πagarwalmath · 1st grade · Common Core 1.OA.A.2
🧺 Three-number stories
Story problems adding three numbers (sum ≤ 20)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1In a game, Ben scores 3 points, then 5 points, then 7 points. How many points does Ben score in all?
Answer: ______________ points
2A basket has 3 apples, 4 pears, and 7 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket?
Answer: ______________ pieces
3Nora sees 5 birds on Monday, 4 on Tuesday, and 10 on Wednesday. How many birds does Nora see in all?
Answer: ______________ birds
4Maya sees 18 birds in three days: 5 on Monday, 4 on Tuesday, and the rest on Wednesday. How many birds does Maya see on Wednesday?
Answer: ______________ birds
5A basket has 3 apples, 3 pears, and 7 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket?
Answer: ______________ pieces
6Nora reads 19 pages in one day: 6 in the morning, 4 at lunch, and the rest after school. How many pages does Nora read after school?
Answer: ______________ pages
7Ana sees 13 birds in three days: 5 on Monday, 6 on Tuesday, and the rest on Wednesday. How many birds does Ana see on Wednesday?
Answer: ______________ birds
8In a game, Nora scores 18 points in three turns: 3, then 8, then some more. How many points does Nora score on the last turn?
Answer: ______________ points
9Ana sees 7 birds on Monday, 4 on Tuesday, and 3 on Wednesday. How many birds does Ana see in all?
Answer: ______________ birds
10Ben sees 17 birds in three days: 6 on Monday, 7 on Tuesday, and the rest on Wednesday. How many birds does Ben see on Wednesday?
Answer: ______________ birds
11Nora reads 17 pages in one day: 7 in the morning, 7 at lunch, and the rest after school. How many pages does Nora read after school?
Answer: ______________ pages
12Zoe sees 8 birds on Monday, 3 on Tuesday, and 2 on Wednesday. How many birds does Zoe see in all?
Answer: ______________ birds
Answer key: Three-number stories
- 1. 15 points
- 2. 14 pieces
- 3. 19 birds
- 4. 9 birds
- 5. 13 pieces
- 6. 9 pages
- 7. 2 birds
- 8. 7 points
- 9. 14 birds
- 10. 4 birds
- 11. 3 pages
- 12. 13 birds
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