There are 4 yellow cars in my driveway and 2

green cars in my driveway. How many more

yellow cars are there than green? How do you
know? (Children are encouraged to use sorting
manipulatives to arrive at their solution.)
I have si dog cookies and I have 2 dogs. I! I
want to "e !air and give each dog the same
amount o! cookies# how many cookies will each
dog get? How do you know?
$ate and %arlon counted !ish in a stream.
$ate saw & !ish# "ut %arlon saw 4 !ish. 'ho
counted more !ish# $ate or %arlon?
$ate
%arlon
The li"rary has ( "ooks a"out cars and 2 "ooks
a"out airplanes. )oes the li"rary have more
"ooks a"out cars or "ooks a"out airplanes?
"ooks a"out cars
"ooks a"out airplanes
The !urniture store has * kitchen ta"les. It has
!ewer couches than kitchen ta"les. How many
couches does the store have?
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.hanika and %iley "oth collect seashells.
.hanika has / shells in her collection# and
%iley has &. 'ho has !ewer seashells?
.hanika
%iley
0aith and )uncan decided to earn money "y
mowing lawns. )uncan earned more money
than 0aith did. I! 0aith earned 1&# how much
money did )uncan earn?
1(
1*
2llen has & stickers in many di!!erent shapes.
3illian has !ewer stickers than 2llen does. How
many stickers does 3illian have?
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3uliana4s desk drawer has , marker and (
highlighters. 5re there more markers or
highlighters in 3uliana4s desk drawer?
markers
highlighters
There are + li"raries in 5nya4s county. There
are !ewer community centers than li"raries.
How many community centers are there in
5nya4s county?
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6
The shopping mall has 4 shoe stores and 2
luggage stores. 5re there more shoe stores or
luggage store at the mall?
shoe stores
luggage stores
$ieran visited a !arm# where he saw ( cows. He
saw !ewer horses than cows. How many horses
did $ieran see?
,
4
'hich words make this statement true?
&& 7777 &&
is greater
than
is less than
is e8ual to
2ddie and 3ermaine went over to the post
o!!ice. They "ought ,, mailing envelopes.
2ddie "ought & mailing envelopes. How many
mailing envelopes did 3ermaine "uy?
9illian takes out 2 o! the * pairs o! pants in her
du!!el "ag. How many are le!t?
The grocery store has & loaves o! wheat "read#
and it has more loaves o! white "read than
loaves o! wheat "read. How many loaves o!
white "read does the grocery store have?
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5nnika and :iviana made !lower chains to sell
to their classmates. 5nnika made 4 !lower
chains. :iviana made 2 !lower chains. How
many !lower chains did they make in all?
Christina visited a !arm. .he saw 6 sheep and 4
goats. )id Christina see more sheep or goats?
sheep
goats
.andra visited a !arm. ;ear the "arn she saw ,
horse. <n the other side o! the !arm# over the
hill# she saw another 4 horses. )id she see
!ewer horses near the "arn or over the hill?
near the "arn
over the hill
5li saw ,2 cra"s in an a8uarium. / o! the cra"s
were orange. How do you write the !raction o!
the cra"s that were orange?
Use a slash ( / ) to separate the numerator
and denominator.
$enneth4s orchard has ( oak trees and &
chestnut trees. 5re there !ewer oak trees or
chestnut trees in $enneth4s orchard?
oak trees
chestnut trees
'hich sign "elongs in the "lank?
4( 77 4+
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%ichaela "ought ( chocolate pudding snacks
and 2 "utterscotch pudding snacks. )id
%ichaela "uy more chocolate pudding snacks
or "utterscotch pudding snacks?
chocolate pudding snacks
"utterscotch pudding snacks
@ruce4s desk organiAer contains , silver paper
clip and , gold paper clip. How many paper
clips are there in all?
0ill in the missing num"er.
___ + 7 = 12
9aura went on a trip. 0irst# she spent 2 days in
@oston and ( days in ;ew Bork City. Then she
went to Chiladelphia !or ( days. How long was
9aura4s trip?
Trent# 5ndre# and Tim visited an a8uarium#
where they saw , cra". In another tank# they
saw 2 more cra"s. How many cra"s did they
see in all?
Camille went to the gym and did , sitDup# &
pushDups# and , pullDup. How many eercises
did she do in all?
Carrie has 6 "rothers. %ary has 4 "rothers.
'ho has more "rothers# Carrie or %ary?

Carrie

%ary
The suitcase contains 2 shortDsleeved shirts
and , longDsleeved shirt. How many shirts are
there in all?
'rite an addition sentence that !its the storyE
3ac8ueline and %arisol "oth work at a
sandwich shop. They made * turkey
sandwiches in all. 0ive turkey sandwiches were
made "y 3ac8ueline. How many turkey
sandwiches were made "y %arisol?
'rite a su"traction sentence that !its the storyE
2ight o! Chilip4s ,( toy trucks rolled away
down the street. How many toy trucks does he
have now?
9ucy has more cousins than 2va does. I! 2va
has ( cousins# how many cousins does 9ucy
have?
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/
5nnie has & sisters. Faven has more sisters
than 5nnie does. How many sisters does
Faven have?
4
6
,- students went to the park together. 2 o!
them played soccer# and the rest played
"asket"all. How do you write the !raction o!
the students that played "asket"all?
Use a slash ( / ) to separate the numerator
and denominator.
@o" "ought ,- paper cups# "ut he used 6 o!
them !or a picnic. How many paper cups does
he have now?
Cora has / "rothers. )aniella has 6 "rothers.
'ho has !ewer "rothers# Cora or )aniella?
Cora

)aniella
;ed rode his "ike & miles to the li"rary.
He took a shortcut on the way home which was
only + miles long.
How many miles did ;ed ride altogether?
5nne ate / cookies.
.amantha ate 4 more cookies than 5nne.
How many cookies did .amantha eat?
Henry gave + stickers to his younger "rother.
;ow he only has * stickers.
How many stickers did Heny have at !irst?
)erek and 9arry have ,+ "ooks together.
/ o! the "ooks "elong to )erek.
How many "ooks does 9arry have?
5ngela had 6 computer games.
.he got ( more !or her "irthday.
How many computer games did 5ngela have
then?
,+ children watched the circus.
6 children were holding "anners.
How many children were not holding "anners?
5 clown Guggled & red "alls.
5nother clown tossed him + more "alls.
How many "alls was the clown Guggling then?
,, clowns were wearing polka dot pants.
+ clowns were wearing striped pants.
How many more clowns were wearing polka
dot pants?
,4 elephants entered the ring !or the !irst
show.
5!ter the show# / elephants le!t.
How many elephants were still in the ring?
& children Gumped up and cheered !or the
clowns.
+ more children Goined them.
How many children were cheering then?