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Free Year 10 Worksheets & Resources (Australia)

22 free resources for Year 10 (ages 15–16): worksheets, study guides, tests and activities across 2 subjects.

Year 10 prepares students for senior courses: quadratics, simultaneous equations, surds, trigonometry and logarithms, plus data analysis. English examines complex texts and argument. Subject choices for Years 11 and 12 are usually made this year, so knowing strengths and gaps is useful.

Year 10 by subject

  • ➗ Year 10 Mathematics

    15 resources · Simultaneous Equations, Quadratics, Trigonometry, Indices & Scientific Notation, Pythagoras' Theorem…

  • 📝 Year 10 English

    7 resources · Text Analysis & Essays, Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary, Sentences & Clauses

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Worksheets

Printable practice with an answer sheet.

  • Worksheet

    Precise Verbs and Nominalisation

    Students learn two tools that mark mature academic writing. Nominalisation turns verbs and adjectives into nouns (decide → decision,…

    Difficulty
    Level 3 · Challenge
    Time
    25 min
    Questions
    18 questions
    Answers
    Answers included
  • Worksheet

    Editing for Clarity and Concision

    Students learn to cut what does not earn its place: redundant pairs (each and every), padded phrases (due to the fact that), empty openers…

    Difficulty
    Level 3 · Challenge
    Time
    25 min
    Questions
    15 questions
    Answers
    Answers included
  • Worksheet

    Writing an Analytical Paragraph (PEEL/TEEL)

    Students study a model analytical paragraph and learn what each part of the PEEL/TEEL structure does: a topic sentence that makes a claim,…

    Difficulty
    Level 3 · Challenge
    Time
    30 min
    Questions
    14 questions
    Answers
    Answers included
  • Worksheet

    Comparing Two Texts

    Students read two original texts on the theme of leaving home, a first-person prose extract and a short poem, and compare how each uses…

    Difficulty
    Level 3 · Challenge
    Time
    30 min
    Questions
    16 questions
    Answers
    Answers included
  • Worksheet

    Year 10 Factorising and Solving Quadratics Worksheet — Level 2

    Factorise monic quadratics and solve quadratic equations by factorising. Expected-level practice for this year group. This Year 10…

    Difficulty
    Level 2 · Standard
    Time
    15 min
    Questions
    10 questions
    Answers
    Answers included
  • Worksheet

    Year 10 Simultaneous Equations Worksheet — Level 2

    Solve pairs of linear equations by elimination or substitution. Expected-level practice for this year group. This Year 10 worksheet has 8…

    Difficulty
    Level 2 · Standard
    Time
    20 min
    Questions
    8 questions
    Answers
    Answers included
  • Worksheet

    Year 10 Trigonometry (Finding Sides) Worksheet — Level 2

    Use sine, cosine and tangent to find unknown sides in right-angled triangles. Expected-level practice for this year group. This Year 10…

    Difficulty
    Level 2 · Standard
    Time
    20 min
    Questions
    8 questions
    Answers
    Answers included
  • Worksheet

    Year 10 Factorising and Solving Quadratics Worksheet — Level 2 (Set 2)

    Factorise monic quadratics and solve quadratic equations by factorising. Expected-level practice for this year group. This Year 10…

    Difficulty
    Level 2 · Standard
    Time
    15 min
    Questions
    10 questions
    Answers
    Answers included
  • Worksheet

    Year 10 Factorising and Solving Quadratics Worksheet — Level 3

    Factorise monic quadratics and solve quadratic equations by factorising. A challenge set for students ready to stretch further. This Year…

    Difficulty
    Level 3 · Challenge
    Time
    15 min
    Questions
    10 questions
    Answers
    Answers included
  • Worksheet

    Year 10 Index Laws Worksheet — Level 3

    Multiply and divide powers, raise a power to a power, and use zero and negative indices. A challenge set for students ready to stretch…

    Difficulty
    Level 3 · Challenge
    Time
    15 min
    Questions
    14 questions
    Answers
    Answers included
  • Worksheet

    Year 10 Pythagoras' Theorem Worksheet — Level 3

    Find the hypotenuse or a shorter side of a right-angled triangle. A challenge set for students ready to stretch further. This Year 10…

    Difficulty
    Level 3 · Challenge
    Time
    20 min
    Questions
    8 questions
    Answers
    Answers included
  • Worksheet

    Year 10 Simultaneous Equations Worksheet — Level 3

    Solve pairs of linear equations by elimination or substitution. A challenge set for students ready to stretch further. This Year 10…

    Difficulty
    Level 3 · Challenge
    Time
    20 min
    Questions
    8 questions
    Answers
    Answers included
  • Worksheet

    Year 10 Solving Linear Equations Worksheet — Level 3

    One-step, two-step and equations with brackets or variables on both sides. A challenge set for students ready to stretch further. This…

    Difficulty
    Level 3 · Challenge
    Time
    15 min
    Questions
    12 questions
    Answers
    Answers included
  • Worksheet

    Year 10 Trigonometry (Finding Sides) Worksheet — Level 3

    Use sine, cosine and tangent to find unknown sides in right-angled triangles. A challenge set for students ready to stretch further. This…

    Difficulty
    Level 3 · Challenge
    Time
    20 min
    Questions
    8 questions
    Answers
    Answers included
  • Worksheet

    Year 10 Scientific Notation Worksheet — Level 2

    Convert between ordinary numbers and scientific notation. Expected-level practice for this year group. This Year 10 worksheet has 12…

    Difficulty
    Level 2 · Standard
    Time
    10 min
    Questions
    12 questions
    Answers
    Answers included
  • Worksheet

    Year 10 Expanding Brackets Worksheet — Level 3

    Expand single brackets, then binomial products. A challenge set for students ready to stretch further. This Year 10 worksheet has 12…

    Difficulty
    Level 3 · Challenge
    Time
    15 min
    Questions
    12 questions
    Answers
    Answers included

Topic Tests

End-of-topic tests covering the whole topic.

  • Topic Test

    Year 10 Quadratics Topic Test

    Expanding binomials, factorising and solving quadratic equations in a 45-minute Year 10 test with marks and fully worked solutions.

    Difficulty
    Level 3 · Challenge
    Time
    45 min
    Questions
    18 questions
    Answers
    Answers included

Study Guides

Clear explanations, examples and tips.

  • Study Guide

    Simultaneous Equations: Substitution and Elimination

    Shows Year 10 students how to solve a pair of linear equations by substitution and by elimination, including when to multiply an equation…

    Difficulty
    Level 2 · Standard
    Time
    20 min

Cheat Sheets

Formulas and rules at a glance.

  • Cheat Sheet

    Quadratics Cheat Sheet: Factorising and Solving

    A one-page summary of everything needed to factorise and solve quadratic equations: the sum-and-product method, common factors, difference…

    Difficulty
    Level 3 · Challenge
    Time
    15 min

Comprehension Exercises

A passage with questions.

  • Comprehension Exercise

    Ironbark — Reading Comprehension

    A literary short story about a young woman returning to her family's farm on the day it is sold. Students work with symbolism, structure…

    Difficulty
    Level 3 · Challenge
    Time
    30 min
    Questions
    14 questions
    Answers
    Answers included
  • Comprehension Exercise

    Entries from a Dry Year — Reading Comprehension

    A fictional diary kept by a sixteen-year-old on a sheep property during a drought. Across five entries, students track what the family…

    Difficulty
    Level 3 · Challenge
    Time
    30 min
    Questions
    14 questions
    Answers
    Answers included

Writing Prompts

Prompts with planning space and success criteria.

  • Writing Prompt

    Analysing a Poem: Night Shift — Text Analysis

    Students read an original sixteen-line poem about a parent who works nights, then plan and write an analytical response on how the poet…

    Difficulty
    Level 3 · Challenge
    Time
    45 min
    Questions
    8 questions
    Answers
    Answers included

Common questions

What should a Year 10 student be learning?

Year 10 prepares students for senior courses: quadratics, simultaneous equations, surds, trigonometry and logarithms, plus data analysis. English examines complex texts and argument. Subject choices for Years 11 and 12 are usually made this year, so knowing strengths and gaps is useful.

Do I need an account to download?

No. Every resource downloads instantly as a PDF. Creating a free profile is optional and only used to save resources and track progress.

How do I know if my child is at the expected Year 10 level?

Try the Level 2 worksheets for the topics being taught at school. For a clearer picture, the free Year 10 academic check from Success Tutoring shows which skills are secure.

How to use these resources

  1. Download the PDF or print directly from the page — no account needed.
  2. Use the answer sheet to check the method, not just the final answer.
  3. Follow the 'What's next' pathway on each resource to keep building.