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Math: Elementary School: 1st and 2nd Grade Quiz - How Much in Total? (Questions)

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Understanding and using the words associated with addition is an important first step when calculating. Recognizing that 'finding the total' means finding how much or how many there are altogether, especially when groups of numbers or objects are added, is important as 'total' is one of the first addition words elementary school children will encounter.

Can you find the totals?

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How many dogs in total?

[ ]	5
[ ]	6
[ ]	7
[ ]	8

What is the total shown on the two dice?

[ ]	3
[ ]	4
[ ]	7
[ ]	10

How many chocolates in total?

[ ]	12
[ ]	14
[ ]	15
[ ]	16

How many children in total?

[ ]	8
[ ]	9
[ ]	7
[ ]	10

How many fish are there in total?

[ ]	15
[ ]	12
[ ]	9
[ ]	10

How many stars in total?

[ ]	8
[ ]	4
[ ]	6
[ ]	9

How many socks in total?

[ ]	6
[ ]	2
[ ]	4
[ ]	8

What is the total number of birds?

[ ]	9
[ ]	8
[ ]	10
[ ]	7

What is the total number of crayons in this pot?

[ ]	11
[ ]	12
[ ]	10
[ ]	13

10.

What does 'total' mean?

[ ]	A subtraction must be done
[ ]	How many there are altogether
[ ]	What you get when you divide the numbers
[ ]	What you get if you count backwards

Math: Elementary School: 1st and 2nd Grade Quiz - How Much in Total? (Answers)

How many dogs in total?

[x]	5
[ ]	6
[ ]	7
[ ]	8

There is a total of 5 dogs here

What is the total shown on the two dice?

[ ]	3
[ ]	4
[x]	7
[ ]	10

4 + 3 gives a total of 7

How many chocolates in total?

[ ]	12
[ ]	14
[ ]	15
[x]	16

4 + 4 + 4 + 4 gives a total of 16

How many children in total?

[ ]	8
[ ]	9
[ ]	7
[x]	10

There are 10 children in total

How many fish are there in total?

[ ]	15
[ ]	12
[ ]	9
[x]	10

There is a total of 10 fish. Did you spot them all?

How many stars in total?

[x]	8
[ ]	4
[ ]	6
[ ]	9

4 + 4 gives a total of 8

How many socks in total?

[ ]	6
[ ]	2
[ ]	4
[x]	8

4 pairs of socks is a total of 8

What is the total number of birds?

[x]	9
[ ]	8
[ ]	10
[ ]	7

2 + 5 + 2 gives a total of 9

What is the total number of crayons in this pot?

[ ]	11
[x]	12
[ ]	10
[ ]	13

There is a total of 12 crayons

10.

What does 'total' mean?

[ ]	A subtraction must be done
[x]	How many there are altogether
[ ]	What you get when you divide the numbers
[ ]	What you get if you count backwards

The total is how many there are altogether if you count or add everything together