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XP: 0 in all · Level 1

Every right answer gives you XP: 6 on the easiest questions, up to 14 on the hardest, plus 2 more for each answer in a row (up to +10). Lessons you've already mastered give half, so try something new for the most! Every 200 XP, you reach a new level.200 XP to Level 2

Coins: 0

Earn 5 coins for each star in Practice. In Math Race, get 10 for a win or 5 for finishing. In Monster Battle, get 10 for beating the monster or 3 for trying. In Asteroid Blaster, get 10 for finishing a mission or 3 for trying. Every Maze Quest gives 10. Spend them in Digit's House on hats, glasses, mustaches, pets, room decorations, and big room makeovers!

Streak: 0 days

Finish a game on different days in a row to grow your streak. Miss a day and it starts over, unless you have a 🛡️ streak shield from Digit's House: it saves your streak for one missed day (you can keep 2).

Badges

Earn badges for big moments: your first 3-star round, beating every monster, a 7-day streak, finding treasures, and more. See them all, and how close you are, on the badge wall in Digit's House.

Difficulty

Get 3 right in a row and questions get trickier. Miss 2 in a row and they get easier. Each skill remembers where you are.

The games

Practice

10 questions. Get most of them right for up to 3 stars. Use a hint if you're stuck.

Math Race

Get 10 right to reach the finish before Digit. A wrong answer doesn't move you back, but the clock keeps ticking. Win and Digit gets faster next time.

Monster Battle

The monster has 8 HP and you have 3 hearts. Each right answer throws something silly at it. Get 2 in a row to switch on ⚡ super power: then every hit does double damage until you miss. A wrong answer lets the monster take a heart. No clock, so take your time.

Asteroid Blaster

10 waves of falling asteroids, each with an answer. Tap the right one to blast it. Faster shots and streaks score more points. You have 3 shields: a wrong tap or a missed asteroid uses one.

Maze Quest

Help Digit through a maze with 8 locked doors. Answer to open each door; open it on the first try for a 💎. No clock and no lives: a wrong answer just means a new question. A treasure waits at the end. Can you find all 12?

Daily Challenge

One puzzle a day, the same for everyone in your grade. Your first try counts and earns 15 coins. Do one every day to grow your Daily streak, and share your result card with family!

Brain Break

A break from math: two fun questions about animals, space, our world, and more, every day. Each right answer earns 5 coins, and you'll learn a cool fact either way.

Challenge a friend

After a game, send a link. Your friend gets the exact same questions and tries to beat your score.

Settings

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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: ____________

  1. 1Mei finds 11 shells at the beach. Then Mei finds some more shells. Now Mei has 13 shells. How many more shells did Mei find?

    Answer: ______________ shells

  2. 2There are some cars in a parking lot. 15 more cars drive in. Now there are 19 cars in the lot. How many cars were in the lot at first?

    Answer: ______________ cars

  3. 3Ben picked 8 strawberries. Jamal picked 3 fewer strawberries than Ben. How many strawberries did Jamal pick?

    Answer: ______________ strawberries

  4. 4Mei picked 5 strawberries. Mei picked 6 fewer strawberries than Aiden. How many strawberries did Aiden pick?

    Answer: ______________ strawberries

  5. 5Nora has 15 stickers. Rosa has 8 stickers. How many more stickers does Nora have than Rosa?

    Answer: ______________ stickers

  6. 6Maya baked 12 muffins. Aiden baked 10 fewer muffins than Maya. How many muffins did Aiden bake?

    Answer: ______________ muffins

  7. 7Leo picks 13 apples. Then Leo picks some more apples. Now Leo has 15 apples. How many more apples did Leo pick?

    Answer: ______________ apples

  8. 8Aiden read 20 pages. Kai read 5 pages. How many fewer pages did Kai read than Aiden?

    Answer: ______________ pages

  9. 9There are 9 pets at the pet shop. 3 are dogs and the rest are cats. How many cats are there?

    Answer: ______________ pets

  10. 10Nora has some stickers. Nora gives 7 stickers to Theo. Now Nora has 11 stickers left. How many stickers did Nora have at first?

    Answer: ______________ stickers

  11. 11The class library has 12 books. 8 are storybooks and the rest are science books. How many science books are there?

    Answer: ______________ books

  12. 1213 frogs sit on a log. Some more frogs hop onto the log. Now 19 frogs are on the log. How many frogs hopped onto the log?

    Answer: ______________ frogs

Answer key: Story problems to 20

  1. 1. 2 shells
  2. 2. 4 cars
  3. 3. 5 strawberries
  4. 4. 11 strawberries
  5. 5. 7 stickers
  6. 6. 2 muffins
  7. 7. 2 apples
  8. 8. 15 pages
  9. 9. 6 pets
  10. 10. 18 stickers
  11. 11. 4 books
  12. 12. 6 frogs

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