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Bug Hunt Story Problems: Add Three Groups

Grade 1 word problems where students add three whole numbers with sums up to 20, set on a backyard bug hunt.

Grade 1MathInteractive · Printable

Aligned to1.OA.A.2

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  • Single worksheet
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  • 1 Common Core standard
  • Printable answer key
  • 12 questions
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Format
Interactive · Printable
Grade
Grade 1
Subject
Math
Question types
Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Sorting, Short answer

About this worksheet

What students practice

  • Students solve word problems that add three whole numbers with sums up to 20.
  • Students choose the number sentence that matches a story with three addends.
  • Students explain which two numbers they add first to find a total.

How to use

Read the first story aloud and have students draw dots or use counters for each group. Then let them work on their own and share how they added.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

1.OA.A.2

Solve story problems that add three whole numbers with a sum up to 20.

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Bug Hunt Story Problems: Add Three Groups

Find the total when three groups of bugs come together.

Count the Bugs

Read each story. Write how many in all.

1.
Lena sees 4 ladybugs on a leaf, 3 ladybugs on a rose, and 6 ladybugs on the fence. How many ladybugs does she see?

4 + 3 + 6 =   ladybugs

2.
Omar counts 5 ants by a rock, 5 ants by a tree, and 7 ants by the path. How many ants does he count?

  ants

3.
Priya spots 2 butterflies. Then she spots 8 more. Then she spots 1 more. How many butterflies does she spot in all?

  butterflies

4.
Mateo puts 6 crickets, 4 grasshoppers, and 9 beetles in his bug house. How many bugs are in the bug house?

  bugs

5.
Ava finds 3 worms under one log, 7 worms under another log, and 2 worms under a big stone. How many worms does she find?

  worms

6.
The bug club looks for bugs for three days. They see 9 bugs on Monday, 0 bugs on Tuesday because it rains, and 6 bugs on Wednesday. How many bugs do they see in the three days?

  bugs

Choose and Match

Read each question. Choose or match the right answer.

7.
Jada sees 7 bees, 2 wasps, and 5 flies in the garden. Which number sentence shows how many insects she sees in all?
  • A. 7 + 2 = 9
  • B. 7 + 2 + 5 = 13
  • C. 7 + 2 + 5 = 14
  • D. 7 − 2 + 5 = 10
8.
Leo catches 3 fireflies. Mia catches 3 fireflies. Sam catches 8 fireflies. How many fireflies do they catch in all?
  • A. 14
  • B. 13
  • C. 11
  • D. 6
9.
Ben finds 4 beetles under a log. Then he finds 4 more beetles. Then he finds 4 more. How many beetles has he found?
  • A. 8
  • B. 12
  • C. 11
10.
Match each bug jar to the number of bugs inside it.
  1. Jar A: 5 ants, 3 ants, and 5 ants
  2. Jar B: 8 beetles, 2 beetles, and 6 beetles
  3. Jar C: 4 moths, 1 moth, and 5 moths
  4. Jar D: 7 flies, 7 flies, and 4 flies
  1. A. 16
  2. B. 10
  3. C. 18
  4. D. 13

Bug Jar Challenge

Add the three numbers to solve each problem.

11.
Each friend fills a bug jar. Add to find how many bugs are in each jar. Then sort the jars.
Zoe: 6 + 6 + 6 bugsKofi: 4 + 5 + 2 bugsNina: 9 + 1 + 7 bugsHugo: 3 + 8 + 4 bugsSara: 2 + 2 + 9 bugs
More than 15 bugs15 bugs or fewer
12.
Grace finds 8 ladybugs, 3 ladybugs, and 2 ladybugs. Which two numbers would you add first? Tell why. Then find how many ladybugs she finds.

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