These are the most fundamental types of primary mathematics questions, which are intended to teach young students the steps of numerical addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. In these types of questions, mentioned arithmetic operations are implemented only between two numbers, so as not to make the problems complicated for primary students. Further, for junior levels, these problems are taught through illustrative (diagram-based) examples and graphic puzzles.
Trigonometric questions involve introducing young students to the concepts of identifying shapes and calculating the area, measuring degrees of angles, computing volumes and performing basic operations associated with line segments. More specifically, these questions include the usage of compass and rulers to identify trigonometric properties of existing shapes and diagrams. The prime goal of these types of questions is to enhance the perceptive abilities of a young student, so that she can be able to identify and distinguish between physical and illustrative figures.
These types of primary mathematics questions are also called application-based questions, and involve the inclusion of basic arithmetic concepts (i.e. addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division) into real life examples and problems. In more precise terms, statistical questions for primary students include calculating percentages, average values, determining ratios, fractions and comparing numerical values with each other. Further, the application of these questions is excessively made in conceptual business scenarios and other counting problems, so that a student can become able to tackle these problems in his surrounding social environment.
Algebraic questions are a little advanced and theoretical form of questions, which involve determining numerical values for alphabetic variables (a changing numerical quantity), contained within a sample equation. It is through these basic questions, that students are challenged with the concepts of solving equations and functions, which involve all the fundamental elements from above mentioned areas such as arithmetic, trigonometry and statistics. Although, algebraic equations are taught at higher levels as well, but the introduction at primary level is kept very simplistic, that is, challenging young students with those algebraic equations which strictly involve determining values for a single variable.