Year 6

Termly Assessment 2 Mark Scheme

Answer Assessment Focus Possible Misconceptions

with download links to evidence-based interventions

1. 2 marks 9 ÷ 10 = 0.9 Multiply and divide numbers Children may have learnt to add zeros and therefore make errors with
by 10, 100 and 1,000 zero placeholders.
1 mark for two or three 0.702 × 1000 = 702 giving answers up to three Year 6 Maths Same-Day Intervention Plan: Multiplying and Dividing
correct answers. decimal places. Decimals by 10, 100 and 1000
2 marks for all 6.05 × 100 = 605
(NC: Number – Fractions
correct answers. (Including Decimals and
450 ÷ 1000 = 0.45
Percentages)

2. 1 mark Shape A and Shape C both have an Solve problems involving the Children may not apply problem-solving skills or existing understanding
area of 36cm². (Shape B has an area calculation and conversion of of converting units of measurement to different contexts.
1 mark for an units of measure. Year 6 Maths Same-Day Intervention Plan: Calculating with
explanation recognising of 28cm².) Metric Measures
(NC: Measurement)
A and C have the
same area.

3. 1 mark 96 89 82 75 68 61 Generate and describe linear Children may not understand how to use the information given to work
number sequences. out the missing terms and the term-to-term rule.
(NC: Algebra) Year 5 Maths Same-Day Intervention Plan: Recognising and Describing
Linear Number Sequences

4. 1 mark No, Oli is incorrect. Oli has Use common factors to Children may think you can only simplify by halving.
simplify fractions. Year 6 Maths Same-Day Intervention Plan: Simplifying Fractions
miscalculated and seen 18 and 30 as
both being multiples of 9. 18 and 30 are (NC: Number – Fractions
both divisible by 6 so 18 in its simplest (Including Decimals and
form is 3. 30 Percentages)
5

5. 1 mark Number Decimal Identify the value of each digit Children may look at the decimal part of a number as an integer, rather
in numbers given to three than a part.
1.04 0.04 decimal places. Year 5 Maths Same-Day Intervention Plan: Comparing and Ordering
Decimals with up to Three Decimal Places
11.490 0.4 (NC: Number – Fractions
(Including Decimals and
0.064 0.004 Percentages)

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6. 1 mark 17.7km Multiply one-digit numbers Children may not know how to use their short multiplication method with
with up to 2 decimal places by a decimal multiplicand.
whole numbers. Year 6 Maths Same-Day Intervention Plan: Using Short Multiplication with
a Decimal Multiplicand
(NC: Number – Fractions
(Including Decimals and
Percentages)

7. 2 marks not to scale 5cm Calculate the area of Children may struggle to remember how to calculate the area of a
parallelograms and triangles. parallelogram by using the formula base × height.
1 mark for each 20cm (NC: Measurement)
correct answer.
8cm 9cm

8cm
10cm

area = 160cm²

area = 40cm²

8. 1 mark 80 4 Recall and use equivalences Children may think that 0.1 is equivalent to 1%.
80%, and circled between simple fractions, Year 6 Maths Same-Day Intervention Plan: Identifying Equivalent FDP
100 5
decimals and percentages.

(NC: Number – Fractions

(Including Decimals and
Percentages)

9. 1 mark
1
Solve problems involving Children may not know how to use given information to calculate the
of the fruit are bananas. true/false the relative sizes of two missing whole or percentage.
1 mark for all 3 answers 5 quantities where missing Year 6 Maths Same-Day Intervention: Calculating the Missing Whole
circled correctly. The ratio of bananas to values can be found by using or Percentage
true/false
oranges is 1:5. integer multiplication and
Children may not see the link between ratio and fractions when
division facts.
80% of the fruit are oranges. true/false representing the relationship between two values.
Solve problems involving the Year 6 Maths Same-Day Intervention: Linking Fractions and Ratio
calculation of percentages.

(NC: Ratio and Proportion)

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10. 3 marks a) 125g Recognise proportionality in Children may think that the proportions change as quantities increase
contexts when the relations or decrease.
1 mark for each b) 12 people between quantities are in Year 6 Maths Same-Day Intervention Plan: Solving Problems
correct answer. c) 6 teaspoons the same ratio (for example, Involving Ratio
similar shapes and recipes).
(NC: Ratio and Proportion)

11. 1 mark a=4 Use simple formulae. Children may not understand how to substitute numbers into simple
expressions to find a particular value.
1 mark for both b=5 (NC: Algebra)
Year 6 Maths Same-Day Intervention: Use Substitution to Solve Simple
correct answers. Expressions

12. 1 mark area = 96cm² Solve problems involving Children may not understand the meaning of the term ‘scale factor’. They
similar shapes where the may be unsure of how to find the area of a rectangle.
scale factor is known or
can be found.
(NC: Ratio and Proportion)

13. 1 mark 3 9 Compare fractions, including Children may compare and order fractions based on the value of the
1 mark for the Ellie-Mae = fractions >1. denominator.
4 12
correct answer of 2 8 Year 6 Maths Same-Day Intervention: Comparing and Ordering Fractions
‘Ellie-Mae’ with Charlie = (NC: Number – Fractions Using a Common Denominator
3 12 (Including Decimals and
supporting evidence. 3
is the greater fraction. Percentages)
4
Ellie-Mae has eaten the
greatest fraction.
Accept alternative mathematically
correct explanations, supported
by evidence.

14. 3 marks a) Year 5 had the most children who Interpret and construct pie Children may think a bigger pie chart segment or percentage represents
1 mark for each chose the theme park as their charts and line graphs and a greater amount when comparing two pie charts showing different
correct answer. use these to solve problems. sets of data.
favourite, with 40 children compared Year 6 Maths Same-Day Intervention Plan: Using a Pie Chart to
(NC: Statistics)
to 35 children in year 6. Solve Problems
b) 20
c) 21

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15. 1 mark False. Triangle A has an area of 21cm² Calculate the area of
parallelograms and triangles.
and triangle B has an area of 24cm².
(NC: Measurement)

16. 1 mark £30 Solve problems involving the Children may not know how to use known percentages of amounts to
calculation of percentages. calculate a linked percentage of an amount.
Year 6 Maths Same-Day Intervention Plan: Calculating Percentages
(NC: Ratio and Proportion)
of Amounts

17. 2 marks 17 grams Use written division methods Children may struggle to continue the calculation beyond the ones digit
1 mark for correctly in cases where the answer in the dividend.
132 ÷ 8 = 16.5
calculating 16.5g. has up to two decimal places. Year 6 Maths Same-Day Intervention Plan: Dividing Using the Short
1 mark for the correct 16.5 rounded to the nearest gram = 17g Division Method with a Decimal Answer
final answer of 17g. (NC: Number – Fractions
(Including Decimals and
Percentages)

18. 1 mark Use simple formulae. Children may not understand how to substitute numbers into simple
= 12 =2 expressions to find a particular value.
(NC: Algebra)
Year 6 Maths Same-Day Intervention: Use Substitution to Solve Simple
Expressions

19. 1 mark 2 Associate a fraction with Children may not know the link between division and fraction notation.
fraction: division and calculate decimal Year 6 Maths Same-Day Intervention Plan: Associating Fractions
5
fraction equivalents. with Division
decimal: 0.4
(NC: Number – Fractions
(Including Decimals and
Percentages)

20. 1 mark Find pairs of numbers that Children may think that there is only one solution to every equation.
a 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 satisfy an equation with Year 6 Maths Same-Day Intervention Plan: Solve Problems With
two unknowns. Two Unknowns
b 24 12 8 6 4 3 2 1
(NC: Algebra)

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21. 1 mark Shape A has the greatest volume as Calculate, estimate and Children may not understand how to calculate the volume of a cuboid
shape B has a volume of 36cm³ and compare volume of cubes and using the third dimension.
cuboids using standard units. Year 6 Maths Same-Day Intervention: Calculating the volume of a cuboid
shape A has a volume of 64cm³. using l × w × h
(NC: Measurement)

22. 2 marks 4 = 16 ÷ 4 Find pairs of numbers that Children may not understand how to use substitution and trial and
1 mark for two or three 3 = 12 ÷ 4 satisfy an equation with improvement to assign a value to one variable to calculate the value of
calculations. two unknowns. the other variable. They may not work systematically from one solution
2 marks for all four 2 = 8 ÷ 4 (NC: Algebra) to find other possible solutions.
calculations. 1=4÷4 Year 6 Maths Same-Day Intervention Plan: Finding Possible Solutions to
Equations Involving Multiples of One or More Unknown

23. 1 mark 8mm a day (40mm divided by 5 days) Calculate and interpret the Children may not read the line graph correctly to identify the
mean as an average. information needed.
(NC: Statistics) Year 5 Maths Same-Day Intervention Plan:
Solving Problems Using Data from a Line Graph

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