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Grade 2 Word problems — Gentle practice

Word problems turn real situations into mathematical operations. Start with accessible examples. Give extra time for thinking and use a visual model whenever helpful.

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Grade 2 Word problems — Gentle practice

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20 questions

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

  1. Maya has 14 stickers. She gets 9 more. How many stickers now?
  2. There are 18 books. 5 are checked out. How many remain?
  3. A box has 16 red beads and 12 blue beads. How many in all?
  4. Maya has 14 stickers. She gets 7 more. How many stickers now?
  5. There are 18 books. 6 are checked out. How many remain?
  6. 14 bags each have 8 marbles. How many marbles altogether?
  7. A box has 12 red beads and 7 blue beads. How many in all?
  8. 14 bags each have 5 marbles. How many marbles altogether?
  9. A box has 15 red beads and 8 blue beads. How many in all?
  10. A box has 14 red beads and 6 blue beads. How many in all?
  11. There are 21 books. 5 are checked out. How many remain?
  12. There are 22 books. 8 are checked out. How many remain?
  13. Maya has 14 stickers. She gets 10 more. How many stickers now?
  14. Maya has 16 stickers. She gets 11 more. How many stickers now?
  15. Maya has 12 stickers. She gets 6 more. How many stickers now?
  16. There are 17 books. 5 are checked out. How many remain?
  17. Maya has 12 stickers. She gets 12 more. How many stickers now?
  18. 16 bags each have 7 marbles. How many marbles altogether?
  19. A box has 12 red beads and 5 blue beads. How many in all?
  20. Maya has 14 stickers. She gets 8 more. How many stickers now?

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  1. 1. 23
  2. 2. 13
  3. 3. 28
  4. 4. 21
  5. 5. 12
  6. 6. 112
  7. 7. 19
  8. 8. 70
  9. 9. 23
  10. 10. 20
  11. 11. 16
  12. 12. 14
  13. 13. 24
  14. 14. 27
  15. 15. 18
  16. 16. 12
  17. 17. 24
  18. 18. 112
  19. 19. 17
  20. 20. 22

How to help with this skill

Second graders connect place value to addition, subtraction and familiar everyday situations. Encourage grouping into tens and ones.

  • 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.