BASIC SKILLS

MENTAL
MATHS
MATHS
YEAR
2
AGES
7–8 STRATEGIES
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 Unit 1 There are
A B ten in each
bundle.
1 Complete. 1 Write the
numeral for:
a
a
and =
__________________
b
b

and = __________________
c
c
__________________
plus = d

d __________________

plus = e

__________________
e
f
plus =
__________________
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1 Write the missing numbers.

47, 48, 49, 50 1 2 3 4 5 7 10

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12 13 15 16 18 19

21 23 24 26 27 30

32 34 35 37 38

43 44 45
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January, February,
C D March...

1 Colour the shapes with 1 Order the

three sides. months
b of the year.
a

January
e
d July
c
March

February
f
December

April

g h October

August

i May

November
k September
j
June

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1 Colour the objects that would float.
A cork
will float.
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 Unit 2 3 minus 1 = 2.
A B
1 Complete. 1 Write the
vvv /
numeral for:
a
a
minus =
__________________

b b

minus = __________________

c
c
__________________
minus =
d
d
__________________
minus = e

e __________________

minus = f

__________________

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1 Draw lines to match. a
twenty-six 39
I say thirty-nine
b
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for 39. thirty-nine 26

c
sixty-seven 83
d
eighty-three 67
39 e
fifty-eight 58
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An object
C D is heavier if it has
more mass.
1 Colour the dog on the right. 1 Colour the
heavier object.
a

2 Colour the fan in the middle. b

3 Is the fork on the left? ________

4 Is the frog under the e

umbrella?
____________
f

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1 How many sides has each shape? This shape
has 6 sides.
a b c
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_________ _________ _________

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 Unit 3 2 rows of 3 = 6.
A B
1 Complete. 1 Write the
numeral for:
a
a •••
•••
rows of =
__________________
b b

rows of = __________________
c
c
__________________
rows of = d

d __________________
e
rows of =
__________________
e
f
rows of =
__________________
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1 Write the missing numbers. a
10 12 14 16
This pattern is
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count by twos.

b
2 4 6 8 10 34 36 38 40

c
15 20 25 30
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The little hand

C D tells us the hour.

1 Colour the shapes with 1 Write the

four sides. time shown.
b c a
a 11 12 1
10 2
9 3
8 4
7 6
5 _________ o’clock

b 11 12 1
d 10 2
e 9 3
8 4
7 6 5
_________ o’clock
f c a
h 11 12 1

g
10 2
9 3
8 4
7 6 5 _________ o’clock
d 11 12 1

j 10
9
2
3

i 8
7 6
5
4
_________ o’clock
k
e
11 12 1
10 2
9 3

l m 8 4
7 6 5
_________ o’clock

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1 Colour all the shapes that have corners.
Two sides meet
at a corner.
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corner

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 Unit 4 This is a half.
A B
1 Complete. 1 Colour the
fraction.
a
a
1 = half

b b
quarter
1 =
c
c half

1 =
d
quarter
d

1 = e
quarter
e

f
1 = half

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1 Name each coin. a b c
This is a
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20 cent coin.

d e

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This is
C D a solid.
1 Colour the objects that look 1 Colour the
like each solid. larger container.
a
a

b
b

e
f

A B

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1 Colour the things that would take less than an hour.
a b c This takes less
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than one hour.

d e

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 Unit 5 This sign means
A B ‘take away’.
1 Complete. 1 Write the
numeral for: 2
a
a
2 =
_________

b b
2 =
_________

c c

2 =
_________

d d

2 =
_________

e e

2 = _________
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1 Count by fives and colour each number counted.
I colour 2 Count by tens.
5, 10, 15 ...
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
count by
fives 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40

41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
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Area is the
C D amount of surface
covered.
1 Colour to match. 1 Colour the
larger area.

b
triangle

circle

square
c

hexagon

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1 Circle the objects that could roll. A cone
a b c will roll.
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d e f

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 Unit 6 2 groups of 2 = 4.
A B
1 Complete. 1 Write the
next number.
a
a
groups of = 14 16 18

b b
10 15 20
groups of =
c
c 30 40 50

groups of =
d
26 28 30
d

groups of = e
35 40 45

f
groups of = 60 70 80

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Even 1 Circle the even numbers.
numbers end in
0, 2, 4, 6 or 8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
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11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
even numbers
12, 24, 36 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40

41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50

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Here is
C D a line of
symmetry.
1 Draw a line of symmetry. 1 Colour the
longer.
a a • •

)
)
•

(
b

b
c

c
d

e d

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1 Colour the ovals. This is

an oval.
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Unit 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 18

Answers
A 1 a 4 and 3 = 7 b 3 and 5 = 8 c 4 + 2 = 6 d 2 + 5 = 7 e 4 + 4 = 8

B 1 a 50 b 70 c 80 d 60 e 40 f 90
Extra practice section: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1
11
12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50

C 1 b, c, d, h and k are coloured.

D 1 January—1, July—7, March—3, February—2, December—12, April—4, October—10,

August—8, May—5, November—11, September—9, June—6

Extra practice section: 1 The ball, boat, balloon, apple and pencil are coloured.

Unit 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 20
A 1 a 5 minus 3 = 2 b 6 minus 3 = 3 c 4 minus 1 = 3 d 5 minus 4 = 1 e 4 minus 2 = 2

B 1 a 43 b 51 c 72 d 38 e 64 f 25
Extra practice section: 1 a twenty-six—26 b thirty-nine—39 c sixty-seven—67
d eighty-three—83 e fifty-eight—58

C 1 The dog on the right is coloured. 2 The middle fan is coloured. 3 yes 4 yes

D 1 a The book is coloured. b The teapot is coloured. c The dictionary is coloured.

d The tractor is coloured. e The shoe is coloured. f The bath is coloured.

Extra practice section: 1 a 4 b 3 c 4

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Unit 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 22
A 1 a 2 rows of 4 = 8 b 2 rows of 6 = 12 c 2 rows of 3 = 6 d 2 rows of 5 = 10
e 2 rows of 2 = 4

B 1 a 34 b 63 c 42 d 55 e 73 f 56
Extra practice section: 1 a 18 b 42 c 35
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 C 1 b, d, f, h, j and m are coloured.
Answers

D 1 a 3 o’clock b 10 o’clock c 5 o’clock d 8 o’clock e 1 o’clock

Extra practice section: 1 All shapes except the circle and oval are coloured.

Unit 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 24
A 1 a 3  6  9 b 4  1  5 c 3  4  7 d 2  6  8 e 5  2  7

B 1 a b c d e f

Extra practice section: 1 a 10 cents b 1 dollar c 50 cents d 5 cents e 2 dollars

C 1 a ball b bottle and tin c block d chocolate e witch’s hat and ice cream cone

D 1 a jug b garbage can c fruit d mug e coffee f B

Extra practice section: 1 a not coloured b coloured c not coloured d coloured
e coloured

Unit 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 26
A 1 a 5  2  3 b 6  4  2 c 7  5  2 d 6  1  5 e 7  3  4

B 1 a 56 b 43 c 69 d 85 e 78
Extra practice section: 1 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50 are coloured.
2 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 are counted.

C 1 4 triangles, 3 circles, 3 squares, 5 hexagons (one irregular)

D 1 a rectangle on the right b stamp on the right c 20 cent coin d hexagon on the left
e ice cream lid

Extra practice section: 1 a not circled b circled c not circled d not circled e circled
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f circled

Unit 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 28
A 1 a 2 groups of 3 = 6 b 2 groups of 4 = 8 c 2 groups of 6 = 12 d 2 groups of 5 = 10
e 3 groups of 2 = 6

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 B 1 a 20 b 25 c 60 d 32 e 50 f 90

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Extra practice section: 1 The even numbers (2, 4, 6, 8, 10, ... 46, 48, 50) are circled.

C 1 a b c d e f

D 1 a top snake coloured b bottom fish coloured c top stick coloured

d top pencil coloured e bottom block coloured f top bar coloured

Extra practice section: 1 Four ovals are coloured.

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