πagarwalmath · 1st grade · Common Core 1.OA.A.1
🕵️ Story problems to 20
Add/subtract story problems within 20, unknown in any position
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Jamal picks 3 apples. Then Jamal picks some more apples. Now Jamal has 10 apples. How many more apples did Jamal pick?
Answer: ______________ apples
2Nora has 19 balloons. 2 balloons float away. How many balloons does Nora have left?
Answer: ______________ balloons
3There are 3 dogs and 5 cats at the pet shop. How many pets are there in all?
Answer: ______________ pets
4Leo finds 8 shells at the beach. Then Leo finds some more shells. Now Leo has 13 shells. How many more shells did Leo find?
Answer: ______________ shells
5Omar found 13 shells. Mei found 3 shells. How many more shells did Omar find than Mei?
Answer: ______________ shells
616 frogs sit on a log. Some frogs jump into the pond. Now 6 frogs are left on the log. How many frogs jumped into the pond?
Answer: ______________ frogs
7Sam has 4 stickers. Ben gives Sam some more stickers. Now Sam has 6 stickers. How many stickers did Ben give Sam?
Answer: ______________ stickers
8Maya bakes 7 cookies. Then Maya bakes some more cookies. Now there are 11 cookies. How many more cookies did Maya bake?
Answer: ______________ cookies
9Rosa has 5 marbles. Lily has 2 marbles. How many more marbles does Rosa have than Lily?
Answer: ______________ marbles
10There are 8 pets at the pet shop. 2 are dogs and the rest are cats. How many cats are there?
Answer: ______________ pets
114 kids are on the bus. At the next stop, some more kids get on. Now 9 kids are on the bus. How many kids got on?
Answer: ______________ kids
12Lily has 6 balloons. Some balloons float away. Now Lily has 3 balloons left. How many balloons floated away?
Answer: ______________ balloons
Answer key: Story problems to 20
- 1. 7 apples
- 2. 17 balloons
- 3. 8 pets
- 4. 5 shells
- 5. 10 shells
- 6. 10 frogs
- 7. 2 stickers
- 8. 4 cookies
- 9. 3 marbles
- 10. 6 pets
- 11. 5 kids
- 12. 3 balloons
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