True or False Subtraction Worksheet
This True or False Subtraction Worksheet asks 1st graders to decide whether both sides of eight subtraction equations match, then balance four more. An answer key is included for quick marking.
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Description
The equal sign is the quietest symbol in first-grade math and the most misunderstood. Many children read it as “here comes the answer” rather than “both sides are the same”, and that single misreading is what makes two-sided equations feel impossible later on. This True or False Subtraction Worksheet puts the idea to work directly: every item shows a subtraction sentence with an expression on each side, and the child decides whether the two sides really do match.
This printable subtraction equations worksheet has two parts. In Part A, eight equations such as 9 – 4 = 8 – 3 sit one to a line, and students subtract on each side, compare, and fill in the bubble for true or false. In Part B, four equations are missing a number: students write the digit that makes both sides the same. A picture of a level balance scale sits beside the work as a reminder of what an equal sign really claims. Use it as guided practice after a lesson on the equal sign, as morning work, as homework, or as a quick check before moving on to fact families.
What’s Included
- 1 print-ready PDF worksheet
- 8 true-or-false subtraction equations with fill-in bubbles
- 4 missing-number equations to balance
- A complete answer key
There are three clear reasons this True or False Subtraction Worksheet helps children learn. First, a true-or-false choice removes the pressure to produce an answer, so a child who is still shaky on facts can still reason about the relationship, and reasoning is the standard being taught. Second, every item requires two computations instead of one, which doubles the subtraction practice without adding a single extra problem to the page. Third, Part B turns the same idea around: instead of judging an equation, the child builds one, and that is the harder, more durable version of the skill.
Teachers and parents have plenty of ways to extend this page. Put cubes in both pans of a real balance and take some away from each side so the child sees the equation in their hands. Read an item aloud and ask the child to explain the decision before marking it. Ask them to fix each false equation by changing exactly one number. Finish by having them write one true and one false subtraction sentence of their own and trade with a partner to test.
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