First Grade Word Problems

A tree has 5 birds. Some more join. Now 11 birds are in the tree. How many birds join?

• 4

• 5

• 6

• 7

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CCSS.2.OA.C.3

There are 16 deer. Some have spots. 7 deer do not have spots.

How many deer have spots?

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CCSS.1.OA.A.1

A game has 9 square pieces, 7 circle pieces, and 3 triangle pieces. How many pieces are there?

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CCSS.2.OA.A.1

Jane reads 9 pages in the morning, 3 pages after lunch, and 4 pages before bed. Which equation shows how many pages Jane reads?

• 9 + 3 +12 =?

• 3 + 7 + 9 = ?

• 3+ 4 + 7 = ?

• 9 + 3 + 4 = ?

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CCSS.2.OA.A.1

Gina has 13 cousins. Some are boys and some are girls. Which equations show how many boy and girls cousins Gina has? Choose all the correct answers.

• 13 = 7+6

• 13 = 8 + 8

• 13 = 4+9

• 13 = 10 + 5

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CCSS.2.OA.A.1

Mel finds 16 stones. There are 9 flat stones. The rest of the stones are round. Which equation shows the stones Mel finds?

• 9 + 7 = 16

• 8 + 9 = 17

• 7 + 8 = 15

• 9 + 6 = 15

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CCSS.2.OA.A.1

Leo eats 5 green grapes. Aria eats 7 red grapes. How many grapes do they eat in all? Choose all the correct answers.

• 5 + 7 = ?

• ? + 7 = 5

• 5 + ? = 7

• 7 + 5 = ?

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CCSS.1.OA.A.1

J. C. walks 2 dogs and 9 cats. How many animals does J.C. walk?

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CCSS.2.OA.A.1

Akio finds 7 acorns and 6 pinecones on a nature hike. How many objects does Akio find?

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CCSS.2.OA.C.3

There are 8 squirrels in the park. Some more come. Now there are 15. How many squirrels came?

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CCSS.2.OA.C.3