Primary 1 Mathematics syllabus: topics and practice questions
These are the topics and skills of Primary 1 Mathematics in the MOE syllabus, with 156 original practice questions. Each topic below has a sample question: try it, then open the worked answer.
Number & Algebra
Whole Numbers
44 practice questions
Count, read and write numbers up to 100
Use tens and ones
Compare and order numbers up to 100
Use ordinal numbers and positions
Complete number patterns
Sample question
How many stars are there?
Show the answer and working
Answer: 13
How: 5 + 5 + 3 = 13
Why: Each group has the same number of stars, so we can count the groups in fives and then count on the rest.
Addition and Subtraction
32 practice questions
Use number bonds up to 10
Add and subtract within 20
Add and subtract within 100
Solve 1-step addition and subtraction word problems
Sample question
There are 8 apples in 2 baskets. One has 5. How many apples are in the other?
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Answer: 3
How: 5 and 3 make 8.
8 − 5 = 3
Why: The two parts together make 8, so the missing part is what is left after 5.
Multiplication and Division
16 practice questions
Multiply by adding equal groups
Share and group equally
Sample question
There are 3 plates. Each has 5 apples. How many apples are there in all?
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Answer: 15
How: 5 + 5 + 5 = 15
Why: Every plates has the same number, so we add 5 once for each of the 3 plates.
Money
16 practice questions
Count coins in cents
Count notes in dollars and solve money problems
Sample question
How much money is there?
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Answer: 85 ¢
How: 50 + 20 + 10 + 5 = 85¢
Why: Each coin has its own value. Adding the values, biggest first, gives the total.
Measurement & Geometry
Length
8 practice questions
Measure and compare lengths in centimetres
Sample question
How long is the pencil?
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Answer: 9 cm
How: It starts at 0 and ends at 9.
So it is 9 cm long.
Why: When an object starts at 0, the number at its end is its length.
Time
16 practice questions
Tell the time to 5 minutes
Use a.m. and p.m., half an hour and one hour
Sample question
What time does the clock show?
A 5.35
B 7.20
C 4.35
D 4.07
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Answer: (C) 4.35
How: The short hand is just past 4.
The long hand points to 7: 7 fives = 35 minutes.
The time is 4.35.
Why: The short hand moves slowly from one number to the next in an hour, so the hour is the number it has just passed.
Shapes
16 practice questions
Name rectangles, squares, circles, triangles, half circles and quarter circles
Find the shapes that make up a figure
Sample question
What is the name of this shape?
A square
B rectangle
C triangle
D half circle
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Answer: (B) rectangle
How: 4 straight sides, 4 corners. The opposite sides are equal, but it is longer than it is tall: a rectangle.
Why: Each shape has its own number of sides and corners, and its own kind of sides.
Statistics
Picture Graphs
8 practice questions
Read and use picture graphs
Sample question
The picture graph shows the books some children read. How many books did Mei Ling read?
Show the answer and working
Answer: 7
How: Mei Ling has 7 pictures, so she read 7 books.
Why: Each picture stands for 1 book.
Practise all 156 Primary 1 questions
With an account, practice adapts to your child: hints one step at a time, feedback on the mistake behind a wrong answer, review of older topics and a Primary 1 mock paper.