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50 Fill-In Math Word Problems Grades 4-6 Engaging Stories For Students To Read, Fill In, Solve, and Sharpen Their Math Skills by Bob Krech
50 Fill-In Math Word Problems Grades 4-6 Engaging Stories For Students To Read, Fill In, Solve, and Sharpen Their Math Skills by Bob Krech
50 Fill-In Math Word Problems Grades 4-6 Engaging Stories For Students To Read, Fill In, Solve, and Sharpen Their Math Skills by Bob Krech
BY BOB KRECH
50 Fill-in Math Word Problems: Grades 4-6 © Bob Krech and Joan Novelli, Scholastic Teaching Resources
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Contents
About This Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
What Are Fill-in Math Word Problems? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Why Use Fill-in Math Word Problems? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Meeting the Math Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Choosing Numbers and Checking Answers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
How to Use Fill-in Math Word Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Teaching Problem-Solving Skills:
The Fantastic Five-Step Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
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About This Book
W
hen we learn to read, we learn to recognize the letters of the alphabet,
we practice letter-sound relationships, and we learn punctuation, but what
it’s all about is eventually being able to read text. A similar situation exists
in math. We learn how to recognize and write numerals, what the symbols mean,
numerical order, and operations like addition and subtraction, but what it’s all about is
what you can do with these skills––applying what you know to solve problems. Fill-in
math word problems provide some very interesting problems to solve.
A
fill-in math word problem is a funny math story
waiting to happen. Most of the word problem is
already supplied, except for a few key words and
numbers that have been removed and replaced with
blanks. It’s up to students to fill in those blanks with
missing nouns, verbs, and adjectives—just as they
would in other word games. The difference is that
this game is missing some numbers as well. When
your students supply the missing numbers along
with the words, you suddenly have a wacky math
word problem that’s fun to read and solve!
M skills, but sometimes the problems can be a bit boring or dry. (Remember trying
ath word problems can provide a meaningful context for students to apply their
to figure out when the two trains would pass each other?) That won’t happen with
fill-in math word problems. Students help create these problems, and once they get
the hang of the process, the resulting word problems become more and more wild,
interesting, and fun—all while providing good problem-solving practice with grade-
appropriate math skills and concepts. Have fun while doing math? Absolutely!
correspond to the Number and Operations standard, the next 10 to the Measurement
standard, followed by five each for Patterns and Algebra, Geometry, and Data Analysis
and Probability. The stories within each section are arranged by level of concept
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difficulty—for example, stories for Number and
Operations begin with addition and subtraction of
three- and four-digit numbers, followed by work with Types of Words
money, one- and two-digit multiplication and division,
and fractions. The sections on algebra (including Different kinds of words
patterns and finding a missing variable), geometry are required to fill in the
(including shapes and symmetry), measurement, and blanks of the math problems.
data analysis and probability (including graphing, range, Following are the main types
median, and mode) are similarly arranged. You can students will use. Review
follow the order in the book or select problems based on them and consider posting the
concepts you are teaching at a given time. descriptions and examples for
easy reference.
Choosing Numbers and
Checking Answers Adjectives: Words that
describe something, such as
S
ome fill-in math word problems specify a range for smelly, happy, fierce, silly, and
numbers—for example, Shopping for Sneakers
huge
(page 61) invites children to fill in a one-digit number
other than zero or one. The Pie-Eating Contest (page Adverbs: Words that tell how
13) specifies three-digit numbers, while Buying a New something is done, such as
Skateboard (page 17) asks for a three-digit number quickly, sadly, sleepily, and
greater than 500 as well as one less than 500. Election carefully
Report (page 12) asks for numbers with five to seven
digits. You may choose to let students fill in numbers Exclamations: Words such as
according to the directions in the stories as is, or you ouch, yikes, wow, and oh
can tighten the parameters to provide for Nouns: Words that name a
differentiation of instruction, individualizing the person, place, or thing, such
problems for students by using the number ranges that as refrigerator, dog, book, and
make sense for them. (For example, instead of leaving sandwich. Sometimes plural
the direction at “a three-digit number,” you might
nouns are asked for. This
substitute “a three-digit number between 100 and
means more than one, such as
500”). However, keep in mind that leaving the number
size open-ended to some extent is an interesting option
refrigerators, dogs, books, and
and will provide information about students’ ability to sandwiches.
work with different-size numbers. There is no answer Verbs: Action words like
key for fill-in math word problems, since answers will run, catch, eat, and hop.
vary depending on the numbers students supply to fill Sometimes past-tense verbs
in the blanks. You might set up a buddy system for are asked for, such as ran,
checking answers, or have students turn in their stories
caught, ate, and hopped.
for you to check.
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How to Use Fill-in Math Word Problems
There are many ways to use fill-in math word problems in your classroom. Here are a
few suggestions for lesson formats:
Problem-Solving Partners: Have students pair up. Make copies of a fill-in math word
problem and distribute to one student in each pair. These students are the Readers.
Without revealing the title of the story (or the story), Readers ask their partners for the
missing words in the order they appear in the story (for example, “a plural noun,” “an
adjective,” “a two-digit number”) and fill in the appropriate blanks with responses. When
all the blanks are filled in, the Reader reads back the finished story. The resulting story
now contains a math word problem. Partners work together to solve the problem and then
share answers and strategies.
Class Problem Solvers: Choose a story and request the words or numbers in order
from the class (students can also take over this role). Fill in the appropriate blanks with
responses. When the story is complete, read it to the class. Have students take notes on
the numbers used and the question being asked (or write this information on the
chalkboard). Work together as a class to solve the problem.
Class Copies: After completing a story with class responses, make copies of the
finished story for each student. Have students read the problem and solve it on their
own. Write answers and solution strategies on the chalkboard and discuss.
“Problem solving should be the central focus of all mathematics instruction and an
integral part of all mathematical activity.” In other words, in mathematics, problem
solving is what it’s all about!
What do you do when you first encounter a math word problem? This is what we
need to help students deal with. We need to help them develop a process that they can
use effectively to solve any type of math word problem. Word problems often intimidate
students because there may be a lot of information, what is there is embedded in text,
and, unlike a regular equation, it is not always clear exactly what you are supposed to
do. When using fill-in math word problems, you may want to take some time to teach
students how to use the Fantastic Five-Step Process to problem solve.
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The Fantastic Five-Step Process helps students approach problem solving in a logical,
systematic way. No matter what type of problem students encounter, these five steps will
help them through it. Learning and using the five steps will help students organize their
interpretation and thinking about the problem. This is the key to good problem
solving––organizing for action. The best way to help students understand the process is to
demonstrate it as you work through a problem on the chalkboard or overhead. Make a copy
of the graphic organizer on page 9. You can enlarge this to poster size, or provide each
student with a copy to follow along as you take them through an introductory lesson.
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Step 3: What Can I Eliminate?
Once we know what we are trying to find out, we can decide what is
unimportant. You may need all the information, but often there is extra
information that can be put aside to help focus on the facts. For example, we
can eliminate the fact that Zig is 13 years old. We’re left with the following:
Zig has 13 boxes of cashews.
Each box has 10 cashews in it.
Zig needs 113 cashews.
Try a couple of sample word problems using this “talk through” format with
students. You might invite students to try the problem themselves first and
then review step-by-step together, sharing solutions to see if all steps were
considered and the solutions are in fact correct. Practicing the process in this
way helps make it part of a student’s way of thinking mathematically.
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Name Date
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Number and Operations
The fill-in math word problems in this section include math content that supports the math
standards for number and operations across grades 4–6 (based on Principles and Standards for
School Mathematics from the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics) and are organized to
accommodate the range of levels you would find in your class. As students complete the blanks in
each story, they will build and solve word problems that provide practice in the following areas:
Understand numbers, ways of representing numbers, relationships among numbers, and number
systems
h place-value structure of the base-ten number system
h represent and compare whole numbers and decimals
h recognize equivalent representations for the same number; decompose and compose numbers
h develop understanding of fractions as parts of a whole and parts of a collection
Source: Principles and Standards for School Mathematics (National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 2000); my.nctm.org
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Number and
Operations
Comparing Numbers
Name Date
three secret rooms in the cave. The legend says each room was
because of the legend. The legend says if anyone enters the cave, his
or her will
(body part) (verb)
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Number and
Operations
Comparing Numbers
Name Date
Election Report
Here’s your up-to-the-minute
election, but
(adjective)
,
(occupation)
candidate, , has
(name of student in the class) (different six-digit number)
on this race.
(seven-digit number) (plural noun)
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Number and
Operations
Three-Digit Addition
Name Date
ate
(name of famous woman)
competitor, , ate
(adjective) (name of famous man)
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Number and
Operations
Four-Digit Addition
Name Date
Book Lover
I love books! When I’m not reading books, I can usually
to .” That had
(verb ending in -ing) (plural noun)
pages.
(four-digit number)
Question: How many pages did you read this weekend? _______________
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Number and
Operations
Three Addends
Name Date
found her once more and kissed her again. She woke up briefly, but
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Number and
Operations
Three Addends
Name Date
Getting in Shape
If you want to get in
(adjective)
.
(liquid) (number)
after that.
(noun)
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Number and
Operations
Three-Digit
Subtraction
Name Date
so you will go
(plural noun)
dollars.
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Number and
Operations
Four-Digit
Subtraction
Name Date
cream sundae is ’s
(name of teacher)
on mine. It was !
(four-digit number less than 2,000) (adjective)
Question: How many nuts did the clerk have left in the container?
______________________
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Number and
Operations
Three-Digit Addition
and Subtraction
Name Date
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Number and
Operations
Four-Digit Addition
and Subtraction
Name Date
Historical Site
You will surely enjoy visiting the historic
.
(plural noun)
Question: How many windows does the mansion have now? ___________
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Number and
Operations
Addition
With Money
Name Date
New Job
I just got a great new job! I am
going to for
(verb)
my own
(adjective)
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Number and
Operations
Addition
With Money
Name Date
Craft Sale
I got up at and went to the
(time)
. I also got a
(famous historical figure) (adjective)
made from
(noun)
real .
(plural noun)
That cost me
(three-digit number)
dollars and
(two-digit number)
cents.
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Number and
Operations
Subtraction
With Money
Name Date
round trip. When you get there, you will want to stay in a
dollars a night.
(three-digit number)
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Number and
Operations
Subtraction
With Money
Name Date
Souvenir Shopping
went to and bought
(name of girl in the class) (place)
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Number and
Operations
Addition and Subtraction
With Money
Name Date
knew it would be a
(adjective)
for
(plural noun)
sell some of the building material he had left over to his neighbor,
, for dollars.
(name of girl in the class) (three-digit number)
________________________________________________________
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Number and
Operations
One-Digit
Multiplication
Name Date
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Number and
Operations
One-Digit
Multiplication
Name Date
Cleanliness
It is very important to keep your teeth clean, especially
and
(adjective)
, using a
(substance)
Question: How many times should you brush your teeth every week?
_______________________________________________________
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Number and
Operations
Two-Digit by One-Digit
Multiplication
Name Date
Baseball Hitters
The New York have some really
(plural noun)
a row.
Question:
Question: How many hits did they get altogether? ___________________
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Number and
Operations
Two-Digit by One-Digit
Multiplication
Name Date
Cruise Ship
Welcome aboard the cruise ship
(adjective)
at every meal.
(verb)
Question: How many people can sit in the dining rooms altogether?
________________________________________________________
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Number and
Operations
Two-Digit by Two-Digit
Multiplication
Name Date
(noun)
ball Season
The
(name of city)
are off
(plural noun)
to a start.
(adjective)
slugger
(adjective)
is really
(name of student in the class)
times.
(two-digit number)
Question: How many hits does our hero have so far? _________________
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Number and
Operations
One-Digit Division
Name Date
, , and
(name of girl in the class) (name of girl in the class)
. I’m making .
(plural noun) (two-digit number ending in zero)
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Number and
Operations
One-Digit Division
Name Date
Organizing My Room
My mom made me clean up my room, just because I left my
. It took
(noun) (two-digit number)
hours. First, I
(adjective) (past-tense verb)
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Number and
Operations
Two-Digit Division
Name Date
and , as well as my
(name of boy in the class) (name of boy in the class)
! He said each of us
(adjective) (plural noun)
had to pick a friend and then share the gifts evenly among all of us.
Question: How many of the gifts should each of you get? _____________
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Number and
Operations
Fractions of a Set
Name Date
with , , and
(name of girl in the class) (name of boy in the class)
of to drink. It cost
(liquid) (one-digit number)
chocolate
(plural noun)
my friends.
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Number and
Operations
Fractions of a Whole
Name Date
’s Pizzeria
(name of person in the class)
PIZZA,
tonight. I love their pizza. It is PLEASE!
so !
(adjective)
and
(plural noun)
on top.
(plural noun)
friends coming over to share the pizza with me. We are going to
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Measurement
The fill-in math word problems in this section include math content that
supports the math standards for measurement across grades 4–6 (based
on the Principles and Standards for School Mathematics from the National
Council of Teachers of Mathematics) and are organized to accommodate
the range of levels you would find in your class. As students complete the
blanks in each story, they will build and solve word problems that provide
practice in the following areas:
Source: Principles and Standards for School Mathematics (National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 2000);
my.nctm.org
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Measurement
Linear Measurement
Name Date
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Measurement
Linear Measurement
Name Date
Olympic Report
Welcome back, sports fans, to Olympic Report! I’m your host,
, broadcasting
(first name of student in the class) (noun)
. We just had an
(adjective) (place)
threw and
(name of male teacher) (one-digit number)
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Measurement
Linear Measurement
Name Date
The Trip
We are leaving today on a trip
to ville.
(name of food)
there.
(plural noun)
like us to go!
(type of insect, plural)
Question: How far is the whole trip there and back? ________________
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Measurement
Perimeter
Name Date
Pet House
I am building a new house for my
pet ,
(name of animal)
. He is
(name)
very and
(adjective)
, so I really
(adjective)
centimeters long.
____________________
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Measurement
Area
Name Date
. There will
(adjective)
. There will
(plural noun)
wide.
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Measurement
Time
Name Date
The Apprentice
Good morning! Today you will begin your new job as apprentice
minutes in the .
(two-digit number) (type of room)
Question: How much time will you spend at your new job? ___________
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Measurement
Elapsed Time
Name Date
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Measurement
Liquid Measurement
Name Date
Magic Potion
Dr. here, magician
(first name of girl in the class) (noun)
. Then, add
(liquid) (one-digit number greater than 1)
. Ready to serve!
(color) (liquid)
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Measurement
Weight
Name Date
Brothers Circus!
(adjective)
strong man,
(adjective)
. He will lift a
(name of boy in the class)
weighing
(noun)
he will place a
(adjective) (noun)
weighing
(adjective) (noun)
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Measurement
Weight
Name Date
Special Salad
We are having a lot of guests over tonight to celebrate
the door. We are also going to make a special salad for dinner. The
grams of .
(four-digit number) (plural noun)
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Patterns and Algebra
The fill-in math word problems in this section include math content that supports the math
standards for algebra across grades 4–6 (based on the Principles and Standards for School
Mathematics from the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics) and are organized to
accommodate the range of levels you would find in your class. As students complete the
blanks in each story, they will build and solve word problems that provide practice in the
following areas:
Represent and analyze mathematical situations and structures using algebraic symbols
h use commutativity, associativity, and distributivity to compute with whole numbers
h represent the idea of a variable as an unknown quantity and solve for that variable
h express mathematical relationships using equations
Source: Principles and Standards for School Mathematics (National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 2000); my.nctm.org
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Patterns
and Algebra
Patterns
Name Date
Getting Big
My pet is getting
(noun)
ounces of
(two-digit number)
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Patterns
and Algebra
Patterns
Name Date
Winner!
(first name of boy in the class)
was feeling
(last name of famous person)
pretty ! He won
(adjective)
prize was one hundred dollars! Well, the first week he spent half of
second week. Then the third week he spent half of that on a trading
card of .
(name of famous person)
Question: If he keeps going like this, how much money will he have
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Patterns
and Algebra
Finding a
Missing Variable
Name Date
Invasion
Flash! It appears there is a stuffed
invasion!
(name of animal)
and spray
(liquid)
aliens.
(three-digit number with an even number
in the hundreds place and zeros in both the
tens and ones place)
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Patterns
and Algebra
Finding a
Missing Variable
Name Date
They look so cool up on the hood, but they cost so much! I went to
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Patterns
and Algebra
Finding a
Missing Variable
Name Date
A Scientific Lecture
Dr. was giving a
(first name of girl in the class) (noun)
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Geometry
The fill-in math word problems in this section include math content that supports the
math standards for geometry across grades 4–6 (based on the Principles and Standards
for School Mathematics from the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics) and are
organized to accommodate the range of levels you would find in your class. As students
complete the blanks in each story, they will build and solve word problems that provide
practice in the following areas:
Source: Principles and Standards for School Mathematics (National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 2000); my.nctm.org
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Geometry
Triangles
Name Date
Birthday Cake
Baking a birthday cake is not .
(adjective)
, and
(plural noun)
gallons
(one-digit number greater than 1)
of .You
(liquid)
____________________
Draw it.
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Geometry
Quadrilaterals
Name Date
New Desk
My woodshop teacher, Mr.
, said I could
(plural noun)
of and
(substance)
. It will
(substance)
feet long.
(one-digit number greater than 1)
_________________________
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Geometry
Combining
Geometric Shapes
Name Date
The Tower
Well-known architect
(first name of girl in the class)
quadrilaterals.
(one-digit number greater than 1)
isosceles
(one-digit number greater than 1)
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Geometry
Congruence
and Similarity
Name Date
Two Sandwiches
Bert and Bart are making
and
(name of food)
sandwiches
(name of food)
on bread.
(color)
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Geometry
Shapes and Symmetry
Name Date
Halloween Mask
My Halloween mask this year is going to be really
lot like .
(name of famous person)
Question: What does the mask look like? Draw the mask and a line
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50 Fill-in Math Word Problems: Grades 4-6 © Bob Krech and Joan Novelli, Scholastic Teaching Resources
Data Analysis
and Probability
The fill-in math word problems in this section include math content that
supports the math standards for data analysis and probability across grades
4–6 (based on the Principles and Standards for School Mathematics from the
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics) and are organized to accommodate
the range of levels you would find in your class. As students complete the blanks
in each story, they will build and solve word problems that provide practice
in the following areas:
Formulate questions that can be addressed with data and collect, organize,
and display relevant data to answer them
h represent data using tables and graphs
h recognize the differences in representing categorical and numerical data
Develop and evaluate inferences and predictions that are based on data
h propose and justify conclusions and predictions based on data
Source: Principles and Standards for School Mathematics (National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 2000); my.nctm.org
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50 Fill-in Math Word Problems: Grades 4-6 © Bob Krech and Joan Novelli, Scholastic Teaching Resources
Data Analysis
and Probability
Representing and
Analyzing Data
Name Date
Plant Growth
I have a very rare plant that I got from
. I named it
(place)
. I feed it
(name)
and give it
(name of food)
plenty of , so it’s
(liquid)
centimeters.
(one-digit number greater than 1)
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50 Fill-in Math Word Problems: Grades 4-6 © Bob Krech and Joan Novelli, Scholastic Teaching Resources
Data Analysis
and Probability
Representing and
Analyzing Data
Name Date
pairs of ones at
(one-digit number greater than 1) (name of famous person)
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50 Fill-in Math Word Problems: Grades 4-6 © Bob Krech and Joan Novelli, Scholastic Teaching Resources
Data Analysis
and Probability
Finding Averages
Name Date
Goal!
The new sport, ball, is a hit! And the best
(noun)
month in July. In the first week she used her trusty stick,
doubling her previous week’s total. In the third week, even though
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50 Fill-in Math Word Problems: Grades 4-6 © Bob Krech and Joan Novelli, Scholastic Teaching Resources
Data Analysis
and Probability
Probability
Name Date
. If you land on
(noun)
rubber .
(noun)
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50 Fill-in Math Word Problems: Grades 4-6 © Bob Krech and Joan Novelli, Scholastic Teaching Resources
Data Analysis
and Probability
Probability
Name Date
The Cube
I have invented a new game I am
calling ’s
(name of person in the class)
Question: What are the chances of winning with a single roll? ________
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50 Fill-in Math Word Problems: Grades 4-6 © Bob Krech and Joan Novelli, Scholastic Teaching Resources