Primary 2 Maths exam paper analysis: 2021
PaperLah has 14 Primary 2 Maths exam papers from 2021, set by 3 Singapore primary schools, with 218 questions worth 180 marks. The topics carrying the most marks were Fractions (18%), Mass (13%) and Time (11%); together the top 4 topics account for half of all marks. Addition and subtraction appears in 57% of the papers. Multiple-choice questions make up 23% of marks, and 2.3% of questions are worth 3 marks or more, which usually means showing working. A typical paper has about 16 questions and 13 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: Fractions took 18% of marks in 2021 (all years: 8.7%); Mass took 13% of marks in 2021 (all years: 7.1%); Time took 11% of marks in 2021 (all years: 4.2%).
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Fractions | 17.8 | in 4 of 14 papers |
| Mass | 12.8 | in 2 of 14 papers |
| Time | 11.1 | in 3 of 14 papers |
| Multiplication and division | 10 | in 5 of 14 papers |
| Addition and subtraction | 8.9 | in 8 of 14 papers |
| Volume | 8.9 | in 3 of 14 papers |
| Whole numbers | 5.6 | in 2 of 14 papers |
| 2D shapes | 5.6 | in 3 of 14 papers |
| Solid figures and nets | 5 | in 1 of 14 papers |
| Picture graphs | 4.4 | in 4 of 14 papers |
| Money | 4.4 | in 4 of 14 papers |
| Length | 1.7 | in 4 of 14 papers |
| Number patterns | 1.1 | in 3 of 14 papers |
| Tables and graphs | 1.1 | in 1 of 14 papers |
| Measurement and units | 1.1 | in 1 of 14 papers |
| Quadrilaterals | 0.6 | in 1 of 14 papers |
What a paper is made of
How children answer, as a share of marks.
- Number answer 32%
- Fill in the blank 29%
- Multiple choice 23%
- Drawing or labelling 6%
- Other 11%
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| Format | % of marks |
|---|---|
| Number answer | 31.7 |
| Fill in the blank | 28.9 |
| Multiple choice | 22.8 |
| Drawing or labelling | 5.6 |
| Word bank | 5 |
| Short answer | 3.9 |
| Open-ended (show working) | 2.2 |
| Other | 0 |
Marks per question
Share of questions worth 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5+ marks. 41% have no marks printed. Higher-mark questions usually need working.
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| Marks | % of questions |
|---|---|
| 1 | 40.8 |
| 2 | 16.1 |
| 3 | 0.5 |
| 4 | 1.4 |
| 5+ | 0.5 |
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 |
|---|---|
| Addition and subtraction | 57.1 |
| Multiplication and division | 35.7 |
| Fractions | 28.6 |
| Picture graphs | 28.6 |
| Money | 28.6 |
| Length | 28.6 |
| Time | 21.4 |
| Volume | 21.4 |
| 2D shapes | 21.4 |
| Number patterns | 21.4 |
| Mass | 14.3 |
| Whole numbers | 14.3 |
| Solid figures and nets | 7.1 |
| Tables and graphs | 7.1 |
| Measurement and units | 7.1 |
| Quadrilaterals | 7.1 |
Exam types
Which school exams these papers come from.
Key facts
- 14 papers, 218 questions, 180 marks, from 3 schools.
- 4 topics carry half of all marks.
- Most-tested topic: Fractions, 18% of marks.
- Most common topic across papers: Addition and subtraction, in 57% of papers.
- 2.3% of questions are worth 3 marks or more.
- Exam types: Quiz / Review / Test and Other.
Questions parents ask
What topics come up most in Primary 2 Maths exam papers in 2021?
By share of marks, the most-tested topics were Fractions (18%), Mass (13%), Time (11%), Multiplication and division (10%) and Addition and subtraction (8.9%).
How many questions and marks are in a Primary 2 Maths paper?
A typical paper in this set has about 16 questions and 13 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?
14 papers from 3 schools, from these exam types: Quiz / Review / Test and Other. 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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