Primary 2 Maths exam paper analysis: 2025
PaperLah has 13 Primary 2 Maths exam papers from 2025, set by 5 Singapore primary schools, with 254 questions worth 95 marks. The topics carrying the most questions were Multiplication and division (32%), Fractions (16%) and Addition and subtraction (15%); together the top 3 topics account for half of all questions. Multiplication and division appears in 69% of the papers. Multiple-choice questions make up 30% of questions, and 0% of questions are worth 3 marks or more, which usually means showing working. A typical paper has about 20 questions and 7 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 32% of questions in 2025 (all years: 20%); Fractions took 16% of questions in 2025 (all years: 8.7%); Addition and subtraction took 15% of questions in 2025 (all years: 16%).
Where the marks are
Topics ranked by their share of all questions. The blue ones above the line together make up half.
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| Topic | % of questions | Papers |
|---|---|---|
| Multiplication and division | 32.3 | in 9 of 13 papers |
| Fractions | 15.7 | in 5 of 13 papers |
| Addition and subtraction | 15 | in 7 of 13 papers |
| Time | 5.5 | in 4 of 13 papers |
| Volume | 5.1 | in 3 of 13 papers |
| Mass | 5.1 | in 3 of 13 papers |
| Whole numbers | 4.7 | in 3 of 13 papers |
| Money | 4.7 | in 3 of 13 papers |
| Listening comprehension | 2.4 | in 1 of 13 papers |
| Number patterns | 2.4 | in 5 of 13 papers |
| Picture graphs | 2.4 | in 2 of 13 papers |
| Length | 2.4 | in 3 of 13 papers |
| Solid figures and nets | 1.6 | in 2 of 13 papers |
| Measurement and units | 0.4 | in 1 of 13 papers |
| 2D shapes | 0.4 | in 1 of 13 papers |
What a paper is made of
How children answer, as a share of questions.
- Number answer 43%
- Multiple choice 30%
- Fill in the blank 17%
- Short answer 4%
- Other 7%
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| Format | % of questions |
|---|---|
| Number answer | 42.5 |
| Multiple choice | 29.5 |
| Fill in the blank | 16.9 |
| Short answer | 4.3 |
| Drawing or labelling | 3.5 |
| Listening | 2.4 |
| Other | 0.4 |
| Word bank | 0.4 |
Marks per question
Share of questions worth 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5+ marks. 66% have no marks printed. Higher-mark questions usually need working.
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| Marks | % of questions |
|---|---|
| 1 | 30.3 |
| 2 | 3.5 |
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 |
|---|---|
| Multiplication and division | 69.2 |
| Addition and subtraction | 53.8 |
| Fractions | 38.5 |
| Number patterns | 38.5 |
| Time | 30.8 |
| Volume | 23.1 |
| Mass | 23.1 |
| Whole numbers | 23.1 |
| Money | 23.1 |
| Length | 23.1 |
| Picture graphs | 15.4 |
| Solid figures and nets | 15.4 |
| Listening comprehension | 7.7 |
| Measurement and units | 7.7 |
| 2D shapes | 7.7 |
Exam types
Which school exams these papers come from.
Key facts
- 13 papers, 254 questions, 95 marks, from 5 schools.
- 3 topics carry half of all questions.
- Most-tested topic: Multiplication and division, 32% of questions.
- Most common topic across papers: Multiplication and division, in 69% of papers.
- Exam types: Quiz / Review / Test and Other.
Questions parents ask
What topics come up most in Primary 2 Maths exam papers in 2025?
By share of questions, the most-tested topics were Multiplication and division (32%), Fractions (16%), Addition and subtraction (15%), Time (5.5%) and Volume (5.1%).
How many questions and marks are in a Primary 2 Maths paper?
A typical paper in this set has about 20 questions and 7 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?
13 papers from 5 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 questions, 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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