Length Stories Within 100 is a free printable Grade 2 math worksheet on start-unknown length stories, aligned to Common Core standard 2.OA.A.1. 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 students 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.Dilan cuts 16 cm off a piece of string. Now it is 54 cm long. How long was it to start with?
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2.Jonah cuts 8 cm off a piece of string. Now it is 11 cm long. How long was it to start with?
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3.Kofi cuts 13 cm off a piece of string. Now it is 42 cm long. How long was it to start with?
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4.Omar cuts 19 cm off a piece of string. Now it is 29 cm long. How long was it to start with?
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5.Freya cuts 22 cm off a piece of string. Now it is 32 cm long. How long was it to start with?
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6.Suki cuts 8 cm off a piece of string. Now it is 51 cm long. How long was it to start with?
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LessonPrint · 2.OA.A.1 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Length Stories Within 100
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.54 + 16 = 70 cm
2.11 + 8 = 19 cm
3.42 + 13 = 55 cm
4.29 + 19 = 48 cm
5.32 + 22 = 54 cm
6.51 + 8 = 59 cm
Questions about Length Stories Within 100
What does the Length Stories Within 100 worksheet cover?
It practices start-unknown length stories — 6 questions for Grade 2, all on Common Core 2.OA.A.1: Solve one- and two-step story problems within 100. The instruction to students is “Read carefully, then work out the answer”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does Length Stories Within 100 practice?
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.2.OA.A.1 — 2.OA.A.1, under Operations & Algebraic Thinking for Grade 2. The published standard reads: “Use addition and subtraction within 100 to solve one- and two-step word problems.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Length Stories Within 100 is written for Grade 2, typically ages 7-8. It is one of the sheets on 2.OA.A.1, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Length Stories Within 100 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 Length Stories Within 100 can I print?
25 — one per student, 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 Length Stories Within 100 free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Length Stories Within 100, 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.A.1
Solve one- and two-step story problems within 100.