Two-Step Stories is a free printable Grade 2 maths worksheet on problems with an unstated intermediate answer, 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.
Set 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
1.Ravi buys 6 boxes of crayons with 4 in each, then gives 17 away. How many are left?
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2.Zara buys 6 boxes of apples with 4 in each, then gives 16 away. How many are left?
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3.Ravi buys 5 boxes of cards with 7 in each, then gives 29 away. How many are left?
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4.Suki buys 6 boxes of crayons with 4 in each, then gives 13 away. How many are left?
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5.Noor buys 4 boxes of beads with 9 in each, then gives 24 away. How many are left?
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6.Suki buys 5 boxes of beads with 6 in each, then gives 11 away. How many are left?
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LessonPrint · 2.OA.A.1 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Two-Step Stories
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.6 × 4 = 24; 24 − 17 = 7
2.6 × 4 = 24; 24 − 16 = 8
3.5 × 7 = 35; 35 − 29 = 6
4.6 × 4 = 24; 24 − 13 = 11
5.4 × 9 = 36; 36 − 24 = 12
6.5 × 6 = 30; 30 − 11 = 19
Questions about Two-Step Stories
What does the Two-Step Stories worksheet cover?
It practises problems with an unstated intermediate answer — 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 Two-Step Stories 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?
Two-Step Stories 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 Two-Step 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 Two-Step 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 Two-Step Stories free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Two-Step 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.A.1
Solve one- and two-step story problems within 100.