πagarwalmath · 1st grade · Common Core 1.OA.A.2
🧺 Three-number stories
Story problems adding three numbers (sum ≤ 20)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1In a game, Jamal scores 5 points, then 4 points, then 8 points. How many points does Jamal score in all?
Answer: ______________ points
2Priya has 6 marbles, Ben has 9, and Zoe has 4. How many marbles do they have in all?
Answer: ______________ marbles
3Sam reads 2 pages in the morning, 5 at lunch, and 13 after school. How many pages does Sam read in all?
Answer: ______________ pages
4Sam reads 15 pages in one day: 5 in the morning, 6 at lunch, and the rest after school. How many pages does Sam read after school?
Answer: ______________ pages
5In a game, Leo scores 17 points in three turns: 5, then 6, then some more. How many points does Leo score on the last turn?
Answer: ______________ points
6In a game, Maya scores 5 points, then 4 points, then 3 points. How many points does Maya score in all?
Answer: ______________ points
7A basket has 8 apples, 10 pears, and 2 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket?
Answer: ______________ pieces
8Mei, Kai, and Zoe have 19 marbles in all. Mei has 3 and Kai has 4. How many marbles does Zoe have?
Answer: ______________ marbles
9Nora sees 8 birds on Monday, 8 on Tuesday, and 2 on Wednesday. How many birds does Nora see in all?
Answer: ______________ birds
10In a game, Sam scores 3 points, then 2 points, then 5 points. How many points does Sam score in all?
Answer: ______________ points
11Jamal reads 15 pages in one day: 6 in the morning, 4 at lunch, and the rest after school. How many pages does Jamal read after school?
Answer: ______________ pages
12Priya reads 6 pages in the morning, 3 at lunch, and 11 after school. How many pages does Priya read in all? Which equation shows the story?
- A6 + 11 = ?
- B6 + 3 + 11 = ?
- C6 + 3 = ?
- D20 − 11 = ?
Answer key: Three-number stories
- 1. 17 points
- 2. 19 marbles
- 3. 20 pages
- 4. 4 pages
- 5. 6 points
- 6. 12 points
- 7. 20 pieces
- 8. 12 marbles
- 9. 18 birds
- 10. 10 points
- 11. 5 pages
- 12. B (6 + 3 + 11 = ?)
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