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Mathematics Grade 1 Practice Questions

  1. Jackson has five pieces of candy in his lunch. Fred has two fewer candies than Jackson. How many candies does Fred have?
  1. 2
  2. 3
  3. 5
  4. 7
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The correct answer is B!

The word fewer indicates the use of subtraction.

\(5-2=3\)

 

  1. Choose the equation which does NOT represent the word problem given:
For her birthday, Jessica received three new t-shirts. If Jessica now has 12 t-shirts, how many t-shirts did she have before her birthday?
  1. \(3+12=?\)
  2. \(12-3=?\)
  3. \(?+3=12\)
  4. \(3+?=12\)
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The correct answer is A!

Choice A is the only equation that doesn’t represent the word problem.

  • Choice B: The number of t-shirts she has now minus the number of t-shirts received at her birthday equals the number of t-shirts she had before her birthday.
  • Choice C: The number of t-shirts she had before her birthday plus the number of t-shirts received at her birthday equals the number of t-shirts she has now.
  • Choice D: The number of t-shirts received at her birthday plus the number of t-shirts she had before her birthday equals the number of t-shirts she has now.

 

  1. Bryan had four library books in his desk. Today, he brought two more books from home. How many books does Bryan have in his desk now?
  1. 2
  2. 4
  3. 6
  4. 8
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The correct answer is C!

Bobby had four books in his desk and he added two books, so \(4+2=6\).

 

  1. Three friends get together to play video games. If Victor brings five games, Tyler brings four games, and Sam has six games, how many games do the friends have to play?
  1. 9
  2. 10
  3. 11
  4. 15
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The correct answer is D!

Add the number of games each friend has to find the total number of games.

\(5+4+6=15\)

 

  1. Solve the following equation:
\(18-8-8=\) ?
  1. 2
  2. 4
  3. 16
  4. 18
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The correct answer is A!

\(18-8-8=10-8=2\)

 

  1. Which of the following shows counting by three?
  1. 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3
  2. 3, 5, 7, 9, 11
  3. 3, 6, 9, 12, 15
  4. 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3
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The correct answer is C!

Counting by threes means that each number in the sequence is three more than the previous number. The sequence in Choice C is the only one that fits this criteria.

 

  1. Solve the following equation:
\(12+6=\) ?
  1. 3
  2. 6
  3. 12
  4. 18
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The correct answer is D!

Break 12 into \(10+2\) to add:

\(12+6=10+2+6=10+8=18\)

 

  1. Solve the following equation:
\(17-9=\) ?
  1. 8
  2. 9
  3. 10
  4. 11
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The correct answer is A!

Break 9 into parts of 7 and 2. Then subtract 7 and 2 from 17:

\(17-9=17-7-2=10-2=8\)