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Written Instructions:

For each Multiple Choice Question (MCQ), four options are given. One of them is the correct answer. Make your choice (1,2,3 or 4). Write your answers in the brackets provided..

For each Short Answer Question(SAQ) and Long Answer Question(LAQ), write your answers in the blanks provided.

Leave your answers in the simplest form or correct to two decimal places.



 

1)  

Narayanan runs his own baking company. This morning, Narayanan's workers baked 3 strawberry pies. They also baked some more after lunch. In total, they baked 7 strawberry pies. How many strawberry pies did Narayanan's workers bake after lunch

( Write a subtraction number sentence that fits the story Use - and = ).


 


Answer:_______________




2)  

Tulasi had a birthday party and 7 classmates came. There were 4 boys from her class who came. How many girls from Tulasi's class came to her birthday party

( Write a subtraction number sentence that fits the story Use - and = ).


 


Answer:_______________




3)  

Mrs. Nandini opened a new box of coloured pencils and 1 fell on the floor. The box says there are a total of 8 coloured pencils inside. How many of the coloured pencils stayed in the box

( Write a subtraction number sentence that fits the story Use - and = ).


 


Answer:_______________




4)  

Last year, Prem's cats caught a total of 10 mice and birds. Her cats caught 5 mice. How many birds did Prem's cats catch last year

( Write a subtraction number sentence that fits the story Use - and =).


 


Answer:_______________




5)  

Mr. Selvan donated 1 picture book to the library. Now the library has a total of 8 picture books. How many picture books did the library have before the donation

( Write a subtraction number sentence that fits the story Use - and = ).


 


Answer:_______________




6)  

Kumar is looking for index cards in his desk. He found 7 index cards. 4 of the index cards are lined and the rest are plain. How many of the index cards are plain

( Write a subtraction number sentence that fits the story Use - and =).


 


Answer:_______________




7)  

The music school in Clay County held a children's concert and an adult's concert at the same time. A total of 9 students performed at the two concerts. If 5 student performed at the children's concert, how many students performed at the adult's concert


( Write a subtraction number sentence that fits the story Use - and = ).


 


Answer:_______________




8)  

Chellamal is working on some maths homework that is due tomorrow. Yesterday, she completed 4 problem. There are 6 problems all together. How many problems does Chellamal have left to finish today

( Write a subtraction number sentence that fits the story Use - and = ).


 


Answer:_______________




9)  

Tulasi has a total of 10 cousins. 4 of her cousins are younger than she is. The rest are older. How many of Jada's cousins are older than she is

( Write a subtraction number sentence that fits the story use - and =).


 


Answer:_______________




10)  

3 of the pairs of shoes in a particular shoe store are black. There are 7 pairs of shoes in the store in all. How many of the pairs of shoes are not black

( Write a subtraction number sentence that fits the story Use - and =).


 


Answer:_______________




 

1)  

Narayanan runs his own baking company. This morning, Narayanan's workers baked 3 strawberry pies. They also baked some more after lunch. In total, they baked 7 strawberry pies. How many strawberry pies did Narayanan's workers bake after lunch

( Write a subtraction number sentence that fits the story Use - and = ).

Answer: 7-3=4


 


SOLUTION 1 :

Ans = 7-3=4



2)  

Tulasi had a birthday party and 7 classmates came. There were 4 boys from her class who came. How many girls from Tulasi's class came to her birthday party

( Write a subtraction number sentence that fits the story Use - and = ).

Answer: 7-4=3


 


SOLUTION 1 :

Ans = 7-4=3



3)  

Mrs. Nandini opened a new box of coloured pencils and 1 fell on the floor. The box says there are a total of 8 coloured pencils inside. How many of the coloured pencils stayed in the box

( Write a subtraction number sentence that fits the story Use - and = ).

Answer: 8-1=7


 


SOLUTION 1 :

Ans = 8-1=7



4)  

Last year, Prem's cats caught a total of 10 mice and birds. Her cats caught 5 mice. How many birds did Prem's cats catch last year

( Write a subtraction number sentence that fits the story Use - and =).

Answer: 10-5=5


 


SOLUTION 1 :

Ans = 10-5=5



5)  

Mr. Selvan donated 1 picture book to the library. Now the library has a total of 8 picture books. How many picture books did the library have before the donation

( Write a subtraction number sentence that fits the story Use - and = ).

Answer: 8-1=7


 


SOLUTION 1 :

Ans = 8-1=7



6)  

Kumar is looking for index cards in his desk. He found 7 index cards. 4 of the index cards are lined and the rest are plain. How many of the index cards are plain

( Write a subtraction number sentence that fits the story Use - and =).

Answer: 7-4=3


 


SOLUTION 1 :

Ans = 7-4=3



7)  

The music school in Clay County held a children's concert and an adult's concert at the same time. A total of 9 students performed at the two concerts. If 5 student performed at the children's concert, how many students performed at the adult's concert


( Write a subtraction number sentence that fits the story Use - and = ).

Answer: 9-5=4


 


SOLUTION 1 :

Ans = 9-5=4



8)  

Chellamal is working on some maths homework that is due tomorrow. Yesterday, she completed 4 problem. There are 6 problems all together. How many problems does Chellamal have left to finish today

( Write a subtraction number sentence that fits the story Use - and = ).

Answer: 6-4=2


 


SOLUTION 1 :

Ans = 6-4=2



9)  

Tulasi has a total of 10 cousins. 4 of her cousins are younger than she is. The rest are older. How many of Jada's cousins are older than she is

( Write a subtraction number sentence that fits the story use - and =).

Answer: 10-4=6


 


SOLUTION 1 :

Ans = 10-4=6



10)  

3 of the pairs of shoes in a particular shoe store are black. There are 7 pairs of shoes in the store in all. How many of the pairs of shoes are not black

( Write a subtraction number sentence that fits the story Use - and =).

Answer: 7-3=4


 


SOLUTION 1 :

Ans = 7-3=4