Equal Groups Stories is a free printable Grade 2 maths worksheet on equal groups in a story context, aligned to Common Core standard 2.OA.C.4. It prints 6 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two pupils in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.
Set 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
1.Elsie fills 4 bags with 4 acorns in each. How many acorns altogether?
Answer:
2.Tomas fills 4 bags with 3 acorns in each. How many acorns altogether?
Answer:
3.Ama fills 5 bags with 6 beads in each. How many beads altogether?
Answer:
4.Priya fills 4 bags with 3 acorns in each. How many acorns altogether?
Answer:
5.Tomas fills 5 bags with 5 marbles in each. How many marbles altogether?
Answer:
6.Mei fills 2 bags with 2 acorns in each. How many acorns altogether?
Answer:
LessonPrint · 2.OA.C.4 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Equal Groups Stories
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.16
2.12
3.30
4.12
5.25
6.4
Questions about Equal Groups Stories
What does the Equal Groups Stories worksheet cover?
It practises equal groups in a story context — 6 questions for Grade 2, all on Common Core 2.OA.C.4: Add equal rows to find a total — the first step toward multiplication. The instruction to pupils is “Read carefully, then work out the answer”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does Equal Groups Stories practise?
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.2.OA.C.4 — 2.OA.C.4, in the Operations & Algebraic Thinking domain for Grade 2. The published standard reads: “Use addition to find the total number of objects arranged in rectangular arrays with up to 5 rows and up to 5 columns; write an equation to express the total as a sum of equal addends.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Equal Groups Stories is written for Grade 2, typically ages 7-8. It is one of the sheets on 2.OA.C.4, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Equal Groups Stories come with an answer key?
Yes. All 6 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.
How many different versions of Equal Groups Stories can I print?
25 — one per pupil, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.
Is Equal Groups Stories free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Equal Groups Stories, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.
More practice for 2.OA.C.4
Add equal rows to find a total — the first step toward multiplication.