MathsFreePrintable

Subtraction Skills Assessment

A free maths worksheet ready for your classroom. Open in Kuraplan to grab the print-ready PDF, customize it for your students, or generate a fresh version in seconds.

Subtraction Skills Assessment worksheet preview

Subtraction Skills Assessment

Subtraction assessment illustration

📊 Part 1: Pre-Test - 3 and 4 Digit Subtraction

1. Solve these vertical subtraction problems. Show your working.

a) 4,523 - 1,847 = _________

b) 605 - 238 = _________

c) 3,000 - 1,456 = _________

2. Word Problems

a) A school has 2,845 books in its library. During the holidays, 567 books were borrowed and not returned. How many books are left in the library?

b) Sarah saved $1,250 for a laptop that costs $1,899. How much more money does she need?

3. Explain your strategy for solving 4,002 - 1,678. Describe the steps you would take.

📈 Part 2: Post-Test - 5 and 6 Digit Subtraction

4. Solve these larger subtraction problems. Show your working.

a) 234,567 - 89,789 = _________

b) 500,000 - 234,567 = _________

c) 78,432 - 29,856 = _________

5. Find and explain the errors in these subtraction calculations:

Example A:

45,632

- 18,759

_______

37,127

Error(s): _________________________________

Example B:

90,000

- 34,567

_______

66,567

Error(s): _________________________________

6. Challenge Problem: A factory produced 456,789 toys in January and 387,654 toys in February. What is the difference between the two months' production?

About This Worksheet

Free in Kuraplan

Sign up free, grab the PDF, and customize it for your class.

Print-Ready

Formatted for standard paper. Clean layout, easy to read.

AI-Generated

Created with Kuraplan's AI, designed for real classroom use.

For Teachers & Parents

Use in classrooms, for homework, tutoring, or homeschool.

Need a custom version of this worksheet?

Kuraplan's AI generates custom worksheets in seconds — differentiated for every learner, aligned to your curriculum.

Generate Custom Worksheets — Free
No credit card Curriculum-aligned Under 60 seconds