Division Class 5 Maths Worksheet with Quiz and Activities
Share equally, use long division, find remainders and check answers by multiplying back. On WitKnowLearn you get the Division Class 5 online quiz, online activities and interactive games, division labs, a virtual lab and a worksheet-style practice sheet, all on one page.
Division Class 5 Online Quiz
20 questions: 10 easy, 5 average and 5 thinking. Tap an answer and the next question comes up.
Division Class 5 Activities
👆 Tap a tab to switch: Learn, Games, Labs, Challenges, Virtual Lab and Practice sheet
Division: the Fair Sharing Story
A short read for Class 5 before you play. These notes are written for this page.
🧺 Why we divide
We divide to share things fairly or to see how many groups fit, like sweets among friends or students in buses.
🔗 Fact families
Division is the partner of multiplication. Each multiplication fact gives two division facts, so tables help us divide.
📋 Long division
Long division works one place at a time: divide, multiply, subtract and bring down. We repeat these steps until no digits are left.
➖ Remainders
When things do not share exactly, some are left over. The remainder is always smaller than the divisor.
💥 Dividing by ten
Dividing by 10, 100 or 1,000 removes zeros. The digits move to the right by one place for each zero.
✅ Checking
Multiplying the quotient by the divisor and adding the remainder should give back the dividend.
Division Class 5 Activities
Share, divide and check on the Number Train. Earn up to 3 stars in every activity.
Division is the fair-sharing skill of Class 5 maths. This page helps children divide large numbers with confidence by using fact families, long division, remainders and short stories.
The activities turn each idea into a game. Children sort divisions by remainder, pop correct quotients, match maths words, fill gaps and choose the greater quotient. Explore more Class 5 maths worksheets on WitKnowLearn after this topic.
Words and facts to know
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Dividend | The number being divided | In 35 / 7, it is 35 |
| Divisor | The number we divide by | In 35 / 7, it is 7 |
| Quotient | The answer of a division | 35 / 7 = 5 |
| Remainder | What is left over | 38 / 5 leaves 3 |
How to use this page
- Flip the six cards and try the Division Lab in the Learn tab.
- Play the five games and the five labs to practise each idea.
- Finish the five challenges to collect up to 15 points.
- Take the 20-question online quiz and fill in the practice sheet.
Worked examples
4 goes into 9 twice, then 13 three times, then 36 nine times, so the quotient is 234.
8 x 7 = 56, so the quotient is 7 and the remainder is 3.
900 divided by 3 is 300, so the quotient is 300.
This Division worksheet for Class 5 maths gives you online activities and interactive games that turn dividing into play. Every activity has a goal, a hint and a short fact, so children learn while they enjoy.
Complete Guide: Maths Division Class 5
This guide is for Class 5 students, parents and teachers. It explains division of large numbers in simple words and shows how to use the quiz, labs and games on this page.
Introduction to Division
In Class 5 children divide numbers with up to six digits by one-digit and two-digit numbers, find remainders and check answers. The same four steps of long division work for every size of number.
What is there in this topic
- Division facts and fact families.
- Dividing by 10, 100 and 1,000.
- Long division by a one-digit number.
- Long division by a two-digit number.
- Remainders and checking.
- Estimating quotients.
- Word problems.
Learning objectives
- Name the dividend, divisor, quotient and remainder.
- Divide large numbers using long division.
- Find and interpret remainders.
- Check a division using multiplication.
- Solve division word problems.
Learning outcomes
- The child can divide a four-digit number by a two-digit number.
- The child can explain what a remainder means.
- The child can check an answer by multiplying back.
- The child can solve a short story problem about equal sharing.
Division Class 5 resources on this page
| Resource | What it gives |
|---|---|
| Online quiz | 20 questions: 10 easy, 5 average and 5 thinking, with a full review |
| Flip cards | 6 picture cards with one-line rules |
| Division Lab | A hands-on lab with 3 rounds |
| Games | 5 interactive games |
| Labs | 5 activity labs |
| Virtual Lab | 2 experiments with aim, procedure, observation table and conclusion |
| Challenges | 5 challenges, 15 points in all |
| Practice sheet | A worksheet-style sheet with 16 questions, name and date lines and a live score |
Key facts
| Topic | Key idea |
|---|---|
| Dividend | The number being divided. |
| Divisor | The number we divide by. |
| Quotient | The answer of a division. |
| Remainder | Always smaller than the divisor. |
| Zero | We cannot divide by zero. |
Types of questions you may see
- Long division of large numbers.
- Quotient and remainder.
- Fact families.
- Dividing by powers of ten.
- Word problems about sharing and packing.
Solved examples
900.
Quotient 209 and remainder 3.
9 x 15 = 135.
2,000 / 5 = 400.
3,600.
12 boxes.
Common mistakes
| Mistake | Correct idea |
|---|---|
| Forgetting to bring down a digit. | Bring down the next digit after each subtraction. |
| A remainder bigger than the divisor. | Divide once more. |
| Dropping a zero in the quotient. | If a digit cannot be divided, write zero in the quotient. |
| Skipping the check. | Multiply back to catch mistakes. |
Division in daily life
Children divide when they share sweets, split a bill, pack things into boxes or work out how many buses a trip needs. Doing these at home builds confidence.
Tips for parents and teachers
- Practise fact families together.
- Share real objects such as beads equally.
- Ask children to multiply back after every division.
- Use shopping bills for sharing problems.
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Division Class 5 FAQs
What is Division in Class 5 maths?
Division is sharing a number equally or finding how many equal groups fit into it. The number divided is the dividend, the number we divide by is the divisor and the answer is the quotient. In Class 5 children divide large numbers by one-digit and two-digit numbers and by 10, 100 and 1,000.
How do we do long division?
Repeat four steps from left to right: divide, multiply, subtract and bring down the next digit. For example in 624 divided by 12, 12 goes into 62 five times, 5 times 12 is 60, 62 minus 60 is 2 and bringing down 4 gives 24, which holds two more 12s, so the quotient is 52.
What is a remainder?
A remainder is what is left over when a number cannot be shared exactly. For example 17 divided by 5 is 3 with remainder 2. The remainder is always smaller than the divisor.
How do we check a division?
Multiply the quotient by the divisor and add the remainder. The result must equal the dividend. For example 3 times 5 plus 2 is 17.
What is a fact family?
A fact family links multiplication and division using the same three numbers. Since 6 times 7 is 42, we also know 42 divided by 7 is 6 and 42 divided by 6 is 7.
What happens when we divide by 10, 100 or 1,000?
We remove zeros from the end of a number, one zero for every zero in the divisor. So 9,300 divided by 100 is 93.
Why can we not divide by zero?
No number multiplied by zero gives a non-zero total, so sharing among zero groups has no meaning. Division by zero is not possible.
How can we estimate a quotient?
Round the dividend to a number that is easy to divide and divide that. For example 2,980 divided by 6 is about 3,000 divided by 6, which is 500.
Does this page have Division Class 5 questions and answers?
Yes. The 20-question online quiz ends with a full review that shows the correct answer and a short reason for every question. The practice sheet has 16 questions and a Show answers button.
Which class is this worksheet for?
This worksheet is for Class 5 maths. All questions are written for this page, so children can practise dividing with fresh examples.
What can children do on this page?
Children can take the online quiz, play interactive games, try online activities and division labs, finish challenges, do the hands-on Division Lab, run two virtual experiments and solve a worksheet-style practice sheet. They can earn up to 3 stars in every activity.
What is included on this page?
This page has a 20-question online quiz, 6 flip cards, the Division Lab, 5 games, 5 labs, 5 challenges, a virtual lab with 2 experiments, a 16-question practice sheet, a story of sharing, a topic description, a complete guide, related Class 5 maths worksheets and 12 FAQs.
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