πagarwalmath · 1st grade · Common Core 1.OA.A.2
🧺 Three-number stories
Story problems adding three numbers (sum ≤ 20)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1In a game, Omar scores 3 points, then 4 points, then 7 points. How many points does Omar score in all? Which equation shows the story?
- A3 + 7 = ?
- B4 + 7 = ?
- C3 + 4 = ?
- D3 + 4 + 7 = ?
2In a game, Ana scores 4 points, then 6 points, then 3 points. How many points does Ana score in all?
Answer: ______________ points
3Maya sees 4 birds on Monday, 3 on Tuesday, and 11 on Wednesday. How many birds does Maya see in all? Which equation shows the story?
- A4 + 3 = ?
- B3 + 11 = ?
- C4 + 3 + 11 = ?
- D18 − 11 = ?
4A basket has 12 pieces of fruit: 2 apples, 2 pears, and some plums. How many plums are there?
Answer: ______________ pieces
5Ben, Omar, and Rosa have 20 marbles in all. Ben has 3 and Omar has 4. How many marbles does Rosa have?
Answer: ______________ marbles
6Leo reads 4 pages in the morning, 3 at lunch, and 8 after school. How many pages does Leo read in all?
Answer: ______________ pages
7Theo has 6 marbles, Priya has 6, and Zoe has 7. How many marbles do they have in all? Which equation shows the story?
- A6 + 7 = ?
- B6 + 6 = ?
- C6 + 6 + 7 = ?
- D19 − 7 = ?
8Aiden reads 6 pages in the morning, 3 at lunch, and 3 after school. How many pages does Aiden read in all?
Answer: ______________ pages
9Jamal sees 3 birds on Monday, 4 on Tuesday, and 3 on Wednesday. How many birds does Jamal see in all?
Answer: ______________ birds
10In a game, Rosa scores 16 points in three turns: 6, then 6, then some more. How many points does Rosa score on the last turn?
Answer: ______________ points
11Rosa sees 17 birds in three days: 8 on Monday, 7 on Tuesday, and the rest on Wednesday. How many birds does Rosa see on Wednesday?
Answer: ______________ birds
12Rosa has 5 marbles, Jamal has 5, and Omar has 3. How many marbles do they have in all?
Answer: ______________ marbles
Answer key: Three-number stories
- 1. D (3 + 4 + 7 = ?)
- 2. 13 points
- 3. C (4 + 3 + 11 = ?)
- 4. 8 pieces
- 5. 13 marbles
- 6. 15 pages
- 7. C (6 + 6 + 7 = ?)
- 8. 12 pages
- 9. 10 birds
- 10. 4 points
- 11. 2 birds
- 12. 13 marbles
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