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Numeracy Development

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Based on the research of McClain and Cobb (2001) young children enter school knowing how to solve many problems; therefore, instruction should build on this.

a)

performing simple operations

b)

what children already know

c)

problem solving situations

d)

earlier guesses of children

2.

Exposing learners to actual or real-life problem-solving situations is a teaching approach that can help children learn this skill.

a)

computing big numbers

b)

posing higher level questions

c)

mathematical sense making

d)

play-based measurement

3.

Based on the results of the research of McClain and Cobb (2001), children do not need to become skillful at this before engaging in problem solving.

a)

thinking

b)

computation

c)

drawing

d)

playing

4.

This is a strategy for problem-solving in which the children are given a result or an endpoint and the children have to figure out the initial conditions of the beginning.

a)

work backward

b)

look back

c)

look for pattern

d)

act it out

5.

This is a strategy for problem-solving in which the children perform the actions described in the problem.

a)

guess and check

b)

solving a simpler or similar problem

c)

look for pattern

d)

act it out

6.

This may help children figure out how to approach the original problem.

a)

defining the problem first

b)

using what has been learned from earlier guesses

c)

solving a similar, but simpler,

problem first

d)

asking questions first

7.

This often helps children discover a pattern and identify missing information.

a)

constructing a table

b)

guessing and checking

c)

making a drawing

d)

working backward

8.

According to Hiebert (2003a), teachers shall allow mathematics be problematic for children and focus on these to solve problems.

a)

right timing

b)

problem defined

c)

methods used

d)

checking the answer

9.

This is usually the second step of problem solving for young children.

a)

what would happen if

b)

what is my problem

c)

give it a try

d)

think, think of some solutions

10.

It is something a person

needs to think out, discover, or resolve, and the solution to it is not obvious at a glance.

a)

problem

b)

puzzle

c)

solution

d)

answer