Grade 2 | MATHEMATICS
WEEK 4 • PRACTICE WORKBOOK • DAYS 16–20
Read the matching lesson in the Week 4 Student Textbook first. Write each answer on the line below its question. Day 20 is answered on your own.
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Day 16: Add To and Take From
- Eli had 35 marbles. He got 24 more. How many marbles does he have now?
Answer: _________________________________________________
- A bus had 60 people. 23 got off. How many people are on the bus now?
Answer: _________________________________________________
- Nora read some pages in the morning and 16 pages after lunch. She read 40 pages in all. How many pages did she read in the morning?
Answer: _________________________________________________
- Write an equation with a box for the unknown in the Nora problem.
Answer: _________________________________________________
- In the bus problem, explain how you knew to subtract.
Answer: _________________________________________________
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Day 17: Put Together and Take Apart
Fruit stand
| Fruit | Number |
|---|---|
| Apples | 38 |
| Pears | 25 |
| Plums | ? |
| All fruit | 90 |
- How many apples and pears are there together?
Answer: _________________________________________________
- How many plums are there?
Answer: _________________________________________________
- There are 47 green grapes and 36 red grapes. How many grapes in all?
Answer: _________________________________________________
- A box holds 70 crayons. 45 are broken. How many are not broken?
Answer: _________________________________________________
- Explain how a part-part-whole drawing helped you find the number of plums.
Answer: _________________________________________________
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Day 18: Compare: How Many More or Fewer?
Cans collected
| Class | Cans |
|---|---|
| Room A | 64 |
| Room B | 48 |
| Room C | 71 |
- How many more cans did Room A collect than Room B?
Answer: _________________________________________________
- How many fewer cans did Room B collect than Room C?
Answer: _________________________________________________
- Which room collected the most cans?
Answer: _________________________________________________
- Room B wants to collect as many cans as Room A. How many more cans does Room B need?
Answer: _________________________________________________
- Explain why both the question about how many more and the question about how many fewer can be solved by subtracting.
Answer: _________________________________________________
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Day 19: Two-Step Word Problems
- Max had 25 cards. He bought 30 more, then gave 12 to his sister. How many cards does he have now?
Answer: _________________________________________________
- A farm stand had 80 eggs. 35 were sold on Monday and 28 on Tuesday. How many eggs are left?
Answer: _________________________________________________
- Ruth picked 18 beans, then 24 more. Her brother picked 15. How many beans did they pick together?
Answer: _________________________________________________
- Write the two equations you used for the farm stand problem.
Answer: _________________________________________________
- Explain why the farm stand problem needs two steps of calculation.
Answer: _________________________________________________
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Day 20: Independent Check: Word Problems
Library books
The library had 75 picture books. On Monday, 26 were checked out. On Tuesday, 14 were returned.
Answer on your own. An adult may read the questions aloud but should not give the answers.
- How many picture books were on the shelf after Monday?
Answer: _________________________________________________
- How many picture books were on the shelf after Tuesday?
Answer: _________________________________________________
- Sara has 27 shells. Tim has 45 shells. How many more shells does Tim have?
Answer: _________________________________________________
- Write an equation with a box for the unknown: Some birds were in a tree. 12 more came. Now there are 50 birds.
Answer: _________________________________________________
- In the library problem, explain why you add on Tuesday instead of subtracting.
Answer: _________________________________________________
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