Third Grade Pre/Post Test

Instructions:

Questions 1-53 Choose the best answer for each question.

What fractional part of the rectangle is shaded?

How much is of 20 pennies?

$ .01

$ .05

$ .10

$ .15

What is the rule?

- .01 (subtract 1 cent)

+ .01 (add 1 cent)

+ .10 (add 10 cents)

- .10 (subtract 10 cents)

What is the difference in weight between the penguin and the beaver?

19 pounds

6 pounds

72 pounds

80 pounds

How many pieces of fruit are there if there are twelve apples and eleven oranges?

12

23

22

33

If grandma is fifty-six years old and mom is thirty-four years old, then the difference in their ages is about

10 years.

20 years.

40 years.

60 years.

How much change would you receive from a $5 bill if you bought a notebook for $2.25 and paper for $1.50?

$1.25

$2.25

$3.75

$4.25

How much more money does Joe have than Ben if Joe has 6 dimes and 3 pennies and Ben has 3 dimes and 6 pennies?

27 cents

33 cents

37 cents

39 cents

What are 7 quarters, 6 dimes, 5 nickels, and 4 pennies in dollar and cents?

$2.64

$1.64

$2.29

$2.69

What is the quotient of 25 and 5?

30

125

5

50

Which is largest: 3 plus 3, 3 times 3, or 3 minus 3?

3 plus 3

3 times 3

3 minus 3

They are equal.

What is 12, 34, 56 and 78 added together?

170

180

160

190

Which is the amount of 9 dimes, 8 nickels, and 7 pennies?

$1.37

$1.47

$1.87

$1.57

What is the missing number in the fifth frame?

167

166

165

161

What time will it be 30 minutes from 2:10 p.m.?

2:30

2:40

2:50

2:25

What symbol belongs in the blank space? 357 ___ 375

>

<

=

^

What is the missing number in this number model? $1.89 - $1.19 = ___

$.70

$1.70

$3.08

$.90

What date will it be 30 days after December 30?

January 29

January 30

January 31

February 1

What fraction of this strip of paper is shaded?

If there are 2 feet in your stride, how many strides are there in 20 feet?

10

20

40

22

How do the number of white bricks compare with the number of dark bricks?

What symbol belongs in the blank space? white bricks _____ dark bricks

>

<

=

^

What is the length of the line segment in centimeters?

11 cm

12 cm

13 cm

14 cm

If 321 is added to 123, which is the best estimate for the total?

450

500

400

440

What is the total length of the two lines measured in centimeters?

6 cm

7 cm

What fractional part is shaded in the figure shown?

What is the missing number if you multiply each number by 9?

9

18

27

36

Use this multiplication table to find the quotient of 48 divided by 6.

5

6

7

8

What are the missing numbers if the rule is to divide by 8?

12, 0

24, 1

24, 0

12, 8

Find the missing numbers in the table below, and list them from top to bottom.

353, 120, 697

349, 122, 688

351, 120, 687

351, 122, 688

What time will it be 15 minutes after 3:10?

3:05

3:10

3:15

3:25

If the #1 space represents the tens value, what value is in the #3 space?

Tens

Ones

Tenths

Hundredths

What is the length of this line segment in centimeters?

5 cm

6 cm

7 cm

8 cm

Which is equal to 369?

Thirty six nine

Thirty six hundred and nine

Three sixty nine

Three hundred sixty-nine

The minute hand goes from 9:15 to 9:45. What fraction of an hour is that?

Which best expresses 100%?

Very likely

50-50 chance

Certain

Probably

Our school has several buildings. There is a different path leading from the main building to each of the other buildings. If Ellie chose the longest path, how likely is it that she chose the path to the library?

unlikely

can not be determined

impossible

certain

Which number means the same as 2,000 + 100 + 20 + 5?

225

2,125

2,025

2,150

When rounding to the nearest hundred, which number would not be rounded to 300?

296

303

398

301

People often use fractions when they talk about time. What time is quarter to 10?

10:30

9:45

10:15

9:15

28 is the product of

2 9

3 8

4 7

5 6

What will make the number sentence true? 1 x __?__= 6

1

6

7

8

There were several different colors of golf tees in a box. Some of the tees were wood and some were plastic. Without looking, Frank took one of the tees from the box. What color tee did Frank most likely get?

Black

Yellow

Green

Orange

These marbles were in a box. All but one fell out of the box. What kind of marble was most likely left in the box?

Katie has the toys shown below in her toy box. If she reached in and picked a toy without looking, which toy would she be least likely to pick?

For the afternoon snack at Camp Lakewood, the campers reach into a basket with their eyes closed and take a piece of fruit. The chart below shows how many pieces of each fruit are in the basket. Which fruit will probably be chosen first?

Give a definition of "parallel lines".

lines that intersect

lines in different planes

two segments on the same line

lines that do not intersect

Which of the following best describes the lines?

perpendicular

parallel

intersecting

none of these

How can you use repeated subtraction to find 162 ÷ 27?

subtract 27 from 162 four times

subtract 27 from 162 five times

subtract 27 from 162 six times

subtract 27 from 162 seven times

Represent 450 – 90 – 90 – 90 – 90 – 90 = 0 as an expression.

450 ÷ 90

450 × 90

450 – 90 × 5

450 ÷ 90 × 5