Primary 2 Maths exam paper analysis: 2012
PaperLah has 29 Primary 2 Maths exam papers from 2012, set by 12 Singapore primary schools, with 889 questions worth 1,629 marks. The topics carrying the most marks were Multiplication and division (18%), Addition and subtraction (16%) and Money (10%); together the top 4 topics account for half of all marks. Multiplication and division appears in 79% of the papers. Multiple-choice questions make up 31% of marks, and 9% of questions are worth 3 marks or more, which usually means showing working. A typical paper has about 31 questions and 56 marks.
These figures describe the school papers in PaperLah's collection, not official MOE or SEAB weightings. They help with planning revision; they can't predict a particular exam.
Compared with all years: Multiplication and division took 18% of marks in 2012 (all years: 20%); Addition and subtraction took 16% of marks in 2012 (all years: 16%); Money took 10% of marks in 2012 (all years: 9.7%).
Where the marks are
Topics ranked by their share of all marks. The blue ones above the line together make up half.
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| Topic | % of marks | Papers |
|---|---|---|
| Multiplication and division | 18.1 | in 23 of 29 papers |
| Addition and subtraction | 15.8 | in 22 of 29 papers |
| Money | 10 | in 19 of 29 papers |
| Fractions | 9.4 | in 15 of 29 papers |
| Mass | 8.2 | in 18 of 29 papers |
| Whole numbers | 7.7 | in 20 of 29 papers |
| Length | 7.6 | in 18 of 29 papers |
| Time | 4.6 | in 13 of 29 papers |
| Number patterns | 4.5 | in 16 of 29 papers |
| Word problems | 3.4 | in 10 of 29 papers |
| Volume | 3.3 | in 12 of 29 papers |
| Picture graphs | 2.4 | in 10 of 29 papers |
| Measurement and units | 1.4 | in 8 of 29 papers |
| Solid figures and nets | 1.1 | in 8 of 29 papers |
| 2D shapes | 0.9 | in 6 of 29 papers |
| Lines | 0.5 | in 5 of 29 papers |
| Triangles | 0.2 | in 2 of 29 papers |
| Area and perimeter | 0.2 | in 2 of 29 papers |
| Rate and speed | 0.2 | in 2 of 29 papers |
| Age problems | 0.1 | in 1 of 29 papers |
| Permutations | 0.1 | in 1 of 29 papers |
| Position and direction | 0.1 | in 1 of 29 papers |
| Ratio | 0.1 | in 1 of 29 papers |
What a paper is made of
How children answer, as a share of marks.
- Number answer 51%
- Multiple choice 31%
- Fill in the blank 9%
- Short answer 5%
- Other 4%
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| Format | % of marks |
|---|---|
| Number answer | 51.4 |
| Multiple choice | 31 |
| Fill in the blank | 8.7 |
| Short answer | 5 |
| Drawing or labelling | 2.8 |
| Open-ended (show working) | 0.6 |
| Other | 0.2 |
| Word bank | 0.2 |
Marks per question
Share of questions worth 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5+ marks. 6% have no marks printed. Higher-mark questions usually need working.
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| Marks | % of questions |
|---|---|
| 1 | 20.7 |
| 2 | 64.7 |
| 3 | 3.1 |
| 4 | 5.5 |
| 5+ | 0.3 |
How likely a topic comes up
The share of papers with at least one question on the topic.
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| Topic | % of papers |
|---|---|
| Multiplication and division | 79.3 |
| Addition and subtraction | 75.9 |
| Whole numbers | 69 |
| Money | 65.5 |
| Mass | 62.1 |
| Length | 62.1 |
| Number patterns | 55.2 |
| Fractions | 51.7 |
| Time | 44.8 |
| Volume | 41.4 |
| Picture graphs | 34.5 |
| Word problems | 34.5 |
| Measurement and units | 27.6 |
| Solid figures and nets | 27.6 |
| 2D shapes | 20.7 |
| Lines | 17.2 |
| Rate and speed | 6.9 |
| Triangles | 6.9 |
| Area and perimeter | 6.9 |
| Age problems | 3.4 |
| Permutations | 3.4 |
| Position and direction | 3.4 |
| Ratio | 3.4 |
Exam types
Which school exams these papers come from.
Key facts
- 29 papers, 889 questions, 1,629 marks, from 12 schools.
- 4 topics carry half of all marks.
- Most-tested topic: Multiplication and division, 18% of marks.
- Most common topic across papers: Multiplication and division, in 79% of papers.
- 9% of questions are worth 3 marks or more.
- Exam types: End-of-Year / SA2, Weighted Assessment / CA and Mid-Year / SA1.
Questions parents ask
What topics come up most in Primary 2 Maths exam papers in 2012?
By share of marks, the most-tested topics were Multiplication and division (18%), Addition and subtraction (16%), Money (10%), Fractions (9.4%) and Mass (8.2%).
How many questions and marks are in a Primary 2 Maths paper?
A typical paper in this set has about 31 questions and 56 marks. Papers vary by school and by exam (weighted assessments are shorter than mid-year and end-of-year exams).
Which exams and schools are included?
29 papers from 12 schools, from these exam types: End-of-Year / SA2, Weighted Assessment / CA and Mid-Year / SA1. The schools are listed further down this page.
Can I download these papers?
No. PaperLah doesn't share the papers as downloads. Children practise them online one question at a time, with instant marking, and parents see which topics need work.
Schools included
ACS (Junior) · ACS (Primary) · Ai Tong · Anglo-Chinese School · CHIJ · CHIJ St Nicholas Girls' · Catholic High · Henry Park · Holy Innocents · Maha Bodhi · Maris Stella High · Methodist Girls' · Nan Chiau · Nan Hua · Nanyang · Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' · Pei Chun · Pei Hwa · Raffles Girls' · Red Swastika · Rosyth · Rulang · Singapore Chinese Girls' · St Andrew's · St Hilda's · Tao Nan · Temasek
Schools with Primary 2 Maths papers in the collection (all years). Papers are past school assessments; PaperLah is not affiliated with MOE, SEAB or the schools.
How this analysis is made
Every question in each paper is tagged with its topic, format and marks as printed. The figures above are counts over those questions: a topic's share of marks, the share of papers that include it, and so on. Topic names come from the papers and their answer keys, so similar topics can appear under slightly different names. Only aggregate figures are shown here; the questions themselves are practised inside PaperLah.
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