Mental Arithmetic worksheets

With the start of the summer term comes the next in our sets of mental arithmetic worksheets for years 4, 5 and 6. The year 4 questions concentrate on multiplying and dividing by ten as well as place value. It is always worth reinforcing the idea that to multiply by...

The Titanic: new comprehension worksheets

There has been a great deal of interest in the Titanic during the last few weeks, as the 14/15th April 2012 approaches, exactly one hundred years after the disaster. The Titanic was built by Harland and Wolff for the White Star Line as the largest passenger ship in the World,...

Maths worksheet: 800m in 1980

One of the most famous 800 metre finals in  history took place in 1980 where three British runners were meeting, two of them with an excellent chance of winning. The athletes were Steve Ovett and Seb Coe and Dave Warren. Coe was the favourite as he already held the World...

Year 3 subtraction concepts

The work on subtraction facts in year 3 is very similar to that in year 2. Constant practice and re-enforcement is necessary if children are going to become quick in their responses- the numbers do not necessarily have to be larger, but a more rapid answer should be expected. A...

Maths worksheet: 100m women

The Women’s 100 metres has been run ever since 1928 and is one of the most popular of all events. It is a track event which has never been won by Great Britain, although Dorothy Manley (1948) and Dorothy Hyman (1960) both claim close by winning the Silver medal. The...

SAT Paper A 2011 Question 7 and answers

Two quite easy marks can be gained from question 7, which is all about time. The answer to 7a is 7:55 am There is one mark for this question. As this is a specific time there is some leeway in how the time is written. Any unambiguous correct indication can...