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Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 2hrs 54mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Wildcats played the Bulldogs in a football game. The Wildcats scored 42 points. The Bulldogs scored 28 points. How many more points did the Wildcats score than the Bulldogs?

(a)  

2.
44 flowers bloomed in the front garden. 26 flowers bloomed in the back garden. How many flowers bloomed in all? 
a)
80
b)
71
c)
50
d)
70
3.
Paul is preparing for a violin concert this weekend. He practiced 49 minutes on Monday and 14 minutes on Tuesday. How many more minutes did he practice on Monday? 
a)
63
b)
93
c)
62
d)
49
4.
David's assignment this weekend is to read a book with 64 pages. On Saturday he read 46 pages. How many pages does he need to read on Sunday? 
a)
64
b)
18
c)
46
d)
110
5.

Max is 183 cm tall. Ruby is 169 cm tall. How much taller is Max than Ruby?

a)

12 cm

b)

16cm

c)

14 cm

d)

18cm

6.

There are 30 ducks at the pond. 18 ducks flew away. How many ducks are still at the pond?

a)

48 ducks

b)

34 ducks

c)

12 ducks

d)

64 ducks

7.

A music teacher bought 9 boxes of recorders. Each box contained 3 recorders.

How many recorders did the the music teacher buy?

a)

45

b)

27

c)

74

d)

12

8.

Brad and his two brothers shared a plate of cookies. There were 24 cookies on the plate. Each boy ate the same number of cookies.

What is the number of cookies each boy ate?

a)

8

b)

12

c)

72

d)

48

9.
We have 4 dogs.  1 of them is white.  The others have spots.  How many dogs have spots?
a)
3
b)
5
c)
4
10.

Our dog had 6 puppies. We gave away 4. We kept the rest. How many puppies do we have left?

a)

2

b)

10

c)

8

11.
There were 10 cows in the barn.  3 of the cows ran off.  The rest are in the barn.  How many cows are still in the barn?
a)
13
b)
7
c)
8
12.

Joey has 5 pencils on his desk, and he has 3 more pencils in his backpack, how many pencils does Joey have all together?

a)

8

b)

3

c)

5

13.

Mom baked three pies. Dad baked two cakes. How many things did they bake in all?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

14.

There are 8 butterflies. 4 are yellow. The rest of the butterflies are white. How many butterflies are white?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

12

15.

There are 7 frogs in the pond. 2 more frogs jump in. How many frogs are in the pond now?

a)

9

b)

5

c)

4

d)

8

16.

Bob had 7 balls. He lost 5 balls. How many balls did he have left?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

12

d)

11

17.

3 cats were sitting in the sun. 2 more cats joined them. How many cats are sitting in the sun now?

a)

3 cats

b)

2 cats

c)

5 cats

d)

1 cats

18.

You have 7 balloons and your friend has 5 balloons. How many more balloons do you have than your friend?

a)

7 balloons

b)

5 balloons

c)

2 balloons

d)

9 balloons

19.

Susan collected 15 seashells at the beach on Saturday for an art project. The next day, she went and collected 8 more. How many shells does Susan have for her art project?

(a)  

20.
The temperature was 80 degrees in the afternoon.  It was 50 degrees in the evening.  How much did the temperature change?
a)
25 degrees
b)
30 degrees
c)
130 degrees
d)
20 degrees