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Word Problems and Clue Words

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Johnny wants to share equally his bag of candy containing 12 pieces with his 2 friends. Identify the clue word/s in this problem.

a)

wants

b)

share equally

c)

pieces

2.

Annabelle has 10 hairbands, she lost 2. How many are left?

Identify the clue word/s for this problem.

a)

hairbands

b)

10

c)

left

3.

Sahir earned 10.00 for each hour he worked. He worked for 4 hours today. How much money did he earn in all?

Identify the clue word/s for this problem.

a)

10.00/4

b)

each/in all

c)

worked/money

d)

money

4.

Andrew completed 6 pages of the packet; Madisyn completed 3 pages of the packet. How many more pages did Andrew complete than Madisyn?

Identify the clue word/s in this problem.

a)

completed

b)

how many more

c)

6 pages

5.

There are 3 rows of chairs in Ms.Cherry's classroom. There are 4 chairs in each row. How many in all? What operation should you use to solve this problem?

a)

+

add

b)

_

subtract

c)

X

multiply

d)

/

divide

6.

We had 10 sodas in the store then we sold 4 of them. How many are left?

What operation should you use to solve this problem?

a)

+

add

b)

_

subtract

c)

X

multiply

d)

/

divide

7.

I have 2 cases of sodas. There are 10 sodas in each case. How many sodas in all?

What operation should you use to solve this problem?

a)

+

add

b)

_

subtract

c)

X

multiply

d)

/

divide

8.

I bought a taco for 3.59 and a large sweet tea for 2.50. How much did I spend in all?

What operation should you use to solve this problem?

a)

+

add

b)

_

subtract

c)

X

multiply

d)

/

divide

9.

I bought 24 cupcakes for a party. There were 6 people at my party. If I share the cupcakes equally, how many will each person get?

What operation should you use to solve this problem?

a)

+

add

b)

_

subtract

c)

X

multiply

d)

/

divide

10.

Jonathan scored 10 points in the game and Sahir scored 9 points. How many points did they score all together?

a)

90

b)

1

c)

19

11.

I bought 5 bags of apples. Each bag has 5 apples in it. How many apples do I have altogether?

a)

10

b)

15

c)

25

12.

I bought 24 cupcakes for a party. There were 6 people at my party. If I share the cupcakes equally, how many will each person get?

a)

30

b)

4

c)

6

d)

18

13.

We attend school for 171 days. If we have already attended 113 days, how many more days are left this school year?

a)

58

b)

284

c)

85

14.

How many more means to......

a)

add

b)

subtract

c)

multiply

d)

divide

15.

If the word "each" is combined with "in all" in a word problem, what operation should you use to solve ?

a)

addition

b)

subtraction

c)

multiplication

d)

division