SATs-Style Arithmetic Test

Year 6 MathsFour Operations10 pages

About this worksheet

A 30-question arithmetic paper in the style of the KS2 SATs Paper 1, for Year 6 maths. Questions run from 102 + 413 up to 6,125 × 34, taking in decimals, fractions, percentages, order of operations and powers, with 1 or 2 marks shown per question. The answer key includes marking guidance. Content matches England National Curriculum arithmetic objectives.

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Curriculum objectives covered

Number — addition, subtraction, multiplication and division

Multiply multi-digit numbers up to 4 digits by a two-digit whole number using the formal written method of long multiplication

The 2-mark questions, like 6,125 × 34, require the formal method.

Number — addition, subtraction, multiplication and division

Divide numbers up to 4 digits by a two-digit whole number using the formal written method of long division

Long division questions appear with 2 marks, as in the real paper.

Number — addition, subtraction, multiplication and division

Perform mental calculations, including with mixed operations and large numbers

The 1-mark questions are quick mental calculations.

What's inside this worksheet

Arithmetic Paper 1

Thirty numbered questions covering all four operations, decimals, fractions, percentages and indices.

1-mark and 2-mark questions

Quick calculations like 12 × 8 for 1 mark; written methods like 6,125 × 34 for 2 marks.

Answer key

Full answers with marking guidance.

How teachers use it

Mock test

Run it in 30 minutes under test conditions before the real Paper 1.

Gap analysis

Mark by question type to see which operations need reteaching.

Weekly practice

Ten questions a week keeps arithmetic ticking over in the spring term.

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