1. You can here see 2 little girls and 1 boy going to school with their teacher; how many girls and boys are there when counted together?

Why 3? Because 2 and 1 more make 3.

ANS. 3.

2. If Sarah has 4 books, and her mother should give her 1 more, how many books would she then have? Why?

3. Mary has 2 books in the school-room, and 2 at home; how many books has she in all? Why?

4. If Henry should buy an orange for 5 cents, and a lead pencil for 2 cents, how many cents would he pay for both of them? Why?

5. If a spelling-book cost 10 cents, and a picturebook 2 cents, how many cents will they both cost?

* The tables in this book are designed to aid the learner in answering the questions that immediately follow them. Each one should be committed to memory, and first recited in order, thus, 1 and 1 are 2, &c.; and then the teacher should vary the order by miscellaneous questions.

MENTAL EXERCISES.

1. If there are 4 boys in this class, and 1 more should join them, how many boys would there be in the class then?

ANS. 5 boys.

Why 5? Because 4 and 1 more make 5.

2. If James should answer 3 questions at this recitation, and John 3 more, how many would both together answer? Why?

3. George and Lyman are each 5 years old, and Martin is just 3 years older than they are; what is the age of Martin? Why?

4. In the teacher's book-case, there are 6 books on one shelf, and 4 on another; how many books are there on the two shelves? Why?

5. If James had 4 cents in one hand, and 4 in the other, how many cents would he have in both hands? Why?

6. John gave 6 apples to George, and kept 3 for himself; how many apples had he at first? Why?

7. If Martin had 7 walnuts, and James should give him 4 more, how many walnuts would he then have? Why?

8. George bought 8 marbles, and his uncle gave him 4 more; how many marbles had he then? Why? 9. Lyman paid 11 cents for a book, and 3 cents for a lemon; what was the cost of the book and lemon? Why?

10. John gave 10 cents for some paper, and 3 cents for some steel pens; how many cents did he give for both? Why?

11. James had 12 pears, and Martin had 4 more than James; how many pears had Martin? Why?

MENTAL EXERCISES.

1. Here are 5 boys at work building a wharf to fish from, and two more are now fishing; how many boys are there in all? ANS. 7 boys.

Why 7

Because 5 and 2 more make 7.

2. The first time Benjamin came here to fish, he caught 5 minnows, and 4 trouts; how many fish did he catch of both kinds? Why?

3. Franklin at the same time caught 6 minnows, and 3 white fish; how many fish of both kinds did Franklin catch? Why?

4. When the other three boys came the next day, Samuel and Eli caught 7 haddock, and Thomas 5 salmon; how many fish did Samuel, Eli, and Thomas all catch? Why?

5. Benjamin and Thomas sold 9 of their fish, and the other three boys sold 6 of theirs; how many fish did they all sell? Why?

6. Franklin gave 8 cents to a poor beggar, and Benjamin gave him 5 cents; how many cents did the beggar receive? Why?

7. Samuel paid 9 shillings for a pair of skates, and 5 shillings for a cap; how many shillings did he pay for both? Why?

8. Eli saw 10 birds on a tree, and 6 more on the ground; how many birds did he see in all? Why?

9. If a boy should pay 11 cents for a quart of chestnuts, and 5 cents for a ball, how many cents would he pay for the chestnuts and ball? Why?

10. A flour-merchant sold 12 barrels of flour one day, and 6 the next; how many barrels did he sell in the two days? Why?