Math Practice Problems for First Grade

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Fill in the blanks using greater than, less than, or equal to (>,<,=)

  34________43

1-121)

Fill in the blanks using greater than, less than, or equal to (>,<,=)

  24+5________92

1-120)

Fill in the blanks using greater than, less than, or equal to (>,<,=)

  82+5+2________89

1-119)

Fill in the blanks using greater than, less than, or equal to (>,<,=)

  22+5________26

1-118)

What is the largest number you can make only using the digits 2, 8, and 5?  (You have to use all three of these numbers) What is the smallest?

1-117)

In the number 462, which number is in the following place?

Tens_______

Ones_______

Hundreds _________

1-116)

In the number 329, what number is in the tens place?  What number is in the ones place?  What number is in the hundreds place?

1-115)

If I know 3+5=__.   Then I know 30+50= ___.  Then I know 300+500=____.

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99, 89, 79, __,__,__,__,29,19, __    Fill in the missing numbers.

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2, 12, 22, 32,__,__, __, __, 82, 92, 102, ___ , ___     Fill in the missing numbers. 

1-112)

My desk is 4 feet wide.  The doorway is 3 feet wide.  How much wider does the doorway need to be to fit my desk? 

1-111)

I measured my pencil at 6 inches.  My teacher’s pencil is 9 inches.  How much longer is my teacher’s pencil?

1-110)
How many angles in the following polygon?  How many sides? 

What is it called?

1-109)

The temperature outside is 80 degrees at noon. The temperature dropped 10 degrees.  What is the temperature now?

1-108)

This morning the temperature was 56 degrees.  The sun came out and now it is 76 degrees.  How much hotter did it get?  

1-107)

I took a drive to the park.  It takes 3 hours to get there.  I left at 9:00.  What time will I arrive? 

1-106)

Our class went on a field trip to the zoo.  We left at 2:00 and it takes 15 minutes to get there.  What time will we arrive? 

1-105)

 I want to buy a pencil for 58 cents. I have a 2 quarters and a dime.  How much change will I get back? 

1-104)

 I want to buy a candy bar for 37 cents. I have a quarter, a nickel and 2 pennies.  Do I have enough money? 

 1-103)

3 dogs -- How many ears?

1-102)

2 apple pies -- 1 cherry pie -- How many pies altogether?

1-101)

1 cat and 1 cat -- How many cats?

1-100) 

2 cats on a mat -- 1 cat off the mat -- How many cats in all?

1-99)

Dan has 2 pans -- Dad has 2 pans -- How many pans in all?

1-98)

3 tags on the big pan -- 0 tags on the little pan -- How many tags in all?

1-97)

Make pictures of a man, pig, and a dog.  Which one doesn't belong? Why?

1-96)

Ann has 4 bats. Nan has 0 bats. How many bats in all?

1-95)

1 bug is on a log. 4 bugs sit on the ground.   How many bugs in all?

1-94)

5 hats sit in a pit. Sam digs up 1 hat. How many hats still sit in the pit?

1-93) 

4 eggs sat in a pan. 2 eggs fell out. How many eggs still sit in the pan?

1-92)

3 rats sat on a mat. 2 rats ran away. How many rats still sit on the mat?

1-91) 

5 fat dogs sat in a pen. Dan fed 4 dogs. How many dogs did not get fed?

1-90)

A man has 5 dolls. The man sells 5 dolls. How many dolls are left?

1-89)

He has 4 hats. He lost 3 hats. How many hats does he have now?

1-88)

5 cats sit in a cab. 2 cats get out. How many cats are left?

1-87)

4 chicks sit on a mat. Kim picks up 1 chick. How many chicks are left on the mat?

1-86)

Make pictures of a box, a fox, a box, and a fox. What comes next?

1-85)

Glen has a big flag. The top half of the flag is red. The bottom half of the flag is green.  What part of the flag is red?

1-84) 

Jane builds with 3 blocks. Sam builds with 3 blocks. How many blocks in all?

1-83)

6 crabs sat on a drum. 3 crabs fell off the drum. How many crabs are left on the drum?

1-82)

Brian had 6 marbles on a truck. Greg put 6 marbles from the truck onto a train. How many marbles are left on the truck?

1-81)

Make pictures of a frog, a crab, and a crib. Which two go together and why?

1-80)

8 skunks. 4 snacks. How many skunks have no snacks?

1-79)

8 students. 6 students have gloves. The rest get their hands dirty. How many students have dirty hands?

1-78)

4 balls sit still. 5 balls spin. How many balls in all?

1-77)

Make a picture of one black ant and two red crabs. Underneath it make a picture of one red ant. Put two crabs next to the ant. What color will the crabs be?

1-76)

9 lamps at camp -- 2 lamps went out -- How many lamps are still lit?

1-75)

6 frogs swim in the pond. 2 frogs sit on the sand. How many frogs in all?

1-74)

2 sets of twins swim. How many children in all?

1-73)

3 zebras in the zoo -- 2 yaks -- How many animals are in the zoo?

1-72)

8 sticks block the path. 4 sticks are thick. The rest are thin. How many sticks are thin?

1-71)

Make a big rectangle. The left half is green. The right half is blue.  Which part is blue?

1-70)

8 students in class -- Half of the students sit. Half of the students stand and clap. How many students stand and clap?

1-69)

9 kids -- 4 kids spill milk. The rest mop it up. How many kids mop?

1-68)

3 rugs -- 2 bugs under each rug -- How many bugs?

1-67)

7 tots -- Some tots have socks on. 5 tots have socks off. How many tots have socks on?

1-66) 

6 hens -- Some hens sit on eggs. 2 hens have no eggs. How many hens have eggs?

1-65) 

Here are some planes. 6 are in the sky. 2 are on land. How many planes in all?

1-64) 

8 kids are on the slide. 2 go down the slide. How many kids are left on  the slide?

1-63)

Shaun has 7 pals. Shaun sent notes to some of them. 4 pals got notes. How many pals did not get notes?

1-62)

6 cubes are in a pile. Jake takes some cubes. 2 cubes are left. How many cubes did Jake take?

1-61)

3 peaches are ready to eat. 6 peaches are not yet ready. How many peaches in all?

1-60)

Gail hooks 2 cars onto the train. Tanya adds 4 cars. Jose adds 3 cars. How many cars are on the train?

1-59)

1 toad hops. 7 toads sleep. How many toads in all?

1-58)

A hen lays 9 eggs in the hay. Some eggs are okay. 5 eggs broke. How many eggs are okay?

1-57)

1 tree is green. 4 trees are red. 2 trees are yellow. How many trees in all?

1-56)

Dean had some beans. He then eats 5 beans. 2 beans are left. How many beans did Dean have to begin with?

1-55)

9 vases sit on the table. Val takes 5 vases. How many vases are left?

1-54)

There are 5 seats on the train. 9 men ride on the train. How many men have to stand?

1-53)

9 whales swim in the sea. 3 whales are black. The rest of the whales are white. How many whales are white?

1-52) 

Make a picture of four squares. Put a squirrel to the right of the second square. Put a squirrel over the third square. Put a squirrel under the fourth square.

1-51)

Make a shape with sides. Draw an apple inside the shape. Put three black dots in the middle of the apple.

1-50)

We have 5 kids and 3 bikes. How many more bikes do we need?

1-49) 

Rosy has 3 trucks. Each truck tows 2 boats. How many boats can Rosy tow?

1-48)

Every sheep in the pen can eat 3 piles of feed. We have 2 sheep. How many piles of feed do we need?

1-47) 

Ann has 5 beanbags. Nan has 1 black beanbag and 3 red ones. Dot has 2 black beanbags and 2 red ones. Fran has 3 black beanbags and 2 red ones. Who has the same number of beanbags as Ann?

1-46)

Mom has 7 cupcakes on a tray. Grandma's tray has 2 more cupcakes than Mom's has. How many cupcakes are on Grandma's tray?

1-45) 

Max, Tom, and Sam have a contest. Max is the fastest. Sam is the slowest. Who arrives first? Who arrives last?

1-44) 

Grandpa baked cupcakes. He gave the cupcakes to Ben, Bess, and Bill. Each of them ate 2 cupcakes. All the cupcakes were eaten. How many cupcakes did Grandpa bake?

1-43)

Len and Peg went fishing. Len got 5 fish. Peg got 1 more fish than Len got. How many fish did Peg get?

1-42) 

2 kids were raking leaves. Each child has to rake 3 piles of leaves. How many piles of leaves will they have?

1-41) 

Jeff ate 3 pancakes. Russ ate 1 more pancake than Jeff ate. Rachel didn't eat any pancakes. How many pancakes were eaten?

1-40) 

The little tree has 3 apples. The bigger tree has 5 apples. The biggest tree has 2 apples. How many apples in all?

1-39) 

The farmer gives 3 bales of hay to his cows each morning and 3 more each afternoon. How many bales of hay do the cows eat each day?

1-38) 

Lee picked 4 apples and Alex picked 3 apples. How many apples did they pick in all?

1-37) 

3 nests and 2 nests. How many nests in all?

1-36) 

3 big maps. 2 little maps. How many maps in all?

1-35)

Ron has 5 balloons. 3 balloons pop. How many balloons are left?

1-34)

6 ducks swim in a pond. 5 ducks flew away. How many ducks still swim in a pond?

1-33)

Lester stacks 3 blocks. Stan adds 5 blocks. How many blocks are in the stack?

1-32) 

7 snakes rest on the rocks. 1 snake slithers away. The rest of the snakes stay. How many snakes stay?

1-31) 

Jess and Jed jog. Jim and Jill jump. Jeff and Jen just sit. How many children in all?

1-30) 

9 fish swim in a tank. 7 fish are red. The rest are black. How many fish are black?

1-29)

Chet chops 6 logs. Chad chops 2 more logs than Chet chops. How many logs does Chad chop?

1-28)

9 balloons. 5 balloons fly in the sky. The rest go into the pond. How many balloons go into the pond?

1-27) 

Pete fed 2 cats, 3 dogs, and 4 fish. How many pets did Pete feed?

1-26)

8 men sit in a boat. To float, the boat can only hold 6 men. How many men need to get off the boat?

1-25) 

3 men slowly row a big boat. Each man has 2 paddles. How many paddles are in the boat?

1-24) 

We need 5 kids for a basketball team. We have 4 kids. How many more kids do we need?

1-23)

Jared planted 5 bean plants and 3 pepper plants. Hank planted 2 bean plants and 4 pepper plants. Jed planted 1 bean plant and 6 pepper plants. Who planted the most plants?

1-22)

4 whales swim in the sea. 2 little fish are swimming next to each whale. How many little fish are there?

1-21)

Tim has 3 lemons and 4 melons. Van has 2 lemons and 3 melons. Wes has 1 lemon and 7 melons. Who has the most fruit? Who has the least?

1-20)

It takes 2 pilots to fly each big airplane. 4 airplanes are ready for takeoff. How many pilots do we need?

1-19)

Barbara picked 3 red flowers, 2 purple flowers, and 1 pink one. She gave Kim 2 red flowers and 1 purple one. How many flowers does Barbara have left?

1-18)

Dad boils water for hot chocolate. 4 boys each want to drink 2 cups of hot chocolate. How much water must Dad boil?

1-17)

The robin has 4 babies in the nest. She brings 8 worms back to the nest. If each baby gets an equal number of worms, how many worms does each baby get?

1-16)

We are playing volleyball. The red team has 5 children. The blue team has 7 children. How can we make the volleyball teams equal?

1-15)

We are drinking milkshakes. Each of us wants 2 straws. There are 3 of us. How many straws do we need?

1-14)

Wayne had 9 dollars in his wallet. He spent 3 dollars at the toy store. He spent 1 dollar at the candy store. He bought a book for 4 dollars. He wanted to buy a kite for 2 dollars. Did he have enough money?

1-13)

Betsy is tiny. Randy is little. Sally is bigger, and Tony is the biggest. Is Randy littler than Sally?

1-12) 

We have 8 trees in the orchard. 2 are apple trees, 3 are peach trees, and the rest are orange trees. How many trees are orange trees?

1-11)

The king has a golden crown. There are 2 emeralds at each point on the crown. The crown has 5 points. How many emeralds are in the crown?

1-10)

Ann has 8 dollars. She spent 3 dollars on lunches, 2 dollars on bus fare, and 1 dollar on flowers. How much money does she have left?

1-9) 

Planes were at the airport. 8 planes were taking off. 6 planes were landing. How many more planes were taking off than landing?

1-8)

Fern wanted to measure the windows. The first window was 3 feet wide. The second window was twice as wide. How wide was the second window?

1-7)

Each woman washed 2 shirts. 8 shirts are now clean. How many women are washing?

1-6) 

9 friendly monsters appeared in my dream. A friend made almost all of them disappear. Only 1 monster was left. How many disappeared?

1-5) 

2 basketball teams get ready in the gym. There are 5 women on each team. How many women get ready to play?

1-4)

3 ladies were dancing in the ballet. Each lady had a partner. How many people were dancing?

1-3)

I planted tulips so that they would bloom in a pattern. The pattern is red, orange, yellow, red, orange, yellow. What color is the fifth tulip? What color is the ninth tulip?

1-2)

Here is Ruth's math paper. It has 4 addition problems. It has 2 division problems. She got 2 problems wrong. All the rest are right. How many did she get right?

1-1)

We have an orchestra at our school. 2 people are playing the violin. Twice as many people are playing the trumpet. How many people are playing the trumpet?

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