Mental Maths Questions Worksheet for Class 5
How to do it in your head (Look first): A 9, 19 or 99 → round and adjust. Two close numbers → count up (or near doubles when adding). × or ÷ by 4 or 8 → double or halve; other sums → split into tens and ones.
NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
- 1.You start your homework at 1:55 and finish at 2:30. How many minutes did you work?
- 2.Half of 80 =
- 3.Best estimate of 14 × 14? (a) 100 (b) 10 (c) 1000
- 4.Best estimate of 83 × 12? (a) 8000 (b) 80 (c) 800
- 5.29 + 28 =
- 6.16 + 7 =
- 7.864 ÷ 9 =
- 8.70 − 38 =
- 9.8 + 3 =
- 10.52 − 36 =
- 11.What is the remainder when 94 is divided by 6?
- 12.184 ÷ 8 =
- 13.99 − 62 =
- 14.29 + 76 =
- 15.18² =
- 16.29 children stand in rows of 3. How many full rows can they make?
- 17.71 − 18 =
- 18.A film starts at 4:35 and ends at 5:10. How many minutes long is the film?
- 19.84 − 14 =
- 20.81 + 55 =
- 21.A train leaves at 6:05 and reaches the next city at 8:00. How many minutes is the journey?
- 22.6 + ? = 10
- 23.56 + 8 =
- 24.16 + 17 =
- 25.61 − 37 =
- 26.288 ÷ 8 =
- 27.25% of ₹290 =
- 28.Best estimate of 635 + 519? (a) 900 (b) 1300 (c) 1100
- 29.You buy a kite for ₹31 and a pen for ₹14. You pay with a ₹100 note. How much change do you get, in rupees?
- 30.534 − 99 =
- 31.Best estimate of 638 + 309? (a) 900 (b) 700 (c) 1100
- 32.23 − 9 =
- 33.You buy a kite for ₹28 and pay with a ₹100 note. How much change do you get, in rupees?
- 34.122 − 94 =
- 35.74 − 29 =
- 36.13² =
- 37.A cricket match starts at 5:10 and the first innings ends at 6:15. How many minutes did the innings last?
- 38.A train leaves at 6:40 and reaches the next city at 7:25. How many minutes is the journey?
- 39.10 + 12 =
- 40.16 children stand in rows of 3. How many full rows can they make?
Answer key
- 35
- 40
- 100
- 800
- 57
- 23
- 96
- 32
- 11
- 16
- 4
- 23
- 37
- 105
- 324
- 9
- 53
- 35
- 70
- 136
- 115
- 4
- 64
- 33
- 24
- 36
- 72.5
- 1100
- 55
- 435
- 900
- 14
- 72
- 28
- 45
- 169
- 65
- 45
- 22
- 5
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