Riddles
Word Problems
Specific Strategy
Time and money
Word association
100

I have a tail a head and no body. What am I?

A coin

100

Patrick drove 68 miles on Saturday and Sunday. On Saturday he drove 34 miles. How many miles did he drive on Sunday. 

34 miles

100

solve 41 + 29 using an open number line.

70

100

Tell me the value of the following coins:

Quarter, Nickel, Dime, Penny

Quarter: 25 cents

Nickel: 5 cents

Dime: 10 cents

Penny: 1 cent

100

___glasses, ____screen, ___burn

sun

200

What word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it?

Short

200
Susanna went on a shopping trip. She bought shorts for $40, a shirt for $78 and jeans for $45. How much did she spend total?

$163

200
Show 78 - 49 using drawing model (base ten blocks)

29

200

It takes Sara 55 minutes home from school. If he leaves school at 1:05 what time will he get home?

2:00

200

____ cream, ____ cube, ____rink

Ice

300

What had to be broken before you can use it?

An egg 

300
Peter had 203 boxes of girl scout cookies to sell. Mrs.Penguin buys 108 boxes. How many does Peter have left?

95 boxes

300

Show 103 + 239 using an open number line

342

300

What number will the minute hand be pointing at when the time is 7:25

5

300

___ball, ___ flake, ___ man

snow

400

Which is heavier: a pound of bricks or a pound of feathers?

The same. They both weigh a pound. 

400

Katie's hair is 102 cm long. She get it cut 40 cm on Monday and 11 cm on Tuesday. How long is her hair now?

51 cm

400

Show 453 - 242 using expanded form.

211

400

Sammy has three 10 dollar bills, two 5 dollar bills and six 1 dollar bills. She also has three quarters. How much money does she have?

$46.75

400

____storm, ____coat, ____ boots

Rain

500

 You’re running a race and, just before the finish line, you pass the person in second place. In what place did you finish the race?

Second place

500

Mr.Fernandez is buys 100 pencils for his classroom. John lost 41 of them. Jen lost 31 pencils. Michelle gave Mr. Fernandez 15 more. How many pencils does he have now?

43 pencils

500

Show 566- 471 using drawing model (base ten blocks) 

95

500

Billy has $100. He goes to the story and buys a Nintendo Switch for $62 and a new game for $15. How much money does he have left.

$23

500

___paste, ___fairy, ___ ache

Tooth

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