Question 1
National 5 Mathematics
National 5 Maths Readiness Check
A short pupil-facing check across key National 5 Mathematics foundations. Use it as a starting-point guide, not a formal assessment judgement.
Readiness snapshot
Check key skills
Answer each question, then check it. When all questions are checked, your readiness result and suggested next practice will appear.
Score: 0/10
number skills
Question 2
Write 1 + as a single fraction
Question 3
State the gradient of y = −4x + 4.
Question 4
A parabola crosses the x-axis at x = −4 and x = 2. Which equation has these roots?
Question 5
A right-angled triangle has hypotenuse 15 cm and one shorter side 12 cm. Calculate the length of the other shorter side.
Question 6
In a right-angled triangle, the side opposite angle x is 9 cm and the adjacent side is 12 cm. Calculate x to 1 decimal place.
Question 7
Find k if k(6, 3) = (-24, −12).
Question 8
Two data sets have similar means. Data set A has the larger standard deviation. What does this tell you?
Question 9
Given cos x = and x is acute, find sin x
Question 10