Jet planes

Jet planes

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This task is about ordering numbers and finding even numbers.

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Each of these planes has a tail number on it. 

a) Order the numbers from smallest to largest.
  • Tail number 568
  • Tail number 540
  • Tail number 563
  • Tail number 529
  • Tail number 637
  • Tail number 506

Question

Each of these planes has a number on it.
Select all the planes with even numbers on them.

    • Plane number 563

    • Plane number 742

    • Plane number 296

    • Plane number 565

    • Plane number 887

    • Plane number 251

    • Plane number 468

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Copyright: 
Airplane images
Copyright: Image by pch.vector on Freepik
Levels:
1, 2
Curriculum info: 
Maths, Number and Algebra, Number Knowledge
Keywords: 
ordering numbers, even numbers, odd numbers, place value
Description of task: 
Students order three-digit numbers and identify even numbers.
Answers/responses: 
  Y5 (04/1999)
a) 506, 529, 540, 563, 568, 637 easy
b) 393 – not selected
742 – selected
296 – selected
565 – not selected
887 – not selected
251 – not selected
468 – selected		 7 correct – difficult

5-6 correct – easy
Diagnostic and formative information: 
   Common error Likely reason
a) Orders from largest to smallest.
Uses 537 instead of 637.		  
  
b) Circles 468 only.
Circles all but 393.		 Thinks all digits need to be even for the number to be even.
Thinks just one even digit makes the number even.