New wave mental maths revised edition

• Retains many of the bestselling features of New wave mental maths, with a range of added extras
and new improvements, particularly in relation to problem-solving.
• Provides a 40-week, structured mental maths program linking to Australian Curriculum Mathematics,
covering the strands of Number and Algebra, Measurement and Geometry, and Statistics and
Probability.
• Provides daily practice of mental maths and problem-solving skills (10 daily questions for Book B;
15 daily questions for Book C; and 20 daily questions for Book D, Book E and Book F).
• Develops mathematical concepts and vocabulary sequentially, along with practice in speed of recall.
New features
• Modern and contemporary layout using subtle colours, which is not distracting or overwhelming for the
student.
• A new ‘Problem-solving’ column in each week’s unit of work.
• Problem-solving questions drawn from a mixture of strands and sub-strands, incorporating real-life
maths contexts and situations.
• Problem-solving questions positioned in a separate column so teachers can use them flexibly: either for
classwork or homework, or for a mental challenge before the maths daily lesson.
• Pictorial and written representatives of problems in both the problem-solving and daily columns.
• Maximum focus on maths concepts with the language and readability of questions simplified.
• Includes new question types, with the removal of some of the previous ones, based on feedback,
comments and observations from practising teachers.

Book B Books C–F

• New ‘Problem-solving’ column with one
carefully worded problem-solving question
for each day.
• Friday review is grouped by a strand icon
(Number and Algebra, Measurement and
Geometry, and Statistics and Probability) to
assist with teacher assessment of student’s
ability.
• New format using a 3-page weekly unit
with the Friday review now moved into the
main week’s unit of work for ease of access.
• New ‘Problem-solving’ column with two
carefully worded problem-solving questions
for each day.
• Friday review is grouped by a strand icon
(Number and Algebra, Measurement and
Geometry, and Statistics and Probability) to
assist with teacher assessment of student’s
ability.

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 MONDAY TUESDAY
12 1
11 12
What is the time?
1. 10 2 What is the time?
1. 11 1
10 2

Week 1
9 3
9 3
1, 4, 9,
3. , 25, 36 8 4 10 – 6 =
2.
7 5 8 4
6 7 5
3×3×2=
2. 7×7=
3. 6

Write the number shown on the abacus.

4. Complete the multiples of 3.
4.

Th H T O
45

This polygon is known as a
5.
12 ÷ 3 =
5.
.
Write five thousand and five as a numeral.
6.
4×5=
6.
Does sunrise occur during the am or pm?
7.
20 ÷ 4 =
7.
7
How far is it to Albury from the
8.
Write
8. 100 as a decimal. sign if Moppa is 8 km further Albury km
away than Albury.
This is a
9. Moppa 25 km

.
10. Does sunset occur during the am or pm? This polygon is known as a
9.
11. 3 × 6 = 6 + 6 + 6 = .
12. Round 4766 to the nearest thousand. 10. What is the date of the extra day in a leap year?
13. What is the place value of 4 in 473?
1   10    100    4 11. 20 × 6 = 120, 19 × 6 = 114, 18 × 6 =
14. How many days are in a fortnight? 12. How many days are in a year?
1 1
15. 3 + 3 = 13. What is the value of 9 in 397?

16. Which is longer, 1 m or 80 cm? 9   90   900   10

1
17. Together, Alex and Mimi ate 12 pieces of chocolate. 14. Rotate 4 turn clockwise.
Alex ate twice as much as Mimi.
How many pieces did Alex eat?

15. Which is heavier, 1 kg or 700 g?

18. How many odd numbers are there between 1 and 10? 16. 15 – 7 =

17. Which equation (number sentence) is equal to 9 × 7?

19. 13 – 9 = 60 + 3 = 63 70 – 9 = 61
20. 2.9 > 0.29   true  false 50 + 40 = 90 90 + 7 = 97

18. 0.2 < 0.02   true  false

19. 800 + 700 =
1 1
20. 4 + 4 =

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 WEDNESDAY THURSDAY
12 1 12 1
What is the time?
1. What is the time?
1.
Week 1

11 11
10 2 10 2
9 3 9 3
3×4=
2. 110 – 50 =
2.
8 4 8 4
7 5 7 5
9×9=
3. 6 This shape is an
3. 6

9÷3=
4. .
This is an
5. . 6 × 10 = 60, 6 × 100 = 600,
4.
6 × 1000 = 6000, 6 × 10 000 =
Write twelve thousand, eight hundred and one as a
6.
numeral. How many weeks are in one year?
5.

Antonio purchased an ice-cream for
6. .
How many days are in a leap year?
7.

Name a quadrilateral shape.

8. He gave
.What will be his change?

Complete the pattern. 5, 10, 20, 40,

7.

2, 4, 8, 16,
9. 15 ÷ 3 =
8.
3 2 4 2
10. 10 + 10 = 9. 9 + 9 =

11. How many even numbers are there between 10 and 20? 10. This is a

12. If yesterday was Saturday, what day will tomorrow be? 11. Fill in the right spots Prime Composite
for the numbers Odd
2, 7, 9, 10.
N Even

W E
12. One century = years
East Ave S
13. 7 + 7 + 7 =
54th Steet

55th Steet

56th Steet
53rd Steet

14. If the sun is in the east and is low to the horizon, is it likely
to be morning or afternoon?
13. If you travel west and turn right at the second street, what
street are you in?

15. Write the number before 510.

Number of visits to the
14. One decade = years 16. 4 + 7 = zoo in a year
10
17. (a) Which year group is
No. of students

15. 1100 – 300 = 8

the zoo popular with?
6
16. 60 5 = 12
4
17. Double 175. (b) To promote the zoo,
2

which year groups 1 2 3 4 5 6

would you target? School year group

18. =$
18. 1.1 > 1.04   true  false
19. What is the perimeter of a regular hexagon with 6-cm sides?
19. What is the place value of 8 in 218?

1   10   100   8
8 2
20. 0.09 > 100    true  false 20. Write 100 as a decimal.

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Monday

Week 1
1 4 × 3 =
Chef bought 20 pizza boxes at $19.95 per box.
1. 16
2 11 – 5 =
Chef paid with $50 notes. How many notes will be
=$

needed at the checkout? 3 12 ÷ 3 =
17 Write eleven thousand,
4 $10.00 – $4.50 = one hundred and ten as a
Six of the twenty boxes of pizza
2. numeral.
were vegetarian. Write, in the PIZZ
simplest form, the fraction of A 5 10, 20, 40, , 160

vegetarian pizzas.
3 5 18 The number before 1100 is
6 9 + 9 =

.
7 How many odd numbers are
4
there from 10 to 20? 19 Write as a decimal.
Tuesday 100

The week prior Chef purchased 80 cans of beans at
1.
$1.95 each. Chef paid with $20 notes. How many 8 Write the number shown on 20 Which is longer, 90 cm or 2 m?
notes did he use? the abacus.

What was the date when

2.
JUNE 21 From the 1 Jan to 31 Dec is

Chef bought the cans of TUESDAY days or

beans?
2 Th

9 4, 8,
H T O

, 16, 20,
1

22 What is the time?

12 1
.

11
10 2
, 9 3
Wednesday 8 4
10 8 + 8 + 8 = 7
6
5
Write in the missing digits. 23 This is a
11 Together, Natasha and Sonja

1. 3 9 5 2. 5 3 6 ate 9 pieces of chocolate. If .
Sonja ate twice as much as
+ 5 4 + 2 1 2
Natasha, how many pieces
4 3 2 9 8 1 8 0 did Sonja eat?

24 Which is heavier, 2 kg or 400 g?
Thursday 12 8 < 10  true  false
Which square would have a perimeter of 16 units?
1. 13 What is the place value of 9 25 The difference between the
6 in 397? most to least favourite beach
4
2 1 10 is
2 A 4 B 6 C 100 1000 .
(Not to scale)
14 20 × 7 = 140,
16
Which quadrilateral would have an area of
2.
Number of students

19 × 7 = 133,
12
20 square units?
18 × 7 =
8

5 15 Double 175.
4
4 5
4 A 4 B 5 C Lucky Bay Trigg Beach
Favourite beach
Eagle Bay

(Not to scale)

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 MONDAY TUESDAY
12
11 1 12 1
What is the time?
1. What is the time?
1.
Week 2

2 11
10
10 2
9 3
5×9=
2. 8 4 Double 145.
2. 9 3
8 4
7 5
6 7 5
This is a
3. 3×9=9+9+9=
3. 6

. 1250, 1000,
4. , 500, 250

1 minute =
4. seconds If 1 hour is 60 minutes, and 3 hours is
5.
3 × 60 = 180 minutes, then
160, 80,
5. , 20, 10
5 hours is 5 ×
= minutes.
How far is it from the sign to
6.
Geraldton if Kalbarri is 10 km Geraldton km 50 ÷ 5 =
6.
further away than Geraldton? Kalbarri 215 km
28
7. 4=7

Share 30 balloons into groups of 6 .
8.
24 ÷ 4 =
7.

3×7=7+7+7=
8.
This is a
9.
Draw another line of symmetry.
9.
1 .
5 2
3 10. What is the cost of 2 kg of bananas at $1.50 per kg?
3
2 1 5
11. Round 15 798 to the nearest thousand.
10. 5 × 5 × 20 =
12. 60 + 6 + 7 =
11. 1 kg = g 1
13. Rotate a 4 turn clockwise.
12. 70 + 7 + 4 =
1
13. Rotate a 2 turn clockwise.

14. A B

Measure the length of AB in cm.
cm
14. 120 – 70 =
15. This is a:
15. Round 35 578 to the nearest ten thousand. square.

rhombus.
rectangle.
16. 50 – 15 =
16. If 1783 is 17 hundred and 83, then 2495 is
17. A B
hundred and .
Measure the length of AB in cm.
cm
17. 1 cm = mm
18. 1 m = cm
2 7
18. 10 + 10 =
19. Olivia had and spent 19. 23 × 8 = (20 × 8) + (3 × 8)

=
+
+ + + .

= 184
What amount of money did she have left?

20. odd – even =
3 1
20. 5 + 5 =

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 WEDNESDAY THURSDAY
12 1 12 1
What is the time?
1. What is the time?
1.

Week 2
11 11
10 2 10 2
9 3 9 3
Will 21 ÷ 3 equal a number
2. E
2. F
8 4 8 4
greater than 10 or less than 10? 7
6
5 7
6
5
Measure the length of EF in cm.


cm
Write forty thousand and four as a numeral.
3.
2 equilateral triangles are joined at A and B. They make a:
3.
pentagon. A
1050,
4. , 750, 600, 450 rhombus.
rectangle. B
5734 – 734 =
5.

How many hours are in a day?

6.
4.
$5.00 – $1.90 =
7.
=$

This is an irregular
8.
Double 275.
5.
.
$5.00 – $3.90 =
6.
7×7=
9.
3 45 ÷ 9 =
7.
10. Rotate a 4 turn clockwise.
1t=
8. kg
1
Rotate a
9. 4 turn clockwise.

10. 40 × 7 = 280, 39 × 7 = 273, 38 × 7 =
11. 3 × 8 = 8 + 8 + 8 =
11. Write the fractions in ascending order.
12. On holidays you stop and read this sign. What do the 1 1 1 1 1
numbers represent? 5    2    4    10   
6

population Melbourne 304

Geelong 220
distance in miles
Lorne 32 12. Write
4
as a decimal.
distance in kilometres 100

13. In Wednesday Question 12, what are the distances

between:
13. 1 L = mL
(a) Melbourne and Geelong?

14. (a) 3 × 8 =
(b) Melbourne and Lorne?

(b) 7 × 8 =

14. 2100 – 700 =
3 4 Lunchtime food survey
15. 8 + 8 = 15. Read the pie graph and calculate
16. X Y the number of students that ate pasta.
40 40
Ate pies Ate sushi
Measure the length of XY in cm.

40

cm 16. 1 km = m Ate chips Ate pasta

17. 1 m = mm 17. 13 – 8 =

18. How many tens are there in 640? 18. odd + odd =

19. even + even = 19. What is the perimeter of an

equilateral triangle with 8-cm sides?
20. Add 100 to 3980.
20. What is the cost of 3 kg of grapes at $2.50 per kg?

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 PROBLEM-SOLVING FRIDAY REVIEW

Monday
Week 2

1 600, 450, 300, 16 What is the cost of buying 4 kg

You are an animator. Write the coordinates for the
1. of potatoes at 50c per kg?
2 Write the fractions in
train to slide (translate) to point E. ascending order.
, 5 1
8   6   4   2   5

1 1 1 1 17 If Marissa and Angie
, 4 together rode 60 km in one
week and Marissa rode twice
, 3 E as far as Angie, how far did
2 3 2100 – 900 = Marissa ride?
,
1 4 22 × 8
1 2 3 4 5 6
= (20 × 8) + (2 × 8)
18 2.5 < 2.05
Draw a cloud
2. in 2,5 and 6,5.
=
+ true   false

=
19 What is the time?
Tuesday 11
12
1
2
10
5 1 m = mm 9 3
Make the numbers across and down total 12.
1.
8 4
7 5
Use 3, 4, 5 and 8.
6 How far is it from the sign 6

to Geelong if Lorne is 20 km 20 1 kg = g
further away than Geelong?
3
21 Rotate a 4 turn clockwise.
Complete the time line.
2.
Geelong km
1970 1990 2010
Lorne 215 km
22 Draw another line of
1960 1980 symmetry.
7 6 × 8 = 1
5 2
8 Add 100 to 2970. 4
Wednesday 4

Emma had 5 times more 20c coins than Jess. Emma
1. 2 1 5
had $4. How many 20c coins did Jess have? 9 Kieran had $10 and spent
$5 + $1 + 50 c. What 23 Draw a horizontal line.
money did he have left?
1
3 of the pencils in a jar are red and the remaining
2.
10 are green. How many are red?
3 4
10 9 + 9 =
24 Name this shape.
11 Round 12 345 to the

Thursday nearest thousand.
25 Of the students that ate

Complete the patterns. sushi, half were boys. Draw a
12 100, 75, 50, line and label the pie graph
A clock hand rotated from 12 to 6.
1.
to show this new data.
This is
°. 13 8 + 8 + 8 =
Lunchtime food survey
14 Does 24 ÷ 3 equal an
amount <10 or >10? 40 40
A clock hand rotated from 12 to 12.
2. Ate pies Ate sushi
40
This is equal to
°. Ate chips Ate pasta
15 odd + even =

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