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WorksheetsWhich operation?
Total questions: 55
Worksheet time: 3570secs
Name
Class
Date
1.
What operation does sum mean?
a)
add
b)
subract
c)
multiply
d)
divide
2.
What operation can be described by putting two groups into one?
a)
add
b)
subtract
c)
multiply
d)
divide
3.
Read the story problem and decide which operation you would use to solve the problem.
Mary's father goes on a lot of business trips. Last month he flew 5,391 miles. The month before he flew 2,469 miles. How many miles has he flown in the last two months?
Mary's father goes on a lot of business trips. Last month he flew 5,391 miles. The month before he flew 2,469 miles. How many miles has he flown in the last two months?
a)
add
b)
subtract
c)
multiply
d)
divide
4.
What operation does the word difference mean?
a)
add
b)
subtract
c)
multiply
d)
divide
5.
What operation can be described as taking part of the whole away?
a)
add
b)
subtract
c)
multiply
d)
divide
6.
Read the story problem and then decide which operation you need to use to solve the problem.
Abe has to write a story 500 words long. He has already written 231 words. How many more words does Abe need to write?
Abe has to write a story 500 words long. He has already written 231 words. How many more words does Abe need to write?
a)
add
b)
subtract
c)
multiply
d)
divide
7.
What operation does the word "product" mean?
a)
add
b)
subtract
c)
multiply
d)
divide
8.
What operation can be described as putting many equal groups together?
a)
add
b)
subtract
c)
multiply
d)
divide
9.
Read the story problem and decide which operation you would use to solve the problem.
Janice bought some apples. She placed three in each of her 6 bags. How many apples did she buy in all?
Janice bought some apples. She placed three in each of her 6 bags. How many apples did she buy in all?
a)
add
b)
subtract
c)
mulitply
d)
divide
10.
What operation does the word quotient mean?
a)
add
b)
subtract
c)
multiply
d)
divide
11.
What operation can be described as taking a group of things and putting them into equal groups?
a)
add
b)
subtract
c)
multiply
d)
divide
12.
Read the story problem and decide which operation you would use to solve the problem.
Jamie has 35 baseball cards. He puts them in sleeves that hold 7 cards each. How many sleeves will he use?
Jamie has 35 baseball cards. He puts them in sleeves that hold 7 cards each. How many sleeves will he use?
a)
add
b)
subtract
c)
multiply
d)
divide
13.
Ms. Navarro found $550 on the ground (!) and because Emiliano, Brianna, Lina, and Marcelo was with her, she decided she would split her findings with them! How much will each student get?
a)
Add
b)
Multiply
c)
Divide
d)
Subtract
14.
Christ has $150, Roxanna has $300, Alexa has $80, Damien has $200. How much do they have altogether?
a)
Add
b)
Multiply
c)
Divide
d)
Subtract
15.
The 5th grade Fall Festival booth sold $850 worth of tickets! However, $75 of that amount went towards prizes and must be paid back. How much money did they actually make?
a)
Add
b)
Multiply
c)
Divide
d)
Subtract
16.
A group of 40 campers volunteered to carry boats down to the lake. If it takes 2 campers to carry each boat, how many boats will the group be able to carry?
a)
Add
b)
Multiply
c)
Divide
d)
Subtract
17.
Last year, Amazon sold 46,776 printed books. It also sold 47,571 electronic books. How many books did Amazon sell in all?
a)
Add
b)
Multiply
c)
Divide
d)
Subtract
18.
A farmer will need 30,155 liters of water for his banana crop. he will also need 94,266 liters of water for his mangoes. In all, how many liters of water should the farmer plan to use?
a)
Add
b)
Multiply
c)
Divide
d)
Subtract
19.
While playing a video game, Paulie scored 5,148 points. He and his brother together have a total of 7,169 point. How many points does Paulie's brother have?
a)
Add
b)
Multiply
c)
Divide
d)
Subtract
20.
Crayola recently changed its labels. It currently has a total of 7,025 crayons in stock, 2,420 of which have the new label. How many crayons with the old label does Crayola have in stock?
a)
Add
b)
Multiply
c)
Divide
d)
Subtract
21.
At Hershey Park, the roller coaster had 10 cars and each car can hold 5 people. How many people can ride the coaster at the same time?
a)
Add
b)
Multiply
c)
Divide
d)
Subtract
22.
The shelter is collecting blankets for the homeless. So far, they have collected a total of 5,888 blankets. 4,677 of these blankets are new and the rest are unused. How many of the blankets are used?
a)
Add
b)
Multiply
c)
Divide
d)
Subtract
23.
Last year, 45,123 people were born in a country, and 4,763 people immigrated to it. How many new people began living in the country last year?
a)
Add
b)
Multiply
c)
Divide
d)
Subtract
24.
When you are looking for a value and there ARE equal groups, you will most likely be using which operation?
a)
Add or Subtract
b)
Multiply or Divide
25.
When you are looking for a value and there are NOT equal groups, you will most likely be using which operation?
a)
Add or Subtract
b)
Multiply or Divide
26.
Robin has 9 packages of gum. There are 12 pieces in each package. How many pieces of gum does Robin have?
a)
multiply
b)
divide
c)
add
d)
subtract
27.
63 people are going to the zoo. There are 3 cars to take people to the zoo. How many will go in each car if the same number go in each car?
a)
subtract
b)
divide
c)
multiply
d)
add
28.
I have 80 cents to buy candy. If each gumdrop costs 4 cents, how many gumdrops can I buy?
a)
add
b)
subtract
c)
multiply
d)
divide
29.
A pet store had 6 siamese cats. If they sold 2 of them, how many cats did they still have? Choose the operation.
a)
addition
b)
subtraction
c)
multiplication
d)
division
30.
Each room in a new house needs to have 2 outlets. If the contractor buys 14 outlets, how many rooms are in the house? Choose the operation.
a)
addition
b)
subtraction
c)
multiplication
d)
division
31.
There are 7 different books in the 'Crazy Silly School' series. If you read 5 of the books, how many more do you still have to read?Choose the operation.
a)
addition
b)
subtraction
c)
multiplication
d)
division
32.
For Lana's birthday she received 25 dollars from her friends. If each friends gave her 5 dollars, how many friends gave her money?Choose the operation.
a)
addition
b)
subtraction
c)
multiplication
d)
division
33.
Jerry was helping his mom wash clothes. They washed 8 loads with 6 towels in each load. How many towels did they wash total?Choose the operation.
a)
addition
b)
subtraction
c)
multiplication
d)
division
34.
An architect was building a hotel downtown. He built it with 6 rooms total. If there are 2 rooms on each story, how many stories tall is the hotel? Choose the operation.
a)
addition
b)
subtraction
c)
multiplication
d)
division
35.
Sarah had 976 apps on her phone. To free up some space she deleted 434 of the apps. How many apps did she have left? Choose the operation.
a)
addition
b)
subtraction
c)
multiplication
d)
division
36.
Robin collected 489 cans for recycling. If she put 254 cans in one bag, how many cans did she have left? Choose the operation.
a)
addition
b)
subtraction
c)
multiplication
d)
division
37.
A group of 6 friends were dressing as pirates for Halloween. If each costume cost 6 dollars, how much did they spend? Choose the operation.
a)
addition
b)
subtraction
c)
multiplication
d)
division
38.
Adam is helping to put away books. If he has 42 books to put away and each shelf can hold 7 books, how many shelves will he need? Choose the operation.
a)
addition
b)
subtraction
c)
multiplication
d)
division
39.
A pet store had 7 cages of snakes with 8 snakes in each cage. How many snakes did the pet store have total? Choose the operation.
a)
addition
b)
subtraction
c)
multiplication
d)
division
40.
Bianca was helping her mom plant vegetables in the garden. Together they planted 5 rows of potatoes with 7 in each row. How many potatoes did they plant total? Choose the operation.
a)
addition
b)
subtraction
c)
multiplication
d)
division
41.
Paige was buying DVDs of her favorite TV series. Each season had 7 DVDs. If she bought 4 seasons, how many DVDs did she buy total? Choose the operation.
a)
addition
b)
subtraction
c)
multiplication
d)
division
42.
A group of 27 friends were playing video games. Later 9 more friends came over. How many people were there total? Choose the operation.
a)
addition
b)
subtraction
c)
multiplication
d)
division
43.
At the state fair Paul spent 38 tickets on the roller coaster and 100 tickets on the ferris wheel. How many tickets did he spend total? Choose the operation.
a)
addition
b)
subtraction
c)
multiplication
d)
division
44.
An architect was building a hotel downtown. He built it with 6 rooms total. If there are 3 rooms on each story, how many stories tall is the hotel? Choose the operation.
a)
addition
b)
subtraction
c)
multiplication
d)
division
45.
An industrial machine can make 6 shirts every minute. How many shirts would it have made in 9 minutes? Choose the operation.
a)
addition
b)
subtraction
c)
multiplication
d)
division
46.
Larry's Lawn Care charges 3 dollars to trim a hedge. If Roger has 8 hedges, how much would they charge him to cut his hedges? Choose the operation.
a)
addition
b)
subtraction
c)
multiplication
d)
division
47.
There are 12 students in the school band. If the band instructor put the students into rows with 2 students in each row, how many rows could he make? Choose the operation.
a)
addition
b)
subtraction
c)
multiplication
d)
division
48.
How many more is a keyword used in subtraction word problems.
a)
True
b)
False
49.
Which keyword can be used in addition word problems?
a)
less than
b)
how many more
c)
in all
d)
fewer
50.
Decrease is a keyword that is used with ________ problems.
a)
Addition
b)
Subtraction
51.
Together tells you to....
a)
Add
b)
Subtract
52.
How much is left is a phrase that tells you to...
a)
Add
b)
Subtract
53.
Which operation should you preform when you see the word "per" ?
a)
addition
b)
subtraction
c)
multiplication
d)
division
54.
Which operation should you preform when you see the word "triple" ?
a)
addition
b)
subtraction
c)
multiplication
d)
division
55.
Which operation should you preform when you see the word "double" ?
a)
addition
b)
subtraction
c)
multiplication
d)
division
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