Grade 1 Math: 10 Free Practice Questions

Answer: 2
Step 1: 22 balloons divided among 4 groups (22 ÷ 4) = 5 Step 2: balloons left over after giving every group 5 (22 − 4 × 5) = 2 Step 3: more balloons needed so the leftover group also gets 6 like a full group would need (4 − 2) = 2 Step 4: total extra balloons 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 balloons needed.

Answer: 19
19 is the greatest number. All four numbers have 1 ten. Compare the ones: 14 has 4 ones, 19 has 9 ones, 11 has 1 one, and 16 has 6 ones. The largest number of ones is 9, so 19 is the greatest. Students may look only at the last digit's shape or pick 16 because 6 is a large-looking digit, without comparing all four numbers carefully.

Answer: A school bus
A school bus is the longest of the objects listed. Compare the real-life sizes of each object. A paperclip and a crayon are very short, a pencil is a little longer, but a school bus is far longer than all of them. Students may pick the pencil because it is the longest object they hold in class, forgetting that a school bus is much larger.

Answer: 3:00
The clock shows 3:00. When the minute hand points to the 12, the time is at the hour. The hour hand points to the 3, so the time is 3:00. Students may read the hour hand as the minute and answer 12:00 by naming the number the minute hand points to.

Answer: 18 cents
One dime, one nickel, and three pennies equal 18 cents. Dime = 10 cents, nickel = 5 cents, three pennies = 3 cents. Add step by step: 10 + 5 = 15, then 15 + 3 = 18. Sam has 18 cents. Forgetting the dime and adding only 5 + 3 = 8, or ignoring the pennies and stopping at 15 cents.

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.

Answer: 5
There are 5 stars. Point to each star and count one at a time: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. The last number said is 5. Students may skip a star or count one twice, landing on 4 or 6.

Answer: 9
Maya started with 9 stickers. Add back the stickers she gave away: 5 + 4 = 9. Check: 9 − 4 = 5. Students may subtract and answer 1 instead of adding to find the start.

Answer: 6
10 - 4 = 6. Begin at 10 and count back 4: 9, 8, 7, 6. The difference is 6. Students may add instead of subtract and answer 14.

Answer: 18
Make a ten: 9 + 1 = 10, then add the rest to get 18.