πagarwalmath · 1st grade · Common Core 1.OA.A.2
🧺 Three-number stories
Story problems adding three numbers (sum ≤ 20)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Leo reads 3 pages in the morning, 3 at lunch, and 10 after school. How many pages does Leo read in all?
Answer: ______________ pages
2A basket has 14 pieces of fruit: 4 apples, 4 pears, and some plums. How many plums are there?
Answer: ______________ pieces
3A basket has 5 apples, 5 pears, and 4 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket?
Answer: ______________ pieces
4Theo has 2 marbles, Kai has 2, and Omar has 11. How many marbles do they have in all?
Answer: ______________ marbles
5In a game, Kai scores 5 points, then 2 points, then 8 points. How many points does Kai score in all? Which equation shows the story?
- A5 + 8 = ?
- B5 + 2 + 8 = ?
- C15 − 8 = ?
- D2 + 8 = ?
6A basket has 4 apples, 9 pears, and 6 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket?
Answer: ______________ pieces
7Zoe reads 12 pages in one day: 2 in the morning, 6 at lunch, and the rest after school. How many pages does Zoe read after school?
Answer: ______________ pages
8Jamal sees 20 birds in three days: 4 on Monday, 6 on Tuesday, and the rest on Wednesday. How many birds does Jamal see on Wednesday?
Answer: ______________ birds
9Theo sees 4 birds on Monday, 2 on Tuesday, and 13 on Wednesday. How many birds does Theo see in all?
Answer: ______________ birds
10Theo has 3 marbles, Lily has 5, and Jamal has 7. How many marbles do they have in all? Which equation shows the story?
- A15 − 7 = ?
- B3 + 5 + 7 = ?
- C3 + 5 = ?
- D3 + 7 = ?
11Theo has 8 marbles, Leo has 4, and Maya has 2. How many marbles do they have in all? Which equation shows the story?
- A4 + 2 = ?
- B8 + 4 = ?
- C8 + 4 + 2 = ?
- D8 + 2 = ?
12Nora sees 16 birds in three days: 3 on Monday, 5 on Tuesday, and the rest on Wednesday. How many birds does Nora see on Wednesday?
Answer: ______________ birds
Answer key: Three-number stories
- 1. 16 pages
- 2. 6 pieces
- 3. 14 pieces
- 4. 15 marbles
- 5. B (5 + 2 + 8 = ?)
- 6. 19 pieces
- 7. 4 pages
- 8. 10 birds
- 9. 19 birds
- 10. B (3 + 5 + 7 = ?)
- 11. C (8 + 4 + 2 = ?)
- 12. 8 birds
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