This hard worksheet brings real-world challenges to second graders through layered stories. Part A features four multiple-choice problems about libraries, cookies, and bus seats, each requiring two steps and careful attention to what is asked. Part B has five fill-in-the-blank stories about gardens, baseball cards, and zoo animals, blending addition and subtraction with two-digit numbers.
A confidence-building finale that prepares students for Grade 3 word problem complexity with practical scenarios.
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Addition & Subtraction Word Problems
Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. A library had 85 books. Students returned 23 books and borrowed 41 books. How many books are in the library now?
A) 77
B) 67
C) 57
D) 63
2. Emma baked 30 cookies. She gave 12 to her neighbor and 9 to her brother. How many cookies does Emma have left?
A) 19
B) 11
C) 9
D) 21
3. A bus has 48 seats. 29 people are sitting and 13 are standing in the aisle. How many empty seats are there?
A) 6
B) 16
C) 19
D) 22
4. Mia collected 37 shells on Monday and 26 on Tuesday. She lost 15 shells on Wednesday. How many shells does she have?
A) 58
B) 48
C) 52
D) 42
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1. A garden has 53 roses. The gardener plants 28 more and picks 34. Now there are 47 roses.
2. Jay had 70 baseball cards. He traded 25 away and got 16 new ones. He has 61 cards.
3. A zoo has 44 birds and 38 reptiles. 19 animals are moved out. 63 animals remain.
4. There are 62 kids at a park. 27 leave and 15 more arrive. Now there are 50 kids.
5. Sam had 95 cents. He spent 46 cents and found 21 cents. He has 70 cents now.
Addition & Subtraction Word Problems
★ Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. A library had 85 books. Students returned 23 books and borrowed 41 books. How many books are in the library now?
A) 77
B) 67
C) 57
D) 63
2. Emma baked 30 cookies. She gave 12 to her neighbor and 9 to her brother. How many cookies does Emma have left?
A) 19
B) 11
C) 9
D) 21
3. A bus has 48 seats. 29 people are sitting and 13 are standing in the aisle. How many empty seats are there?
A) 6
B) 16
C) 19
D) 22
4. Mia collected 37 shells on Monday and 26 on Tuesday. She lost 15 shells on Wednesday. How many shells does she have?
A) 58
B) 48
C) 52
D) 42
★ Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1) A garden has 53 roses. The gardener plants 28 more and picks 34. Now there are 47 roses.
2) Jay had 70 baseball cards. He traded 25 away and got 16 new ones. He has 61 cards.
3) A zoo has 44 birds and 38 reptiles. 19 animals are moved out. 63 animals remain.
4) There are 62 kids at a park. 27 leave and 15 more arrive. Now there are 50 kids.
5) Sam had 95 cents. He spent 46 cents and found 21 cents. He has 70 cents now.
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