Questions that expect different answers
Grade 6 Math Worksheet - Challenge Me
Circle the best answer.
Jun wants to find out how long the children in Jun's class ride the bus each morning. The morning bus is very loud. Which question should Jun ask?
- How long do the children in our class ride the bus each morning, in minutes?
- How many hours are on a clock face?
- How many seats are on Sam's bus?
- How long was Sam's bus ride this morning?
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 sunflowers are in the first row?
- How many legs does a bee have?
- 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 pages did each child in our book club read this week?
- How many chapters are in Ana's book?
- How many days are in a leap year?
- How long is the book Ana is reading, in pages, from cover to cover?
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 are on Ravi's tray?
- How tall is Ravi's water bottle?
- How many cups are in a quart?
- How many cups of water does each student in our class drink at lunch?
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 days are in a week?
- How much rain fell on April 3?
- How many rainy days were there last week?
- How many millimeters of rain did we get on each rainy day in April?
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 many branches does the oak tree have near the top?
- How tall are the trees in our park, in meters?
- How old is the oak tree?
Zee asks: “How many players are on the soccer team?” That question has only one answer. The team cheers loudly at every game. Which new question is statistical?
- How many points is one soccer goal worth?
- How many players were at practice on Monday afternoon after school ended?
- How many goals did each player on the soccer team score this season?
- How tall is the team's goalkeeper?
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 much does Sam's lunch box weigh?
- How many days are in each week of the school year?
- How many books are in Sam's backpack?
- How much does each backpack in our class weigh?
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 tall is this vase?
- How many vases are on this table near the front of the classroom?
- How many flowers are in each vase at the school flower show?