Write a Story — Two-Digit Numbers is a free printable Grade 2 math worksheet on making up a story for a number sentence within 100, aligned to Common Core standard 2.OA.A.1. It prints 4 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.Write a short story that matches 43 + 20 = ___. Then answer your own question.
uses the numbers 43 and 20
the question is answered by adding
the answer is 63
2.Write a short story that matches 23 + 61 = ___. Then answer your own question.
uses the numbers 23 and 61
the question is answered by adding
the answer is 84
3.Write a short story that matches 95 − 51 = ___. Then answer your own question.
uses the numbers 95 and 51
the question is answered by taking away
the answer is 44
4.Write a short story that matches 64 − 25 = ___. Then answer your own question.
uses the numbers 64 and 25
the question is answered by taking away
the answer is 39
LessonPrint · 2.OA.A.1 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Write a Story — Two-Digit Numbers
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.A story that uses the numbers 43 and 20; the question is answered by adding; the answer is 63.
2.A story that uses the numbers 23 and 61; the question is answered by adding; the answer is 84.
3.A story that uses the numbers 95 and 51; the question is answered by taking away; the answer is 44.
4.A story that uses the numbers 64 and 25; the question is answered by taking away; the answer is 39.
Questions about Write a Story — Two-Digit Numbers
What does the Write a Story — Two-Digit Numbers worksheet cover?
It practices making up a story for a number sentence within 100 — 4 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 “Write a short story for each number sentence”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does Write a Story — Two-Digit Numbers 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?
Write a Story — Two-Digit Numbers 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 Write a Story — Two-Digit Numbers come with an answer key?
Yes. All 4 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 Write a Story — Two-Digit Numbers 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 Write a Story — Two-Digit Numbers free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Write a Story — Two-Digit Numbers, 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.