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Read Positive TemperaturesSEAG Practice Questions

Reading thermometer scales showing temperatures above zero, including intermediate values between marked intervals.

Where your child meets this in real life: Checking the weather temperature, reading oven thermometers, or body temperature on a fever thermometer

What your child needs to know

SEAGReady breaks read positive temperatures into 2 steps, taught in order so each skill builds on the last.

  1. 1

    Counting by Scale Intervals

    Read temperatures on thermometers where the liquid level aligns exactly with a marked line

  2. 2

    Reading Between Marked Lines

    Read temperatures where the liquid level falls between marked intervals on the scale

Try these SEAG-style questions

Three free sample questions from our read positive temperatures course. Every question comes with a full explanation, and hints that guide without giving the answer away.

Question 1Confidence builder

Hannah is checking the outdoor dial thermometer shown. The scale is marked in 5s. What temperature does it show?

A dial thermometer marked in 5-degree intervals; the needle points to the third mark above zero.
Answer choices for question 1
Question 2Confidence builder

Grace reads the school dial thermometer shown. The scale is marked in 10s. What is the temperature?

A 10-degree dial scale with its needle exactly halfway between 10 and 20.
Answer choices for question 2
Question 3Confidence builder

Aoife reads the dial thermometer shown at a visitor centre. The scale is marked in 10s. What is the temperature?

A dial thermometer marked in 10-degree intervals; the needle points to the second mark above zero.
Answer choices for question 3

Try the lesson: Counting by Scale Intervals

This is the exact interactive worked example your child sees in SEAGReady. Step through it and watch the method build up.

Millie is checking the temperature outside her house using a wall thermometer. The scale is marked in 5°C intervals.

What temperature does the thermometer show if the liquid reaches the 4th mark above zero?

4 x 5 = ?

Identify the scale interval
1

Look at the gap between marks on the thermometer

Step 1 of 4

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Millie is checking the temperature outside her house using a wall thermometer. The scale is marked in 5°C intervals.

What temperature does the thermometer show if the liquid reaches the 4th mark above zero?

  1. 1

    Identify the scale interval

    • Look at the gap between marks on the thermometer
    • The scale goes 0°C, 5°C, 10°C, 15°C... so each mark is worth 5°C
  2. 2

    Count up to the liquid level

    • Count by 5s from zero to the 4th mark
    • 0 → 5 → 10 → 15 → 204 x 5 = 20

The thermometer shows 20°C.

The key insight: Find the gap size first, then skip-count by that amount!

Common mix-up: Reading the 4th mark as 4°C. Each mark is worth 5, not 1. You must count by the scale interval.

Mistakes to watch for

These are the misconceptions we see most often in read positive temperatures, including the ones our practice questions are specifically designed to catch.

  • Misreading the scale interval (e.g., counting by 1s when scale shows 2s or 5s)
  • Reading the wrong side of the liquid level

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