MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

LITERACY AND NUMERACY ASSESSMENT (LANA) 2018

YEAR 5 NUMERACY ASSESSMENT

Time Allowed: 60 minutes

(An extra 10 minutes is allowed for reading this paper.)

There are fifty questions in this Assessment. Answer all the questions.

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Write your name and school in the boxes at the top of your Answer Sheet.

2. On your Answer Sheet, draw a cross in the box next to the letter of the best
answer.

For example, if you select B as your answer, you should draw a cross in the box
next to the letter B.

33 A B C D

3. If you change your mind, shade out your answer as shown, and place a cross in
the box for your new answer.

33 A B C D

4. If you change your mind again and like your first answer better, shade out your
second answer and tick () your first answer.

For example: A B C D
33


5. If your cross is too big for the box, or if you draw a circle, your answer will be
marked wrong.
cross is too big circles are not to be used

32 A B C D 34 A B C D

Your supervisor or teacher can help you with these instructions but will NOT
help you answer the questions.

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1. The fraction changed to a mixed number is
5

2 3
A. 2 C. 2
5 5
B. 2 D. 5

2. The sum of 14,878 and 15,224 is

A. 31,012 C. 29,102

B. 29,082 D. 30,102

3. The number 9,557 rounded off to the nearest hundred is

A. 9,000 C. 9,600

B. 9,500 D. 10,000

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4. Philip had 45 marbles. He gave to his brother. How many marbles did he
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give to his brother?

A. 45 C. 15

B. 30 D. 5

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5. Convert into a decimal:
100

A. 5.0 C. 0.05

B. 0.5 D. 0.005

6. Which is the largest fraction in the set given below?

1 1 2 3
, , ,
8 4 4 3
1 2
A. C.
4 4

1 3
B. D.
8 3

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7. What number is 100 less than 4,591?

A. 4,691 C. 5,491

B. 4,491 D. 5,591

8. The number 104 is written as

A. 10 tens, 4 ones C. 1 hundred, 4 tens

B. 10 ones, 4 tens D. 1 ones, 0 tens, 4 ones

9.

The fraction of the shaded part is

1 3
A. C.
4 4

5 7
B. D.
8 8

10. What is the difference between 751 and 248?

A. 530 C. 999

B. 503 D. 305

1 2 4
11. Find the missing denominator:  
3 6

A. 8 C. 12

B. 9 D. 18

12. The sum of the first three prime numbers is

A. 5 C. 10

B. 8 D. 30

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13. Which set of numbers is arranged in ascending order?

A. {4199, 4299, 4399, 4499} C. {4399, 4499, 4299, 4199}

B. {4299, 4399, 4499, 4199} D. {4499, 4399, 4299, 4199}

14. The place value of 6 in the number 4563 is

A. hundred C. thousand

B. tens D. ones

15. 15 apples were shared equally amongst 5 children. How many apples will each
child get?

A. 20 C. 5

B. 10 D. 3

16. 50 less than 200 is

A. 250 C. 150

B. 205 D. 105

17. The sum of the two abacuses below is

A. 344 C. 376

B. 32 D. 312

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18. Round off 452 to the nearest hundred.

A. 450 C. 500

B. 400 D. 552

19. A teacher bought 60 lollies for her 12 students. Which number sentence would
be used to calculate the number of lollies shared equally amongst each student?

A. 60 ÷ 12 C. 60 ─ 12

B. 60 + 12 D. 60 x 12

20. The next number in the sequence is

1, 3, 6, 10, 15, _______

A. 19 C. 21

B. 20 D. 25

2 3
21. + =
5 10

7 1
A. C.
10 5

5 5
B. D.
10 15

22. Solve for y when y ─ 12 = 30

A. 42 C. 18

B. 22 D. 15

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23. Jack had 12 apples. He gave ¼ of them to his sister. How many apples are left
with him?

A. 12 C. 6

B. 9 D. 3

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24. The fraction as a decimal is
10

A. 60 C. 0.06

B. 0.6 D. 0.006

25. The Lowest Common Multiple (LCM) of 3 and 6 is

A. 3 C. 12

B. 6 D. 15

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26. The fraction converted to a decimal is
4
A. 3.4 C. 7.5

B. 4.3 D. 0.75

27. Which set of numbers is arranged in descending order?

A. {34.92 3.492 0.349 0.003}

B. {34.92 0.349 0.003 3.492}

C. {0.003 0.349 3.492 34.92}

D. {0.003 3.492 0.349 34.92}

28. If we add 2 hundreds, 12 tens and 6 units, what will be the sum?

A. 218 C. 326

B. 228 D. 1 406

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29. Vincent had 150 goats on his farm. He gave half to his brother. How many
goats did he give away?

A. 50 C. 100

B. 75 D. 150

30. Which number in the set below breaks the pattern?

{45, 50, 55, 60, 63, 65, 70}

A. 55 C. 63

B. 60 D. 65

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31. as a mixed number is
3

3 1
A. 1 C. 3
6 6

1 1
B. 6 D. 5
3 3

32. Tirikula bought the following items from his village store.

$5.35 $1.60 $6.95

What change would he get from a $20.00 note?

A. $6.10 C. $12.10

B. $7.90 D. $13.10

33. What unit of measurement is used to measure the distance from Suva to Nadi?

A. mm C. m

B. cm D. km

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34. What is the radius of this circle if the diameter is 10 cm?

10 cm

A. 20 cm C. 4 cm

B. 10 cm D. 5 cm

35. A bus left Rakiraki Town at 8.30am and reached Suva 3 hours later. What time
did it reach Suva?

A. 10.30am C. 11.30am

B. 11.00am D. 12.00pm

36. What is the area of the shaded region given below?

7 cm

3 cm
3 cm 4 cm

A. 5cm2 C. 28 cm2

B. 19 cm2 D. 37 cm2

37. Mr Tarun earns $12.50 a day. How much would he earn if he works for 6 days?

A. $12.50 C. $75.00

B. $62.50 D. $87.50

38. School starts at 8.30am and finishes at 3.00pm. How many hours and minutes
do the students spend in school?

A. 8 hours 30 minutes C. 6 hours 30 minutes

B. 7 hours 30 minutes D. 5 hours 30 minutes

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39. The weight of a bag of fruit is 1.5 kg. This is equivalent to

A. 1.5 g C. 150 g

B. 15 g D. 1,500 g

40. How many 200g weights are needed to balance the scale?

200g 2kg

A. 9 C. 20

B. 10 D. 36

41. The total value of the coins shown below is

A. $4.60 C. $7.10

B. $5.60 D. $7.05

42. A crate filled with bottles weighs 4 kg. The bottles weigh 2.3 kg.
What is the weight of the empty crate?

A. 1.7 kg C. 6.3 kg

B. 2.3 kg D. 9.2 kg

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43. Twenty four degrees Celsius is also written as

A. 24° C C. 24 DC

B. 24 C° D. 24 C

44. The time 2.56pm when changed to 24 hour clock will be

A. 260 hours C. 1456 hours

B. 0256 hours D. 14:56 hours

45. Thomas had $4.60. If his sister gave him another 75 cents, how much would he
have altogether?

A. $1.35 C. $4.35

B. $5.35 D. $12.10

46.

A rectangle has ____________ lines of symmetry.

A. 1 C. 12

B. 2 D. 4

47. The shape given below is a ________________.

A. diamond C. trapezium

B. rectangle D. parallelogram

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48. Which of the following shows an obtuse angle?

A. C.

B. D.

49. Use the pictograph below to answer Question 49.

How many strawberries did Sally have?

A. 6 C. 12

B. 7 D. 13

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50.

Which day has the least rainfall?

A. Monday C. Wednesday

B. Tuesday D. Friday

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