3rd grade math test: a free 10-question quick check

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What the questions cover

The ten questions sample 3rd grade: multiplication and division with equal groups, subtracting within 1,000, rounding to the nearest 10, the time that passed between two clocks, four-sided shapes and fractions, as parts of a shape and on a number line. Three ask your child to check someone else’s work, and two ask your child to type an answer.

The whole year covers these areas:

• Multiplication and division

  The center of 3rd grade. Your child learns that multiplying counts equal groups and dividing splits a total into equal groups, then learns the times tables from memory.

• Two-step word problems and patterns

  Word problems now take two steps and can use all four operations. Your child also looks for patterns in the times table and explains why they happen.

• Fractions as numbers

  Fractions become numbers for the first time. Your child learns that 1/4 is one of 4 equal parts of a whole and that fractions have a place on the number line. In 3rd grade the bottom numbers are 2, 3, 4, 6 and 8.

• Area

  Area is the amount of flat space a shape covers. Your child measures it by counting unit squares, then learns that the area of a rectangle is its length times its width.

• Time, liquid volume and mass

  Telling time to the nearest minute and working out how much time has passed, plus measuring liquids in liters and mass (how heavy an object is) in grams and kilograms.

• Rounding, adding and subtracting

  Rounding to the nearest 10 or 100, adding and subtracting within 1,000 quickly and accurately, and multiplying a one-digit number by a multiple of 10, such as 9 × 80.

• Graphs and line plots

  Picture graphs and bar graphs where one picture or one square can stand for several items, and line plots, a number line with a mark for each measurement.

• Shapes and perimeter

  Sorting four-sided shapes into families, splitting shapes into equal parts and finding perimeter, the distance around a shape.

Every topic of the year, explained for parents, is on the 3rd grade math page.

What you see at the end

The score, then every question with your child’s answer, the correct answer and a worked solution. A short message explains what a similar score usually means for 3rd graders on our full assessment. Treat it as an indication: ten fixed questions cannot measure where a child stands.