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Cogito

Grade 2 Math · Chapter 5 · Lesson 8

Practice Worksheet

Word Problems Within 1,000

Bigger numbers, same thinking.

10 problems · about 15 minutes · 2.OA.A.1, 2.NBT.B.7

NameDate

Figure — use these to answer the problems

Set the two parts. The whole appears underneath.
First amount and Second amount
In all
First amount234
Second amount152
Figure 1

Warm-Up Review

From earlier lessons. Loosen up before the new work.

2 problems

  1. From “Adding Up to Four Numbers”

    13 + 27 + 20 = ?

    Answer

  2. From “Subtracting Across a Zero”

    405 − 137 = ?

    Answer

Warm Up

Straightforward practice. Get the method working first.

3 problems

  1. 462 + 289 = ?

    Answer

  2. Why estimate before working it out?

    • To catch a wildly wrong answer.
    • Because it is faster than working it out.

  3. 318 + 245 = ?

    Answer

Build It Up

The same ideas with more to keep track of.

1 problem

  1. 604 − 271 = ?

    Answer

Stretch Yourself

Mixed problems. Work out what kind of question it is before you start.

4 problems

  1. 250 more than 375 is?

    Answer

  2. The Football Match

    345 adults and 268 children came to a match. How many people came?

    Answerpeople

  3. The Book Drive

    A target of 500 books has 236 collected. How many more are needed?

    Answerbooks

  4. Two Steps

    A shop had 420 items, got 175 more, then sold 260. How many now?

    Answeritems