Multi-Step Word Problems
Fatima is microwaving 15 bags of popcorn. Each bag takes 4 minutes to pop. So far she has popped 5 of the bags. How long will it take for her to pop the rest of the popcorn?
(15-5)x4 = 40 minutes
Round 47 to the nearest 10.
50
How many nouns are in the sentence: The blue water was splashing my cold feet.
2 nouns: water and feet
What adjective can be added to this sentence so that it makes sense: My ______ mother sang the baby to sleep.
A. unhappy B. silly
C. sweet C. tall
What is the antonym of dishonest?
honest
Elisa was selling hair ribbons for $7 each. If Elisa started with 15 ribbons and only had 6 left to sell, how much money did she earn?
(15 - 6) x 7 = $63
Round 523 to the nearest hundred.
500
What is the verb in this sentence: I quickly looked back at my little sister.
looked
Billy wrote the sentence: i strongly believe that a dog be the best pet for me.
What TWO changes should he make?
1. capitalize I
2. change be to is
What is the text structure that gives you steps or ideas in order?
sequencing
Jacob and Justin went to the store to buy packs of baseball cards. Each pack of baseball cards cost $7. How much did they spend if Jacob bought 5 packs of cards and Justin bought 4 packs of cards?
(5 + 4) x 7 = $63
Round 295 to the nearest hundred.
300
Which of the following words is an adjective:
A. pencil
B. sharp
C. table
D. classroom
sharp
Karen wrote the following sentence: "Stop! Yelled the angry police officer.
What does she still need to add?
close the quotation marks after "Stop!"
What do you call the part of a fiction story that signals the start of the resolution?
The turning point or climax.
Neri bought 6 boxes of chocolates and 2 boxes of caramels. If each box has 9 pieces of candy inside, how much candy did he have in all?
(6 + 2) x 9 = 72
Round 763 to the nearest ten.
760
Which of the following is a synonym for unhappy?
A. kind
B. cruel
C. miserable
D. careless
miserable
Jan is practicing capitalizing proper nouns. She wrote this sentence: My neighborhood has many stores such as: target, a taco restaurant, shakey's, and yogurtland. Which proper nouns should she capitalize?
Target, Shakey's, Yogurtland
Which of the following words are traits and not feelings or emotions:
A. scared . B. curious . C. determined .
D. selfish . E. sad . F. brave
Curious, determined, selfish, and brave are all traits.
Andre has been saving his money to buy a new bike. He saved $45.00 last month, and saved $17.00 this month. The bike he wants costs $113.00. How much more money does he need to buy the bike?
113 - (45 + 17) = $51
Round 795 to the nearest ten.
800
What do you call the words that connect sentences (and, or, but, so)
conjunctions
Chris wants to list the first 4 planets from the sun. He wrote: The first for planets are Mercury and Venus and Earth and Mars. What revision should he make?
The first for planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars.
What strategy did the student use to solve this problem:
13 x 8
(10 x 8) + (3 x 8)
80 + 24 = 104
The Distributive Property