Count & Represent Objects 1-10 — Answer Key
Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. You have 2 red balls and 6 blue balls. How many balls do you have altogether?
A) 6
B) 7
C) 8
D) 9
2 stickers plus 5 more is 7. Count on from 2: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7.
2. Which number is 1 more than 9?
A) 8
B) 9
C) 10
D) 7
6 and 4 make 10 when put together. Count on from 6: 7, 8, 9, 10.
3. Tom sees 5 ducks at a pond. Then 3 fly away. How many ducks are left?
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
8 birds minus 4 that flew away leaves 4. Count back from 8: 7, 6, 5, 4.
4. Which pair of groups adds up to exactly 10?
A) 3 and 5
B) 4 and 6
C) 2 and 7
D) 6 and 3
2, 6, 9 goes from smallest to biggest. 2 is less than 6, and 6 is less than 9.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1. If you count 4 flowers and then 4 more, you have 8 flowers.
10 grapes minus 3 eaten is 7 grapes left. Count back from 10: 9, 8, 7.
2. The number between 5 and 7 is 6.
A nickel is a coin worth 5 cents. If you count 5 pennies, that is the same as 1 nickel.
3. Start at 1 and count up 3. You land on 4.
A group of 4 plus another group of 4 makes 8. Count on from 4: 5, 6, 7, 8.
4. A set of 9 beads minus 2 beads leaves 7 beads.
2 less than 8 is 6. Count back from 8 two times: 7, 6.
5. Two groups of 5 cubes is 10 cubes in all.
When counting from 1 to 10, the fifth number is 5: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.