2nd grade · Math · Unit 10 of 16
Even, Odd and Ordinals
Pair things up, and say who is first, second or third.
What your child practices
Deciding whether a number up to 100 is even or odd by making pairs, and using ordinal numbers for position.
Arizona Academic Standards learning standard: 2.OA.C.3 · deciding whether a group has an odd or even number of objects
How we explain it
Children can open this short lesson before they practice.
- Even numbers can make pairs with none left over.
- Odd numbers leave one left over.
- Even numbers end in 0, 2, 4, 6 or 8.
Example: Is 25 even or odd? It ends in 5. Odd numbers end in 1, 3, 5, 7 or 9. Answer: Odd
Even, Odd and Ordinals in Arizona
In the Arizona Academic Standards, this is unit 10 of 16 in 2nd grade Math, after Skip Counting and before Dollars & Cents.
Gradelings describes a child's practice on this unit as Beginning, Approaching, Meeting or Exceeding (Four practice steps). That reflects practice, not a report-card mark: the teacher decides the mark.
Source: Arizona Department of Education
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
Is 13 even or odd?
- even
- odd
- neither
odd
Hint: 13 makes 6 pairs with 1 left over.
Question 2
Which number ends in an even digit?
- 79
- 75
- 76
76
Hint: The digits 0, 2, 4, 6 and 8 are even.
Question 3
Is 6 even or odd?
- neither
- even
- odd
even
Hint: 6 objects can be put into pairs with none left over.
Question 4
Is 51 even or odd?
- neither
- even
- odd
odd
Hint: Numbers that end in 1 are odd.
Question 5
Is 18 even or odd?
- neither
- odd
- even
even
Hint: 18 makes 9 pairs with none left over.
Question 6
Is 3 + 4 even or odd?
- odd
- even
- neither
odd
Hint: 3 + 4 = 7, and 7 is odd.