Cosmic Math Mission
A free, printable Grade 1 multi-step word problem worksheet themed around Space. Each problem takes two or three steps to solve. Work them on screen or print the PDF — a teacher/parent answer key is included.
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1.Leo looks at the sky. He sees 3 groups of 2 bright stars. Then he sees 4 more red stars. How many stars does he see in all?10
2.Max has 15 moon rocks. He puts 3 rocks in his pocket. He shares the rest of the rocks equally with his 2 friends. How many rocks does each friend get?6
3.A toy rocket ship has 2 rows of seats. Each row has 5 seats. If 3 seats are empty, how many people are sitting in the rocket?7
4.Sam sees 3 friendly space aliens. Each alien has 4 eyes. If 2 of the eyes are closed, how many alien eyes are open?10
5.An astronaut has 8 packs of apple space food and 4 packs of banana space food. She eats 3 of the packs. How many packs of space food are left?9
6.Ben has 12 toy astronauts. He loses 2 of them. He puts the rest into 2 equal teams. How many astronauts are on each team?5