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How many are there?

Mathematics · Counting & Cardinality · ages 4-6
Name ______________________   Date ____________

  1. Ben lines up his toy cars and counts them: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. How many toy cars does Ben have? Write the number.

    Answer: ______________

  2. A dot card shows some dots. You count them: 1, 2, 3, 4. How many dots are on the card?

    • 3
    • 4
    • 6
    • 5

  3. Count the dots. How many are there?

    • 3
    • 4
    • 5

  4. After you count some toys, the last number you say tells how many toys there are.

    Circle one:   True   False

  5. Ducks are scattered on the pond. You count each duck once: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. How many ducks are there? Write the number.

    Answer: ______________

  6. Count the hearts. Type how many you see.

    Answer: ______________

  7. A caterpillar picture has round body parts. You count them one by one and stop at 7. How many body parts does the caterpillar have?

    • 6
    • 9
    • 7
    • 8

  8. Noah counts 5 stars, then counts them again in a different order and gets 5. Noah says the total stays the same. Is Noah right?

    Circle one:   True   False

  9. Sam counts 6 buttons left to right and says 6. His friend counts the same buttons right to left. What total will the friend get?

    • Fewer than 6
    • 6
    • More than 6

  10. A ten frame is full of counters. You count each counter once and the last number is 10. How many counters are in the ten frame? Write the number.

    Answer: ______________

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  1. 5 · The last number you say, 5, is how many there are.
  2. 4 · The last number you say, 4, is how many there are.
  3. 5 · Count each dot once: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. The last number, 5, tells you how many.
  4. True · Yes. The last number you say tells you the total count.
  5. 8 · The last number you say, 8, is how many there are.
  6. 8 · Touch each heart once, 1 through 8. There are 8 hearts.
  7. 7 · The last number you say, 7, is how many there are.
  8. True · Noah is right: counting in a different order gives the same total.
  9. 6 · The order does not matter. The total stays 6 both times.
  10. 10 · The last number you say, 10, is how many there are.
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