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.Best estimate of 785 + 160? (a) 800 (b) 1000 (c) 1200
- 2.15 × 8 =
- 3.54 − 28 =
- 4.Best estimate of 79 × 19? (a) 1600 (b) 160 (c) 16000
- 5.77 × 9 =
- 6.You buy a box of crayons for ₹18 and pay with a ₹100 note. How much change do you get, in rupees?
- 7.67 + 74 =
- 8.280 ÷ 8 =
- 9.65 × 3 =
- 10.You buy a storybook for ₹25 and pay with a ₹100 note. How much change do you get, in rupees?
- 11.You buy a cricket ball for ₹94 and pay with a ₹100 note. How much change do you get, in rupees?
- 12.Half of 116 =
- 13.59 − 31 =
- 14.26² =
- 15.What is the remainder when 35 is divided by 4?
- 16.Best estimate of 80 × 28? (a) 2400 (b) 240 (c) 24000
- 17.44 − 9 =
- 18.19 × 4 =
- 19.48 + 6 =
- 20.6 + 5 =
- 21.40 × 4 =
- 22.You start your homework at 2:50 and finish at 4:55. How many minutes did you work?
- 23.264 ÷ 3 =
- 24.18 + 19 =
- 25.85 children stand in rows of 8. How many full rows can they make?
- 26.77 + 9 =
- 27.You start your homework at 2:00 and finish at 5:00. How many minutes did you work?
- 28.13 × 8 =
- 29.240 ÷ 4 =
- 30.81 laddoos are packed in boxes of 8. How many laddoos are left over?
- 31.78 children stand in rows of 7. How many full rows can they make?
- 32.4 + ? = 10
- 33.45 laddoos are packed in boxes of 8. How many laddoos are left over?
- 34.A cricket match starts at 1:10 and the first innings ends at 1:40. How many minutes did the innings last?
- 35.41 + 32 =
- 36.80 + 85 =
- 37.28 + 29 =
- 38.50% of ₹620 =
- 39.14² =
- 40.Best estimate of 81 × 66? (a) 56000 (b) 560 (c) 5600
Answer key
- 1000
- 120
- 26
- 1600
- 693
- 82
- 141
- 35
- 195
- 75
- 6
- 58
- 28
- 676
- 3
- 2400
- 35
- 76
- 54
- 11
- 160
- 125
- 88
- 37
- 10
- 86
- 180
- 104
- 60
- 1
- 11
- 6
- 5
- 30
- 73
- 165
- 57
- 310
- 196
- 5600
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