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A target has been set up at the school fete. John decided to have a go. He is allowed to shoot six arrows at a distance of ten metres from the© target. John has R. I . C.P ubl i ca t i ons never used a bow and arrow •f or r evi ewbefore. pur posesonl y• Which chance word—likely or unlikely— best describes his chances of hitting the yellow bullseye with each of his six arrows? R.I.C. Publications® Prim-Ed Publishing
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A target has been set up at the school fete. John decided to have a go. He is allowed to shoot six arrows at a distance of ten metres from the target. John has used a bow and arrow before and © R. I . C.Publ i cat i ons showed some talent. •f orr evi ew pur posesonl y• Which is certain: (a) John will have six arrows to shoot; OR (b) John will hit the yellow bullseye with each of the six arrows? R.I.C. Publications® Prim-Ed Publishing
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OUPS • Breads, cereals, ric e, pasta, crackers The class sorted some • Meat, fis • Fruit—a h, eggs, nuts foods into groups and • Vegetab pples, bananas, ora • Dairy— les—carrots, toma nges then made lists of foods yogurt, ch t eese, milk oes © R . I . C . P u b l i c a t i o n s eaten as healthy snacks.
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• Breads, ce The class sorted some crackers reals, rice, pasta, • Meat, f foods into groups and • Fruit—aish, eggs, nuts • Vegetab pples, bananas, ora then made lists of foods • Dairy— les—carrots, toma nges yogurt, ch t eaten as healthy snacks. eese, milk oes © R. I . C.Publ i cat i ons
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Taylor lives in a house made from stone and steel, so the teacher allowed her to place a tally mark in each column. How many children in the class placed only one tally mark? R.I.C. Publications® Prim-Ed Publishing
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Penny made a table showing how things could be sorted in two different ways.
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Penny made a table showing how things could be sorted in two different ways.
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Which two groups are © equal— R. I . C.Publ i cat i ons living things that have legs and •f or r evi e w pur posesonl y• living things that do not have DOES worm NOT legs OR things not living with flower HAVE legs and things not living that tree LEGS do not have legs?
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1 picture = 2 people Interested people in the community gave the town council suggestions about park leisure facilities they ©R . I . C.Pub l i cat i ons wanted. bicycle track How many less people suggested a skate park than a playground?
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Interested people in the community 1 picture = 2 people gave the town council suggestions about park leisure facilities they wanted. © R. I . C.Publ i cat i ons
bicycle track
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Mrs Bradley’s class graphed information about the technology they used daily. Type of technology
mobile phone Which type of computer/laptop technology is the © R. I . C.Publ i cat i ons most popular and •f orr eiPad™/tablet vi ew pur posesonl y• by how much is it PlayStation™ more popular than mp3 player the next closest 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 type? Number of children
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Mrs Bradley’s class graphed information about the technology they used daily. mobile phone computer/laptop Which two types © R. I . C.Publ i cat i ons of technology have•f orr eiPad™/tablet vi ew pur posesonl y• the greatest PlayStation™ difference and mp3 player what is it? 0
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Tess has one brother and LIVES WITH BOTH one sister and lives with her PARENTS © R. I . C.Publ i cat i ons grandparents.
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Sasha’s daily events are shown in the table.
• Wake up • Eat breakfast • Get dressed • Go to school • Do school work • Eat lunch
Which of the following AFTERNOON I . C.Pu bl i cat i ons chance words—certain©orR. •r Pack up school things •f orr evi ew pu pos es onl y • • Relax at home impossible—best describes • Eat a snack the chance of Sasha eating EVENING anything at any of the three • Relax at home • Eat dinner • Have a bath • Get ready for bed • Sleep times during the day? R.I.C. Publications® Prim-Ed Publishing
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Sasha’s daily events are shown in the table.
• Wake up • Eat breakfast • Get dressed • Go to school • Do school work • Eat lunch
Which of the following AFTERNOON © R. I . C.Pu bl i cat i ons chance words—likely •r Pack up school things orr evi ew pu pos es onl y • • Relax at home or unlikely—best•f • Eat a snack describes the chance of EVENING Sasha sleeping in the • Relax at home • Eat dinner • Have a bath • Get ready for bed • Sleep afternoon? R.I.C. Publications® Prim-Ed Publishing
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ALDO’S LIST NICCOLO’S LIST • elephant • lion • tiger • hippopotamus • monkey • cheetah • giraffe • elephant © R . I . C . P u b l i c a t i o n s Which two animals are • lion • baboon •f orr evi ew•p u r p o s e s o n l y • zebra • bear in the top five on both • rhinoceros • tiger lists? Which animal is • hippopotamus • zebra in the bottom five on • panther • monkey both lists? • camel • giraffe
Aldo and Niccolo both listed their ten favourite wild animals.
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ALDO’S LIST NICCOLO’S LIST • elephant • lion • tiger • hippopotamus • monkey • cheetah • giraffe • elephant © R . I . C . P u b l i c a t i o n s If both lists were • lion • baboon •f orr evi ew•p u r p o s e s o n l y • zebra • bear combined using each • rhinoceros • tiger animal only once, how • hippopotamus • zebra many animals would • panther • monkey be on the list? • camel • giraffe
Aldo and Niccolo both listed their ten favourite wild animals.
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GIRLS SPORT The children in the netball class collected data dancing about their favourite sports and recorded©the rugby R. I . C.Publ i cat i ons information in a • table. football f orr evi ew pur posesonl y•
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Which group is larger— boys or girls—and by how many?
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GIRLS SPORT The children in the class netball collected data about dancing their favourite sports and recorded the information rugby © R. I . C.Publ i cat i ons in a table. football •f orr evi ew pur posesonl y•
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© R. I . C.Publ i cat i ons Which chance•word—likely, f orr evi ew pur posesonl y•
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The class were playing a game of Bingo to practise reading numbers with ‘tens’ and ‘ones’. The cards of two of the children are shown. © R. I . C.Publ i cat i ons
•f orr evi ew pur posesonl y• Which chance word— likely, unlikely, certain or impossible—best describes the chances of either child filling their Bingo card after nine numbers have been called?
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Mr Davis The Davis family went birdwatching and recorded Mrs Davis how many birds each person © R. I . C.Publ i cat i ons saw on one day. Danny
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The Davis family went Mr Davis birdwatching and recorded how many birds each person saw on Mrs Davis one day. For each bird they saw, they also recorded whether they © R. I . C.Publ i cat i ons Danny saw a nest as well.•f orr evi ew pur posesonl y• Which group is larger—the group of people who saw birds and nests OR the group of people who saw birds only, and by how much?
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Selection 1 Jamie mixed sweets and Selection 2 chocolates in a bowl and made a Selection 3 number of selections, which he recorded. Selection 4 © R. I . C.Publ i cat i ons •f orr evi ew pur sonl y•5 Selection If Jamie placed twenty-three jelly pose Selection 6 beans and seventeen chocolates in the bowl, how many of each Selection 7 still remain in the bowl? Selection 8
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Jamie mixed sweets and Selection 1 chocolates in a bowl and made Selection 2 a number of selections, which Selection 3 he recorded. He counted the remaining sweets and © chocolates Selection 4 R. I . C.Publ i cat i ons and had sixteen chocolates, •f orr evi ew pur pose sonl y•5 Selection thirty-nine jelly beans, eight Selection 6 caramels and eleven toffees. Selection 7 How many of each did he have to Selection 8 begin with?
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Jack made a spinner, spun the arrow a number of times and listed the results.
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Jack made a spinner, spun the arrow a number of times and listed the results. © R. I . C.Publ i cat i ons
f orr evi ew pur posesonl y• What fraction of• the total number of spins is the result for yellow and the result for orange?
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Martin decided to surprise Mum by cooking her favourite biscuits—triple chocolate chip. He added 1 cup of melted dark chocolate to the cake mixture, then 3⁄4 cup milk chocolate R. I . C.Pub l i cat i ons chips and 1⁄2 cup white © chocolate chips. •f orr evi ew pur posesonl y•
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Martin decided to cook Mum’s favourite biscuits—triple chocolate chip. He added 1⁄2 cup of melted dark chocolate to the cake mixture. In a separate bowl, he combined 1⁄2 cup of milk chocolate chips and 1⁄2 cup of white chocolate chips to mix ©R . I . C.P ubthe l i cat i onsmixture. them well before adding them to cake •f orr evi ew pur posesonl y•
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One day, the librarian 4 recorded the types of books 3 2 borrowed by children who 1 visited the library. The most © R. I . C.PubGRAPHIC l i cat i ons popular categories were MYTHS NOVELS •f o r evi ew pur p oseso nl y•FANTASY selected and used in ar graph.
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4 One day, the librarian 3 recorded the types of books 2 borrowed by children who 1 visited the library. The most popular categories were © R. I . C.PubGRAPHIC l i cat i on s MYTHS FANTASY NOVELS selected and used in a graph. •f orr evi ew pur posesonl y•
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G B G Read B R. I . C.Publ i cat i ons G One after-school © activity Watch TV •f orr evi ew pur posesonl y B• is enjoyed equally by both G girls and boys. It is also Use the computer B the most popular activity. How many children in total Draw or G write enjoy this activity? B
After-school leisure activities of boys and girls in the class were recorded in a data display.
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After-school leisure activities were recorded in a data display.
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The children compared data about their favourite colours by making a chart with tally marks. Trevor and Brian were talking FAVOURITE COLOURS and didn’t hear the correct © R. I . C.Publ i cat i ons instructions. Each of them •f orr evi ew pur posesonl y• placed a tally mark in two different columns. How many children followed the teacher’s instructions correctly? R.I.C. Publications® Prim-Ed Publishing
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The children compared data about their favourite colours by making a chart with tally marks. Amy couldn’t decide FAVOURITE COLOURS between two favourite © R. I . C.Publ i cat i ons colours, so the teacher •f orr evi ew pur posesonl y• allowed her to place a tally mark in both columns. If all the other children only placed one tally mark each, how many children in total are in the class? R.I.C. Publications® Prim-Ed Publishing
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‘Nobody likes maths! It’s a horrible subject’, exclaimed Sam.
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Rodney and Blaze both listed their ten favourite superheroes.
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Rodney and Blaze both listed their ten favourite superheroes.
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Jessica mixed pieces of fruit in a bowl and selected pieces with a spoon. She recorded her selections.
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Selection 1 Jessica mixed pieces of fruit Selection 2 in a bowl and selected pieces with a spoon. She recorded Selection 3 her selections. She counted Selection 4 the remaining pieces of fruit © R. I . C.Pub l i cat i ons5 Selection and had eighteen pieces of •f orr evi ew pur posesonl y• banana, fifty-one pieces of Selection 6 strawberry, twelve pieces Selection 7 of apple and nine pieces of Selection 8 orange.
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Taryn surveyed her friends to find who could swim and ride a bike well. She recorded her results in a diagram.
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Mr McTavish, the sweetshop owner, made a tally of the sweets he had left in stock.
PACKETS OF SWEETS REMAINING chocolate-covered sultanas butterscotch
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Mr McTavish, the sweetshop owner, made a tally of the sweets he had left in stock.
PACKETS OF SWEETS REMAINING chocolate-covered sultanas butterscotch
R. I . C.Pub l i cat i ons caramels If Mr McTavish always © tries •f orr evi ew pur posesonl y• marshmallows to have twenty packets of each type of sweet in stock, toffees how many more of each chocolate-covered nuts sweet does he need to buy? R.I.C. Publications® Prim-Ed Publishing
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unlikely (a) John will have six arrows to shoot.
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cheese and yogurt none
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twenty-six (26) children twenty-six (26) children
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The group of children who have good computer skills and maths skills. three (3) children one (1) object living things that have legs and living things that do not have legs
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six (6) less people park—10, playground—10, bicycle track—8, skate park—4
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Bryce is the most observant and Avary is the least observant. The group of people who saw birds and nests is larger by three (3).
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one (1) child thirty-three (33) children
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eight (8) children two (2) children
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one (1) Technology—6, The Arts—5, English—4, Science—3, Maths—2 Batman and Thor; Wolverine thirteen (13) superheroes
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eleven (11) days The group that includes both sunny and cloudy days.
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caramels, butterscotch, marshmallows, chocolate-covered nuts, toffees, chocolate-covered sultanas chocolate-covered sultanas—7, butterscotch—14, caramels—20, marshmallows—13, toffees—11, chocolate-covered nuts—12
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