Prehistoric Block Adventurers
A free, printable Grade 2 multi-step word problem worksheet themed around Dinosaurs, Minecraft. Each problem takes two or three steps to solve. Work them on screen or print the PDF — a teacher/parent answer key is included.
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1.Alex planned to craft iron swords, requiring 2 iron ingots for each sword. She initially possessed 15 ingots, crafted 4 swords, and subsequently discovered 5 additional ingots in an abandoned mineshaft chest. How many iron ingots does Alex have in her inventory now?12
2.Dr. Grant excavated 3 complete Velociraptor fossil sets, each comprising 8 significant bones. After donating 6 bones to the local university, he split the remaining bones equally between 2 museum display cases. How many bones were placed in each display case?9
3.Steve established two fenced pastures, housing 5 sheep in the first pasture and 7 sheep in the second. After feeding them golden wheat, the total population of sheep doubled, but a nearby wolf spooked 4 sheep away into the forest. How many sheep remain in the pastures?20
4.A massive Triceratops consumes 4 bundles of vegetation every hour. It grazed peacefully for 3 hours during the morning and 2 hours during the afternoon, but a rival herbivore managed to steal 5 bundles from its total harvest. How many bundles did the Triceratops actually consume?15
5.Maya harvested 18 pieces of redstone dust and divided them evenly into 3 separate storage chests. Later, she retrieved the full contents of one chest and combined them with 10 newly mined redstone pieces from a cavern deeper underground. How many total redstone pieces are in her inventory now?16
6.A nesting Pteranodon constructed 4 distinct nests, placing 3 eggs into each. An unexpected rockfall crushed 2 of the eggs, but all the remaining intact eggs hatched and were split equally into 2 flying flocks. How many baby Pteranodons belong to each flock?5