Addition and Subtraction for Year 1 Maths: Interactive Quizzes and Practice

Question 1

Use the number line to find the answer to 6 + 4:

[Image of a number line from 0 to 10]

6 + 4 = ?

Accepted Answer

8

Answer

6

Answer

10

Question 2

What happens to a number when we add 0 to it?

Accepted Answer

It stays the same.

Answer

It gets bigger.

Answer

I don't know.

Question 3

You have 5 apples. You give 2 apples to your friend. How many apples do you have left?

Accepted Answer

3

Answer

5

Answer

7

Answer

10

Question 4

Farmer Joe had 15 sheep. He went to the market and bought 5 more. Now he has 20 sheep in total. He bought an equal number of male and female sheep. How many of each did he buy?

Accepted Answer

5 male and 5 female

Answer

2 male and 3 female

Answer

3 male and 2 female

Answer

1 male and 4 female

Question 5

Farmer Giles had 7 cows. He sold some of them and now has 3 cows left. How many cows did he sell?

Accepted Answer

4 cows

Answer

2 cows

Answer

5 cows

Question 6

When you take away 0 from any number, what happens?

Accepted Answer

The number stays the same.

Answer

The number becomes smaller.

Answer

The number becomes bigger.

Question 7

What is 5 plus 3?

Accepted Answer

10

Answer

2

Answer

8

Answer

15

Question 8

Which of these is NOT a way to subtract 6 from 12?

Accepted Answer

Multiplying by 2

Answer

Counting back

Answer

Using a number line

Answer

Splitting the number

Question 9

A farmer has 9 sheep. He sells 5 of them. How many sheep does he have now?

Accepted Answer

4

Answer

5

Answer

9

Answer

14

Question 10

Which number is 2 more than 8?

Accepted Answer

10

Answer

6

Answer

8

Answer

12

Question 11

Which of these words means '3 less than 9'?

Accepted Answer

9 - 3

Answer

3 - 9

Answer

9 + 3

Answer

3 + 9

Question 12

Use the number line to solve: 6 + 4

Accepted Answer

[Image of a number line with start at 0 and end at 10, with 6 marked and an arrow pointing to 10]

Answer

[Image of a number line with start at 0 and end at 10, with 6 marked and an arrow pointing to 9]

Answer

[Image of a number line with start at 0 and end at 10, with 6 marked and an arrow pointing to 8]

Answer

[Image of a number line with start at 0 and end at 10, with 6 marked and an arrow pointing to 7]

Question 13

What is the total: 7 plus 5 and then add 3?

Accepted Answer

14

Answer

13

Answer

15

Answer

16

Question 14

Translate this real-world situation into a number sentence: Sarah has 7 apples. She gives 3 apples to her friend. How many apples does Sarah have now?

Accepted Answer

7 - 3 = 4

Answer

7 + 3 = 4

Answer

3 - 7 = 4

Answer

3 + 7 = 4

Question 15

We have nine pencils. We give four away. What number sentence shows this?

Accepted Answer

Nine minus four

Answer

Four minus nine

Answer

Nine plus four

Question 16

We have seven apples. How many more apples do we need to get to ten?

Accepted Answer

Three

Answer

Two

Answer

Four

Question 17

Let's count the fruit. We have five apples and three bananas. How many fruits do we have in total?

Accepted Answer

Eight

Answer

Five

Answer

Ten

Question 18

We can add numbers in different ways. Which of these is NOT a way to add?

Accepted Answer

Taking away

Answer

Counting on

Answer

Using a number line

Question 19

Let's count back! What is 1 less than 10?

Accepted Answer

9

Answer

8

Answer

10

Answer

11

Question 20

Let's use the number line! Find 6 plus 4 on the number line:

Accepted Answer

[image of a number line from 0 to 10, with '6' marked and an arrow pointing 4 spaces to the right]

Answer

[image of a number line from 0 to 10, with '6' marked and an arrow pointing 4 spaces to the left]

Answer

[image of a number line from 0 to 10, with '4' marked and an arrow pointing 6 spaces to the right]

Answer

[image of a number line from 0 to 10, with '4' marked and an arrow pointing 6 spaces to the left]

Question 21

Let's subtract! What is 12 minus 5?

Accepted Answer

7

Answer

5

Answer

9

Answer

11

Question 22

Let's fill in the missing number! What is 9 minus what number equals 4?

Accepted Answer

3

Answer

4

Answer

5

Answer

6

Question 23

Let's take away! What is 10 minus 8?

Accepted Answer

2

Answer

0

Answer

1

Answer

3

Question 24

Which of these is NOT a helpful way to solve addition and subtraction problems?

Accepted Answer

Guessing

Answer

Counting all

Answer

Using a number line

Answer

Using mental strategies

Question 25

Numbers can be friends! If we have the number 9, who is 3 more than 9?

Accepted Answer

10

Answer

6

Answer

11

Answer

12

Question 26

Follow the number line with me. If we start at 7 and move backward 3, where do we end up?

Accepted Answer

2

Answer

3

Answer

4

Answer

5

Question 27

A farmer has twelve sheep. Five of them run away. How many sheep are left?

Accepted Answer

Seven

Answer

Five

Answer

Twelve

Answer

Seventeen

Question 28

What is eight minus five?

Accepted Answer

Four

Answer

One

Answer

Three

Answer

Five

Question 29

There are six children playing in the park. Two more children join them. How many children are there in total?

Accepted Answer

Eight

Answer

Two

Answer

Four

Answer

Six

Question 30

A shop has nine apples. They sell four of them. How many apples do they have left?

Accepted Answer

Five

Answer

Three

Answer

Seven

Answer

Nine

Question 31

What is five plus zero?

Accepted Answer

Five

Answer

Zero

Answer

Ten

Answer

Fifteen

Question 32

A farmer has eight sheep. He sells four of them. How many sheep does he have left?

Accepted Answer

Six

Answer

Two

Answer

Four

Answer

Eight

Question 33

Use a number line to find five plus four.

Accepted Answer

A number line with five and four marked, and a jump of four

Answer

A number line with five and four marked, and a jump of three

Answer

A number line with five and four marked, and a jump of five

Answer

A number line with five and four marked, and a jump of two

Question 34

Use a number line to find ten minus three.

Accepted Answer

A number line with ten and three marked, and a jump of three

Answer

A number line with ten and three marked, and a jump of four

Answer

A number line with ten and three marked, and a jump of five

Answer

A number line with ten and three marked, and a jump of two

Question 35

Which number sentence shows the subtraction of two from seven?

Accepted Answer

7 - 2 = 5

Answer

7 + 2 = 5

Answer

5 - 2 = 7

Answer

2 - 7 = 5

Question 36

Which number sentence shows the addition of three and six?

Accepted Answer

3 + 6 = 9

Answer

3 - 6 = 9

Answer

9 - 6 = 3

Answer

6 - 3 = 9

Question 37

What is the missing number in the following number sentence: 5 + __ = 10?

Accepted Answer

Four

Answer

Three

Answer

Five

Answer

Six

Question 38

Which number sentence shows the total of 5 and 7?

Accepted Answer

7 + 5

Answer

5 - 7

Answer

5 - 5

Answer

7 + 7

Question 39

Which of these shows the sum of 10 and 5?

Accepted Answer

10 + 5

Answer

10 - 5

Answer

5 + 10

Answer

15 - 5

Question 40

Let's use number bonds to find out how many apples we have left. We have 8 apples, and we eat 3 of them. How many apples do we have left?

Accepted Answer

We can use the number bond for 8, which is 5 and 3. We ate 3 apples, so we take 3 away from the number bond. That leaves us with 5 apples.

Accepted Answer

We can count back 3 apples from 8. That gives us 5 apples.

Answer

We can add 3 apples to 8. That gives us 11 apples.

Question 41

Which equation is correct?

Accepted Answer

7 + 3 = 9

Answer

7 - 3 = 9

Answer

9 - 3 = 7

Answer

9 + 3 = 7

Question 42

Farmer Joe has 5 sheep. He buys 3 more sheep. How many sheep does Farmer Joe have now?

Accepted Answer

8

Answer

2

Answer

5

Answer

10

Question 43

Which of the following is NOT a strategy for adding two numbers?

Accepted Answer

Counting backwards

Answer

Counting on fingers

Answer

Using a number line

Answer

Adding the numbers in any order

Question 44

Use a number line to find the answer to eight plus four.

Accepted Answer

Twelve

Answer

Ten

Answer

Fourteen

Question 45

Which of these equations means 'take away'?

Accepted Answer

Fifteen minus seven equals eight

Answer

Nine plus three equals twelve

Answer

Eleven plus four equals fifteen

Question 46

Which of these is a fact that you can always use to help you do subtraction?

Accepted Answer

Ten minus ten equals zero

Answer

Five plus five equals ten

Answer

One plus one equals two

Question 47

Seven birds are sitting on a tree branch. Four more birds come to join them. How many birds are there in total?

Accepted Answer

11

Answer

3

Answer

4

Question 48

What is the addition sentence for combining 5 and 7?

Accepted Answer

5 plus 7

Answer

5 take away 7

Answer

7 subtract 5

Answer

7 add 5

Question 49

What is the answer to 10 minus 3?

Accepted Answer

7

Answer

13

Answer

17

Answer

30

Question 50

A farmer keeps 8 sheep in one field and 6 sheep in another field. How many sheep does the farmer have in total?

Accepted Answer

12

Answer

2

Answer

8

Answer

14

Question 51

A box has 5 pencils inside. If you take away 2 pencils, how many pencils are left in the box?

Accepted Answer

3

Answer

5

Answer

7

Answer

10

Question 52

A train has 15 carriages. If 6 carriages are removed, how many carriages are left on the train?

Accepted Answer

9

Answer

6

Answer

15

Answer

21

Question 53

A farmer has 12 apples. He gives 4 apples to his neighbor. How many apples does the farmer have now?

Accepted Answer

8

Answer

4

Answer

12

Answer

16

Question 54

Look at the picture. There are 3 birds on a branch, and 4 more birds fly in to join them. Which number sentence shows this?

Accepted Answer

3 + 4 = 7

Answer

7 - 3 = 4

Answer

4 - 3 = 1

Answer

3 - 4 = -1

Question 55

There are 5 children playing in the park. 3 more children come to join them. How many children are there now?

Accepted Answer

8

Answer

10

Answer

7

Answer

6

Question 56

There were 9 cookies on a plate. 3 cookies were eaten. How many cookies are left on the plate?

Accepted Answer

6

Answer

3

Answer

12

Answer

10

Question 57

There are 8 birds on a branch.  3 birds fly away. How many birds are left on the branch?

Accepted Answer

5

Answer

10

Answer

11

Answer

3

Question 58

You have 4 cookies. Your friend gives you 2 more cookies. How many cookies do you have now?

Accepted Answer

6

Answer

8

Answer

1

Answer

2

Question 59

Match the picture to the correct addition number sentence:

Accepted Answer

4 + 3 = 7

Answer

4 - 3 = 1

Answer

7 - 4 = 3

Answer

7 + 3 = 10

Question 60

Sarah has 6 cookies. She eats 2 cookies. How many cookies does she have now?

Accepted Answer

4

Answer

3

Answer

2

Answer

8

Question 61

Find the number that comes next in this pattern: 2, 4, 6, 8, ...?

Accepted Answer

10

Answer

9

Answer

7

Answer

12

Question 62

Which number sentence means the same as 5 + 3?

Accepted Answer

3 + 5

Answer

7 + 1

Answer

5 - 3

Answer

8 - 3

Question 63

Use the number line to find the answer to: 6 + 4 = ?

Accepted Answer

10

Answer

2

Answer

8

Answer

12

Question 64

There are 10 balloons. 3 balloons popped. How many balloons are left?

Accepted Answer

7

Answer

10

Answer

3

Answer

13