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Order of Operations Mastery

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Order of Operations Mastery

Year 6 Mathematics Assessment

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📚 Part 1: Multiple Choice (1 mark each)

Circle the correct answer for each question.

1. What is the value of 3 + 4 × 2?

14

11

10

24

2. Which expression equals 20?

3 + 4 × 5 − 2

2 × 6 + 4 − 2

5 × 3 + 8 − 3

6 + 2 × 7 − 4

3. What is the value of 24 ÷ 4 + 3 × 2?

15

18

12

9

4. What is the value of (5 + 3) × 4 − 6?

26

32

18

26

5. Which of the following expressions are equivalent to 14? (Tick ALL that apply)

2 × 5 + 4

(3 + 4) × 2

20 − 3 × 2

1 + 3 × 4 + 1

✏️ Part 2: Short Answer (2 marks each)

Show all working in the space provided.

6. Evaluate each expression using the correct order of operations.

a) 5 + 6 × 3 = _______

b) 18 − 2 × 4 + 1 = _______

c) 36 ÷ 6 + 5 × 2 − 3 = _______

7. Insert brackets to make each equation true.

a) 3 + 4 × 2 = 14     Answer: _______________________

b) 10 − 2 × 3 + 1 = 25     Answer: _______________________

8. Construct an equation using all four operations (+, −, ×, ÷) that equals 10. Show that your equation is correct by solving it step by step.

My equation: _______________________________

9. A spreadsheet formula is written as =4+6*3−(2+1). What value will the spreadsheet display? Show your working and explain why the order of operations matters here.

🌟 Part 3: Problem Solving (3 marks each)

10. 🍰 The Secret Recipe
Mia is baking biscuits for a school stall. She bakes 4 trays with 6 biscuits each, then eats 3 biscuits and gives away 2 × 5 biscuits to her friends.

a) Write a single mathematical expression to represent this situation:

Expression: _______________________________

b) How many biscuits does Mia have left? Show your working.

Answer: _______ biscuits

11. 🔍 Expression Explorers
Using only the numbers 2, 3, 4, and 5 (each used exactly once) and any operations or brackets, create:

a) An expression that equals 22: _______________________________

b) An expression that equals 6: _______________________________

c) Explain how you found one of your expressions. What strategy did you use?

12. 🧮 Worded Problem
A school canteen sells pies for $3 each and drinks for $2 each. On Monday, 5 classes each buy 4 pies and 3 drinks.

a) Write an expression using order of operations to find the total cost:

Expression: _______________________________

b) Calculate the total cost. Show all steps.

Total cost: $ _______

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