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Year 1 Mathematics · Sorting and asking questions

Name: ______________________

Date: ____________

1. Which of these could be a sorting rule for a pile of blocks?
- ☐ (a) by colour
- ☐ (b) by how happy they are
- ☐ (c) by their names
2. There are 4 red apples and 2 green apples. Which colour has more apples, red or green?
3. Groups of toys: 3 cars, 6 dolls, 2 balls. Which group has the most?
- ☐ (a) cars
- ☐ (b) dolls
- ☐ (c) balls
4. Groups of fruit: 5 bananas, 1 pear, 3 oranges. Which group has the fewest?
- ☐ (a) bananas
- ☐ (b) oranges
- ☐ (c) pear
5. Count the blue buttons: ● ● ● ● ●. How many are there?
6. A spoon, a fork and a knife go in one group. A cup, a mug and a glass go in another group. What was the sorting rule?
- ☐ (a) by colour
- ☐ (b) things we eat with and things we drink from
- ☐ (c) big and small
7. Can the same pile of buttons be sorted in more than one way? Answer yes or no.
8. There are 3 cats and 3 dogs. Which sentence is true?
- ☐ (a) There are more cats
- ☐ (b) There are more dogs
- ☐ (c) There are the same number of cats and dogs

Answer sheet

1. by colour — Blocks can be sorted by something we can see, such as colour.
2. red — 4 is more than 2, so there are more red apples.
3. dolls — 6 is the biggest number, so the dolls group has the most.
4. pear — 1 is the smallest number, so the pear group has the fewest.
5. 5 — Touch each one as you count: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
6. things we eat with and things we drink from — One group is things we eat with and the other is things we drink from. That is sorting by type.
7. yes — Buttons could be sorted by colour, by size or by number of holes. There are many ways to sort.
8. There are the same number of cats and dogs — 3 and 3 are the same number, so neither group has more.