Quiz
Subtraction
Level A
Circle the right answer for each question.
1) You buy 6 eggs and put them in the fridge on Monday. On Tuesday
you use 2. How many are left?
A) 2
B) 3
C) 4
D) 5
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2) You go on a 7 mile walk. After 3 miles you stop to check the map.
How many miles are there still to walk?
A) 4 miles
B) 5 miles
C) 6 miles
D) 7 miles
3) At the cinema the film will start in 15 minutes. You take 5 minutes to
buy popcorn. How many minutes are left before the film starts?
A) 5 minutes
B) 10 minutes
C) 15 minutes
D) 20 minutes
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4) You left 8 cream cakes in the fridge. You then ate 2. How many are
left?
A) 3
B) 4
C) 5
D) 6
5) When you arrive at the bus stop the timetable says the next bus is
due in 10 minutes. You wait for 6 minutes. How much longer do you
have to wait?
A) 3 minutes
B) 4 minutes
C) 7 minutes
D) 16 minutes
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6) You buy a 10 journey bus ticket. You use it for 5 journeys. How many
more journeys are left on the ticket?
A) 5
B) 6
C) 10
D) 15
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Quiz
Subtraction
Level B
Circle the right answer for each question.
1) There are 24 people at a party. 12 leave the party. How many are
left?
A) 9
B) 12
C) 14
D) 36
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2) A new TV series has 12 episodes. You have watched 9. How many
are left?
A) 3
B) 5
C) 7
D) 8
3) You buy 12 cans of cola at the supermarket. Your family drink 4 cans.
How many are left?
A) 4
B) 6
C) 8
D) 16
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4) You have to repay a loan in 24 monthly payments. You have made 9
payments. How many more payments must you make?
A) 5
B) 11
C) 12
D) 15
5) You have 20 days holiday to take from work. You book 12 days for a
holiday. How many days do you have left?
A) 2
B) 8
C) 10
D) 15
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6) You spend £13 at the hairdressers. You pay with a £20 note. What
change should you get?
A) £7
B) £15
C) £17
D) £33
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Quiz
Subtraction
Level C
Circle the right answer for each question.
1) You have to change trains on a journey. The timetable shows 15
minutes between the first train arriving and the second train leaving.
The first train is 8 minutes late. How much time is left to change
trains?
A) 2
B) 3
C) 5
D) 7
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2) You paid for 60 minutes' car parking. Your car has been parked for 38
minutes. How much time is left on the parking ticket?
A) 22 minutes
B) 32 minutes
C) 49 minutes
D) 98 minutes
3) You spend £7 in a shop and pay with a £20 note. What change will
you get?
A) £5
B) £9
C) £13
D) £27
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4) You are given a gift card with £20 credit on the card. You spend £14.
How much is left on the card?
A) £5
B) £6
C) £12
D) £16
5) You buy some chocolate in a shop and spend 84 pence. You pay £1.
What change will you get?
A) 8 pence
B) 9 pence
C) 12 pence
D) 16 pence
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6) You have £50 and buy two £20 gift vouchers. How much money do
you have left?
A) £10
B) £20
C) £30
D) £40
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Quiz - answers
Subtraction
Level A
1) You buy 6 eggs and put them in the fridge on Monday. On Tuesday
you use 2. How many are left?
The correct answer is C. You have 4 eggs left because 6 - 2 = 4.
2) You go on a 7 mile walk. After 3 miles you stop to check the map.
How many miles are there still to walk?
The correct answer is A. There are 4 miles to walk because 7 - 3 = 4.
3) At the cinema the film will start in 15 minutes. You take 5 minutes to
buy popcorn. How many minutes are left before the film starts?
The correct answer is B. There are 10 minutes left because 15 - 5 =
10.
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4) You left 8 cream cakes in the fridge. You then ate 2. How many are
left?
The correct answer is D. There are 6 cream cakes left because 8 - 2
= 6.
5) When you arrive at the bus stop the timetable says the next bus is
due in 10 minutes. You wait for 6 minutes. How much longer do you
have to wait?
The correct answer is B. You have to wait for 4 more minutes
because 10 - 6 = 4.
6) You buy a 10 journey bus ticket. You use it for 5 journeys. How many
more journeys are left on the ticket?
The correct answer is A. There are 5 journeys left because 10 - 5 =
5.
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Quiz - answers
Subtraction
Level B
1) There are 24 people at a party. 12 leave the party. How many are
left?
The correct answer is B. There are 12 people left because 24 -12
=12.
2) A new TV series has 12 episodes. You have watched 9. How many
are left?
The correct answer is A. There are 3 episodes left to watch because
12 - 9 = 3.
3) You buy 12 cans of cola at the supermarket. Your family drink 4
cans. How many are left?
The correct answer is C. There are 8 cans left because 12 - 4 = 8.
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4) You have to repay a loan in 24 monthly payments. You have made 9
payments. How many more payments must you make?
The correct answer is D. There are 15 payments left because 24 - 9
= 15.
5) You have 20 days holiday to take from work. You book 12 days for a
holiday. How many days do you have left?
The correct answer is B. You have 8 days left because 20 - 12 = 8.
6) You spend £13 at the hairdressers. You pay with a £20 note. What
change should you get?
The correct answer is A. The change will be £7 because 20 - 13 = 7.
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Quiz - answers
Subtraction
Level C
1) You have to change trains on a journey. The timetable shows 15
minutes between the first train arriving and the second train leaving.
The first train is 8 minutes late. How much time is left to change
trains?
The correct answer is D. You have 7 minutes to change trains
because 15 - 8 = 7.
2) You paid for 60 minutes' car parking. Your car has been parked for
38 minutes. How much time is left on the parking ticket?
The correct answer is A. There are 22 minutes left because 60 - 38 =
22.
3) You spend £7 in a shop and pay with a £20 note. What change will
you get?
The correct answer is C. The change is £13 because 20 - 7 = 13.
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4) You are given a gift card with £20 credit on the card. You spend £14.
How much is left on the card?
The correct answer is B. There will be £6 left because 20 - 14 = 6.
5) You buy some chocolate in a shop and spend 84 pence. You pay £1.
What change will you get?
The correct answer is D. The change will be 16 pence because £1 is
100 pence and 100 - 84 = 16.
6) You have £50 and buy two £20 gift vouchers. How much money do
you have left?
The correct answer is A. You have £10 because 50 - 20 = 30, and
then 30 - 20 = 10.
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