πagarwalmath · 1st grade · Common Core 1.OA.A.2
🧺 Three-number stories
Story problems adding three numbers (sum ≤ 20)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1In a game, Rosa scores 4 points, then 6 points, then 6 points. How many points does Rosa score in all? Which equation shows the story?
- A4 + 6 = ?
- B4 + 6 − 6 = ?
- C4 + 6 + 6 = ?
- D6 + 6 = ?
2A basket has 4 apples, 6 pears, and 4 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket?
Answer: ______________ pieces
3A basket has 2 apples, 3 pears, and 14 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket?
Answer: ______________ pieces
4Sam has 2 marbles, Zoe has 4, and Omar has 13. How many marbles do they have in all?
Answer: ______________ marbles
5Zoe sees 2 birds on Monday, 3 on Tuesday, and 13 on Wednesday. How many birds does Zoe see in all?
Answer: ______________ birds
6Mei reads 8 pages in the morning, 8 at lunch, and 2 after school. How many pages does Mei read in all?
Answer: ______________ pages
7Theo has 2 marbles, Maya has 9, and Jamal has 8. How many marbles do they have in all?
Answer: ______________ marbles
8Priya has 6 marbles, Lily has 5, and Ben has 9. How many marbles do they have in all?
Answer: ______________ marbles
9Nora has 7 marbles, Omar has 10, and Mei has 3. How many marbles do they have in all?
Answer: ______________ marbles
10In a game, Omar scores 20 points in three turns: 5, then 10, then some more. How many points does Omar score on the last turn?
Answer: ______________ points
11Sam reads 11 pages in one day: 2 in the morning, 5 at lunch, and the rest after school. How many pages does Sam read after school?
Answer: ______________ pages
12In a game, Sam scores 5 points, then 3 points, then 2 points. How many points does Sam score in all? Which equation shows the story?
- A5 + 3 = ?
- B10 − 2 = ?
- C5 + 3 + 2 = ?
- D3 + 2 = ?
Answer key: Three-number stories
- 1. C (4 + 6 + 6 = ?)
- 2. 14 pieces
- 3. 19 pieces
- 4. 19 marbles
- 5. 18 birds
- 6. 18 pages
- 7. 19 marbles
- 8. 20 marbles
- 9. 20 marbles
- 10. 5 points
- 11. 4 pages
- 12. C (5 + 3 + 2 = ?)
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