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Word Problem Clue Words

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the main math operations? Click all that apply.

a)

addition

b)

multiplication

c)

division

d)

subtraction

2.

Which clue words let you know you should do ADDITION (+)? Click all that apply.

a)

in all

b)

take away

c)

total

d)

divided by

3.

Which MATH OPERATION should you do?


"There are 96 crayons in a box. Jordan lost 9 of them. How many are left?

a)

addition

b)

subtraction

c)

multiplication

d)

division

4.

What CLUE words let you know what to do?


"There are 96 crayons in a box. Jordan lost 9 of them. How many are left?

a)

There are

b)

in a box

c)

how many are left

d)

of them

5.

What are clue words for DIVISION?

a)

divided by

b)

split evenly

c)

equal groups

d)

take away

e)

altogether

6.

Which operation should you do to solve?

a)

addition

b)

subtraction

c)

multiplication

d)

division

7.

What's the clue words in this problem? There are 2.

a)

how many does each student get?

b)

792 apples

c)

72 students

d)

divided equally

8.

What operation should you do?

a)

addition

b)

subtraction

c)

multiplication

d)

division

9.

Your parent gives you $20 V-bucks. You used $9 already. How many V-bucks do you have left?

a)

addition

b)

subtraction

c)

multiplication

d)

division

10.

Your parent gives you $20 V-bucks. You used $9 already. How many V-bucks do you have left?

What is the CLUE WORD for what operation you should do?

a)

gives

b)

already

c)

have left

d)

how many