Test Your Skills: Translating Subtraction Stories to Equations First Grade

📚 Quick Study Guide

• 🔢 Subtraction means taking away. Think of it as "how many are left?"
• ✍️ An equation is a number sentence with an equals sign (=). It shows that two things are the same.
• ➖ The subtraction symbol is a minus sign (-).
• 🤝 When we translate a story, we look for the important numbers and what's happening to them.
• 💡The equation always shows the starting amount, what's taken away, and what's left.
• 🧮 For example: If you start with 5 apples and eat 2, the equation is $5 - 2 = 3$.

✏️ Practice Quiz

1. What equation matches this story?
   There were 8 birds on a tree. 3 birds flew away. How many birds are left?
   1. $8 + 3 = 11$
   2. $3 - 8 = 5$
   3. $8 - 3 = 5$
   4. $5 + 3 = 8$
2. What equation matches this story?
   You had 10 crayons. You gave 4 crayons to your friend. How many crayons do you have now?
   1. $10 + 4 = 14$
   2. $4 - 10 = 6$
   3. $10 - 4 = 6$
   4. $6 + 4 = 10$
3. What equation matches this story?
   There were 7 cookies on a plate. You ate 2 cookies. How many cookies are left?
   1. $7 + 2 = 9$
   2. $2 - 7 = 5$
   3. $7 - 2 = 5$
   4. $5 + 2 = 7$
4. What equation matches this story?
   You had 9 balloons. 1 balloon popped. How many balloons are left?
   1. $9 + 1 = 10$
   2. $1 - 9 = 8$
   3. $9 - 1 = 8$
   4. $8 + 1 = 9$
5. What equation matches this story?
   There were 6 frogs in a pond. 2 frogs hopped away. How many frogs are left?
   1. $6 + 2 = 8$
   2. $2 - 6 = 4$
   3. $6 - 2 = 4$
   4. $4 + 2 = 6$
6. What equation matches this story?
   You had 12 pencils. You lost 5 pencils. How many pencils do you have now?
   1. $12 + 5 = 17$
   2. $5 - 12 = 7$
   3. $12 - 5 = 7$
   4. $7 + 5 = 12$
7. What equation matches this story?
   There were 11 cars in a parking lot. 4 cars drove away. How many cars are left?
   1. $11 + 4 = 15$
   2. $4 - 11 = 7$
   3. $11 - 4 = 7$
   4. $7 + 4 = 11$