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Key Words in Math Problems

Total questions: 53

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Mike purchased 4.5 pounds of grass seed. The grass seed cost $1.22 per pound. How much did Mike spend on grass seed?
a)
Addition
b)
Subtraction
c)
Multiplication
d)
Division
2.
Abigail used 136.92 inches of lace equally on 12 dresses. How much lacedid she use on each dress?
a)
Addition
b)
Subtraction
c)
Multiplication
d)
Division
3.
Josh had $15.00 to spend at the movie theater. He spent $8.50 on amovie ticket, $3.50 on a box of popcorn, and $1.75 on a soda. How muchmoney did Josh have left?
a)
Addition
b)
Subtraction
c)
Multiplication
d)
Division
4.
Chris ran a race in 13.2 minutes. George ran a race in 13.54 minutes. What is the sum of their running times, rounded to the nearest tenth?
a)
Addition
b)
Subtraction
c)
Multiplication
d)
Division
5.
Valerie earns $6.35 per hour. She works 15 hours each week. How much does Valerie earn per week?
a)
Addition
b)
Subtraction
c)
Multiplication
d)
Division
6.
A chocolate chip cookie recipe uses 1.75 cups of sugar. An oatmealcookie recipe uses 1.5 cups of sugar. How much more sugar does thechocolate chip cookie recipe use than the sugar cookie recipe?
a)
Addition
b)
Subtraction
c)
Multiplication
d)
Division
7.
An iron worker will cut 2.4 meters of iron rod into 4 smaller rods. The smaller rods will all be the same length. The iron worker makes a model to determine the length of each of the rods.
What should the length of each of the 4 smaller rods be?
a)
Addition
b)
Subtraction
c)
Multiplication
d)
Division
8.
Samuel ran 56.8 miles in one month. If he ran the same amount eachmonth, how much could he run in 3.5 months?
a)
Addition
b)
Subtraction
c)
Multiplication
d)
Division
9.
The word "sum" is an answer to a _______________ problem.
a)
Addition
b)
Subtraction
c)
Multiplication
d)
Division
10.
The answer to a subtraction problem is called the _____________
a)
Sum
b)
Difference
c)
Product
d)
Quotient
11.
The product is the answer to a _______________ problem
a)
Addition
b)
Subtraction
c)
Multiplication
d)
Division
12.
The answer to a division problem is called the
a)
sum
b)
difference
c)
product
d)
quotient
13.
In all 
a)
Add (+)
b)
Subtract (-) 
c)
Multiply (x) 
d)
Divide (÷)
14.
Getting smaller
a)
Increase
b)
Decrease
c)
Equal
d)
Larger
15.
Getting bigger, growing
a)
Increase
b)
Decrease
c)
Equal
d)
Less
16.
How many are left? 
a)
Add (+)
b)
Subtract (-)
c)
Multiply (x)
d)
Divide (÷)
17.

decrease

a)

add

b)

subtract

c)

multiply

d)

divide

18.

total

a)

add

b)

subtract

c)

multiply

d)

divide

19.
Certain words in a story problem will give you clues on what operation to use.  What operation should you use when you see the word "share equally"?
a)
Mulitiply
b)
Add
c)
Divide
d)
Subtract
20.
Certain words in a story problem will give you clues on what operation to use.  What operation should you use when you see the word "take away"?
a)
Subtract
b)
Add
c)
Divide
d)
Multiply
21.
The answer to a multiplication problem
5 x 2 = 10
a)
Product
b)
Quotient
c)
Sum
d)
Difference
22.

What math operation do these words help you solve?

a)

addition

b)

subtraction

23.

What operation do these words help you solve?

a)

addition

b)

subtraction

24.
Samuel ran 56.8 miles in one month. If he ran the same amount eachmonth, how much could he run in 3.5 months?
a)
Addition
b)
Subtraction
c)
Multiplication
d)
Division
25.

triple

a)

multiply by 3

b)

add 3

c)

divide by 3

d)

equals 2

26.

twice

a)

multiply by 2

b)

add 2

c)

divide by 2

d)

equals 2

27.

split

a)

add

b)

subtract

c)

multiply

d)

divide

28.
Which key word tells you that you will add?
a)
altogether
b)
how many more
c)
difference
29.
What operation would use to solve the problem with the following key word?
are left, were left 
a)
addition
b)
subtraction
c)
multiplication
30.
What operation would you use to solve this problem?
Gabe had 13 cars.  He raced 6 down the ramp.  How many cars remain?
a)
addition
b)
subtraction
c)
multiplication
31.
What operation would you use to solve this problem?
Mia's bird is 12 inches long.  Bronc's bird is 10 inches long.  How much longer is Mia's bird?
a)
addition
b)
subtraction
c)
multiplication
32.
What operation would you use to solve this problem?
Cam had 12 marbles.  Jim has 3 marbles.  How many more marbles does Cam have than Jim?
a)
addition
b)
subtraction
c)
multiplication
33.
What operation would you use to solve this problem?
Sue was going shopping with her mom.  She bought 4 pairs of pants and 3 shirts.  How many items did she buy in all?
a)
addition
b)
subtraction
c)
multiplication
34.

divide by, divided into

a)

multiplication

b)

division

35.

parts, equal parts

a)

multiplication

b)

division

36.

share equally

a)

multiplication

b)

division

37.

quotient

a)

multiplication

b)

division

38.
"added to"
a)
ADD
b)
SUBTRACT
c)
MULTIPLY
d)
DIVIDE
39.
"times"
a)
ADD
b)
SUBTRACT
c)
MULTIPLY
d)
DIVIDE
40.
"twice"
a)
ADD
b)
SUBTRACT
c)
MULTIPLY
d)
DIVIDE
41.
"total"
a)
ADD
b)
SUBTRACT
c)
MULTIPLY
d)
DIVIDE
42.
"product of"
a)
ADD
b)
SUBTRACT
c)
MULTIPLY
d)
DIVIDE
43.
"half"
a)
ADD
b)
SUBTRACT
c)
MULTIPLY
d)
DIVIDE
44.
The answer to a division problem
10 ÷ 2 = 5
a)
Divisor
b)
Dividend
c)
Quotient
d)
Product
45.

Lana was making necklaces for her friends. She had six friends who wanted a necklace and each necklace took nine beads. How many bead would she need total?

a)

Additon

b)

Subtration

c)

Multiplication

d)

Division

46.

Mr. Walker wanted to get in shape. He decided to start jogging. He measured his miles for four weeks. He ran 32 total miles. How many miles did he average per week?

a)

Addition

b)

Subtraction

c)

Multiplication

d)

Division

47.

Suzy wanted to help the librarian organize her books. The librarian had 144 books on science, 67 books on explorers, and 518 fictional books. How many books did Suzy help the librarian organize?

a)

Addition

b)

Subtraction

c)

Multiplication

d)

Division

48.

There are 8,321 scarecrows on Farmer Brown’s farm. There are 942 scarecrows on Farmer Smith’s farm. About how many scarecrows are there in all?

a)

Addition

b)

Subtraction

c)

Multiplication

d)

Division

49.

Kerrigan raked 319 leaves. Abigail raked 91. About how many more leaves did Kerrigan rake compared to Abigail?

a)

Addition

b)

Subtraction

c)

Multiplication

d)

Division

50.

Cody's freezer had sixteen ice cubes in it. If he had to get ice for four cups, how many pieces should he put in each cup to make them have the same amount?

a)

Addition

b)

Subtraction

c)

Multiplication

d)

Division

51.

Alex bought a large box of candy bars for his birthday party containing 72 candy bars. Each one of his friends got to take eight candy bars home. How many friends attended Alex’s party?

a)

Addition

b)

Subtraction

c)

Multiplication

d)

Division

52.

Identify the operation associated with the following key word:

PRODUCT

a)

Addition

b)

Subtraction

c)

Multiplication

d)

Division

53.

Identify the operation associated with the following key word:

FEWER

a)

Addition

b)

Subtraction

c)

Multiplication

d)

Division

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