Count & Represent Objects 1-10 — Answer Key
Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. You see 3 red apples and 4 green apples. How many apples are there in all?
A) 5
B) 6
C) 7
D) 8
3 red marbles plus 4 blue marbles is 7 marbles. Count on from 3: 4, 5, 6, 7.
2. Which number comes right after 8 when you count?
A) 6
B) 7
C) 9
D) 10
5 circles plus 4 circles makes 9 objects. Count them all together to get 9.
3. Sara has 10 crayons. She gives away 3. How many does she have now?
A) 5
B) 6
C) 7
D) 8
10 fish minus 3 that swam away leaves 7. Count back from 10: 9, 8, 7.
4. Which group shows exactly 6 objects?
A) 2 stars and 3 stars
B) 4 dots and 2 dots
C) 5 balls and 2 balls
D) 1 hat and 3 hats
4 + 4 = 8. When you put 4 and 4 together, you can count on from 4: 5, 6, 7, 8.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1. If you line up 5 red blocks and 5 blue blocks, you have 10 blocks.
6 eggs plus 2 eggs is 8 eggs. Count on from 6: 7, 8.
2. The number that is 1 less than 4 is 3.
Counting backward from 10: 10, 9, 8, 7. Each number goes down by one.
3. Count 2 cats, 3 dogs, and 1 bird. That is 6 animals.
5 crayons minus 2 given away leaves 3. Count back from 5: 4, 3.
4. The number right before 9 is 8.
IIII I is 6 tally marks. The first 4 marks have a line through them, and then there is 1 more, making 5 + 1 = 6.
5. A group of 7 oranges minus 0 oranges is still 7 oranges.
1 more than 9 is 10. When you count, the number right after 9 is 10.