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Reading the ×, ÷, and = Signs

Mathematics · Multiplication & Division · ages 6-7
Name ______________________   Date ____________

  1. An array has 2 rows with 5 dots in each row. How many dots is that?

    Answer: ______________

  2. Which sentence reads 3 × 4 = 12 aloud?

    • Three times four equals twelve
    • Three plus four equals twelve
    • Three take away four equals twelve
    • Three shared by four equals twelve

  3. How do you read the × sign out loud?

    • Plus
    • Times
    • Minus

  4. The = sign means 'equals', just like in addition and subtraction sentences.

    Circle one:   True   False

  5. There are 4 bags with 3 apples in each bag. How many apples is that?

    Answer: ______________

  6. This array has 3 rows of 5. Complete the sentence: 3 × 5 = ___. Type the missing number.

    Answer: ______________

  7. Which sentence reads 12 ÷ 3 = 4 aloud?

    • Twelve times three equals four
    • Twelve shared by three equals four
    • Twelve plus three equals four
    • Twelve take away three equals four

  8. Tom says 12 ÷ 3 = 6 because 6 + 6 = 12. Is Tom right?

    Circle one:   True   False

  9. Mia read '12 ÷ 3 = 4' as 'three divided by twelve equals four'. What went wrong?

    • She read the numbers in the wrong order
    • She used the wrong sign
    • Nothing went wrong

  10. What is 20 ÷ 4?

    Answer: ______________

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Reading the ×, ÷, and = Signs W1-mt_zOWwLxa77y-s1

  1. 10 · Two rows of 5 make 10 dots, since 2 times 5 equals 10.
  2. Three times four equals twelve · The × sign means times, so 3 × 4 = 12 reads as three times four equals twelve.
  3. Times · × means 'times'. 3 × 4 is read as 'three times four'.
  4. True · = always means 'equals', no matter which sign comes before it.
  5. 12 · Four bags of 3 make 12 apples, since 4 times 3 equals 12.
  6. 15 · Count all: 3 rows of 5 make 15. The finished sentence is 3 × 5 = 15.
  7. Twelve shared by three equals four · The ÷ sign means shared by, so 12 ÷ 3 = 4 reads as twelve shared by three equals four.
  8. False · Tom is wrong. Twelve shared by 3 gives 4 in each part, not 6.
  9. She read the numbers in the wrong order · Read left to right: the first number is twelve, not three. It should be 'twelve divided by three equals four'.
  10. 5 · Twenty shared by 4 gives 5 in each part, since 4 groups of 5 make 20.
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