45 year 2 maths questions
Learn how to master year 2 maths word problems with these 45 maths questions! Answers included.
Author Michelle Griczika
Published February 2024
- Key takeaways
- Addition & Subtraction : Adding and subtracting numbers is like solving puzzles and helps us with real-life situations.
- Word Problems : Solving word problems makes maths fun and helps us become better readers and problem solvers.
- Place Value : Understanding place value helps us read and write numbers correctly and compare their values.
- Measurement & Time : Measuring objects and telling time help us understand the world around us and manage our daily routines.
- Geometry (Shapes) : Recognizing shapes and their properties helps us see the world in a new way and understand how things are put together.
Table of contents
- Addition and Subtraction
- Word Problems
- Place Value
- Geometry (Shapes)
Did you know that ladybugs have spots on their backs?
If a ladybug has 2 spots on its back and it gets 1 more spot, how many spots will the ladybug have in total?
The lady bug will have 3 spots!
Year 2 maths word problems are like fun puzzles that help us use our maths skills to solve real-life situations. They are essential to year 2 maths, and practising them can help us become maths superstars!
- We can use addition and subtraction to determine how many cookies are left in a jar, how many friends are on the playground, or even how many apples are in a basket.
- Understanding place value is like being a number detective. It helps us read big numbers and know the value of each digit, so we can count things like how many toys we have or how many days until our birthday.
- Measuring things and telling time is like being an explorer in the real world. We can measure how tall we are, how long a pencil is, or even how much water is in a glass. And knowing how to read a clock helps us know when it’s time for fun activities or when it’s time to go to bed.
- Shapes are like building blocks of the world around us. We can learn about squares, triangles, and circles by looking at objects we see every day. It’s like being a shape detective, finding out how many sides and corners they have, and how they fit together like puzzle pieces in year 2 maths questions.
All of these skills are necessary for year 2 maths practice! Use these 45 maths questions to go over important maths skills needed to strengthen your student’s understanding and knowledge.
Today, we are going to practise different year 2 maths skills that cover measurement, addition and subtraction, and more! Once you are done, check your work with our answer sheet!
Section 1: Addition & subtraction
Section 2: word problems, section 3: place value, section 4: geometry (shapes), section 5: time.
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Michelle Griczika
Michelle Griczika is a seasoned educator and experienced freelance writer. Her years teaching first and fifth grades coupled with her double certification in elementary and early childhood education lend depth to her understanding of diverse learning stages. Michelle enjoys running in her free time and undertaking home projects.
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- know and use Place value up to 100
- Compare and order numbers up to 100
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- add and subtract 2-digit numbers
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- add three single-digit numbers
- recognise and make equal groups
- use the x symbol to write multiplication sentences
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- know multiplication facts for the 2, 5 and 10 times table
- recognise and find a half, a quarter and a third
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- understand the equivalence of a half and two-quarters
- count on in halves, thirds and quarters up to 10
- count in pence: 1p, 2p ,5p, 10p and 20p
- count in pounds: £1, £2, £5, £10 and £20
- find a simple total or difference between two money amounts
- find the change from simple amounts
- tell the time: o'clock, half-past, quarter-past and to
- understand and compare durations of time
- compare and measure length, mass, volume, capacity and temperature
- read a variety of scales going up in 1s, 2s, 5s and 10s
- recognise 2D and 3D shapes
- count sides and vertices on 2D shapes
- count faces, edges and vertices on 3D shapes
- sort and make patterns with 2D and 3D shapes
- describe movement and turns
- make tally charts
- draw and interpret pictograms
- understand and use block diagrams
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Year 2 Place Value Charts
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Year 2 Addition Worksheets
Here you will find a range of Free Printable Addition Worksheets to support Year 2.
The following first grade math worksheets involve adding different amounts.
- learn their addition facts to 12+12;
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- learn their addition and subtraction facts to 12;
- learn to subtract 2 digit numbers.
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- develop perseverance.
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What your child will learn
Solve problems with addition and subtraction.
Your child will use objects (like counters, straws, and fruit), pictures (like number lines, grids, and arrays), and symbols (‘+’, ‘–’, and ‘=’) to solve maths problems.
Your child will encounter problems that involve:
- Quantities (for example, ‘3 apples’)
- Measures (for example, ‘5 centimetres’).
Your child’s increasing knowledge of mental and written methods will give them lots of different ways to do this. They will choose a method that best fits any given problem.
Use addition and subtraction facts up to 20, and derive and use related facts up to 100
Your child will know and use addition and subtraction facts up to 20. Then, they will use their knowledge of number facts and their knowledge of place value to help them work out addition and subtraction facts up to 100. For example:
If children know that 2 + 6 = 8, then they can work out that 20 + 60 = 80. 2 has become ten times larger and 6 has become ten times larger, so the total will be ten times larger.
In the above example, try to avoid telling your child that they ‘add a zero’, as this does not help them with their understanding of number and place value. It might end up being more confusing when children are also learning that adding zero does not change a number, so, for example, 2 + 0 = 2.
Your child will be taught to look for all sorts of patterns in numbers to help them solve problems. For example:
If your child knows 3 + 4 = 7, can they use this knowledge to work out the answer to 13 + 4 = ?
Your child should notice that one ten has been added to the 3, so the total will increase by one ten.
Add and subtract numbers mentally, and using objects and pictures
- a two-digit number and 1s (for example, 42 +/– 4)
- a two-digit number and 10s (for example, 34 +/– 20)
- 2 two-digit numbers (for example, 56 +/– 37)
- adding 3 one-digit numbers (for example, 3 + 9 + 5).
Show that addition can be done in any order and subtraction cannot
Your child will learn that when they are adding numbers, they get the same total no matter what order they add the numbers together:
7 + 4 = 11 4 + 7 = 11
This means that addition is commutative .
With subtraction, the order of the numbers does matter, as we will get different answers:
7 – 4 = 3 4 – 7 = – 3
This means that subtraction is not commutative.
Use the inverse relationship between addition and subtraction to solve and check calculations
Your child will be taught to understand the inverse relationship between addition and subtraction, i.e. that addition and subtraction undo each other.
They will be expected to use their understanding of this inverse relationship to check their calculations. For example, if they have calculated 5 + 6 = 11, they can check their answer by solving 11 – 6 = 5 or 11 – 5 = 6.
How to help at home
There are lots of quick and easy ways that you can help your child with addition and subtraction. Here are just a few everyday ideas to support your child’s learning:
1. Use the language of addition and subtraction
Using the correct mathematical vocabulary will get your child used to deconstructing word problems, and will make them familiar with the kinds of words they will hear in school.
Try to use mathematical language like add , altogether , more , plus , total , and sum when adding. When your child finds the answer to an addition calculation, encourage them to use the word total or sum . If they talk about the fact that you can add numbers in any order and get the same answer, encourage them to use the word commutative .
There is also a lot of mathematical vocabulary related to subtraction. When your child tells you the answer to a subtraction calculation, encourage them to refer to this as the difference . For example, ‘7 – 3 = 4’ could be read as ‘the difference between 7 and 3 is 4’. They should also try to use the language take away , subtract , minus , less, fewer , and so on.
Try writing out the addition and subtraction symbols (‘+’ and ‘–’) along with the related words on cards (for example, add , altogether , more , plus , total , sum , take away , subtract , minus , less , and fewer) . Help your child to link the words to the correct symbol. If necessary, help them to read some of the words.
2. Play the Addition and Subtraction Facts game
Encourage your child to practise addition and subtraction to 20. This will help them derive related facts such as:
3 + 7 = 10 10 – 7 = 3 7 = 10 – 3.
Once they’ve done this, they should be able to use their knowledge of place value to calculate more facts:
30 + 70 = 100 100 – 70 = 30 70 = 100 – 30.
You could play the Addition and Subtraction Facts game with your child to practise. Print out page 20 of the Maths in School: addition booklet . Take five of the questions and give your child five of the answers. Read out the first question and ask your child if they can find the answer. If your child does not know the answer immediately, ask them how they could work it out. For example, for the calculation 5 + 6 = ?, you could suggest that if they know 5 + 5 = 10, this could help them to work it out.
Try giving your child a simple calculation such as 5 + 3 = 8. Ask them to record as many related addition and subtraction facts as they know. For example, if they know that 5 + 3 = 8, then they should be able to work out that 3 + 5 = 8, 8 – 3 = 5, 8 – 5 = 3, 15 + 3 = 18, 50 + 30 = 80, and so on.
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3. Try lots of different methods
Encourage your child to use a range of methods, including using objects, drawings, diagrams, and symbols, to solve addition and subtraction problems. To solve addition problems, your child might:
- Use objects. They could count all the objects in groups being added together to find their total (so for 2 + 3, they would count all the objects together: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ). Then, then could begin counting on from one group to find the total (so for 2 + 3, they might start at 3 and count on: 3, 4, 5 ).
- Use drawings such as number lines .
- Use formal written methods such as column addition.
To solve subtraction problems, your child might:
- Use objects and take some away to find the difference.
- Put objects from two groups into two lines and compare them to find the difference.
- Count backwards or use number lines .
- Use written methods such as column subtraction.
Your child could use rounding to estimate their answers before calculating accurately. It can also be helpful to use more than one method to double-check calculations. For example, your child could check a subtraction question by adding up the answer and the number they subtracted to see if they get back to the number they started from.
Choose an addition or subtraction calculation to solve with your child
We are setting the table for our family of four and one guest. How many people are eating altogether? I’ve put out 8 forks. Is that right or is it too many? How many do we need to put back in the drawer?
You have sent 20 invitations out for your party. We have heard back from everybody and 3 people have told us they can’t come. How many people are coming to your party?
Discuss which method your child would use for these questions. Try to find as many ways as you can to solve the problems, and talk about the methods you and your child each preferred and why.
4. Make up story problems
Story problems can be a fun way to help your child understand addition and subtraction. And you can have fun making them up! Why not see if your child would like to create a story problem for you?
When creating an addition story problem, you could support your child by giving them objects to use or a picture to inspire their story. Once they’ve completed the word problem, ask them if they could write the calculations in the problem using symbols (‘+’, ‘–’, and ‘=’).
5. Try missing number problems
Missing number problems can be quite tricky for children. You can support your child by making the most of opportunities to practise missing number problems practically. For example, you can ask for your child’s help if you have a number of something but need a higher number:
‘I have 5 buttons but I need 15 buttons. How many more do I need?’
Ask your child how they worked it out. Then, you could ask them to write a calculation using numbers and symbols to explain how they did it.
5 + ? = 15. They could have counted on from 5 to 15 to get 10. They could have counted back 5 from 15 to get 10. They may have known that 15 – 5 = 10. … and so on.
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Reasoning and Problem Solving Questions Collection - KS1 and KS2
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These booklets each contain over 40 reasoning and problem solving questions suitable for KS1, KS2 and KS3 classes. These are the questions that we have been putting out each day in March 2016 on Twitter in the run up to SATS.
The answers are provided with some simple notes at the back of the booklet and for some problems supplementary questions and variation has been provided.
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