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TN-MATH-GR2-61085 · v2.5

Expanding Brackets

Grade 2 · Math · Algebra · College Board (AP/SAT)

Grade

Grade 2

Subject

Math

Topic

Algebra

Subtopic

Expanding Brackets

Curriculum

College Board (AP/SAT)

Difficulty

Core

Time

30 minutes

Total marks

21

Student name

Teacher name

Date

Learning objectives

  • Recognise expanding brackets accurately in math contexts.
  • Explain the underlying rule of expanding brackets in the student's own words.
  • Apply expanding brackets to multi-step and unfamiliar problems.
  • Justify a chosen method and identify errors in another student's work.

Skills assessed

  • Fluency and recall
  • Method and setting out
  • Reasoning and justification
  • Problem solving in context
  • Self-assessment

Instructions

  1. Write your name, your teacher's name and the date in the header.
  2. Answer every question in the space provided. Continue on the back if needed.
  3. Show all working — method marks are awarded even when the final answer is wrong.
  4. Aim to finish in about 30 minutes.
  5. Complete the reflection box at the end before you hand the sheet in.

Warm-up

Bloom: Remember · 4 marks

Answer quickly. These check you are ready for the topic.

  1. 1.State one fact you already know about expanding brackets.

    [1]
  2. 2.Circle one fact you already know about expanding brackets.

    [1]
  3. 3.Circle one fact you already know about expanding brackets.

    [1]
  4. 4.Write down one fact you already know about expanding brackets.

    [1]

Recall

Bloom: Remember · 4 marks

Complete from memory. No calculator, no notes.

  1. 1.Define the key term used in expanding brackets described here: item 1.

    [1]
  2. 2.Define the key term used in expanding brackets described here: item 2.

    [1]
  3. 3.Define the key term used in expanding brackets described here: item 3.

    [1]
  4. 4.List the key term used in expanding brackets described here: item 4.

    [1]

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Expanding Brackets

Basic Practice

Bloom: Understand · 5 marks

Work through each item. Show the step you used.

  1. 1.Identify part 1 using the rule for expanding brackets.

    [1]
  2. 2.Complete part 2 using the rule for expanding brackets.

    [1]
  3. 3.Identify part 3 using the rule for expanding brackets.

    [1]
  4. 4.Work out part 4 using the rule for expanding brackets.

    [1]
  5. 5.Work out part 5 using the rule for expanding brackets.

    [1]

Guided Practice

Bloom: Understand · 8 marks

The first step is given. Finish the reasoning.

  1. 1.Continue the working for part 1. Step 1 has been started for you.

    [2]
  2. 2.Using the first step given, finish part 2. Step 1 has been started for you.

    [2]
  3. 3.Using the first step given, finish part 3. Step 1 has been started for you.

    [2]
  4. 4.Complete the method for part 4. Step 1 has been started for you.

    [2]

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Expanding Brackets

Reflection

Bloom: Create · 0 marks

Not marked. Answer honestly — this guides your next worksheet.

  1. 1.Reflect on how confident you feel with expanding brackets and what you will practise next.

    [—]
  2. 2.Describe how confident you feel with expanding brackets and what you will practise next.

    [—]

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