How Much Is a Trillion?

If you have 100 billion cupcakes and 1 trillion people, do you have enough cupcakes for everyone?

• Yes, 100 billion is larger than 1 trillion.

• No, you would need 100 million cupcakes.

• No, 1 trillion is larger than 100 billion.

• Yes, 100 billion and 1 trillion are equal.

What is the author's purpose for writing this book?

• to persuade you to use big numbers

• to inform you that big numbers are hard to use

• to entertain you with hide and seek games

• to help you understand big numbers

Why would you likely never count to one million in a game of hide and seek?

• It would take too long and make the game no fun.

• You couldn't live long enough to count that high.

• There aren't enough numbers to count that high.

• All of the above are correct.

How do you write one trillion using numbers?

• 1,000,000

• 1,000,000,000

• 1,000,000,000,000

• none of the above

What is the main idea of the book?

• People can spend one trillion dollars.

• Trillions are bigger than millions and billions.

• Trillions, billions, and millions are big numbers.

• Scientists use big numbers to measure distances.

Which statement is a fact?

• One billion kids on planet Earth is not enough.

• Mary thinks her mom told her to clean her room one million times.

• One thousand pennies might fill up a school bus.

• More than seven billion people live on Earth.

What would your teacher most likely mean if she said "I've asked you a million times to raise your hand?"

• She does not want you to raise your hand.

• She has asked you exactly one million times to raise your hand.

• You have raised your hand one million times.

• She has asked you over and over again to raise your hand.

What detail supports the idea that big numbers are useful?

• Some numbers are too big to count in a lifetime.

• Some of the world's largest cities have millions of people living in them.

• People who work in science often use big numbers in their work.

• There are more than seven billion people alive on Earth right now.

Which of the following amounts is the biggest?

• one trillion

• one billion

• one million

• one hundred

What can people count using big numbers?

• how much money a government spends

• the number of stars in the galaxy

• how many people live in cities or countries

• all of the above