Word Problems

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    Solve the story!

    Read carefully, then work out the answer. Easy is one step — Hard mixes money, distance and fractions!

    Next: pick Easy, Medium or Hard!

    Choose a level — Word Problems

    Tap a level to start - you can always try again!

    Easy

    Warm-up - you have got this!

    Medium

    Ready for a challenge!

    Hard

    Super hard - go for it!

    About Word Problems - Multi-Step Story Maths

    Story maths that trains reading + calculation together. Children identify what is asked, choose an operation, and select the answer — just like classroom assessments.

    Skills Practised

    • •Reading comprehension in maths
    • •Choosing operations
    • •Multi-step reasoning
    • •Checking answers

    How to Play

    Read the story carefully, underline the question in your mind, then pick the correct answer.

    Top Tip

    Cross out leftover numbers that are not needed — distractors are part of the challenge.

    In the real world

    Budgets, travel times and sports stats arrive as stories, not naked equations. Word problems are rehearsal for adult decision-making.

    Why This Matters at School

    NAPLAN and classroom tests are mostly worded problems, not bare sums.

    Who Should Play This?

    Ages 7–13.

    Tips for Parents and Teachers

    • •Have them retell the story in their own words before calculating.
    • •Ask “what are we trying to find?” first.

    Common Difficulties

    Grabbing the first two numbers and adding — force a “what is the question?” pause.