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Question: How many benches are in practice area A?

09–18 seconds
Evidence: The practice observation says two benches. I make one tally mark for each bench: | |.

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Explain: Two marks give a total of 2 benches. I record this in the A row.

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Check: Count the marks again. This is a practice example; our real grounds may differ.

Original silent 36-second captioned model of a practice tally. It does not show real school fieldwork.