Math quiz questions for kids — easy & challenging

Math isn’t boring. Math is fun. You just need to present it to the child correctly. Parents should not completely shift responsibility for their child’s education to the school. If you can get your kids interested in math and other sciences, it will be a huge advantage because it will increase their motivation and academic performance.

Let’s take a look at interesting math problems for children of different ages: from 4 to 11 years old. Then we will analyze some trick tasks for logic and fun tasks. Children would like this.

Do not show this page of the site to children because the answers are visible here. Have the child sit across from you. Just read the assignments and give some time to think. There will be no problems with a long solution. An adult can solve these problems in their head, but a child can use paper and pen if needed.

Ready? Let’s get started!

 

Simple math questions for kids 4-5 years old

At this age, the child prepares for primary school or attends first grade. First-grade students should be able to write down numbers, add and subtract numbers up to 20, and compare numbers with each other. Also, children should distinguish between basic 2D and 3D shapes.

 

1. Which number means we have nothing?

 

2. What number follows 5?

 

3. Which number is greater: 4 or 6?

 

4. What is the largest number of these: 1, 14, 7, 11?

 

5. How much is 1 + 1?

 

6. How much is 5-2?

 

7. How much is 4 + 4?

 

8. How much do you need to add to 2 to get 5?

 

9. Which shape has three corners?

 

10. What shape is the TV?

 

11. Which shape has more corners: a triangle or a square?

 

12. Name any ball-shaped object

 

Math questions for kids 6-7 years old

At this age, children usually go to grades 2-3. It is assumed that students should be able to add, subtract and compare numbers up to 1000. They should also be able to multiply and divide, as well as make elementary equations. At the age of 6-7 years, the student should already have spatial and abstract thinking and compare not only numbers but also units of measurement of length: inches, feet meters; and monetary units (dollars, cents); and so on.

In the third grade, the child also needs to know fractions, perimeter, area. Let’s look at examples of questions for children of this age.

 

1. A designer makes $25 an hour. How many hours does it take for a designer to make money on a $100 sneaker?

 

2. How many centimeters are in 5 meters?

 

3. Which is more: 5 meters or 5 feet?

 

4. Which is bigger: 2 centimeters or 20 inches?

 

5. Which is more: 25 + 30 or 35 + 5?

 

6. Which is more: 2 hours or 80 minutes?

 

7. How many minutes are there in 5 hours?

 

8. How much is 555-55?

 

9. How much is 100 + 0?

 

10. How many 5 cent coins can you get for $1?

 

11. Which is more: 5 quarters or 10 dimes?

 

12. How much is 15×5?

 

13. How much is 22 + 33 + 44 + 55?

 

14. Which shape has more corners: a pentagon or a hexagon?

 

15. Which is bigger: 15×17 or 14×18?

 

16. How much is 9×8?

 

17. Where is more milk: 10 bottles of 0.5 liters or 5 bottles of 1 liter?

 

18. Divide a square into two equal triangles.

 

19. Draw two lines on a square to create four small squares

 

20. Calculate the area of ​​a rectangle, two sides of which are equal to 8 centimeters, and the other two are equal to 4 centimeters.

 

21. Compare which triangle is larger. The sides of one are 5, 4, and 3 inches. The sides of the other are 10, 9, and 8 centimeters.

Math questions for kids 8-9 years old

At this age, elementary school students know about fractals and multifractals, decimal fractions, can draw lines and shapes, indicate the length of segments and angles, and develop logical abstract and strategic thinking.

 

1. How many times is 10,000 more than 20?

 

2. How much is 1% of 1?

 

3. Write 100 milliliters as a decimal

 

4. Write down 5 meters and 22 centimeters in one number (fraction)

 

5. Write 62/100 as a decimal

 

6. How much is ⅛ times three?

 

7. Find the fraction equal to 0.1: 0.01, 1.1, 0.10, 0.11

 

8. Could there be a triangle with all angles of 20 degrees?

 

9. Could there be a square with all angles of 90 degrees?

 

10. Draw three parallel lines

 

11. Draw two parallel lines that intersect with two other parallel lines

 

12. Draw two vertically symmetrical shapes.

 

Hard math questions for kids 10-11 years old

Children of this age go to 5th or 6th grade — they finish elementary school and move on to high school. At this stage, children continue to develop algebraic and geometric thinking. The tasks get a little more difficult. The idea of volume and coordinates appears.

 

1. A man has walked one mile north and then a quarter mile south. How far is it from the starting point?

 

2. Find the extra number: 22, 28, 14, 994, 512, 519

 

3. Which of these numbers is divisible by 5: 7884, 90008, 3636, 70991, 66565?

 

4. How much is 0.09 times 0.3?

 

5. Multiply two or three of these numbers by each other to get 990: 3, 66, 36, 93, 9, 6, 10, 100, 63

 

6. ab is greater than ac. Which is bigger: b or c?

 

7. Can a 5 cubic meter cube fit into any 5 cubic meter container?

 

8. There are two parallelepipeds. The parameters of the first one: 10 cm, 15 cm, and 40 cm. The parameters of the other: 5 cm, 25 cm, and 35 cm. The volume of which of them will be larger?

 

9. Draw a polygon on the coordinate plane. Each point of the polygon must have negative x and y coordinates.

 

Tricky math questions for kids

These are logic problems for children who already know how to add and multiply. But these are not only mathematical problems but also logical ones. Perhaps the parents will also be interested in this.

 

1. An apple and an orange together cost $4. Apple and coconut together cost $5. Two apples cost $6. Which fruit is the most expensive?

 

2. The brother was born in the spring, and the sister was born in the summer. Which one is older?

 

3. Imagine a square with straight lines drawn through the midpoints of the sides. How many squares do we have now?

 

4. Is Pi rational or irrational?

 

5. How many numbers start with 1 and end with 8?

 

6. How much is 77x75x92x17x0x82x99?

 

7. When you multiply and add these numbers to themselves, you get the same answer. What are these numbers?

 

8. What will the US president be like in 2033 if they change every year?

 

9. What is 1.4672 + 2.22170?

 

10. Which is more: 10 dollars or 10 euros?

Answer: 10 euros

 

Interesting math questions for kids

Let’s move on to simpler and more complex tasks at the same time. Here you have enough basic knowledge of mathematics from 1-2 grades, but even adults should think about some questions.

 

1. What is the only number that has the same number of letters as its meaning?

 

2. What is the only integer starting with z?

 

3. Continue the sequence: 2, 4, 8, 16, 32 …

 

4. Continue the sequence: 3, 3, 5, 4, 4, 3, 5, 5 …

 

5. How many angles do we get if we cut off the corner of the triangle?

 

6. Imagine a planet that has only one river. It always flows straight and never folds. Can this river meet itself?

 

7. What is any number multiplied by 0?

 

8. What is any number multiplied by 1?

 

9. How do I get the maximum amount of coins for $2 without getting a penny?

 

10. How many zeros are there in a googol?

 

Fun math questions for kids

Finally, fun tasks. Your child will not get bored while solving them.

 

1. How much is X + X if you live in the Roman Empire?

 

2. Magic potion prolongs life by 8 years. If you drink it more than once, then each next potion will be twice as weak. How much longer will the wizard live if he drinks four servings of the potion?

 

3. How many socks in a drawer does a family of 4 have if each has three pairs of socks?

 

4. 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 = 555. Add one dash to make the equation correct.

 

5. Imagine a world with strange mathematics. If 3 equals 5 and 7 equals 9, what equals 12?

 

7. How much is 1 + 1 – 1 + 1 – 1 – 1 + 1 – 1 + 1 + 1 – 1 + 1 – 1 – 1?

 

8. How much will 1x1x1x1x1x1x1x1x1x1?

 

9. How much will be 1x0x1x1x1x0x1x0x1x1x1x1x1x0x1x0x0x1?

 

10. From the center of which shape can you reach any edge at the same time?

 

11. The sage thought of a number from 1 to 10, but this number is not divisible by two, not divisible by three, and it is more than 2, but less than 7. What is this number?

 

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