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Grade 1 Word problems — Stretch your thinking

Word problems turn real situations into mathematical operations. Try the more demanding numbers. Estimate first, then explain your method and verify.

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Grade 1 Word problems — Stretch your thinking

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20 questions

Directions: Read the story once for meaning and again for quantities. Write your answer for each problem.

  1. A box has 5 red beads and 7 blue beads. How many in all?
  2. Maya has 13 stickers. She gets 8 more. How many stickers now?
  3. A box has 5 red beads and 10 blue beads. How many in all?
  4. A box has 9 red beads and 6 blue beads. How many in all?
  5. There are 16 books. 5 are checked out. How many remain?
  6. There are 19 books. 6 are checked out. How many remain?
  7. There are 13 books. 2 are checked out. How many remain?
  8. A box has 7 red beads and 5 blue beads. How many in all?
  9. There are 12 books. 2 are checked out. How many remain?
  10. Maya has 12 stickers. She gets 7 more. How many stickers now?
  11. There are 20 books. 10 are checked out. How many remain?
  12. A box has 7 red beads and 9 blue beads. How many in all?
  13. A box has 6 red beads and 8 blue beads. How many in all?
  14. There are 11 books. 2 are checked out. How many remain?
  15. A box has 6 red beads and 6 blue beads. How many in all?
  16. There are 12 books. 1 are checked out. How many remain?
  17. A box has 5 red beads and 3 blue beads. How many in all?
  18. A box has 12 red beads and 1 blue beads. How many in all?
  19. Maya has 14 stickers. She gets 3 more. How many stickers now?
  20. There are 15 books. 5 are checked out. How many remain?

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  1. 1. 12
  2. 2. 21
  3. 3. 15
  4. 4. 15
  5. 5. 11
  6. 6. 13
  7. 7. 11
  8. 8. 12
  9. 9. 10
  10. 10. 19
  11. 11. 10
  12. 12. 16
  13. 13. 14
  14. 14. 9
  15. 15. 12
  16. 16. 11
  17. 17. 8
  18. 18. 13
  19. 19. 17
  20. 20. 10

How to help with this skill

First graders use drawings, objects, and number lines to understand small numbers and explain their thinking. Focus on accuracy before speed.

  • Read the story once for meaning and again for quantities.
  • Ask what is known and what is missing; draw a quick model.
  • Write an equation, solve it, and label the answer with units.

Try this: Tell the story back without the numbers before solving it.

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Supplementary math practice, not a full curriculum. Review answers with your learner.