Grade 4 Math Question Stem Bank:
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Standards for Mathematical Practice
Write and solve a story problem,
4.OA 2. Multiply or
Cameron ate 30 strawberries. He ate 5
A pack of 8 erasers costs 5 times as
using the multiplicative comparison,
divide to solve word
times as many as Avery. How many
much as a single eraser. A single eraser
problems involving
for the equation 9 x 3.
strawberries did Avery eat?
costs 6 cents. How much does the pack
multiplicative
of erasers cost?
comparison, e.g., by
using drawings and
Tessa’s playhouse was 4 times as tall as
equations with a
Steven’s playhouse. Circle all the
symbol for the
Read the clues below to complete the
possibilities that could describe the
Carson and Karlee went fishing. Carson
unknown number to
chart to show how many baskets
represent the problem,
playhouse sizes.
caught 18 fish. He caught 6 times as
each player made during the shoot
distinguishing
many fish as Karlee. How many fish did
multiplicative
out.
a. Tessa 30 ft Steven 14 ft
Karlee catch?
comparison from
b. Tessa 24 ft Steven 6 ft
additive comparison.
c. Tessa 12 ft Steven 3 ft
Player
Baskets Made
d. Tessa 8 ft Steven 4 ft
Dalton
e. Tessa 40 ft Steven 10 ft
Blake
Cameron
Avery
Tristan
1. Cameron made 8 baskets.
2. Blake made 3 times as many more
as Avery.
3. Tristan made 4 baskets.
4. Avery made 4 times as many as
Tristan.
5. Dalton made 4 times as many as
Cameron.
* It may be appropriate to read some of the longer problems out loud especially with lower readers
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