Grade 6 subtraction test
A free Grade 6 subtraction test online, with answers. It draws questions from 1 topic and the numbers change every time, so you can take it again and again. Choose 10, 25 or 50 questions.
What the Grade 6 subtraction test covers
Grade 6 subtracts whole numbers of at least six digits in columns, and checks with addition or a calculator.
- Addition and subtraction
When it is taught — Term 1
In the Department of Basic Education’s teaching plan, Grade 6 subtraction is taught in Term 1. It is tested in the Grade 6 maths Term 1 test, the Term 2 (June) test, and the basics again in the final exam.
Sample Grade 6 subtraction questions
Five questions of the kind the test asks. In the test itself every answer is marked straight away, with the working shown.
1. Calculate:
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Answer: 8,619
Write them under each other with the commas in line and fill the empty places with zeros. Answer: 8,619.
2. Calculate:
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Answer: 633055
924 400 − 291 345 = 633 055. Check: 633 055 + 291 345 = 924 400.
3. Two numbers add up to 743 400. One is 170 724. What is the other?
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Answer: 572676
743 400 − 170 724 = 572 676.
4. Calculate:
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Answer: 685380
Column method from right to left: 685 380.
Common mistakes in Grade 6 subtraction
Taking the smaller digit from the bigger one in every column regardless of order (52 − 38 written as 26 instead of 14), and getting stuck when borrowing across a zero, as in 4 003 − 1 256.
Questions about the Grade 6 subtraction test
What does the Grade 6 subtraction test cover?
It covers 1 CAPS topic: Addition and subtraction. Grade 6 subtracts whole numbers of at least six digits in columns, and checks with addition or a calculator.
When is Grade 6 subtraction taught?
In the Department of Basic Education’s teaching plan, Grade 6 subtraction is taught in Term 1. It is tested in the Grade 6 maths Term 1 test, the Term 2 (June) test, and the basics again in the final exam.
Where can my child practise Grade 6 subtraction for free?
On MathTests.co.za: the free Grade 6 subtraction test draws questions from these topics with fresh numbers every time, and shows the working after every answer. No sign-up.