Easter Worksheets for kids - Free Printable

Let’s solve this step by step.

We are given a codebreaker puzzle. Each letter has a number assigned to it:

A = 20
B = 14
C = 7
E = 3
G = 5
H = 9
I = 11
K = 2
N = 6
O = 8
P = 12
Q = 15
S = 19
T = 1
U = 18
! = 10

The joke is: “Why did the duck give up making the Easter dessert?”

We need to solve each math fact (addition or subtraction), find the answer, then match that number to the correct letter using the key above.

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First row of facts:

Fact: 4+10 → 14 → Letter B (already given)
Fact: 12-9 → 3 → Look for 3 → That’s E
Fact: 15-8 → 7 → That’s C
Fact: 11+9 → 20 → That’s A
Fact: 3+15 → 18 → That’s U
Fact: 15+4 → 19 → That’s S
Fact: 11-8 → 3 → That’s E
(Gray box — skip)
Fact: 14-5 → 9 → That’s H
Fact: 18-15 → 3 → That’s E

So first word: B E C A U S E H E → “BECAUSE HE”

Wait — let’s write them in order:

Positions:
1. B (given)
2. 12-9=3 → E
3. 15-8=7 → C
4. 11+9=20 → A
5. 3+15=18 → U
6. 15+4=19 → S
7. 11-8=3 → E
8. (gray)
9. 14-5=9 → H
10. 18-15=3 → E

So: B E C A U S E _ H E → “BECAUSE HE” (the gray box is probably a space)

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Second row:

Fact: 9-7 → 2 → K
Fact: 11-8 → 3 → E
Fact: 3+9 → 12 → P
Fact: 10-9 → 1 → T
(gray box)
Fact: 16-8 → 8 → O
Fact: 13-7 → 6 → N
(gray boxes)

So: K E P T _ O N → “KEPT ON”

Wait — positions:

1. 9-7=2 → K
2. 11-8=3 → E
3. 3+9=12 → P
4. 10-9=1 → T
5. (gray)
6. 16-8=8 → O
7. 13-7=6 → N
Then three grays — so maybe end of sentence?

So far: “BECAUSE HE KEPT ON”

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Third row:

Fact: 9+6 → 15 → Q
Fact: 6+12 → 18 → U
Fact: 13+7 → 20 → A
Fact: 3+4 → 7 → C
Fact: 11-9 → 2 → K
Fact: 18-7 → 11 → I
Fact: 12-6 → 6 → N
Fact: 8-3 → 5 → G
(two gray boxes at end)

So: Q U A C K I N G → “QUACKING”

Wait — let’s check:

1. 9+6=15 → Q
2. 6+12=18 → U
3. 13+7=20 → A
4. 3+4=7 → C
5. 11-9=2 → K
6. 18-7=11 → I
7. 12-6=6 → N
8. 8-3=5 → G

Yes → “QUACKING”

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Fourth row:

Fact: 7-6 → 1 → T
Fact: 16-7 → 9 → H
Fact: 15-12 → 3 → E
(gray box)
Fact: 8-5 → 3 → E
Fact: 12-7 → 5 → G
Fact: 2+3 → 5 → G
Fact: 9+10 → 19 → S
Fact: 18-8 → 10 → !
(gray box at end)

So: T H E _ E G G S !

That’s “THE EGGS!”

Putting it all together:

“BECAUSE HE KEPT ON QUACKING THE EGGS!”

Wait — that doesn’t make sense. Let me double-check.

Actually, looking again — the last part says “THE EGGS!” but that seems off.

Wait — let’s reassemble the full message from all rows:

Row 1: B E C A U S E [space] H E → “BECAUSE HE”
Row 2: K E P T [space] O N → “KEPT ON”
Row 3: Q U A C K I N G → “QUACKING”
Row 4: T H E [space] E G G S ! → “THE EGGS!”

But “quacking the eggs” isn’t right. Maybe I made a mistake.

Wait — perhaps the last row is not “THE EGGS” but something else?

Let me recheck Row 4:

Facts:

7-6 = 1 → T
16-7 = 9 → H
15-12 = 3 → E
(gray)
8-5 = 3 → E
12-7 = 5 → G
2+3 = 5 → G
9+10 = 19 → S
18-8 = 10 → !

So letters: T H E _ E G G S !

That spells “THE EGGS!” — but that doesn’t fit with “quacking”.

Wait — maybe it’s “QUACKING AT THE EGGS”? But we don’t have an “AT”.

Hold on — perhaps I misread the structure.

Looking back at the worksheet layout:

There are four separate tables. Each table corresponds to a line of the answer.

First table: 10 columns → gives us 10 characters including spaces (gray boxes).

Second table: 10 columns → next part.

Third table: 10 columns → next.

Fourth table: 10 columns → last part.

Let me list all the answers in order, ignoring gray boxes as spaces.

From first table:

Column 1: B
Col 2: 12-9=3→E
Col 3: 15-8=7→C
Col 4: 11+9=20→A
Col 5: 3+15=18→U
Col 6: 15+4=19→S
Col 7: 11-8=3→E
Col 8: gray → space
Col 9: 14-5=9→H
Col 10: 18-15=3→E

So: B E C A U S E H E → “BECAUSE HE”

Second table:

Col 1: 9-7=2→K
Col 2: 11-8=3→E
Col 3: 3+9=12→P
Col 4: 10-9=1→T
Col 5: gray → space
Col 6: 16-8=8→O
Col 7: 13-7=6→N
Col 8: gray
Col 9: gray
Col 10: gray

So: K E P T O N → “KEPT ON”

Third table:

Col 1: 9+6=15→Q
Col 2: 6+12=18→U
Col 3: 13+7=20→A
Col 4: 3+4=7→C
Col 5: 11-9=2→K
Col 6: 18-7=11→I
Col 7: 12-6=6→N
Col 8: 8-3=5→G
Col 9: gray
Col 10: gray

So: Q U A C K I N G → “QUACKING”

Fourth table:

Col 1: 7-6=1→T
Col 2: 16-7=9→H
Col 3: 15-12=3→E
Col 4: gray → space
Col 5: 8-5=3→E
Col 6: 12-7=5→G
Col 7: 2+3=5→G
Col 8: 9+10=19→S
Col 9: 18-8=10→!
Col 10: gray

So: T H E E G G S ! → “THE EGGS!”

Now putting it all together:

“BECAUSE HE KEPT ON QUACKING THE EGGS!”

That still sounds odd. Ducks quack, but why would they quack *at* eggs? Or maybe it’s a pun.

Wait — perhaps it’s “QUACKING UP THE EGGS”? But we don’t have “UP”.

Another thought: maybe “QUACKING” is meant to be “CRACKING”? But no, the math leads to Q-U-A-C-K-I-N-G.

Unless... oh! Wait a minute — maybe the joke is: “Because he kept on quacking the eggs!” meaning he was making noise instead of cooking? But that’s weak.

Perhaps I miscalculated one of the numbers.

Let me verify the third row again:

9+6=15 → Q ✔️
6+12=18 → U ✔️
13+7=20 → A ✔️
3+4=7 → C ✔️
11-9=2 → K ✔️
18-7=11 → I ✔️
12-6=6 → N ✔️
8-3=5 → G ✔️

All correct.

Fourth row:

7-6=1 → T ✔️
16-7=9 → H ✔️
15-12=3 → E ✔️
8-5=3 → E ✔️
12-7=5 → G ✔️
2+3=5 → G ✔️
9+10=19 → S ✔️
18-8=10 → ! ✔️

All correct.

So the full answer is: “BECAUSE HE KEPT ON QUACKING THE EGGS!”

But that doesn’t sound like a good joke. Unless... wait!

Maybe it’s “QUACKING” as in “cracking” — like cracking eggs? But ducks don’t crack eggs; hens do.

Oh! Perhaps it’s a play on words: “quacking” sounds like “cracking”, and the duck gave up because he kept “quacking” (making noise) instead of actually making the dessert — or maybe he was supposed to crack eggs but kept quacking instead.

But the literal answer based on the math is “BECAUSE HE KEPT ON QUACKING THE EGGS!”

However, let me check if there’s a typo in my interpretation.

Another idea: in the fourth row, after “THE”, it’s “EGGS!” — but maybe it’s “EGG’S” or something, but no, the exclamation mark is separate.

Perhaps the joke is incomplete, but according to the math, that’s what it says.

Wait — let me look online or think of common Easter jokes.

Common joke: Why did the duck give up making the Easter dessert? Because he kept quacking under pressure! But that’s not matching.

Or: Because he couldn’t stop quacking! Still not.

Another possibility: maybe “QUACKING” is meant to be “BAKING” but the math doesn’t support that.

No, the math is clear.

Perhaps I should just go with what the numbers say.

Final assembled message:

“BECAUSE HE KEPT ON QUACKING THE EGGS!”

But to make it a proper sentence, maybe it’s “Because he kept on quacking at the eggs!” but we don’t have “at”.

Looking back at the worksheet, in the fourth row, between “THE” and “EGGS”, there’s a space (gray box), so it’s “THE EGGS!”.

Perhaps the joke is that the duck was supposed to make a dessert involving eggs, but he kept quacking instead of working, so he gave up.

I think we have to accept the answer as calculated.

So the final answer to the joke is: BECAUSE HE KEPT ON QUACKING THE EGGS!

But let me write it without spaces for the final answer as per the codebreaker format.

In codebreakers, sometimes spaces are omitted, but here the gray boxes indicate spaces, so we include them in reading.

For the final answer, since it’s a joke, we write the full phrase.

Upon second thought, I recall a similar joke: “Why did the duck give up making the Easter dessert? Because he kept quacking under pressure!” But our math doesn’t give that.

Another common one: “Because he couldn’t stop quacking!” — but again, not matching.

Perhaps I made a mistake in the second row.

Second row: K E P T _ O N — “KEPT ON” — that seems correct.

Third row: “QUACKING” — correct.

Fourth row: “THE EGGS!” — correct.

Maybe the joke is “Because he kept on quacking the eggs!” implying he was disturbing them or something.

I think for the purpose of this task, we go with the mathematical result.

So the answer is: BECAUSE HE KEPT ON QUACKING THE EGGS!

But to confirm, let's see if "QUACKING THE EGGS" makes sense. Perhaps it's a pun on "cracking the eggs" — like when you cook, you crack eggs, but the duck is quacking instead.

Yes, that could be it. So the duck gave up because he kept quacking (making noise) instead of cracking the eggs for the dessert.

So the joke works as a pun.

Therefore, the final answer is:

BECAUSE HE KEPT ON QUACKING THE EGGS!

But in the codebreaker, the exclamation mark is included, so we keep it.

Now, for the Final Answer section, we write the complete decoded message.

Final Answer: BECAUSE HE KEPT ON QUACKING THE EGGS!