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: ____________
1Theo picks 15 apples. Theo puts 7 apples in a pie. How many apples does Theo have left?
Answer: ______________ apples
2There are 7 cars in a parking lot. 6 more cars drive in. How many cars are in the lot now?
Answer: ______________ cars
3The class library has 7 books. 4 are storybooks and the rest are science books. How many science books are there?
Answer: ______________ books
4There are 2 birds in a tree. 17 more birds fly to the tree. How many birds are in the tree now?
Answer: ______________ birds
5Rosa has 9 balloons. Rosa gets 4 more balloons at a party. How many balloons does Rosa have now?
Answer: ______________ balloons
6A tank has 4 blue fish and 3 striped fish. How many fish are in the tank?
Answer: ______________ fish
7Ana has 2 red crayons and 5 blue crayons. How many crayons does Ana have?
Answer: ______________ crayons
8Ana caught 8 fish. Zoe caught 3 fish. How many more fish did Ana catch than Zoe?
Answer: ______________ fish
9There are 2 dogs and 10 cats at the pet shop. How many pets are there in all?
Answer: ______________ pets
10Leo finds 5 shells at the beach. Then Leo finds some more shells. Now Leo has 9 shells. How many more shells did Leo find?
Answer: ______________ shells
114 kids are on the swings and 4 kids are on the slide. How many kids are playing?
Answer: ______________ kids
12There are 17 birds in a tree. 11 birds fly away. How many birds are left in the tree?
Answer: ______________ birds
Answer key: Story problems to 20
- 1. 8 apples
- 2. 13 cars
- 3. 3 books
- 4. 19 birds
- 5. 13 balloons
- 6. 7 fish
- 7. 7 crayons
- 8. 5 fish
- 9. 12 pets
- 10. 4 shells
- 11. 8 kids
- 12. 6 birds
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