Mastering Addition Word Problems for Grade 3

This video tutorial covers solving addition word problems by identifying key words that indicate addition, such as 'in all', 'total', and 'combined'. It provides examples involving counting children in a classroom, animals in a shelter, and cookies eaten. The tutorial emphasizes the importance of identifying clue words and labeling answers correctly in word problems.

Which of the following words typically indicates an addition operation in a word problem?

• total

• less than

• none of the above

• divided by

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CCSS.1.OA.A.1

What operation does the word 'combined' suggest in a math word problem?

• Subtraction

• Division

• Multiplication

• Addition

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8

In the context of word problems, what does the word 'sum' imply?

• Comparison

• Addition

• None of these

• Subtraction

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CCSS.1.OA.A.1

What does the phrase 'all together' suggest in a math word problem?

• Gathering terms

• None of the above

• Addition

• Sorting

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8

In the classroom example, how many children are there in total?

• 26

• 28

• 14

• 12

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CCSS.1.OA.A.1

What is the total number of children in Miss Brown's classroom?

• 12 boys

• 14 girls

• 26 children

• 28 children

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CCSS.1.NBT.A.1

How many animals are at the shelter in total?

• 2

• 11

• 28

• 41

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CCSS.1.NBT.A.1

What is the correct way to label the answer for the total number of cookies Emma ate?

• 7

• Seven

• 7 cookies

• Cookies 7

Which word in the problem about Emma's cookies indicates an addition operation?

• cookie

• Emma

• in all

• ate

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CCSS.4.OA.A.3

How should the answer be presented in a word problem involving counting animals?

• Just the number

• None of the above

• Number with the type of animal

• With a question mark

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CCSS.1.NBT.A.1