Comparing numbers 1–10 Transitional Reasoning Download PDF
5 Math practice questions on Comparing numbers 1–10. Questions that build towards applied reasoning.
Questions
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A science club tests four toy windmills on a windy day and records the number of spins each windmill completes in ten seconds. Windmill Red completes 8 spins, Windmill Blue completes 5 spins, Windmill Green completes 2 spins, and Windmill Yellow completes 7 spins. To qualify for the finals, a windmill must complete more spins than Windmill Blue. Which pair of windmills qualifies for the finals?
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A toy shop displays four small wooden cars with prices between 1 and 10 dollars: a blue car for 3 dollars, a yellow car for 7 dollars, a green car for 5 dollars, and a red car for 8 dollars. Leo has 6 dollars in his pocket and wants to buy the car that has the greatest price he can afford with his money. Which car should Leo buy?
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Four students measure the heights of their potted bean sprouts in centimeters for a science project: Liam's sprout is 7 centimeters, Oliver's sprout is 10 centimeters, Sophia's sprout is 4 centimeters, and Ava's sprout is 6 centimeters. Their teacher asks them to evaluate statements comparing the heights of their sprouts. Which comparison correctly describes the relationship between two sprout heights?
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Four children collect sea shells on a nature walk: Leo collects 7 shells, Mia collects 5 shells, Sam collects 9 shells, and Zoe collects 4 shells. Their group leader asks them to stand in a line ordered from the greatest number of shells to the least number of shells. Which child stands in the second position in this line?
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Four students play a math board game where each player rolls a number die with numbers from 1 to 10. Lucas rolls a 3, Emma rolls a 6, Jack rolls a 9, and Lily rolls a 1. A player advances to the mystery zone only if their rolled number is greater than 4 and less than 8. Which student advances to the mystery zone?