Sample Test Item
Practice for Test on Saturday
Ms Mitra is preparing small gift packs for the children in her class.
Each pack consists of
- three pencils
- a ruler
- five pieces of milk candies
She already has a large box of 50 pencils and 100 pieces of milk candies.
She has access to any number of rulers she needs.
Task (a) [5 points]
Work out the largest number of gift packs Ms Mitra can make.
Task (b) [5 points]
Make a sketch of a figure that can be folded into a box to hold the pencils, ruler and milk candies.
State the assumptions you make and label the dimensions.
Task (c) [5 points]
Name or describe the problem-solving heuristics you used to solve the 'problem'.
Explain why the task is a problem to a primary-level child.
Task (d) [5 points]
Explain how this task can be modified for it to be suitable for K2 children.
Each task can be completed in about 15 minutes.
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