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Year 1 Maths Checks

Show what you know

These checks are short and calm. Read each question carefully and show your own thinking.

Year 1 starting-point check

A short check to show which Year 1 ideas are already familiar. It is not a test of everything you can do.

  1. 1. Write the number that comes after 39.

  2. 2. Write the numeral for twenty-seven.

  3. 3. What is one less than 12?

  4. 4. There are 6 counters. Write the number they represent.

  5. 5. Which number is more than 8?

    Choose one answer.

  6. 6. Which word names the number 14?

    Choose one answer.

  7. 7. Complete: 7 + 3 = __.

  8. 8. Complete the bond: 10 = 6 + __.

Year 1 number and fractions check

A focused check of early calculation, grouping, sharing and equal parts.

  1. 1. Calculate: 8 + 7 = __.

  2. 2. There are 5 apples. Add 4 more. How many apples are there now?

  3. 3. Complete: __ + 4 = 9.

  4. 4. Which picture description shows 3 equal groups of 2?

    Choose one answer.

  5. 5. Count in 2s: 2, 4, 6, __.

  6. 6. Which word names one of two equal parts?

    Choose one answer.

  7. 7. Which word names one of four equal parts?

    Choose one answer.

  8. 8. Show one way to represent 10 using objects, a drawing or a number line.

  9. 9. Find another way to make 10: 6 + 4 = 10, so 5 + __ = 10.

Year 1 measures and time check

A focused check of practical measurement, money, chronology and clock language.

  1. 1. Which word means greater in length?

    Choose one answer.

  2. 2. Which word describes an object with greater mass?

    Choose one answer.

  3. 3. Which container holds more?

    Choose one answer.

  4. 4. Which event usually takes longer?

    Choose one answer.

  5. 5. How many cubes long is the pencil?

  6. 6. Which coin is worth five pence?

    Choose one answer.

  7. 7. Which word tells us what happens after today?

    Choose one answer.

  8. 8. When the long hand points to 6, what time is it?

    Choose one answer.

  9. 9. Which is a flat 2-D shape?

    Choose one answer.

  10. 10. Which is a solid 3-D shape?

    Choose one answer.

  11. 11. Sort these shapes into two groups using a rule you can explain: circle, square, triangle.

Year 1 end-of-year check

A calm cumulative check of the main Year 1 ideas. It includes short questions and simple explanations.

  1. 1. The star is above the circle. Where is the star?

    Choose one answer.

  2. 2. How many quarter turns make a whole turn?

    Choose one answer.

  3. 3. Write one rule you could use to sort classroom objects.

  4. 4. Use one Year 1 maths word in a sentence.

  5. 5. Sam has 9 stickers and gets 3 more. How many stickers does Sam have?

  6. 6. Write a number that is less than 10.