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Worksheetsproblem solving in words
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Certain words in a story problem will give you clues on what operation to use. What operation should you use when you see the word "total"?
a)
Add or Multiply
b)
Multiply or Subtract
c)
Subtract or Divide
d)
Divide or Multiply
2.
Certain words in a story problem will give you clues on what operation to use. What operation should you use when you see the word "perimeter"?
a)
Subtract
b)
Multiply
c)
Add
d)
Divide
3.
Certain words in a story problem will give you clues on what operation to use. What operation should you use when you see the word "each"?
a)
Divide
b)
Multiply
c)
Subtract
d)
Add
4.
Certain words in a story problem will give you clues on what operation to use. What operation should you use when you see the word "groups of"?
a)
Divide
b)
Subtract
c)
Add
d)
Multiply
5.
Certain words in a story problem will give you clues on what operation to use. What operation should you use when you see the word "share equally"?
a)
Mulitiply
b)
Add
c)
Divide
d)
Subtract
6.
Certain words in a story problem will give you clues on what operation to use. What operation should you use when you see the word "take away"?
a)
Subtract
b)
Add
c)
Divide
d)
Multiply
7.
Certain words in a story problem will give you clues on what operation to use. What operation should you use when you see the word "how many more"?
a)
Add
b)
Multiply
c)
Subtract
d)
Divide
8.
Certain words in a story problem will give you clues on what operation to use. What operation should you use when you see the word "equal pieces"?
a)
Subtract
b)
Divide
c)
Multiply
d)
Add
9.
Certain words in a story problem will give you clues on what operation to use. What operation should you use when you see the word "difference"?
a)
Divide
b)
Subtract
c)
Multiply
d)
Add
10.
The FIRST STEP you need to do when trying to solve a problem is....
a)
think
b)
read
c)
check
d)
solve
11.
Which of the following is NOT a problem solving strategy that we have talked about and written down in your notes?
a)
make a chart or list
b)
guess & check
c)
ask a friend
d)
draw a picture
12.
What word tells you to ADD if you see it in a problem?
a)
sum
b)
difference
c)
product
d)
quotient
13.
What word tells you to MULTIPLY if you see it in a problem?
a)
sum
b)
difference
c)
product
d)
quotient
14.
What word tells you to SUBTRACT if you see it in a problem?
a)
sum
b)
difference
c)
product
d)
quotient
15.
What word tells you to DIVIDE if you see it in a problem?
a)
sum
b)
difference
c)
product
d)
quotient
16.
Getting bigger, growing
a)
Increase
b)
Decrease
c)
Equal
d)
Less
17.
There are 5 pumpkins and 3 pumpkins were carved. How many pumpkins ARE LEFT to carve?
ARE LEFT refers to what operation?
ARE LEFT refers to what operation?
a)
Addition
b)
Multiplication
c)
Subtraction
d)
Division
18.
Darren has 21 pencils and seven bags. If he puts the same number of pencils in each bag, how many pencils will be in each bag?
a)
Subtraction
b)
Addition
c)
Multiplication
d)
Division
19.
White t-shirts can be purchased in packages of 6. If Mom buys 8 packages, how many white t-shirts will she have?
a)
Subtraction
b)
Addition
c)
Multiplication
d)
Division
20.
Of (ex: Find 1/2 of 24)
a)
Add (+)
b)
Subtract (-)
c)
Multiply (x)
d)
Divide (÷)
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