Understanding Questions Looking for what’s being asked Count the black dots

2000 people were asked if they chose to use ‘Soapysuds’ or ‘Greenclean’ to do their washing up. 75% chose ‘Greenclean’ How many people chose ‘Greenclean’? A75 B150 C750 D1500 What does it say?

A total of 1600 people work for a company. The ratio of male to female employees is 3:5 How many more females are there in the company? A400 B600 C960 D1000 Sax player or beautiful lady?

The 30m 10m 5m The diagram shows the top view of an L- shaped swimming pool. A handrail runs all the way round the outside of the pool. How long is the rail? A55m B60m C75m D80m Which line is longer?

A swimming pool holds 600,000 litres of water and is emptied at a rate of 500 litres a minute. What is the time taken to empty the pool? A20 minutes B500 minutes C2 hours D20 hours

A receptionist earns £7.20 an hour. She works 38 hours a week. Which of these sums would produce the closest to what she earns? A£7 x 30 B£8 x 30 C£7 x 40 D£8 x 40 How?

The entry fee for a half marathon is £8. A French runner enters. The rate of exchange is £1 = 1.65euros How much is the fee in euros? A4.48 B8.65 C12.80 D13.20 OLD OR YOUNG?

Say the colour of the word, not the word itself