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Math Grade 2-3 Answer Key

FL FAST 3rd Grade Math Practice Test 1

Practice with operations, place value, fractions, measurement, geometry, and data

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FL FAST 3rd Grade Math Practice Test 1

Practice with operations, place value, fractions, measurement, geometry, and data

Math - Grade 2-3

Instructions: Read each problem carefully. Show your work in the space provided. Choose or write the best answer.
  1. 1

    Mia has 24 shells. She puts the shells into 4 equal groups. How many shells are in each group?

    Think about what number times 4 equals 24.

    There are 6 shells in each group because 24 divided by 4 equals 6.
  2. 2

    What is the value of the digit 7 in the number 472?

    The value of the digit 7 is 70 because it is in the tens place.
  3. 3

    A school garden has 6 rows of tomato plants. Each row has 8 plants. How many tomato plants are there in all?

    Use multiplication to find the total in equal rows.

    There are 48 tomato plants in all because 6 times 8 equals 48.
  4. 4

    Round 386 to the nearest ten.

    386 rounds to 390 because the ones digit is 6, so the tens digit rounds up.
  5. 5

    Which expression has the same value as 7 times 5? A. 7 plus 5 B. 5 plus 5 plus 5 plus 5 plus 5 plus 5 plus 5 C. 7 plus 7 plus 7 plus 7 plus 7 plus 7 plus 7 D. 5 minus 7

    Repeated addition can show multiplication.

    The correct expression is B because 7 times 5 means 7 groups of 5, or 5 added 7 times.
  6. 6

    Liam read 128 pages in one week and 156 pages the next week. How many pages did he read in all?

    Liam read 284 pages in all because 128 plus 156 equals 284.
  7. 7

    There are 63 crayons in a box. A teacher shares them equally among 7 students. How many crayons does each student get?

    Use the related multiplication fact 7 times 9 equals 63.

    Each student gets 9 crayons because 63 divided by 7 equals 9.
  8. 8

    Compare the numbers using greater than, less than, or equal to: 609 ___ 690.

    609 is less than 690 because both numbers have 6 hundreds, but 609 has 0 tens and 690 has 9 tens.
  9. 9

    A rectangle is divided into 6 equal parts. Four parts are shaded. What fraction of the rectangle is shaded?

    The numerator tells how many parts are shaded, and the denominator tells the total number of equal parts.

    The shaded fraction is 4/6 because 4 of the 6 equal parts are shaded.
  10. 10

    What is 900 minus 347?

    900 minus 347 equals 553.
  11. 11

    A number has 5 hundreds, 3 tens, and 9 ones. What is the number?

    The number is 539 because 5 hundreds, 3 tens, and 9 ones make 539.
  12. 12

    Sara has 3 bags. Each bag has 9 marbles. Which equation can be used to find the total number of marbles? A. 3 plus 9 equals 12 B. 9 minus 3 equals 6 C. 3 times 9 equals 27 D. 27 divided by 9 equals 3

    Look for an equation that shows equal groups.

    The correct equation is C because 3 bags with 9 marbles in each bag can be shown as 3 times 9 equals 27.
  13. 13

    Which fraction is larger, 1/3 or 1/6?

    1/3 is larger because one whole divided into 3 equal parts has larger pieces than one whole divided into 6 equal parts.
  14. 14

    A movie starts at 2:15 p.m. and ends at 3:00 p.m. How many minutes long is the movie?

    Count by 15-minute jumps on a clock.

    The movie is 45 minutes long because 45 minutes pass from 2:15 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
  15. 15

    Find the missing number: 8 times ___ equals 56.

    The missing number is 7 because 8 times 7 equals 56.
  16. 16

    A table shows the number of apples sold: Monday 35, Tuesday 42, Wednesday 28. How many apples were sold on Monday and Wednesday together?

    Add only the numbers for Monday and Wednesday.

    There were 63 apples sold on Monday and Wednesday together because 35 plus 28 equals 63.
  17. 17

    Which number is 10 more than 468?

    The number 10 more than 468 is 478 because adding 10 increases the tens digit by 1.
  18. 18

    There are 5 equal teams with 6 players on each team. How many players are there in all?

    There are 30 players in all because 5 times 6 equals 30.
  19. 19

    A shape has 4 equal sides and 4 right angles. What is the name of the shape?

    A square is a special kind of rectangle.

    The shape is a square because it has 4 equal sides and 4 right angles.
  20. 20

    What is 72 divided by 8?

    72 divided by 8 equals 9.
  21. 21

    A bakery made 245 muffins in the morning and 178 muffins in the afternoon. How many muffins did the bakery make in all?

    The bakery made 423 muffins in all because 245 plus 178 equals 423.
  22. 22

    Which number makes the equation true? 36 divided by 6 equals ___.

    Think of 6 times what number equals 36.

    The number that makes the equation true is 6 because 36 divided by 6 equals 6.
  23. 23

    Write 684 in expanded form.

    684 in expanded form is 600 plus 80 plus 4.
  24. 24

    A ribbon is 1 meter long. Ava cuts off 35 centimeters. How many centimeters of ribbon are left?

    Change 1 meter to centimeters before subtracting.

    There are 65 centimeters of ribbon left because 1 meter is 100 centimeters and 100 minus 35 equals 65.
  25. 25

    The pictograph shows books read. Key: each star equals 2 books. Ben has 4 stars. How many books did Ben read?

    Ben read 8 books because 4 stars times 2 books for each star equals 8 books.
  26. 26

    What is the perimeter of a rectangle with a length of 8 inches and a width of 3 inches?

    Perimeter is the distance around a shape.

    The perimeter is 22 inches because 8 plus 3 plus 8 plus 3 equals 22.
  27. 27

    Which number is closest to 500? A. 489 B. 536 C. 462 D. 551

    The closest number to 500 is 489 because it is only 11 away from 500.
  28. 28

    A farmer packs 40 oranges into bags with 5 oranges in each bag. How many bags does the farmer need?

    Divide the total number of oranges by the number in each bag.

    The farmer needs 8 bags because 40 divided by 5 equals 8.
  29. 29

    Which fraction is equal to one whole? A. 2/4 B. 3/4 C. 4/4 D. 1/4

    The fraction equal to one whole is 4/4 because all 4 of the 4 equal parts are included.
  30. 30

    Find the difference: 615 minus 289.

    615 minus 289 equals 326.
  31. 31

    A class collected cans for recycling. They collected 97 cans on Friday, 124 cans on Saturday, and 83 cans on Sunday. How many cans did they collect in all?

    Add all three days together.

    They collected 304 cans in all because 97 plus 124 plus 83 equals 304.
  32. 32

    The clock shows 7:30. What time will it be 25 minutes later?

    The time will be 7:55 because 25 minutes after 7:30 is 7:55.
  33. 33

    Which statement is true? A. 4 times 9 equals 36 B. 4 times 9 equals 32 C. 4 times 9 equals 45 D. 4 times 9 equals 49

    The true statement is A because 4 times 9 equals 36.
  34. 34

    A square has side lengths of 5 centimeters. What is its perimeter?

    A square has 4 equal sides.

    The perimeter is 20 centimeters because 5 plus 5 plus 5 plus 5 equals 20.
  35. 35

    There are 18 students. The teacher makes groups of 3 students. How many groups are made?

    The teacher makes 6 groups because 18 divided by 3 equals 6.
  36. 36

    Which number has the same value as 700 plus 40 plus 6?

    Combine the hundreds, tens, and ones.

    The number is 746 because 700 plus 40 plus 6 equals 746.
  37. 37

    A bar graph shows pet votes: dogs 12, cats 9, fish 5, birds 4. How many more students voted for dogs than fish?

    7 more students voted for dogs than fish because 12 minus 5 equals 7.
  38. 38

    Choose the best estimate for 298 plus 403. A. 500 B. 700 C. 900 D. 1,100

    Round each number to the nearest hundred.

    The best estimate is 700 because 298 is about 300 and 403 is about 400, and 300 plus 400 equals 700.
  39. 39

    A rectangular array has 4 rows and 7 columns. How many objects are in the array?

    There are 28 objects in the array because 4 times 7 equals 28.
  40. 40

    Jamal has 3 equal pieces of a granola bar. The whole bar was cut into 8 equal pieces. What fraction of the whole granola bar does Jamal have?

    Use the number of pieces Jamal has as the numerator.

    Jamal has 3/8 of the whole granola bar because he has 3 out of 8 equal pieces.
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