Foundation June 2025 Paper 2 Q1
1 Cho finds this information about the areas, in square kilometres, of some South American countries.
| Country | Area (square kilometres) |
|---|---|
| Paraguay | 406 752 |
| Suriname | 163 800 |
| Uruguay | 173 626 |
| Venezuela | 926 690 |
| Chile | 756 100 |
(a) Which of these countries has the largest area? (1)
(b) Write the number 163 800 in words. (1)
(c) Circle the word that describes the value of the 7 in 406 752
7 tenths 7 tens 7 hundreds 7 hundredths 7 thousandths
(1)(d) Write the number 173 626 correct to the nearest thousand. (1)
(e) Work out the difference between the area of Chile and the area of Uruguay. (1)
| Scheme | Marks |
|---|---|
| Venezuela | B1 |
| (1) |
Notes
B1: Allow incorrect spelling if meaning is clear.
Allow V
Accept the numerical answer 926 690
May be written as eg 926, 690
| Scheme | Marks |
|---|---|
| one hundred (and) sixty three thousand (and) eight hundred | B1 |
| (1) |
Notes
B1: Allow incorrect spelling if meaning is clear.eg hunder/hudred, sixety/sisty for sixty etc
| Scheme | Marks |
|---|---|
| (7) hundreds circled | B1 |
| (1) |
Notes
B1: (7) hundreds clearly indicated with no other words indicated
| Scheme | Marks |
|---|---|
| 174 000 | B1 |
| (1) |
Notes
B1: Allow ‘one hundred and seventy-four thousand’ or 174 thousand
| Scheme | Marks |
|---|---|
| 582 474 | B1 |
| (1) | |
| (5 marks) |