Q1: On a blustery spring morning 🌸🌬️, a farmer’s flock of 24 fluffy ducklings waddled across the meadow. If each duckling pecked 36 grains of corn 🌽, how many grains were eaten in total?

Vocabulary: Blustery 🌬️ = very windy. Spring 🌸 = the season after winter when flowers bloom. Flock 🐦 = a group of birds. Fluffy ☁️ = soft and covered in feathers. Ducklings 🐤 = baby ducks. Waddled 🐾 = walked with short steps while rocking side to side. Meadow 🌾 = a grassy field. Pecked 🍽️ = ate small, quick bites, usually used for birds. Grains of corn 🌽 = tiny yellow seeds from maize.

Q2: During a misty autumn dawn 🍂🌫️, 38 piglets squealed with curiosity as each received 42 kernels of maize. How many kernels did the herd of piglets munch altogether?

Vocabulary: Misty 🌫️ = cloudy with fog. Autumn 🍂 = season when leaves fall. Dawn 🌅 = early morning light. Piglets 🐖 = baby pigs. Squealed 🐷 = made a loud, high sound. Curiosity 🤔 = wanting to know more. Kernels of maize 🌽 = corn seeds. Herd 🐖 = group of animals. Munch 🍽️ = eat with eager bites, usually used for larger animals, humans, or eating in quantity.

Q3: In the shimmering heat of summer ☀️🔥, a stadium was filled with 46 cheerful children, each holding 35 balloons 🎈. How many balloons floated in total?

Vocabulary: Shimmering ✨ = shining or glowing, or looking wavy (like the air above a hot road on summer days). Summer ☀️🔥 = the hot season. Stadium 🏟️ = a large place for sports and shows. Cheerful 😀 = happy and smiling. Floated 🎈 = went up into the air. Fun Fact 🌟: Shimmering heat happens on a very hot day, when the air close to the ground becomes much warmer than the air above it, due to which light rays bend on passing through the different temperatures, making the air look wavy, a bit like a mirage in the desert!

Q4: A bustling library 📚, smelling of polished wood and rain-damp coats ☔, welcomed 52 studious pupils. If each pupil borrowed 27 storybooks filled with magic and wisdom, how many books were borrowed?

Vocabulary: Bustling 👥 = busy and full of people. Library 📚 = a place with many books. Polished wood ✨🌳 = wood made shiny. Rain-damp coats ☔🧥 = coats made wet by rain. Studious 👓 = children who like to study. Pupils 👩‍🎓👦 = children or students who are learning. Borrowed 📖 = took books home for a while. Magic ✨ = special powers. Wisdom 🦉 = knowledge and good sense.

Q5: On a stormy winter evening ❄️🌩️, 65 little lanterns flickered in the frosty breeze. Each lantern burned for 48 hours before going out. Altogether, how many burning hours did the lanterns give?

Vocabulary: Stormy 🌩️ = weather that is wild and noisy, with strong wind 🌬️, and maybe rain ☔ or lightning ⚡. Winter ❄️ = the coldest season. Lanterns 🏮 = small lights. Flickering 🔥 = light that goes on and off quickly, unsteady, like a candle or lantern flame dancing in the wind. Frosty breeze 🌬️❄️ = very cold wind. Burning hours ⏳ = time the lantern gave light.

Q6: At a carnival filled with laughter and patience 🎪😂, 34 tiny toy trains 🚂 each gave 45 rides to squealing toddlers. How many rides were given in total?

Vocabulary: Carnival 🎪 = a fun celebration with rides, games, shows, music, and parades. A fairground 🎡 is just the place with rides and games. Laughter 😂 = sound of people being happy. Patience 🙂⏳ = waiting calmly. Toy train 🚂 = small ride shaped like a train. Squealing 😆 = high-pitched happy sound. Toddlers 👶🚶 = very small children who just started walking.

Q7: As golden leaves swirled in a gentle gale 🍁🍃, a swarm of 28 buzzing bees 🐝 each visited 36 different blossoms. How many blossoms were visited in total?

Vocabulary: Golden leaves 🍁 = autumn leaves turning yellow. Swirled 🔄 = moved round and round. Gale 🌬️ = usually a strong wind, but a gentle gale is a soft, breezy wind that moves leaves and hair, strong enough to feel, but not scary. Swarm 🐝 = big group of flying insects. Buzzing 🐝🎶 = the sound bees make. Blossoms 🌸 = flowers on trees. Fun Fact 🌟: Bees like to visit lots of flowers when the wind is gentle so they can fly safely!

Q8: Under a velvet midnight sky 🌌, 42 sleepy kittens 🐱 curled in warm baskets. Each kitten dreamt of catching 28 shimmering fireflies. How many fireflies sparkled in their dreams?

Vocabulary: Velvet sky 🌌 = a dark night sky that looks smooth and soft, like velvet fabric. Midnight 🌙 = very late at night. Curled 🌀 (or tucked up) = lying down snugly (cosy, warm, and safe) with body pulled close together. Dreamt 😴 = imagined while asleep. Fireflies 🪲✨ = insects that glow in the dark. Shimmering ✨ = soft, gentle, and steady glowing light, like sunlight on water. Fun Fact 🌟: Writers often describe the night sky as 'velvet' because it looks calm, dark, and rich, like a blanket of soft fabric with stars sparkling like jewels.

Q9: In a noisy fairground 🎡🎶, 46 merry-go-round ponies 🐴 carried 38 riders each through the glittering night. How many rides were taken in total?

Vocabulary: Fairground 🎡 = place with rides and games. Noisy 🔊 = loud with sounds. Merry-go-round 🐴🎠 = ride with toy horses. Glittering ✨ = bright, sparkling points of light that catch your eye, like stars glitter or tiny sparkles. Riders 👧👦 = children sitting on the ponies.

Q10: During spring 🌸🌱, 25 diligent gardeners 👩‍🌾 each sowed 147 sunflower seeds 🌻 in the expansive field 🌾🌻🛤️. How many sunflower seeds were planted in total?

Vocabulary: Spring 🌱 = the season after winter when plants grow. Diligent 👩‍🌾 = hardworking and careful. Gardeners 👩‍🌾 = people who tend and plant in gardens. Sowed 🌱 = planted seeds in soil. Sunflower seeds 🌻 = seeds that grow into tall sunflowers. Expansive field 🌾🌻🛤️ = a large open area of land.