10 questions
1st - 3rd Grade
Mathematics
Number Rack Ways to Make 10 is a Grade 1–3 mathematics worksheet that helps students find number combinations for target numbers. Across 10 questions, including 7 multiple-choice items, 2 multiple-select items, and 1 open-ended prompt, students identify ways to make 10 and select combinations that make 8 and 6. The open-ended item asks students to generate all the ways to make 10, while the selection questions require them to evaluate several choices and choose every correct combination. This free printable worksheet builds part-part-whole understanding, careful comparison of number combinations, and fluency with composing numbers. It is useful for guided practice, independent work, or a quick check of whether students can recognize and produce multiple combinations rather than identify only one answer. The worksheet includes a complete answer key for efficient review and grading.
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WorksheetsAnswer Key5+5=10
4+2=6
6+2=8
5+0=5
4+5=9
3+3=6
7+2=9
This worksheet practices finding number combinations that make target numbers, with prompts focused on 10, 8, and 6. Its 10 items combine multiple-choice, multiple-select, and open-ended formats, so students both recognize valid combinations and generate all the ways to make 10.
Begin by modeling how a number rack can show two parts that combine to make a target number, then have students explain how they know a combination works. Use the multiple-choice and multiple-select items to compare possible combinations, and finish with the open-ended prompt so students generate all the ways to make 10 independently.
Watch for students selecting only one correct option on the multiple-select questions instead of checking every combination that makes 8 or 6. In the open-ended item, students may give one way to make 10 but miss additional combinations, or include a pair whose total is not 10. Ask students to verify each choice by combining its two parts.
Wayground provides this worksheet as a printable PDF and as a digital quiz, with a complete answer key for all 10 questions. You can review digital responses in Wayground, or grade printable submissions by scanning student work with the Wayground for Teachers app. The printable version also gives schools an option for reducing screen time.
In the worksheet’s Advanced Settings, adjust font spacing or choose a larger font size to make the number-combination prompts easier to read. You can also enable a dyslexia-friendly font or translate the worksheet into another language when those options support students working with the multiple-choice, multiple-select, and open-ended items.
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