2nd Grade
Round 1
Round 1
Anna's team scored 5 runs in the first inning of the kickball game.
They scored 6 more runs in the second inning and 3 runs in the last inning.
How many runs did Anna's team score in all?
5 + 6 + 3 = 14
Anna's team scored 14 runs.
9 penguins were on the ice.
There were 3 more penguins on the ice than in the water.
How many penguins are there altogether?
9 + 3 = 12
There are 12 penguins altogether.
J.T. has some superhero trading cards.
He lost 14 of them.
He gave 19 of them to his best friend.
Now he has 45 cards left.
How many cards did J.T. have at first?
14 + 19 + 45 = 78
J.T. had 78 cards at first.
Todd had 85 cents in his pocket.
He bought a candy bar for 14 cents.
He bought a box of cookies for 39 cents.
How much money did Todd spend altogether?
14 + 39 = 53
Todd spent 53 cents altogether.
18 children were going to run a race in the park.
6 children left to get a drink of water.
5 left to play on the swings.
How many children stayed for the race?
18 - 6 - 5 = 7
7 children stayed for the race.
Rides = Tickets
Twister = 5
Slide = 6
Rocket = 3
Whipper = 4
Ricky bought 15 tickets.
He went on the Rocket first.
Then he went on the Twister.
How many tickets did he have left?
15 - 3 - 5 = 7
He has 7 tickets left.
Omar loves to play checkers.
He played 37 games yesterday.
He played 49 games today.
Omar lost 18 games.
How many games did he win?
37 + 49 = 86
86 - 18 = 68
Omar won 68 games.
My ice cream shop was really busy today.
It was 98 degrees and we sold 67 ice cream cones.
We sold 15 more milkshakes than ice cream cones.
How many milkshakes were sold?
67 + 15 = 82
82 milkshakes were sold.
6 children were jumping rope.
5 children joined them.
2 children left because the line was too long.
How many children were jumping rope then?
6 + 5 - 2 = 9
9 children were jumping rope.
Kyle has some pennies in his bank.
He used 75 pennies to buy a pen.
Now he only has 24 pennies in his bank.
How many pennies did Kyle have at first?
75 + 24 = 99
Kyle had 99 pennies at first.
Tommy has $79.
He wants to buy a $35 camera.
He also wants to buy a $59 CD player.
How much more money does Tommy need?
$35 +$59 = $94
$94 - $79 = $15
Tommy needs $15 more.
The third graders are having a fair.
They have 90 tickets to sell.
They sold 38 tickets the first week and 17 tickets the second week.
How many tickets do they have left to sell?
38 + 17 = 55
90 - 55 = 35
They have 35 tickets left to sell.
Julie climbed 15 steps up the giant slide.
She climbed down 6 steps to talk to her friend, Maria.
Then she climbed up 8 steps to get to the top.
How many steps does the slide have?
15 - 6 + 8 = 17
The slide has 17 steps.
Tim caught 6 ladybugs.
Ali caught 7 and Jon caught 5.
The children put some of their ladybugs in a big jar.
The jar then had 8 ladybugs.
How many ladybugs were not placed in the jar?
6 + 7 + 5 = 18
18 - 8 = 10
10 ladybugs were not placed in the jar.
The Girl Scouts are having their annual cookie sale.
Emily sells 5 boxes of cookies each day.
After 7 days, Emily still has 18 boxes left to sell.
How many boxes of cookies did Emily have at first?
5 x 7 = 35
35 + 18 = 53
Emily had 53 boxes of cookies at first.
Dean had 30 toy whistles.
He gave 2 whistles to each of his 6 friends.
How many whistles did Dean have left?
2 x 6 = 12
30 - 12 = 18
Dean had 18 whistles left.
There were 17 balls on the playground.
5 were soccer balls and 8 were basketballs.
The rest were kickballs.
How many kickballs were there?
17 -5 - 8 = 4
There were 4 kickballs.
The school band is getting ready for a concert.
They practiced 115 minutes on Monday and 125 minutes on Tuesday.
How many minutes did the band practice on both days?
115 + 125 = 240
The band practiced 240 minutes.
There were 18 girls and 15 boys on the track team.
7 more girls joined the team.
4 boys quit the team.
How many children were on the track team then?
18 + 7 = 25
15 - 4 = 11
25 + 11 = 36
36 Children were on the track team.
Alexa has 92 cents in her pocket.
She wants to buy 3 pencils at the school supply store.
Each pencil costs 8 cents.
How much money will Alexa have left?
3 x 8 = 24
92 - 24 = 68
Alexa will have 68 cents left.