Maths
Year 6 Key Concepts to master before secondary school:
Some question examples:
1. Write the value of the underlined digit
749 153 = 50
2. Add the following
1185360 + 4000 = 1189360
3. Take the following
1937820 - 500 = 1937320
4. Partition the number
23735 = 20000 + 3000 + 700 + 30 + 5
5. Complete the sequence
-15, ___ , -5, ____ , 5 , ____ = -15, -10, -5, 0, 5, 10
6. Round to the nearest 10, 100, 1000, 10000 and beyond
65934 to the nearest 10 = 65930
65934 to the nearest 100 = 65900
65934 to the nearest 1000 = 66000
65934 to the nearest 10000 = 70000
Confidently use the four operations, including long and short multiplication and division.
138 x 3 = 414
2067 x 5 = 10335
2538 x 14 = 35532
1941 ÷ 3 = 647
4851 ÷ 9 =539
1848 ÷ 14 = 132
Find the lowest common multiple and highest common factor
LCM of 4 and 7:
Multiples of 4: 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32, 36, 40, 44...
Multiples of 7: 7, 14, 21, 28, 35, 42, 49, 56, 63, 70, 77...
HCF of 6 and 15:
Factors of 6: 1, 2, 3 and 6.
Factors of 15: 1, 3, 5 and 15.
Use the order of operations:
7 x 8 - 5 + 3 = 54
(30 - 5) x 3 = 75