Order of Operations Quiz for Grades 5–6 – Brackets, Exponents and PEMDAS/BODMAS
An order of operations quiz for grades 5–6: brackets, exponents, multiplication and division from left to right, then addition and subtraction. 12 questions with step-by-step explanations, using PEMDAS and BODMAS.
- Grades 5–6
- 12 questions
- About 6 min
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Questions
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- 1Single choice
Calculate 3 + 4 × 2
- 14
- 11
- 10
- 9
- 2Single choice
What is the value of (3 + 4) × 2?
- 11
- 10
- 14
- 24
- 3Single choice
Calculate 20 − 12 ÷ 4
- 17
- 2
- 8
- 5
- 4Single choice
Calculate 18 ÷ 3 × 2
- 3
- 36
- 9
- 12
- 5Single choice
Calculate 2 + 3²
- 25
- 11
- 10
- 13
- 6True / False
In 10 − 4 + 3, you should add 4 + 3 first.
- True
- False
- 7Type answer
Calculate 5 × (6 − 2) + 1. Type the number.
Written answer:
- 8Single choice
Calculate 40 ÷ (2 + 3) × 2
- 4
- 16
- 8
- 10
- 9Single choice
What does the letter E stand for in PEMDAS?
- Equals
- Even numbers
- Exponents
- Estimate
- 10Multiple choiceMore than one correct answer
Which expressions are equal to 10? Select all that apply.
- 2 + 4 × 2
- (2 + 3) × 2
- 20 ÷ 2 × 2
- 4² − 6
- 12 − 6 ÷ 3
- 11True / False
6 + 2 × 0 = 6
- True
- False
- 12Single choice
Where should brackets go so that 8 − 3 × 2 equals 10?
- (8 − 3) × 2
- 8 − (3 × 2)
- No brackets are needed
- Brackets cannot make it 10