Grade 4
Extended Response
Prompts
Everyday Math Unit
You may wish to use the
attached questions for
additional extended
response practice.
Unit 2
Secret Message
• Jeff left a secret message for Janette on one of the pages of their
math book. Janet knows that the number of the page the message
is written on is less than 150. She also knows that the page number
is a 3 digit number, that one of the digits is a 4 and that the total of
all three digits is 14. On what page is the number?
• Show all your work. Explain in words how you got your answer. Tell
why you took the steps you did to solve the problem.
Sports Cards
Unit 3
• Arnold wants to spend exactly $20.00 on sports cards. He wants to buy at least one of each
type of sports card listed below.
Type of card
Baseball
Basketball
Football
Cost per card
$2.00
$5.00
$ 3.00
•
List one combination of sports cards Arnold can buy using exactly $20.00.
•
Show all your work. Explain in words how you got your answer. Tell why you took the steps
you did to solve the problem.
Unit 4
Books to Buy
• A book costs $3.50. Raphael wants to buy 5
books. He has saved $10.00. How much more
money does need to buy the books?
• Show all your work. Explain in words how you got
your answer. Tell why you took the steps you did
to solve the problem.
Unit 5
Cookies
Rasheena plans to buy 12 cookies. If it costs $1.25
for 2 cookies, how much will she pay for all 12
cookies?
• Show all your work. Explain in words how you got
your answer. Tell why you took the steps you did
to solve the problem.
Unit 6
Movies
• A movie costs $6 for adults and $4 for children. Mr. and
Mrs. Lua and their 4 children go to the movies. How
much change will they get from $50?
• Show all your work. Explain in words how you got your
answer. Tell why you took the steps you did to solve
the problem.
Unit 7
Pizza Puzzle
• Terri says that a third of a pizza is smaller than a
fourth of a same size pizza. Is she correct?
• Show all your work. Explain in words how you got
your answer. Tell why you took the steps you did
to solve the problem
Unit 8
A rectangle is 5 feet long. Its perimeter is 16
feet. What is the rectangle’s area?
• Show all your work. Include a diagram of the
rectangle. Explain in words how you got your
answer. Tell why you took the steps you did to
solve the problem.
Unit 9
Math Test
• There were 20 problems on a math test. Kyla missed
25% of them. How many problems did she get correct?
• Show all your work. Explain in words how you got your
answer. Tell why you took the steps you did to solve
the problem.
• Unit 10
• Which of the following letters have at least 1 line of
symmetry?
A
B
c
D
E
• Explain in words how you got your answer. Tell why
you took the steps you did to solve the problem.
Unit 12
Pool Water
• It takes 36 hours to fill a rectangular pool that is 8
feet deep. At the same rate, how long will it take
to fill the pool to a depth of 2 feet?
• Explain in words how you got your answer. Tell
why you took the steps you did to solve the
problem.