2nd Grade One- and Two-Step Word Problems Test with Point Values (PDF)
This word problems test for 2nd Grade covers one- and two-step word problems (Common Core 2.OA.A.1), with a free PDF to print.
This test has 9 questions worth 20 points. Answer every question with a math sentence and a labeled answer. Use bar models or number lines if they help. Work should take about 45 minutes.
Time and points
- Grade: Grade 2
- Chapter: One- and Two-Step Word Problems
- Standards: 2.OA.A.1
- Time: 45 minutes
- Total: 20 points
Word problems test: questions
Question 1 – Add to [2 pts]
A school store had 57 erasers. It got 26 more erasers. How many erasers does the store have now? Write a math sentence.
Question 2 – Take from [2 pts]
There were 85 balloons at a party. 37 balloons popped. How many balloons are left? Write a math sentence.
Question 3 – Put together [2 pts]
Look at the bar model. How many animals are at the shelter?
Question 4 – Take apart [2 pts]
A garden has 68 flowers. 39 are tulips and the rest are daisies. How many daisies are there?
Question 5 – Compare books [2 pts]
Room A has 83 books and Room B has 58 books. How many more books does Room A have?
Question 6 – Missing change [2 pts]
Aisha had 29 shells. She found more shells at the beach. Now she has 64 shells. How many shells did she find?
Question 7 – Missing start [2 pts]
Noah had some marbles. He gave away 23 marbles. Now he has 49 marbles. How many marbles did he have at first?
Question 8 – Garden club [3 pts]
The garden club planted 38 seeds on Monday and 27 seeds on Tuesday. Then birds ate 19 of the seeds. How many seeds are left?
- How many seeds did the club plant in all? (1 point)
- How many seeds are left? (2 points)
Question 9 – Lemonade stand [3 pts]
Tess sold 52 cups of lemonade. Omar sold 17 fewer cups than Tess.
- How many cups did Omar sell? (1 point)
- How many cups did they sell together? (2 points)
Key facts behind this word problems test
- Five story types: add to, take from, put together, take apart, and compare.
- A bar model shows the parts and the whole so you can see which number is missing.
- More than and fewer than mean comparing: subtract the smaller number from the larger.
- A two-step problem needs two math sentences; the first answer feeds the second.
- A ? or a letter can stand for the unknown number in an equation.
How to use this word problems test
Time yourself: the test is designed for an average student in 45 minutes. Answer the questions you are sure of first, then come back to the longer ones and check your units.
All Grade 2 chapters: Grade 2 math.
