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Subtraction Strategies — Practice Worksheet
Chapter: Subtraction Strategies
Topic: Subtraction Strategies
Maximum Marks: 22
Time: 30 minutes
Name: ____________________ Roll No.: __________ Date: ____________

General Instructions

  • All questions are compulsory.
  • Choose the correct option (A, B, C or D) for each question.
  • The answer key is at the end — try the paper first!
Section A — Multiple Choice (1 mark each) 10 × 1 = 10 marks
1.
Use counting backward to find 9 - 5.
  • A.3
  • B.4
  • C.5
  • D.6
2.
Which addition fact helps solve 12 - 7?
  • A.7+5=12
  • B.7+6=13
  • C.7+4=11
  • D.7+7=14
3.
Solve mentally: 15 - 8
  • A.6
  • B.7
  • C.8
  • D.9
4.
Riya has 20 stickers. She gives 6 stickers to her friend. How many stickers are left?
  • A.12
  • B.13
  • C.14
  • D.15
5.
Find the missing number: ? - 3 = 9
  • A.6
  • B.9
  • C.12
  • D.15
6.
Which fact family includes 7, 9, and 16?
  • A.7+9=16, 16-7=9
  • B.7+8=15, 15-7=8
  • C.9+6=15, 15-9=6
  • D.7+10=17, 17-7=10
7.
Use counting backward: 14 - 5
  • A.7
  • B.8
  • C.9
  • D.10
8.
There are 17 eggs in a carton. Mom uses 8 eggs to make a cake. How many eggs are left?
  • A.7
  • B.8
  • C.9
  • D.10
9.
Find the missing number: 16 - ? = 9
  • A.5
  • B.6
  • C.7
  • D.8
10.
What is the best mental strategy for 11 - 3?
  • A.Counting backward
  • B.Related facts
  • C.Break apart
  • D.Guess
Section B — Challenge / Olympiad (2 marks each) 6 × 2 = 12 marks
11.
Using counting backward, how many numbers do you say when subtracting 8 from 20? (Including the starting number?)
  • A.8
  • B.9
  • C.10
  • D.11
12.
The sum of three numbers in a fact family is 27. The smallest number is 4. What are the other two numbers?
  • A.9 and 14
  • B.8 and 15
  • C.10 and 13
  • D.11 and 12
13.
A number is subtracted from 25 to get 13. The same number is added to 8. What is the result?
  • A.18
  • B.20
  • C.22
  • D.24
14.
Which subtraction problem has the same answer as 17 - 9 when solved using related addition facts?
  • A.15 - 7
  • B.14 - 6
  • C.16 - 8
  • D.13 - 5
15.
In a missing number problem, the missing number is twice the answer. The problem is ? - 12 = ? (the same missing number appears twice). What is the missing number?
  • A.12
  • B.18
  • C.24
  • D.30
16.
Tom counts backward from 30 by 3s (subtracting 3 each time). How many steps does he take to reach a number less than 10?
  • A.7
  • B.8
  • C.9
  • D.10

Answer Key

Section A — Multiple Choice (1 mark each)
  1. (B) 4
  2. (A) 7+5=12
  3. (B) 7
  4. (C) 14
  5. (C) 12
  6. (A) 7+9=16, 16-7=9
  7. (C) 9
  8. (C) 9
  9. (C) 7
  10. (A) Counting backward
Section B — Challenge / Olympiad (2 marks each)
  1. (B) 9
  2. (D) 11 and 12
  3. (B) 20
  4. (C) 16 - 8
  5. (C) 24
  6. (B) 8
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