Mental Maths Grade 2 Workbook Solutions

Solutions
Cambridge
Mental Maths
Grade 2
Grade
CONTENTS
TERM 1 TERM 2
WEEK 1 WEEK 1
Activity 1 Add 1 Activity 1 Number and measurement 34
Activity 2 Subtract 1 Activity 2 Number, shape and time 34
Activity 3 Add three numbers 1 Activity 3 Number skills 35
Activity 4 Add and subtract 2 Activity 4 Number and shape 36
Activity 5 Number skills 2 Activity 5 Number skills 37
WEEK 2 WEEK 2
Activity 6 Grouping 3 Activity 6 Number skills 38
Activity 7 Number skills 3 Activity 7 Number, pattern and shape 38
Activity 8 Number, money and patterns 4 Activity 8 Calculate 39
Activity 9 Number, money and time 4 Activity 9 Number, shape and length 40
Activity 10 Calculate 5 Activity 10 Number, shape and time 41
WEEK 3 WEEK 3
Activity 11 Number and time 6 Activity 11 Number skills 42
Activity 12 Number, shape and time 6 Activity 12 Number skills, calculate 42
Activity 13 Number and shape 7 Activity 13 Patterns, shape and time 43
Activity 14 Calculate 8 Activity 14 Number, shape and time 44
Activity 15 Number and pattern 9 Activity 15 Number, shape and time 45
WEEK 4 WEEK 4
Activity 16 Number skills 10 Activity 16 Number and mass 46
Activity 17 Number and data 11 Activity 17 Calculate and shape 46
Activity 18 Number skills 12 Activity 18 Number, time and mass 47
Activity 19 Number and pattern 12 Activity 19 Number, pattern and shape 48
Activity 20 Number and time 13 Activity 20 Number, pattern and shape 49
WEEK 5 WEEK 5
Activity 21 Number 14 Activity 21 Number, pattern and time 50
Activity 22 Number, pattern, shape 14 Activity 22 Number, shape and mass 51
Activity 23 Number 15 Activity 23 Number, shape and mass 52
Activity 24 Number and pattern 16 Activity 24 Number skills 53
Activity 25 Number and time 17 Activity 25 Patterns and shape 53
WEEK 6 WEEK 6
Activity 26 Number 19 Activity 26 Number skills 54
Activity 27 Number skills 20 Activity 27 Number skills 55
Activity 28 Number skills 20 Activity 28 Shapes and calculate 56
Activity 29 Number and shape 21 Activity 29 Number and time 56
Activity 30 Number, pattern, shape and time 22 Activity 30 Number and shape 57
WEEK 7 WEEK 7
Activity 31 Number and shape 24 Activity 31 Calculate 58
Activity 32 Number, shape and length 25 Activity 32 Calculate 58
Activity 33 Number and time 26 Activity 33 Number skills 59
Activity 34 Number and data 26 Activity 34 Number and data 60
Activity 35 Number and data 27 Activity 35 Number skills 61
WEEK 8 WEEK 8
Activity 36 Number and time 29 Activity 36 Number and shape 62
Activity 37 Number, pattern and shape 29 Activity 37 Calculate 63
Activity 38 Number and shape 31 Activity 38 Number skills 63
Activity 39 Number, time and shape 31 Activity 39 Number skills 64
Activity 40 Number and shape 32 Activity 40 Number, pattern and shape 64
TERM 3 TERM 4
WEEK 1 WEEK 1
Activity 1 Number skills 66 Activity 1 Add and subtract 96
Activity 2 Calculate 66 Activity 2 Number solutions 96
Activity 3 Number skills 67 Activity 3 Number and time 96
Activity 4 Number and shape 67 Activity 4 Number and shape 97
Activity 5 Number, time and capacity 68 Activity 5 Number, capacity and time 98
WEEK 2 WEEK 2
Activity 6 Number, time and shape 70 Activity 6 Number skills 99
Activity 7 Add and subtract 70 Activity 7 Number and shape 99
Activity 8 Multiply, calculate 71 Activity 8 Number 100
Activity 9 Number, shape and data 71 Activity 9 Number work 101
Activity 10 Number skills 72 Activity 10 Number solutions 101
WEEK 3 WEEK 3
Activity 11 Number skills 73 Activity 11 Number and shape 102
Activity 12 Number skills 73 Activity 12 Number and shape 103
Activity 13 Number, pattern and time 74 Activity 13 Problem solving 103
Activity 14 Number, shape, capacity 75 Activity 14 Number skills 104
Activity 15 Number skills, time 76 Activity 15 Number, shape and time 105
WEEK 4 WEEK 4
Activity 16 Problem solving 77 Activity 16 Number and capacity 106
Activity 17 Number solutions 77 Activity 17 Number and shape 107
Activity 18 Solve it 78 Activity 18 Number, time and shape 108
Activity 19 Shape and number 79 Activity 19 Number, pattern, shape, length 108
Activity 20 Number, shape and time 79 Activity 20 Number skills 109
WEEK 5 WEEK 5
Activity 21 Calculate 81 Activity 21 Calculate 110
Activity 22 Calculate 81 Activity 22 Calculate 110
Activity 23 Calculate 82 Activity 23 Number and time 110
Activity 24 Problem solving 83 Activity 24 Add 111
Activity 25 Calculate 84 Activity 25 Add 111
WEEK 6 WEEK 6
Activity 26 Calculate 85 Activity 26 Repeated addition 112
Activity 27 Number skills 85 Activity 27 Subtract 112
Activity 28 Number, pattern, shape 85 Activity 28 Number skills 112
Activity 29 Problem solving 86 Activity 29 Place value 113
Activity 30 Number skills 87 Activity 30 Add 113
WEEK 7 WEEK 7
Activity 31 Number and shape 88 Activity 31 Pattern 114
Activity 32 Number and time 88 Activity 32 Problem solving 115
Activity 33 Number, shape and data 89 Activity 33 Shape 115
Activity 34 Number and pattern 90 Activity 34 Fractions 117
Activity 35 Number skills 91 Activity 35 Measurement 118
WEEK 8 WEEK 8
Activity 36 Number and shape 92 Activity 36 Money 121
Activity 37 Number, shape and time 93 Activity 37 Time 121
Activity 38 Number and time 93 Activity 38 Calculate 122
Activity 39 Number, shape and time 94 Activity 39 Number skills 122
Activity 40 Number solutions 95 Activity 40 Problem solving 123
Mental Maths Workbook • Grade 2 TERM 1 • WEEK 1
Activity 1 Add
1. Count from 31. Fill in the missing numbers.
32 35 36
31 33 34
37 40
38 39 41 42
43 44 47 48
45 46
2. 12 + 8 = 20 3. 14 + 6 = 20
Write your total
out of 10: 4. 1 + 19 = 20 5. 18 + 2 = 20
6. 20 + 0 = 20 7. 15 + 5 = 20
8. 13 + 7 = 20 9. 11 + 9 = 20
10. 17 + 3 = 20
Activity 2 Subtract
1. Count in twos from 18. Write in the missing
numbers.
18; 20; 22; 24; 26; 28; 30; 32
2. 20 – 12 = 8 3. 20 – 9 = 11
Write your total
out of 10: 4. 20 – 2 = 18 5. 20 – 5 = 15
6. 20 – 7 = 13 7. 20 – 15 = 5
8. 20 – 4 = 16 9. 20 – 6 = 14
10. 20 – 10 = 10
Activity 3 Add three numbers

1. 9 + 3 + 8 = 20 2. 2 + 7 + 11 = 20
Write your total
out of 10:
3. 6 + 5 + 9 = 20 4. 8 + 4 + 8 = 20
5. 4 + 6 + 10 = 20 6. 5 + 15 + 0 = 20
7. 1 + 10 + 9 = 20 8. 16 + 0 + 4 = 20
9. 2 + 1 + 17 = 20 10. 13 + 0 + 7 = 20
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TERM 1 • WEEK 1 Mental Maths Workbook • Grade 2
Activity 4 Add and subtract

1. 20 – 12 + 3 = 11 2. 20 – 5 + 6 = 21
Write your total
out of 10: 3. 20 – 16 + 12 = 16 4. 20 – 9 + 8 = 19
5. 20 – 4 + 2 = 18 6. 20 – 10 + 9 = 19
7. 20 – 8 + 11 = 23 8. 20 – 7 + 4 = 17
9. 20 – 13 + 5 = 12 10. 20 – 3 + 6 = 23
Activity 5 Number skills

1. Write the sum that is shown on the number line.
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30
16 + 8 = 24
2. Complete the table.

before between after
16 17 18
29 30 31
60 61 62
3. 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 = 21
4. Double 9 = 18
5. 10 + 10 + 10 = 30
6. 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 = 18
7. 8 + 8 + 8 + 8 = 32
Write your total
out of 10:
8. 2 more than 12 = 14
9. 30 + 6 = 36
10. Write the number name for 26.
Twenty-six
2
Activity 6 Grouping
1. 8 groups of 2 = 16
2. 1 group of 3 = 3
3. 5 groups of 5 = 25
4. 6 groups of 3 = 18
5. 7 groups of 2 = 14
6. 2 times 3 = 6
Write your total
out of 10:
7. 4 times 2 = 8
8. 10 groups of 2 = 20
9. 9 groups of 3 = 27
10. 1 group of 4 = 4

1. What comes after 79? 80
2. Circle the even numbers. 42 43 44 45 46
3. Arrange the numbers from the smallest to the biggest.
53 51 15 51 531 The 4th number is 57 not 51
15 ;51 ;53 ;57 ; 531

4. 5 threes = 15
5. Break down the number 29.
20 + 9
6. 20 + 6 = 26
7. 7 twos = 14
Write your total
out of 10:
8. Write the number symbol for fourteen. 14
9. 23 = 20 + 3
Nineteen
3
Activity 8 Number, money and patterns

1. 4 more than 28 = 32
2. 49 = 40 + 9
3. How many tens in 50? Five/5
4. 5 + 25 = 30
5. Half of 7 = 7⅟ 2
6. 50c + R1 = R1, 50c
7. 10c + 50c + 20c = 80c
8. 39 comes before 40.
9. Complete the pattern.
Write your total 25; 30; 35; 40 ; 45 ; 50 ; 55
out of 10:
40 + 6
Activity 9 Number, money and time

1. Add 7 to 13 to make 20.
2. Arrange the numbers from the biggest to the
smallest. 42 4 14 24 41
42 ; 41 ; 24 ; 14 ; 4
3. How many fives in 35? 7
4. A shop sold 55 hats to a school and 25 hats to a
club. How many hats were sold? 80 hats
5. 1 ten + 3 tens + 2 tens = 60
6. How many cents in R1? 100 cents
7. 5 less than 27 = 22
8. What comes next in the pattern?
62; 64; 66 ; 68
4
9. What is the total cost? R8, 50
R5,50
R3
10. Draw the time on the clock face: twelve o’clock.

12
11 1
Write your total
out of 10: 10 2
9 3
8 4
7 5
6
Activity 10 Calculate
1. 8 twos = 16
2. Show the sum on the number line. 6 + 12 = 18
number +5
29
24
24
19
18
13
30
25
4. 8 dogs, how many eyes? 16

5. 5 girls, how many fingers? 50
Write your total
out of 10: 6. True or false? 45 > 29 True
7. 2 tens + 3 units = 23 8. 20 + 20 = 40
9. What comes next? Tuesday; Wednesday; Thursday
10. 30 – 20 = 10
5
Activity 11 Number and time

1. Count in tens from 20. Write in the missing
numbers.
20; 30; 40; 50; 60; 70;80
2. 14 + 9 + 6 = 29
3. 42 + 8 = 50
4. 36 = 30 + 6
5. What comes next? March; April; May
6. Tick the objects that can roll.
7. 10 + 10 = 20
Write your total
out of 10:
9. How many days in one week? 7 days
10. I had R12 and I spent R5,50.
How much money do I have left? R6, 50
Activity 12 Number, shape and time

1. Count in threes. Write in the missing numbers.
3; 6; 9; 12; 15; 18; 21
22
half 2 12 32
24 16
double 4 44
3. Draw the time on the clock face: ten o’clock.

12
11 1
10 2
9 3
8 4
7 5
6
6
4. What comes between? 14 15 16

5. Write the missing numbers. 9; 19; 29; 39 ; 49
6. Writethethe
Write name
name of the of
3-Dthe 3-D object.
object Sphere
7. Draw a bigger cylinder.
8. What day comes before Thursday?

Wednesday
9. Write the number name for 8. Eight

Write your total
out of 10: 10. Arrange the ordinal numbers from the smallest to
the biggest.
4th 12th 6th 1st 3rd 8th 10th
1st ;3rd ;4th ;6th ;8th ;10th ;12th ;
Activity 13 Number and shape

1. Colour in the multiples of five.
35 36 37 38 39 40
41 42 43 44 45 46
47 48 49 50 51 52
2. Write the number. 4 tens + 9 units = 49

3. Show the sum on the number line:
15 + 15 + 15 = 45
4. Add. 7 + 7 + 7 + 7 + 7 = 35
7
5. Change to rand and cents: 175c is R1,75c

6. Add 20 to 25. 45
7. 30 = 18 + 12
30 + 9
Write your total 9. Name the 3-D object. Cylinder

out of 10:
10. If you buy 4 apples at R2 each and you pay with

R10, how much change will you get? R2
1. Double this number — > 30
> 15 —
number –10
18 8
26 16
32 22
47 37

20 + 4
4. 18 halved is 9
5. 10 + 16 + 8 = 34
6. 17 + 17 = 34
Write your total
out of 10:
7. 50 – 40 = 10
8. 28 + 6 = 6 + 28 = 34
9. 18 + 18 = 36
10. 28 – 12 = 16
8
Activity 15 Number and pattern

1. 16 + 9 = 25
2. 10 + 10 + 10 + 10 + 10 + 10 = 60
3. 30 – 10 = 20
4. 17 – 9 = 8
5. Share 12 sweets between 2 boys.
Each boy gets 6 sweets.
6. Share 18 pencils between 3 boys. How many pencils
does each boy get? 6 pencils
7. How much money do I have? R3,60c
8. What number comes next in the pattern?

20; 22; 24; 26
9. Continue the pattern.
10. Write the time shown below. 2:00

12
11 1
Write your total 10 2
out of 10:
9 3
8 4
7 5
6
9

1. Write all the even numbers.
48 62 19
90 75
200 17
67
48; 62; 90; 200
2. Write the number shown on the abacus. 38
T U
3. 7 bicycles, how many wheels? 14

4. 9 children, how many arms? 18
5. Arrange the numbers from the smallest to the
biggest. 45 14 15 5 41
5 ; 14 ; 15 ; 41 ; 45
6. 30 + 20 = 50
7. 6 + 6 + 18 = 30
Write your total
out of 10:
8. 3 groups of ten = 30
Forty
10. 5 more than 15 =
10
Activity 17 Number and data

1. Write the multiples of 2.
32 33 34 35 36
37 38 39 40 42
32; 34; 36; 38; 40; 42
2. These are learner names in Grade 2:
Sally Sipho Safia

Sue Sante Shelley
Sarah Shanne
Who has the longest name? Shelley

3. 37 = 30 +7
4. 4 tens + 2 units = 42
5. What comes next? fourteenth; fifteenth; sixteenth
6. Subtract 15 from 35 = 20
7. Arrange the ordinal numbers in ascending order.
22nd 50th 31st 12th 3rd
3rd ;12th ;22nd ;31st ; 50th
8. Double 52 = 104
Write your total 9. Describe the rule: 50 55 60 65 70 75
out of 10:
Add 5 to get the next number

20 + 8
11.
11

1. Write the number symbol for forty-eight. 48
2. What is the value of 1 in 16? 1 tens
3. 2 units, 4 tens = 42
4. Count backwards in tens. Write in the missing
numbers.
99; 89; 79; 69 ; 59
5. 10 more than 43 = 53
6. 3 less than 37 = 34
7. Add 25 and 15. 40
8. Subtract 14 from 28. 14
9. Colour in the long rod.
Write your total

out of 10:
10. Zinze shares 20 sweets between two friends.

How many sweets does each friend get?
10 sweets

1. Count in twos from 55. Write in the missing
numbers.
55; 57;59 ; 61; 63
2. Write the place value for 27. 2 tens, 7 units
3. Write the value of 2 in 20. 2 tens

4. Count from 73. Write in the missing numbers.
73; 74; 75 ;76 ; 77
5. 36 – 20 + 9 = 25
12
6. Write the name of the given 3-D object.
Rectangular prism
7. Write the number name for 23. Twenty three
8. Shanaaz is 7 years old and her sister is 2 years

older. How old is Shanaaz’s sister?
9 years old
9. David’s birthday is in March and Kesivan’s
Write your total
out of 10:
birthday is two months later.
In what month is Kesivan’s birthday? May
10. Find the difference between 50 and 30. 20

1. Add 20 to 10, minus 2. 28
2. 10 × 2 = 20
3. How many days in a school week? 5 days
4. One year = 12 months
5. What comes next? Monday; Tuesday; Wednesday
6. Write the next ordinal number name.

second, third, fourth
Write your total
out of 10: 7. What number comes next? …95; 96
8. 2×4= 8
9. 20 doubled = 40
10. Half of 10 × 2 = 10
13
Activity 21 Number
1. Count backwards from 75. Write in the missing
numbers.
73 72 71 70
75 74
69 68 66 65 64
67
2. 1 dozen eggs = 12 eggs

3. Half a year = 6 months
4. Draw the time on the clock face: 11:15
12
11 1
10 2
9 3
8 4
7 5
6
5. 5 groups of 5 = 25
6. 7 + 7 + 7 + 7 + 7 = 35
7. 10 more than 8 = 80
8. 26 + 9 = 35
Write your total
out of 10: 9. There are 4 roses in each of 6 vases.
How many roses are there in total? 24 roses
10. Kate has 16 coins. How many more coins does she
need to have 25 coins? 9 coins
Activity 22 Number, pattern, shape

1. Mandla drinks one glass of milk each day. How
many glasses of milk does he drink in a week?
7 glasses
2. What comes next? 5th; 6th; 7th
14
3. Circle the cylinder.
4. 28 + 2 + 5 = 35
5. 45 = 40+ 5
6. True or false? 45 < 35 False
7. Continue the pattern. 4; 8; 12; 16; 20; 24
Write your total
out of 10:
8. Write the number name for 16 + 16 = Thirty two
9. 3 tens + 5 tens = 80
10. 32 = 20 + 12
Activity 23 Number
1. Count backwards. 50; 48; 46; 44; 42; 40
2. Count forwards. 60; 65; 70; 75; 80; 85
3. Write the name of the given 3-D object.
Cylinder
4. 14 + 16 = 30
5. 9 + 9 + 9 = 27
6. 16 doubled = 32
7. A half dozen eggs = 6 eggs
15
8. What is the value of the underlined digit? 23

20
9. Share 9 apples between 4 boys. How many apples
Write your total

does each boy get and how many apples are left
out of 11: over?
a) Each boy gets 2 apples.
b) There are 1 apples left over.
10. What day comes after Thursday? Friday

1. Complete the table. Describe the rule.
6 7 8 9 10 11
14 16 18 20
12 22
Double the number in the first row
2. 2×2= 4
3.
Put 8 flowers equally in 2 jars. How many flowers

in each jar? 4 flowers
4. Show the sum on the number line: 18 + 7 = 25
5. Share a slab of chocolate between two friends.

There are 8 blocks of chocolate. How many
chocolate blocks does each friend get? 4 blocks
16
6. 3 less than 25 = 22
7. Calculate on the number line: 30 – 18 = 12
Write your total
out of 10:
9. Write the place value of 21 = 2 tens, I units
10. How many rand and cents in 165c? R1,65c

1.
before between after
29 30 31
32 33 34
37 38 39
2. 30 + 7 + 3 = 40
3. 4 tens + 2 tens = a) 6 tens
= b) 60
4. 9 fours = 36
5.
Share 20 suckers between 10 children = 2 suckers

each.
6. 26 = 20 + 6
7. How many threes in 15? 5
17
8. What season are we in now? The learner will have to

Write your total give the name of the season when this activity is done
out of 11:
9. The last month of the year is December.
10. There are 25 apples in a bowl. 10 of the apples are
bad. How many good apples are in the bowl?
15
18
Activity 26 Number
1. 9 units + 2 tens = 29
2. 8 cars, how many wheels? 32
3. The 5th month of the year is May.
4. You eat breakfast at 7 o’clock and school begins
at 8 o’clock. How much time passes between
breakfast and school? 1 hour(s)
number +8
17
9
13
5
18
10
16
8
6. Jamie, Jean and Jabu each have R10. How much

money do they have in total? R30
7. 4 + 4 + 4 = 12
8. The sum of 24 and 6 = 30
9. What is the value of 5 in these numbers?
Write your total
out of 10:
57 : 5 tens
35 : 5 units
10. Write the time for half past five as digital time:
5:30
19

Circle the correct answer.
A 2 B 70 C 700
2. Themba has 14 cookies, Nick has 22 cookies and
Tinus has 17 cookies. Who has an odd number of
cookies? Tinus
3. Write the symbol for the number eleven. 11
4. 9 + 32 = 41
5. 44 – 13 = 31
6. 7 fours + 2 tens = 48
Write your total
out of 10:
7. 39 – 8 = 31
8. 30 + 0 + 30 = 60
9. 9 doubled = 18
10. Half of 14 = 7

1. Which group has 65? B
A B C
2. Write a subtraction calculation using these numbers:

37 and 12 37 - 12
3. Write the even number that comes between 77
and 80. 78
Twenty-nine
20
5. What is the value of the digits of the circled number?
23 13 39
3 tens, 9 units

biggest. 58 72 85 39
39 58 72 85
7. half double
12
14
12 24
= 28
8. 3 chairs, how many legs? 12

9. Show the number sentence on the number line.
30 – 20 = 10
Write your total

out of 10:
20 + 4

1. You are 7 years old, your brother is 4 years older
and your sister is twice your age.
a) How old is your sister? 14 years old
b) How old is your brother? 11 years old
2. Draw a circle.
21
3. 45 = 40+ 5
4. Share R10 equally between 5 boys.
How much money does each boy get? R2
5. What numbers come next? 60; 62; 64; 68
6. True or false? 28 > 30 False
Write your total
out of 11:
7. 5 + 20 + 9 = 34
8. 45 – 25 = 20
9. 37 = 30 + 7
10. Two R50 notes = R100
Activity 30 Number, pattern, shape and time

1. Complete the pattern. 2 + 10 = 12
a) 12 + 10 = 22
b) 22 + 10 = 32
c) 32 + 10 = 42
d) 42 + 10 = 52
e) 52 + 10 = 62
2. Count backwards. 25; 24; 23; 22; 21; 20
3. Count backwards. 30; 28; 26; 24; 22;20
4. What is the time?
12 12
11 1 11 1
10 2 10 2
9 3 9 3
8 4 8 4
7 5 7 5
6 6
a) 4:30 b) 2:30
5. R2 + R3 + R1 + R10 = R16
6. What is the 2nd month of the year? February
22
7. It is the year 2016. What year will it be in two years

time? 2018
8. 6 + 24 = 30
9. Circle the prism.
10.
Write your total

out of 15:
Two 5c coins and eight 10c coins = 90 cents
23

1. 12 + 15 + 3 = 30
2. 30 – 18 – 5 = 7
3. 3 sixes = 18
4. Share one cake equally between 4 girls.
What fraction of the cake does each girl get? ⅟4
5. 10 + 10 = 20
6. Write the number name for 26. Twenty six
7. Jenny buys 8 erasers at 20c each.

How much do the erasers cost in total? R1,60c
9. Circle the cylinder.
Battery +
10. How many cubes are in this row? 4 cubes

Write your total
out of 10:
24
Activity 32 Number, shape and length

1.
81 82 83 84 85 86
87 88 89 90 91
Write the multiples of 2.
82 84 86 88 90
2. Name the 3-D object. Rectangular prism
3. What comes next? 21st; 22nd; 23rd

4. Mom needs 3 m of fabric to make a dress. She has
12 m of fabric. How many dresses can mom make?
4 dresses
5. 10 + 40 + 3 = 43
6. 4 tens, 9 units = 49
7. Write the number name for 47. Forty-seven
8. 252c = R2,52c
9. Share 9 bananas between 3 friends.
Each friend gets 3 bananas.
halve number double
out of 10:
40
9 36
18
30 120
60
25

1. Write the value of the underlined digit: 53
50
2. 1 ten + 5 tens = 60
3. a) 25 – 9 = 16
b) 21 + 8 = 29
4. How many sides does the 3-D object have?
6 sides
5. 10 + 10 + 10 + 10 = 40
6. True or false? 99 = 40 + 50 False
8. The difference between 18 and 11 = 7
9. What time is shown on the clock? 1:30
12
11 1
10 2
9 3

out of 11: 7 5
6
10. Wandile had R40 but he spent R25.

How much money does he have left? R15

1. True or false? 20 + 20 = 18 + 22 True
2. 48 = 40 + 8
3. 50c + 25c + 10c = 85c
26
4. R5 = 500c
5. Ms Jonas asked her Grade 2 class to choose their
favourite desserts. This is what she found.
Desserts that children like
Ice cream 8
Cupcakes 6
Cookies 12
a) Which dessert do most children like? Cookies
b) How many more children like cookies than

cupcakes? 6 children
6. 30c – 15c = 20c
smallest. 45 24 54 25
54; 45; 25; 24
8. Circle the uneven numbers.
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
9. 5 threes = 15
Write your total 10. Does the object slide or roll? Slide
out of 11:

1. Write the number name for 23. Twenty-three
8
27
3. Half of 17 = 8 ⅟ 2
4. Write the even numbers.
11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20
12 14 16 18 20
5. 5 wheelbarrows, how many wheels? 5 wheels

6. 10 more than 39 = 49
Write your total
out of 10: 7. 6 less than 15 = 9
8. One half hour = 30 min.
9. 2 weeks, how many days? 14 days
10. 10 cows, how many legs? 40 legs
28

1. Break down the number 27. 20 + 7
2. 8 + 8 + 8 = 24
3. 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 = 30
4. What is the time? 3:30
12
11 1
10 2
9 3
8 4
7 5
6
5. 2 weeks, how many days? 14 days

6. 21 days, how many weeks? 3 weeks
7. What comes next? 19th; 20th; 21st
8. Write the time. 9:00
12
11 1
10 2
9 3

out of 10: 7 5
6
9. Add 12 and 24. 36

10. Two R10 notes and eight 10c coins = R20,80c
Activity 37 Number, pattern and shape

smallest.
35 15 55 25 45
55; 45; 35; 25; 15
29
2. Zia reads a book with 24 pages. If she read 3 such

books, how many pages would she have read?
72pages
3. Does this 3-D object roll or slide? roll
4. You have R20 and you buy a soccer ball for R15,50.
How much change do you get? R4,50c
5. There are 6 rows of baskets. Each basket has 10
cherries. How many cherries are there in total?
60 cherries
6. Name a shape that has curved edges. Sphere
7. How many sides does a triangle have? sides

double number 10 less
126 53
63
80 30
40
50 15
25
9. Look at the numbers.
Write your total

20 19 18 17 16
out of 10:
15 14 13 12 11
The pattern is Subtract 5 from the number in the top row.

10. Write the number name for 17 + 17 = 34
30

1. 52 + 18 = 70
2. 49 – 7 – 7 = 35
3. 2 cars + 6 bicycles = 20 wheels
4. 7 tens = 70
5. How many corners does the 3-D object have?
8 corners
6. Tia has 40 cupcakes. She gives fifteen of the

cupcakes to the children in her class. How many
cupcakes are left? 25 cupcakes
7. 27 is less than 28.
Write your total
out of 10:
8. The letter F is the 4th letter of the alphabet.
True or false? False
10. R39 – R9 = R30
Activity 39 Number, time and shape

2. 7 units, 9 tens = 97
3. Write the number symbol for twenty-first. 21st
4. 5 more than 55 = 60
5. 2 less than 20 = 18
6. How many fours in 16? 4
31
7. How many corners does the 3-D object have?

8 corners

12
11 1
10 2
9 3
8 4
7 5
6
Write your total

out of 10: 9. 4 triangles, how many sides in total? 12 sides
10. A taxi transports 15 passengers, but 6 get off at the
first stop. How many passengers are left in the taxi?
9 passengers

1. 36 + 2 + 2 = 40
2. 30 – 7 = 23
3. 20 more than 15 = 35
4. Does this 3-D object roll or slide? roll
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5. School starts at 8 o’clock and break is at 10 o’clock.

How many hours of school are there before break?
2 hour(s)
6. Write the number name for 52. Fifty-two
7. Write the number symbol for forty-one. 41

8. 3 + 9 + 10 = 22
Write your total 9. Anna buys 3 cookies at R2,50 each.
out of 10:
How much does Anna spend in total? R7,50c
10. Write the even numbers between 35 and 45.
36; 38; 40; 42; 44
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Activity 1 Number and measurement

1. 18 plus 3 minus 5 = 16
2. 25c + 20c = 45c
3. 50c – 35c = 15c
4. 80 = 8 tens + 0 units
5. 9 + 9 + 9 + 9 = 36
6. What is the next even number greater than 24? 26
7. A line is 10 cm long. What measurement is at the

middle point of the line? 5 cm
8. By how many is 6 less than 14? 8
Write your total

out of 10:
T U
10. Write the number name for 14. Fourteen

1. Decrease 20 by 5. 15
2. Find the sum of 5; 3; 0 and 10. 18
3. If Monday is the 1st day of the week; name the fifth
day of the week. Friday
4. What is the total of these coins? R7,70c
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5. Tick the square. 
6. If the date is 14th April, what will be the date

7 days later? 21 April
7. Write the value of the underlined digit. 19 10

8. 10 more than 8 = 18
9. 4 less than 46 = 42
10. Write the time shown on the clock. 4:30
12
11 1
out of 10:
9 3
8 4
7 5
6

biggest.
110 102 104 101 105 103
101;102; 103; 104; 105; 110
112 113 115
111 114
116 118 119 120
117
120 121 122
121 125
3. 3 more than 37 = 40
4. 10 less than 25 = 15
5. What number comes after 99? 100
35
6. What even numbers are between 39 and 45?

40; 42; 44
7. If we cut three oranges in half; how many half

oranges would we have? 6 half oranges
8. Mia is 7 years old. How old will she be in 5 years’
Write your total
out of 10: time?
12 years old
9. 21 + 9 + 12 = 42

1. 2 tens + 3 tens + 1 ten = a) 6 tens
= b) 60
2. Write the number. 3 units + 2 tens = 23
3. How many days are there in two weeks? 14 days
4. Half of 18 = 9
5. Divide 28 by 4 = 7
6. 10 groups of 2 = 20
7. There are 8 girls, 5 boys and 6 women on a bus.
How many passengers are on the bus altogether?
19 passengers
8. Mother has a R50 note. She spends R20 at the
market and R20 at the ice-cream stand.
How much money does she have left? R10
9. Draw a line of symmetry.
Anyone of these 4 lines is correct
36
10. Colour the rectangles only.

Write your total
out of 11:

smallest.
46 76 56 96 66 86
96; 86; 76; 66; 56; 46
2. Show the number sentence on the number line:
30 – 12 = 18
3. 50 = 30 + 20
4. 40 = 30 + 10
5. What number comes before 50? 49
6. 8 bicycles; how many wheels? 16
7. 10 children; how many hands? 20
8. Which object is heavier? Car
Write your total

out of 10: 9. A cake box holds 8 cupcakes.
How many cupcakes will 4 boxes hold?
32 cupcakes
10. One hour = 60 minutes
37

1. What comes next? 23rd 24th
2. Double 22 = 44
3. Half of 1 dozen eggs = 6 eggs
4. Break down 38. 30 + 8
5. If the middle pages of a book are numbered 4 and

5 what is the number of the last page? 8
6. Write the number. 36
7. Write the number in question 6 in words.

Thirty-six
8. Katlego has R15. He spends R3,50 on juice and

R2,10 on sweets. How much change does he get?
R9,40
Write your total
out of 10: 9. 10 + 10 + 10 + 10 = 40
10. Divide one cake between four children. What
fraction of the cake does each child get?
⅟4

1. Write the uneven numbers between 30 and 40.
31; 33; 35; 37; 39
2. Add 12 and 35. 47

4. Break down 25. 20 + 5
38
5. Write the number name for 13. Thirteen

6. Complete the pattern:
xzxy xoxy … xdxy
7. Complete the pattern:
22; 24; 26; 28; 30; 32
8. Lisa is 8 years old and Lindiwe is double Lisa’s age.
How old is Lindiwe? 16 years old
9. Circle all the cylinders.
Write your total

out of 10:
10. 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 = 24
125 127
124 126
128 130
129 131
132 133 135
134
2. I share 9 sweets equally between three girls.

Each girl gets 3 sweets.
3. Half of 15 = 7 ⅟ 2
4. One ball costs R5.
How many balls can I buy with R30? 6 balls
5. A class has 34 children. There are 14 girls, how
many are boys? 20 boys
6. What time is midday? 12:00
7. What comes next? 65; 66; 67
39
Write your total

out of 10:
9. 2 pairs of socks = 4 socks
Activity 9 Number, shape and length

1. 50 + 2 = 52
2. What is the value of 6 in 16? 6
3. 7 + 3 + 4 = 14
4. 2 groups of 5 = 10
5. The length of a line is 7 cm. How long would the
line be if it were 2 times longer? 14 cm
6. Divide 20 by 5 = 4
7. Divide 10 by 3 = a) 3
and b) 1 is left over.
8. Colour one half.
9. Divide this shape into fourths.
Write your total

out of 11:
10. Increase 10 by 25. 35
40

1. Which of these numbers are the nearest to 50?
47 46 42 48 41 48
2. Which number is missing from the sequence?
10; 15; 20; 25; 30; 35; 40
3. What number is 6 less than 50? 44
4. How many hours in a day? 24 hours
1. Show the number sentence on the number line.
8 × 2 = 16
5. Kate has R2,50 but she gets R2 more.

How much money does Kate now have?
R4,50c
6. Write the number symbol. 1 ten + 9 units 19
7. How much do you have left from R50 after
spending R35,70?
R14,30,
8. How many corners and edges in this shape?
Write your total

out of 11:
a) 8 corners
b) 12 edges
eighteen
41

1. Count from 83. Write the missing numbers.
83; 84; 85; 86; 87;88
2. Write the number. 2 tens + 3 units = 23
5. 4 halves, how many wholes? 2 wholes
6. Colour in one half.
7. Break down 49.

Write your total
out of 10: 40 + 9
8. Write the number name for 43. Forty-three

9. 50 – 32 = 18
10. 12 + 8 + 5 = 25
Activity 12 Number skills, calculate

1. Circle the even numbers.
31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38
2. Write the next odd number. 19… 21
smalllest.
75 90 85 65 80 95
95; 90; 85; 80; 75; 65;
42
5. What fraction is the shape divided into? 3/3
Write your total

out of 10:
6. 27 + 5 = 32 7. 35 + 4 = 39
8. 2×4=8 9. 5 tens + 4 units = 54
Activity 13 Patterns, shape and time

1. Count in twos.
48; 50; 52; 54; 56; 58; 60
2. Count backwards.
95; 90; 85; 80; 75; 70; 65
3. 23 + 22 = 45 4. 50 – 17 = 33
5. 8 tens = 80
6. Divide the shape into fourths.
7. What fraction is bigger: one half or one fourth?

One half
8. Write the number name for 39. Thirty-nine

9. Neo leaves home at 4 o’clock and arrives at half
past four. How long was her journey? 30 min
Write your total

out of 10:
43

1. 10 + 9 = 19
2. 20 + 7 = 27
3. 20 – 11 = 9
4. 5 × 2 = 10
5. 8 × 2 + 10 = 26
6. 6 × 2 +10 = 22 Change first = to +
7. Circle the shape that shows symmetry.
8. Sam arrived at 3:30 and the party started at 3:00.

By how many minutes was Sam late?
30 minutes
9. Write the sum shown on the number line.
Write your total

out of 10:
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20
5+5+5
10. Write the number symbol for thirty-five. 35
44

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2. 10 + 9 = 19
3. 20 + 3 = 23
4. 30 + 6 = 36
5. 20c + 10c + 5c + 50c = 85c
6. 30 minutes + 30 minutes = 1 hour
7. 8 halves = 4 wholes
8. Colour the triangle only.
9. Letsego has R50 and spends R42 at the movies.

How much money does he have left? R8
10. Draw the top view of the pot.
Write your total
out of 10:
45
Activity 16 Number and mass

1. How many times is the 5 in 51 greater than the
5 in 15? 7 times
2. Simba pays 25c for 5 sweets.
How much does he pay for 2 sweets? 10 c
4. How many tens in 60? 6
5. What must be added to 72 to make 80? 8
7. Write the number. 9 units, 5 tens = 59
smallest.
39 48 45 40 49 46
49; 48; 46; 45; 40; 39
9. Circle the item that has the heavier mass.
Write your total

out of 10:
10. What comes next? Friday; Saturday; Sunday
Activity 17 Calculate and shape

1. Complete the sequence. 94; 96; 98; 100; 102
2. Which month comes two months after May? April
3. What is the cost of 2 jelly babies at 60c each? R1,20c
4. 10 + 12 = 22
5. 30 + 0 + 2 = 32
46
6. 39 – 16 = 23
7. 40 – 22 = 18
8. Write the number name for 47. Forty-seven
9. What fraction is the shape divided into? 5/5
Write your total 10. Tick the rectangle.

out of 10:
Activity 18 Number, time and mass

1. Circle the correct option. The mass of the jar of jam
is measured in (centimetres / grams).
Jam
250 g
2. Two days after Monday is Tuesday

3. The 10th month of the year is October
4. 40 + 5 + 5 = 50
5. 46 – 10 – 6 = 30
6. Circle the number that is the nearest to 30.
35 29 33 31
7. Circle the odd numbers.
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
47
9. We cut a cake into four equal parts. What is each

fraction called? A quarter
Write your total

out of 10:
10. How much money? R2, 10c

1. Name this shape.
circle
2. How many sides does this shape have? 3 sides
3. Count from 134 . Write the missing numbers.

134; 135; 136; 137; 138; 139
5. Increase 41 by 9. 50 6. 9 × 2 = 18
7. You have 20 marbles and 5 small jars. How many
marbles can you put in each jar so that there is
Write your total
out of 10: an equal number of marbles in each jar?
4 marbles
8. 99 is before 100. 9. 56 comes after 55
10. 49 – 12 = 37
48

1. 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 = 12
2. 7 × 2 = 14
3. 30 – 15 = 15
4. 28 – 11 = 17
5. 20 + 30 = 50
6. Write the name of the shape. Rectangle
7. Circle a quarter of the beads.
Write your total

out of 10:
8. 25 + 25 = 50
wyv xyz…ayb; cyd; eyf; gyh
10. 30 – 20 = 10
49
Activity 21 Number, pattern and time

1. Colour in the multiples of two.
61 62 63 64 65 66
67 78 79 70 71 72
73 74 75 76 77 78
2. Break down 52.

50+2

12
11 1
10 2
9 3
8 4
7 5
6
6. What comes next?

thirteenth… fourteenth
7. Double 18 = 36
8. 10 + 7 = 6 + 9
50
9. Name the shape.

Write your total
out of 10:
square
Activity 22 Number, shape and mass

1. Name the fraction.
6/6
2. How many sides does this shape have? 5
4. Arrange the ordinal numbers in the correct order.
10th 4th 8th 1st 3rd 5th
1st; 3rd; 4th;5th; 8th; 10th
5. 19 + 19 = 38
6. 20 + 10 + 20 = 50
7. 49 – 7 – 8 = 34
8. Which number is the nearest to 20? 19
12 8 15 29 19 10
9. Tick the item that weighs more.

Write your total
out of 10:
500 g
10. 8 less than 42 = 34
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Activity 23 Number, shape and mass

1. Count in fives. Write the missing numbers.
75; 80; 85;90; 95; 100
2. What comes next? 102; 104; 106;
3. Which fraction is smaller? One half or one quarter?
One half
4. Which item is heavier? 1 kg butter or 500 g cheese?
1 kg 500 g
5. Write the number name for 50. Fifty

6. Kyle is 10 years old and his brother is 5 years older.
How old is his brother? 15 years old
7. Name the shape.
Circle
Write your total

out of 10:
8. Name the 12th month of the year. December

9. 30 = 22 + 8
10. 30 – 16 = 14
52

1. 9 × 2 = 18
2. 2×2×2=8
3. 3 × 2 × 2 = 12
4. 27 + 10 + 5 = 42
5. 23 = 2 x 10 + 3
6. 29 – 14 = 15
Write your total
out of 10:
7. 30 – 18 = 12
8. 35 = 30 + 5
9. 16 + 14 = 30
10. 28 – 17 = 11
Activity 25 Patterns and shape

1. Count backwards. Write the missing numbers.
130; 120; 110; 100; 90; 80; 70
2. What is the value of the underlined digit? 41 40
3. 2 tens + 5 tens = 70
4. Tick the shape that is divided in half. 
5. What comes next? 99… 100

6. 121 comes after 120.
Write your total
out of 10:
8. 20 doubled = 40
9. After Sunday is Saturday.
10. After December is the twelfth of the year.
53

1. True or false? 45 < 54 True
2. 20 + 20 + 10 = 50
3. What fraction of the shape is coloured in? 1/4
4. Circle half of the buttons.
5. What comes between? 49 50 51

6. Gerry is 18 years old. How old was he 7 years ago?
11 years old
7. Tick the square.
8. How much will 2 chocolates and 3 lollipops cost?

R1,90c
Write your total 50c 30c

out of 10:
9. Add or subtract? 13 + 8 = 21
10. Add or subtract? 36 - 16 = 20
54

1. How many half apples can be cut from 3 whole
apples?
6 half apples
2. Take 7 from 19. 12
3. Find the sum of 8 and 9. 17
5. 13 – 0 = 13 6. 19 + 0 + 4 = 23
7. What number added to 25 makes 30? 5
8. Lerato has one half of a pie and Magda eats one
quarter of the same pie. What fraction of the pie is
left? 1/4
9. Circle the shape that is not symmetrical.
10. What direction must the dog go to get the bone?

Right
dog
Write your total

out of 10: left right
bone
55
Activity 28 Shapes and calculate

1. Draw the top view of the can.
2. Name the shape.
triangle
3. A triangle has a) 3 corners

and b) 3 sides.
4. What is the total cost? R26,00
R16,00
R10,00
5. 10 tens = 100
6. 28 = 20 + 8
Write your total
out of 11: 7. 17 = 10 + 7
8. 32 – 12 = 20
9. 12 + 12 + 4 = 28
10. 50 – 30 – 7 = 13

1. Noah’s holiday started on 12 December and ended
on 20 December.
How long was Noah’s holiday? 8 days
2. Break down 42. 40 + 2
3. 26 + 14 = 40
56
4. 35 + 15 = 50
5. 17 + 16 = 33
6. 34 – 14 = 20
Write your total
out of 10:
7. 26 – 20 = 6
8. 5 more than 45 = 50
9. 6 less than 42 = 32
10. 10 more than 50 = 60

1. A square has a) 4 equal sides
and b) 4 corners.
2. Colour the 2-D shapes with all straight sides.
3. What is the place value of 27? 2 tens, 7 units
4. What is the value of 9 in 49? 9units

5. 6 × 2 = 12
6. 10 × 2 = 20
7. 19 + 20 = 39
8. What is the total cost? R32,00
R15,00
each
R17,00
Write your total

out of 11:
9. 50c – 28c = 22c

57
131 132 133 134 135

136 137 138 139 140
141 142 143 144 145
2. Count backwards.
40; 36; 32; 28; 24; 20; 16; 12
3. 13 + 13 + 7 = 33
4. 29 – 10 + 6 = 25
5. 40 – 22 – 10 = 8
6. 8 × 2 = 16 7. 6 × 2 = 12
Write your total
out of 10: 10. Make a cross through half of the stars.
1. 50c + 20c + 10c + 5c + 5c = 90c
2. 7 tens + 2 tens = 90
3. 36 – 12 = 24
4. Calculate on the number line. 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 = 8
5. 8 more than 40 = 48
6. 5 less than 50 = 45
58
7. Which number is the nearest to 20?

18 12 5 8 3 18
8. Circle the answer.
A circle has (straight / curved) edges.
Write your total
out of 10: 9. Pack 24 apples into 4 packets.
How many apples will be in each packet?
6 apples
10. 7 × 2 × 2 = 28

1. Write the number symbol for forty-two. 42
2. Cross out half of the apples.
3. Tick the fraction that shows thirds.
4. Count in fives from 95. Write the next numbers.

95; 100; 105; 110; 115; 120
5. 5 pairs of socks; how many socks in total?
10 socks
6. 8 tricycles, how many wheels? 24 wheels
7. 33 + 22 = 55 8. 42 – 12 = 30
9. Name the shape. Rectangle
Write your total
out of 10:
10. Write the next even number. 58; 60
59

1. Meagan’s birthday is in October. Bongi’s birthday
is 5 months later.
In which month is Bongi’s birthday? March
2. Count in threes. Write the missing numbers.
27; 30; 33; 36; 39; 42; 45; 48
3. Ten vases each contain 6 flowers.
How many flowers in total? 60 flowers
12
11 1
10 2
9 3
8 4
7 5
6
5. The sum of 28 and 12 is 40.

6. The difference between 59 and 15 is 44
7. Write the next odd number. 49; 51
8. The boys play with marbles.
Mike has 21 marbles. Jaden has 18 marbles.
Write your total
out of 10: Jabu has 20 marbles. Sipho has 14 marbles.
Who has the least marbles? Sipho
9. 10 × 2 = 20
10. 30 + 13 + 0 = 43
60

1. Count in fours. 8; 12; 16; 20; 24; 28; 32; 36;40
2. 1 less than 60? 59
3. 10 more than 50? 60
4. What comes next? twenty-third; twenty-fourth
5. What is the third month of the year? March
7. Write the number name for 56. Fifty-six
8. What is the 7th letter of the alphabet? G
Write your total
out of 10: 9. Carl is 29 years old and his brother is 10 years
younger.
How old is his brother? 19 years old
10. 40 + 8 + 10 = 58
61

1. Adish, Andre and Andile each have 8 cars. How
many cars do they have in total? 24 cars
2. Draw the hands of the clock to show the time: half
past four.
12
11 1
10 2
9 3
8 4
7 5
6
3. 1 year is the same as 12 months.

4. R36 – R12 = R24
5. Dad has six R5 notes.
How many rand is that altogether? R30
6. 8 × 2 = 16
smallest.
44 22 33 55 11 66
66; 55; 44; 33; 22; 11
Write your total

10. Share a loaf of bread with
out of 10: 16 slices equally between
4 children. How many slices
of bread does each child get?
4 slices
62
1. Half of 4 oranges = 2 oranges
2. 55 + 5 = 60
3. 2×2×2=8
4. 39 – 9 = 30
Write your total
out of 10: 7. Find the difference between 30 and 11. 19
8. What comes next? 21st 22nd
10. R1 = 100c

1. Calculate 17 + 8 = 25 on the number line.
2. 12 doubled = 24
3. Half of 6 sweets is 3 sweets.
4. What fraction of the shape is shaded?
1/4
5. Break down 43. 40 + 3
6. 29 = 20 + 9
Write your total
out of 10: 7. 24 = 12 + 12
8. 2 children, how many fingers? 20 fingers
9. 4 boys, how many toes? 40 toes
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more
than
43 =
53
64

1. Count backwards. Fill in the missing numbers.
149 148 147 146
144 143 142 141 139
138 137 136 134 133
2. 4 + 4 + 4 + 4 = 12
3. 1×2=2
4. 0×2=0
5. Write the number name for 31. Thirty-one
6. R2 = 200c
7. 125c = R1,25c
8. Which fraction is more? one fifth or one third?
1/3
Divide the shape into thirds.

Write your total
out of 10:
9.
10. True or false? 8 × 2 = 8 + 8 True

1. 2 tens + 6 units = 26
2. 5 tens + 1 ten = 60
4. True or false? one half = two quarters True
5. Babalo gets a quarter of the pizza; Barry gets a fifth
of the pizza and Bernard gets a third of the pizza.
Who gets the most pizza? Bernard
65
6. Extend the pattern.
7. Count backwards.
42; 40; 38; 36; 34; 32; 30
8. Name the 2-D shape. Rectangle
Write your total

out of 10:
9. 18 + 18 = 36
10. 13 + 27 = 40
66

151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158

159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166

3. Break down 64. 60 + 4
4. 68 = 60 + 8
5. 9 tens = 90 6. 5 tens + 9 units = 59
7. Write the number symbol for one hundred and two.
Write your total
out of 10: 120
8. 3 more than 63 = 66
9. 5 less than 75 = 70
10. 20 + 20 + 20 = 60
1. 35 + 12 = 47 2. 10 × 2 = 20
3. 46 – 26 = 20 4. 30 + 30 = 60
5. 60 – 40 = 20
6. 50 and 7 is the same as 57.
7. Write the number name for the symbol 109.
One hundred and nine
8. True or false? 69 = 90 + 6 False

9. What comes next? 18th; 19th; 20th; 21st
10. Calculate the sum on the number line.
Write your total
out of 10: 26 + 8 = 34
67

1. Count in twos. Write in the missing numbers.
132; 134; 136; 138; 140; 142; 144
2. What comes between? 159; 160; 161
3. Which number is more? 119 or 109: 119
4. Double 34. 68
5. Break down 75. 70 + 5
6. 50 + 6 = 56
7. There are 35 learners in a class. Each learner has
2 books. How many books in total? 70 books
Write your total
out of 10: 8. 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 = 12
9. Which number is closest to 70? 69
53 35 49 69 39

1. 10 groups of 2 = 20
2. How many twos in 18? 9
3. 10 less than 80 = 70
4. What is the smaller number? 72 or 27: 27
5. Count in fours.
64; 68; 70; 72; 74; 76
6. Name the shape.
Triangle
7. R3 = 300c
68
8. How much money? 95c
Write your total

out of 10:
9. There are 2 jars with R9 in each jar.
How many rand in total? R18
Activity 5 Number, time and capacity

1. Count backwards.
97; 95; 93; 91; 89; 87; 85
2. Write the number shown by the abacus. 75
T U
3. Draw a triangle.
4. Name the 2-D shape.
Square
69
5. What fraction is not shaded? 1/5
6. Gabula pays half-price on the bus. The standard

bus fare is R12. How much does Gabula pay?
R6
7. A movie starts at 4:00 and ends at 5:30. How long
is the movie? 1 hour 30 minutes
8. Tick all the spheres.
9.
Milk
Write your total

out of 10: 1L
The milk in the carton is measured in Litres.

10. Add R3, R15, R1, R10. R29
70

1. The sum of two numbers is 35. If one number is 17,
what is the other number? 18
3. 3 groups of 7 = 21
5. Write the number name for 62. Sixty-two
7. True or false? 72 > 27 True
8. If I have R2 how much do I still need to make R5?
R3
9. What is the time? 12
12
11 1
10 2
9 3
8 4
7 5
6
Write your total

out of 10:

1. 25 + 25 = 50
2. 20 + 20 = 40
3. 28 + 2 = 30
Write your total
out of 10: 4. 10 + 20 + 20 = 50
5. 20 + 5 = 25 6. 40 – 24 = 16
7. 30 – 15 = 15 8. 20 – 17 = 3
9. 50 – 20 – 10 = 20 10. 45 – 5 = 40
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Activity 8 Multiply, calculate

1. 7 × 2 = 14
2. 10 × 2 = 20
3. 2×2=4
4. 1×2=2
5. 2×0=0
6. 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 = 24
7. 10 + 10 + 10 = 30
8. There are 2 bowls with 8 strawberries in each bowl.
Write your total
out of 10: How many strawberries are there in total?
16 strawberries
10. The sum of 5, 8, 2 and 14: 29
Activity 9 Number, shape and data

1. Write the next odd number: 67…69
2. Write the even numbers between 61 and 71.
62; 64; 66; 68; 70
3. Find the total of 15, 9, 7 and 5. 36

4. You have R20. You spend R17.
How much change do you have? R3
5. Does this shape have straight or round edges? straight

7. You buy a candle for R14. How much is your
change from R20? R6
8. What number is 5 more than 55? 60
9. What number is 10 less than 70? 60
72
10. What is your favourite sport? This is what a class of

Grade 2 children answered.
Sport Number of children
Rugby 25
Soccer 22
Cricket 30
Write your total Hockey 18

out of 11:
a) What sport is the least popular? Hockey

b) How many more children like cricket than
rugby? 5 children

1. Take 7 away from 35. 28
2. 4 groups of 4 = 16
3. 5 tens and 3 tens = 80
4. 9 + 9 + 9 = 27
5. Add 20 to 50. 70
6. 8 more than 16 is 24
8. 5 less than 29 is 24
9. 20 + 20 = 40
10. Write the number and number name for the value
shown.
Write your total

out of 11:
a) Number: 75
b) Number name: Seventy-five
72

1. Circle all the uneven numbers.
108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116
2. Write the next even number: 220…222
46 52 78 18 72
4. Write the number symbol for fifty-eight. 58
5. 4 tens and 9 units = 49
6. 3 units and 6 tens = 36
7. 7 tens = 70
9. Add 20 to 35 = 55
10. Calculate on a number line:
Write your total
out of 10: 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 = 12

number +10
26 36
32 42
14 24
20 30
2. Write in the missing numbers.

120; 110; 100; 90; 80; 70
4. What comes next? 22nd… 23rd
73
5. Divide the shape into fourths.
6. 8 + 8 + 8 = 24
Write your total
out of 10:
7. True or false? one tenth < one sixth True
8. Add 19 to 31. 50
10. Write the number name for 49. Forty-nine
Activity 13 Number, pattern and time

1. 2 groups of 8 = 16
2. 10 groups of 5 = 50
4. How many eights in 24? 3

5. 150c = R1,50c
7. Draw the hands to show the time: half past twelve.

12
11 1
10 2
9 3
8 4
7 5
6
8. True or false? A half is smaller than a quarter. False

Write your total
out of 10:
9. Write the number name for 31. Thirty-one
10. What is the sum of 22, 34 and 17? 73
74
Activity 14 Number, shape, capacity

number +6
36 42
24 30
18 24
15 21
2. What comes next?

92; 94; 96; 98; 100; 102
3. R8 + R6 + R5 + R2 = R 21
4. How much will 2 litres of milk cost? R18

5. How much will 3 loaves of bread cost? R21
Write your total

out of 10:
8. 25 + 20 = 45
9. 29 + 11 = 40
75
Activity 15 Number skills, time

1. Complete the table:
number 3 6 4 0 9 8 5
×2 6 12 8 0 18 16 10
2. Double 20 = 40
3. Half 16 = 8
4. True or false? half > third True
5. Divide this shape into halves.
6. There are 8 rows with 2 baskets in each row.

How many baskets are there? 16
7. 23 minus 9 = 16
Write your total
out of 10: 8. How long is it from 9:15 to 9:30? 15 minutes
9. Your dad is 40 years old and your mom is 4 years
younger. How old is your mom? 36 years old
10. The 11th month of the year is November.
76
Activity 16 Problem solving

1. What number is added to 36 to make 46? 10
2. What should I subtract from 40 to have 32? 8
3. Which fraction is the largest? 1/5
1 1 1
8 6 5
4. Share 3 sweets between 2 girls. How many sweets
does each girl get and how many sweets are left
over?
a) 1 sweets b) 1 left over.
5. It is two o’clock, what will the time be in
30 minutes? 2:30
6. Jaden has saved R6. How much more must he save
to buy a book for R10? R4
7. 7 + 7 + 7 + 7 = 28
8. One spider has 8 legs. 5 spiders, how many legs?
40 legs
9. One ant has six legs. 3 ants, how many legs?
18 legs
Write your total
out of 11:
10. Name the 3-D shape.
Square
Activity 17 Number solutions

number 23 32 24 42 25 52
+5 28 37 29 47 30 57
2. Count the beads in twos.12 beads
77
3. What is the number? 74
4. Sue saves some money every day. She saved R12 on

each of three days. How much money did Sue save?
R36
5. What is the value of 4 in 84? 4 units
Write your total
out of 10:
7. 4 tens + 6 tens = 100
8. 5 × 2 = 10
9. 28 – 12 = 16
Activity 18 Solve it
1. What is the 1st month of the year? January
2. 40 + 12 = 52
39 29 49 19
4. How many tens in twenty? 2 tens
5. 3 groups of 2 = 6
6. What is the total? 23c, 15c and 20c = 58c
7. A bag of apples costs R25 and a bag of oranges
costs R35. What is the total cost? R60
8. In a class there are 27 girls and 23 boys. How many
Write your total
out of 10:
learners are in the class? 50 learners
9. Write the number name for 25. Twenty-five
78
Activity 19 Shape and number

1. Name this shape. Rectangle

3. What is the total
amount of liquid in
Water Water
litres? 1 lt 1 lt
3 litres
6. 19 + 5 + 4 = 28
Write your total
out of 10:
9. 9 × 2 = 18
10. Write the number name for 46. Forty-six

number ×2
20
10
12
6
18
9
10
5
79
2. Count backwards.
91; 89; 87; 85; 83; 81; 79
12
11 1
10 2
9 3
8 4
7 5
6
4. What is the position of the tree? 2C

1
A B C
5. How much time is it from 14:00 to 16:00? 2 hours

6. I put 20 books on one shelf. How many books could
I put on 2 shelves? 40 books
biggest.
106 102 109 107 103
102 103 106 107 109
8. Name the shape.
Write your total Circle

out of 10:
9. 10 + 9 = 19
80
140 142 145
139 141 143
146 148 150
145 147 149
2. Count backwards.
100; 99; 98; 97; 96; 95; 94;93; 92
3. 20 + 20 = 35 + 5
4. 38 – 8 = 15 + 15
5. Write the number name for 43. Forty-three
7. 8 more than 20 = 28
8. 10 less than 60 = 50
Write your total

out of 10:
10. 38 = 30 + 8
1. 8 × 2 = 16
2. 29 + 5 = 34 3. 37 + 9 = 46
4. 59 – 20 = 39 5. 28 – 10 = 18
6. Draw lines to divide the shape into quarters.
81
7. 2 more than 63 = 65
8. 3 less than 51 = 48
9. What is the cost of?
a) 3 oranges R9 b) 2 peaches R8
c) 5 mangoes R40 d) 4 bananas R8
Write your total

out of 13: R2,00
each
R4,00 R8,00
R3,00
10. What comes next? 21st; 22nd; 23rd
1. Count and write in the missing numbers.
161 163 165 167
162 164 166 168
169 171 173 175
170 172 174 176
2. 10 + 10 + 10 = 30
3. 80 + 10 = 90
4. 60 = 50 + 10
5. 75 = 60 + 15
7. 49 = 40+ 9
8. What number is shown on the abacus? 63
Write your total

out of 10:
T U
9. 32 – 12 = 20 10. 4 × 2 = 8
82

1. Write the number symbol for thirty-six. 36
2. Complete the sequence.
76 75 74 73 72 71 70
3. Count backwards in tens.
90; 80; 70; 60; 50; 40; 30; 20
4. What is the number? 53
5. Break down the number 75. 70+ 5
6. Do the sum on the number line. 18 + 10 = 28

8. Kabelo has 18 marbles and Craig has 9 marbles.
How many more marbles does Kabelo have than
Write your total
out of 10:
Craig? 9 marbles
9. How many wheels do 5 bicycles have? 10 wheels
10. How many groups of 5 can I make from 20 sweets?
4 groups
83
1. There are 12 pencils in a box.
How many pencils in two boxes? 24 pencils
2. What is the total value of the coins? R8,70c
4. Break up 20c into two smaller coins.
10c 10c
5. How many groups of two can we make from 24?

12 groups
6. 9 + 9 + 9 + 9 = 36
Write your total
out of 10:
7. Double 14 = 28
8. Double 7 = 14
9. Half 13 = 6 and 1/2
84
1. 18 + 18 = 36
2. 10 +10 = 20
3. 14 – 7 = 7
4. 12 – 6 = 6
5. 8 + 6 + 10 = 24
6. 9 + 7 + 20 = 36
Write your total
out of 10: 7. 15 + 12 + 3 = 30
8. 27 + 3 + 4 = 34
9. 6 × 2 = 12
10. 9 × 2 = 18

1. 35 is more than 34.
3. 10 more than 55. 65
4. 10 less than 42. 32
5. What is the 2nd month of the year? February
6. What is the 1st school day of the week? Monday
Write your total
out of 10: 7. Half of 22 = 11
8. Which is more? 12 or 21. 21
9. Write the number between 32 and 34. 33
10. What number comes next? forty-five…forty-six
Activity 28 Number, pattern, shape

1. Complete the pattern. BBDD EEFF
IIKK LLMM OOQQ RRTT

number 8 10 12 14 16
16 20 24 24 32
double
85
3. Count from 170. Write in the missing numbers.

170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180
4. Draw a sphere.
5. Does the 3-D object roll or slide?

Roll
6. Do the sum on the number line. 6 + 6 + 6 = 18
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20

biggest. 96 84 100 75 93 86
100; 96; 93; 86; 84; 75
8. It takes 4 cups to fill a 1-litre bottle.
How many cups will fill two 1-litre bottles?
8 cups
Water
1 lt
9. Mrs Dintsi buys 2 loaves of bread each day for her

Write your total
out of 10: family. One loaf costs R8,90. How much will she
spend in two days? R17,80

1. Four friends share 20 chocolate bars equally. How
many chocolates does each friend get?
5 chocolates
86
2. Add 20 to 10. 30
3. The sum of 12, 8, 3 and 10 is 33.
4. Add 15 to 20 and minus 7. 28
smallest.
122 22 144 44 133 33
144 133 122 44 33 22
6. What comes before 99? 98

Write your total
out of 10: 7. 100 is more than 99.
9. 3 less than 69 = 66
10. 7 more than 83 = 90

smallest.
85 45 75 35 95 55
95; 85; 75; 55; 45; 35
2. Which is less? 73 or 63: 63
3. What can be added to 50 to make 58? 8
4. What must be taken away from 69 to have 59? 10

6. 62 + 5 + 3 = 70
Write your total
out of 10:
7. 93 – 3 = 90
8. 6 × 2 = 12
9. 90 = 40 + 40 + 10
10. 50 = 20 + 20 + 10
87

1.
What shapes are these 3-D objects? cylindrical

2. a) Do the 3-D objects in question 1 roll or slide?
roll
b) Why? Because they have a cylindrical shape

3. If it is 3 o’clock now, what will the time be three
hours later? 6 o’clock
4. Write the number name for 100. Hundred
5. Write the number symbol for ninety-two. 92
6. What comes next?
one hundred and four; one hundred and five
7. 82 + 8 = 90 8. 10 more than 90. 100
Write your total
out of 11: 9. Count in threes.
31; 34; 37; 40; 43; 46
10. Lisa reads 12 pages of her book a day. How many
pages will she read in 4 days? 48 pages

1. Three equal parts of a whole is called a third.
2. Write the number name for 106. One hundred and six
3. 5 more than 95 = 100
4. Scelo walks 6 blocks a day to get to school. How
many blocks must he walk in five days?60
blocks (he walks 6 blocks from school every day)
88
5. How many halves will I have if I cut 5 pineapples

in half? 10 half pineapples
6. Five equal parts of a whole is called a fifth.
7. What comes next?

Write your total
out of 10: 109; 110; 111; 112; 113; 114; 115
8. Which is more? 132 or 123: 132
9. 8 less than 78 = 70
10. 40 + 4 + 2 + 0 = 46
Activity 33 Number, shape and data

1. Break down the number 123. 100 + 20 + 3
2. 100 + 20 + 5 = 125
3. 9 tens, 4 units = 94
4. 8 units, 1 hundred, 7 tens = 178
5. Write the numbers from the biggest to the smallest:
126 134 166 111 158 172
172; 166; 158; 134; 126; 111
6.
What are these 3-D objects called? Rectangular prisms
7. a) Do the 3-D objects in question 6 roll or slide?

Slide
b) Why? Because of their rectangular shape
89
8.
a) Where is the pencil? In the jar

b) Where is the fork? Next to the plate
9. The Grade 2 class had a spelling competition. These
are the results of the top five learners.
Competition results
1st Sam
2nd Rick
3rd Tia
4th Mia
5th Anati
Write your total

out of 13: a) Who has the most points? Sam
b) Who received the third highest points? Tia
One hundred and seventy

1. 100 + 50 + 6 = 156 2. 100 + 0 + 8 = 108
3. 3 tens + 9 tens + 1 hundred = 220
4.
Eight equal parts of a whole is called an eighth.

5.
a) How many equal parts are in the whole? 6

b) What is each equal part called? A sixth
90

180; 170; 160; 150; 140; 130; 120; 110
7. 120 + 20 = 140
8. Draw the front view of the object.
Write your total

out of 11:

10. 10 less than 100 = 90

numbers.
177
180 179 178 176 175
174 171
173 172 170 169
168 165
167 166 164 163
2. Count in threes.
161; 164; 167; 170; 173; 176; 179
4. What comes two places after 170? 172
5. 10 less than 60. 50
6. 4 more than 93. 97
7. 165 = 100+ 60 + 5
Write your total
out of 10:
8. 10 tens = 100
9. 9 tens + 2 units + 1 hundred = 192
10. Tickets to the school concert cost R1,20 each.
How much do 5 tickets cost? R6,00
91

2. Colour the multiples of five.
160 161 162 163 164 165
166 167 168 169 170 171
172 173 174 175 176 177
3. Write the number name for 112. One hundred and

twelve
4. What is more? 102 or 120: 120

5. Dad is 40 years old and mom is 5 years younger.
How old is mom? 35 years old
6. Shade one quarter of the whole.
7. Colour the rectangle only.
8. Write the number. 70 + 100 + 2 = 172

9. What number is shown on the abacus? 156
Write your total

out of 10:
H T U
10. True or false? 154 < 145: False

92

1. 59 + 6 = 65 – 6 = 59
2. 70 + 8 = 78 – 70 = 8
4. 5 less than 180 = 175
5. What is the sum of 10, 5 and 17? 32
6. The sum of 46, 0, 4 and 8 is 58.
7. Write the number symbol for one hundred and
fifteen. 115
8. What is the difference between 120 and 20? 100
9. Tick the shape that is showing symmetry.
Write your total
out of 10:

10. What is the first month of the year? May

1. One and a half years is the same as 18
month(s).
2. Two weeks is the same as 14 day(s).
3. One half year = 6 month(s)
4. Sixty minutes is the same as 1 hour(s).
5. A quarter of an hour is 15 minute(s).
6. From 8:00 to 12:00 is how many hours?
4 hour(s)
7. R5 = 500c
Write your total
out of 10:
8. Add R20, R2, 50c, 20c and 10c = R22,80c
9. You had R65 and spent R25.
How much money do you have left? R40
10. 80 – 30 = 50
93

1. a) 34 + 26 = 60 b) 26 + 34 = 60
2. 1×2= 2
3. 0×2= 0
4. Tessa’s book has 120 pages. She has already read
80 pages. How many pages must Tessa still read?
40 pages
5. What is the place value of 136? 1 hundreds, 3 tens, 6
units

7. 60 + 6 = 66
8. Write the odd numbers in order.
132; 133; 134; 135; 136; 137; 138
133; 135; 137
9. What shape is this?
Rectangular prism

12
11 1
out of 11:
9 3
8 4
7 5
6
94

1. Count from 157 and fill in the even numbers.
158 160 162
157 159 161 163
164 166 168 170
165 167 169
2. What shape is this?
Cylinder
3. Write the number name for 98. Ninety-eight
4. Two years is the same as 24 months

5. One and a half dozen eggs = 18 eggs.
6. 8 boys, how many legs? 16 legs
7. What must be added to 100 to have 120? 20
Write your total
out of 10: 8. Find the difference between 100 and 85. 15
9. The sum of 23, 24, 8 and 25. 80
One hundred and six
95

1. 20 + 20 + 20 = 60 2. 80 + 20 + 10 = 110
Write your total
out of 10:
3. 40 + 60 – 10 = 90 4. 90 – 60 = 30
5. 100 – 50 = 50 6. 120 – 20 = 100
7. 100 – 20 – 20 = 60 8. 30 + 50 – 40 = 40
9. 60 + 30 – 70 = 20 10. 100 – 40 + 10 = 70

1. 95 is 5 more than 90.
2. 80 is 10 more than 70.
3. 75 is 5 less than 80.
4. 100 is 10 less than 110.
5. Count backwards.
91; 89; 87; 86; 85; 84; 83
6. 100 + 50 + 9 = 159
7. 4 tens, 1 hundred, 3 units = 143
8. There are 6 kittens in a basket. How many legs are
Write your total
out of 10:
there altogether in the basket? 24 legs
9. Write the number name for 64. Sixty-four

1.
What number is represented here? 172
96
2. Draw a picture to show I hundred, 5 tens and 3

units. Write the number. 153
3. How many days in one week? 7 days

4. There are cupcakes on sale for R2,50 each. How
many cupcakes can I buy with R20? 8 cupcakes
5. A book costs R35 and a pencil bag costs R15. What
is the total cost of the book and pencil bag? R50
6. What is the value of 4 in 184? 4 units
7. What is the 8th month of the year? September
8. Your birthday is on 18 June and your friend’s
birthday is two weeks later. On what date will your
friend’s birthday be? 02 July
9. What comes next? Sunday…Monday…Tuesday
10. Which is more, 750 g or 1 kg of cheese? 1 kg
Write your total

out of 10:
750 g 1 kg

1. What two shapes can you identify?
a) Triangles
b) Rectangle
97

4. 180 – 20 = 160
5. 60 + 60 + 60 = 180
6. True or false? Half of 16 > 2 × 2: True
Write your total
out of 11: 7. Count in fours. 80; 84; 88; 92; 96; 100; 104
8. What comes before 199? 198
10. 10 less than 200 = 190
Activity 5 Number, capacity and time

1. Which container holds more? The one that holds 500 ml
500 ml
400 ml
300 ml
200 ml
100 ml
250 ml
2. A box contains 5 shirts. Each shirt has 10 buttons.

How many buttons are there in total? 50 buttons
3. The time on a clock shows 8:00. What will the time
be 3 hours later? 11:00
4. Mom has R50 in her purse. She spends R25 at the
shop. How much money is left in her purse? R25
5. 120 + 40 = 160
6. 135 – 25 = 110
7. What is the number?
I hundred, 0 tens, 8 units = 108
8. Which is more? 108 or 180: 180
Write your total
out of 10: 9. Write the number name for 52. Fifty-two
10. Circle one third of the balls.
98

1. Count in tens. Write in the missing numbers.
110; 120; 130; 140; 150; 160; 170; 180; 190
200; 210
2. Count backwards.
199; 190; 181; 172; 163; 154; 145; 136
3. Write the next number. 96…100… 104
4. What is between? 179 180 181
5. 62 + 8 + 10 = 80
6. 98 – 20 = 78
7. 10 more than 75 = 85
8. Write the place value of 78 = 70 + 8
Write your total
out of 10: 9. 12 tens = 120
10. Shanne had 25 crayons and her mom gave her
18 more. How many crayons does she have now?
43 crayons

1. Count in fives. Write in the missing numbers.
155; 165; 175; 185; 195
2. Count backwards.
43; 42; 41; 40; 39; 38
3. 100 + 20 + 9 = 129
5. 34 = 30 + 4
6. 89 = 9 + 80
7. At the holiday club 32 children had a picnic while
26 children went to the park.
How many children were there altogether?
58 children
99
8. Write the number name for 71. Seventy-one

9.
Six equal parts of a whole is called sixths.

Write your total
out of 10:
10. Name the shape.
Circle
Activity 8 Number
1. What number is represented? 68
2. Count in twos. 122; 124; 126; 128; 130; 132

3. Nine twos = 18
4. Double 20 = 40
5. Add 12 to 50 = 62
7. Draw lines to divide the shape into four equal
parts.
Write your total

out of 10: 8. What is each fraction in question 7 called?
A quarter
9. How many table legs do 7 tables have? 28 legs

10. R1,50 + R2,20 = R3,70
100
Activity 9 Number work

2. Do the sum on the number line: 6 + 6 + 6 = 18
3. Add 10 to 99 = 109
4. Add R17 to R35 = 52
5. Meagan has 63 stars. She has 12 green stars and
the rest are gold. How many gold stars does she
have? 51 gold stars
6. 9 tens + 0 units = 90
7. 80 + 8 = 88
Write your total
out of 10: 8. 16 tens = 160
9. Write the number symbol for one hundred and one.
101

1. Count in fours.
45; 49; 53; 57; 61; 65
2. Write the number symbol for one hundred and
thirty-eight.
3. Count from 119. Fill in the missing numbers:
120 122 123 125
119 121 124 126
4. 10 more than 83 = 93
5. 5 less than 100 = 95
6. 6 units and 7 tens = 76
101
7. What fraction is represented? 4\4
8. If we share one pizza equally between five children,

Write your total
out of 10:
what fraction of the pizza will each child get? 1/5
9. 90 – 50 = 40
10. 87 – 25 = 62

1. Write the number symbol for ninety-one. 91
2. Write the number name for 78. Seventy-eight
3. 5 + 25 + 30 = 60
4. 16 + 14 +10 = 40
6. 90 comes after 89.
7. 8 more than 58 = 66
8. 3 less than 96 = 93
9. Name the shape.
Write your total

out of 10:
Triangle
10. True or false? 130 > 103: True
102

1. Dad drinks 7 glasses of water a day. How many
glasses of water does he drink in 5 days?
35 glasses of water
2. Mom has a dozen eggs. She fries half of the eggs.
How many eggs are left? 6 eggs
3. Count in threes. 13; 16; 19; 21;24;27
4. What is half of 30 cents? 15c
5. 150c = R1,50c
6. R2 = 200c
7. Name the shape. square
Write your total

out of 10: 8. Four whole apples are each cut into two equal
parts. How many halves are there? 8 halves
9. 90 + 10 + 10 = 110
10. 80 – 20 – 30 = 30

1. Salim had R50. He bought a shirt for R25, a belt for
R5 and a cap for R12,50. How much did he spend
in total? R 42,50c
2. R10 more than R65 = R75
3. 50c less than R10,50 = R10,00
4. Count in twos. 126; 128; 130; 132; 134; 136; 138
103
8. Tayba has 15 pencils. She gives a third of the

pencils to Ruweida. How many pencils does
Ruweida get? 5 pencils
Write your total
out of 10: 9. Jordan is 8 years old and his sister is 4 years
younger.
How old is his sister? 4 years old
10. R9 = 900c

1. Write in the missing numbers.
188 190 192
187 189 191 193
194 196 198 200
195 197 199
2. 199 comes before 200

3. 195 comes after 194
4. 10 more than 190 = 200
5. 2 more than 198 = 200
6. 6 less than 192 = 186
Write your total
out of 10: 7. 9 units, 3 tens, 1 hundred = 139
8. 15 tens = 150
9. Half of 60 = 30
10. Write the number symbol for ninety-nine. 99
104

number +10
103
93
38
28
86
76
59
49
2. Which number is the closest to 90?

38 83 59 95 88 88
3. Circle the prism only.
4. Which even number comes next? 92… 94

5. Which uneven number comes before? 97 …99
12
11 1
10 2
9 3
8 4
7 5
6
7. January is the 1st month of the year.

8. What comes next? Saturday… Sunday
Write your total
out of 10:
10. Half a year = 6 months

105
Activity 16 Number and capacity

1. Add 20 to 80 = 100
2. Double 35 = 70
3.
Flour
What is the mass of the flour? 2 kg

4. It is 12:30 now. What will the time be in
30 minutes? 1:00
7.
Milk
What is the measurement of the milk? 1 Litre

smallest.
95 69 97 78 93 67
Write your total
out of 10: 97 95 93 78 69 67
9. Write the number symbol for two hundred. 200

Eighty-two
106

number ×2
16
8
20
10
10
5
14
7
2. Does the 3-D object slide or roll? Roll
3. Name the shape. Cylinder
4. 30 + 30 = 60
5. Share 16 lollipops between 4 boys.
4 lollipops each
Seventy-nine
Write your total

out of 10:
8. 98 is 10 more than 88
9. 65 is 2 less than 67
10. Double 40 = 80
107

number 50 45 35 25 15 5
100 90 70 50 30 10
double
2. Half of 18 = 9
5. 6 groups of 4 = 24
6. 9 groups of 5 = 45
7. What will the time be 15 minutes after 2:00?
2:15
8. What comes next? 24th, 25th, 26th

9. Tick the sphere only.
Write your total

Tea
out of 10:
10. Do spheres slide or roll? roll
Activity 19 Number, pattern, shape, length

1. Which number is the nearest to 50?
32 15 46 29 49 59 49
2. Tick the object that is the longest.
108
3. Which two shapes can you identify?
a) Rectangle
b) Square
EEFF GGHH IIJJ KKLL MMNN OOPP
5. Two halves is the same as one whole.
6. 5 less than 85 = 80
Write your total
out of 11: 7. 3 more than 91 = 94
9. 80 +8 = 88
10. 90 +6 = 96

1. What is the 7th month of the year? July
2. Which is more? 85 or 185: 185
number 3 7 2 9 4 1
13 35 10 45 20 5
×5
4. Add. 28 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 = 36
6. 15 + 15 = 30
Write your total
out of 10:
7. 8 more than 45 = 53
8. 12 more than 63 = 75
9. 50 – 50 = 0
10. Write the number name for 95. Ninety-five
109
1. 0×3= 0
2. 5×0= 0
3. 18 + 18 = 36
4. 50 – 25 = 25
5. 13 + 13 = 26
Write your total
out of 10: 6. 10 × 0 = 0
7. 0 × 10 = 0
8. 20 + 20 = 40
9. 25 + 0 = 25
10. 0 + 27 = 27
1. 3×1= 3
2. 10 × 1 = 10
3. 28 + 1 = 29
4. 1×5= 5
5. 90 + 1 = 91
Write your total
out of 10:
6. 1 + 100 = 101
7. 20 + 0 + 1 = 21
8. 29 + 0 + 1 = 30
9. 56 + 0 + 1 = 57
10. 1 + 40 + 0 = 41

1. 12h00 and 30 minutes. What is the time?
Half past twelve
2. 9h00 and 1 hour. What is the time?

10 h00 or 10:00
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3. 7h30 and 2 hours. What is the time? 9:30
4. 1h00 and 15 minutes. What is the time? 1:15
5. Share 12 tarts into three parts. How many tarts in a

third? 4 tarts
6. Share 24 plums into four parts. How many plums
in a fourth? 6 plums
7. Share 15 sweets into five parts. How many sweets in
a fifth? 3 sweets
Write your total
out of 10: 8. Share 20 beads into ten parts. How many beads in
a tenth? 2 beads
9. Half of 12 eggs? 6 eggs
10. Half of 30 shells? 15 shells
Activity 24 Add
1. 20 + 30 = 50 2. 40 + 10 = 50
Write your total
out of 10: 3. 30 + 20 = 50 4. 20 + 40 = 60
5. 30 + 30 = 60 6. 50 + 10 = 60
7. 40 + 20 = 60 8. 10 + 50 = 60
9. 20 +10 = 30 10. 10 + 20 = 30
Activity 25 Add
1. 50 + 30 = 80 2. 40 + 30 = 70
Write your total
out of 10: 3. 40 + 40 = 80 4. 30 + 50 = 50
5. 50 + 20 = 70 6. 60 + 20 = 80
7. 70 + 10 = 70 8. 10 + 60 = 70
9. 20 + 50 = 70 10. 30 + 40 = 70
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Activity 26 Repeated addition

1. 2+2 +2 +2 +2 +2 = 12
2. 5 + 5 +5 +5 +5 +5 +5 = 35
3. 10 + 10 + 10 + 10 + 10 + 10 + 10 = 70
4. 3+3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 = 24
5. 8+8 +8 +8 = 32
6. 6+6 +6 +6 = 24
7. 9 + 9 +9 +9 = 36
Write your total
out of 10: 8. 4+4 +4 +4 +4 +4 +4 = 28
9. 7+7 +7 +7 +7 = 35
10. Sue has 5 pairs of socks.
How many socks is that? 10 socks
Activity 27 Subtract
1. 96 – 10 = 86 2. 87 – 8 = 79
Write your total
out of 10:
3. 69 – 6 = 63 4. 57 – 14 = 43
5. 69 – 24 = 45 6. 80 – 20 = 60
7. 72 – 6 = 66 8. 49 – 10 = 39
9. 53 – 20 = 33 10. 47 – 32 = 15

4. 5 less than 84 = 79
5. 7 less than 93 = 86
Write your total
out of 10:
6. 3 more than 86 = 89
9. 58 comes after 57 10. 71 comes after 70
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Activity 29 Place value

1. 2 tens, 8 units = 28
2. 7 units, 3 tens = 37
3. 9 tens, 7 units = 97
4. 4units , 2 tens = 24
5. 6 tens, 6 units = 66
6. 9 tens, 1 unit = 91
Write your total
out of 10:
7. 1 ten, 6 units = 16
8. 5 units, 1 ten = 15
9. 3 units, 3 tens = 33
10. 10 tens, 0 units = 10
Activity 30 Add
1. Add together 42 and 9. 51
2. Add 10 to 68. 78
3. What is 30 more than 60? 90
4. What is ten more than 83? 93
5. What must be added to 48 to get 56? 8
6. What must be added to 23 to get to 68? 45
Write your total
out of 10:
7. Add thirteen to sixty nine. 82
10. What must be added to 39 to get to 68? 29
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Activity 31 Pattern
2 4 6 8 10 12 14
4 8 12 16 20 24 28
2. Count in fives.
55; 60; 65 ;70 ;75 ; 80
3. Count backwards.
200; 199; 198 ; 197 ; 196 ; 195
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5. Extend the pattern.
a) 2+2= 4
b) 4+4= 8
c) 8+8= 16
d) 16 + 16 = 32
numbers.
109; 108 ; 107; 106 ; 105 ; 104
7. 80; 90 ; 100; 110 ; 120 ; 130; 140
Write your total
out of 13: 8. 24; 22; 23 ; 24 ; 25 ; 26
9. Count in threes. 61; 62 ; 63 ; 64 ; 65
10. Count backwards in fours.
45; 41 ; 37 ;33 ; 29
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1. Ben has 2 sisters. They are all 3 years apart. Ben is
the youngest. He is 7 years old. How old is each of
his sisters?
10 and 13 years old
2. There are 12 flower pots with 4 flower plants
in each pot. How many flower plants are there
altogether? 48 plants
3. Mike has 23 blue balloons, 23 yellow balloons and
23 green balloons. How many balloons does he
have in total? 69 balloons
4. Timmy had 54 marbles and lost 28 marbles in the
game. How many marbles does he have left?
26 marbles
5. 14 children, how many hands and feet?
28 hands and28 feet = 56
6. 20 kittens, how many eyes? 40 eyes
Write your total
out of 10: 7. 5 hands, how many fingers? 25 fingers
8. 2 feet, how many toes? 20 toes
9. 1 spider, how many legs? 8 legs
10. 2 insects, how many legs? 12 legs
Activity 33 Shape
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2. Name the shape. triangle
3. Name the shape. circle
4. Name the shape. square
5. Identify two shapes.
a) triangle
b) rectangle
a) square
b) rectangle
a) rectangle
b) square
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a) triangles
b) square
9. Name the shape. oval
Write your total 10. Name the shape. octagon

out of 14:
Activity 34 Fractions
1. What fraction is shaded? 3/4
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Write your total
out of 10:
10. What is shaded? 1/1
Activity 35 Measurement
1. Circle the item that is heavier.
2. Circle the heavy item.
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3. What is the mass of the fish? 1 kg
4. What is the mass of the potatoes? 5 kg
5. Circle the item that holds more.
250 ml
1 litre
250 ml
6. Circle the item that holds less.
250 ml
7. What is the length of the line? 7 cm
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
119
8. Tick the pencil that is the shortest.

12
11 1
10 2
9 3
8 4
7 5
6
Write your total

out of 10:
120
Activity 36 Money
1. Break up 50c into smaller coins.
20c + 10c + 10c + 10c
2. Break up R1 into smaller coins.
20c + 20c + 20c + 20c + 20c
3. R1 = 100 c
4. R5 = 500 c
5. R2 = 200 c
6. Break up R20 into notes of smaller values.
R5 + R5 + R5 + R5
Write your total
out of 10:
7. Break up R50 = R20 + R 20 + R5 +R5
8. R1,25 = 125 c
9. R5,50 = 550 c
10. 25c + 25c + 25c + 25c = 100 c = R1
Activity 37 Time
1. Days in a week: 7
2. Days in a school week: 5
3. Months in a year: 12
4. Terms/quarters in a year: 4
5. Months in a quarter of a year: 3
6. Months in half a year: 6
Write your total
out of 10:
7. Weeks in a fortnight: 2
8. Months in one and a half years: 18
9. Months in two years: 24
10. Days in a leap year: 366
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7. Arrange in ascending order. 93 73 83
73 83 93
8. Arrange in ascending order. 104 108 106

104 106 108
Write your total 9. Arrange in descending order. 65 75 55

out of 10:
75 65 55
10. Arrange in descending order. 138 146 171

171 146 138

1. Write the number name for 87. Eighty-seven
2. Write the number symbol for forty-two. 42

3. Write the number name for 34. Thirty-four
4. Write the number symbol for sixty-three. 63

5. Write the number name for 25. Twenty-five
6. Write the number symbol for one hundred. 100

7. Write the number name for 75. Seventy-five
8. Write the number symbol for nineteen. 19
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Write your total

out of 10:
9. Write the number name for 14. fourteen
10. Write the number symbol for eighty-one. 81
R30,00 R5,00
50c
15c
50c
R2,00
80c
20c
1. Calculate the total cost of a hat and a ball. R35

2. What is the total cost of 2 doughnuts and
2 cookies? R2
3. What is the total cost of 4 bubble gums and

2 lollipops? R3
4. What is the total cost of 5 suckers? 75c

5. What is the total cost of 10 pencils? R20
6. What is the total cost of a cookie, a doughnut and
a sucker? R1,15c
7. What change will I get from R20 if I buy a hat and

2 pencils? R11
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8. What change will I get from R10 if I buy

4 doughnuts? R6,80c
9. What change will I get from R50 if I buy 2 hats and

a ball? R40
10. a) Which item is the most expensive? The ball

b) Which item is the cheapest? The sucker
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Activity 3 Add three numbers

Activity 4 Add and subtract

Activity 5 Number skills

2. Complete the table.

Activity 7 Number skills

15 ;51 ;53 ;57 ; 531

Activity 8 Number, money and patterns

Activity 9 Number, money and time

9. What is the total cost? R8, 50

10. Draw the time on the clock face: twelve o’clock.

3. Complete the table.

4. 8 dogs, how many eyes? 16

Activity 11 Number and time

Activity 12 Number, shape and time

3. Draw the time on the clock face: ten o’clock.

4. What comes between? 14 15 16

8. What day comes before Thursday?

9. Write the number name for 8. Eight

Activity 13 Number and shape

2. Write the number. 4 tens + 9 units = 49

5. Change to rand and cents: 175c is R1,75c

Write your total 9. Name the 3-D object. Cylinder

10. If you buy 4 apples at R2 each and you pay with

3. Break down the number 24.

Activity 15 Number and pattern

8. What number comes next in the pattern?

10. Write the time shown below. 2:00

Activity 16 Number skills

2. Write the number shown on the abacus. 38

3. 7 bicycles, how many wheels? 14

10. 5 more than 15 =

Activity 17 Number and data

32; 34; 36; 38; 40; 42

2. These are learner names in Grade 2:

Sally Sipho Safia

Who has the longest name? Shelley

10. Break down the number 28.

Activity 18 Number skills

Write your total

10. Zinze shares 20 sweets between two friends.

Activity 19 Number and pattern

3. Write the value of 2 in 20. 2 tens

6. Write the name of the given 3-D object.

7. Write the number name for 23. Twenty three

8. Shanaaz is 7 years old and her sister is 2 years

10. Find the difference between 50 and 30. 20

Activity 20 Number and time

6. Write the next ordinal number name.

2. 1 dozen eggs = 12 eggs

Activity 22 Number, pattern, shape

3. Circle the cylinder.

8. What is the value of the underlined digit? 23

9. Share 9 apples between 4 boys. How many apples

Write your total

Activity 24 Number and pattern

Put 8 flowers equally in 2 jars. How many flowers

5. Share a slab of chocolate between two friends.

Write your total