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1st grade (Year 2 in England) Β· 16 questions Β· Common Core: 1.NBT.A.1 Β· England: Y2 Number and place value

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  1. Question 1

    Without counting one by one, which is the best estimate for the number of triangles? β–² β–² β–² β–² β–² β–² β–² β–² β–² β–² β–² β–² β–² β–² β–² β–² β–² β–² β–² β–² β–² β–² β–² β–² β–² β–² β–² β–² β–² β–² β–² β–² β–² β–² β–² β–² β–² β–² β–² β–² β–² β–² β–² β–² β–² β–² β–² β–²

    • A. about 100
    • B. about 20
    • C. about 50
    • D. about 5
  2. Question 2

    Which is the most sensible estimate for the number of seats on a school bus?

    • A. 5
    • B. 500
    • C. 5000
    • D. 50
  3. Question 3

    Without counting one by one, which is the best estimate for the number of triangles? β–² β–² β–² β–² β–² β–² β–² β–² β–² β–² β–² β–² β–² β–² β–² β–² β–² β–² β–² β–² β–² β–² β–² β–² β–² β–² β–² β–² β–² β–² β–² β–² β–² β–² β–² β–² β–² β–² β–² β–² β–² β–² β–² β–² β–² β–² β–² β–² β–² β–² β–² β–²

    • A. about 20
    • B. about 50
    • C. about 5
    • D. about 100
  4. Question 4

    Which is the most sensible estimate for the number of children in a class?

    • A. 25
    • B. 900
    • C. 250
    • D. 2
  5. Question 5

    Without counting one by one, which is the best estimate for the number of diamonds? β—† β—† β—† β—† β—† β—† β—† β—†

    • A. about 10
    • B. about 50
    • C. about 20
    • D. about 100
  6. Question 6

    Which is the most sensible estimate for the number of crayons in a box?

    • A. 12
    • B. 120
    • C. 1200
    • D. 1
  7. Question 7

    Without counting one by one, which is the best estimate for the number of diamonds? β—† β—† β—† β—† β—† β—† β—† β—† β—† β—† β—† β—† β—† β—† β—† β—† β—† β—† β—† β—† β—† β—† β—† β—† β—† β—† β—† β—† β—† β—† β—† β—† β—† β—† β—† β—† β—† β—† β—† β—† β—† β—† β—† β—† β—† β—† β—† β—† β—† β—†

    • A. about 50
    • B. about 10
    • C. about 100
    • D. about 5
  8. Question 8

    Which is the most sensible estimate for the number of steps to walk across a classroom?

    • A. 1000
    • B. 10
    • C. 1
    • D. 100
  9. Question 9

    Without counting one by one, which is the best estimate for the number of diamonds? β—† β—† β—† β—† β—† β—† β—† β—† β—† β—† β—† β—† β—† β—† β—† β—† β—† β—† β—† β—†

    • A. about 10
    • B. about 20
    • C. about 5
    • D. about 50
  10. Question 10

    Which is the most sensible estimate for the number of seats on a school bus?

    • A. 50
    • B. 5
    • C. 5000
    • D. 500
  11. Question 11

    Without counting one by one, which is the best estimate for the number of squares? β–  β–  β–  β–  β–  β–  β–  β–  β–  β–  β–  β–  β–  β–  β–  β–  β–  β–  β–  β–  β–  β–  β–  β–  β–  β–  β–  β–  β–  β–  β–  β–  β–  β–  β–  β–  β–  β–  β–  β–  β–  β–  β–  β–  β–  β–  β–  β–  β–  β–  β–  β– 

    • A. about 10
    • B. about 50
    • C. about 100
    • D. about 20
  12. Question 12

    Which is the most sensible estimate for the number of pages in a picture book?

    • A. 1000
    • B. 30
    • C. 300
    • D. 3
  13. Question 13

    Without counting one by one, which is the best estimate for the number of squares? β–  β–  β–  β–  β–  β–  β–  β–  β–  β– 

    • A. about 50
    • B. about 10
    • C. about 20
    • D. about 100
  14. Question 14

    Which is the most sensible estimate for the number of pages in a picture book?

    • A. 30
    • B. 300
    • C. 3
    • D. 1000
  15. Question 15

    Without counting one by one, which is the best estimate for the number of stars? β˜… β˜… β˜… β˜… β˜… β˜… β˜… β˜… β˜… β˜… β˜…

    • A. about 10
    • B. about 100
    • C. about 50
    • D. about 5
  16. Question 16

    Which is the most sensible estimate for the number of children in a class?

    • A. 900
    • B. 250
    • C. 2
    • D. 25

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  1. about 50
  2. 50
  3. about 50
  4. 25
  5. about 10
  6. 12
  7. about 50
  8. 10
  9. about 20
  10. 50
  11. about 50
  12. 30
  13. about 10
  14. 30
  15. about 10
  16. 25