Showing addition and subtraction

Mathematics · Addition & Subtraction · ages 4-6

Name ______________________ Date ____________

Ivy holds up 5 fingers. She folds 1 finger down. How many fingers are still up? Write the number.
Answer: ______________
A dot card shows 2 dots, then 3 more dots. How many dots are on the card in total?
- 6
- 4
- 5
- 7
These blocks show 3 and 2 put together. How many blocks in all?
- 4
- 5
- 6
You can draw a picture to show a subtraction problem.
Circle one: True False
Uma draws 3 circles and 4 triangles. How many shapes did Uma draw in total? Write the number.
Answer: ______________
Ben wants to draw a picture for 5 take away 2. What should he draw?
- 5 dots, with 2 crossed out
- 5 dots, with 2 more added
- Just 2 dots
Raj draws 6 stars. He crosses out 4 stars. How many stars are not crossed out?
- 1
- 4
- 3
- 2
Zoe says 7 minus 2 = 4. Is Zoe right?
Circle one: True False
Zoe puts up 3 fingers, then 2 more fingers. She only counts her first hand. What did Zoe do wrong?
- She forgot to count the 2 new fingers
- She started counting with the wrong hand
- She put up too many fingers
A drawing shows 5 fish. There must be 8 fish. How many more fish must be drawn? Write the number.
Answer: ______________

Answer key

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4 · Take 1 away from 5 to get 4.
5 · Put 2 and 3 together to get 5.
5 · 3 blocks and 2 blocks together make 5 blocks.
True · Yes, you can draw shapes and cross some out to show subtraction.
7 · Put 3 and 4 together to get 7.
5 dots, with 2 crossed out · Draw all 5 dots first, then cross out 2 to show what is taken away.
2 · Take 4 away from 6 to get 2.
False · Zoe is wrong: 7 minus 2 = 5.
She forgot to count the 2 new fingers · Zoe needs to count all her fingers, the first 3 and the 2 more.
3 · 5 and 3 make 8.