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Free Math Foundations practice test — Grade 1

10 original Math Foundations-style questions for Grade 1, with answers and full explanations. No signup needed.

Skill-building math practice for the early grades — number sense, operations, and problem solving that underpin every test your child will meet.

Every question includes a worked explanation, so a wrong answer becomes a mini-lesson.

Question 1Word Problems
At the park there are 5 kites and 4 ping-pong balls. How many are there altogether?
  1. A9
  2. B10
  3. C1
  4. D20
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Correct answer: A

Add the two groups together: 5 + 4 = 9.

Question 2Picture Math
There are 5 basketballs and 1 bowling balls. How many MORE basketballs than bowling balls are there?
  1. A1
  2. B4
  3. C5
  4. D6
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Correct answer: B

"How many more" means subtract: 5 − 1 = 4.

Question 3Word Problems
Count the pictures. How many are there in all?
  1. A15
  2. B3
  3. C8
  4. D2
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Correct answer: C

Count them all: 3 + 5 = 8.

Question 4Picture Math
At the park there are 6 mushrooms and 8 ice creams. How many are there altogether?
  1. A2
  2. B15
  3. C48
  4. D14
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Correct answer: D

Add the two groups together: 6 + 8 = 14.

Question 5Word Problems
There are 7 clocks. There are three times as many notebooks. How many notebooks?
  1. A28
  2. B14
  3. C10
  4. D21
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Correct answer: D

Three times as many means 7 × 3 = 21.

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Question 6Picture Math
There are 11 eggs and 8 mushrooms. How many MORE eggs than mushrooms are there?
  1. A11
  2. B19
  3. C8
  4. D3
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Correct answer: D

"How many more" means subtract: 11 − 8 = 3.

Question 7Word Problems
Count the pictures. How many are there in all?
  1. A3
  2. B2
  3. C4
  4. D5
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Correct answer: C

Count them all: 2 + 2 = 4.

Question 8Picture Math
There were 10 pineapples. Then 4 went away. How many remain?
  1. A4
  2. B6
  3. C14
  4. D10
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Correct answer: B

Start with 10 and take away 4: 10 − 4 = 6.

Question 9Word Problems
There were 14 books. Then 9 went away. How many remain?
  1. A9
  2. B23
  3. C14
  4. D5
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Correct answer: D

Start with 14 and take away 9: 14 − 9 = 5.

Question 10Picture Math
There are 5 oranges. There are three times as many mangoes. How many mangoes?
  1. A10
  2. B20
  3. C8
  4. D15
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Correct answer: D

Three times as many means 5 × 3 = 15.

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