Mixed Word Problems for Kids Quiz

1. Lily has 24 crayons. She gives 8 to her friend. How many does she have left?

1. 14
2. 15
3. 16
4. 17

2. A jar has 5 red, 7 blue, and 3 yellow sweets. How many sweets are in the jar altogether?

1. 13
2. 14
3. 15
4. 16

3. There are 6 tables in a classroom. Each table has 4 chairs. How many chairs are there in total?

1. 20
2. 22
3. 24
4. 26

4. Jake scores 7 goals in each of 5 football matches. How many goals does he score altogether?

1. 30
2. 33
3. 35
4. 38

5. A box of 36 chocolates is shared equally between 4 children. How many chocolates does each child get?

1. 10
2. 7
3. 8
4. 9

6. A bookshelf has 3 shelves. Each shelf holds 15 books. How many books in total?

1. 40
2. 42
3. 44
4. 45

7. Emma reads 12 pages every day. How many pages does she read in a week?

1. 72
2. 74
3. 82
4. 84

8. A bag of apples weighs 2 kg. There are 8 apples in the bag. What does each apple weigh in grams?

1. 200 g
2. 225 g
3. 250 g
4. 275 g

9. A school trip has 92 children. They travel in minibuses of 8. How many minibuses are needed?

1. 10
2. 11
3. 12
4. 13

10. Zara has £10. She buys a book for £3.50 and a pen for £1.25. How much money does she have left?

1. £4.75
2. £5.00
3. £5.25
4. £5.75

11. A farmer has 48 eggs. He puts them into boxes of 6. How many boxes does he fill?

1. 6
2. 7
3. 8
4. 9

12. A cake is cut into 8 equal slices. 3 slices are eaten. What fraction of the cake is left?

1. 1/2
2. 3/8
3. 5/3
4. 5/8

13. A cinema has 250 seats. 178 people are sitting down. How many empty seats are there?

1. 62
2. 70
3. 72
4. 82

14. A train journey takes 1 hour and 45 minutes. If the train leaves at 10:20 am, when does it arrive?

1. 11:55 am
2. 12:00 pm
3. 12:05 pm
4. 12:15 pm

15. A garden is 9 m long and 5 m wide. What is its area?

1. 35 m²
2. 40 m²
3. 45 m²
4. 50 m²

16. Sam saves £3 every week. After how many weeks will he have saved £27?

1. 10 weeks
2. 7 weeks
3. 8 weeks
4. 9 weeks

17. There are 30 pupils in a class. 2/5 of them walk to school. How many pupils walk?

1. 10
2. 12
3. 14
4. 15

18. A shop sells packs of 5 pencils for £1.50. How much do 3 packs cost?

1. £3.50
2. £4.00
3. £4.50
4. £5.00

19. A wall is 4 m tall. A ladder is 6 m long and leans against the wall with its base 1 m from the wall. Does the ladder reach the top of the wall?

1. Cannot tell without more information
2. No, it falls short
3. Yes, it goes beyond the top of the wall
4. Yes, it is exactly tall enough

20. A baker makes 240 biscuits. She puts 12 biscuits in each tin. She sells each tin for £2.50. How much does she earn if she sells all the tins?

1. £45
2. £48
3. £50
4. £52