Grade 1 Math Before, After and Between Numbers
Before, After and Between Numbers
Before Number:
In number series, one number is before another number means it is the one
step previous number of the number series.
After Number:
In number series, one number is after another number means it is the one
step next number of the number series.
Between Number:
In number series one number is between another two numbers means it is the
middle number of the two numbers.
Example:
< 1 2
3 à
Here,
1 is before 2.
3 is after 2.
2 is between 1 and 3.
Exercise: Before, After and Between
1. The number that comes just before 2 is ______.
Answer: 1
2. What comes just after 5?
Answer: 6
3. Fill in the blanks.
(a) _____ comes just after 7.
(b) _____ comes just before 7.
(c) The number that comes just before 9 is _____.
(d) The number that comes just after 9 is ______.
Answer:
(a) 8
(b) 6
(c) 8
(d) 10
4. What comes between 3 and 5?
Answer: 4
5. The number that comes between 4 and 6 is ____.
Answer: 5
6. The number that comes between 13 and 17 are
_____, _____ and _____.
Answer: 14, 15 and 16.
7. Write True of false.
(a) The rat is before the cat.
(b) The dog is before the cat.
(c) The rat is after the dog.
(d) The dog is after the cat.
Answer:
(a) True
(b) False
(e) False
(d) True
8. Fill in the blanks. Write before, after or
between to complete the sentences.
(i) 9 comes ______10.
(ii) 22 comes ______ 21.
(iii) 71 comes _______ 70.
(iv) 54 comes ________ 53.
(v) The number that comes ______ 40
and 42 is 41.
(vi) 90 comes ______ 89.
(vii) 50 is ______ 49 and 51.
Answer:
(i) before
(ii) after
(iii) after
(iv) after
(v) between
(vi) after
(vii) between
9. What comes before 9, 4, 22,
44, 55, 61,
39?
Answer: 8, 3,
21, 43, 54,
60, 38
10. Write the number after 9, 4, 22, 44, 55, 61,
39.
Answer: 10, 5, 23, 45, 62, 40.