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Free Grade 1 Word Problems Worksheets
1,000+ Texas TEKS-aligned practice questions on word problems. Print at home or practice online with a built-in AI tutor. No sign-up. No paywall.
Looking for word problems worksheets for Grade 1? This page has 1,000+ TEKS-aligned practice questions on this exact topic, mapped to Texas TEKS 1.5A. Every question goes through an AI quality gate before publishing — no typos, no wrong answer keys, no factually-broken explanations.
Solve simple add/subtract word problems.
Below: a sample of 8 questions with answers and explanations so you can see what's on the worksheet before you print. Each question has the correct choice marked and a one-line "why" so kids who get it wrong understand the fix.
13 baseball cards minus 7 baseball cards equals how many?
- 5
- 8
- 6 ✓
- 7
Why: 13 − 7 = 6.
Henry found 10 dolls on Monday and 9 more on Tuesday. How many altogether?
- 19 ✓
- 21
- 18
- 20
Why: 10 + 9 = 19.
12 trading cards plus 5 trading cards equals how many?
- 18
- 16
- 19
- 17 ✓
Why: 12 + 5 = 17.
2 strawberries plus 10 strawberries equals how many?
- 13
- 14
- 11
- 12 ✓
Why: 2 + 10 = 12.
Khalid found 7 building blocks on Monday and 6 more on Tuesday. How many altogether?
- 14
- 12
- 15
- 13 ✓
Why: 7 + 6 = 13.
8 flash cards plus 8 flash cards equals how many?
- 18
- 16 ✓
- 17
- 15
Why: 8 + 8 = 16.
There are 11 cherries on a tray. Henry adds 3 more. How many cherries are on the tray?
- 14 ✓
- 16
- 13
- 15
Why: 11 + 3 = 14.
Zoe has 8 grapes. A friend gives Zoe 11 more. How many grapes now?
- 19 ✓
- 20
- 18
- 21
Why: 8 + 11 = 19.
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What is TEKS 1.5A?
TEKS 1.5A is the Grade 1 Word Problems standard from the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills. Solve simple add/subtract word problems.
How many total questions are available?
1,000+ questions in our Grade 1 Word Problems bank. Print as many 20-question worksheets as you like — each one pulls a fresh set so your kid doesn't see the same questions twice.
Where do these questions come from?
Generated by our AI pipeline, then quality-gated by two independent models (gpt-4o for content review, Claude Sonnet 4.5 for math verification) before publishing. Every question is tagged to TEKS 1.5A and modeled on real STAAR item shapes.