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: ____________
1Mei has 16 marbles. Leo has 14 marbles. How many more marbles does Mei have than Leo?
Answer: ______________ marbles
2Leo has 14 stickers. Priya gives Leo some more stickers. Now Leo has 16 stickers. How many stickers did Priya give Leo?
Answer: ______________ stickers
3Leo puts 5 flowers in a vase. 2 are red and the rest are yellow. How many flowers are yellow?
Answer: ______________ flowers
4Omar has 6 red crayons and 6 blue crayons. How many crayons does Omar have?
Answer: ______________ crayons
5Omar picked 13 strawberries. Mei picked 2 strawberries. How many more strawberries did Omar pick than Mei?
Answer: ______________ strawberries
6Nora caught 4 fish. Ana caught 2 fish. How many more fish did Nora catch than Ana?
Answer: ______________ fish
78 kids are on the bus. At the next stop, 2 kids get off. How many kids are still on the bus?
Answer: ______________ kids
8Ben read 15 pages. Sam read 7 pages. How many more pages did Ben read than Sam?
Answer: ______________ pages
9The gym has 12 soccer balls and 2 basketballs. How many balls does the gym have?
Answer: ______________ balls
10There are 4 birds in a tree. 7 more birds fly to the tree. How many birds are in the tree now?
Answer: ______________ birds
11There are 6 cars in a parking lot. Some cars drive away. Now there are 3 cars left in the lot. How many cars drove away?
Answer: ______________ cars
12Lily read 9 pages. Aiden read 7 pages. How many more pages did Lily read than Aiden?
Answer: ______________ pages
Answer key: Story problems to 20
- 1. 2 marbles
- 2. 2 stickers
- 3. 3 flowers
- 4. 12 crayons
- 5. 11 strawberries
- 6. 2 fish
- 7. 6 kids
- 8. 8 pages
- 9. 14 balls
- 10. 11 birds
- 11. 3 cars
- 12. 2 pages
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