πagarwalmath · 1st grade · Common Core 1.OA.A.2
🧺 Three-number stories
Story problems adding three numbers (sum ≤ 20)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Ana sees 13 birds in three days: 4 on Monday, 6 on Tuesday, and the rest on Wednesday. How many birds does Ana see on Wednesday?
Answer: ______________ birds
2A basket has 16 pieces of fruit: 6 apples, 6 pears, and some plums. How many plums are there?
Answer: ______________ pieces
3Kai has 4 marbles, Rosa has 8, and Priya has 6. How many marbles do they have in all?
Answer: ______________ marbles
4In a game, Priya scores 8 points, then 6 points, then 2 points. How many points does Priya score in all?
Answer: ______________ points
5A basket has 5 apples, 10 pears, and 5 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket?
Answer: ______________ pieces
6Zoe reads 5 pages in the morning, 4 at lunch, and 8 after school. How many pages does Zoe read in all?
Answer: ______________ pages
7In a game, Ana scores 13 points in three turns: 2, then 3, then some more. How many points does Ana score on the last turn?
Answer: ______________ points
8A basket has 20 pieces of fruit: 5 apples, 10 pears, and some plums. How many plums are there?
Answer: ______________ pieces
9Omar has 6 marbles, Jamal has 2, and Zoe has 11. How many marbles do they have in all?
Answer: ______________ marbles
10Mei sees 5 birds on Monday, 6 on Tuesday, and 5 on Wednesday. How many birds does Mei see in all?
Answer: ______________ birds
11A basket has 15 pieces of fruit: 5 apples, 3 pears, and some plums. How many plums are there?
Answer: ______________ pieces
12Zoe reads 3 pages in the morning, 8 at lunch, and 7 after school. How many pages does Zoe read in all?
Answer: ______________ pages
Answer key: Three-number stories
- 1. 3 birds
- 2. 4 pieces
- 3. 18 marbles
- 4. 16 points
- 5. 20 pieces
- 6. 17 pages
- 7. 8 points
- 8. 5 pieces
- 9. 19 marbles
- 10. 16 birds
- 11. 7 pieces
- 12. 18 pages
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