Identifying Multiplicative Comparison - Name: Answer Key - Determine which choice shows a multiplicative comparison

Sep 30, 2026

Worksheet content focuses on recognizing multiplicative comparison in word problems. Students compare quantities across scenarios such as trading cards, fossils, spelling-bee word counts, twigs for nests, observations at a science fair, seashells found at a beach, rows of crops, reading-class stickers, and new library books. Each question asks students to choose between additive comparisons and multiplicative comparisons using “times as many” versus “more than.” An answer key provides the correct choices.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

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Pages3

Reading Time8 min

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Determine which choice shows a multiplicative comparison

Problems 1–10

Identifying Multiplicative Comparison Name: | Determine which choice shows a multiplicative comparison.
1) A. Eli has 3 more trading cards than Noah. Noah has 5 trading cards.
B. Eli has 3 times as many trading cards as Noah. Noah has 5 trading cards. | | | | | | | | | Answers | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | | | | | | | | | 1. | | | | | 2) | A.
B. | Oliver and Emma went on a nature hike. Oliver collected 7 fossils. Emma collected 3 more fossils than Oliver.
On a nature hike, Oliver collected 7 fossils. Emma collected 3 times as many fossils as Oliver. | | | | | | | 2.
3.
4. | | | | | 3) | A.
B. | During a spelling bee, Mia learned 1 words. Jake learned 8 times as many words as Mia.
During a spelling bee, Mia learned 1 words. Jake learned 8 more words than Mia. | | | | | | | 5. | | | | | 4) | A.
B. | A robin built its nest using 7 twigs. A crow used 9 times as many twigs as the robin. A robin built its nest using 7 twigs. A crow used 9 more twigs than the robin. | | | | | | | 6.
7. | | | | | 5) | A. | At the science fair, Liam made 1 observations. Sophia made 2 times as many observations as Liam. | | | | | | | 8.
9. | | | | | 6) | B.
A. | At the science fair, Liam made 1 observations. Sophia made 2 more observations than Liam.
Grace found 9 seashells at the beach. Her brother Marcus found 9 more seashells than Grace. | | | | | | | 10. | | | | | 7) | B.
A.
B. | Grace found 9 seashells at the beach. Her brother Marcus found 9 times as many seashells as Grace.
A farmer planted 7 rows of carrots. He planted 6 more rows of tomatoes than rows of carrots.
A farmer planted 7 rows of carrots. He planted 6 times as many rows of tomatoes as rows of carrots. | | | | | | | | | | | | 8) | A.
B. | Henry earned 8 stickers in reading class. Clara earned 6 more stickers than Henry. Henry earned 8 stickers in reading class. Clara earned 6 times as many stickers as Henry. | | | | | | | | | | | | 9) | A.
B. | The school library received 8 new books on Monday. On Tuesday, it received 6 times as many new books as on Monday.
The school library received 8 new books on Monday. On Tuesday, it received 6 more new books than on Monday. | | | | | | | | | | | | 10) | A.
B. | A chipmunk stored 8 acorns in its burrow. A squirrel stored 8 more acorns than the chipmunk.
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1) A. Eli has 3 more trading cards than Noah. Noah has 5 trading cards.
B. Eli has 3 times as many trading cards as Noah. Noah has 5 trading cards. | | | | | | | | | Answers | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | | | | | | | | | 1. b | | | | | | 2) | A.
B. | Oliver and Emma went on a nature hike. Oliver collected 7 fossils. Emma collected 3 more fossils than Oliver.
On a nature hike, Oliver collected 7 fossils. Emma collected 3 times as many fossils as Oliver. | | | | | | | 2.
3.
4. | | b | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | a | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | a | | | | 3) | A.
B. | During a spelling bee, Mia learned 1 words. Jake learned 8 times as many words as Mia.
During a spelling bee, Mia learned 1 words. Jake learned 8 more words than Mia. | | | | | | | 5.
6. | | a | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | b | | | | 4) | A.
B. | A robin built its nes

FAQs

What skill does this worksheet assess?

It assesses identifying which choice represents a multiplicative comparison rather than an additive comparison.

How do students recognize a multiplicative comparison?

Multiplicative comparisons are indicated by expressions like “times as many,” meaning one quantity is multiple of another.

Where can students find the correct responses?

The document includes an “Answer Key” section listing the correct choices for problems 1–10.

Sep 30, 2026

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