Adding and Taking Away: Learn Basic Arithmetic for Reception

Question 1

Sarah has 3 apples. Her friend gives her 2 more. How many apples does Sarah have now?

Accepted Answer

5

Answer

1

Answer

3

Answer

10

Question 2

There are three birds on a branch. Two more birds come to join them. How many birds are there now?

Accepted Answer

5

Answer

1

Answer

10

Answer

20

Question 3

How many fingers are on both of your hands?

Accepted Answer

10

Answer

5

Answer

6

Answer

2

Question 4

We have 2 apples. We add 3 more apples. How many apples do we have now?

Accepted Answer

5

Answer

2

Answer

3

Answer

1

Question 5

There are two birdies on a branch. Three more birdies come to join them. How many birdies are there now?

Accepted Answer

5

Answer

1

Answer

3

Answer

10

Question 6

Imagine there are 4 balloons floating in the sky. If 2 more balloons join them, how many balloons will there be altogether?

Accepted Answer

6 balloons

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2 balloons

Answer

10 balloons

Question 7

Let's add 5 and 3. Which number sentence shows this?

Accepted Answer

3 + 5

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5 - 3

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8 + 5

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3 - 5

Question 8

We have 3 cookies. We buy 2 more. How many cookies do we have now?

Accepted Answer

5

Answer

1

Answer

10

Question 9

Five children are playing in the park. Two more children join them. How many children are there now?

Accepted Answer

Seven

Answer

Three

Answer

Nine

Question 10

The cheerful caterpillar wants to reach the tasty leaf at number 5 on the number line. He is currently at number 3. How many steps should he take?

Accepted Answer

2

Answer

1

Answer

3

Question 11

Imagine we have 4 apples in a basket. We add 2 more apples. How many apples are in the basket now?

Accepted Answer

6 apples

Answer

2 apples

Answer

8 apples

Question 12

Let's use the number line to add 3 and 2. Starting at 0, count 3 steps forward, and then 2 more steps forward. What number do you end up on?

Accepted Answer

5

Answer

1

Answer

3

Answer

7

Question 13

We have 3 apples in our basket. We buy 2 more apples. How many apples do we have now?

Accepted Answer

5 apples

Answer

1 apple

Question 14

You have 3 apples. Your friend shares some of their apples with you, and now you have 5 apples. How many apples did your friend share with you?

Accepted Answer

2 apples

Answer

1 apple

Answer

3 apples

Answer

4 apples

Question 15

Let's count the apples. There are 2 red apples and 3 green apples. How many apples are there altogether?

Accepted Answer

5

Answer

2

Answer

7

Answer

3

Question 16

Imagine we have 3 birds on a branch. Then, 2 more birds come to join them. How many birds are there now?

Accepted Answer

5

Answer

1

Question 17

Three children were playing in the park. Two more children joined them. How many children are there now?

Accepted Answer

5

Answer

1

Answer

10

Question 18

You had 3 apples. Your friend gave you 2 more. How many apples do you have now?

Accepted Answer

5

Answer

1

Answer

4

Answer

2

Question 19

You have 10 apples in a basket. You take away 4 apples. How many apples are left?

Accepted Answer

6

Answer

4

Answer

14

Answer

10

Question 20

Emily has 4 pencils. Her friend gives her 3 more. How many pencils does Emily have now?

Accepted Answer

7

Answer

1

Answer

3

Answer

10

Question 21

There are 10 children playing in the park. Then, 5 more children join them. How many children are now playing together?

Accepted Answer

15

Answer

5

Answer

10

Question 22

There are 3 apples on the table and 2 apples in the basket. How many apples are there in total?

Accepted Answer

5 apples

Answer

1 apple

Answer

10 apples

Question 23

A farmer has 10 sheep. He sells 4 and buys 6 more. How many sheep does he have now?

Accepted Answer

12

Answer

6

Answer

16

Answer

4

Question 24

When we subtract a number, what happens to the answer?

Accepted Answer

It gets smaller.

Answer

It gets bigger.

Answer

It stays the same.

Answer

It sometimes gets bigger and sometimes gets smaller.

Question 25

What is 2 plus 3?

Accepted Answer

5

Answer

1

Answer

6

Answer

4

Question 26

There are 3 birds sitting on a branch. 2 more birds come to join them. How many birds are there now?

Accepted Answer

5

Answer

4

Answer

1

Answer

6

Question 27

There are 5 apples in a basket. You take away 2 apples. How many apples are left in the basket?

Accepted Answer

3

Answer

7

Answer

2

Answer

6

Question 28

Which of these is not a subtraction sum?

Accepted Answer

2 + 5

Answer

4 - 1

Answer

3 - 2

Answer

1 - 1

Question 29

What is the missing number? 1, 2, ___, 4, 5.

Accepted Answer

3

Answer

4

Answer

2

Answer

5

Question 30

There are 3 birds on a branch. 2 more birds join them. How many birds are there now?

Accepted Answer

5

Answer

3

Question 31

There are 4 flowers in a vase. You take away 2 flowers. How many flowers are left?

Accepted Answer

2

Answer

4

Question 32

Which number is 1 more than 4?

Accepted Answer

5

Answer

4

Question 33

There are 5 apples and 3 oranges in a basket. How many fruits are there in total?

Accepted Answer

8

Answer

5

Question 34

Which of these shows 2 less than 5?

Accepted Answer

3

Answer

5

Question 35

If you have 4 sweets and you eat 1 sweet, how many sweets do you have left?

Accepted Answer

3

Answer

4

Question 36

How can adding help us when we measure things?

Accepted Answer

Find the total length by adding the lengths of objects.

Answer

Find the difference between two numbers.

Answer

Count the number of objects in a group.

Question 37

What does it mean when we subtract?

Accepted Answer

Take away

Answer

Put together

Answer

Split evenly

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Get more

Question 38

Three birds are sitting on a branch. Two more birds fly over and join them. How many birds are there in total?

Accepted Answer

5

Answer

1

Answer

3

Answer

10

Question 39

I have 5 apples. I decide to eat 2 of them. How many apples do I have left?

Accepted Answer

3

Answer

7

Answer

8

Answer

10

Question 40

I have 4 pencils. I give 2 pencils to my friend. How many pencils do I have now?

Accepted Answer

2

Answer

6

Answer

8

Answer

5

Question 41

Let's solve this puzzle. If we add a mystery number to 3, we get 5. What is the mystery number?

Accepted Answer

2

Answer

1

Answer

3

Answer

4

Question 42

There are 4 little birds sitting on a tree branch. 2 more birds come and join them. How many birds are there in total?

Accepted Answer

6

Answer

4

Answer

5

Question 43

What number do we get when we add 10 to 5?

Accepted Answer

15

Answer

10

Answer

20

Question 44

If we take away 10 from 15, what number do we get?

Accepted Answer

5

Answer

10

Answer

15

Question 45

Look at these two pictures. Which one shows 4 apples and 2 bananas?

Accepted Answer

[Image of 4 apples and 2 bananas]

Answer

[Image of 2 apples and 4 bananas]

Answer

[Image of 3 apples and 3 bananas]

Question 46

Imagine you have a basket with some fruits. You add more fruits to your basket. What could you say about the number of fruits you have now?

Accepted Answer

I had 2 apples. I added 3 oranges. Now I have 5 fruits.

Answer

My basket is blue and has a handle.

Answer

I ate a banana for breakfast.

Question 47

What number is next on the number line after 5?

Accepted Answer

6

Answer

4

Answer

8

Answer

10

Question 48

When we add two numbers together, what does the word 'more' mean?

Accepted Answer

It means getting a bigger number

Answer

It means taking a number away

Answer

It means making a number smaller

Answer

It means splitting a number into parts

Question 49

If we take away some toys from a group, what are we doing?

Accepted Answer

Taking away toys

Answer

Adding more toys

Answer

Counting all the toys

Question 50

Let's add 2 and 3 together. What is the answer?

Accepted Answer

5

Answer

1

Answer

4

Answer

6

Question 51

We have a number line. The number 4 is on the line. Which number comes right after 4?

Accepted Answer

5

Answer

2

Answer

3

Answer

6

Question 52

Apples, apples, apples! We have a basket with 5 apples. Then, we add 3 more apples. How many apples do we have now?

Accepted Answer

7

Answer

2

Answer

5

Answer

8

Question 53

We have 8 apples. We give 3 apples to our friend. How many apples do we have left?

Accepted Answer

5

Answer

3

Answer

11

Question 54

There are 9 flowers in a vase. We take 4 flowers out of the vase. How many flowers are left in the vase?

Accepted Answer

5

Answer

13

Answer

16

Question 55

What does this symbol mean: - ?

Accepted Answer

Minus

Answer

Plus

Answer

Multiply

Question 56

Which of these is NOT a way to add numbers?

Accepted Answer

Counting backwards

Answer

Counting on

Answer

Using a number line

Question 57

Which of these is NOT a way to subtract numbers?

Accepted Answer

Adding more

Answer

Counting back

Answer

Using a number line

Question 58

What number comes after 10 on a number line?

Accepted Answer

11

Answer

9

Answer

8

Answer

12

Question 59

Which picture shows taking away 2 apples from 5 apples?

Accepted Answer

[Image of 5 apples with 2 crossed out]

Answer

[Image of 5 apples]

Answer

[Image of 3 apples]

Answer

[Image of 7 apples]

Question 60

What number is one less than 6?

Accepted Answer

5

Answer

4

Answer

7

Answer

8

Question 61

Which picture shows a group of 4?

Accepted Answer

[Image of 4 apples]

Answer

[Image of 3 apples]

Answer

[Image of 5 apples]

Answer

[Image of 6 apples]

Question 62

Which picture shows 2 + 2?

Accepted Answer

Image of 2 apples and 2 bananas

Answer

Image of 4 apples

Answer

Image of 3 bananas

Answer

Image of 1 apple and 3 bananas

Question 63

Which picture shows 3 - 1?

Accepted Answer

Image of 3 apples and 1 banana crossed out

Answer

Image of 2 apples

Answer

Image of 4 bananas

Answer

Image of 1 apple and 2 bananas

Question 64

Which picture shows one more than 3?

Accepted Answer

Image of 4 apples

Answer

Image of 3 apples

Answer

Image of 2 apples and 1 banana

Answer

Image of 1 apple and 2 bananas