Problem Solving and Reasoning: Interactive Learning Quizzes for Reception

Question 1

Five squirrels need to cross a river using a log bridge that can only hold three squirrels at a time. How many different ways can they cross the river?

Accepted Answer

4

Answer

2

Answer

5

Question 2

Mr. Smith has 3 bags of apples. Each bag has 4 apples in it. How many apples does Mr. Smith have in total?

Accepted Answer

12

Answer

7

Answer

11

Answer

15

Question 3

There are 10 children who need to cross a river, but they only have a boat that can hold 3 children at a time. How many trips will it take to get all the children across the river?

Accepted Answer

4

Answer

2

Answer

3

Answer

5

Question 4

We have a pattern of shapes that starts with a triangle. The pattern repeats itself over and over again. What shape will come next in the pattern?

Accepted Answer

Triangle

Answer

Square

Answer

Circle

Answer

Star

Question 5

Which plant is the tallest?

Accepted Answer

Plant D (8 inches)

Answer

Plant A (5 inches)

Answer

Plant B (7 inches)

Answer

Plant C (6 inches)

Question 6

If all dogs have four legs, and my pet has four legs, is it a dog?

Accepted Answer

Yes, it is a dog.

Answer

No, it is not a dog.

Answer

I can't tell from the information given.

Answer

My pet is a cat.

Question 7

Three birds are sitting on a branch. Two more birds come and join them. How many birds are there now?

Accepted Answer

5

Answer

1

Answer

2

Question 8

You have 5 apples. Your friend gives you 2 more. How many apples do you have now?

Accepted Answer

7 apples

Answer

3 apples

Answer

10 apples

Answer

2 apples

Question 9

Which shape is like a ball and has no pointy bits?

Accepted Answer

[Image of a circle]

Answer

[Image of a square]

Answer

[Image of a triangle]

Question 10

Apples are fruits, and we know that all fruits are healthy. So, can we say that apples are healthy?

Accepted Answer

Yes

Answer

No

Answer

I don't know

Question 11

What shape comes next in this pattern: Blue square, Red circle, Green triangle, Blue square, Red circle, Green triangle?

Accepted Answer

Blue square

Answer

Red circle

Answer

Green triangle

Answer

Yellow star

Question 12

Mr. Smith has 3 bags with 4 apples in each bag. He buys 2 more bags with 5 apples in each bag. How many apples does Mr. Smith have now?

Accepted Answer

22 apples

Answer

12 apples

Answer

30 apples

Question 13

Which shape has four equal sides?

Accepted Answer

Square

Answer

Circle

Answer

Triangle

Question 14

Which of these is the heaviest?

Accepted Answer

Stone

Answer

Feather

Answer

Leaf

Question 15

Which of these objects can float in water?

Accepted Answer

Ball

Answer

Rock

Answer

Toy car

Question 16

Which of these is the longest?

Accepted Answer

Ruler

Answer

Pencil

Answer

String

Question 17

Which of these is a number?

Accepted Answer

7

Answer

Five

Answer

Red

Question 18

If you have 4 sweets and share them equally with your friend, how many sweets will you each get?

Accepted Answer

2

Answer

1

Answer

4

Question 19

Which of these animals lives in the water?

Accepted Answer

Fish

Answer

Cat

Answer

Dog

Question 20

Which shape has four equal sides like a box?

Accepted Answer

Square

Answer

Circle

Answer

Triangle

Answer

Rectangle

Question 21

Which number is bigger than 5, like when you have six fingers up?

Accepted Answer

6

Answer

1

Answer

3

Answer

9

Question 22

Which animal walks on four legs, like a dog?

Accepted Answer

Dog

Answer

Fish

Answer

Bird

Answer

Snake

Question 23

What colour is the sky, like when you look up on a sunny day?

Accepted Answer

Blue

Answer

Red

Answer

Orange

Answer

Green

Question 24

How many fingers are on one hand, like when you count your fingers?

Accepted Answer

5

Answer

3

Answer

4

Answer

6

Question 25

Which animal makes a 'meow' sound, like when you hear a kitty cat?

Accepted Answer

Cat

Answer

Dog

Answer

Cow

Answer

Horse

Question 26

What shape is a ball, like when you play with a bouncy ball?

Accepted Answer

Circle

Answer

Square

Answer

Triangle

Answer

Rectangle

Question 27

Which shape has four equal sides and four corners?

Accepted Answer

A square

Answer

A circle

Answer

A triangle

Answer

An oval

Question 28

Which number is bigger than 6 but smaller than 9?

Accepted Answer

7

Answer

4

Answer

5

Answer

10

Question 29

What colour is our sky on a sunny day?

Accepted Answer

Blue

Answer

Red

Answer

Yellow

Answer

Green

Question 30

Which animal has a long neck and spots?

Accepted Answer

A giraffe

Answer

A lion

Answer

A cat

Answer

An elephant

Question 31

What do we drink to stay hydrated?

Accepted Answer

Water

Answer

Milk

Answer

Juice

Answer

Soda

Question 32

There are 5 birds sitting on a tree branch. 2 more birds come and join them. How many birds are there in total now?

Accepted Answer

7

Answer

3

Answer

9

Question 33

A farmer has 12 sheep. He sells 4 of them. How many sheep does he have left?

Accepted Answer

8

Answer

12

Answer

16

Question 34

Which of these is a good way to solve a problem?

Accepted Answer

Asking for help

Answer

Giving up

Answer

Guessing

Question 35

There are 6 children playing in the park. 3 more children come to join them. How many children are playing in the park now?

Accepted Answer

9

Answer

3

Answer

6

Question 36

Which shape is a circle?

Accepted Answer

A ball

Answer

A square

Answer

A triangle

Question 37

There are 10 apples in a basket. You eat 3 of them. How many apples are left in the basket?

Accepted Answer

7

Answer

10

Answer

13

Question 38

Which shape has four sides?

Accepted Answer

A square

Answer

A circle

Answer

A triangle

Answer

A star

Question 39

There are 4 apples inside a bowl. If we remove 1, how many apples are remaining?

Accepted Answer

3

Answer

2

Answer

4

Answer

5

Question 40

Which of these objects is heavier: a feather or a stone?

Accepted Answer

A stone

Answer

A feather

Answer

They are the same

Answer

I don't know

Question 41

What color is the sky?

Accepted Answer

Blue

Answer

Red

Answer

Green

Answer

Yellow

Question 42

What sound does a cow make?

Accepted Answer

Moo

Answer

Meow

Answer

Quack

Answer

Woof

Question 43

What shape has four equal sides?

Accepted Answer

Square

Answer

Circle

Answer

Triangle

Answer

Star

Question 44

A farmer has 5 sheep and 3 goats. How many animals do they have in total?

Accepted Answer

8

Answer

2

Answer

5

Answer

10

Question 45

Is a box a 2D or 3D shape?

Accepted Answer

3D

Answer

2D

Answer

I don't know

Question 46

A spider has 6 legs. How many legs do 2 spiders have?

Accepted Answer

12

Answer

6

Answer

10

Answer

18

Question 47

Which number is smaller than 10?

Accepted Answer

5

Answer

12

Answer

18

Answer

25

Question 48

There are 2 children playing on the slide. If 1 more child joins them, how many children are playing now?

Accepted Answer

3

Answer

1

Answer

2

Answer

4

Question 49

Which of these is a round shape?

Accepted Answer

Ball

Answer

Square

Answer

Triangle

Answer

Star

Question 50

Which one of these shapes is a circle?

Accepted Answer

⭕

Answer

⬛

Answer

?

Answer

⬜

Question 51

Which of these numbers is bigger than 5?

Accepted Answer

6

Answer

3

Answer

4

Answer

1

Question 52

Which of these groups of objects has the most?

Accepted Answer

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Answer

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Answer

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Answer

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Question 53

What number comes after 7?

Accepted Answer

8

Answer

6

Answer

5

Answer

9

Question 54

Which of these pictures shows subtraction?

Accepted Answer

5 - 2 = 3

Answer

2 + 3 = 5

Answer

3 x 2 = 6

Answer

4 ÷ 2 = 2

Question 55

What is the missing number in this sequence: 2, 4, ___, 8, 10?

Accepted Answer

6

Answer

5

Answer

7

Answer

8

Question 56

Which of these shapes is a cube?

Accepted Answer

A cube

Answer

A ball

Answer

A pyramid

Answer

A cone

Question 57

There are 10 children playing in the playground. 5 more children join them. How many children are there now?

Accepted Answer

15

Answer

5

Answer

10

Question 58

There are 5 birds on a tree branch. 2 more birds fly over and join them. How many birds are there altogether now?

Accepted Answer

7

Answer

3

Answer

5

Answer

9

Question 59

Which set of fruit has the same number as the set with 3 apples?

Accepted Answer

{Image of 3 pears}

Answer

{Image of 2 bananas}

Answer

{Image of 4 oranges}

Answer

{Image of 5 cherries}

Question 60

Which picture shows a half of an apple?

Accepted Answer

{Image of two halves of an apple}

Answer

{Image of a whole apple}

Answer

{Image of a sliced apple}

Answer

{Image of three slices of an apple}

Question 61

Which object can roll on the ground?

Accepted Answer

{Image of a ball}

Answer

{Image of a book}

Answer

{Image of a pencil}

Answer

{Image of a spoon}

Question 62

Which shape is unlike the rest?

Accepted Answer

Star

Answer

Circle

Answer

Square

Answer

Triangle

Question 63

Which animal walks on four legs?

Accepted Answer

Dog

Answer

Snake

Answer

Bird

Answer

Fish

Question 64

What colour is the sky up above?

Accepted Answer

Blue

Answer

Green

Answer

Red

Answer

Yellow