KS1 Problem Solving Worksheet

Key Stage 1 · Years 1–2 · Ages 5–7

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Read each question carefully. Write your working and your answer on the lines provided. Some questions have two parts — make sure you answer both.
Section A — Simple Word Problems (Q1–10)
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Tom has 5 apples. He gets 3 more. How many apples does he have now?
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There are 9 birds on a tree. 4 fly away. How many are left?
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A bag has 6 red balls and 4 blue balls. How many balls altogether?
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Mia has 12 stickers. She gives 5 to her friend. How many does she have left?
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There are 3 boxes. Each box has 2 crayons. How many crayons are there in total?
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Jake has 8p. He earns 7p more. How much money does he have now?
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A jar has 15 sweets. 6 are eaten. How many sweets remain?
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5 children each have 2 pencils. How many pencils altogether?
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Sam scores 7 goals on Monday and 5 goals on Tuesday. How many goals in total?
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10.
There are 20 children. 8 are wearing hats. How many are NOT wearing hats?
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Section B — Money & Measures (Q11–20)
11.
A sweet costs 5p. How much do 4 sweets cost?
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12.
I have 20p and spend 13p. How much change do I get?
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A ruler is 30 cm long. A pencil is 12 cm long. How much longer is the ruler?
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14.
A book costs 10p and a pen costs 7p. How much do they cost together?
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Hannah has 3 coins worth 2p each. How much does she have?
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16.
A jug holds 1 litre. It has 400 ml of water. How much more will it take to fill it?
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17.
A bag of rice weighs 500 g. Two bags weigh how much?
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18.
I spend 15p at the shop and 10p at the café. How much did I spend in total?
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19.
A fence panel is 2 metres long. How long are 5 panels?
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Ben has 50p. He buys a pencil for 22p. How much does he have left?
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Section C — Time & Shape (Q21–30)
21.
School starts at 9 o'clock. It finishes 6 hours later. What time does it finish?
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22.
How many days are in a week?
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A square has 4 sides. How many sides do 3 squares have altogether?
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24.
Lunch is at half past 12. Write this time using numbers.
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25.
How many months are in a year?
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26.
A triangle has 3 corners. How many corners do 4 triangles have?
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27.
The film starts at 3 o'clock and lasts 2 hours. When does it end?
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28.
How many minutes are in half an hour?
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29.
Name a 3D shape that has 6 flat faces.
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30.
A clock shows quarter past 2. How many minutes past the hour is that?
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Section D — Reasoning & Missing Numbers (Q31–40)
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___ + 7 = 15. What is the missing number?
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32.
17 − ___ = 9. What is the missing number?
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33.
True or False: 5 + 8 = 14. Circle your answer and explain.
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34.
Which is greater: 34 or 43? How do you know?
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35.
Amy thinks of a number. She adds 6 and gets 18. What was her number?
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36.
3 × ___ = 12. What is the missing number?
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37.
What comes next in the pattern? 2, 4, 6, 8, ___
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38.
I am an even number between 10 and 15. I am not 12 or 14. What am I?
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39.
Max has twice as many stickers as Leo. Leo has 6. How many does Max have?
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There are 4 tables. Each table has 5 chairs. How many chairs altogether?
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