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First Grade Math Worksheet: 1
Singapore Math Word Problems
With Cool Math Clip Art

Addition and Subtraction Within 10

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Singapore Math is really tough. Before we get to the challenging word problems, shall we start with 20 easy math word problems first?

1st Grade Math - Worksheet 1
Addition and Subtraction Within 10



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Question 1
Grade 1 math clip art - dirty monkey

3 dirty monkeys jumped into a pool. 4 smelly elephants joined them a short while later. How many animals are in the pool?





1st Grade Singapore Math Word Problem: 2

King Kong climbed the Empire State Building and swatted 2 helicopters with his First Grade Math Worksheet. He crushed 5 helicopters with his left fist. How many helicopters did he destroy?






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Question 3

Grade 1 math clip art - butterfly visits flower

Clara, the pretty butterfly, visited 6 flowers on Monday. As she was ill on Tuesday, she could only visit 2 flowers that day. How many flowers did she visit altogether?





1st Grade Singapore Math Word Problem: 4

Greedy John wolfed down 6 sardine ice-creams. Greedy Jack gobbled up 3 salsa ice-creams. How many weird ice-creams did they eat altogether?






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Question 5

Grade 1 math clip art - angry bull attacks matador or bullfighter

In a contest, Jackie Chan lassoed 1 galloping bull and John Wayne lassoed 7 sitting bulls. How many angry bulls did they lasso altogether?





1st Grade Singapore Math Word Problem: 6

Superman, who could already fly, had 2 flying carpets. The genie gave him 4 more flying carpets on his birthday. How many unnecessary flying carpets does Superman have?






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Question 7

Grade 1 math clip art - angry man beats donkey

Samuel loves his donkeys. He beat 4 diseased donkeys yesterday and 2 dying donkeys today. How many poor donkeys did he beat altogether?





1st Grade Singapore Math Word Problem: 8

Spiderman was not feeling too well on Tuesday. He fell from 2 skyscrapers and 5 apartment blocks that day. How many times did he fall?






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Question 9

Grade 1 math clip art - fierce dog chained

Tony the bullterrier loves ankles. He bit 3 ladies' ankles and 7 men's ankles on Halloween. He is now chewing on his master's First Grade Math Worksheet. How many delicious ankles did he nip altogether?





1st Grade Singapore Math Word Problem: 10

Sally the seal is very good at balancing. She balanced 3 typewriters and 2 computers on her nose but was stumped by a First Grade Math Worksheet. How many objects did she balance?






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Question 11

Grade 1 math clip art - toilet paper

Kenny the curry lover mistakenly ate some blazing hot curry last night. As a result, he had to visit the toilet 2 times this morning, 3 times in the afternoon and 5 times in the evening. How many times did he go to the toilet today?





1st Grade Singapore Math Word Problem: 12

Willy the wily witch doctor - although he failed his First Grade Math Worksheet - managed to cure 3 cancer patients, 1 heart patient and 2 blind men last Friday. How many people did he heal?






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Question 13

Grade 1 math clip art - cobra chases rat

Calvin the cobra swallowed 3 mice, 2 camels and 4 fat ladies for supper. How many animals (people are also animals) are in his distended belly? He finally swallowed a First Grade Math Worksheet and died of indigestion.





1st Grade Singapore Math Word Problem: 14

David the dognapper abducted 2 poodles, 3 labradors and 2 bulldogs in California. How many mutts did he kidnap?






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Question 15

Grade 1 math clip art - hunters kill deer

Diana the fleet-footed deer had quite a lucky day on Friday. She escaped from 1 starving lion, 2 chuckling hyenas and 6 cross-eyed wild dogs. She was not so lucky on Saturday. How many animals did Diana flee from?





1st Grade Singapore Math Word Problem: 16

On Halloween, 2 boys were dressed up as monsters, 1 girl was dressed up as a princess, 3 mothers were in gorilla costumes and 3 fathers were disguised as sumo wrestlers. How many people were in fancy dress costumes?






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Question 17

Grade 1 math clip art - cute purple hippo winks. Hippopotamus.

Hannah the hippo loved crocodiles. She married 1 crocodile on Monday, 2 crocodiles on Tuesday, 3 crocodiles on Wednesday and 4 chihuahuas on Friday - for she got tired of reptiles after that. How many husbands does Hannah have?





1st Grade Singapore Math Word Problem: 18

Indiana Jones was in a tight spot. He was going to be dinner for a tribe of cannibals. To escape, he jumped over 3 mad monkeys, 3 roaring lions and 1 pretty panda. How many animals did he jump over? Out of courtesy, he left a First Grade Math Worksheet to the cannibals to crack their brains over.






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Question 19

Grade 1 math clip art - Goldilocks. Blonde girl on rocking chair.

Goldilocks got into a fight with the bears. She punched Baby Bear 1 time, kicked Mama Bear 5 times and stabbed poor Papa Bear 2 times. How many kicks, punches and stabs did spiteful Goldilocks deliver?





1st Grade Singapore Math Word Problem: 20

The war was over and Terminator was told to take up a new trade or be dismantled. So he decided to take up sewing. He pricked his finger 2 times on Monday, 2 times on Tuesday, 5 times on Wednesday and didn't prick himself at all on Thursday for he quit in disgust. How many times did he draw blood?






The End of This Worksheet

This is the end of this first grade math worksheet. Would you like to have more Singapore math word problems? Please click First Grade Math Worksheet.

Oops! We nearly forgot the answers? No, we didn't. Here they are!

Answers to First Grade Math Worksheet: No. 1

Q1 - 7, Q2 - 7, Q3 - 8, Q4 - 9

Q5 - 8, Q6 - 6, Q7 - 6, Q8 - 7

Q9 - 10, Q10 - 5, Q11 - 10, Q12 - 6

Q13 - 9, Q14 - 7, Q15 - 9, Q16 - 9

Q17 - 10, Q18 - 7, Q19 - 8, Q20 - 9

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