πagarwalmath · 1st grade · Common Core 1.OA.A.2
🧺 Three-number stories
Story problems adding three numbers (sum ≤ 20)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1In a game, Lily scores 3 points, then 4 points, then 5 points. How many points does Lily score in all?
Answer: ______________ points
2A basket has 6 apples, 5 pears, and 4 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket?
Answer: ______________ pieces
3Zoe sees 8 birds on Monday, 10 on Tuesday, and 2 on Wednesday. How many birds does Zoe see in all?
Answer: ______________ birds
4Ana reads 19 pages in one day: 4 in the morning, 9 at lunch, and the rest after school. How many pages does Ana read after school?
Answer: ______________ pages
5Lily has 4 marbles, Sam has 4, and Priya has 9. How many marbles do they have in all?
Answer: ______________ marbles
6Leo has 4 marbles, Nora has 3, and Zoe has 12. How many marbles do they have in all? Which equation shows the story?
- A4 + 3 + 12 = ?
- B4 + 12 = ?
- C4 + 3 = ?
- D3 + 12 = ?
7Zoe has 4 marbles, Jamal has 7, and Rosa has 6. How many marbles do they have in all? Which equation shows the story?
- A4 + 6 = ?
- B4 + 7 = ?
- C7 + 6 = ?
- D4 + 7 + 6 = ?
8Nora sees 2 birds on Monday, 4 on Tuesday, and 4 on Wednesday. How many birds does Nora see in all?
Answer: ______________ birds
9A basket has 5 apples, 3 pears, and 2 plums. How many pieces of fruit are in the basket?
Answer: ______________ pieces
10Aiden reads 5 pages in the morning, 7 at lunch, and 5 after school. How many pages does Aiden read in all?
Answer: ______________ pages
11Zoe sees 5 birds on Monday, 5 on Tuesday, and 5 on Wednesday. How many birds does Zoe see in all?
Answer: ______________ birds
12Zoe sees 5 birds on Monday, 6 on Tuesday, and 6 on Wednesday. How many birds does Zoe see in all? Which equation shows the story?
- A5 + 6 − 6 = ?
- B6 + 6 = ?
- C5 + 6 + 6 = ?
- D17 − 6 = ?
Answer key: Three-number stories
- 1. 12 points
- 2. 15 pieces
- 3. 20 birds
- 4. 6 pages
- 5. 17 marbles
- 6. A (4 + 3 + 12 = ?)
- 7. D (4 + 7 + 6 = ?)
- 8. 10 birds
- 9. 10 pieces
- 10. 17 pages
- 11. 15 birds
- 12. C (5 + 6 + 6 = ?)
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