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.Double 18 =
- 2.45 + 82 =
- 3.A cricket match starts at 8:50 and the first innings ends at 11:15. How many minutes did the innings last?
- 4.Best estimate of 121 + 227? (a) 100 (b) 300 (c) 500
- 5.9 + ? = 10
- 6.70 − 26 =
- 7.521 − 477 =
- 8.1 + ? = 10
- 9.41 × 9 =
- 10.83 − 61 =
- 11.26² =
- 12.What is the remainder when 49 is divided by 6?
- 13.85 + 6 =
- 14.112 ÷ 4 =
- 15.104 ÷ 4 =
- 16.A train leaves at 8:40 and reaches the next city at 10:55. How many minutes is the journey?
- 17.27 + 29 =
- 18.A cricket match starts at 2:40 and the first innings ends at 5:20. How many minutes did the innings last?
- 19.73 − 25 =
- 20.You buy a cricket ball for ₹45 and pay with a ₹100 note. How much change do you get, in rupees?
- 21.45 + 24 =
- 22.15 + 16 =
- 23.You buy a water bottle for ₹82 and pay with a ₹100 note. How much change do you get, in rupees?
- 24.You buy a water bottle for ₹160 and pay with a ₹500 note. How much change do you get, in rupees?
- 25.40 + 86 =
- 26.50% of ₹440 =
- 27.You buy a cricket ball for ₹48 and pay with a ₹100 note. How much change do you get, in rupees?
- 28.Best estimate of 728 + 186? (a) 900 (b) 1100 (c) 700
- 29.301 − 279 =
- 30.27 + ? = 100
- 31.56 − 22 =
- 32.Best estimate of 54 × 87? (a) 450 (b) 4500 (c) 45000
- 33.Best estimate of 396 + 761? (a) 1000 (b) 1200 (c) 1400
- 34.23² =
- 35.65 + 9 =
- 36.248 ÷ 8 =
- 37.55 × 8 =
- 38.36 × 8 =
- 39.94 × 4 =
- 40.A train leaves at 3:55 and reaches the next city at 5:35. How many minutes is the journey?
Answer key
- 36
- 127
- 145
- 300
- 1
- 44
- 44
- 9
- 369
- 22
- 676
- 1
- 91
- 28
- 26
- 135
- 56
- 160
- 48
- 55
- 69
- 31
- 18
- 340
- 126
- 220
- 52
- 900
- 22
- 73
- 34
- 4500
- 1200
- 529
- 74
- 31
- 440
- 288
- 376
- 100
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