Story Problem Clue Words
  • 1. What operation would be used when you find the clue word "Add" in a story problem?
A) Addition
B) Multiplication
C) Subtraction
D) Division
  • 2. What operation would be used when you find the clue word "Sum" in a story problem?
A) Division
B) Addition
C) Subtraction
D) Multiplication
  • 3. What operation would be used when you find the clue word "Total" in a story problem?
A) Division
B) Addition
C) Multiplication
D) Subtraction
  • 4. What operation would be used when you find the clue word "Plus" in a story problem?
A) Subtraction
B) Division
C) Multiplication
D) Addition
  • 5. What operation would be used when you find the clue words "In All" in a story problem?
A) Division
B) Subtraction
C) Multiplication
D) Addition
  • 6. What operation would be used when you find the clue word "Both" in a story problem?
A) Addition
B) Division
C) Subtraction
D) Multiplication
  • 7. What operation would be used when you find the clue word "Together" in a story problem?
A) Division
B) Multiplication
C) Subtraction
D) Addition
  • 8. What operation would be used when you find the clue words "Increased by" in a story problem?
A) Subtraction
B) Addition
C) Multiplication
D) Division
  • 9. What operation would be used when you find the clue words "All Together" in a story problem?
A) Subtraction
B) Multiplication
C) Addition
D) Division
  • 10. What operation would be used when you find the clue word "Combined" in a story problem?
A) Division
B) Addition
C) Subtraction
D) Multiplication
  • 11. What operation would be used when you find the clue word "Altogether" in a story problem?
A) Subtraction
B) Addition
C) Division
D) Multiplication
  • 12. What operation would be used when you find the clue word "Subtraction" in a story problem?
A) Multiplication
B) Subtraction
C) Addition
D) Division
  • 13. What operation would be used when you find the clue word "Difference" in a story problem?
A) Subtraction
B) Multiplication
C) Division
D) Addition
  • 14. What operation would be used when you find the clue words "Take Away" in a story problem?
A) Subtraction
B) Division
C) Addition
D) Multiplication
  • 15. What operation would be used when you find the clue words "Less Than" in a story problem?
A) Subtraction
B) Division
C) Addition
D) Multiplication
  • 16. What operation would be used when you find the clue word "Remain" in a story problem?
A) Division
B) Subtraction
C) Multiplication
D) Addition
  • 17. What operation would be used when you find the clue words "Decreased By" in a story problem?
A) Multiplication
B) Addition
C) Division
D) Subtraction
  • 18. What operation would be used when you find the clue words "Have left" in a story problem?
A) Subtraction
B) Multiplication
C) Division
D) Addition
  • 19. What operation would be used when you find the clue words "Are Left" in a story problem?
A) Addition
B) Multiplication
C) Division
D) Subtraction
  • 20. What operation would be used when you find the clue word "Change (money problems)" in a story problem?
A) Subtraction
B) Division
C) Multiplication
D) Addition
  • 21. What operation would be used when you find the clue word "More" in a story problem?
A) Division
B) Subtraction
C) Multiplication
D) Addition
  • 22. What operation would be used when you find the clue word "Fewer" in a story problem?
A) Addition
B) Multiplication
C) Division
D) Subtraction
  • 23. What operation would be used when you find the clue word "Times" in a story problem?
A) Multiplication
B) Subtraction
C) Division
D) Addition
  • 24. What operation would be used when you find the clue words "Product of" in a story problem?
A) Multiplication
B) Addition
C) Subtraction
D) Division
  • 25. What operation would be used when you find the clue words "Multiplied By" in a story problem?
A) Multiplication
B) Division
C) Subtraction
D) Addition
  • 26. What operation would be used when you find the clue word "By (dimension)" in a story problem?
A) Multiplication
B) Division
C) Addition
D) Subtraction
  • 27. What operation would be used when you find the clue words "Factors Of" in a story problem?
A) Addition
B) Multiplication
C) Division
D) Subtraction
  • 28. What operation would be used when you find the clue words "Groups Of" in a story problem?
A) Division
B) Multiplication
C) Subtraction
D) Addition
  • 29. What operation would be used when you find the clue words "Quotient of" in a story problem?
A) Division
B) Subtraction
C) Addition
D) Multiplication
  • 30. What operation would be used when you find the clue words "Divided by" in a story problem?
A) Subtraction
B) Division
C) Multiplication
D) Addition
  • 31. What operation would be used when you find the clue word "Half (of fraction of)" in a story problem?
A) Subtraction
B) Multiplication
C) Division
D) Addition
  • 32. What operation would be used when you find the clue word "Split" in a story problem?
A) Multiplication
B) Addition
C) Division
D) Subtraction
  • 33. What operation would be used when you find the clue word "Separated" in a story problem?
A) Addition
B) Multiplication
C) Subtraction
D) Division
  • 34. What operation would be used when you find the clue words "Cut Up" in a story problem?
A) Addition
B) Subtraction
C) Multiplication
D) Division
  • 35. What operation would be used when you find the clue word "Parts" in a story problem?
A) Multiplication
B) Addition
C) Division
D) Subtraction
  • 36. What operation would be used when you find the clue words "Shared Equally" in a story problem?
A) Division
B) Subtraction
C) Multiplication
D) Addition
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