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Foundation Mathematics · Making and breaking numbers to 10

Name: ______________________

Date: ____________

  1. 1. There are 2 red blocks and 3 blue blocks. How many blocks are there altogether?

    • ☐ (a) 4
    • ☐ (b) 5
    • ☐ (c) 6
    • ☐ (d) 3

  2. 2. Hold up 5 fingers on one hand and 1 finger on the other. How many fingers are up altogether?

  3. 3. Which pair of numbers makes 10?

    • ☐ (a) 5 and 4
    • ☐ (b) 7 and 2
    • ☐ (c) 6 and 4
    • ☐ (d) 3 and 6

  4. 4. You have 4 grapes. You eat 1 grape. How many grapes are left?

  5. 5. Seven pieces of pasta are split between your two hands. One hand has 3 pieces. How many are in the other hand?

    • ☐ (a) 3
    • ☐ (b) 4
    • ☐ (c) 5
    • ☐ (d) 10

  6. 6. 8 is the same as 5 and how many more?

  7. 7. Which of these is a way to split 5 into two parts?

    • ☐ (a) 4 and 2
    • ☐ (b) 3 and 3
    • ☐ (c) 2 and 2
    • ☐ (d) 4 and 1

  8. 8. There are 10 ducks on a pond. 2 ducks swim away. How many ducks are still on the pond?

Answer sheet

  1. 1. 5 — Count 2, then keep going for 3 more: 3, 4, 5. So 2 and 3 make 5.
  2. 2. 6 — 5 and 1 more make 6.
  3. 3. 6 and 4 — 6 and 4 make 10. The others make 9.
  4. 4. 3 — 4 take away 1 leaves 3.
  5. 5. 4 — Count on from 3 to 7: 4, 5, 6, 7. That is 4 more, so 3 and 4 make 7.
  6. 6. 3 — Count on from 5 to 8: 6, 7, 8. That is 3 more.
  7. 7. 4 and 1 — 4 and 1 make 5. The others make 6, 6 and 4.
  8. 8. 8 — 10 take away 2 leaves 8. Count back 2 from 10: 9, 8.

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