Grade 3
Assessment of Reading, Writing and Mathematics, Primary Division
Student Booklet
Mathematics
SPRING 2009
RELEASED ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS
Please note: The format of
these booklets is slightly
different from that used for
the assessment. The items
themselves remain the same.
Mathematics Grade 3, Spring 2009
You may not use a calculator or manipulatives for questions 1–6.
What are the missing numbers in the Susan and Danny are picking apples.
skip-counting pattern below? EQME10073 Susan picks 274 apples and Danny
800, 825, 850, 875, ___, ___, ___, 975 picks 311. EQME10062
How many more apples does Danny
● 885, 895, 905
pick than Susan?
● 895, 900, 905
● 163
● 900, 925, 950 *
● 143
● 905, 930, 945
● 47
The school has 37 red skipping ropes ● 37 *
and 45 blue skipping ropes.
Which number below is closest to the An increasing pattern is shown. What
total number of skipping ropes the are the next four terms in the pattern?
school has? EQME10167 1, 14, 27, 40, 53, __, __, __, __
EQME10042
● 75 ● 66, 79, 92, 105 *
● 80 * ● 66, 80, 93, 107
● 85 ● 67, 80, 93, 106
● 90 ● 67, 82, 96, 111
In which box can 6 be placed to make
the equation true? EQME10038
● 30 ⫺ 4 ⫽ 18 ⫹
● 30 ⫺ 4 ⫽ 19 ⫹
● 30 ⫺ 4 ⫽ 20 ⫹ *
● 30 ⫺ 4 ⫽ 21 ⫹
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Grade 3, Spring 2009 Mathematics
Marc receives $5 a week for walking
a dog. EQME20936
He wants to buy a video game that
costs $42.
How many weeks will it take him
to save enough money to buy the
video game?
● 5
● 7
● 8
● 9*
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You may now use
a calculator and/or manipulatives.
Grade 3, Spring 2009 Mathematics
Sally is making triangles using straws. EQME20944
She creates a bar graph to show how many straws she needs to make triangles.
Number of Straws to Make Triangles
20
18
16
14
Number of straws
12
10
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Number of triangles
Complete the graph to show the number of straws for 4, 5 and 6 triangles.
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Mathematics Grade 3, Spring 2009
How many straws will Sally need to make 8 triangles?
Justify your answer.
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Grade 3, Spring 2009 Mathematics
Ethan saves 11 quarters. EQME20880
He wants to buy a book that costs $5.25.
How many more quarters does Ethan need to save to buy the book?
Justify your answer.
Ethan needs to save ___________ more quarters.
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Mathematics Grade 3, Spring 2009
Complete the shape on the grid so that it is symmetrical. Use the dashed line as a
line of symmetry. EQME20811
Line of symmetry
Explain how you know the completed shape is symmetrical.
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Look at the rectangles below. EQME20822
Which rectangle has the greater perimeter?
Justify your answer.
Rectangle ______ has the greater perimeter.
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Mathematics Grade 3, Spring 2009
Children are playing in the snow. Which clock shows the same time
Which is the most likely temperature as the digital clock?
outside? EQME10126
EQME10115
● 32 °C
● 20 °C
● 12 °C
● 0 °C * KU-MM05 ●
11 12 1
10 2
What number correctly completes 9 3
8 4
the number sentence below? EQME20894 7 6 5
⫻6⫽6
● 36 ● *
11 12 1
● 6 10 2
9 3
● 1* 8 4
7 6 5
● 0
●
11 12 1
10 2
9 3
8 4
7 6 5
●
11 12 1
10 2
9 3
8 4
7 6 5
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Grade 3, Spring 2009 Mathematics
Kareem is playing a game using the Niveta makes a table to show how
spinner below. EQME20883 many books her friends have in their
desks. EQME20859
Books
R G
Number of
Name
books
G R Jana 6
Kwabena 5
Preet 7
R G Luke 5
Leah 6
Gurbir 4
Angelo 5
If the arrow lands on an R, Kareem
wins. What is the mode of Niveta’s data?
How many times should Kareem ● 4
expect to win if he spins the arrow ● 5*
10 times?
● 6
● 3
● 7
● 5*
● 6 How many days are in 4 weeks?EQME10019
● 10 ● 7
● 14
● 28 *
● 30
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Mathematics Grade 3, Spring 2009
Look at the table below. EQME20874 Which number is equal to 7 hundreds,
Mass of Objects
13 tens and 6 ones? EQME10079
Object Mass ● 637
● 736
one kg
Book ● 836 *
● 7136
one-quarter kg
Bag of
marbles
one-half kg
Bananas
Which of the following shows
the objects in order from lightest
to heaviest?
● *AP-MG02
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Sheni makes a pattern around the edge Joseph adds 63 ⫹ 17 in his head.
of her art folder. EQME20863 Which of the following will give
Joseph the same answer? EQME10166
● 60 ⫹ 10 ⫹ 7
● 60 ⫹ 20 ⫹ 10
● 60 ⫹ 10 ⫹ 7 ⫹ 3 *
● 60 ⫹ 10 ⫹ 10 ⫹ 3
Samir spends $7.25 at the store.
How much change should he receive
from $10.00? EQME20915
● $2.25
What are the next 3 shapes in Sheni’s ● $2.75 *
pattern? ● $3.25
* ● $3.75
●
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Mathematics Grade 3, Spring 2009
The chart below shows information Look at the letters below. Count the
about the faces of some pyramids. lines of symmetry each letter has.
Pyramids
Remaining
Name Base
sides
Square-
based
Triangular-
How many lines of symmetry are
based there in total? EQME10046
● 3
● 4
● 5*
What pyramid name is missing from
● 6
the chart? EQME10058
● octagonal-based
● hexagonal-based *
● pentagonal-based
● rectangular-based
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Grade 3, Spring 2009 Mathematics
Mrs. Moore’s class records the outside Which of the following lists the
temperature each morning for a week. measurements in order from longest
On Wednesday, they record the to shortest? EQME20833
temperature as 15 °C. On Thursday, ● 90 cm; 1 m 34 cm; 223 cm
the temperature is 4 degrees cooler.
Which thermometer matches the ● 223 cm; 1 m 34 cm; 90 cm*
temperature reading for Thursday? ● 223 cm; 90 cm; 1 m 34 cm
● EQME20832 ● 1 m 34 cm; 90 cm; 223 cm
°C
20
Alexandra has 12 tiles in a bag.
10
The tiles are red, blue or green.
0 How many tiles of each colour
should be in the bag to make all EQME10051
● colours equally likely to be drawn?
°C
20 ● 1
10 ● 3
0 ● 4 * AP-MD08
● 12
●
°C
20
10
● *
°C
20
10
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Mathematics Grade 3, Spring 2009
Jocelyn surveys all the Grade 3 students about their favourite colour. EQME10170
Her results are shown in the table below.
Favourite Colour
Number of
Colour
students
Red 24
Blue 16
Green 8
Yellow 11
Create a bar graph showing this data. Remember to include all titles and labels.
Your graph must fit on the grid below.
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A Grade 3 class wins a pizza party for reading the most books in September.
There are 23 students in the class and each student will get 2 slices of pizza.
If each pizza has 6 slices, how many pizzas should the class buy? EQME20825
Show your work.
The class should buy ____________ pizzas.
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Mathematics Grade 3, Spring 2009
Dale plays at the park each day after school. EQME20878
House
Park
School
He walks only on the grid lines. Draw the shortest path he can take from the
school to the park and then to his house.
Describe Dale’s path.
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In a class, 26 students choose their favourite type of animal. Their answers are
shown in the pictograph below. EQME20941
Favourite Type of Animal
Cat
Bird
Dog
Other
Key
Each represents 2 students.
The pictograph is missing the information for dogs.
Complete the pictograph to show how many students choose dogs.
Justify your answer.
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Mathematics Grade 3, Spring 2009
What is the area of this shape? EQME10084 What number can be placed in
both boxes to make the following
expressions have the same value?
EQME20893
⫻7
⫻6
● 7
● 6
● 1
● 0*
● 18 square units
● 20 square units Karen draws the picture below using
● 22 square units * 2-D shapes. EQME20828
● 26 square units
Which number sentence describes the
drawing below? EQME10108
x x x x x x x x x x x x
x x x x x x x x x x x x
● 1 ⫻ 24 = 24
● 2 ⫻ 12 = 24 Which shapes are congruent in her
picture?
● 4 ⫻ 6 = 24 *
● triangles *
● 8 ⫻ 3 = 24
● rectangles
● rhombuses
● parallelograms
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Using the green triangle, find the total Which figure below has the same
area of these pattern blocks. EQME10029 number of vertices and faces? EQME20871
Legend ●
R 5 Red
B 5 Blue
Y 5 Yellow G 5 1 unit
● *
B
●
R
What is the total area of all 3 pattern
blocks?
● 9 units
● 10 units
● 11 units *
● 12 units
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