PAT Pāngarau sample questions

Here you will find a selection of sample questions from our refreshed PAT Pāngarau assessments. Questions are from tests aimed at Year 3, Year 6, and Year 8. 

Please note these are not interactive questions - for a demo of our NZCER Assist platform, please contact our Assessment Services team

 

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A maths problem asking students to order four numbers from smallest to largest
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A maths question asking students to add numbers of people at a cricket match
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A maths question asking students to add numbers of people in kapa haka groups
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A maths question asking how long a car is, measured against a ruler
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A maths question asking students to determine the area of a grid (in units)
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Maths question asking students to order four different numbers, to two decimal points, from smallest to largest
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Maths question asking students to identify two thirds of 36 from several choices
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Maths question asking student to add two four-digit numbers
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Maths question asking students to convert metres to millimetres
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Maths question asking students to calculate the area of a rectangular garden
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Maths question asking student to add two fractions
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Maths question asking to multiply 157 and 25 in the context of planting trees
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Maths question asking for the volume of a chilly bin
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Maths question asking for the smallest to largest order of five numbers, each up to three decimal points
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Maths question asking to identify the correct algebraic formula for a pattern