Sparx Amths
Instructions: Write your answer clearly in the space provided. No working is required for 1-mark questions, but show it if it helps you.
Q1. Calculate $345 + 127 + 58$.
[1 mark]
Q2. Work out $(-4) \times 5$.
[1 mark]
Q3. Simplify the ratio $12 : 18$.
[1 mark]
Q4. What is $15%$ of $240$?
[1 mark]
Q5. Round the number $3.496$ to 2 decimal places.
[1 mark] sparx amths
Q6. Write down the value of the digit 5 in the number $7.502$.
[1 mark]
Q7. Which is larger: $\frac35$ or $0.6$?
[1 mark]
Q8. Solve for $x$: $3x - 7 = 14$.
[1 mark]
Instructions: You must show your working to get full marks in this section.
Q9. A student records the temperature at noon and at midnight. Instructions: Write your answer clearly in the space
Work out the difference in temperature between noon and midnight.
[2 marks]
Q10. A box contains red and blue counters.
The ratio of red to blue counters is $2 : 3$.
There are $12$ red counters.
How many counters are in the box in total?
[2 marks]
Q11. Calculate the area of the triangle shown below.
(Diagram: A right-angled triangle with a base of 10cm and a height of 7cm)
[2 marks]
Q12.
(a) Expand the expression $3(2x - 4)$.
[1 mark]
(b) Factorise the expression $12y + 18$.
[1 mark]
Q13. A car travels at an average speed of $50$ mph for $2$ hours and $30$ minutes.
How far does the car travel?
[2 marks] Instructions: You must show your working to get
Q14. Find the value of $x$ in the diagram below.
(Diagram: A straight line split into two angles. One angle is $125^\circ$, the other is $4x^\circ$.)
[2 marks]
Q15. Three friends share a restaurant bill. The total bill is £$84$.
They split the cost equally. How much does each person pay?
[2 marks]
Sparx Maths is designed for spaced repetition. The platform explicitly teaches students and parents about "The Sparx Habit." Unlike cramming for a test, Sparx requires 45 to 60 minutes of dedicated, distraction-free work per week, usually split across two sessions.
Research published by the University of Plymouth (in partnership with Sparx) suggests that students who complete at least 95% of their Sparx homework on time see a 73% higher progress rate than those who do not. The habit relies on: