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One-Step Stories Within 100 is a free printable Grade 2 maths worksheet on single-operation problems with larger numbers, 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 pupils in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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One-Step Stories Within 100

2.OA.A.1

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Read carefully, then work out the answer.

1.Suki has 83 crayons and gives away 75. How many are left?
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2.Suki has 27 beads. Suki is given 21 more. How many now?
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3.Jonah has 73 apples and gives away 71. How many are left?
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4.Omar has 83 cards and gives away 62. How many are left?
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5.Tomas has 42 pencils. Tomas is given 35 more. How many now?
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6.Noor has 89 apples and gives away 67. How many are left?
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LessonPrint · 2.OA.A.1 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — One-Step Stories Within 100

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.8
  2. 2.48
  3. 3.2
  4. 4.21
  5. 5.77
  6. 6.22

Questions about One-Step Stories Within 100

What does the One-Step Stories Within 100 worksheet cover?

It practises single-operation problems with larger numbers — 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 pupils is “Read carefully, then work out the answer”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which Common Core standard does One-Step Stories Within 100 practise?

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.2.OA.A.1 — 2.OA.A.1, in the Operations & Algebraic Thinking domain 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?

One-Step 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 pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does One-Step 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 One-Step Stories Within 100 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 One-Step Stories Within 100 free to print and photocopy?

Yes. One-Step 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.

Is there a lesson plan to teach 2.OA.A.1?

Yes — “Two-Step Problems Within 100” is a 45-minute Grade 2 plan for 2.OA.A.1, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. One-Step Stories Within 100 is the practice that follows it.

More practice for 2.OA.A.1

Solve one- and two-step story problems within 100.

Teaching this next? Two-Step Problems Within 100 is the 45-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to 2.OA.A.1 of the Common Core State Standards for mathematics.