Nelson Maths Starter A Answers
Unit 1 3D shapes Unit 11 Position
Balls On top
Boxes On top or under
Can it roll? In front or behind
Cones Where is it?
Position
Unit 2 Size, length and height Near or far
Taller
Shorter Unit 12 Mass
Can you carry it?
Unit 3 2D shapes Heavy or light
Circles
Squares Unit 13 Capacity
Rectangles Full or empty
Triangles Buckets
Jugs and bottles
Unit 4 Numbers 1 to 3
One Unit 14 Shapes and patterns
One continued More patterns
Two Making patterns
Two continued
Three
Three continued
Unit 5 2D shapes and patterns
Shapes
More shapes
Patterns
Unit 6 Size and length
Big or small
Long or short
Unit 7 Sorting and matching shapes
Match
Match and count
Unit 8 More or less
1 more
1 less
2 more
Unit 9 Sorting objects
Which doesn’t belong?
Match pairs
Simple tables
Sets
Unit 10 Identifying shapes
Match shapes
Everyday objects
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Unit 1 3D shapes
Answers for pages 4–7
Can it roll?
Circle the things that roll.
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Unit 2 Size, length and height
Answers for pages 8–9
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Unit 3 2D shapes
Answers for pages 10–13
Rectangles
UNIT Trace the rectangles.
3 2D shapes
Circles
Trace the circles.
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Triangles
Squares These are triangles.
Trace the squares.
Draw three triangles.
Child’s drawing
of three triangles
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Geometry 11
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Unit 4 Numbers 1 to 3
Answers for pages 14–19
Two
UNIT
Draw 2 trees.
4 Numbers 1 to 3
One
Draw 1 piece of fruit.
Child’s drawing
of two trees
Child’s drawing of
one piece of fruit
Write 2 and the word two.
Write 1 and the word one.
2 two
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Two Any two coloured
shapes in each
Colour 2 shapes in each set. set, for example:
One
Any one coloured
circle in each set,
Colour 1 circle in each set. for example:
Any two circled flowers
Circle 2 flowers in each set. in each set, for example:
2 2
Any one circled leaf in
Circle 1 leaf in each set. each set, for example:
2 2
1 1
1 1 Write 2 in each box.
Write 1 in each box.
2 2 2
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Unit 4 Numbers
Three
Draw 3 people.
Child’s drawing
of three people
Write 3 and the word three.
3 three
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Three
Any three coloured shapes
in each set, for example:
Colour 3 shapes in each set.
Draw 3 circles.
Child’s drawing
of three circles
Draw 3 flowers.
Child’s drawing
of three flowers
Write 3 in each box.
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Unit 5 2D shapes and patterns
Answers for pages 20–22
Patterns
UNIT
5 2D shapes and patterns Continue the patterns.
Shapes
Draw the shapes.
3 circles 2 triangles
Child’s drawing Child’s drawing
of three circles of two triangles
2 squares and 1 rectangle and
1 circle 1 triangle
Child’s drawing of Child’s drawing of
two squares and one rectangle and
one circle one triangle
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Unit 6 Size and length
Answers for pages 23–24
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Unit 7 Sorting and matching shapes
Answers for pages 25–26
UNIT
7 Sorting and matching shapes
Match
Colour the shapes to match.
yellow black green purple
square triangle rectangle circle
Coloured
black
Coloured Coloured
yellow yellow
Coloured Coloured
purple purple
Coloured
purple
Coloured green
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Match and count
Look at the shapes at the start of each row.
Tick ✓ the shapes that match.
Write how many you ticked.
✓
✓ ✓
2
✓ ✓ ✓
3
✓ ✓
2
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Unit 8 More or less
Answers for pages 27–29
2 more
UNIT
8 More or less
Draw 2 more cookies on each plate.
Then write how many cookies are on each plate.
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Unit 9 Sorting objects
Answers for pages 30–33
Simple tables
UNIT
9 Sorting objects
Which doesn’t belong?
Cross out ✗ the object that doesn’t belong.
Look at the different types of animals.
Draw a in the table to show 1 animal.
One is done for you.
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Sets
Match pairs Which set does each object belong to?
Draw lines to match.
Draw lines to match.
One is done for you.
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Unit 10 Identifying shapes
Answers for pages 34–35
UNIT
10 Identifying shapes
Match shapes
Draw lines to match the objects to the shapes.
One is done for you.
How many objects of each shape?
2 4 4
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Unit 11 Position
Answers for pages 36–41
UNIT
11 Position
On top
Draw someone on top of each thing.
Child’s drawing
of a person here
Child’s drawing
of a person here
Child’s drawing
of a person here
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Where is it?
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On top or under Draw lines to show the position of the animals.
One is done for you.
Draw a cherry on top of each cake.
in
on
under
Draw a toy under each bed.
next to
Child’s drawing Child’s drawing
of a toy here of a toy here
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Unit 11 Position
Position
in front of behind next to
Tick ✓ the one that matches.
One is done for you.
✓
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Near or far
The ball is near the box. The shoe is far from the box.
Draw a cat near the house.
Child’s drawing
of a cat near
the house
Draw a cat far from the house.
Child’s drawing
of a cat far
from the house
Geometry 41
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Unit 12 Mass
Answers for pages 42–43
UNIT
12 Mass
Can you carry it?
Which things are light enough to carry?
Circle them.
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Heavy or light
Cross ✗ the things that are heavy.
Tick ✓ the things that are light.
✓ ✓ ✗
✓
✓ ✓
✗
✓
✓
Draw something that is Draw something that is
heavy. light.
Child’s drawing of Child’s drawing of
something heavy something light
Measure 43
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Unit 13 Capacity
Answers for pages 44–46
Jugs and bottles
UNIT Which one holds less?
13 Capacity Tick ✓ or colour.
Full or empty
full empty
✓
Circle the full ones.
Circle the empty ones.
✓ ✓
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Buckets
Which one holds more?
Tick ✓ or colour.
✓ ✓
Measure 45
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Unit 14 Shapes and patterns
Answers for pages 47–48
UNIT
14 Shapes and patterns
More patterns
Draw the shape that comes next.
Geometry 47
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Making patterns
Continue the patterns.
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