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: ____________
1Lily read 10 pages. Priya read 3 pages. How many more pages did Lily read than Priya?
Answer: ______________ pages
2Mei has 14 crayons. 11 are red and the rest are blue. How many crayons are blue?
Answer: ______________ crayons
3Zoe has 2 balloons. Zoe gets some more balloons at a party. Now Zoe has 6 balloons. How many balloons did Zoe get at the party?
Answer: ______________ balloons
4Sam has 14 stickers. Sam gives some stickers to Aiden. Now Sam has 3 stickers left. How many stickers did Sam give to Aiden?
Answer: ______________ stickers
511 frogs sit on a log. Some more frogs hop onto the log. Now 20 frogs are on the log. How many frogs hopped onto the log?
Answer: ______________ frogs
6Zoe picks 5 apples. Zoe puts some apples in a pie. Now Zoe has 2 apples left. How many apples went in the pie?
Answer: ______________ apples
713 kids are on the bus. At the next stop, 2 kids get off. How many kids are still on the bus?
Answer: ______________ kids
8There are 7 cars in a parking lot. 5 more cars drive in. How many cars are in the lot now?
Answer: ______________ cars
9The class library has 5 storybooks and 11 science books. How many books are in the class library?
Answer: ______________ books
10There are 17 cars in a parking lot. 8 cars drive away. How many cars are left in the lot?
Answer: ______________ cars
11Mei has 7 cards. Kai has 4 cards. How many more cards does Mei have than Kai?
Answer: ______________ cards
12Ana picks 10 apples. Then Ana picks some more apples. Now Ana has 12 apples. How many more apples did Ana pick?
Answer: ______________ apples
Answer key: Story problems to 20
- 1. 7 pages
- 2. 3 crayons
- 3. 4 balloons
- 4. 11 stickers
- 5. 9 frogs
- 6. 3 apples
- 7. 11 kids
- 8. 12 cars
- 9. 16 books
- 10. 9 cars
- 11. 3 cards
- 12. 2 apples
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