Quiz for Grade 2 Student

LShiezy on 30/04/2015 - 19:44
Last edited 02/05/2015 - 13:47

Hi guys, someone has asked me to help there children with grade 2 homework.
I find this question very difficult. I am not sure, if it a mistake/error or what but the question presented to me is as follows:

The answer is
. 5
. 17
. 38
. 87
. 104
What might the question be?

Edit: Thanks guys for all your insight. tight-a55 has answered it correctly.
Answer is to write numbers in growing order.

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Comments

  • PVA on 30/04/2015 - 19:48
    +7

    what are 5 examples of numbers less than 1?

    • PVA on 30/04/2015 - 20:10
      +1

      its grade 2 maths, so it will be something simple like I say.
      Is there something missing and they are asking to put these decimals in order from smallest to biggest.
      (I take the numbers as decimals .5, .17, .38 …)

      Or, circle the biggest decimal number.

      something like that.

  • coolfriendjoachim on 30/04/2015 - 19:50
    +8

    I'm studying for a PhD in mathematics, and this question is complete gibberish to me. Are you sure there aren't more details?

    • Shiezy on 30/04/2015 - 19:54
      +1

      I am also a mechatronics engineer, and i thought the same.
      Unfortunately, that's all what i have been provided with.
      I also thought that my friend are playing some trick on me,but they are saying that its the question being asked!

      • iridiumstem on 30/04/2015 - 20:19
        +4

        I think it might be simple "You learnt this concept, so you'd be able to think that concept" kind of question.
        So unless you know what they learn, it's hard to piece the question up.

  • loulou1 on 30/04/2015 - 19:56

    Is it a maths question? Or are the numbers representing something else?

  • loulou1 on 30/04/2015 - 20:20
    +7

    Ok, my brother says that we are all looking at this wrong and it is designed to see how your child thinks. Your child needs to come up with their own 'question'. Some children may say 'What are 5 examples of numbers?' , another child may say 'write 5 numbers within the range 0 - 600' etc. I am unconvinced but it sounds plausible.

    • PVA on 30/04/2015 - 20:32

      thats what I kinda said but was negged.

      • loulou1 on 30/04/2015 - 20:36
        +1

        Yes by me by accident, sorry, I tried to undo it but I can't. You can take your revenge by negging me.

        • PVA on 30/04/2015 - 20:40
          +1

          nah, doesnt worry me. she's all cool.
          I just thought I must not have explained what I meant clearly enough.

        • ozhunter on 30/04/2015 - 22:39

          You can revoke negs on comments by clicking the greyed out votes word under a user's comment.

        • loulou1 on 01/05/2015 - 05:55

          thank you, i learnt something new now. however it says votes older than one hour can not be revoked

  • plmko on 30/04/2015 - 20:27
    +28

    This looks like a Singaporean maths exam, that determines whether your family disowns you or not.

  • Davo1111 on 30/04/2015 - 20:45

    each digit is used no more than twice.

    EDIT: 5 numbers between 4 and 105

  • iChopstick on 30/04/2015 - 21:00

    Can't be decimals, pretty sure they don't teach that in grade 2?

  • PVA on 30/04/2015 - 21:23
    +1

    write 5 numbers from smallest to biggest?

    • buzymum20 on 01/05/2015 - 09:42

      Exactly Chopstick. I am a primary school teacher with many years experience and they do not teach decimals in year 2 no matter which state you are in.

    • Tech5 on 02/05/2015 - 13:07

      They aren't in that order

      • PVA on 02/05/2015 - 14:47

        I originally thought they are decimals (dot before the number) but people say its not so then they are smallest to biggest.

  • iridiumstem on 30/04/2015 - 21:28

    Since it's just a question that asks "what can the question be, given these answers", the answers can be anything ranging from:

    1. List 5 real numbers (which would be above grade 2 level)
    2. What are the numbers that add up to 2.024?
    3. What are your favourite decimal numbers?
    4. What are the numbers that multiplies to 0.002922504?
    5. What numbers did you get when you performed =RAND() on excel 5 times?
    6. While watching Monty Python and the Holy Grail, I've though up of 5 decimal numbers, what could those numbers be?

    Though I guess it's simple "You learnt this concept, so you'd be able to think what my question is going to be" kind of question.

  • aggregate on 30/04/2015 - 22:07
    +9

    None of these numbers are divisible by 3.

    Half Life 3 confirmed.

    • iridiumstem on 30/04/2015 - 22:30
      +1

      .87 is?

      • aggregate on 30/04/2015 - 22:53
        +20

        One of the number is divisible by 3.

        Half life 3 confirmed.

  • Bonsaichop on 30/04/2015 - 22:54
    +11

    Hi guys, someone has asked me to help there children

    I hope you're not helping them with any english questions!

    Their They're and There

    • Shiezy on 02/05/2015 - 13:44
      +2

      Thanks for a good lesson!

  • Peanut money on 01/05/2015 - 08:39

    Write out the following numbers if they are less then 1.
    5,17,38 etc

  • Hoju on 01/05/2015 - 08:51
    +4

    That reminds me of this one

    http://lemire.me/blog/archives/2009/01/10/finish-this-sequen…

    Which apparently takes a preschooler 10 minutes, an adult an hour and a programmer even longer.

    • loulou1 on 01/05/2015 - 09:06

      I got that one right away. :)

    • retiredfeline on 01/05/2015 - 10:03

      8888 = 8 hah very lucky.

  • Hoju on 01/05/2015 - 09:46
    +2

    Seeing as they don't teach decimals that early then the question is probably "why are there dots in front of all those numbers?"

    • retiredfeline on 01/05/2015 - 13:19

      Section numbers of the anti-chewing gum regulations? :)

  • tight-a55 on 01/05/2015 - 13:38
    +8

    Is the decimal point part of the number? As there is a space from the decimal to the number. it might just mean a new line. in that case the question could be. Order the following numbers from lowest to highest: 87, 38, 5, 104, 17
    the answer being:
    5
    17
    38
    87
    104

  • saine on 02/05/2015 - 07:10
    +2

    How many Ozbarginers does it take to finish a primary students maths question?

    I think those aren't decimals, they are formatting left from copying bullet points. Which means I'm with the smallest to largest crowd.

    • [Deactivated] on 02/05/2015 - 17:33

      And to think we are meant to be professionals…

  • SteveBuscemi on 02/05/2015 - 10:31

    At a grade 2 level it's pretty obviously just smallest to largest.

  • swilso on 02/05/2015 - 12:56

    Bit of an (too) advanced question for Year 2. I've taught Grade 2 for the last few years and decimals aren't really introduced until Year 4 going by the Australian Curriculum. Year 2 only need to "Recognise and interpret common uses of halves, quarters and eighths of shapes and collections" and that would be as fractions not decimals.

    I think the decimal point is the mistake in the question and it would just be ordering numbers (that is a grade 2 concept to 1,000).

  • fruit on 02/05/2015 - 13:16

    Curious, is there a point of giving a year 2 kid this question?

    Here's mine, Write 5 numbers that add up to greater than 251.

    • dd721411 on 02/05/2015 - 14:03

      This kind of question is nothing compared to the ones in VN's maths books. Nobody can answer those ridiculous questions even "so-called professors" who propose the questions to be put into the books.

    • swilso on 02/05/2015 - 19:03
      +1

      The point of the question would be more to reflect their reasoning ability. If they could identify numbers in ascending order. If that's meant to be a decimal point though then it's far too advanced for Year 2.

      • iridiumstem on 02/05/2015 - 19:57
        +1

        Slightly digressing, I always hated those kind of question, it's like we've set a rule and we will give you marks if you follow the rules we've set.
        Just saying.

        • swilso on 03/05/2015 - 12:13

          Unfortunately Australian Curriculum begs to differ. It does suck though, I hate confusing kids with multiple strategies for doing the operations (also confuses parents) but the kids still have to experience them. Give me a pencil, paper and trading any day.

        • iridiumstem on 03/05/2015 - 12:51

          @swilso: The reason I hate them is because it reminds me too much of the Asian system, "one right answer and nothing else is correct". Clearly, you can get many questions with that said answer that the OP is talking about, but it's like, they expect you to give you a question that they expect.

          I don't deny that simplicity can help in the short run, but I really don't like them because it makes maths into some sort of sludges of shortcuts and expected answers when Maths isn't. Maths is all about logic within it, in my opinion.

          It's like how some kids would not know that = just means "equals" and take it as "you have to write that with the equations and answers have to come on the right side" if you just expose them to it like that or how +,-,x,/ becomes just what we do when we can assign combinations of operation to #,O etc and treat it as an like +,-,x,/. Obviously I am talking about things that are above Grade 2 maths, but I simply think it just leads to a system where the children accept something as given and represented to them .

          Simply my opinion though.

  • syousef on 02/05/2015 - 23:40

    There are literally an infinite number of questions that this is the answer to.

  • ITveteran on 03/05/2015 - 00:06

    Is the kid placed in those stupid coaching classes?

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