Year 2 · Mathematics
Year 2 maths help and free practice questions
Year 2 is about building confident number sense: adding and subtracting two-digit numbers in your head, skip-counting, and starting to understand multiplication as equal groups.
Topics the tutor covers at Year 2 level
Addition and subtraction
- Add two-digit numbers
- Subtract two-digit numbers
Multiplication
- Times tables to 10 × 10
Topics are grouped by the year levels our tutor uses. Detailed curriculum mapping is being reviewed by teachers before any alignment is claimed.
Year 2 topic guides
Year 2 practice questions
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Add two-digit numbers
1. What is 49 + 18?
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Answer: 67
40 + 10 = 50, and 9 + 8 = 17. So 49 + 18 = 67.
Subtract two-digit numbers
2. What is 38 − 19?
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Answer: 19
38 − 10 = 28, then − 9 gives 19.
Times tables to 10 × 10
3. What is 3 × 10?
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Answer: 30
10 groups of 3 is 30, so 3 × 10 = 30.
Add two-digit numbers
4. What is 25 + 48?
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Answer: 73
20 + 40 = 60, and 5 + 8 = 13. So 25 + 48 = 73.
Subtract two-digit numbers
5. What is 55 − 36?
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Answer: 19
55 − 30 = 25, then − 6 gives 19.
Times tables to 10 × 10
6. What is 4 × 3?
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Answer: 12
3 groups of 4 is 12, so 4 × 3 = 12.
Add two-digit numbers
7. What is 12 + 36?
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Answer: 48
10 + 30 = 40, and 2 + 6 = 8. So 12 + 36 = 48.
Subtract two-digit numbers
8. What is 35 − 18?
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Answer: 17
35 − 10 = 25, then − 8 gives 17.