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Grade 1 Math: 10 Free Practice Questions

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1Marcus has 16 crayons to split evenly among 3 groups. Each group gets as many whole crayons as possible, with some left over. How many more crayons would Marcus need to buy so that ALL 3 groups can have exactly 6 crayons each, with none left over?

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Answer: 2
Step 1: 16 crayons divided among 3 groups (16 ÷ 3) = 5 Step 2: crayons left over after giving every group 5 (16 − 3 × 5) = 1 Step 3: more crayons needed so the leftover group also gets 6 like a full group would need (3 − 1) = 2 Step 4: total extra crayons needed to make every group's share equal (2 × 1, since each missing group needs exactly 1 more) = 2 So the answer is 2 — extra crayons needed.

2What is 5 + 8?

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Answer: 13
Make a ten: 5 + 5 = 10, then add the rest to get 13.

3There are 8 birds on a branch. 5 birds fly away. How many birds are left?

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Answer: 3
3 birds are left. This is a take-away problem: 8 - 5 = 3. Three birds remain on the branch. Students may add the numbers and answer 13 instead of subtracting.

4Which number makes the sentence true? 8 − ___ = 5

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Answer: 3
The missing number is 3. Ask: 8 take away what leaves 5? Since 5 + 3 = 8, the missing number is 3. Choosing 2 comes from counting back only to 6 instead of 5.

5Ben has 16 marbles and shares them equally among 4 friends, so each friend gets 4 marbles. Later, Amara receives 4 more marbles as a gift. 1 new friend joins the group, making 5 friends in total. Amara decides to share that gift of 4 marbles equally among all 5 friends now in the group, keeping any leftover for themselves. How many marbles does each friend get from the shared gift?

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Answer: 0
Step 1: 16 marbles shared equally among 4 friends (16 ÷ 4) = 4 Step 2: Amara gets 4 more marbles from a friend, added to the leftover pool (4) = 4 Step 3: 1 more friend joins, so now there are 5 friends in total = 5 Step 4: That gift of 4 marbles is shared equally among all 5 friends now (4 ÷ 5, dropping any leftover) = 0 So the answer is 0 — each friend's share of the 4-marbles gift.

6What is 8 + 7?

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Answer: 15
Make a ten: 8 + 2 = 10, then add the rest to get 15.

7Grace buys 4 puzzles that cost $3 each and pays with $17. With the change, Grace wants to buy as many extra items as possible at $1 each. How much money does Grace have left after buying as many of those extra items as possible?

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Answer: 0
Step 1: cost of 4 puzzles at $3 each (4 × 3) = 12 Step 2: change from paying $17 (17 − 12) = 5 Step 3: how many extra $1 items the change can buy (5 ÷ 1, whole items only) = 5 Step 4: money left after buying those extra items (5 − 5 × 1) = 0 So the answer is 0 — money left over.

8What number is 10 more than 35?

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Answer: 45
Adding 10 adds one ten: 35 becomes 45.

9Theo buys 2 snack packs that cost $2 each and pays with $6. With the change, Theo wants to buy as many extra items as possible at $3 each. How much money does Theo have left after buying as many of those extra items as possible?

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Answer: 2
Step 1: cost of 2 snack packs at $2 each (2 × 2) = 4 Step 2: change from paying $6 (6 − 4) = 2 Step 3: how many extra $3 items the change can buy (2 ÷ 3, whole items only) = 0 Step 4: money left after buying those extra items (2 − 0 × 3) = 2 So the answer is 2 — money left over.

10What is 9 − 2?

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Answer: 7
9 − 2 equals 7. Start at 9 and count back 2: 8, 7. The difference is 7. Students may add instead of subtract and answer 11.

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