Grade 1 Math: 10 Free Practice Questions

Answer: Mia, 4 more
Mia has more stickers, 4 more than Jon. Compare 13 and 9. Since 13 is greater than 9, Mia has more. To find how many more, subtract: 13 − 9 = 4. So Mia has 4 more stickers than Jon. Students may subtract incorrectly and get 6, or they may name Jon as having more because 9 ones looks larger than the 3 ones in 13.

Answer: 9
Count back from 17 by 8: you land on 9.

Answer: 5:00
One hour after 4:00 is 5:00. Adding one hour to 4:00 moves the hour hand from 4 to 5. The new time is 5:00. Students may move backward one hour and answer 3:00.

Answer: 2
Step 1: cost of 4 bracelets at $3 each (4 × 3) = 12 Step 2: change from paying $14 (14 − 12) = 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.

Answer: 0
Step 1: cost of 3 bracelets at $3 each (3 × 3) = 9 Step 2: change from paying $11 (11 − 9) = 2 Step 3: how many extra $1 items the change can buy (2 ÷ 1, whole items only) = 2 Step 4: money left after buying those extra items (2 − 2 × 1) = 0 So the answer is 0 — money left over.

Answer: 47
4 tens and 7 ones make 47. 4 tens equals 40. Add the 7 ones: 40 + 7 = 47. Students may reverse the digits and choose 74, placing the ones in the tens spot.

Answer: 100
The number right after 99 is 100. Counting forward by ones: 98, 99, then the next number is 100. Students often struggle at the tens boundary and may answer 90 or 91 instead of 100.

Answer: Rectangle
The shape is a rectangle. A rectangle has 4 sides and 4 corners, with two long sides and two short sides. A square has 4 equal sides, a triangle has 3 sides, and a circle has none. Students may answer square because it also has 4 sides, but a square's sides are all equal, not long and short.

Answer: 8
There are 8 apples left in the basket. Start with the total of 14 apples. Take away the 6 apples that were eaten: 14 - 6 = 8. Counting back from 14 six times gives 13, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, which confirms the answer is 8. Students may add instead of subtract and choose 20 (14 + 6), or miscount when taking away and land on 9.

Answer: 7
71 is 7 tens and 1 ones.