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Math Puzzle Practice

  1. Question 1: 13 - 4 blank.
  2. Question 2: 10 - 3 blank.
  3. Question 3: 16 - 12 blank.
  4. Question 4: 1 + 2 blank.
  5. Question 5: 14 - 8 blank.
  6. Question 6: 4 - 2 blank.
  7. Question 7: 6 + 4 blank.
  8. Question 8: 1 + 4 blank.
  9. Question 9: 3 + 5 blank.
Printable Math Puzzle worksheet about Farm Animals for grade 1

What this sheet practises

Addition and subtraction are mixed on the same sheet, so a child has to read the sign each time: 1 + 2, then 16 - 12. Switching between the two is a separate difficulty from the arithmetic itself.

The nine problems on this sheet: 13 - 4, 10 - 3, 16 - 12, 1 + 2, 14 - 8, 4 - 2, 6 + 4, 1 + 4, 3 + 5.

How it checks itself

No timer and no score — a child works at their own pace and the picture is the only judge. The answers are always 2 to 10, one per piece, so ask children to solve all nine before placing any — otherwise the last few can be found by elimination.

Using it in class

Useful as cover or substitute work: the sheet corrects itself and the answer key is included, so an adult who does not know the class can run it.

The answer key lists all nine results, which is the quickest way to check the level before printing. Note that crossing 10 only comes up in the subtraction here; adding over ten does not appear on this type of sheet. The completed picture shows a Farm Animals scene.

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