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Curriculum-Aware · meritmate.inSection A: Multiple Choice Questions
Q1. There are 5 apples on a tree. 2 apples fall down. How many apples are left on the tree?
a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
d) 5
Q2. What is 9 minus 4?
a) 3
b) 4
c) 5
d) 6
Q3. Riya had 7 balloons. She gave 3 to her friend. How many balloons does Riya have now?
a) 10
b) 5
c) 4
d) 3
Q4. Which number completes this subtraction? 8 - ___ = 5
a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
d) 5
Q5. There are 10 birds sitting on a wall. 6 birds fly away. How many birds are left?
a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
d) 6
Section B: Fill in the Blanks
Q6. 6 - 2 = ___
Q7. 10 - 3 = ___
Q8. 5 - 5 = ___
Q9. 9 - 1 = ___
Q10. 7 - ___ = 4
Section C: Short Answer Questions
Q11. Mohan has 8 toffees. He eats 3 toffees. How many toffees are left with Mohan? Write the subtraction number sentence and the answer.
Q12. Look at this number sentence and solve it. Write the answer.
10 - 7 = ___
Draw circles to show your working.
Q13. There are 6 fish in a pond. 2 fish swim away. How many fish are still in the pond? Write the number sentence.
Q14. Write any two subtraction facts using the numbers 9, 4 and 5.
Q15. Fill in the missing number and explain in one line why you chose that number.
7 - ___ = 3
⭐ Answer Key
Class 1 · Maths · SubtractionAnswer Key
Q1. b) 3
Explanation: 5 - 2 = 3 apples are left on the tree.
Q2. c) 5
Explanation: 9 - 4 = 5
Q3. c) 4
Explanation: 7 - 3 = 4 balloons are left with Riya.
Q4. b) 3
Explanation: 8 - 3 = 5, so the missing number is 3.
Q5. c) 4
Explanation: 10 - 6 = 4 birds are left on the wall.
Q6. 6 - 2 = 4
Q7. 10 - 3 = 7
Q8. 5 - 5 = 0
Q9. 9 - 1 = 8
Q10. 7 - 3 = 4, so the missing number is 3.
Q11. Number sentence: 8 - 3 = 5
Answer: 5 toffees are left with Mohan.
Q12. 10 - 7 = 3
Working using circles: Draw 10 circles, cross out 7 circles, count the remaining circles to get 3.
Q13. Number sentence: 6 - 2 = 4
Answer: 4 fish are still in the pond.
Q14. First subtraction fact: 9 - 4 = 5
Second subtraction fact: 9 - 5 = 4
Q15. Missing number is 4.
Explanation: Because when we take away 4 from 7, we are left with 3, which means 7 - 4 = 3.
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