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Bennelong writes a number on a piece of paper and hides it.
He gives his friend the following clues about his number.
What is Bennelong's number?
| `30` | `34` | `300` | `304` |
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Clive is using a number line to show a pattern.
In Clive's pattern, what number comes before 35?
| `29` | `30` | `31` | `32` |
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Andrew kept 3 bird cages.
Each bird cage had 8 birds in it.
He then bought one more bird cage and spread the birds out evenly between the 4 cages.
How many birds were then in each cage?
| `5` | `6` | `8` | `9` |
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| `13 +` | `+ 12 = 53` |
5.31 is equal to
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`0.5 + 0.3 + 0.1` |
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`5.0 + 0.3 + 0.1` |
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`5 + 0.3 + 0.01` |
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`5 + 0.03 + 0.01` |
Renee made a pie graph of the cost of things she paid for using her credit card over a month.
Which information can be found using this pie graph?
The amount of money she spent using her credit card
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for going to the cinemas in the month. |
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on electricity each week. |
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on shopping each day. |
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on rent for the month. |
There are 8 small boxes packed into the carton below.
How many small boxes can fit in the carton altogether?
Manou held a dinner party for 24 people.
He planned on giving each guest 3 carrots in their baked dinner.
How many carrots did he need altogether?
Angelina takes 3 marbles out of the bag at the same time.
Which of these is impossible?
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2 striped marbles and 1 white marble. |
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2 white marbles and 1 grey marble. |
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2 grey marbles and 1 striped marble. |
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2 star marbles and 1 grey marble. |
This grid map shows the names of some places along a hiking track.
The distance between The Terrace and Karuah is about 40 km.
Which of these is closest to the distance from Rees to Janis along the track?
| `text(30 km)` | `text(40 km)` | `text(50 km)` | `text(70 km)` |
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Ivan and Novik receive pocket money each week.
Ivan gets $3 and Novik gets $7.
After 12 weeks, how much more pocket money has Novik received than Ivan?
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Using this table the distance from Byron to Eltham is 28 km.
What is the distance from Talofa to Clunes?
| `text(10 km)` | `text(18 km)` | `text(20 km)` | `text(24 km)` |
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4 angles are labelled on the triangle pictured below.
Which angle is closest in size to 45°?
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This shoe print was found at a crime scene.
Which shoe below could have made the print?
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Ryan is walking a trail that is 3250 metres long.
He has walked 2419 metres so far.
How many metres are left for him to walk?
| `831` | `839` | `841` | `1239` |
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Calvin took half the chocolates in a box.
Without any other chocolates being taken, Jeremy took five more.
Seven chocolates were left in the box.
How many chocolates were in the box originally?
| `14` | `20` | `24` | `30` |
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Lionel's soccer grand final is on the 4th September.
Lionel has a grand final week breakfast 5 days before the grand final.
What day of the week is Lionel's grand final week breakfast?
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`text(Thursday)` |
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`text(Wednesday)` |
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`text(Tuesday)` |
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`text(Monday)` |
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`text(Sunday)` |
Roger went to a movie at the cinema that started at 10:20 am.
The movie finished 1:32 pm.
How long did the movie take?
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1 hour 52 minutes |
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2 hours 52 minutes |
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3 hours 12 minutes |
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4 hours 12 minutes |
Goliath places dice on the table so that they make the pattern below.
Which of these, when repeated, will make the pattern?
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An orientation course is set up with 4 drinking stations.
Runners start and then progress through the course in the order of the drinking stations labelled 1-4 in the diagram below.
At which drinks station do the runners make the greatest change of direction?
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John wants to find the answer to `2998 + 1567`.
Which of the following shows a way to get the same answer?
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`3000 + 1566` |
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`3000 + 1565` |
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`3004 + 1500` |
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`3004 + 1600` |
A car steering wheel is pictured below.
Which of these lengths is closest to the diameter of the real steering wheel?
| `10\ text(cm)` | `25\ text(cm)` | `40\ text(cm)` | `100\ text(cm)` |
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Simon is painting a wall at his home grey.
About what fraction of the wall does Simon still have to paint grey?
| `1/4` | `1/6` | `3/4` | `5/6` |
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Which of these angles is between 90° and 180°?
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`text(The angle must be between a right angle and)`
`text(a straight angle.)`
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Tenzing started his trek at 5:30 am.
He arrived at his destination `14 1/2` hours later.
At what time did he arrive at his destination?
| `7:30\ text(pm)` | `8:00\ text(pm)` | `9:30\ text(pm)` | `10:00\ text(pm)` |
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Venus begins with a number.
She doubles it and then subtracts 8 to get an answer of 6.
What number did Venus start with?
| `4` | `7` | `10` | `28` |
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These shapes are the five faces of a 3D object.
What is the name of the object?
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triangular pyramid |
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triangular prism |
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square pyramid |
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cube |
`text(Square pyramid)`
Which net folds into a 3D object with 9 edges?
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`text(Consider the net in option 1:)`
`text(This 3D object has has 9 edges.)`
The goals scored by 4 players in a season of water polo were recorded in the graph below.
Will scored 8 goals in the season.
Sam scored 5 goals.
How many more goals did Bilbo score than Ginili?
`text(S) text(ince Will scored 8 goals,)`
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`=>\ text(Bilbo scored 10 goals)`
`=>\ text(Ginili scored 3 goals)`
`:.\ text(Bilbo scored 7 more goals than Ginili.)`
Which of these pairs of numbers has a difference of 26?
| `26 and 62` | `38 and 64` | `46 and 62` | `61 and 91` |
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Jake used the scale below to measure the mass of a bunch of grapes.
What is the mass of the grapes on the sclaes?
| `0.8\ text(g)` | `8\ text(g)` | `80\ text(g)` | `800\ text(g)` |
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Which angle is the largest?
| `text(A)` | `text(B)` | `text(C)` | `text(D)` |
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Tom has this picture of a panda on his phone.
He makes the picture twice as wide and half as high.
How will the picture look after he does that?
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Rob uses sticks to make a pattern.
He starts with 3 sticks for Design 1.
How many sticks does Rob need for Design 5?
| `39` | `42` | `45` | `48` |
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Sandra has a square piece of paper.
She folds it in half twice and then cuts a triangle piece as shown below.
What will the square piece of paper look like after Sandra unfolds it?
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Penny stuck some different shapes onto the back window of her car.
They look like this from the outside.
What do they look like from inside the car?
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`text(Consider the fish shape and the triangle.)`
`text(From the inside of the car:)`
`text(The fish tail will start from the left side, and it will be on top)`
`text(of the edge of the triangle.)`
Riley had 3 bird cages that each contained 12 birds.
He then bought one more bird cage and spread the birds out evenly between the 4 cages.
How many birds were then in each cage?
| `6` | `9` | `10` | `12` |
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| `13 +` | `+ 12 = 53` |
Sharon bought 6 chocolate bars that cost $1.20 each.
She gave the shopkeeper a $10 note.
How much change should Sharon expect?
| `$2.80` | `$4` | `$7.20` | `$8.80` |
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Michelle, Lucy, Clare and Steph are sisters.
The years they were born are recorded in the table below.
Who is the second youngest sister?
| `text(Michelle)` | `text(Lucy)` | `text(Clare)` | `text(Steph)` |
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The second world war finished in 1945.
Approximately how many years ago did it finish?
| `55` | `65` | `75` | `85` |
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Tony draws a triangle in a semi-circle and labels 4 angles as shown below.
Which angle is closest in size to a right-angle?
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Jasper drove from his house and reached his first stop sign after `1/3` kilometre.
Which of these show where Jasper had reached the first stop sign.
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What is the perimeter of the shape below given each square has a side length of 1 cm?
| `text(8 cm)` | `text(18 cm)` | `text(20 cm)` | `text(36 cm)` |
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The arrow pictured below is spun once:
Which number is the spinner most likely to land on?
| `1` | `2` | `3` | `text(same chance for each number)` |
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Curly, Larry and Moe share a bag of oranges.
Curly and Larry get `1/5` of the oranges each.
What fraction of the bag of oranges does Moe get?
| `4/5` | `3/5` | `2/5` | `1/5` |
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Bennelong writes a number on a piece of paper and hides it.
He gives his friend the following clues about his number.
What is Bennelong's number?
| `30` | `34` | `300` | `304` |
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Shanka collected data about his friends and recorded the results in the table below.
How did Shanka order his data?
| `text(by age)` | `text(by gender)` | `text(by shoe size)` | `text(by height)` |
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Two plans of a sports complex can be seen below.
Which designated sports area is closest to the corner of Bone Street and Depp Street?
| Karate | Fencing | Ping Pong | Yoga |
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Which position is closest to `1/4` on this number line?
`text(By placing a mark at halfway on the interval and)`
`text(then marking the quarters, the first red oval can)`
`text(be clearly seen to be at)\ \ 1/4.`
A service station sells bottles of water for $2 each.
It also has a special of 3 bottles for $5.
What is the lowest cost of 8 bottles of water?
| `$10.00` | `$12.00` | `$14.00` | `$16.00` |
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How much more water is need to fill the jug to 2 litres?
| `text(400 mL)` | `text(500 mL)` | `text(600 mL)` | `text(1500 mL)` |
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Oliver's karate grading started at 9:15 am and went for `3 1/4` hours.
He then went straight home, which took him `3/4` hours.
What time did Oliver get home?
| 12:30 pm | 1:00 am | 1:00 pm | 1:15 am | 1:15 pm |
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The first number in a pattern is 3.8.
Each number in the pattern is formed by subtracting 0.35 from the previous number.
What is the third number in this pattern?
| `2.75` | `3.1` | `3.45` | `4.5` |
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A piece of paper is placed along a line of symmetry of a flower.
How many petals does the flower have?
| `3` | `5` | `6` | `7` | `8` |
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The number of students that could solve a Rubik's cube in less than 2 minutes were counted at 7 different primary schools.
The results were recorded in the graph below.
How many students, in total, could solve the cube in less than 2 minutes?
| `3` | `14` | `15` | `18` |
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Isla and Grace both bought a new towel and swimmers for summer.
They each spent the same amount of money.
Isla's towel cost $17.85 and her swimmers cost $22.15.
Grace's towel cost $20.90.
How much did Grace's swimmers cost?
| `$19.00` | `$19.10` | `$20.90` | `$22.15` |
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The leaf below gets caught in the wind, flips over and lands again.
Which shape below could the leaf look like when it lands again?
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One shape below has two acute angles and two obtuse angles.
Which shape is it?
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A water jug has a capacity of 3.65 L.
How many millilitres does the water jug hold when it is full?
| `365` | `3065` | `3650` | `36\ 500` |
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