Matching tasks – practice for Years 5–6

Sample questions on Matching tasks with the right answer and a worked solution, from easy to hard. In the Pickles Academy app a child gets new questions of the same kind every time, so they can't just learn the answers by heart.

Subject

Maths

Year

Years 5–6

Curriculum area

Problem solving and non-routine tasks

Question types: Matching task

Sample questions

1. Question 1 Easy

   Match each task (1–3) with the correct result (A–F).

   1. A fifth of 35
   2. Perimeter of a rectangle measuring 3 cm × 2 cm (in cm)
   3. 17 + 9 × 8

   • A) 7
   • B) 89
   • C) 30
   • D) 10
   • E) 6
   • F) 28
   Show the solution

   Answer:

   1. A fifth of 35 → A) 7
   2. Perimeter of a rectangle measuring 3 cm × 2 cm (in cm) → D) 10
   3. 17 + 9 × 8 → B) 89

   How it works: 1 → 35 ÷ 5 = 7; 2 → 2 × (3 + 2) = 10; 3 → 9 × 8 = 72, 17 + 72 = 89

2. Question 2 Normal

   Match each task (1–3) with the correct result (A–F).

   1. Three quarters of 40
   2. Area of a rectangle measuring 4 cm × 3 cm (in cm²)
   3. I think of a number, multiply it by 6 and add 3. I get 27.

   • A) 10
   • B) 7
   • C) 12
   • D) 30
   • E) 4
   • F) 14
   Show the solution

   Answer:

   1. Three quarters of 40 → D) 30
   2. Area of a rectangle measuring 4 cm × 3 cm (in cm²) → C) 12
   3. I think of a number, multiply it by 6 and add 3. I get 27. → E) 4

   How it works: 1 → 40 ÷ 4 = 10, 10 × 3 = 30; 2 → 4 × 3 = 12; 3 → (27 − 3) ÷ 6 = 4

3. Question 3 Hard

   Match each task (1–3) with the correct result (A–F).

   1. 16 increased by a quarter
   2. Area of a square with a perimeter of 32 cm (in cm²)
   3. Minutes from 8:55 to 9:55

   • A) 4
   • B) 16
   • C) 64
   • D) 20
   • E) 60
   • F) 8
   Show the solution

   Answer:

   1. 16 increased by a quarter → D) 20
   2. Area of a square with a perimeter of 32 cm (in cm²) → C) 64
   3. Minutes from 8:55 to 9:55 → E) 60

   How it works: 1 → 16 ÷ 4 = 4, 16 + 4 = 20; 2 → a = 32 ÷ 4 = 8, A = 8 × 8 = 64; 3 → 5 + 55 = 60

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