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 puts 7 flowers in a vase. 4 are red and the rest are yellow. How many flowers are yellow?
Answer: ______________ flowers
2Rosa has 4 balloons. 2 balloons float away. How many balloons does Rosa have left?
Answer: ______________ balloons
3Sam has 7 stickers. Theo has 4 stickers. How many more stickers does Sam have than Theo?
Answer: ______________ stickers
4Nora picks 18 apples. Nora puts some apples in a pie. Now Nora has 14 apples left. How many apples went in the pie?
Answer: ______________ apples
5Priya bakes 6 cookies. Then Priya bakes 5 more cookies. How many cookies are there now?
Answer: ______________ cookies
6Omar has 10 balloons. 4 balloons float away. How many balloons does Omar have left?
Answer: ______________ balloons
79 frogs sit on a log. 7 frogs jump into the pond. How many frogs are left on the log?
Answer: ______________ frogs
8There are 3 dogs and 16 cats at the pet shop. How many pets are there in all?
Answer: ______________ pets
9Mei has 4 stickers. Ana gives Mei 7 more stickers. How many stickers does Mei have now?
Answer: ______________ stickers
10Sam bakes 5 cookies. Then Sam bakes some more cookies. Now there are 16 cookies. How many more cookies did Sam bake?
Answer: ______________ cookies
1110 ducks swim in a pond. Some ducks waddle away. Now 7 ducks are left in the pond. How many ducks waddled away?
Answer: ______________ ducks
125 kids are on the bus. At the next stop, 3 more kids get on. How many kids are on the bus now?
Answer: ______________ kids
Answer key: Story problems to 20
- 1. 3 flowers
- 2. 2 balloons
- 3. 3 stickers
- 4. 4 apples
- 5. 11 cookies
- 6. 6 balloons
- 7. 2 frogs
- 8. 19 pets
- 9. 11 stickers
- 10. 11 cookies
- 11. 3 ducks
- 12. 8 kids
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