About this mental maths strategies practice

Mental maths strategies is taught in KS2 Year 3 (ages 7-8) as part of the England national curriculum. This free practice set covers partitioning and near doubles to add quickly in your head through 30 interactive questions, working up from easy warm-ups to harder problems.

What you'll practise

Each session gives you 30 questions in mixed difficulty: a few simple ones to start, some two-step questions next, then word problems at the end. If you get stuck, tap for a hint. After every answer you get a short explanation, right or wrong, so you can see why.

Question types in this set: fill the blank, multiple choice, true or false, drag-to-order.

Example question

Use partitioning: 35 + 27 = 30 + 20 + 5 + 7 = ___

Curriculum coverage

This is on the KS2 Maths programme of study for Year 3. The questions follow the same order schools use, starting with concrete examples and moving on to more abstract reasoning, so practice here lines up with what your child is doing in lessons. British English throughout, with British units, currency and spelling.

Frequently asked questions

What is mental maths strategies in KS2 maths?

Partitioning and near doubles to add quickly in your head. It is on the KS2 maths curriculum for Year 3 and gets revisited in later years too.

What year group is mental maths strategies taught in?

Mental maths strategies is first introduced in Year 3. Children usually meet it again in later years as the work gets harder.

Is the mental maths strategies practice really free?

Yes. All 30 questions are free, with no signup, no payment and no time limit. Your progress is saved in your browser.

How does the practice work?

Each session gives you 10 questions of mixed difficulty. Correct answers add 8 to 12 points to your SmartScore; wrong answers take some off. Get to 80 to mark the concept as complete. Hints are there if you need them, and every answer comes with a short explanation.

Related maths concepts

• 🔢Place value & number sense
• 🔄Skip counting & sequences
• ➕Addition & subtraction
• 🕐Telling the time

More practice by year

• Year 3 practice
• All Maths concepts

Practice content matched to the England national curriculum for KS2 (Year 3). Questions use British English throughout.