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: ____________
1Maya picks 2 apples. Then Maya picks some more apples. Now Maya has 7 apples. How many more apples did Maya pick?
Answer: ______________ apples
2There are 3 birds in a tree. Some more birds fly to the tree. Now there are 8 birds in the tree. How many birds flew to the tree?
Answer: ______________ birds
3Nora has 10 stickers. Nora has 7 fewer stickers than Mei. How many stickers does Mei have?
Answer: ______________ stickers
4Theo caught 8 fish. Sam caught 5 fish. How many fewer fish did Sam catch than Theo?
Answer: ______________ fish
5Lily caught 13 fish. Leo caught 2 fewer fish than Lily. How many fish did Leo catch?
Answer: ______________ fish
6There are 17 apples in a basket. 15 are red and the rest are green. How many apples are green?
Answer: ______________ apples
7Lily finds some shells at the beach. Then Lily finds 5 more shells. Now Lily has 13 shells. How many shells did Lily find at first?
Answer: ______________ shells
8There are 10 cars in a parking lot. Some more cars drive in. Now there are 12 cars in the lot. How many cars drove in?
Answer: ______________ cars
9Jamal has 8 stickers. Theo has 2 stickers. How many more stickers does Jamal have than Theo?
Answer: ______________ stickers
10Maya has some stickers. Maya gives 3 stickers to Jamal. Now Maya has 3 stickers left. How many stickers did Maya have at first?
Answer: ______________ stickers
11Zoe finds some shells at the beach. Zoe gives 5 shells to Rosa. Now Zoe has 5 shells left. How many shells did Zoe find at first?
Answer: ______________ shells
12Jamal has 18 marbles. Aiden has 4 marbles. How many more marbles does Jamal have than Aiden?
Answer: ______________ marbles
Answer key: Story problems to 20
- 1. 5 apples
- 2. 5 birds
- 3. 17 stickers
- 4. 3 fish
- 5. 11 fish
- 6. 2 apples
- 7. 8 shells
- 8. 2 cars
- 9. 6 stickers
- 10. 6 stickers
- 11. 10 shells
- 12. 14 marbles
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