Year 3 Numeracy – Adding and Subtracting Word Problems 1
Interactive practice test with 20 questions on adding and subtracting in everyday stories, in the style of the Year 3 NAPLAN Numeracy test. 20 minutes.
Tom has 23 marbles. He finds 14 more. How many marbles does he have now?
There were 45 birds in a tree. 12 birds flew away. How many birds are left?
How many apples are there altogether?
Choose the missing number.
28 + 1 = 40
Blank 1: 12 · 22 · 68
Mia read 18 pages on Monday and 25 pages on Tuesday. How many pages did she read in total?
A box has 50 pencils. 26 pencils are used. How many pencils are left in the box?
Circle 2 words in the sentence below.
Which 2 numbers add to make 20?
4791315
Choose the missing numbers.
15 + 5 = 1
2 − 5 = 15
Blank 1: 10 · 20 · 25
Blank 2: 10 · 20 · 25
Ella has 16 stickers. Jack has 9 more stickers than Ella. How many stickers does Jack have?
Sam had 30 cards. He gave 8 cards to his friend. Which number sentence shows how many cards Sam has now?
A bus had 34 people on it. At the stop, 10 people got off and 5 people got on. How many people are on the bus now?
Choose the missing number.
64 − 1 = 40
Blank 1: 24 · 26 · 104
Which of these is the same as 17 + 8?
Circle 3 words in the sentence below.
Which 3 numbers are bigger than 25 + 10?
293435364153
Lena has 12 red beads and 15 blue beads. She uses 7 beads to make a ring. How many beads does she have left?
Choose the missing numbers.
There are 40 children in the hall.
15 children are standing and 1 children are sitting.
Then 5 sitting children stand up. Now 2 children are standing.
Blank 1: 25 · 35 · 55
Blank 2: 10 · 20 · 25
Ravi needs 50 points to win. He has 37 points. How many more points does he need?
Which is closest to 48 + 31?
Circle 2 words in the sentence below.
Which 2 numbers are exactly 10 apart?
1419273343
Ali had some shells. He found 12 more shells. Now he has 30 shells. How many shells did he have at the start?