Are You Smarter Than A 2nd Grader?

Place Value

100

How many tens are in 100 ones?

10

200

What is the value of the underlined digit?

54

50

300

What is 100 less than 987?

887

400

What place value is the 7 in 1,271

tens

500

What is the value of the underlined digit?

2,347

300

Adding and Subtracting

100

In the morning, Jacob found 23 seashells. In the afternoon, he found 10 more. In the evening, he found 1 more. How many seashells did Jacob find in all?

Jacob found 34 seashells. 

200

Matthew has 68 stickers. His brother has 29 fewer stickers. How many stickers does Matthew's brother have?

Matthew's brother has 39 stickers. 

300

312+185

497

400

825+127

952

500

165-67

98

Multiplying and Dividing

100

Which way do rows and columns go?

Rows are horizontal (side to side)

Columns are vertical (up and down)

200

Amy has 6 stuffed animals. She puts them in groups of 3. How many stuffed animals are in each group?

There are 2 stuffed animals in each group. 

300

Joshua washes 3 cars every hour at work. He worked 4 hours on Saturday. How many cars did Joshua clean on Saturday? 

Joshua washed 12 cars. 

400

Sarah received $2 a day for 5 days. How much money did she receive after 5 days?

Sarah received $10.

500

The classroom has 4 rows of desks. There are 5 desks in each row. Write a repeated addition sentence to show the total number or desks in the classroom. 

4+4+4+4+4=20

OR 

5+5+5+5=20

Money

100

Which coin is worth 5 cents?

a nickel

200

Shawn deposited $57 in his savings account. If he just deposited $30 today, how much did he have yesterday?

Shawn had $27 yesterday.

300

I have 3 quarters and 22 pennies in my pocket. How much money do I have?

97 cents

400

Make 65 cents with the least amount of coins possible. 

2 quarters, 1 dime, and 1 nickel.

500

Jackie found 18 cents in her piggy bank. She found 6 more coins in the couch. Altogether, she has 73 cents. What were the 6 coins she found in the couch? 

Jackie found 5 dimes and a nickel in the couch. 

Measuring

100

Which is longest: an inch, a foot, or a yard?

a yard

200

Bill throws his beanbag 5 meters, which is 2 meters further than Samantha threw her beanbag. How far did Samantha throw her beanbag? 

Samantha threw her beanbag 7 meters. 

300

My phone is 6 inches long. It is also 16 centimeters long. How is that possible?

Possible answer:

Inches are bigger than centimeters, so it takes more centimeters to measure. 

400

Mr. Ramos knitted 19 inches of a scarf he wants to be 1 yard long. How many more inches of scarf does he need to knit? 

Mr. Ramos needs to knit 17 more inches of scarf. 

500

Frankie has a 64-inch piece of rope and another piece that is 18 inches shorter than the first. What is the total length of both ropes? 

Both ropes are 110 inches altogether. 

Random

100

How can you tell if a number is odd or even?

Possible answers:

Odd numbers do not have a partner; Odd numbers have a 1, 3, 5, 7, or 9 in the ones place; Even numbers have a partner; Even numbers have a 2, 4, 6, 8, or 0 in the ones place.

200

125, 130, 135, ____ 145, 150

140

300

Name a shape that is a quadrilateral. 

Possible answers:

Square, rectangle, rhombus, diamond, trapezoid

400

How much is 20 dimes worth?

$2.00

500

Draw a shape with 6 sides and 6 angles.

(The shape the students drew should be a hexagon.)