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Buttons on the path

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Buttons on the path

Noor carried a box of buttons to the art table. A corner of the box opened, and four buttons fell onto the floor. Noor stopped. Ben fetched a small bowl while Noor picked up the buttons. Together they counted four in the bowl. Before moving again, Noor closed the box with a strip of tape. No more buttons fell.

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  1. How many buttons fell from the box?

  2. What did Ben fetch?

    1. a broom
    2. a coat
    3. a small bowl
    4. a ruler

  3. Why did Noor add tape to the box?

    1. to keep the corner closed
    2. to cover the art table
    3. to change the button colours
    4. to make the bowl bigger

  4. How did the children check that they had collected the four fallen buttons?

  5. What happened after the box was taped?

    1. The box vanished.
    2. Ben lost the bowl.
    3. No more buttons fell.
    4. The table moved.

  1. Suggest a title that describes the problem and solution.

Answers and marking notes

Answers and marking notes
  1. 4

    The passage states that four fell.

  2. a small bowl

    Ben brought a bowl for the buttons.

  3. to keep the corner closed

    The open corner had allowed buttons to fall.

  4. They counted four buttons in the bowl.

    Credit the count and comparison with the number that fell.

  5. No more buttons fell.

    The final sentence states this result.

  6. For example: Fixing the Button Box.

    Accept a relevant original title, not a fixed wording.

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