6$ sits.

3. Question 3

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   Write the number that is $1$ more than $59$.

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4. Question 4

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   What number comes just after $49$?

   A. $50$

   B. $40$

   C. $48$

   D. $51$

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   A. $50$ — counting on one from $49$ rolls the ones over to $0$ and adds a ten. C comes just before $49$ instead.

5. Question 5

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   Write the number seventy-three in figures.

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6. Question 6

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   Arrange these numbers from the smallest to the largest: $34,19,27$.

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7. Question 7

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   Which of these is an even number?

   A. $15$

   B. $9$

   C. $12$

   D. $7$

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8. Question 8

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   Write in figures: forty-five.

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9. Question 9

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   Which number is greater, $67$ or $76$?

   A. They are equal

   B. $67$

   C. $66$

   D. $76$

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   D. $76$ — compare the tens first: $7$ tens beats $6$ tens, so $76$ is greater even though both use the same digits.

10. Question 10

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    Arrange from the smallest to the biggest: 34, 43, 14, 41.

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11. Question 11

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    Which is bigger: 78 or 87?

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12. Question 12

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    Write the number $25$ in words.

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13. Question 13

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    Count in tens: $10,20,30,\underline{}$. What is the next number?

    A. $40$

    B. $35$

    C. $50$

    D. $31$

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14. Question 14

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    How many tens and ones are in the number $48$?

    A. $4$ tens and $8$ ones

    B. $4$ ones and $8$ tens

    C. $8$ tens and $4$ ones

    D. $48$ tens

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    A. $4$ tens and $8$ ones — the first digit counts tens and the second counts ones: $48=40+8$. B and C swap them.

15. Question 15

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    Write the missing number: 50, 51, ___, 53.

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16. Question 16

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    Count in fives: 5, 10, 15, ___, ___.

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17. Question 17

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    What number comes just before $80$?

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