Questions that expect different answers
Grade 6 Math Worksheet - Challenge Me
Circle the best answer.
Kira wants to find out how tall the sunflowers in the school garden grew. Sunflowers love to face the sun. Which question should Kira ask?
- How tall is the fence around the garden?
- How many legs does a bee have?
- How many sunflowers are in the first row?
- How tall is each sunflower in the school garden, in centimeters?
Luz wants to find out how many pages the children in Luz's book club read this week. The club snacks are very popular. Which question should Luz ask?
- How many days are in a leap year?
- How many chapters are in Ana's book?
- How long is the book Ana is reading, in pages, from cover to cover?
- How many pages did each child in our book club read this week?
Milo wants to find out how many cups of water the students in Milo's class drink at lunch. The water fountain gets very busy. Which question should Milo ask?
- How many cups of water does each student in our class drink at lunch?
- How tall is Ravi's water bottle?
- How many cups are on Ravi's tray?
- How many cups are in a quart?
Noah wants to find out how far the players on Noah's team can throw a ball. Some throws go sideways. Which question should Noah ask?
- How many players are on the court for one basketball team at a time?
- How far is the line from the fence?
- How many balls are in the equipment bag?
- How far can each player on our team throw a ball, in meters?
Pia wants to find out how much rain fell on each rainy day in April. The umbrellas worked overtime. Which question should Pia ask?
- How many rainy days were there last week?
- How much rain fell on April 3?
- How many days are in a week?
- How many millimeters of rain did we get on each rainy day in April?
Ren asks: “How many pets does Leo have?” That question has only one answer. Leo's pets are famous in class. Which new question is statistical?
- How many pets do the children in our class have?
- How many legs does each pet cat in our class have?
- How many pets did Leo have last year?
- What kind of pet does Leo have?
Tala asks: “How tall is the oak tree?” That question has only one answer. Squirrels love the oak tree. Which new question is statistical?
- How old is the oak tree?
- How tall are the trees in our park, in meters?
- How many branches does the oak tree have near the top?
Ari asks Zoe: “How long did you read last night?” That question has only one answer. Zoe is always buried in a book. Which new question is statistical?
- How many pages did Zoe read last night?
- How long was Zoe's walk to school today, from her front door?
- How long did each student in our class read last night?
Bo asks Sam: “How much does your backpack weigh?” That question has only one answer. Sam's backpack could hold a small couch. Which new question is statistical?
- How many days are in each week of the school year?
- How much does Sam's lunch box weigh?
- How much does each backpack in our class weigh?
- How many books are in Sam's backpack?
Esme asks: “How many flowers are in this vase?” That question has only one answer. The flower show smells wonderful. Which new question is statistical?
- How many vases are on this table near the front of the classroom?
- How tall is this vase?
- How many flowers are in each vase at the school flower show?