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Example Questions
Example Question #1 : Number Sense And Operations
Fill in the blank with the correct symbol.
 __________Â
The  sign means less than.Â
 is less thanÂ
 because of the number in the tens place.Â
 is less thanÂ
, which makesÂ
 less thanÂ
.Â
Example Question #2 : Number Sense And Operations
If I have  quarters andÂ
 pennies, how many cents do I have?Â
Each quarter is worth  and each penny is worthÂ
.
We have three quarters and three pennies.Â
Â
Example Question #1 : Geometric Concepts
Fill in the blank.Â
This square provided is split into __________.Â
halvesÂ
fifthsÂ
fourthsÂ
thirdsÂ
fourthsÂ
The square is split into four pieces, which means it is split into fourths.
Example Question #2 : Isee Primary 3 Math
Which would make the most sense to use if we were going to measure a bug?
Measuring tape
Ruler
Meter stickÂ
YardstickÂ
Ruler
You would use a ruler to measure a bug because a bug is most likely smaller than  inches, which is the size of a ruler. All of the other tools would be used to measure much larger objects.Â
Example Question #3 : Isee Primary 3 Math
What time does the clock show?Â
When the hour hand (the shorter hand) points to a number on the clock, or is just past the number before it gets to the next number, we say that number as the hour. When the minute hand (the longer hand) points to a number on the clock we don't say that exact number.Â
Look at the clock below. For the minute hand, we count by s.Â
This clock is showing  for the hour (it is past the numberÂ
 but not at theÂ
 yet) and the minute hand is pointing at theÂ
, which meansÂ
 minutes.Â
Our time isÂ
Example Question #1 : Isee Primary 3 Math
Mrs. Ryan's class had their class election today for their class president. The results are displayed in the chart below.Â
Use the graph below to help answer the question.Â
How many people voted for Megan?Â
The bar for Megan is the first bar on the left. The bar raises to the number , which meansÂ
 people voted for Megan.Â
Example Question #2 : Isee Primary 3 Math
Kate's class is going to plant flowers outside of their class window. To help decide what flower to plant, her teacher took a class vote.Â
Use the graph below to help answer the question.Â
What is the label of the x-axis?Â
Favorite Flower
Type of Flower
Number of Votes
Kate's ClassÂ
Type of Flower
A graph is made up of an x-axis and a y-axis. The x-axis of a graph is always the horizontal line (a line that runs from left to right) and the y-axis is alway the vertical line (a line that runs from top to bottom)Â
The x-axis of this graph is labeled "Type of Flower".Â
Example Question #3 : Isee Primary 3 Math
The swing set is  inches tall and the tree isÂ
 inches tall. How much taller is the tree than the swing set?Â
This is a subtraction problem because we want to know how much taller the tree is compared to the swing set, or the difference in their height.Â
Example Question #4 : Isee Primary 3 Math
When counting by s, what number comes afterÂ
When counting by s, we addÂ
 to our previous number.Â
Example Question #3 : Algebraic Concepts
What is the equation that shows the sum of the squares represented by this rectangular array?
When we count the number of squares in this picture we get . We haveÂ
 rows withÂ
 squares in each row. Our math equation for this picture could be written asÂ
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