Number sense quiz
A free number sense quiz for kindergarten to grade 2: 10 picture questions for each grade, read aloud and marked one at a time.
🧒 Kids: pick your grade, then answer 10 picture questions. Tap Read to me to hear each one!
What each grade’s quiz covers
| Grade | Question types | Learn it |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten (KG) | Counting objects to 20, ten frames, quick looks, more and fewer, number bonds to 10, before and after, teen numbers | Kindergarten number sense |
| Grade 1 (class 1) | Counting to 120, before and after, teen numbers, number bonds, number line, hundreds chart, ordinal numbers, counting by 10s | 1st grade number sense |
| Grade 2 (class 2) | Skip counting by 2s, 5s, 10s and 100s, even and odd, number lines to 100, hundreds chart, patterns, estimating | 2nd grade number sense |
For grade 3 and up, move on to the place value quiz and the multiplication quiz.
What is in the quiz?
Pick a grade and answer 10 mixed questions. Most show a picture: dots to count, a ten frame, a number line or a piece of the hundreds chart. Some ask for a number and some use big buttons.
Tap Read to me and the question is read aloud, so children who can’t read yet can still take the quiz. A wrong answer shows a quicker way, like counting on from a full row of 5.
Every quiz is new, so it can be taken again and again.
How to use the quiz
- Sit together for kindergarten. Read each question, let your child point and answer.
- As a check-up: take the quiz for your child’s grade once a week and note the score.
- Go back a grade if the score is under 6 out of 10.
- For one skill at a time, use the number sense practice tool.
- To track progress step by step, use the number sense levels.
You can link straight to a grade: kindergarten · grade 1 · grade 2.
What the score means
| Score | What to do next |
|---|---|
| 9 or 10 | Secure. Try the next grade, or the next level. |
| 7 or 8 | Nearly there. Look at the misses together and retake in a few days. |
| 6 or less | Go back to the lessons for the question types missed, or try the grade below. |
Look at which questions were missed. Misses on ten frames need different help from misses on skip counting.
The errors the quiz shows up
- Counting one by one: slow answers on ten frames and dice. See ten frames and subitizing.
- Stuck at a ten: 39 then “thirty-ten”. See counting to 120.
- Backwards teen numbers: 41 for fourteen. See teen numbers.
- Before and after mixed up: see before, after and between.
- Losing the pattern: see skip counting and number patterns.
More number sense practice
- Number sense practice: 15 skills, from counting to estimating.
- Hundreds chart for patterns and missing numbers.
- Number sense levels: 8 steps from counting to patterns.
- Printable worksheets: number bonds, skip counting and even and odd.
For teachers
The quiz works on a projector or interactive whiteboard. Share a link for a grade and each child gets their own random questions. Nothing needs a login, and no student data leaves the device.
Practice questions (answers below)
Ask these out loud or write them down. Check each answer, and ask “how did you get that?” for one or two.
- K: how many fingers on one hand?
- K: what makes 10 with 8?
- K: 10 and 4
- Grade 1: what comes after 79?
- Grade 1: 10 more than 56
- Grade 1: who is 3rd from the front?
- Grade 2: count by 5s: 40, 45, __
- Grade 2: is 17 even or odd?
- Grade 2: next: 300, 400, __
- Grade 2: about how many is 48?
Show the answers
- 5
- 2
- 14
- 80
- 66
- the third child
- 50
- odd
- 500
- about 50
Common mistakes
How to teach it at home
Weekly check-in
Same day each week, same grade, note the score.
Beat your score
Children love beating last week’s number.
Explain one
Ask your child to show you how they got one answer.
By grade
More for each grade: Kindergarten math; Grade 1 math and the CBSE class 1 maths guide; Grade 2 math and the CBSE class 2 maths guide.
Worksheets and practice
Ten frames worksheet: printable PDF with an answer key. · Make a fresh test
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Questions parents ask
Is this number sense quiz free?
Yes, free with no sign-up. Every quiz is new, so it can be used again and again.
Can my child do the quiz without reading?
Yes. Tap Read to me and each question is read aloud. Most questions are pictures.
Which grade quiz should my child take?
Their school grade. If they score under 6 out of 10, try the grade below first.
What does the kindergarten quiz cover?
Counting objects, ten frames, quick looks at dots, more and fewer, number bonds to 10, before and after, and teen numbers.
Can teachers use this quiz in class?
Yes. Share the link for a grade, such as /number-sense/quiz/?g=1, and every child gets their own random questions.