2nd Grade One- and Two-Step Word Problems Test Solutions and Scoring (PDF)
This word problems test answers for 2nd Grade covers one- and two-step word problems (Common Core 2.OA.A.1), with a free PDF to print.
This answer key gives each solution and shows how points are awarded. Give partial credit for a correct method with a small arithmetic slip. Total: 20 points.
Grade 2 · Common Core State Standards: 2.OA.A.1
Word problems test answers: worked solutions
Question 1 – Add to [2 pts]
\(57 + 26 = 83\). The store has 83 erasers.
Scoring: 1 point for a correct math sentence, 1 point for the correct answer with a label.
Question 2 – Take from [2 pts]
\(85 – 37 = 48\). 48 balloons are left.
Scoring: 1 point for the subtraction sentence, 1 point for the correct answer.
Question 3 – Put together [2 pts]
\(29 + 46 = 75\). 75 animals.
Scoring: 1 point for adding the two parts, 1 point for the correct total.
Question 4 – Take apart [2 pts]
\(68 – 39 = 29\). 29 daisies.
Scoring: 1 point for subtracting the known part from the whole, 1 point for the correct answer.
Question 5 – Compare books [2 pts]
\(83 – 58 = 25\). Room A has 25 more books.
Scoring: 1 point for subtracting, 1 point for the correct answer with a label.
Question 6 – Missing change [2 pts]
\(29 + ? = 64\), so \(64 – 29 = 35\). She found 35 shells.
Scoring: 1 point for a correct equation or reasoning, 1 point for the correct answer.
Question 7 – Missing start [2 pts]
\(? – 23 = 49\), so \(49 + 23 = 72\). He had 72 marbles.
Scoring: 1 point for a correct equation or reasoning, 1 point for the correct answer.
Question 8 – Garden club [3 pts]
- \(38 + 27 = 65\). 65 seeds.
- \(65 – 19 = 46\). 46 seeds are left.
Scoring: (a) 1 point. (b) 1 point for subtracting from the answer to (a), 1 point for the correct answer.
Question 9 – Lemonade stand [3 pts]
- \(52 – 17 = 35\). Omar sold 35 cups.
- \(52 + 35 = 87\). Together they sold 87 cups.
Scoring: (a) 1 point. (b) 1 point for adding both amounts, 1 point for the correct total.
Total score
20 points
Key facts behind this word problems test answers
- 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 answers
Score your test with the point values shown for each question. Then read the worked solution of every question where you lost points and note the method to review.
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