Basketball math worksheets for 1st grade

10 free basketball math word problems for 1st grade. Adding and taking away within 20. Print the PDF, or make one with your kid's name in every question.

Page 2 of the worksheet. Set A, Adding to. A solved example and 2 questions about Lily, with pictures to count and boxes for the answers.
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This sample is about Lily. The highlighted words change for your kid. Take a short quiz and we put your kid's name, family, pets and favorite things in every question. The first 10 questions are free.

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Highlighted words are about Lily. In your worksheet they are your kid's name, family, pets and favorite things.

Set A. Adding to

Start with some. Get more. Find how many in all.

  1. Lily has 12 basketballs. Dad gives Lily 2 more. How many basketballs does Lily have now?
  2. Lily has 14 basketballs. Mom gives Lily 2 more. How many basketballs does Lily have now?

Set B. Putting together

Two groups go together. Find how many in all.

  1. Lily made 15 baskets. Dad made 2 baskets. How many baskets did they make altogether?
  2. Lily scored 16 points. Mom scored 3 points. How many points did they score altogether?

Set C. Taking from

Start with some. Some go away. Find how many are left.

  1. Lily has 7 basketball cards. Lily gives 4 to Dad. How many basketball cards does Lily have left?
  2. Lily has 8 basketball cards. Lily gives 2 to Owen. How many basketball cards does Lily have left?

Set D. Comparing

Look at two groups. Find how many more one has.

  1. Lily made 16 baskets. Mom made 15 baskets. How many more baskets did Lily make than Mom?
  2. Lily made 7 baskets. Dad made 2 baskets. How many more baskets did Lily make than Dad?

Set E. Finding the missing part

You know the whole and one part. Find the other part.

  1. Lily wants to score 13 points. Lily already scored 3. How many more does Lily need to score?
  2. Lily has 4 basketballs. Lily wants 8 basketballs. How many more does Lily need?

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Answer key
  1. 14
  2. 16
  3. 17
  4. 19
  5. 3
  6. 6
  7. 1
  8. 5
  9. 10
  10. 4

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