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: ____________
1Leo finds 18 shells at the beach. Leo gives some shells to Rosa. Now Leo has 15 shells left. How many shells did Leo give to Rosa?
Answer: ______________ shells
2There are some birds in a tree. 4 more birds fly to the tree. Now there are 13 birds in the tree. How many birds were in the tree at first?
Answer: ______________ birds
3Maya found 5 shells. Maya found 2 more shells than Nora. How many shells did Nora find?
Answer: ______________ shells
4Zoe caught 8 fish. Aiden caught 6 fish. How many fewer fish did Aiden catch than Zoe?
Answer: ______________ fish
5Leo has some balloons. 4 balloons float away. Now Leo has 2 balloons left. How many balloons did Leo have at first?
Answer: ______________ balloons
6Nora read 18 pages. Nora read 2 more pages than Theo. How many pages did Theo read?
Answer: ______________ pages
7Jamal has 15 stickers. Mei has 2 stickers. How many fewer stickers does Mei have than Jamal?
Answer: ______________ stickers
8Theo has 5 marbles. Theo has 6 fewer marbles than Lily. How many marbles does Lily have?
Answer: ______________ marbles
914 kids are playing. 12 are on the swings and the rest are on the slide. How many kids are on the slide?
Answer: ______________ kids
10Nora found 20 shells. Sam found 11 shells. How many fewer shells did Sam find than Nora?
Answer: ______________ shells
11Rosa picks 8 apples. Rosa puts some apples in a pie. Now Rosa has 3 apples left. How many apples went in the pie?
Answer: ______________ apples
12Lily has 4 marbles. Nora has 2 marbles. How many more marbles does Lily have than Nora?
Answer: ______________ marbles
Answer key: Story problems to 20
- 1. 3 shells
- 2. 9 birds
- 3. 3 shells
- 4. 2 fish
- 5. 6 balloons
- 6. 16 pages
- 7. 13 stickers
- 8. 11 marbles
- 9. 2 kids
- 10. 9 shells
- 11. 5 apples
- 12. 2 marbles
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