Counting & Writing Numbers to 120 — Answer Key
Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. Which number is missing? 95, 96, ___, 98, 99
A) 94
B) 97
C) 100
D) 93
The correct answer is B) 97. When counting by ones, the number between 96 and 98 is 97 because 96 + 1 = 97.
2. What is 10 more than 108?
A) 109
B) 118
C) 110
D) 98
The correct answer is B) 118. To find 10 more, add 10 to 108: 108 + 10 = 118.
3. Which number comes right before 100?
A) 101
B) 98
C) 99
D) 110
The correct answer is C) 99. The number right before 100 is 99 because 99 + 1 = 100.
4. Count by fives: 100, 105, 110, ___?
A) 111
B) 120
C) 115
D) 112
The correct answer is C) 115. When counting by fives, you add 5 each time, so 110 + 5 = 115.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1. What is 10 less than 120? 110
To find 10 less, subtract 10 from 120: 120 - 10 = 110.
2. Count backward: 104, 103, 102, 101
When counting backward, you subtract 1 each time, so 102 - 1 = 101.
3. Fill in: 89, 90, 91, 92
The missing number is 90 because 89 + 1 = 90, and then 90 + 1 = 91.
4. What is 1 more than 119? 120
One more than 119 is 120 because 119 + 1 = 120, the highest number we count to.
5. What number is between 76 and 78? 77
The number between 76 and 78 is 77 because 76 + 1 = 77 and 77 + 1 = 78.