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Solving word problems

Mathematics · Addition & Subtraction · ages 4-6
Name ______________________   Date ____________

  1. There are 4 apples on a plate. All 4 are eaten. How many apples remain on the plate?

    Answer: ______________

  2. 1 child is at a table. 3 more join. To find how many children there are now, what should you do with counters?

    • Put the two groups together
    • Take all three new counters away
    • Count only the three new counters
    • Leave out the first child's counter

  3. There are 7 apples. 3 are eaten. How many apples are left?

    • 3
    • 4
    • 5

  4. There are 3 apples and 1 is eaten. To find how many remain, cross out 1 of the 3 apples. Does this model match?

    Circle one:   True   False

  5. Ava has 6 shells. She finds no new shells and keeps all her shells. How many shells does she have now?

    Answer: ______________

  6. Leo has one group of 5 dots and another group of 2 dots on his paper. How many dots are there in all?

    • 5
    • 6
    • 7

  7. One basket holds 2 blocks and another holds 6 blocks. How many blocks are in the two baskets altogether?

    • 9
    • 8
    • 7
    • 6

  8. There are 5 apples and 3 cups. 2 apples are eaten. Pat counts the apples left and the cups, and says 6 apples remain. Does Pat's answer match?

    Circle one:   True   False

  9. A story starts with 5 blocks and says 3 more join. Ben crosses out 3 of the 5 blocks and gets 2. What should he do instead?

    • Put 3 more with the 5 blocks
    • Take 3 blocks from the 5 blocks
    • Use 3 blocks and leave out the 5

  10. 8 birds are on a fence. 2 fly away. Then 1 bird flies back. How many birds are on the fence now?

    Answer: ______________

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Solving word problems W1-mt_yJmvUCCym7-s1

  1. 0 · All 4 apples are taken away. None remain, so the answer is 0.
  2. Put the two groups together · Keep a counter for the first child and add counters for all 3 children who join.
  3. 4 · Start with 7 apples and take away 3 that got eaten. That leaves 4 apples.
  4. True · The model starts with 3 apples and removes the 1 eaten apple.
  5. 6 · No shells join Ava's group and none leave it. She still has 6 shells.
  6. 7 · Count both groups. 5 dots and 2 dots make 7 dots.
  7. 8 · Include the blocks in both baskets. The two groups make 8 blocks.
  8. False · There are 3 apples left. Counting those apples and the 3 cups gives 6 things, but not 6 apples.
  9. Put 3 more with the 5 blocks · The 3 blocks join the starting group. Keep all 5 and add the 3 joining blocks to make 8.
  10. 7 · Taking 2 from 8 leaves 6. The returning bird joins them, making 7.
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