Maths Pop Quiz
ROUND 1
James Harrison & Tony Washington
Canterbury College
Topic
Maths Quiz Round 1
Aims
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Teamwork
Relief from a Hard revision lesson
Revision practice
Level
Level 1 & Level 2
Method
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Quiz with Answers at the end of the slide show
Can be done in pairs/individual/groups
Equipment
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Pens/Pencils
Notepads
Duration
20 Minutes
Maths Pop
Quiz
The quiz will be 4 rounds of 8
questions
(see corresponding resource for
Round 2, 3 and 4)
At the end of each round you
will swap your answer sheet
with another team, so your
answers must be neat.
You will only
receive ½ a point
for answers
missing units. You
have been
warned!
Round One
Question 1
Let’s see who was paying attention
If you have time to play the whole quiz, how
many questions will there be in total?
Question 2
Here are two floor plans of two houses.
What is the difference between the two areas?
Question 3
Here is a Connect Four grid. It is the yellow player’s turn. Write
the coordinates for where the yellow player can go to win the
match.
Question 4
What is 34x45?
Question 5
This is the time when the
train leaves.
How long does the
journey take?
This is the time when the train
arrives on the same afternoon.
Question 6
A man can jump 6.73m in the long jump.
How far is that in km?
Question 7
If these Martian Monster
cards cost 22p each, how
many could you buy with
these coins?
MARTIAN
MONSTERS
Question 8
The ratio of leaves to flowers on a plant is 6:1
There are 17 flowers
How many leaves are there?
Round One
ANSWERS
Question 1
Let see who was paying attention
If you have time to play the whole quiz, how many
questions will there be in total?
4 rounds x 8 questions
32
Question 2
Here are two floor plans of two houses.
30
36
What is the difference between the two
areas?
6
Question 3
Here is a Connect Four gird. It is the yellow player’s
turn. Write the coordinates for where the yellow player
can go to win the match.
Question 4
What is 34x45?
1530
Question 5
This is the time when the
train leaves.
How long does the
journey take?
63
minutes
This is the time when the train
arrives on the same afternoon.
or
1
hour
3
minutes
Question 6
A man can jump 6.73m in the long jump.
How far is that in km?
0.00673 km
Question 7
If Martian Monster cards cost 22p each, how
many could you buy with these coins?
MARTIAN
MONSTERS
£2.63
That buys 11 cards
You have
Question 8
The ratio of leaves to flowers on a plant is 6:1
There are 17 flowers
How many leaves are there?
17x6
102 leaves
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