Answering Questions When answering questions look for key words

Answering Questions key words How many?

How many cubes? How many cubes?

How many? You count the items, your answer is a number. How many cubes?3 or three How many cubes?3 or three

Answering Questions key words How many more/less/fewer? How much taller/shorter? Holds how much more/less? How much lighter/heavier?

How many fewer? How many fewer cuboids than cubes? How many fewer cuboids than cubes?

How many fewer? You count more than one item and subtract, your answer is a number. How many fewer cuboids than cubes? How many fewer cuboids than cubes? 3-1=2 or two 3-1=2 or two

How many more? You count more than one item and subtract, your answer is a number. How many more cubes than cuboids? How many more cubes than cuboids? 3-1=2 or two 3-1=2 or two

Holds how much more/less? Bigger item subtract the smaller item Bigger item subtract the smaller item 3L – 1L= 2L 3L – 1L= 2L 1L 3L

How much heavier/lighter? Bigger item subtract the smaller item Bigger item subtract the smaller item 3.5kg – 1kg= 2.5kg 3.5kg – 1kg= 2.5kg 1kg 3.5kg

Answering Questions key words Tick the ….. Tick the ….. Underline the ….. Underline the ….. Mark the spot to the right of … with an X Mark the spot to the right of … with an X Circle the.…. Circle the.…. Write ………above the ………. Write ………above the ………. Write the dimensions in the correct place Write the dimensions in the correct place Draw a flower in the middle of ……. Draw a flower in the middle of …….

Tick, circle, underline, mark with an X - recognize the item(s) and make a mark(s) Tick the cylinder Tick the cylinder Mark the triangular prism with an X Mark the triangular prism with an X Underline the cubes Underline the cubes X There may be more than one

Answering Questions key words What fraction are ………….? What fraction are ………….? How many faces? How many faces? How many corners? How many corners? How many edges? How many edges? Mark all the right angles Mark all the right angles

What fraction of the shapes are spheres?

Your answer will be a fraction Your answer will be a fraction How many shapes altogether will be the denominator (or bottom of the fraction) How many shapes altogether will be the denominator (or bottom of the fraction) Count the shapes you are interested in for the numerator (the top of the fraction) Count the shapes you are interested in for the numerator (the top of the fraction)

What fraction of the shapes are spheres? 6 shapes altogether 6 shapes altogether 3 spheres 3 spheres Can the fraction be simplified? Can the fraction be simplified? Can you write it in words if required? Can you write it in words if required?

How many faces on a cylinder? Which one is the cylinder? Which one is the cylinder? What is a face? What is a face? You need to count even the ones you don’t see. You need to count even the ones you don’t see. Your answer will be a number. Your answer will be a number.

How many corners on a pyramid? Which one is the pyramid? Which one is the pyramid? What is a corner? What is a corner? You need to count even the ones you don’t see. You need to count even the ones you don’t see. Your answer will be a number. Your answer will be a number.

How many right angles do you see? Mark all the right angles.

How many right angles do you see? Mark all the right angles. Recognize a right angle. Recognize a right angle. Mark all of them Mark all of them Count all of them Count all of them Do you see 8?

Which shapes have more than three sides? What do you have to do – count, list, mark?

Questions on money How much does it cost? How much does it cost? What is the price of two? What is the price of two? How much change should you get? How much change should you get? What is the difference in price? What is the difference in price? How much cheaper is the ….than the ….? How much cheaper is the ….than the ….? What is the total price? What is the total price? How much does it cost altogether? How much does it cost altogether? Write the money in pence. Write the money in pence. Calculate the price of ……… and ……….. Calculate the price of ……… and ……….. Estimate the price of ……… and ………… Estimate the price of ……… and …………

What do you have to do- list, round, add subtract, multiply, divide, etc How much does it cost? How much does it cost? What is the price of two? What is the price of two? How much change should you get? How much change should you get? What is the difference in price? What is the difference in price? How much cheaper is the ….than the ….? How much cheaper is the ….than the ….? What is the total price? What is the total price? How much does it cost altogether? How much does it cost altogether? Write the money in pence. Write the money in pence. They share the cost, how much is each share? They share the cost, how much is each share?

Questions on temperature What is the temperature in ……….? What is the temperature in ……….? Which city is hotter? Which city is hotter? How much colder is ………than ……….? How much colder is ………than ……….? What is the difference in temperature? What is the difference in temperature? By how much did the temperature fall/rise? By how much did the temperature fall/rise? What do you use to measure temperature? What do you use to measure temperature?

Questions on data Complete the tally chart Complete the tally chart Draw in the bar Draw in the bar How many…. How many…. Which …sold the most? Which …sold the most? Complete the pictogram Complete the pictogram

Questions on time Write the date in a different format, way. Write the date in a different format, way. What is the time? What is the time? Look at the time, will the shop be open? Look at the time, will the shop be open? Make a note of when the …. opens. Make a note of when the …. opens. Write the time in a different format. Write the time in a different format. Are you early/late? Are you early/late?

Questions on measures Write the length in a different way. Write the length in a different way. What is the weight? What is the weight? What is the weight to the nearest…? What is the weight to the nearest…? How much heavier/lighter? How much heavier/lighter? Will it fit on the shelf? Will it fit on the shelf? Estimate the length. Estimate the length. Write the dimension in the correct place Write the dimension in the correct place Measure the length Measure the length What instrument would you use to measure…. What instrument would you use to measure….