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The general aim of the free standing N5 Maths Numeracy Unit is to develop learners’ numerical and information handling skills to solve real-life problems involving number, money, time and measurement.
Passing both the N5 Maths Numeracy Unit and N4 Maths course will increase your career opportunities by helping you gain a place on a college course, apprenticeship or even landing a job. A pass in both units will set you up well for either of the well respected N5 Maths or N5 Applications of Maths courses should you be interested. Please do your very best to keep on top of your studies.
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We hope you find this website useful and wish you the very best with your studies in 2025. Please find below:
1. N5 Numeracy Unit – Practice Assessments
2. N5 Numeracy Unit – Numeracy Grids
3. Cross Number Numeracy Grids – New
5. Addition & Subtraction Worksheets
9. Linking Fractions, Decimals & Percentages Worksheets
11. N5 Numeracy Unit – Shading in Fun Sheets
12. N5 Numeracy Unit – Resources by Topic
13. N5 Numeracy Unit – Extension Worksheets (N5 Applications)
14. N5 Numeracy Unit – Videos & Worksheets
15. N5 Numeracy Unit – Finances in Real Life (Budgeting)
16. N5 Numeracy Unit – Homework (Level 2/3)
17. N5 Numeracy Unit – Homework (Level 3/4)
18. N5 Numeracy Unit – PowerPoints
19. N5 Numeracy Unit – 100 Lesson Starters
21. Links to Maths websites including games
22. N5 Numeracy Unit – Mind Maps
23. N5 Numeracy Unit – Assessment Proposal
24. N5 Numeracy Unit – Course Outline
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1. N5 Numeracy Unit – Assessment Practice
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| Booklet With Answers _____________________________________ | Booklet Without Answers ______________________________ | Answers Only _____________ | Courtesy ___________________________ |
| Numeracy Booklet 1 (With Answers) | Numeracy Booklet 1 (Questions Only) | Answers | L.Deans, Peebles High School |
| Numeracy Booklet 2 (With Answers) | Numeracy Booklet 2 (Questions Only) | Answers | |
| Numeracy Booklet 3 (With Answers) | Numeracy Booklet 3 (Questions Only) | Answers | |
| Numeracy Booklet 4 (With Answers) | Numeracy Booklet 4 (Questions Only) | Answers | |
| Numeracy Booklet 5 (With Answers) | Numeracy Booklet 5 (Questions Only) | Answers | |
| Numeracy Unit Practice Test 1 , 2, 3 | |||
| Capacity Worksheet | Questions Only | Answers | Courtesy of Simone MacLeod |
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2. N5 Numeracy Unit – Numeracy Grids
Thanks to the authors for making the excellent resources below freely available. Each of the 16 Numeracy Grids below contains 40 mixed numeracy questions – 640 questions in total!
| Set ___________________ | Numeracy Grid _______________________ | Set ____________________ | Numeracy Grid __________________________ |
| Set 1 | Numeracy Grid - 1 | Set 9 | Numeracy Grid - 9 |
| Set 2 | Numeracy Grid - 2 | Set 10 | Numeracy Grid - 10 |
| Set 3 | Numeracy Grid - 3 | Set 11 | Numeracy Grid - 11 |
| Set 4 | Numeracy Grid - 4 | Set 12 | Numeracy Grid - 12 |
| Set 5 | Numeracy Grid - 5 | Set 13 | Numeracy Grid - 13 |
| Set 6 | Numeracy Grid - 6 | Set 14 | Numeracy Grid - 14 |
| Set 7 | Numeracy Grid - 7 | Set 15 | Numeracy Grid - 15 |
| Set 8 | Numeracy Grid - 8 | Set 16 | Numeracy Grid - 16 |
| Challenge | 100 Questions, Version 2 | Answers | |
| Core Skills | Core Skills (Numeracy) | Answers - Updated | Courtesy of Maths.scot |
| Numeracy Worksheets | Dynamic Maths | Courtesy of Dynamic Maths |
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3. Cross Number Numeracy Grids – New
Thanks to the authors for making the excellent resources below freely available. Solutions to each of the 10 cross number numeracy grids have been included below.
Thanks to the authors for making the excellent resources below freely available.
| Description ________________________________________ | Link _____________________ | Solutions _________________________ |
| BIDMAS - First Steps Progressive Worksheets | Worksheet 1, 2, 3, 4 | Solutions on Worksheets |
| Order of Operations | Worksheet 5 | |
| Order of Operations - Brackets | Worksheet 6 | |
| Order of Operations - Powers | Worksheet 7 | |
| Order of Operations - Review | Worksheet 8 | |
| BIDMAS - Word Search | Worksheet 9 | |
| BIDMAS - Cross Number | Worksheet 10 | Worksheet 10 - Printing Size |
| BIDMAS - A Mixture | Worksheet 11 | |
| X-Mas Themed BIDMAS | What's in my Stocking | Answers |
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5. Addition & Subtraction Worksheets
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6. Multiplication Worksheets
Thanks to Maths-Aid.Com for making the excellent resources below freely available. Answers are included on the worksheets.
Thanks to Maths-Aid.Com for making the excellent resources below freely available. Answers are included on the worksheets.
Thanks to Maths-Aid.Com for making the excellent resources below freely available. Answers are included on the worksheets.
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9. Linking Fractions, Decimals & Percentages Worksheets
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Thanks to the authors for making the excellent resources below freely available.
| Worksheets No _________________________ | Detail ______________________________________________ | Solution(s) ___________________________________ | Courtesy/Comments ________________________________________ |
| Worksheet | Finding Coordinates in the First Quadrant | Solutions on Worksheet | |
| PowerPoint | Finding Coordinates in 4 Quadrants | ||
| Worksheet 1 - 2 | Corbett Maths Coordinates Worksheet 1, 2 | Courtesy of Corbett Maths | |
| Worksheet 3 | Murder Mystery Puzzle | 2 Coordinates Puzzle | |
| Worksheets 4 - 7 | Aeroplane, Butterfly, Dragonfly, Rocket, All 4 (Print Booklet) | Solutions on Worksheet | Courtesy of Math.Aid.Com (4 Coordinates) |
| Worksheets 8 - 11 | Bat, Dinosaur, Kite, Snake | Solutions on Worksheet | Courtesy of Math.Aid.Com (4 Coordinates) |
| Worksheets 12 - 14 | Halloween - Bat, Owl, Pumpkin | Solutions on Worksheet | Courtesy of maths.drill.com |
| Worksheets 15 -18 | Christmas - Tree, Holly, Santa, Nativity, X-Mas Place | Solutions on Worksheet | Courtesy of maths.drill.com |
| Worksheets 19 | X-Mas Tree (One Page Print) | ||
| Worksheets 21 - 23 | Christmas - Elf, Frosty, Holly | Solutions - Elf, Frosty, Holly | |
| Worksheets 24 - 26 | Christmas - Rudolf 1, Rudolf 2, Santa | Solutions - Rudolf 1, Rudolf 2, Santa | |
| Worksheet 27 | Bart - Coordinates | ||
| Worksheet 28 | Santa 1 (Print 2 Pages Per Sheet), Santa 2 | ||
| Worksheet 29 | Owl - Coordinates | Owl Picture - good! | |
| Worksheet 30 | Easter Chick | Chick Solution | Positive Coordinates |
| Worksheet 31 | Easter Bunny | Bunny Solution | Negative Coordinates |
| Worksheet 32 | Shapes From Missing Coordinates | ||
| Worksheet 33 | Dot to Dot - Cool Sports Car, Solution | Remind pupils to STOP at each arrow |
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11. N5 Numeracy Unit – Shading in Fun Worksheets
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The collection below consists of sixteen clever puzzle pictures offering lots of practice in addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.
| Worksheet _______________ | Topic ________________________________ | Worksheet _______________ | Answers ____________ |
| Worksheet 1 | Addition | Worksheet | Answers |
| Worksheet 2 | Subtraction | Worksheet | Answers |
| Worksheet 3 | Addition & Subtraction | Worksheet | Answers |
| Worksheet 4 | Multiplication | Worksheet | Answers |
| Worksheet 5 | Division | Worksheet | Answers |
| Worksheet 6 | Multiplication & Division | Worksheet | Answers |
| Worksheet 7 | Decimals - Addition & Subtraction | Worksheet | Answers |
| Worksheet 8 | Decimals - Multiplication & Division | Worksheet | Answers |
| Worksheet 9 | Fractions: - Simplify | Worksheet | Answers |
| Worksheet 10 | Fractions - Addition & Subtraction | Worksheet | Answers |
| Worksheet 11 | Fractions - Multiplication & Division | Worksheet | Answers |
| Worksheet 12 | Percentages | Worksheet | Answers |
| Worksheet 13 | Percentages of Quantities | Worksheet | Answers |
| Worksheet 14 | Ratio | Worksheet | Answers |
| Worksheet 15 | BODMAS A | Worksheet | Answers |
| Worksheet 16 | BODMAS B | Worksheet | Answers |
12. N5 Numeracy Unit – Resources by Topic
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13. N5 Numeracy Unit – Extension Worksheets
Thanks to the SQA for making these available. The resources below are used with the N5 Applications of Maths course. Some topics are, however, included in the N5 Numeracy Unit (See table in Section 2 above). Clear, easy to follow, step-by-step worked solutions to all the exam questions in the worksheets below are available in the N5 Applications of Mathematics section of the Online Study Pack.
| Year _______________ | Worksheets _____________________ | Worksheet Topic ___________________________________________ | Without Answers __________________ |
| N5 v's N5 Applications | Venn Diagram Detailing Course Differences | ||
| 2024 Included! | Exam Worksheet 1 | Area | Without Answers |
| 2024 Included! | Exam Worksheet 2 | Compound Percentages | Without Answers |
| 2024 Included! | Exam Worksheet 3 | Container Packing, Video | Without Answers |
| 2024 Included! | Exam Worksheet 4 | Finances - Foreign Exchange, Codebreaker, Answers | Without Answers |
| 2024 Included! | Exam Worksheet 5 | Finances - Hire Purchase & Best Buys | Without Answers |
| 2024 Included! | Exam Worksheet 6 | Finances - NI Calculations | Without Answers |
| Not in 2023! | Exam Worksheet 7 | Finances - Shares | Without Answers |
| 2024 Included! | Exam Worksheet 8 | Finances - Wages & Overtime | Without Answers |
| 2024 Included! | Exam Worksheet 9 | Fractions | Without Answers |
| 2024 Included! | Exam Worksheet 10 | Gradients | Without Answers |
| 2024 Included! | Exam Worksheet 11 | Percentages | Without Answers |
| 2024 Included! | Exam Worksheet 12 | Perimeter | Without Answers |
| 2024 Included! | Exam Worksheet 13 | Pie Charts | Without Answers |
| 2024 Included! | Exam Worksheet 14 | Precedence Tables, PowerPoint, Video 1, 2 | Without Answers |
| 2024 Included! | Exam Worksheet 15 | Probability | Without Answers |
| 2024 Included! | Exam Worksheet 16 | Pythagoras | Without Answers |
| 2024 Included! | Exam Worksheet 17 | Ratio & Proportion | Without Answers |
| 2024 Included! | Exam Worksheet 18 | Reading Scale | Without Answers |
| 2024 Included! | Exam Worksheet 19 | Scale Drawings & Bearings, For Printing | Without Answers |
| Not in 2023! | Exam Worksheet 20 | Scatter Graphs | Without Answers |
| 2024 Included! | Exam Worksheet 21 | Standard Deviation, SD Worksheet | Without Answers |
| 2024 Included! | Exam Worksheet 22 | Stem & Leaf, Box Plots and Quartiles | Without Answers |
| 2024 Included! | Exam Worksheet 23 | Speed, Distance & Time | Without Answers |
| 2024 Included! | Exam Worksheet 24 | Time Zones | Without Answers |
| 2024 Included! | Exam Worksheet 25 | Tolerance | Without Answers |
| 2024 Included! | Exam Worksheet 26 | Unit Conversions | Without Answers |
| 2024 Included! | Exam Worksheet 27 | Volume | Without Answers |
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14. N5 Numeracy Unit – Maths Videos & Worksheets
Please check out our new N5 Videos & Worksheets dedicated page. Although primarily intended for the National 5 Maths course, some of the topics are applicable to the N5 Numeracy Unit. The videos provide quality lessons by topic.
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15. N5 Numeracy Unit Finances in Real Life (Budgeting)
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16. N5 Numeracy Unit – Homework (Level 2/3)
Thanks to maths777and Auchinleck Academy for making available the excellent resources below. The resources below can be used as an introduction to some topics with more challenging worksheets in the next section
| Homework Number __________________ | Topic ____________________ | Homework Number __________________ | Topic _______________________ |
| Homework 1 | Number Work 1 | Homework 12 | Ratio & Proportion 2 |
| Homework 2 | Number Work 2 | Homework 13 | Distance, Speed & Time 1 |
| Homework 3 | Number Work 3 | Homework 14 | Distance, Speed & Time 2 |
| Homework 4 | Order of Operations | Homework 15 | Data Analysis 1 |
| Homework 5 | Rounding | Homework 16 | Data Analysis 2 |
| Homework 6 | Negative Numbers | Homework 17 | Data Analysis 3 |
| Homework 7 | Fractions | Homework 18 | Data Analysis 4 |
| Homework 8 | Percentages 1 | Homework 19 | Perimeter & Area |
| Homework 9 | Percentages 2 | Homework 20 | Enlargement & Reduction |
| Homework 10 | Percentages 3 | Homework 21 | Volume |
| Homework 11 | Ratio & Proportion 1 | Whole Booklet | HERE |
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17. N5 Numeracy Unit – Homework (Level 3/4)
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| Homework ___________________ | Part A _____________________________ | Part B _____________________________ | Part C ______________________ |
| Homework 1 | Algebra & Common Factor | Statistics | Mixed Questions |
| Homework 2 | Area & Circumference of a Circle | Algebra & Common Factor | Mixed Questions |
| Homework 3 | Similarity | Area & Circumference of a Circle | Mixed Questions |
| Homework 4 | Area of Quadrilaterals | Similarity | Mixed Questions |
| Homework 5 | Gradient | Area of Quadrilaterals | Mixed Questions |
| Homework 6 | Angles in a Circle | Gradient | Mixed Questions |
| Homework 7 | Pie Charts | Angles in a Circle | Mixed Questions |
| Homework 8 | Straight Lines | Pie Charts | Mixed Questions |
| Homework 9 | Pythagoras | Straight Lines | Mixed Questions |
| Homework 10 | Changing Subject of the Formula | Pythagoras | Mixed Questions |
| Homework 11 | Trigonometry | Changing Subject of the Formula | Mixed Questions |
| Homework 12 | Revision 1 | Trigonometry | |
| Homework 13 | Revision 2 | Mixed Questions | |
| Homework 14 | Revision 3 | Revision 4 | |
| Homework 15 | Revision 5 | Revision 6 |
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18. N5 Numeracy Unit – PowerPoints
Thanks to the authors for making these freely available Some of the PowerPoints below are applicable to the N5 Numeracy Unit.
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19. N5 Numeracy Unit – 100 Lesson Starters
Thanks to the authors for making the excellent resources below freely available. Additional Lesson Starters for N5 Maths students can be found by clicking on the Free National 5 Maths Home Page HERE.
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20. Fun Maths
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21. Links to Maths websites including games
Thanks to the authors for making the excellent resources below freely available.
| Website __________ | Website Name _________________________________ | Link _______ | Comment ________________________________________ |
| Website 1 | Study Pack - National 5 Maths | Link | Highly Recommended |
| Website 2 | Study Pack - N5 Applications of Maths | Link | Highly Recommended |
| Website 3 | Study Pack - Higher Maths | Link | Highly Recommended |
| Website 4 | Study Pack - Advanced Higher Maths | Link | Highly Recommended |
| Website 5 | Advanced Higher Maths | Link | Highly Recommended |
| Website 6 | Dr Austin Maths | Link | Recommended |
| Website 7 | BGE Maths | Link | |
| Website 8 | BBC Games | Link | |
| Website 9 | Blooket | Link | |
| Website 10 | Cool Maths Games | Link | |
| Website 11 | Corbett Maths | Link | |
| Website 12 | CountOn Maths Games | Link | |
| Website 14 | DadsWorksheets.com | Link | |
| Website 15 | Dr Frost Maths | Link | |
| Website 16 | Don Steward Maths | Link | |
| Website 17 | Doodle Learning | Link | 40 Free Printable Worksheets |
| Website 18 | Dot to Dot Precision Measure | Link | |
| Website 19 | Dynamic Maths | Link | |
| Website 20 | Future Learn | Link | |
| Website 21 | Fun Brain | Link | |
| Website 22 | GCSE Exam Boards - Important Info | Link | |
| Website 23 | Hegarty Maths | Link | |
| Website 24 | Higher Maths | Link | Highly Recommended |
| Website 25 | Maths Mutt | Link | Recommended |
| Website 26 | MathsGames.org | Link | |
| Website 27 | MathPlay.com - free online games | Link | |
| Website 28 | Mathsticks.com | Link | |
| Website 29 | Maths.scot | Link | |
| Website 30 | MathsIsFun.com | Link | |
| Website 31 | MathsDrills.com | Link | |
| Website 32 | MathsAid.com | Link | |
| Website 33 | Maths Starters | Link | |
| Website 34 | Maths Zone | Link | |
| Website 35 | Maths.bot.com - Create Worksheets | Link | |
| Website 36 | Mr Carter Maths - Bronze, Silver & Gold | Link | |
| Website 37 | Multiplication,com | Link | |
| Website 38 | National 5 Maths | Link | Highly Recommended |
| Website 39 | National 5 Applications of Maths | Link | Highly Recommended |
| Website 40 | National 5 Numeracy Unit | Link | Highly Recommended |
| Website 41 | National 3 Maths | Link | Highly Recommended |
| Website 42 | National 4 Maths | Link | Highly Recommended |
| Website 43 | NRich | Link | |
| Website 44 | Primary Games | Link | |
| Website 45 | Primary Interactive | Link | |
| Website 46 | Primary Resources | Link | |
| Website 47 | Resource Aholic | Link | |
| Website 48 | S1 & S2 Maths | Link | Highly Recommended |
| Website 50 | Sum Dog | Link | |
| Website 51 | Super Teacher Worksheets | Link | |
| Website 52 | Teacher Led | Link | |
| Website 53 | Top Marks | Link | |
| Website 54 | Work Sheets.com - Cross Number Puzzles | Link |
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22. N5 Numeracy Unit – Mind Maps
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| Mind Map ____________ | Topic _________________________ | Mind Map ____________ | Topic _______________________________ |
| Mind Map 1 | Circles | Mind Map 12 | Quadratic Functions PowerPoint |
| Mind Map 2 | Circles PowerPoint | Mind Map 13 | Scientific Notation |
| Mind Map 3 | Comparing Data | Mind Map 14 | Scientific Notation PowerPoint |
| Mind Map 4 | Comparing Data PowerPoint | Mind Map 15 | Standard Deviation |
| Mind Map 5 | Factorising | Mind Map 16 | Standard Deviation PowerPoint |
| Mind Map 6 | Factorising PowerPoint | Mind Map 17 | Straight Lines |
| Mind Map 7 | Fractions | Mind Map 18 | Straight Lines PowerPoint |
| Mind Map 8 | Fractions PowerPoint | Mind Map 19 | Simultaneous Equations |
| Mind Map 9 | Percentages | Mind Map 20 | Simultaneous Equations PowerPoint |
| Mind Map 10 | Percentages PowerPoint | Mind Map 21 | Trig Functions & Equations |
| Mind Map 11 | Quadratic Functions | Mind Map 22 | Trig Functions & Equations PowerPoint |
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23. N5 Numeracy Unit – Assessment Proposal
One proposed assessment methodology and associated timings is to split each of the two outcomes into two separate unit assessments as shown in the table below. Learners are assessed at the end of each block of work. An opportunity for reassessment can be given if necessary.
| Outcome ___________ | Outcome Description ___________________________________________________________________________ | Unit Title ________________ | Date _________________ |
| Outcome 1 | Use numerical skills to solve real-life problems involving money/time/measurement | Numeracy 1 | October |
| Numeracy 2 | December | ||
| Outcome 2 | Interpret graphical data and situations involving probability to solve real-life problems involving money/time/measurement | Managing Finance | February |
| Statistics | April |
24. N5 Numeracy Unit – Course Outline
Please find below a Course Outline covering all content taken from the SQA Support Notes. An approach to studying/delivering this course is to use the table below in conjunction with the wealth of resources on this page.
| Skill ________________________________ | Content _____________________________________________________________________________________________ |
| Revision of numerical notation and units | * including: =, +, -, x, /, ÷, <, >, ( ), %, colon and decimal point and simple formulae. * selecting and using appropriate units for money, time and measurement (length, weight, volume and temperature) |
| Selecting and carrying out calculations | * round answers to the nearest significant figure or three decimal places * multiply or divide a number given to two decimal places by multiples of 10, 100 and 1000 |
| Percentages | * find percentages of quantities * calculate compound percentage increase and decrease |
| Fractions | * add and subtract simple fractions, eg ½ + ¼ and ⅔ - ⅓ * fractions of quantities * express a quantity as a percentage of another quantity |
| Ratio | * ratio calculations * sharing in a given ratio * use direct proportion |
| Speed, Distance & Time | * calculate speed, time and distance * calculate time intervals across different time zones |
| Money | * Budgeting |
| Measurement | * To the nearest marked, minor unnumbered division on an instrument for length, weight, volume and temperature |
| Making decisions | * Identifying relevant measurements and results of calculations to make a decision. |
| Justifying decisions | * Using evidence from the results of measurements or calculations to justify decisions |
| Extracting and interpreting data | * Comparative/compound bar graphs, line graphs and stem & leaf diagrams (including back to back). * Pie charts * Scattergraphs * a table with at least five categories of information * calculating mean, median & mode from a diagram. |
| Making/justifying decisions using evidence from the Interpretation of data | * make decisions based on patterns, trends or relationships in data * use evidence from the interpretation of data to justify decisions |
| Making/justifying decisions based on probability | * state the probability of an event happening * use relative frequency to make decisions * use evidence from the interpretation of probability to justify decisions * analyse the probability of combined events to make and justify decisions |
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