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Math: Elementary School: 1st and 2nd Grade Quiz - Addition and Subtraction Facts to 20 (Questions)

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Knowing addition and subtraction facts (or number facts) to 20 by heart means being able to quickly know the pairs of numbers which make a total of twenty, as well as the associated subtraction facts. For example, if you know that 13 + 7 = 20, then you should also recognize that 20 - 13 = 7 or 20 - 7 = 13.

How well do you know the number facts to 20?

1. If you know that 14 + 6 = 20, what else do you know?
[ ] 20 + 14 = 6
[ ] 20 - 14 = 6
[ ] 14 - 20 = 6
[ ] 6 - 14 = 20
2. Which of the following is true?
[ ] 2 + 18 = 20 so 20 + 18 = 2
[ ] 2 + 18 = 20 so 18 + 2 = 20
[ ] 2 + 18 = 20 so 20 + 2 = 18
[ ] 2 + 18 = 20 so 18 + 20 = 2
3. Which three other facts go with 16 + 4 = 20?
[ ] 20 + 16 = 4
20 + 4 = 16
16 - 20 = 4
[ ] 16 - 20 = 4
4 - 20 = 16
20 + 16 = 4
[ ] 4 + 16 = 20
16 - 4 = 20
4 - 16 = 20
[ ] 4 + 16 = 20
20 - 16 = 4
20 - 4 = 16
4. Which number is missing: 17 + ? = 20
[ ] 5
[ ] 3
[ ] 7
[ ] 9
5. Which number fact is incorrect?
[ ] 11 + 9 = 20
[ ] 9 + 11 = 20
[ ] 20 - 9 = 11
[ ] 11 - 20 = 9
6. Which three pairs of numbers all add up to 20?
[ ] 19 + 1
17 + 3
5 + 15
[ ] 12 + 9
11 + 7
3 + 16
[ ] 7 + 20
6 + 12
7 + 19
[ ] 4 + 12
16 + 8
20 + 1
7. Which of the following is true?
[ ] 12 - 20 = 8
[ ] 20 - 2 = 18
[ ] 8 + 20 = 12
[ ] 18 + 20 = 2
8. Which of the following pairs of number do not add up to give 20?
[ ] 9 + 11
[ ] 2 + 18
[ ] 16 + 5
[ ] 20 + 0
9. Which 'family' of facts is incorrect?
[ ] 2 + 18 = 20
18 + 2 = 20
20 - 18 = 2
20 - 2 = 18
[ ] 16 + 5 = 20
5 + 16 = 20
20 - 16 = 5
20 - 5 = 16
[ ] 5 + 15 = 20
15 + 5 = 20
20 - 5 = 15
20 - 15 = 5
[ ] 10 + 10 = 20
20 - 10 = 10
10. Which 'family' of facts is incorrect?
[ ] 7 + 13 = 20
13 + 7 = 20
20 - 13 = 7
20 - 7 = 13
[ ] 8 + 12 = 20
12 + 8 = 20
20 - 8 = 12
20 - 12 = 8
[ ] 9 + 11 = 20
11 + 9 = 20
20 - 11 = 9
20 - 9 = 11
[ ] 4 + 14 = 20
14 + 4 = 20
20 - 4 = 14
20 - 14 = 4
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Math: Elementary School: 1st and 2nd Grade Quiz - Addition and Subtraction Facts to 20 (Answers)
1. If you know that 14 + 6 = 20, what else do you know?
[ ] 20 + 14 = 6
[x] 20 - 14 = 6
[ ] 14 - 20 = 6
[ ] 6 - 14 = 20
You would also know that 20 - 6 = 14
2. Which of the following is true?
[ ] 2 + 18 = 20 so 20 + 18 = 2
[x] 2 + 18 = 20 so 18 + 2 = 20
[ ] 2 + 18 = 20 so 20 + 2 = 18
[ ] 2 + 18 = 20 so 18 + 20 = 2
Adding the two smaller numbers in any order gives the larger number
3. Which three other facts go with 16 + 4 = 20?
[ ] 20 + 16 = 4
20 + 4 = 16
16 - 20 = 4
[ ] 16 - 20 = 4
4 - 20 = 16
20 + 16 = 4
[ ] 4 + 16 = 20
16 - 4 = 20
4 - 16 = 20
[x] 4 + 16 = 20
20 - 16 = 4
20 - 4 = 16
For the subtraction facts, the largest number should be at the beginning
4. Which number is missing: 17 + ? = 20
[ ] 5
[x] 3
[ ] 7
[ ] 9
17 + 3 = 20 and so 3 + 17 = 20 also
5. Which number fact is incorrect?
[ ] 11 + 9 = 20
[ ] 9 + 11 = 20
[ ] 20 - 9 = 11
[x] 11 - 20 = 9
11 - 20 gives a negative answer of -9!
6. Which three pairs of numbers all add up to 20?
[x] 19 + 1
17 + 3
5 + 15
[ ] 12 + 9
11 + 7
3 + 16
[ ] 7 + 20
6 + 12
7 + 19
[ ] 4 + 12
16 + 8
20 + 1
All the others add up to different numbers
7. Which of the following is true?
[ ] 12 - 20 = 8
[x] 20 - 2 = 18
[ ] 8 + 20 = 12
[ ] 18 + 20 = 2
20 - 18 = 2 is the other subtraction fact for these numbers
8. Which of the following pairs of number do not add up to give 20?
[ ] 9 + 11
[ ] 2 + 18
[x] 16 + 5
[ ] 20 + 0
16 + 5 = 21
9. Which 'family' of facts is incorrect?
[ ] 2 + 18 = 20
18 + 2 = 20
20 - 18 = 2
20 - 2 = 18
[x] 16 + 5 = 20
5 + 16 = 20
20 - 16 = 5
20 - 5 = 16
[ ] 5 + 15 = 20
15 + 5 = 20
20 - 5 = 15
20 - 15 = 5
[ ] 10 + 10 = 20
20 - 10 = 10
16 + 5 = 21, not 20 so all the other facts must be incorrect too
10. Which 'family' of facts is incorrect?
[ ] 7 + 13 = 20
13 + 7 = 20
20 - 13 = 7
20 - 7 = 13
[ ] 8 + 12 = 20
12 + 8 = 20
20 - 8 = 12
20 - 12 = 8
[ ] 9 + 11 = 20
11 + 9 = 20
20 - 11 = 9
20 - 9 = 11
[x] 4 + 14 = 20
14 + 4 = 20
20 - 4 = 14
20 - 14 = 4
14 + 4 = 18, so all the other facts must be incorrect too