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Grade 1 Math Riddles

Engaging math riddles for first graders to practice number sense, addition, and subtraction.

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CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.1.OA.A.1CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.1.NBT.B.2

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Grade 1 Math Riddles

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Read each riddle carefully and write your answer on the line provided. Use your math skills to solve the puzzles!

1. I am an even number between 5 and 9. What number am I?  

2. I am 2 more than 7. What number am I?  

3. I am the number of fingers on one hand. What number am I?  

4. I have 1 ten and 3 ones. What number am I?  

5. If you take away 3 from me, you get 5. What number am I?  

6. I am a number. If you add 4 to me, you get 10. Circle me on the number line below.

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

7. I am a shape with 3 sides. What shape am I? Draw me.

8. I am a number. I am greater than 15 but less than 17. What number am I?

9. I am the number of legs on a bird. What number am I?

a

1

b

2

c

3

d

4

10. I am the sum of 5 and 5. What number am I?

a

5

b

8

c

10

d

12