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: ____________
1Sam has 8 red crayons and 10 blue crayons. How many crayons does Sam have?
Answer: ______________ crayons
2Ana picked 8 strawberries. Theo picked 6 fewer strawberries than Ana. How many strawberries did Theo pick?
Answer: ______________ strawberries
3Priya finds some shells at the beach. Then Priya finds 2 more shells. Now Priya has 5 shells. How many shells did Priya find at first?
Answer: ______________ shells
4Jamal picks some apples. Then Jamal picks 3 more apples. Now Jamal has 14 apples. How many apples did Jamal pick at first?
Answer: ______________ apples
59 frogs sit on a log. 2 more frogs hop onto the log. How many frogs are on the log now?
Answer: ______________ frogs
6Sam baked 16 muffins. Theo baked 6 muffins. How many fewer muffins did Theo bake than Sam?
Answer: ______________ muffins
7Some kids are on the bus. At the next stop, 5 more kids get on. Now 8 kids are on the bus. How many kids were on the bus at first?
Answer: ______________ kids
8There are 14 birds in a tree. Some more birds fly to the tree. Now there are 16 birds in the tree. How many birds flew to the tree?
Answer: ______________ birds
9Ben picks some apples. Then Ben picks 4 more apples. Now Ben has 7 apples. How many apples did Ben pick at first?
Answer: ______________ apples
10Lily has some balloons. Lily gets 9 more balloons at a party. Now Lily has 12 balloons. How many balloons did Lily have at first?
Answer: ______________ balloons
11Jamal has 4 cards. Ana has 2 cards. How many fewer cards does Ana have than Jamal?
Answer: ______________ cards
12Theo caught 2 fish. Mei caught 3 more fish than Theo. How many fish did Mei catch?
Answer: ______________ fish
Answer key: Story problems to 20
- 1. 18 crayons
- 2. 2 strawberries
- 3. 3 shells
- 4. 11 apples
- 5. 11 frogs
- 6. 10 muffins
- 7. 3 kids
- 8. 2 birds
- 9. 3 apples
- 10. 3 balloons
- 11. 2 cards
- 12. 5 fish
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