Ask students to solve the ten word problems on the
Think About It work sheet. This lesson, titled
Stupid Quiz, is also available online.
Assessment
Evaluate students on their answers. ANSWER KEY: 1. a river; 2. a hole;
3. once, then the number is 48; 4. Eight children are in the Rabbit family,
6 boys and 2 girls; 5. He can cook all the eggs in one pot in three minutes;
6. One train went in at 8 a.m. and the other at 8 p.m.; 7. The bus driver
was walking; it was his day off; 8. five minutes, each horse can eat one
bag in five minutes; 9. The two mothers and two daughters were actually
three people, a girl, her mother, and her grandmother; 10. They were not
twins; they were triplets. The third one was a boy.
