Appendix D
Here is a collection of word problems that can be used to teach this unit.
5 birds were sitting on a fence. 4 more birds flew on to the fence. How many birds were on the fence then?
Tanya has 2 dolls. Her parents give her 4 more dolls for her birthday. How many dolls did she have then?
Tanya had 2 dolls. Her parents gave her some more dolls for her birthday. Then she had 6 dolls. How many dolls did Tanya's parents give her for her birthday?
Tanya had some dolls. Her parents gave her 4 more dolls for her birthday. Then she had 6 dolls. How many dolls did Tanya have before her birthday?
Valerie had 12 marbles. She gave 7 away to Nancy. How many marbles does Valerie have left?
Valerie had 12 marbles. She gave some to Nancy. Now she has 5 marbles left. How many marbles did Valerie give Nancy?
Valerie had some marbles. She gave 7 to Nancy. Now she has 5 marbles left. How many marbles did Valerie start with?
3 boys and 5 girls were playing basketball. How many children were playing basketball?
8 children were playing basketball. 3 were boys and the rest were girls. How many girls were playing basketball?
Nancy has 2 cats. Karli has 6 cats. Karli has how many more cats than Nancy?
Nancy has 2 cats. Karli has 4 more cats than Nancy. How many cats does Karli have?
Karli has 6 cats. She has 4 more than Nancy. How many cats does Nancy have?
Moses has 2 apples. Tyler has 3 oranges. How many fruit do the boys have all together?
Angel has a puppy that weighed 3 pounds when her mom brought her home. The puppy now weighs 9 pounds. How many pounds has the puppy gained?
Paula has 2 stickers to start her collection. She needs 10 to complete the page. How many more stickers does Paula need?
Jill had 8 Bratz dolls. She received 4 more Bratz dolls for her birthday. How many Bratz dolls does Jill have altogether?
Trish lives on a farm and gathers 3 eggs from the henhouse every day. How many eggs does Trish gather in a week?
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