Which fraction of an amount will always be more than half of it?

• 3/5
• 2/5
• 1/5

Before you calculate a multi-step problem, what should you do first?

• Break the problem into smaller steps and plan their order
• Guess an answer without reading the problem
• Add every number you can find in the problem

True or false: for a perimeter problem, you can either draw a diagram or write an equation to work out the sub-steps.

Circle one:   True   False

A garden has an area of 25 square metres. If 3/5 of it is planted with flowers, how many square metres is that?

Answer: ______________

A shop sells pencils in packs of 8. Nina buys 3 packs, then gives away 5 pencils. What is the first step to find how many pencils she has left?

• Find the total pencils: 3 x 8
• Subtract 5 from 3
• Divide 8 by 5

For a shape with 5 different side lengths, Zara draws a labelled sketch while Omar writes an equation adding each side. Whose method can find the perimeter?

• Both methods can work
• Only Zara's method works
• Only Omar's method works

Amir says, '3/5 of 30 must be less than 15, because 3 is a small number.' What is wrong with his thinking?

• 3/5 is more than half, so 3/5 of 30 must be more than 15, not less
• Amir forgot that 30 is an even number
• Amir should have measured the patch instead

Leo reads a two-step word problem and immediately adds every number he sees, without deciding what the problem is actually asking. What did Leo skip?

• Planning what the problem needs before he calculates
• Using a pencil instead of a pen
• Writing the date at the top of his page