Ordering numbers

Ordering numbers

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This task is about ordering numbers.

Question 1Change answer

a)  Five children counted the number of marbles they each had.
     This is what they found.
Hone 23
Marty 32
Poppy 29
Meg 31
Sam 22
 
marbles.png
 
i)   Who has the most marbles? HoneMartyPoppyMeg

ii)  Who has the least marbles? HoneMartyPoppyMegSam

iii) Poppy has more marbles than HoneMartyPoppyMegSamand HoneMartyPoppyMegSam

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b)  Six children measured their heights and this is what they found.  
 
Abbie 122 cm
Callum 119 cm
Eve 126 cm
Bluey 109 cm
Don 131 cm
Pam 120 cm
 
chart for measuring height

 
Put the children in order from shortest to tallest.
  • Abbie
  • Bluey
  • Callum
  • Don
  • Eve
  • Pam
Task administration: 
This task can be completed with pencil and paper or online (with SOME auto marking).
Levels:
1, 2
Description of task: 
Students order whole numbers representing numbers of marbles, and heights of children.
Answers/responses: 

 

 

Y4 (11/2003)

1 mark
1 mark
1 mark
(for both correct)

a)

i)
ii)
iii)

Marty
Sam
Sam, Hone

 

very easy
very easy
very easy

2 marks
(for all 6 correct)
or

 

1 mark
(for 1 error)

b)

 

Bluey
Callum
Pam
Abbie
Eve
Don
An error may be any of the following:

  • only one name out of order
  • transposition of two names
  • ordering highest to lowest

 

2 marks - easy

1 mark -
very easy