Within 10 Transitional Reasoning Download PDF

Questions

1. 1.

   A teacher has two supply bins containing a total of 10 paintbrushes for a classroom activity. Bin A contains 8 paintbrushes, while Bin B contains 2 paintbrushes. The teacher wants both bins to have the exact same number of paintbrushes by moving brushes only from Bin A to Bin B. How many paintbrushes must be moved from Bin A to Bin B?

   • A) 2
   • B) 3
   • C) 4
   • D) 6
2. 2.

   During a festival game, players throw beanbags into two target hoops. Nora lands 4 beanbags in the left hoop and 5 beanbags in the right hoop. Lucas lands 3 beanbags in the left hoop and wants to achieve the exact same total number of landed beanbags as Nora. How many beanbags must Lucas land in the right hoop?

   • A) 4
   • B) 5
   • C) 6
   • D) 7
3. 3.

   Leo and Sam are playing a number track game with spaces numbered up to 10. Leo begins on space 8 and moves backward 3 spaces after drawing a penalty card. If Sam is currently on space 2, how many spaces forward must Sam move to land on the same space as Leo?

   • A) 1
   • B) 2
   • C) 3
   • D) 6
4. 4.

   A science club has 7 small test tubes resting on a rack. During a morning activity, students take 2 of these test tubes to use at their work table. The club advisor notes that 9 test tubes in total are needed on the rack for the afternoon session. How many more test tubes must be placed on the rack to reach this target?

   • A) 2
   • B) 3
   • C) 4
   • D) 5
5. 5.

   A storage tray has 9 separate compartments in total. Maya puts 4 red counters and 3 yellow counters into the tray, placing only one counter in each compartment. How many compartments in the tray are still empty?

   • A) 1
   • B) 3
   • C) 2
   • D) 5