Number

 : Number and Word Problems
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Approach: Independant

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Questions / instructions:
Put a ring around the letter beside the best answer or write your answer on the line. You may write on these pages when working out your answer.
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1. Look at this picture of birds flying.
About how many birds are in the picture?
Do NOT count them - only estimate.

a. Less than 100
b. Between 100 and 1 000
c. More than 1 000
d. More than 10 000

b

57
81

2. What is the difference between 3/4 and 1/4 ?
a. 3/4
c. 1/2
b. 1/4
d. 2

b

24
55

3. The chart shows...
a. 1/3 of the days sunny
b. 1/2 of the week sunny
c. 3/5 of the days sunny
d. 1/5 of the days rainy

c

31
82

4. Which part of the circle is missing?
a. 1/2
b. 1/4
c. 1/3
d. 2/3

 

d

34
74

5. A class has 35 pupils. 1/5 come by bus, 2/5 come by bike. How many come by other means?
a. 7
b. 14
c. 20
d. 21

b

25
55

6. A chocolate bar 13cm long is cut into 2 equal pieces.
How long will each piece be?

23
78
7. Jean is 5cm taller than Mary. Mary is 1.65 metres tall.
How tall is Jean?
35
79

8. Write a multiplication sentence to find the number of circles.

27
72

9. Which of the following is closest to 15 seconds?
a. 14.1 seconds
b. 14.7 seconds
c. 14.9 seconds
d. 15.2 seconds

c

36
86

10. To cook a meal for 12 people I need:

12 chops
6 tomatoes
18 potatoes
1500g peas

I want to cook a meal for 6 people. Fill in the amounts of food I need.

6 chops

47
87
3 tomatoes 33 84
9 potatoes 25 78
750g peas 4 46

11. How much of the region is shaded?

 as a fraction 1/2
38
58
15/30, 3/6 7 21
as a decimal   26
as a percentage   38

12. How much of the region is shaded?

 as a fraction 1/5
10
46
5/30 5 19
as a decimal   26
as a percentage   38

13. How much of the region is shaded?

 as a fraction 2/3
3
41
20/30, 4/6 11 23
as a decimal   7
as a percentage   6

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