Word Problems

Word Problems

Addition Keywords

• altogether

• total

• in all

• sum

• combined

Multiple Choice

Jaylen has a book that is 11 centimeters tall and another that is 14 centimeters tall. How tall are her books combined?

Which word tells you this is an addition problem?

• centimeters

• combined

• tall

Multiple Choice

Jaylen has a book that is 11 centimeters tall and another that is 14 centimeters tall. How tall are her books combined?

• 25

• 33

• 13

Multiple Choice

Mariah went to the market and bought two loaves of bread. One was 8 inches long and the other was 9 inches long. How long were the loaves of bread in total?

Which word tells you this is an addition problem?

• total

• two

• long

Multiple Choice

Mariah went to the market and bought two loaves of bread. One was 8 inches long and the other was 9 inches long. How long were the loaves of bread in total?

• 89

• 16

• 17

• 15

Subtraction Keywords

• difference

• less than

• how much more

• how many more

• take away

• left over

Multiple Choice

Emery is 40 inches tall and Joseph is 60 inches tall. What is the difference between Emery and Joseph's height?

What words tell you that this is subtraction?

• tall

• difference

• height

Multiple Choice

Emery is 40 inches tall and Joseph is 60 inches tall. What is the difference between Emery and Joseph's height?

• 100

• 20

Multiple Choice

Josh had a paper that was 30 centimeters long. He cut off 20 centimeters. How many centimeters of paper are left over?

What word shows that this is subtraction?

• long

• centimeters

• are left over

Multiple Choice

Josh had a paper that was 30 centimeters long. He cut off 20 centimeters. How many centimeters of paper are left over?

• 10

• 50

• 20