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Skip Count Backwards by Tens is a free printable Grade 2 math worksheet on reversing the tens sequence, aligned to Common Core standard 2.NBT.A.2. It prints 8 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.

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Skip Count Backwards by Tens

2.NBT.A.2

NameDate

Write the missing numbers.

1.700670660650630
2.820810800760750
3.540530500490470
4.440430420380370
5.830820780770760
6.520500490480450
7.760730720710690
8.610600570560540

LessonPrint · 2.NBT.A.2 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Skip Count Backwards by Tens

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.690, 680, 640
  2. 2.790, 780, 770
  3. 3.520, 510, 480
  4. 4.410, 400, 390
  5. 5.810, 800, 790
  6. 6.510, 470, 460
  7. 7.750, 740, 700
  8. 8.590, 580, 550

Questions about Skip Count Backwards by Tens

What does the Skip Count Backwards by Tens worksheet cover?

It practices reversing the tens sequence — 8 questions for Grade 2, all on Common Core 2.NBT.A.2: Count to 1000 and skip count by 5s, 10s and 100s. The instruction to students is “Write the missing numbers”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which Common Core standard does Skip Count Backwards by Tens practice?

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.2.NBT.A.2 — 2.NBT.A.2, under Number & Operations in Base Ten for Grade 2. The published standard reads: “Count within 1000; skip-count by 5s, 10s, and 100s.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

Skip Count Backwards by Tens is written for Grade 2, typically ages 7-8. It is one of the sheets on 2.NBT.A.2, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does Skip Count Backwards by Tens come with an answer key?

Yes. All 8 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 Skip Count Backwards by Tens 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 Skip Count Backwards by Tens free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Skip Count Backwards by Tens, 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.NBT.A.2

Count to 1000 and skip count by 5s, 10s and 100s.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to 2.NBT.A.2 of the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics.