Story Problems Practice Set- (1)

My Story Problems Practice Sheets Grade 2

Name: _________________________ Date: _________________Use the four steps to solve the story problem.Use a c for the unknown number.1. Timothy and his dad went to the Step 1: Write the number sentence. stream. As they walked along the _____________________________stream, they were counting all the Step 2: Fill in the math puzzle.turtles they saw. Timothy counted7 turtles. His dad counted somemore. Altogether, they counted 13 Wholeturtles.How many turtles did Timothy’s Part Partdad count? Step 3: Solve.Timothy’s dad counted ___ turtles. ______________________________ Step 4: Check your answer. ______________________________2. Joey practices throwing a bean Step 1: Write the number sentence. bag at a target. Yesterday he hit _____________________________the target a number of times. Step 2: Fill in the math puzzle.Today he hit the target another 8times. Altogether, he hit the target15 times. WholeHow many times did he hit the Part Parttarget yesterday? Step 3: Solve.Joey hit the target ___ times ______________________________yesterday. Step 4: Check your answer. ______________________________ 1

Name: _________________________ Date: _________________Use the two steps to solve the story problem.Use a c for the unknown number.1. Mrs. Dunn makes chocolate Step 1: shapes. She made 8 hearts, 13 Write the number sentence. teddy bears, and 9 seashells. _________________________ How many chocolate shapes did Step 2: she make in all? Solve.Mrs. Dunn made ___ chocolateshapes.2. Allison and Pam have a book of Step 1: mazes. There are 22 mazes in Write the number sentence. the book. Allison nished 8 of the mazes. Pam nished 6 of the _________________________ mazes. Step 2: Solve.How many mazes are left forthem to do?There are ___ mazes left. 2

Name: _________________________ Date: _________________Use the four steps to solve the story problem.Use a c for the unknown number. Step 1: Write the number sentence.1. Millie had 60¢ in her bank. _____________________________ Her brother gave her some more Step 2: Fill in the math puzzle. coins. Now she has 75¢.How much money did Millie’s Wholebrother give her? Part PartMillie’s brother gave her ___¢ forher birthday. Step 3: Solve. ______________________________ Step 4: Check your answer. ______________________________2. On Monday, Caroline’s mother Step 1: Write the number sentence.sewed some buttons on Caroline’s _____________________________new dress. On Tuesday, she sewed Step 2: Fill in the math puzzle.on the last 5 buttons and nishedthe dress. There are 12 buttons onthe dress altogether. WholeHow many buttons did Caroline’s Part Partmother sew on the dress onMonday? Step 3: Solve.Caroline’s mother sewed ___ ______________________________buttons on the dress on Monday. Step 4: Check your answer. ______________________________ 3

Name: _________________________ Date: _________________Write a number sentence and solve.Use a c for the unknown number.1. On a snowy day, Carl made Step 1: 14 snowballs, and Brian made Write the number sentence. 13 snowballs. They threw 6 snowballs. _________________________ Step 2: How many snowballs are left for Solve. Carl and Brian to throw?There are ___ snowballs left.2. Adam is sitting outside gluing Step 1: toothpicks onto paper to make Write the number sentence. a picture. He had 25 toothpicks to glue. 12 of those toothpicks _________________________ fell to the ground, and he will Step 2: not use them. He brought out Solve. 10 more toothpicks.How many toothpicks doesAdam have now?Adam has ___ toothpicks to usefor his picture. 4

Name: _________________________ Date: _________________Use the four steps to solve the story problem.Use a c for the unknown number. Step 1: Write the number sentence.1. Diana decorated some chocolate _____________________________ cupcakes. Then she decorated 8 Step 2: Fill in the math puzzle. vanilla cupcakes.She decorated 21 cupcakes in all. WholeHow many chocolate cupcakes did Part PartDiana decorate?Diana decorated ___ chocolate Step 3: Solve.cupcakes. ______________________________ Step 4: Check your answer. ______________________________2. Amelia collects animal cards. She Step 1: Write the number sentence. had 26 cards, but some of them _____________________________ were doubles, so she gave them Step 2: Fill in the math puzzle. away. Now she has 21 animal cards. WholeHow many animal cards did Part PartAmelia give away? Step 3: Solve.Amelia gave away ___ animal ______________________________cards. Step 4: Check your answer. ______________________________ 5

Name: _________________________ Date: _________________Write a number sentence and solve.Use a c for the unknown number.1. Evan had 67¢ in his wallet. He Step 1: bought a drawing pad that Write the number sentence. cost 50¢. Then, on his way home, he found a quarter on _________________________ the sidewalk. Step 2: Solve. How much money does Evan have now?Evan has ___¢ now.2. Dylan and his dad are out bird- Step 1: watching. They counted 15 Write the number sentence. white birds and 12 gray birds at the pond. Then 6 birds ew _________________________ away. Step 2: Solve.How many birds are left at thepond?There are ___ birds left at thepond. 6

Name: _________________________ Date: _________________Use the four steps to solve the story problem.Use a c for the unknown number.1. Mr. Moore is teaching his class Step 1: Write the number sentence. about cats. Today they learned _____________________________ about a few types of big cats, Step 2: Fill in the math puzzle. and tomorrow they will learn about another 5 types. Altogether, Whole Mr. Moore will teach the class about 11 types of big cats. Part PartHow many types of big cats did Mr. Step 3: Solve.Moore teach his class about today? ______________________________ Step 4: Check your answer.Mr. Moore taught his class about___ types of big cats today. ______________________________2. Mrs. Smith bought 16 coloring Step 1: Write the number sentence.books to give to her grandchildren. _____________________________She gave some of them to the Step 2: Fill in the math puzzle.grandchildren who visited lastmonth. Now she has 9 coloringbooks left. WholeHow many coloring books did Mrs. Part PartSmith give away last month? Step 3: Solve.Mrs. Smith gave away ____ ______________________________coloring books last month. Step 4: Check your answer. ______________________________ 7

Name: _________________________ Date: _________________Use two steps or four steps to solve the story problem.Use a c for the unknown number. Eva and Sarah are making puppets for a puppet show. On Sunday they made 7 puppets. On Monday they made some more puppets. Now they have 15 puppets in all. How many puppets did they make on Monday? Eva and Sarah made ___ puppets on Monday.Step 1: Step 1: Write the number sentence.Write the number sentence. _____________________________ Step 2: Fill in the math puzzle._________________________Step 2: WholeSolve. Part Part Step 3: Solve. ______________________________ Step 4: Check your answer. ______________________________ 8

Name: _________________________ Date: _________________Use two steps or four steps to solve the story problem.Use a c for the unknown number. In the shop on Main Street there are 17 large containers, 14 medium containers, and 25 small containers. How many containers are there in the shop? There are ___ containers in the shop.Step 1: Step 1: Write the number sentence.Write the number sentence. _____________________________ Step 2: Fill in the math puzzle._________________________Step 2: WholeSolve. Part Part Step 3: Solve. ______________________________ Step 4: Check your answer. ______________________________ 9

Name: _________________________ Date: _________________Use two steps or four steps to solve the story problem.Use a c for the unknown number. Hailey’s mother gave her some money to buy a treat at the corner grocery store. She bought a small bag of pretzels for a quarter. Now she has 25¢ left. How much money did her mother give her? Hailey’s mother gave her ___¢.Step 1: Step 1: Write the number sentence.Write the number sentence. _____________________________ Step 2: Fill in the math puzzle._________________________Step 2: WholeSolve. Part Part Step 3: Solve. ______________________________ Step 4: Check your answer. ______________________________ 10

Name: _________________________ Date: _________________Use two steps or four steps to solve the story problem.Use a c for the unknown number. Grant made a collection of the pictures he has colored. This week he colored 4 pictures. Now he has 17 pictures. How many pictures did Grant have in his collection last week? Grant had ___ pictures in his collection last week.Step 1: Step 1: Write the number sentence.Write the number sentence. _____________________________ Step 2: Fill in the math puzzle._________________________Step 2: WholeSolve. Part Part Step 3: Solve. ______________________________ Step 4: Check your answer. ______________________________ 11

Name: _________________________ Date: _________________Use two steps or four steps to solve the story problem.Use a c for the unknown number. Evan counted 32 butter ies on a bush. Then some butter ies ew away. Now he counts 20 butter ies. How many butter ies ew away? ___ butter ies ew away.Step 1: Step 1: Write the number sentence.Write the number sentence. _____________________________ Step 2: Fill in the math puzzle._________________________Step 2: WholeSolve. Part Part Step 3: Solve. ______________________________ Step 4: Check your answer. ______________________________ 12

Name: _________________________ Date: _________________Use two steps or four steps to solve the story problem.Use a c for the unknown number. Naomi’s mother gave her 35¢. Then she won 25¢ as a prize in a school contest. But as she was running home, a dime fell out of her pocket. How much money does Naomi have left? Naomi has ___¢ left.Step 1: Step 1: Write the number sentence.Write the number sentence. _____________________________ Step 2: Fill in the math puzzle._________________________Step 2: WholeSolve. Part Part Step 3: Solve. ______________________________ Step 4: Check your answer. ______________________________ 13

Name: _________________________ Date: _________________Use two steps or four steps to solve the story problem.Use a c for the unknown number. Leo’s mother gave him some money to buy a treat. He bought a small bag of chips for 35¢. Now he has 15¢ left. How much money did his mother give him? Leo’s mother gave him ___¢.Step 1: Step 1: Write the number sentence.Write the number sentence. _____________________________ Step 2: Fill in the math puzzle._________________________Step 2: WholeSolve. Part Part Step 3: Solve. ______________________________ Step 4: Check your answer. ______________________________ 14

Name: _________________________ Date: _________________Use two steps or four steps to solve the story problem.Use a c for the unknown number. Lea writes 7 sets of rhyming words on a list. Her friend Emma thinks of more rhyming words to add to the list. Now they have 14 sets of rhyming words. How many sets of rhyming words did Emma add to the list? Emma added ___ sets of rhyming words.Step 1: Step 1: Write the number sentence.Write the number sentence. _____________________________ Step 2: Fill in the math puzzle._________________________Step 2: WholeSolve. Part Part Step 3: Solve. ______________________________ Step 4: Check your answer. ______________________________ 15

Name: _________________________ Date: _________________Use two steps or four steps to solve the story problem.Use a c for the unknown number. Mr. Shaw owns a gift shop. He had 16 pens for sale. One week he sold 10 of these pens. The next week he sold 2 more. How many pens does Mr. Shaw have left in his shop? There are ___ pens left in the shop.Step 1: Step 1: Write the number sentence.Write the number sentence. _____________________________ Step 2: Fill in the math puzzle._________________________Step 2: WholeSolve. Part Part Step 3: Solve. ______________________________ Step 4: Check your answer. ______________________________ 16

Name: _________________________ Date: _________________Use two steps or four steps to solve the story problem.Use a c for the unknown number. Jeannie and her friends are in the school show. The teacher taught them 5 songs. Next week they will learn the rest of the songs. Altogether, they will sing 12 songs in the show. How many songs do they have left to learn? Jeannie and her friends have ___ songs left to learn.Step 1: Step 1: Write the number sentence.Write the number sentence. _____________________________ Step 2: Fill in the math puzzle._________________________Step 2: WholeSolve. Part Part Step 3: Solve. ______________________________ Step 4: Check your answer. ______________________________ 17

Name: _________________________ Date: _________________Use two steps or four steps to solve the story problem.Use a c for the unknown number. Robert had several coins in his pocket. He gave his friend a nickel to buy an eraser. Now he has 62¢. How much money did Robert have before? Robert had ___¢ before.Step 1: Step 1: Write the number sentence.Write the number sentence. _____________________________ Step 2: Fill in the math puzzle._________________________Step 2: WholeSolve. Part Part Step 3: Solve. ______________________________ Step 4: Check your answer. ______________________________ 18

Name: _________________________ Date: _________________Use two steps or four steps to solve the story problem.Use a c for the unknown number. Shawn made a big apple salad. She cut up 12 red apples, 10 yellow apples, and 9 green apples. How many apples did she cut up in all? Shawn cut up ___ apples for her salad.Step 1: Step 1: Write the number sentence.Write the number sentence. _____________________________ Step 2: Fill in the math puzzle._________________________Step 2: WholeSolve. Part Part Step 3: Solve. ______________________________ Step 4: Check your answer. ______________________________ 19

Name: _________________________ Date: _________________Use two steps or four steps to solve the story problem.Use a c for the unknown number. Steve’s neighbor gave him a quarter for sweeping his garage. Then Steve’s uncle paid him for cleaning his o ce. Now Steve has 75¢. How much money did Steve’s uncle give him for cleaning his o ce? Steve’s uncle gave him ___¢.Step 1: Step 1: Write the number sentence.Write the number sentence. _____________________________ Step 2: Fill in the math puzzle._________________________Step 2: WholeSolve. Part Part Step 3: Solve. ______________________________ Step 4: Check your answer. ______________________________ 20

Name: _________________________ Date: _________________Use two steps or four steps to solve the story problem.Use a c for the unknown number. Nora is helping her mother by washing the dishes. She washed 6 plates and some bowls. She washed 11 items altogether. How many bowls did Nora wash? Nora washed ___ bowls.Step 1: Step 1: Write the number sentence.Write the number sentence. _____________________________ Step 2: Fill in the math puzzle._________________________Step 2: WholeSolve. Part Part Step 3: Solve. ______________________________ Step 4: Check your answer. ______________________________ 21

Name: _________________________ Date: _________________Use two steps or four steps to solve the story problem.Use a c for the unknown number. Audrey is collecting interesting rocks. On Monday she found 23 rocks on the ground at the park. She put 16 of them back, and she kept the rest. On Wednesday she went to the park again, and she collected 12 more rocks. How many rocks does Audrey have now? Audrey has ___ rocks.Step 1: Step 1: Write the number sentence.Write the number sentence. _____________________________ Step 2: Fill in the math puzzle._________________________Step 2: WholeSolve. Part Part Step 3: Solve. ______________________________ Step 4: Check your answer. ______________________________ 22

Name: _________________________ Date: _________________Use two steps or four steps to solve the story problem.Use a c for the unknown number. 25 bikes were parked on the bike rack at school. Some students took their bikes from the rack and rode home. Now there are 15 bikes left. How many bikes did students remove from the rack? Students removed ___ bikes from the rack.Step 1: Step 1: Write the number sentence.Write the number sentence. _____________________________ Step 2: Fill in the math puzzle._________________________Step 2: WholeSolve. Part Part Step 3: Solve. ______________________________ Step 4: Check your answer. ______________________________ 23

Name: _________________________ Date: _________________Use two steps or four steps to solve the story problem.Use a c for the unknown number. Nathan’s father bought him a set of colored pencils. Then his uncle bought him another set of 6 colored pencils. Now he has 18 colored pencils. How many colored pencils are in the set Nathan’s father bought him? There are ___ colored pencils in the set Nathan’s father bought him.Step 1: Step 1: Write the number sentence.Write the number sentence. _____________________________ Step 2: Fill in the math puzzle._________________________Step 2: WholeSolve. Part Part Step 3: Solve. ______________________________ Step 4: Check your answer. ______________________________ 24

Name: _________________________ Date: _________________Use two steps or four steps to solve the story problem.Use a c for the unknown number. Golda bought a banana for a quarter. Now she has 60¢. How much did she have at rst? Golda had ___¢ at rst.Step 1: Step 1: Write the number sentence.Write the number sentence. _____________________________ Step 2: Fill in the math puzzle._________________________Step 2: WholeSolve. Part Part Step 3: Solve. ______________________________ Step 4: Check your answer. ______________________________ 25

Name: _________________________ Date: _________________Use two steps or four steps to solve the story problem.Use a c for the unknown number. Lillian and Barbara went to the store to buy ice pops. They bought 17 cherry ice pops and 15 orange ice pops. Barbara took 5 of them home for her family. Then they brought the rest to school to share with their class. How many ice pops did Lillian and Barbara bring to school? They brought ___ ice pops to school.Step 1: Step 1: Write the number sentence.Write the number sentence. _____________________________ Step 2: Fill in the math puzzle._________________________Step 2: WholeSolve. Part Part Step 3: Solve. ______________________________ Step 4: Check your answer. ______________________________ 26

Name: _________________________ Date: _________________Use two steps or four steps to solve the story problem.Use a c for the unknown number. Debby knows some folk dances. Then she goes to dance class and learns 7 more dances. Now she knows 20 dances. How many dances did Debby know at rst? Debby knew ___ dances at rst.Step 1: Step 1: Write the number sentence.Write the number sentence. _____________________________ Step 2: Fill in the math puzzle._________________________Step 2: WholeSolve. Part Part Step 3: Solve. ______________________________ Step 4: Check your answer. ______________________________ 27

Name: _________________________ Date: _________________Use two steps or four steps to solve the story problem.Use a c for the unknown number. Alice planned a surprise party for Lily. 9 of Lily’s friends were there to surprise her. Some more of her friends came later. At the end, there were 12 children at the party. How many children came later? ___ children came later.Step 1: Step 1: Write the number sentence.Write the number sentence. _____________________________ Step 2: Fill in the math puzzle._________________________Step 2: WholeSolve. Part Part Step 3: Solve. ______________________________ Step 4: Check your answer. ______________________________ 28

Name: _________________________ Date: _________________Use two steps or four steps to solve the story problem.Use a c for the unknown number. Charles had 31¢ in his wallet. He buys a box of crayons for 15¢ and a marker for 10¢. How much money does Charles have left in his wallet? Charles has ___¢ left in his wallet.Step 1: Step 1: Write the number sentence.Write the number sentence. _____________________________ Step 2: Fill in the math puzzle._________________________Step 2: WholeSolve. Part Part Step 3: Solve. ______________________________ Step 4: Check your answer. ______________________________ 29

Name: _________________________ Date: _________________Use two steps or four steps to solve the story problem.Use a c for the unknown number. Laura read some stories from a book of short stories. There are 6 more stories that she has not yet read in the book. This book has 15 stories in all. How many stories has Laura read so far? Laura has read ___ stories from her book.Step 1: Step 1: Write the number sentence.Write the number sentence. _____________________________ Step 2: Fill in the math puzzle._________________________Step 2: WholeSolve. Part Part Step 3: Solve. ______________________________ Step 4: Check your answer. ______________________________ 30

Name: _________________________ Date: _________________Use two steps or four steps to solve the story problem.Use a c for the unknown number. Jay had 85¢. He used one of his coins to buy a notebook for school. Now he has 75¢. How much money did the notebook cost? Which coin did he use? The notebook cost ___¢. Jay used a ______.Step 1: Step 1: Write the number sentence.Write the number sentence. _____________________________ Step 2: Fill in the math puzzle._________________________Step 2: WholeSolve. Part Part Step 3: Solve. ______________________________ Step 4: Check your answer. ______________________________ 31

Name: _________________________ Date: _________________Use two steps or four steps to solve the story problem.Use a c for the unknown number. Ryan and his brothers make paper airplanes to race against each other. Ryan made 12 paper airplanes. His older brother made 10 paper airplanes. His younger brother made 8 paper airplanes. How many paper airplanes did the boys make in all? Ryan and his brothers made ___ paper airplanes in all.Step 1: Step 1: Write the number sentence.Write the number sentence. _____________________________ Step 2: Fill in the math puzzle._________________________Step 2: WholeSolve. Part Part Step 3: Solve. ______________________________ Step 4: Check your answer. ______________________________ 32

Name: _________________________ Date: _________________Use two steps or four steps to solve the story problem.Use a c for the unknown number. Caleb had some money. His grandmother gave him a dime. Now he has 65¢. How much money did he have before? Caleb had ___¢ before.Step 1: Step 1: Write the number sentence.Write the number sentence. _____________________________ Step 2: Fill in the math puzzle._________________________Step 2: WholeSolve. Part Part Step 3: Solve. ______________________________ Step 4: Check your answer. ______________________________ 33

Name: _________________________ Date: _________________Use two steps or four steps to solve the story problem.Use a c for the unknown number. Mr. Reese took his children to the museum. There are 47 di erent exhibits to see at the museum. Mr. Reese took his children to see some of them on Monday, and he plans to go back on Friday to see the last 20 exhibits. How many exhibits have they already seen? Mr. Reese and his children already saw ___ exhibits.Step 1: Step 1: Write the number sentence.Write the number sentence. _____________________________ Step 2: Fill in the math puzzle._________________________Step 2: WholeSolve. Part Part Step 3: Solve. ______________________________ Step 4: Check your answer. ______________________________ 34

Name: _________________________ Date: _________________Use two steps or four steps to solve the story problem.Use a c for the unknown number. Jamie runs in the park every morning. First he runs from the gate to the playground, then he runs 36 more meters from the playground to the bench. He runs 93 meters altogether. How many meters does he run to get from the gate to the playground? Jamie runs ___ meters from the gate to the playground.Step 1: Step 1: Write the number sentence.Write the number sentence. _____________________________ Step 2: Fill in the math puzzle._________________________Step 2: WholeSolve. Part Part Step 3: Solve. ______________________________ Step 4: Check your answer. ______________________________ 35