Grade 1 Math Practice Test: Addition and Subtraction Word Problems
- Addition and Subtraction Word Problems
- 10 questions
- 12 minutes
These word problems use numbers up to 20. Read the story twice and ask: are things being put together, taken away or compared?
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Question 1
Mia has 8 red apples and 5 green apples. How many apples does Mia have in all?
Correct answer: D
Put the two groups together: 8 + 5 = 13. Making a ten helps: 8 + 2 = 10, and 3 more is 13.
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Question 2
There were 15 birds on a fence. Then 6 birds flew away. How many birds are still on the fence?
Correct answer: B
Birds flew away, so subtract: 15 − 6 = 9. Adding to get 21 is the trap, because the group got smaller.
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Question 3
Leo had some stickers. His friend gave him 4 more. Now Leo has 11 stickers. How many stickers did Leo have at first?
Correct answer: A
Think: what number plus 4 makes 11? 7 + 4 = 11. The answer 15 comes from adding 11 and 4, but Leo already counted those 4.
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Question 4
Sam has 12 marbles. Ana has 7 marbles. How many more marbles does Sam have than Ana?
Correct answer: B
To compare, find the difference: 12 − 7 = 5. The answer 19 adds the two numbers, which tells how many they have together, not how many more.
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Question 5
There are 4 pencils in a cup, 5 pencils in a box and 6 pencils on the desk. How many pencils are there in all?
Correct answer: C
Add all three groups: 4 + 5 + 6. Add 4 + 6 = 10 first, then 10 + 5 = 15.
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Question 6
Which number makes this true?
9 + ___ = 16
Correct answer: B
Count on from 9 to 16: that is 7 steps, so 9 + 7 = 16. The answer 25 adds 9 and 16, but 16 is already the total.
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Question 7
Ella had 14 crayons. She gave some crayons to Ben. Now she has 9 crayons. How many crayons did Ella give to Ben?
Correct answer: A
Ella went from 14 to 9 crayons. 14 − 9 = 5, so she gave away 5. Check: 9 + 5 = 14.
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Question 8
There are 13 children on the playground. Then 4 children go inside. Which number sentence tells how many children are still on the playground?
Correct answer: C
Children leave, so take 4 away from 13: 13 − 4 = 9. The sentence 13 + 4 = 17 would mean more children came.
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Question 9
Rita solves 8 + 6 by making a ten. She thinks: 8 + 2 = 10. What number does she add to 10 next?
Correct answer: D
Rita split 6 into 2 and 4. She used the 2 to make 10, so 4 is left: 10 + 4 = 14.
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Question 10
Jay has 6 toy cars. Kim has 3 more toy cars than Jay. How many toy cars does Kim have?
Correct answer: A
Kim has 3 more than 6, so add: 6 + 3 = 9. The answer 3 subtracts, but "more than" here means Kim has the bigger number.
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