Multi-Step Word Problems
Jayden picked 4 tulips and 11 roses to make flower bouquets. If she only used 11 of the flowers though, how many extra flowers did she pick?
Step 1: 4 + 11 = 15
Step 2: 15 -11 = 4
She had 4 extra flowers.
Which operation does difference represent?
Subtraction
Which 3D shape has only 1 face?
Cone
When Anita went outside to get the mail, the mailman was still at the mailbox. The mailman said, "Hello! Would you like to take this mail to your house?" Anita said that she would, and she took the letters and packages from the mailman. She ran down the lane and waved good-bye to the mailman as she went through the door. What is this mostly talking about?
Anita getting the mail
A word with the same or similar meaning as another word
synonym
Bob bought 3 packs of model cars that each have 20 cars inside. He wants to split his cars among his 5 friends. How many model cars would each friend get?
Step 1: 20 x 3 = 60
Step 2: 60 / 5 = 12
They would each get 12 cars.
Which operation does combined represent?
Addition
56 tens is equal to ______.
560
Angela and Jimmy were friends. They rode bikes together. They read stories. Jimmy is from Texas. They liked to swing. Every day they would play together. Which sentence does not support the main idea?
Jimmy is from Texas
A word opposite in meaning to another word
antonym
A music store has 4 boxes with 20 CD’s in each box. On Monday, the music store sold 16 CD’s. How many more CD’s need to be sold?
Step 1: 4 x 20 = 80
Step 2: 80- 16 = 64
64 more CD's need to be sold.
Which operation does twice represent?
Multiplication
How many edges does a cube have?
12 edges.
If you go to a birthday party, what can you infer? a. The person is turning 10. b. The person didn't want a party. c. There will be gifts. d. It will be sunny.
c. There will be gifts
To use what I know and what the story says to figure out what is happening or how a character is feeling
inference
Paul was making snowballs. He made 20 snowballs on Monday and 22 snowballs on Tuesday. He wanted to line the snowballs up in 6 rows. How many snowballs would be in each line?
Step 1: 20 + 22 = 42
Step 2: 42 / 6 = 7
There would be 7 snowballs in each line.
Which operation does quotient represent?
Division
Read this number and what is the expanded form? 592
500 + 90+ 2
If you see a fire truck, you can infer that: a. Someone burned themselves. b. A cat is stuck in a tree. c. There is an emergency. d. The police will come soon.
c. There is an emergency?
A meaningful word part that is attached to the beginning of a root or base word (example: re-)
prefix
mma and Cory are buying a car. If Emma saves $5,240 and Cory saves $4,980 they will have enough to pay for their car. If they pay the same amount for 7 months, how much money do they pay each month?
Step 1: 5,240 + 4,980 = 10,220
Step 2: 10,220 / 7 = 1,460
They pay $1,460 each month.
Which operation represents each?
Multiplication and Division
Draw and partition a rectangles into four equal shares.
Show Me!
Which can be a cause for the effect: Mrs. Jones honked her horn outside of Jason's house. a. Jason ran out the house. b. Jason wasn't ready. c. Jason needed a ride to school. d. Jason like Mrs. Jones.
c. Jason needed a ride to school
A unit of meaning that cannot stand alone as a whole word; a prefix and/or suffix can be attached to build a new word
root word