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Grade 1 Addition and Subtraction Word Problems
Story problems within 20: adding to, taking from, comparing and finding the start.
- ๐ Grade 1
- ๐งฎ Math
- ๐ 1.OA.A.1
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Jack has 8 marbles. He finds 5 more. How many marbles does he have now?
- A 12
- B 3
- C 13
- D 14
There are 14 kids at the park. 6 kids go home. How many kids are still at the park?
- A 8
- B 9
- C 7
- D 20
Emma read 7 books. Noah read 9 books. How many more books did Noah read?
- A 2
- B 16
- C 1
- D 3
A garden has 6 red flowers, 4 yellow flowers and 3 pink flowers. How many flowers in all?
- A 12
- B 10
- C 14
- D 13
Zara had some stickers. She got 4 more. Now she has 11. How many did she have at first?
- A 8
- B 6
- C 7
- D 15
There are 12 muffins. 5 are blueberry and the rest are banana. How many are banana?
- A 6
- B 17
- C 7
- D 8
Owen has 9 toy cars. Lucy has 3 fewer cars than Owen. How many cars does Lucy have?
- A 12
- B 7
- C 5
- D 6
A class has 10 pencils in one cup and 8 in another cup. How many pencils in all?
- A 17
- B 19
- C 18
- D 2
Ruby picked 15 strawberries. She ate 7. How many strawberries does she have left?
- A 7
- B 9
- C 8
- D 22
There are 5 fish in a tank. Dad adds 5 more and then 2 more. How many fish now?
- A 13
- B 11
- C 10
- D 12
Liam has 13 blocks. Mia has 8 blocks. How many fewer blocks does Mia have?
- A 21
- B 6
- C 4
- D 5
Some birds were in a tree. 6 flew away. Then 9 were left. How many birds were there at first?
- A 15
- B 16
- C 14
- D 3
Ella has 7 shells. Max gives her 7 more. How many shells does Ella have?
- A 14
- B 13
- C 15
- D 16
A shelf has 17 books. Mom takes 9 books off. How many books are on the shelf now?
- A 26
- B 8
- C 7
- D 9
Sam scored 4 goals, then 6 goals, then 2 goals. How many goals did he score in all?
- A 10
- B 11
- C 13
- D 12
There are 20 seats on a bus. 11 seats have kids in them. How many seats are empty?
- A 31
- B 9
- C 10
- D 8
Ana has 6 apples. She needs 13 for a pie. How many more apples does she need?
- A 6
- B 7
- C 19
- D 8
A dog has 3 bones in the yard and 8 bones in its bed. How many bones does it have?
- A 11
- B 12
- C 5
- D 10
Ivy blew 16 bubbles. 10 bubbles popped. How many bubbles are still floating?
- A 6
- B 5
- C 26
- D 7
Ten ducks are on a pond. Some ducks fly in. Now there are 19 ducks. How many flew in?
- A 29
- B 9
- C 8
- D 10
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