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50 Fill-in Math Word Problems: Grades 4-6 Bob Krech and Joan Novelli, Scholastic Teaching Resources
Dedication
For two fun kids: Andrew and Faith!
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Edited by Joan Novelli
Cover and interior design by Holly Grundon
Interior illustrations by Mike Gordon and Mike Moran
ISBN-13: 978-0-439-51753-9 / ISBN-10: 0-439-51753-2
Copyright 2006 by Bob Krech and Joan Novelli
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Contents
About This Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
What Are Fill-in Math Word Problems? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Why Use Fill-in Math Word Problems? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Meeting the Math Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Choosing Numbers and Checking Answers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
How to Use Fill-in Math Word Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Teaching Problem-Solving Skills:
The Fantastic Five-Step Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
_______ball Season . . . . . . . 30
Getting Big. . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Election Report . . . . . . . . . . 12
Organizing My Room . . . . . . 32
Winner! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Invasion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Book Lover . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
A Scientific Lecture . . . . . . . 52
Measurement . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Geometry . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Birthday Cake . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Olympic Report . . . . . . . . . . 38
New Desk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Historical Site . . . . . . . . . . . 20
The Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
The Tower. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
New Job. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Pet House. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Two Sandwiches . . . . . . . . . 57
Craft Sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Halloween Mask. . . . . . . . . . 58
The Apprentice . . . . . . . . . . 42
Souvenir Shopping . . . . . . . 24
Magic Potion. . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Probability . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Plant Growth. . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Cleanliness . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Special Salad . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Getting in Shape . . . . . . . . . 16
Baseball Hitters . . . . . . . . . 28
Goal! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Cruise Ship . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
50 Fill-in Math Word Problems: Grades 4-6 Bob Krech and Joan Novelli, Scholastic Teaching Resources
M skills, but sometimes the problems can be a bit boring or dry. (Remember trying
ath word problems can provide a meaningful context for students to apply their
to figure out when the two trains would pass each other?) That wont happen with
fill-in math word problems. Students help create these problems, and once they get
the hang of the process, the resulting word problems become more and more wild,
interesting, and funall while providing good problem-solving practice with gradeappropriate math skills and concepts. Have fun while doing math? Absolutely!
correspond to the Number and Operations standard, the next 10 to the Measurement
standard, followed by five each for Patterns and Algebra, Geometry, and Data Analysis
and Probability. The stories within each section are arranged by level of concept
50 Fill-in Math Word Problems: Grades 4-6 Bob Krech and Joan Novelli, Scholastic Teaching Resources
Types of Words
Different kinds of words
are required to fill in the
blanks of the math problems.
Following are the main types
students will use. Review
them and consider posting the
descriptions and examples for
easy reference.
Adjectives: Words that
describe something, such as
smelly, happy, fierce, silly, and
huge
Adverbs: Words that tell how
something is done, such as
quickly, sadly, sleepily, and
carefully
Exclamations: Words such as
ouch, yikes, wow, and oh
Nouns: Words that name a
person, place, or thing, such
as refrigerator, dog, book, and
sandwich. Sometimes plural
nouns are asked for. This
means more than one, such as
refrigerators, dogs, books, and
sandwiches.
Verbs: Action words like
run, catch, eat, and hop.
Sometimes past-tense verbs
are asked for, such as ran,
caught, ate, and hopped.
50 Fill-in Math Word Problems: Grades 4-6 Bob Krech and Joan Novelli, Scholastic Teaching Resources
roblem solving is the first process standard listed in the NCTM Principles and
Problem solving should be the central focus of all mathematics instruction and an
integral part of all mathematical activity. In other words, in mathematics, problem
solving is what its all about!
What do you do when you first encounter a math word problem? This is what we
need to help students deal with. We need to help them develop a process that they can
use effectively to solve any type of math word problem. Word problems often intimidate
students because there may be a lot of information, what is there is embedded in text,
and, unlike a regular equation, it is not always clear exactly what you are supposed to
do. When using fill-in math word problems, you may want to take some time to teach
students how to use the Fantastic Five-Step Process to problem solve.
50 Fill-in Math Word Problems: Grades 4-6 Bob Krech and Joan Novelli, Scholastic Teaching Resources
The Fantastic Five-Step Process helps students approach problem solving in a logical,
systematic way. No matter what type of problem students encounter, these five steps will
help them through it. Learning and using the five steps will help students organize their
interpretation and thinking about the problem. This is the key to good problem
solvingorganizing for action. The best way to help students understand the process is to
demonstrate it as you work through a problem on the chalkboard or overhead. Make a copy
of the graphic organizer on page 9. You can enlarge this to poster size, or provide each
student with a copy to follow along as you take them through an introductory lesson.
Ask students to read the problem carefully. Ask: What are the facts? Have students
volunteer these orally. Write them on the chalkboardfor example:
Zig is 13 years old.
Zig bought 13 boxes of cashews.
Each box has 10 cashews in it.
Zig needs 113 cashews to make the cake.
Encourage students to write down the facts themselves. This will help them focus on
whats important while looking for ways to put it in a more accessible form. Ask: Can
we arrange the facts in a way that will help us understand the problem? For example, it
might be good to draw a picture of what we know, put it in a list, or make a table.
Sometimes its helpful to arrange numbers from lowest to highest or highest to lowest,
especially when making comparisons.
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Number and
Operations
Comparing Numbers
Name
Date
(adjective)
and
(adjective)
. The cave
. There were
three secret rooms in the cave. The legend says each room was
filled with beautiful, sparkling
(plural noun)
(four-digit number)
(four-digit number)
(four-digit number)
, a rare
, the second
because of the legend. The legend says if anyone enters the cave, his
or her
(body part)
(adverb)
Question:
will
(verb)
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Number and
Operations
Comparing Numbers
Name
Date
Election Report
Heres your up-to-the-minute
election report! It has been a very
election, but
(adjective)
(occupation)
candidate,
,
has
(five-digit number)
has
(six-digit number)
, has
votes, while
. The third
(seven-digit number)
Question:
(plural noun)
on this race.
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Number and
Operations
Three-Digit Addition
Name
Date
Annual
(ordinal number)
(place)
pie.
(noun)
ate
(three-digit number)
(body part)
(three-digit number)
Question:
(adjective)
(noun)
, ate
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Number and
Operations
Four-Digit Addition
Name
Date
Book Lover
I love books! When Im not reading books, I can usually
be found
(liquid)
(noun)
(noun)
was really
to
(adjective)
(four-digit number)
Question:
(adjective)
(four-digit number)
pages. That
(plural noun)
. That had
pages.
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Number and
Operations
Three Addends
Name
Date
high above
(noun)
spell on
. He cast a
, and he lived in a
(place)
(noun)
(noun)
years.
(three-digit number)
prince,
(adjective)
(three-digit number)
found her once more and kissed her again. She woke up briefly, but
then she fell right back asleep for
because she watched too much of
Question:
more years
(two-digit number)
(television show)
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Number and
Operations
Three Addends
Name
Date
Getting in Shape
If you want to get in
(adjective)
(time measurement)
(plural noun)
(liquid)
(number)
(adjective)
(five-digit number)
(five-digit number)
(plural noun)
(five-digit number)
(noun)
Question:
after that.
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Number and
Operations
Three-Digit
Subtraction
Name
Date
(adjective)
(plural noun)
so you will go
. The deck should be
(adverb)
made of
(substance)
and
(color)
(adjective)
(color)
. This means
dollars.
Question:
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Number and
Operations
Four-Digit
Subtraction
Name
Date
(name of teacher)
(noun)
(one-digit number)
scoops of
(noun)
on top and
(plural noun)
(noun)
Question:
. When I order
(noun)
(noun)
(adjective)
How many nuts did the clerk have left in the container?
______________________
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Number and
Operations
Three-Digit Addition
and Subtraction
Name
Date
(adjective)
(verb)
snacks, too.
(adjective)
crackers and
(noun)
Question:
(adverb)
(noun)
-flavored
(three-digit number)
(adjective)
snacks
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Number and
Operations
Four-Digit Addition
and Subtraction
Name
Date
Historical Site
You will surely enjoy visiting the historic
mansion. It was built in
out of
(year)
(plural noun)
. One very
(plural noun)
(adjective)
(four-digit number)
on the
(plural noun)
Question:
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Number and
Operations
Addition
With Money
Name
Date
New Job
I just got a great new job! I am
going to
for
(verb)
(adjective)
(noun)
. I got paid
(substance)
and
(two-digit number)
(three-digit number)
(two-digit number)
dollars
(three-digit number)
cents. My boss,
(adjective)
Question:
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Number and
Operations
Addition
With Money
Name
Date
Craft Sale
I got up at
(time)
I bought a
(noun)
dollars and
(three-digit number)
(adjective)
(two-digit number)
cents.
made from
(noun)
real
(plural noun)
That cost me
dollars and
(adjective)
(three-digit number)
(two-digit number)
cents.
Question:
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Number and
Operations
Subtraction
With Money
Name
Date
(place)
(adjective)
(plural noun)
want to travel by
(three-digit number)
(noun)
dollars and
(two-digit number)
cents
round trip. When you get there, you will want to stay in a
(adjective)
(noun)
(three-digit number)
Question:
dollars a night.
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Number and
Operations
Subtraction
With Money
Name
Date
Souvenir Shopping
(name of girl in the class)
went to
and bought
(place)
(plural noun)
(adjective)
(four-digit number)
(plural noun)
(noun)
dollars and
(two-digit number)
(past-tense verb)
Question:
and
(adjective)
(three-digit number)
(adverb)
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Number and
Operations
Addition and Subtraction
With Money
Name
Date
when
(plural noun)
(adjective)
(plural noun)
(four-digit number)
for
dollars. He also bought a new
to hammer them in with. That cost
(noun)
(four-digit number)
sell some of the building material he had left over to his neighbor,
Question:
, for
(three-digit number)
dollars.
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Number and
Operations
One-Digit
Multiplication
Name
Date
and west of
(place)
for making
(plural noun)
(place)
(plural noun)
(plural noun)
family has
ville. It is
Question:
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Number and
Operations
One-Digit
Multiplication
Name
Date
Cleanliness
It is very important to keep your teeth clean, especially
since you have only
of them.
(adjective)
(adjective)
(substance)
sturdy
(noun)
Question:
(exclamation)
How many times should you brush your teeth every week?
_______________________________________________________
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Number and
Operations
Two-Digit by One-Digit
Multiplication
Name
Date
Baseball Hitters
The New York
(adjective)
famous
(plural noun)
(noun)
got
bat.
(body part)
(name of a teacher)
weeks in
a row.
Question:
Question:
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Number and
Operations
Two-Digit by One-Digit
Multiplication
Name
Date
Cruise Ship
Welcome aboard the cruise ship
(noun)
(adjective)
clear
(liquid)
(two-digit number)
(two-digit number)
has
(two-digit number)
We serve baked
(plural noun)
(verb)
Question:
(adjective)
(plural noun)
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Number and
Operations
Two-Digit by Two-Digit
Multiplication
Name
Date
ball Season
(noun)
The
(name of city)
(plural noun)
to a
are off
start.
(adjective)
(adjective)
slugger
is really
(noun)
(two-digit number)
Question:
times.
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Number and
Operations
One-Digit Division
Name
Date
(noun)
(two-digit number)
my aunt
(plural noun)
(plural noun)
Question:
, and
. Im baking my famous
(adjective)
(noun)
fresh
(place)
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Number and
Operations
One-Digit Division
Name
Date
Organizing My Room
My mom made me clean up my room, just because I left my
on the floor and didnt put away my
(plural noun)
. It took
(noun)
hours. First, I
(adjective)
(two-digit number)
(past-tense verb)
my bed. Then, I
. I found
(plural noun)
(past-tense verb)
Question:
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Number and
Operations
Two-Digit Division
Name
Date
(noun)
(adjective)
sisters,
and
to visit.
(place)
. My brothers,
(plural noun)
and
, as well as my
, were just
(three-digit number)
(adjective)
(plural noun)
. That
(plural noun)
! He said each of us
had to pick a friend and then share the gifts evenly among all of us.
Question:
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Number and
Operations
Fractions of a Set
Name
Date
(noun)
of
. I went there
, and
(liquid)
(one-digit number)
(plural noun)
Question:
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Number and
Operations
Fractions of a Whole
Name
Date
s Pizzeria
PIZZA,
PLEASE!
(adjective)
(plural noun)
(plural noun)
and
on top.
friends coming over to share the pizza with me. We are going to
play a new video game, Super
Question:
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Measurement
The fill-in math word problems in this section include math content that
supports the math standards for measurement across grades 46 (based
on the Principles and Standards for School Mathematics from the National
Council of Teachers of Mathematics) and are organized to accommodate
the range of levels you would find in your class. As students complete the
blanks in each story, they will build and solve word problems that provide
practice in the following areas:
Understand measurable attributes of objects and the units, systems, and
processes of measurement
h length, area, weight, volume, and size of angle
h measure with standard units
h carry out simple unit conversions
Apply appropriate techniques, tools, and formulas to determine
measurements
h estimate the perimeter, areas, and volumes of regular and irregular shapes
h measure length, area, volume, weight, time, temperature, and the size of angles
h select and use benchmarks to estimate measurements
Source: Principles and Standards for School Mathematics (National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 2000);
my.nctm.org
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Measurement
Linear Measurement
Name
Date
new movie,
(adjective)
?There is a
(noun)
bags of
. I was so
(place)
(name of food)
(two-digit number)
Question:
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Measurement
Linear Measurement
Name
Date
Olympic Report
Welcome back, sports fans, to Olympic Report! Im your host,
throw he threw
. We just had an
(place)
(fraction)
Mountains in
(adjective)
(adjective)
, broadcasting
(noun)
(object)
threw
(one-digit number)
throw.
and
(one-digit number)
and
(fraction)
Question:
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Measurement
Linear Measurement
Name
Date
The Trip
We are leaving today on a trip
to
ville.
(name of food)
(plural noun)
Question:
(two-digit number)
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Measurement
Perimeter
Name
Date
Pet House
I am building a new house for my
pet
(name of animal)
(name)
very
(adjective)
(adjective)
. He is
and
, so I really
(plural noun)
centimeters
centimeters long.
Question:
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Measurement
Area
Name
Date
(adjective)
. There will
(plural noun)
. There will
(plural noun)
(two-digit number)
(noun)
. It will be
(two-digit number)
yards
wide.
Question:
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Measurement
Time
Name
Date
The Apprentice
Good morning! Today you will begin your new job as apprentice
for
(job)
(two-digit number)
(plural noun)
in your
(adjective)
minutes in the
(type of room)
(plural noun)
Question:
office for
for
(plural noun)
(two-digit number)
How much time will you spend at your new job? ___________
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Measurement
Elapsed Time
Name
Date
Mathematics of
(plural noun)
(time)
Investigation of
Question:
P.M.
A.M.
(time)
(plural noun)
from noon
(plural noun)
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Measurement
Liquid Measurement
Name
Date
Magic Potion
Dr.
here, magician
(noun)
(adjective)
(plural noun)
and pour in
(liquid)
quarts of
(noun)
(color)
Question:
. Then, add
(liquid)
(container)
cups of
(liquid)
. Ready to serve!
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Measurement
Weight
Name
Date
(adjective)
Brothers Circus!
(adjective)
strong man,
. He will lift a
weighing
(noun)
he will place a
weighing
(adjective)
(adjective)
(two-digit number)
Question:
(noun)
(noun)
weighing
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Measurement
Weight
Name
Date
Special Salad
We are having a lot of guests over tonight to celebrate
. We will all wear
, of
(expression)
the door. We are also going to make a special salad for dinner. The
recipe says to put in
(name of food)
kilograms of
(name of food)
(four-digit number)
Question:
(three-digit number)
grams of
grams of
(plural noun)
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Baskets
3
6
12
24
48
Points
6
12
24
48
96
Date
Mon. 3/10
Tues. 3/11
Wed. 3/12
Thurs. 3/13
Color
red
blue
red
blue
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Patterns
and Algebra
Patterns
Name
Date
Getting Big
My pet
(noun)
is getting
(adjective)
(two-digit number)
(name of food)
ounces of
every day. After
(two-digit number)
Question:
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Patterns
and Algebra
Patterns
Name
Date
Winner!
(first name of boy in the class)
was feeling
pretty
! He won
(adjective)
. The
(plural noun)
prize was one hundred dollars! Well, the first week he spent half of
it on a new
(noun)
(plural noun)
second week. Then the third week he spent half of that on a trading
card of
Question:
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Patterns
and Algebra
Finding a
Missing Variable
Name
Date
Invasion
Flash! It appears there is a stuffed
(name of animal)
invasion!
(liquid)
and get
(verb)
(adjective)
like
(plural noun)
Question:
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Patterns
and Algebra
Finding a
Missing Variable
Name
Date
(noun)
for my car.
They look so cool up on the hood, but they cost so much! I went to
(four-digit number)
(substance)
(substance)
(three-digit number)
(three-digit number)
(name)
Question:
(adjective)
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Patterns
and Algebra
Finding a
Missing Variable
Name
Date
A Scientific Lecture
Dr.
lecture at
(noun)
the Speed of
(adjective)
was giving a
(plural noun)
must be
(noun)
(adjective)
(noun)
and made of
place.First, she
to measure with. It
(plural noun)
Question:
What is X? __________________________________________
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50 Fill-in Math Word Problems: Grades 4-6 Bob Krech and Joan Novelli, Scholastic Teaching Resources
Geometry
The fill-in math word problems in this section include math content that supports the
math standards for geometry across grades 46 (based on the Principles and Standards
for School Mathematics from the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics) and are
organized to accommodate the range of levels you would find in your class. As students
complete the blanks in each story, they will build and solve word problems that provide
practice in the following areas:
Analyze characteristics and properties of two- and three-dimensional geometric shapes
and develop mathematical arguments about geometric relationships
h properties of two- and three-dimensional shapes
h subdividing, combining, and transforming shapes
h congruence and similarity
Apply transformations and use symmetry to analyze mathematical situations
h sliding, flipping, and turning two-dimensional shapes
h symmetry in two- and three-dimensional shapes and designs
Use visualization, spatial reasoning, and geometric modeling to solve problems
h build and draw geometric objects
h create and describe mental images of objects, patterns, and paths
h create two-dimensional representations of three-dimensional objects
h use geometric models to solve problems
Source: Principles and Standards for School Mathematics (National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 2000); my.nctm.org
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50 Fill-in Math Word Problems: Grades 4-6 Bob Krech and Joan Novelli, Scholastic Teaching Resources
Geometry
Triangles
Name
Date
Birthday Cake
Baking a birthday cake is not
You will need plenty of
(plural noun)
(plural noun)
, and
of
(adjective)
(liquid)
gallons
.You
Question:
inches
inches deep.
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Geometry
Quadrilaterals
Name
Date
New Desk
My woodshop teacher, Mr.
(plural noun)
, said I could
and
(substance)
. It will
(substance)
(plural noun)
Question:
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50 Fill-in Math Word Problems: Grades 4-6 Bob Krech and Joan Novelli, Scholastic Teaching Resources
Geometry
Combining
Geometric Shapes
Name
Date
The Tower
Well-known architect
(animal)
(plural noun)
(name of teacher)
Shopping Mall.
quadrilaterals.
isosceles
Question:
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50 Fill-in Math Word Problems: Grades 4-6 Bob Krech and Joan Novelli, Scholastic Teaching Resources
Geometry
Congruence
and Similarity
Name
Date
Two Sandwiches
Bert and Bart are making
(name of food)
(name of food)
on
and
sandwiches
(color)
bread.
each
Question:
(name of food)
on top.
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50 Fill-in Math Word Problems: Grades 4-6 Bob Krech and Joan Novelli, Scholastic Teaching Resources
Geometry
Shapes and Symmetry
Name
Date
Halloween Mask
My Halloween mask this year is going to be really
. Im going to make it out of
(adjective)
and
(substance)
and say,
(substance)
(exclamation)
(type of quadrilateral)
lot like
Question:
What does the mask look like? Draw the mask and a line
of symmetry through it.
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50 Fill-in Math Word Problems: Grades 4-6 Bob Krech and Joan Novelli, Scholastic Teaching Resources
Data Analysis
and Probability
The fill-in math word problems in this section include math content that
supports the math standards for data analysis and probability across grades
46 (based on the Principles and Standards for School Mathematics from the
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics) and are organized to accommodate
the range of levels you would find in your class. As students complete the blanks
in each story, they will build and solve word problems that provide practice
in the following areas:
Formulate questions that can be addressed with data and collect, organize,
and display relevant data to answer them
h represent data using tables and graphs
h recognize the differences in representing categorical and numerical data
Select and use appropriate statistical methods to analyze data
h use measures of center (such as median)
h compare different representations of the same data
Develop and evaluate inferences and predictions that are based on data
h propose and justify conclusions and predictions based on data
Understand and apply basic concepts of probability
h describe events as likely or unlikely
h predict probability and test predictions
h understand that the measure of the likelihood of an event can be represented by a number
from 0 to 1
Source: Principles and Standards for School Mathematics (National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 2000); my.nctm.org
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50 Fill-in Math Word Problems: Grades 4-6 Bob Krech and Joan Novelli, Scholastic Teaching Resources
Data Analysis
and Probability
Representing and
Analyzing Data
Name
Date
Plant Growth
I have a very rare plant that I got from
. I named it
(place)
. I feed it
(name)
and give it
(name of food)
plenty of
(liquid)
, so its
Question:
centimeters.
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50 Fill-in Math Word Problems: Grades 4-6 Bob Krech and Joan Novelli, Scholastic Teaching Resources
Data Analysis
and Probability
Representing and
Analyzing Data
Name
Date
(adjective)
pairs of
(color)
pairs of
Question:
(different color)
ones at
pairs of
(substance)
so
(verb)
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50 Fill-in Math Word Problems: Grades 4-6 Bob Krech and Joan Novelli, Scholastic Teaching Resources
Data Analysis
and Probability
Finding Averages
Name
Date
Goal!
The new sport,
scorer in the league is
(noun)
month in July. In the first week she used her trusty stick,
nicknamed Old
(two-digit number)
, to score
(noun)
doubling her previous weeks total. In the third week, even though
she sprained her
(two-digit number)
(two-digit number)
Question:
(body part)
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50 Fill-in Math Word Problems: Grades 4-6 Bob Krech and Joan Novelli, Scholastic Teaching Resources
Data Analysis
and Probability
Probability
Name
Date
(two-digit number)
(adjective)
(noun)
-O.
. It only costs
(noun)
(noun)
Question:
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50 Fill-in Math Word Problems: Grades 4-6 Bob Krech and Joan Novelli, Scholastic Teaching Resources
Data Analysis
and Probability
Probability
Name
Date
The Cube
I have invented a new game I am
calling
(substance)
(noun)
(noun)
you lose.
Question:
(adjective)
, right?
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