Understanding Word Problems with Cookies

Understanding Word Problems with Cookies

Assessment

Interactive Video

Mathematics

3rd - 4th Grade

Hard

Created by

Thomas White

FREE Resource

The video tutorial demonstrates how to break down a word problem to find a solution. It involves reading the problem, identifying important information, and using a drawing strategy to visualize the data. The example problem involves calculating the total number of cookies Soraya bought by using base ten blocks to represent hundreds, tens, and ones. The solution is reached by counting these blocks, resulting in a total of 463 cookies. The tutorial emphasizes the importance of rereading and visual representation in solving word problems.

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19 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the first step in solving a word problem according to the video?

Read the problem carefully

Guess the answer

Ignore the problem

Ask someone else for the answer

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many cases of cookies did Soraya buy?

Two cases

Four cases

Six cases

Eight cases

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the first piece of important information identified in the word problem?

The total number of cookies

The number of boxes of cookies

The number of cases of cookies

The number of extra cookies

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the second piece of important information identified in the word problem?

The total number of cookies

The number of extra cookies

The number of cases of cookies

The number of boxes of cookies

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the third piece of important information identified in the word problem?

The number of boxes of cookies

The number of cases of cookies

The total number of cookies

The number of extra cookies

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the significance of re-reading the word problem?

To memorize the problem

To find important information

To waste time

To confuse yourself

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does each square represent in the drawing strategy?

Fifty cookies

A hundred cookies

One cookie

Ten cookies

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