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Primary 2 Maths Mock Paper in English: 3- and 4-Digit Numbers, Times Tables, Division with Remainders
TUTORZONE ORIGINAL MOCK PAPER · PRIMARY 2 MATHEMATICS (ENGLISH) · EDB UNITS 2N1-2D1
Written to the EDB P2 learning units 2N1-2D1: 20 questions, 40 marks, 45 minutes, questions and answers in English throughout. Covers 3- and 4-digit numbers, addition and subtraction, basic multiplication and division with remainders, length, time, money, angles, quadrilaterals and pictograms – the level of English-medium primary schools such as SPCC Primary, DBS Primary Division, DGS Junior and St Joseph’s.
What does the Primary 2 paper cover?
Direct answer: the EDB P2 units: 3- and 4-digit numbers, addition and subtraction with borrowing, the 0-10 tables, division with remainders, length and time, money, angles, quadrilaterals and pictograms – 20 questions, 40 marks, 45 minutes, all in English.
This paper at a glance (sections, marks and timing)
| Component | Content | Weighting | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Section A Quick computation | 12 short questions, 1 mark each: times tables, place value and number words, unit conversion, coins, shape properties | 12 | 12 min |
| Section B Short questions | 4 questions, 2 marks each: 3- and 4-digit addition and subtraction with borrowing, division, pictogram reading | 8 | 13 min |
| Section C Word problems | 4 questions, 5 marks each: multiplication contexts, comparing by subtraction, division with remainders, shopping and change | 20 | 20 min |
The table above describes how this paper is laid out; it is not an official examination structure from the EDB or any school. P2 pacing: 20 questions in 45 minutes. Slow times tables are the biggest time leak this year – ten seconds on 7 x 8 across the paper costs two to three minutes. Spend three minutes reciting the 2 to 9 tables before you start the clock.
How this paper was built
The paper follows the P2 learning units in the EDB Learning Content of Primary Mathematics (2017): Number (2N1-2N6), Measures (2M1-2M3), Shape and Space (2S1-2S4) and Data Handling (2D1). All questions and answers are original.
Level: multiplication and division stay inside the 0-10 tables and remainders, as the official P2 scope requires; no two-digit multipliers. Quadrilaterals are tested by property only.
Pacing
| Section | Marks | Suggested time | What to do first |
|---|---|---|---|
| Section A Quick computation | 12 | 12 min | Times tables must come instantly; move on after 30 seconds |
| Section B Short questions | 8 | 13 min | Line up the columns; dot the tens digit whenever you borrow |
| Section C Word problems | 20 | 20 min | For remainders, state the remainder and check it is smaller than the divisor |
How is the 45 minutes split?
Direct answer: 12 minutes for Section A, 13 for B and 20 for C. If times tables are shaky, three minutes of recitation before the clock starts saves three to five minutes in the paper.
Section A: Quick computation (12 questions, 1 mark each)
Answer only.
Question 1 (1 mark)
7 × 8 = ?
Question 2 (1 mark)
63 ÷ 9 = ?
Question 3 (1 mark)
Write 405 in words.
Question 4 (1 mark)
900 + 60 + 3 = ?
Question 5 (1 mark)
1000 − 250 = ?
Question 6 (1 mark)
6 × 0 = ?
Question 7 (1 mark)
Which number is even: 37, 42, 51 or 69?
Question 8 (1 mark)
1 m = ___ cm
Question 9 (1 mark)
How many right angles are there in a rectangle?
Question 10 (1 mark)
How much money is five $20 notes?
Question 11 (1 mark)
How many tens are there in 340?
Question 12 (1 mark)
Half of 100 = ?
Section B: Short questions (4 questions, 2 marks each)
Show column working for the addition and subtraction items.
Question 1 (2 marks)
348 + 276 = ?
Question 2 (2 marks)
802 − 457 = ?
Question 3 (2 marks)
36 ÷ 6 = ?
Question 4 (2 marks)
In a pictogram each symbol stands for 2 books. How many books do seven symbols stand for?
Section C: Word problems (4 questions, 5 marks each)
Number sentence, answer and unit; answer (a) and (b) on separate lines.
Question 1 (5 marks)
A box holds 8 pencils. There are 6 boxes. (a) How many pencils are there? (b) 15 pencils are given away. How many pencils are left?
Question 2 (5 marks)
A shop sold 268 tickets on Saturday and 195 tickets on Sunday. (a) How many tickets were sold in the two days? (b) How many more tickets were sold on Saturday?
Question 3 (5 marks)
29 sweets are shared equally among 4 children. (a) How many sweets does each child get? (b) How many sweets are left over?
Question 4 (5 marks)
Amy buys a book for $45 and two pencils at $3 each. She pays with a $100 note. How much change does she get?
Do the answers explain borrowing and remainders?
Direct answer: yes. Section B answers work digit by digit (802 – 457 shows where the borrow happens) and the remainder answer writes 4 x 7 = 28, 29 – 28 = 1, with the rule that the remainder is smaller than the divisor.
Section A answers and marks
Question 1
56. 7 × 8 = 7 × 5 + 7 × 3 = 35 + 21.
Question 2
7. 9 × 7 = 63, so 63 ÷ 9 = 7.
Question 3
four hundred and five. There is no tens digit, so do not write ‘forty’.
Question 4
963. 9 hundreds, 6 tens and 3 ones.
Question 5
750. 1000 − 250 = 1000 − 200 − 50.
Question 6
0. Any number multiplied by 0 is 0.
Question 7
42. Its ones digit 2 is even; 7, 1 and 9 are odd.
Question 8
100 cm.
Question 9
4. All four corners of a rectangle are right angles.
Question 10
$100. 5 × $20 = $100.
Question 11
34 tens. 340 ÷ 10 = 34.
Question 12
50. 100 ÷ 2 = 50.
Section B answers and marks
Question 1
Ones: 8 + 6 = 14, write 4 carry 1. Tens: 4 + 7 + 1 = 12, write 2 carry 1. Hundreds: 3 + 2 + 1 = 6. Answer 624.
Question 2
2 − 7 needs borrowing: 12 − 7 = 5, and the tens become 9. 9 − 5 = 4, then 8 − 4 = 4. Answer 345.
Question 3
6. 6 × 6 = 36.
Question 4
7 × 2 = 14 books. Always read the key before counting the symbols.
Section C answers and marks
Question 1
(a) 6 × 8 = 48 pencils. (b) 48 − 15 = 33 pencils left.
Question 2
(a) 268 + 195 = 463 tickets. (b) 268 − 195 = 73 more tickets.
Question 3
(a) 29 ÷ 4 = 7 each, because 4 × 7 = 28. (b) 29 − 28 = 1 sweet left over. The remainder must be smaller than 4.
Question 4
Pencils: 2 × $3 = $6. Total spent: $45 + $6 = $51. Change: $100 − $51 = $49.
Where do P2 marks usually go?
Direct answer: forgetting to reduce the tens after borrowing, remainders larger than the divisor, ignoring the pictogram key, and mixed-up tables. All four are process slips, fixed by a fixed routine: dot, compare, read the key.
Where these marks are usually lost
| Mistake | What it looks like | What it costs | Instead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Not reducing the tens after borrowing | 802 – 457 worked as 465 | The whole item is wrong – the commonest 3-digit slip | Dot the tens digit the moment you borrow, and add back to check |
| Remainder larger than the divisor | 29 / 4 answered as 6 remainder 5 | A conceptual error that loses the word-problem marks | Compare as soon as you finish: remainder must be smaller than the divisor |
| Ignoring the pictogram key | Counting each symbol as one book | The answer is out by a whole factor | Read what one symbol stands for, then multiply |
| Mixed-up tables | 7 x 8 written as 54 | Marks lost and the whole paper slowed | Recite the 2 to 9 tables for three minutes before starting |
How to use this paper
Timed: three blocks of 12 / 13 / 20 minutes with nothing open on the desk.
Marking: score against the scheme line by line, and for every remainder question check that the remainder is smaller than the divisor.
Seven days later: redo the paper and add three questions of the same type for every item you got wrong.
What comes after this paper?
Direct answer: log the errors, redo the paper after seven days, then move to the P3 paper. If two or more Section C questions were wrong, drill five more word problems of the same type first.
FAQ
Is this the same as a school exam at a top primary school?
No. It follows the EDB P2 learning units and the level English-medium primary schools work at, but every question is an original TutorZone question.
Why division with remainders at P2?
Because learning unit 2N6 already includes the concept of a remainder, and most schools test it in the second term.
What if the child cannot finish 20 questions?
Secure Sections A and B first (20 marks), then aim for three of the four Section C questions. Running out of time is usually slow times tables, not weak understanding.
Can we just use the Chinese pages?
Not recommended. The schools examine in English, and phrases such as in all, left and how many more are part of the test, so practise in English.
Official references
| Resource | What to check |
|---|---|
| https://www.edb.gov.hk/attachment/en/curriculum-development/kla/ma/curr/pmc2017_e.pdf | EDB Learning Content of Primary Mathematics (2017): P2 units 2N1-2D1 |
| https://www.tutorzone.com.hk/en-primary-maths-p1-mock-2027/ | Primary 1 paper: secure addition and subtraction to 100 first |
| https://www.tutorzone.com.hk/en-primary-maths-p3-mock-2027/ | Primary 3 paper: 5-digit numbers, multiplication and fractions |
Related: practice area · Primary 1 paper · Primary 3 paper
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