Year 1 Counting Objects Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 3 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 1 counting worksheet.
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Part A: How many?
Count the shapes in each row. They are set out in groups of five to help you. Write how many.
1.■■■■■ ■■ → (answer space)
Answer: 7
There are 7 squares.
2.■■■■■ ■ → (answer space)
Answer: 6
There are 6 squares.
3.★★★★★ ★★★★★ ★★★★★ ★ → (answer space)
Answer: 16
There are 16 stars.
4.■■■■■ ■■■■■ ■■■■■ ■■■■■ → (answer space)
Answer: 20
There are 20 squares.
5.●●●●● ●●●●● ●●● → (answer space)
Answer: 13
There are 13 circles.
6.▲▲▲▲▲ ▲▲▲▲▲ ▲▲▲▲ → (answer space)
Answer: 14
There are 14 triangles.
7.■■■■■ ■■■■■ ■ → (answer space)
Answer: 11
There are 11 squares.
8.★★★★★ ★★★★ → (answer space)
Answer: 9
There are 9 stars.
Part B: More or fewer?
Count each group. Circle the group that matches the question.
9.Which group has more?
- A●●●●● ●●●●● ●●●●● ●●●●
- B★★★★★ ★★★★★
Answer: ●●●●● ●●●●● ●●●●● ●●●●
There are 19 circles and 10 stars.
10.Which group has more?
- A◆◆◆◆◆ ◆◆◆◆
- B♥♥♥♥♥ ♥♥♥♥♥ ♥♥♥♥♥
Answer: ♥♥♥♥♥ ♥♥♥♥♥ ♥♥♥♥♥
There are 9 diamonds and 15 hearts.
11.Which group has fewer?
- A▲▲▲▲▲ ▲▲▲▲▲ ▲▲▲▲▲ ▲
- B♥♥♥♥♥ ♥♥♥♥♥ ♥♥♥
Answer: ♥♥♥♥♥ ♥♥♥♥♥ ♥♥♥
There are 16 triangles and 13 hearts.
12.Which group has more?
- A★★★★★ ★★★★★ ★★★★★ ★★★★★
- B♥♥♥♥♥ ♥♥♥♥
Answer: ★★★★★ ★★★★★ ★★★★★ ★★★★★
There are 20 stars and 9 hearts.
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