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Getting ready for 1st grade math

Find a useful starting point before a new school year. Answer twelve questions, review the reasoning, and choose a manageable practice routine.

What this check covers

  • Counting objects without skipping or counting twice
  • Finding one more and one less
  • Making five with two groups
  • Counting forward
  • Small subtraction
  • Shape properties

Allow 15–25 minutes with paper for working. Use “Not sure yet” freely. An adult may read aloud; counters and drawings are welcome. These are selected prerequisites, not the entire grade curriculum. High-school course order varies; our grade 11 check emphasizes Algebra 2 foundations and grade 12 emphasizes precalculus/calculus foundations.

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1st Grade entry check

12 questions · No time limit

Choose an answer or enter it as shown. You can include units. Select “Not sure yet” to mark a skill for practice. Results stay on this page unless you download them.

1 Count: ● ● ● ●.
2 There are 5 counters. You spread them farther apart without adding any. How many remain?
3 What is one more than 7?
4 What is one less than 3?
5 Complete 1 + __ = 5.
6 Complete 3 + __ = 5.
7 What number comes after 14?
8 What number comes before 12?
9 Find 5 − 2.
10 Find 4 − 1.
11 How many sides does a rectangle have?
12 How many straight sides does a circle have?