Relationships between 9-Year-Olds' Math and Literacy Worries and Academic Abilities

Table 1

Example stimuli used in the math, literacy, and mental rotation tasks.

	Task
	Math	Literacy	Mental rotation
Easy/Same		Peter RAISED/LIFTED the
	4 + 2 + 3 = 6 + 3	trophy after winning the
		Grand Final.
		Mark is
	3 + 7 = 2 + 3 + 5	STRONG/POWERFUL
		enough to lift a truck.
Easy/Different	3 + 4 + 1 = 2 + 5	Mum’s dinner was a
		major FAILURE/SUCCESS.
	4 + 1 + 6 = 8 + 6	Kate’s pet turtle was very
		LIGHT/HEAVY.
Difficult/Same		The policeman
	4 + 3 + 6 = 2 + 7 + 3 + 1	PURSUED/CHASED the
		thief through the alley.
		Frank’s
	2 + 4 + 9 = 3 + 7 + 4 + 1	CONDUCT/BEHAVIOUR
		in the playground was
		atrocious.
Difficult/Different		Steven waited
	4 + 8 + 5 + 3 = 3 + 9 + 5	PATIENTLY/RESTLESSLY
		for his mother.
		Roger was
	3 + 5 + 9 = 6 + 2 + 3 + 4	HOPEFUL/PESSIMISTIC
		about getting the job.