- Question 1: 2 + 2 blank.
- Question 2: 3 + 2 blank.
- Question 3: 2 + 1 blank.
- Question 4: 9 - 3 blank.
- Question 5: 1 + 9 blank.
- Question 6: 1 + 1 blank.
- Question 7: 6 + 2 blank.
- Question 8: 11 - 2 blank.
- Question 9: 3 + 4 blank.
Addition and subtraction are mixed on the same sheet, so a child has to read the sign each time: 1 + 1, then 11 - 2. Switching between the two is a separate difficulty from the arithmetic itself.
The nine problems on this sheet: 2 + 2, 3 + 2, 2 + 1, 9 - 3, 1 + 9, 1 + 1, 6 + 2, 11 - 2, 3 + 4.
Because the sheet corrects itself, a child can fail privately and try again — which matters for children who are anxious about getting maths wrong. One mistake does leave the picture incomplete, so for children who find that discouraging it works better in pairs, or checked after every three pieces.
Sent home, it works best after the strategy has been taught in class — a parent can support a method the child already knows, but will confidently teach a different one if they are guessing.
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 miscellaneous scene.
