Parentheses First is a free printable Grade 5 math worksheet on evaluating the parentheses before anything else, aligned to Common Core standard 5.OA.A.1. It prints 12 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.
5.OA.A.1
Work out each answer.
LessonPrint · 5.OA.A.1 · Set 9 · free to copy for classroom use
Set 9. Prints on its own sheet.
Work out expressions with parentheses and brackets, in the right order.
Teaching this next? Parentheses and Order of Operations is the 50-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to 5.OA.A.1 of the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics.