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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)  

Chithra has 15 toys in her toy box. One day, she knocks the toy box over and 6 toys spills onto the floor. How many toys are still in the box






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2)  

Kumar washed a total of 9 large and small plates after dinner. He finished washing the 7 large plates first. How many small plates did he have to wash






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3)  

A caravan on the Oregon Trail had a total of 12 kilograms of meat. If they had 8 kilograms of fresh meat, how many kilograms of dried meat did they have


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4)  

Chidambaram is reading a book that has a total of 15 pages. So far, he has read 3 page. How many pages does Chidambaram have left to read


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5)  

Today a total of 15 SmartSky Airline planes landed at the airport. Only 4 landed on time. How many SmartSky Airline planes did not land on time at the airport today


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6)  

At the beach, Chithra and her brother Kalai are collecting shells. Together, they have found a total of 12 seashells. Chithra found 1 of the seashells. How many of the seashells did her brother Kalai find






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7)  

Workers are building a new road. So far they have completed 16 metres of the new road. They completed 4 of those metres today. How many metres of the road were completed before today


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8)  

There were a total of 18 books on the shelf. Then 4 books were taken away. How many books are left






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9)  

There were a total of 7 tadpoles in a pond. One afternoon, Keerthi caught 5 tadpoles from the pond and took them home. How many tadpoles were left in the pond


 


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10)  

Chithra and Ramani jumped on the sofa a combined total of 8 times. Then the sofa broke, and they both got in big trouble. If Chithra jumped on the sofa 4 times, how many times did Ramani jump on it


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1)  

Chithra has 15 toys in her toy box. One day, she knocks the toy box over and 6 toys spills onto the floor. How many toys are still in the box





Answer: 2



2)  

Kumar washed a total of 9 large and small plates after dinner. He finished washing the 7 large plates first. How many small plates did he have to wash





Answer: 1



3)  

A caravan on the Oregon Trail had a total of 12 kilograms of meat. If they had 8 kilograms of fresh meat, how many kilograms of dried meat did they have

Answer: 4



4)  

Chidambaram is reading a book that has a total of 15 pages. So far, he has read 3 page. How many pages does Chidambaram have left to read

Answer: 12



5)  

Today a total of 15 SmartSky Airline planes landed at the airport. Only 4 landed on time. How many SmartSky Airline planes did not land on time at the airport today

Answer: 11



6)  

At the beach, Chithra and her brother Kalai are collecting shells. Together, they have found a total of 12 seashells. Chithra found 1 of the seashells. How many of the seashells did her brother Kalai find





Answer: 2



7)  

Workers are building a new road. So far they have completed 16 metres of the new road. They completed 4 of those metres today. How many metres of the road were completed before today

Answer: 12



8)  

There were a total of 18 books on the shelf. Then 4 books were taken away. How many books are left





Answer: 3



9)  

There were a total of 7 tadpoles in a pond. One afternoon, Keerthi caught 5 tadpoles from the pond and took them home. How many tadpoles were left in the pond

Answer: 2
 



10)  

Chithra and Ramani jumped on the sofa a combined total of 8 times. Then the sofa broke, and they both got in big trouble. If Chithra jumped on the sofa 4 times, how many times did Ramani jump on it

Answer: 4