Grade 6 · Maths
Grade 6 Maths
CAPS topics, what the exam tests, and free practice tests
Maths in the intermediate and senior phase follows five content areas in CAPS: numbers and operations, patterns and algebra, space and shape, measurement, and data handling. The exam is written as two papers. In Grade 6 the work splits into two parts: Numbers, Operations and Patterns (Paper 1 work) and Space, Measurement and Data Handling (Paper 2 work).
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What Grade 6 Maths covers
Numbers, Operations and Patterns · Paper 1 work
- Place value to seven digits
- Compare and order
- Rounding and estimating
- Negative numbers
- Addition and subtraction
- Multiplication
- Division with two-digit divisors
- Factors, HCF and LCM
- Prime numbers
- Exponents
- Fractions
- Decimal fractions
- Percentages
- Ratio and rate
- Patterns
- Number sentences
- Flow diagrams
- Word problems
- Order of operations
- Properties of operations
- Patterns: working out far terms
- Profit, loss and budgeting
Space, Measurement and Data Handling · Paper 2 work
- Time
- Angles
- Length
- Mass
- Capacity
- Volume
- Perimeter
- Area
- 2D shapes
- Symmetry
- 3D objects
- Data handling
- Rotational symmetry
- Time zones
- Probability
- Transformations: slide, flip and turn
- Enlarging and reducing by a scale factor
Grade 6 maths topic tests
One test per topic on MathTests.co.za, each with sample questions and the term it is taught in.
- Grade 6 place value test
- Grade 6 addition test
- Grade 6 subtraction test
- Grade 6 multiplication test
- Grade 6 division test
- Grade 6 fractions test
- Grade 6 decimals test
- Grade 6 percentages test
- Grade 6 ratio test
- Grade 6 integers test
- Grade 6 patterns test
- Grade 6 geometry test
- Grade 6 measurement test
- Grade 6 data handling test
- Grade 6 word problems test
How the tests work
Every Grade 6 maths question is generated fresh, so the numbers change on every attempt — 205 question types across 39 topics. A child can do the same topic ten times and never see the same sum twice.
Choose 10, 25 or 50 questions. Every answer comes with an explanation, not just a tick or a cross. It works on a phone, needs no sign-up, and no marks or names are stored.
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Questions parents ask
What does Grade 6 Maths cover?
In Grade 6 the work splits into two parts: Numbers, Operations and Patterns (Paper 1 work) and Space, Measurement and Data Handling (Paper 2 work). Topics include Place value to seven digits, Compare and order, Rounding and estimating, Negative numbers and more — 39 in total.
How many practice questions are there for Grade 6 Maths?
The questions are generated, so there is no fixed number: 205 question types across 39 topics, with new numbers every time.
Are the Grade 6 Maths tests free?
Yes. The online tests are free, with no sign-up and no adverts. Printable PDF papers with memoranda can be preordered on WhatsApp.
Do the tests follow CAPS?
Yes. The topics follow the CAPS curriculum for Grade 6, and the questions are written from what real Grade 6 tests and exam papers ask.