Investigating the Questions
Slap Down
1. Organize into
groups of 2 – 4.
2. Tear a sheet of
paper into 4
rectangles and
label them:
A-B-C-D.
3. Follow the “Slap
Down” game
rules.
Easy Practice Round
Which of the following
responses
best
Round 1:
ingredients
peanuts,
Atrepresents
the teacher’s
signal,of
slap
downchocolate
the answer
nougat, caramel,
and represents
milk chocolate
choice that
thecoating?
A.
B.
C.
D.
WORST answer
Reese’s
thatPeanut
can beButter
ruledCups
out quickly.
Snickers
Justify your response.
Baby Ruth
Skittles does not
even have
Skittles
chocolate.
Teacher clarifies/verifies.
Easy Practice Round
Which of the following responses best
represents ingredients
of peanuts,
chocolate
Round
2:
nougat,
caramel, signal,
and milkslap
chocolate
coating?
At
the teacher’s
down the
answer
choice that represents the
BEST
WRONG
answer
A. Reese’s
Peanut
Butter Cups
Snickers has all the
(the
closest
answer
to
being
correct.)
B. Snickers
ingredients, but it does
not have CHOCOLATE
C. Baby Ruth
nougat… it has plain
Justify your response. nougat.
D. Skittles
Teacher clarifies/verifies.
Easy Practice Round
Which of the following responses best
represents ingredients of peanuts, chocolate
Round
3:
nougat, caramel, and milk chocolate coating?
At the teacher’s signal, slap down the answer
choice that represents the Correct
A. Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups
answer.
B. Snickers
Baby Ruth is the
only answer choice
C. Baby RuthJustify your response.
that has all the
ingredients.
D. Skittles
Teacher clarifies/verifies.
Round 1:
At the teacher’s signal, slap down the answer
choice that represents the
WORST answer
that can be ruled out quickly.
What was the number of points Andrew scored in these two
games?
Justify your response.
A. 18
B. 20
The team scored 90 points
C. 36 Teacher clarifies/verifies.
total. Andrew did no score
D. 90
all the points.
Round 2:
At the teacher’s signal, slap down the answer
choice that represents the
BEST WRONG answer
What
was closest
the numberanswer
of points Andrew
scored in
these two
(the
to being
correct.)
games?
A. 18
A student could
Justify your response.
2
B. 20
mistakenly confuse with
5
C. 36
20% and choose 18 since
Teacher clarifies/verifies.
it is 20% of 90.
D. 90
Round 3:
At the teacher’s signal, slap down the answer
choice that represents the Correct
answer.
What was the number of points Andrew scored in these two
games?
Justify
your
response.
2
A. 18
Andrew scores of the total
5
2
B. 20
90 points. And of 90 is 36.
5
C. 36
Teacher clarifies/verifies.
D. 90
1
1
3
Carmen drinks
cups of juice every day for breakfast. (There are
16 cups in 1 gallon.)
What is the maximum number of days a gallon of juice will last?
A. 10 days
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cups
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no 16
way
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In the first quarter of a football game, the Tech Tigers gained 7 yards on every
play, moving closer to the Knights' goal line. They are now on their own 25-yard
line.
On what yard line were the Tigers 3 plays ago?
A. 3- yard line
The 4-yard line is correct
They are on the 25 yard
because
theywith
have7moved
Three plays
yards
B. 4- yard line
line now. They would have
upper
21 yards
plays.
play isin21three
yards.
A
C. 18- yard line
been on the 18 yard line
Which
had to
studentmeans
couldthey
mistakenly
D. 46- yard line
one play ago not 3 plays.
have
started
add 21
yardsattothe
254-yard
yards
line.
and get
46 yards.
A bird traveling toward the ground is changing its altitude by an
average of -5 feet per second.
At this rate, what is the bird's total change in altitude in 6
seconds?
A. -11 feet
A Since
student
thecould
rate ismultiply
– 5 feet5
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thesecond
bird
is flying
towards
B. -30 feet
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get6300
feet.
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multiply
the -30
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D. 30 feet
time not add.