ExponentsSquares (n²)
Name: Date:
Find the value of each square.
1142 =
242 =
322 =
472 =
5112 =
652 =
792 =
8162 =
9202 =
10192 =
Squares and powers worksheets
An exponent is a shorthand for repeated multiplication, and reading it correctly is the grade-six gateway to algebra and order of operations. These free printable worksheets practice evaluating squares, cubes, and small powers.
If they get stuck
Squares and powers
The answer key prints on a separate page.
What's on this sheet
The one idea to get right is what the little raised number means: 3⁴ is not 3 × 4, it is 3 multiplied by itself four times — 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 = 81. Squares (n²) and cubes (n³) are the two a child meets first and uses most, so they get their own focus; general powers put base and exponent together once those feel solid.
Why this sheet works
Bases and exponents are kept small so every answer is a manageable whole number a child can build by repeated multiplication and check. Getting fluent here pays off immediately in order of operations, where powers are evaluated before multiplication and division.
How this one works
One question from a sheet like this one, worked a step at a time — with a sentence saying what just happened and why.
Squares and powers, step by step