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Written Instructions:

For each Multiple Choice Question (MCQ), four options are given. One of them is the correct answer. Make your choice (1,2,3 or 4). Write your answers in the brackets provided..

For each Short Answer Question(SAQ) and Long Answer Question(LAQ), write your answers in the blanks provided.

Leave your answers in the simplest form or correct to two decimal places.



 

1)  

Panimalar collected 13 seashells. Haritha collected 5 fewer seashells than Panimalar. How many seashells did Haritha collect


Answer:_______________




2)  

Tamilselvi collected 20 seashells. Keerthi collected 1 fewer seashell than Tamilselvi. How many seashells did Keerthi collect


Answer:_______________




3)  

Haritha collected 20 seashells. Parveen collected 3 fewer seashells than Haritha. How many seashells did Parveen collect


Answer:_______________




4)  

Haritha collected 18 seashells. Keerthi collected 1 fewer seashell than Haritha. How many seashells did Keerthi collect


Answer:_______________




5)  

Nandini collected 19 seashells. Thamarai collected 9 fewer seashells than Nandini. How many seashells did Thamarai collect


Answer:_______________




6)  

Poovazhagi collected 12 seashells. Ramani collected 1 fewer seashell than Poovazhagi. How many seashells did Ramani collect


Answer:_______________




7)  

Tamilselvi collected 12 seashells. Parveen collected 7 fewer seashells than Tamilselvi. How many seashells did Parveen collect


Answer:_______________




8)  

Ovini collected 16 seashells. Ramani collected 1 fewer seashell than Ovini. How many seashells did Ramani collect


Answer:_______________




9)  

Chithra collected 11 seashells. Panimalar collected 8 fewer seashells than Chithra. How many seashells did Panimalar collect


Answer:_______________




10)  

Jeevini collected 10 seashells. Swathi collected 1 fewer seashell than Jeevini. How many seashells did Swathi collect


Answer:_______________




 

1)  

Panimalar collected 13 seashells. Haritha collected 5 fewer seashells than Panimalar. How many seashells did Haritha collect

Answer: 8


SOLUTION 1 :
13 seashells
 
 
Panimalar
 
 
Haritha
 
 
 
5 fewer

13 - 5 = 8

Haritha collected 8 seashells.



2)  

Tamilselvi collected 20 seashells. Keerthi collected 1 fewer seashell than Tamilselvi. How many seashells did Keerthi collect

Answer: 19


SOLUTION 1 :
20 seashells
 
 
Tamilselvi
 
 
Keerthi
 
 
 
1 fewer

20 - 1 = 19

Keerthi collected 19 seashells.



3)  

Haritha collected 20 seashells. Parveen collected 3 fewer seashells than Haritha. How many seashells did Parveen collect

Answer: 17


SOLUTION 1 :
20 seashells
 
 
Haritha
 
 
Parveen
 
 
 
3 fewer

20 - 3 = 17

Parveen collected 17 seashells.



4)  

Haritha collected 18 seashells. Keerthi collected 1 fewer seashell than Haritha. How many seashells did Keerthi collect

Answer: 17


SOLUTION 1 :
18 seashells
 
 
Haritha
 
 
Keerthi
 
 
 
1 fewer

18 - 1 = 17

Keerthi collected 17 seashells.



5)  

Nandini collected 19 seashells. Thamarai collected 9 fewer seashells than Nandini. How many seashells did Thamarai collect

Answer: 10


SOLUTION 1 :
19 seashells
 
 
Nandini
 
 
Thamarai
 
 
 
9 fewer

19 - 9 = 10

Thamarai collected 10 seashells.



6)  

Poovazhagi collected 12 seashells. Ramani collected 1 fewer seashell than Poovazhagi. How many seashells did Ramani collect

Answer: 11


SOLUTION 1 :
12 seashells
 
 
Poovazhagi
 
 
Ramani
 
 
 
1 fewer

12 - 1 = 11

Ramani collected 11 seashells.



7)  

Tamilselvi collected 12 seashells. Parveen collected 7 fewer seashells than Tamilselvi. How many seashells did Parveen collect

Answer: 5


SOLUTION 1 :
12 seashells
 
 
Tamilselvi
 
 
Parveen
 
 
 
7 fewer

12 - 7 = 5

Parveen collected 5 seashells.



8)  

Ovini collected 16 seashells. Ramani collected 1 fewer seashell than Ovini. How many seashells did Ramani collect

Answer: 15


SOLUTION 1 :
16 seashells
 
 
Ovini
 
 
Ramani
 
 
 
1 fewer

16 - 1 = 15

Ramani collected 15 seashells.



9)  

Chithra collected 11 seashells. Panimalar collected 8 fewer seashells than Chithra. How many seashells did Panimalar collect

Answer: 3


SOLUTION 1 :
11 seashells
 
 
Chithra
 
 
Panimalar
 
 
 
8 fewer

11 - 8 = 3

Panimalar collected 3 seashells.



10)  

Jeevini collected 10 seashells. Swathi collected 1 fewer seashell than Jeevini. How many seashells did Swathi collect

Answer: 9


SOLUTION 1 :
10 seashells
 
 
Jeevini
 
 
Swathi
 
 
 
1 fewer

10 - 1 = 9

Swathi collected 9 seashells.