Count & Represent Objects 1-10 — Answer Key
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. What number comes after 6? 7
The number that comes after 6 is 7 because when you count forward, you say 6 then 7.
2. A bicycle has 2 wheels.
A bicycle has 1 front wheel and 1 back wheel, so that is 2 wheels in all.
3. You pick 4 flowers then 1 more. You have 5 flowers.
4 flowers plus 1 more makes 5 flowers because 4 + 1 = 5.
4. An octopus has 8 arms.
An octopus has 8 arms. The word octo means eight, which tells you how many arms it has.
5. Count backward: 10, 9, 8, 7
When counting backward, each number goes down by 1, so after 8 comes 7.
6. How many sides does a pentagon have? 5
A pentagon has 5 sides. The word penta means five, so a pentagon always has 5 sides.
7. A spider has 8 legs.
A spider has 8 legs, with 4 on each side of its body.
8. What number is between 3 and 5? 4
The number 4 sits between 3 and 5 because when you count, you say 3, 4, 5 in that order.
9. You eat 1 cookie from 6. Now you have 5.
If you start with 6 cookies and eat 1, you have 5 left because 6 minus 1 equals 5.
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each item to its correct answer.
a set of 10 blocks
→ 10
6
4 crayons in a box
→ 4
1
6 stars in a row
→ 6
10
1 moon in the sky
→ 1
4
A set of 10 blocks matches 10, 4 crayons match 4, 6 stars match 6, and 1 moon matches 1. Count each group to find the right number.