Demystifying - Choosing between adding and multiplying

Drills

Deciding whether a worded question wants either event or both events.

Author note — to cover

Translate worded questions into either-or (add, exclusive events) or both-and (multiply, independent events), with mixed practice where the rule is never named and the condition must be checked. Both tiers. Exclude multi-stage problems needing a tree (Diagrams topic) and given-that wording (Higher conditional group). (P4, P8)

  • Fluency — direct questions on choosing between adding and multiplying, limited to this lesson's stated scope (4 questions).
  • Application — use the same skill in unfamiliar or contextual questions without introducing a later method (4 questions).
  • Check — questions built around the exclusions and likely misconceptions named in the lesson brief (4 questions).

The test

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The method this drill practises is taught on Choosing between adding and multiplying.