Word Problem Review

And/Left

1

1 bee and 2 birds are in a flower field. How many animals are in the flower field?

1+2=3

2

5 mice are in a den. 2 left to get pizza. How many mice are in the den now?

5-2=3

3

7 people are in a Minecraft lobby at the library, and 2 people are in a Fortnite lobby at the library. How many people are playing video games at the library?

7+2=9

4

10 penguins are on an iceberg. 5 left to get fish. How many penguins are on there now?

10-5=5

5

On the playground, 6 boys and 4 girls are on the slides. How many children are on the slides?

6+4=10

Gets/Gives Away

1

Marcia has 1 doll. She gets 3 more dolls with her allowance money. How many dolls does she have now?

1+3=4

2

Elena made 6 cupcakes. She gives 6 cupcakes away to her teachers. How many cupcakes does she have now?

6-6=0

3

Ricardo has 6 sports balls. He gets 2 more for his birthday. How many sports balls does he have now?

6+2=8

4

Kim's dog had 4 puppies. She gives away 3 puppies to her friends. How many does she end up with?

4-3=1

5

Jake had 7 apples. He gave some to his sister. Now he has 2 apples. How many apples did he give away?

7-2=5

Altogether

1

Jaime has 1 Squishmallow and 1 Beanie Baby. How many plushies does he have altogether?

1+1=2

2

An art class has made 4 paintings so far this year. This month, they will make 2 paintings. How many paintings will they have made altogether?

4+2=6

3

5 deer are in the woods eating grass. 2 rabbits start eating grass with them. How many animals are eating grass altogether?

5+2=7

4

A scientist is taking pictures of animals. He takes a picture of 7 lions and 2 hyenas. How many animals are in the picture altogether?

7+2=9

5

Danny sees 10 yellow flowers and 4 red flowers. How many flowers does Danny see altogether?

10+4=14

Came/Went

1

2 kittens were playing on the rug. 2 more came to join them. How many kittens are playing on the rug?

2+2=4

2

3 wolves are sleeping in a den. 2 wolves come in to go to sleep. How many wolves are sleeping in the den?

3+2=5

3

4 grizzly bears are catching fish at a river. 2 went away to go to sleep. How many grizzly bears are catching fish?

4-2=2

4

7 kids are at FLOW jumping around. 3 went away to get food. How many kids are jumping around?

7-3=4

5

9 teachers went out to dinner. 6 went home to take care of their kids. How many teachers are still eating?

9-6=3

Makes/Breaks

1

Paige has 2 video game controllers. Her little brother breaks 1. How many controllers does she have now?

2-1=1

2

Rashonda has 4 friendship bracelets. She makes 1 more for a new girl at school. How many friendship bracelets does she have now?

4+1=5

3

A toy car has 4 wheels. It falls off the table and 1 wheel breaks off. How many wheels does it have now?

4-1=3

4

Pedro's dad made him 5 miniature basketball hoops to go around the house. Pedro wants to try it himself and made 1 more. How many basketball hoops are in his house now?

5+1=6

5

Blessing has 8 dolls. 5 dolls got chewed up by the dog and broke. How many dolls does she have now?

8-5=3