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
- 1.52 − 9 =
- 2.78 + 4 =
- 3.86 laddoos are packed in boxes of 7. How many laddoos are left over?
- 4.A cricket match starts at 3:35 and the first innings ends at 5:55. How many minutes did the innings last?
- 5.A train leaves at 5:00 and reaches the next city at 7:50. How many minutes is the journey?
- 6.Double 68 =
- 7.You buy a kite for ₹29 and a pen for ₹42. You pay with a ₹100 note. How much change do you get, in rupees?
- 8.Double 56 =
- 9.Best estimate of 574 + 414? (a) 1200 (b) 1000 (c) 800
- 10.Half of 34 =
- 11.74 − 28 =
- 12.272 ÷ 8 =
- 13.A film starts at 6:25 and ends at 8:00. How many minutes long is the film?
- 14.1020 − 982 =
- 15.5% of ₹150 =
- 16.59 × 9 =
- 17.96 ÷ 4 =
- 18.Best estimate of 174 + 310? (a) 300 (b) 700 (c) 500
- 19.Best estimate of 24 × 46? (a) 10000 (b) 100 (c) 1000
- 20.22 + 21 =
- 21.Half of 176 =
- 22.104 ÷ 4 =
- 23.511 − 478 =
- 24.160 ÷ 8 =
- 25.80 − 21 =
- 26.Best estimate of 74 × 56? (a) 42000 (b) 4200 (c) 420
- 27.29 children stand in rows of 6. How many full rows can they make?
- 28.81 − 29 =
- 29.86 + 7 =
- 30.31 × 4 =
- 31.51 + 9 =
- 32.Best estimate of 29 × 63? (a) 1800 (b) 180 (c) 18000
- 33.220 ÷ 4 =
- 34.Half of 134 =
- 35.21² =
- 36.5% of ₹490 =
- 37.81 + 38 =
- 38.You buy a storybook for ₹18 and a pen for ₹13. You pay with a ₹100 note. How much change do you get, in rupees?
- 39.21 + 9 =
- 40.28 + 5 =
Answer key
- 43
- 82
- 2
- 140
- 170
- 136
- 29
- 112
- 1000
- 17
- 46
- 34
- 95
- 38
- 7.5
- 531
- 24
- 500
- 1000
- 43
- 88
- 26
- 33
- 20
- 59
- 4200
- 4
- 52
- 93
- 124
- 60
- 1800
- 55
- 67
- 441
- 24.5
- 119
- 69
- 30
- 33
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