Forest Friends Math Quest Student Assessment
Forest Friends Math Quest
First Grade Mid-Module Assessment
Cadet Level
NAME:
DATE:
1
Squeaky the Squirrel has 4 acorns. He finds 3 more acorns. How many acorns does he have in all?
Squeaky's Acorns (4)
New Acorns (3)
A 5 acorns
B 6 acorns
C 7 acorns
D 8 acorns
2
Hazel the Hedgehog has 9 berries. She eats 4 of them. How many berries does she have left? Use the number line to help you hop back!
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10
Write your subtraction sentence:
−
=
Hazel has berries left.
3
Pip the Rabbit wants to make 10. Pip has 6 carrots. How many more carrots does Pip need to fill the ten-frame?
Pip's Ten-Frame
Choose the correct number sentence:
A 6 + 3 = 10
B 6 + 4 = 10
C 6 + 5 = 10
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Quest Stage 2: Explaining My Work
First Grade Math
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Fiona the Fox has 8 pinecones. Barnaby the Bear has 5 pinecones. How many pinecones do they have altogether? Draw circles to fill the ten-frames first!
Fiona's Pinecones (Start with 8)
Barnaby's Pinecones (Add 5)
Fill in the number sentence:
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They have altogether.
5
Barnaby says: "I can make a ten to help me solve 8 + 5."
Trace and write to explain how Barnaby makes a ten.
1 Step One:
First, I take from the 5 to make a 10 with the 8.
2 Step Two:
Now I have 10 + which makes .
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Forest Friends Teacher Guide and Answer Key
Teacher Guide & Key
Forest Friends Math Quest (1st Grade)
Evaluation Pack
Standards Alignment
Common Core (CCSS)
- 1.OA.A.1: Addition/subtraction word problems within 20.
- 1.OA.B.3: Apply properties (associative) to add.
- 1.OA.C.6: Add/subtract within 20 (making ten strategy).
Texas TEKS
- TEKS 1.3B: Add/subtract within 20 to solve problems.
- TEKS 1.3F: Explain/show strategies (e.g., make ten).
- TEKS 1.5C: Relationships in addition/subtraction.
Verbal Administration Guide (Read-Aloud Script)
First-grade assessments are most accurate when read aloud to minimize the impact of reading level on math score.
Q1 Script:
"Put your finger on number 1. Squeaky the Squirrel has 4 acorns. He finds 3 more. Look at the acorns. Circle the choice that shows how many acorns he has in all."
Q2 Script:
"Find number 2. Hazel the Hedgehog has 9 berries. She eats 4. Use the number line to hop back. Write the subtraction sentence in the boxes and the final answer on the blank line."
Q5 Script:
"Find number 5. Barnaby says, 'I can make a ten to help me solve 8 plus 5.' Let's trace and write to explain how. First, what do we take from 5 to make a 10 with 8? Write that number. Then, what is our new 10-plus sentence?"
Exemplar Answer Keys
Page 1 Answers
Q1: Option C (7 acorns). Check that students counted both groups.
Q2: Equation: 9 − 4 = 5. Hazel has 5 berries left. (Look for hop-back marks on the number line starting at 9 and ending at 5).
Q3: Option B (6 + 4 = 10). 4 spaces are empty in the ten-frame.
Page 2 Answers
Q4: Student should draw 2 dots in Fiona's ten-frame to complete it, and 3 dots in Barnaby's. Equation: 8 + 5 = 13. Altogether: 13.
Q5 Traced Sentences: "First, I take 2 from the 5 to make a 10 with the 8."
"Now I have 10 + 3 which makes 13."
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