Starter quiz
Convert quantities of money between pounds and pence
1 How many pennies are there in £1? Fill in the blank
100
2 How many tens are there in 130? Tick 1 correct answer
3
13
130
0
3 'I have £2.5 in my pocket'. Tick all the statements that could be true of this sentence.
Tick 3 correct answers
It is incorrect because there needs to be 2 decimal places to show the pence.
The person might have meant 'I have £2.05 in my pocket'.
The person might have meant 'I have £2.50 in my pocket'.
There should be a 'p' after the number of pennies.
The £ sign is in the wrong place.
4 What is wrong with this statement? 'I spent £3.28 p in total'. Tick 1 correct answer
The £ sign should be after the 3
The £ sign should be after the 8
It does not need a £ sign.
There should not be a p sign at the end if you have used a £ sign.
5 900 ÷ 100 = 9 Fill in the blank
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Convert quantities of money between pounds and pence Starter quiz
6 Match the vocabulary to the definition. Write the correct letter in each box
a convert c a general term meaning one of
something
b partition
a change from one form to another
c unit
b separate into different parts
d ascending
e going down
e descending
d going up
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