Math · Age 6 · Data & Reasoning
Explain Your Thinking – Exercise 5
Explain reasoning in simple math problems.
Module
Data & Reasoning
Age
Age 6
Duration
8 min
Questions
5
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Question 1
Multiple choice
Max says: I sorted shapes by color. All red shapes go together. Is that a good way to sort?
Question 2
Multiple choice
Why does the pattern 🔴🔵🔴🔵 continue with 🔴?
Question 3
Multiple choice
Lily says: I know 10 - 3 = 7 because I counted back 3 from 10: 9, 8, 7. Is she correct?
Question 4
Sequence
Growing by 1 more each time: +1, +2, +3, +4 → 1, 3, 6, ?
Question 5
True or false
You can check 3 + 5 = 8 by counting: 3... then 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.