BananaLearnLearning LibraryGamesComplete 4, 9, 14, 19, __.
- Find the differences: each step adds 5.
- 19 + 5 = 24.
- Check every visible step; one matching pair is not enough to establish the intended rule.
Dates and official context
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Use this as a reasoning workbook, not a full mock
The questions below deliberately mix short calculations, two-step situations and explanations. They are original BananaLearn practice, not copied SOF questions, an official paper or a complete representation of the exam syllabus. Use the linked official resources for the current pattern and school arrangements.
Split the set into groups of four or five. On the first attempt, let the child draw or use counters. Record whether they solved it independently, after a hint, or after seeing a solution. These categories help choose the next lesson; they are not an exam score prediction.
Model the problem before selecting an operation
For “four shelves with six books each”, draw four equal groups. For “six books shared between two shelves”, draw two receiving groups. Both use the same objects but ask different questions. Label the units so a number of shelves is not confused with a number of books.
In two-step problems, write the intermediate answer with its unit. Three packs of eight cards give 24 cards; giving away five leaves 19 cards. A final answer of 24 shows the first step was completed but the whole question was not.
Review an error by its cause
Misread: the child missed remaining. Method: they added instead of multiplying equal groups. Calculation: the method was appropriate but 4×6 was recalled incorrectly. Explanation: the answer is correct but the child cannot show why. Respond to the specific cause.
For a misread question, reread and underline the requested quantity. For a method difficulty, draw the situation. For a calculation slip, practise the needed fact in context. Finish with a fresh example rather than reciting the original answer.
Worked examples: follow each decision
Three trays have 8 cups each. Five cups are used. How many remain?
- First find the starting total: 3 × 8 = 24.
- Then subtract used cups: 24 − 5 = 19.
- A drawing of three groups helps distinguish trays from cups.
20 questions with explained answers
Attempt a short group of questions before opening the solutions. Use a drawing or written method where helpful. Explain the answer, then try a similar question with a detail changed.
Continue 7, 14, 21, 28, __.
Show answer and reasoning
35
Each step adds 7.
What is the value of 6 in 364?
Show answer and reasoning
60
The digit is in the tens place.
Four bags hold 6 marbles each. Total?
Show answer and reasoning
24
4 × 6 = 24.
30 counters shared equally among 5 children?
Show answer and reasoning
6 each
30 ÷ 5 = 6.
₹50 minus a ₹17 purchase: change?
Show answer and reasoning
₹33
50 − 17 = 33.
Half past 3 plus 20 minutes?
Show answer and reasoning
3:50
Add 20 minutes to 3:30.
Which is greater: 408 or 480?
Show answer and reasoning
480
Hundreds match; compare tens.
A square has sides 4 cm. Distance around?
Show answer and reasoning
16 cm
Add all four equal sides: 4 × 4.
Continue 3, 6, 12, 24 using the doubling rule.
Show answer and reasoning
48
Each term is twice the previous term.
Use digits 2, 0 and 7 once to make the smallest three-digit number.
Show answer and reasoning
207
The hundreds digit cannot be zero.
How many tens are in 430?
Show answer and reasoning
43 tens
430÷10=43.
Three shelves hold 9 books each. Add 5 more books. Total?
Show answer and reasoning
32
3×9+5=32.
A 2-by-3 grid has how many small cells?
Show answer and reasoning
6
Two rows of three.
A 2-by-2 square grid: how many squares of all sizes?
Show answer and reasoning
5
Four small squares and one large square.
Start at 2:45. Add 30 minutes.
Show answer and reasoning
3:15
15 minutes to 3:00, then 15 more.
Buy two ₹12 notebooks with ₹50. Change?
Show answer and reasoning
₹26
Cost ₹24; 50−24=26.
A number is 10 more than 298.
Show answer and reasoning
308
Adding a ten changes the tens and may cross a hundred.
Split 18 counters equally into 3 groups, then add 2 to each. How many per group?
Show answer and reasoning
8
18÷3=6; 6+2=8.
Which is longer: 1 m or 90 cm?
Show answer and reasoning
1 m
1 m=100 cm.
There are 5 children ahead of Ana and 3 behind. How many in the line?
Show answer and reasoning
9
Include Ana: 5+1+3.
Check what you can now explain
- Attempt independently before checking.
- Explain why the answer works.
- Retry the underlying skill with a changed example.
Keep these distinctions clear
- Do not time every first attempt; understanding the method comes first.
- Avoid calling this a past paper, official mock or complete syllabus test.
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Keep the ideas connected
- Number patterns: explain the rule
- Grade 3 Two-Step Addition and Subtraction Word Problems
- Multiplication arrays: see equal groups
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