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St. Catherine Preparatory School

Term One Progress Assessment
December 2023
Name: ________________________________ Grade 3:_____________
Date: _________________________________ Score: ____/ 90 ____ %
Subject/Discipline: Mathematics

Read each instruction carefully then respond to ALL the items given.
SECTION 1
(IDENTIFYING NUMBERS)
1. Observe the set below and answer the following questions.

a) In what position is the set of books? ________________ (1 mark)

b) In what position is the pack of crayons? ______________ (1 mark)

c) If the position of the bell and the globe was exchanged, in what
position would the globe be? _______________ (1 mark)

d) Which object is in the third position? _________________ (1 mark)

e) What is the cardinal number of the set? ______________ (1 mark)

2. List the even numbers between 40 and 50. (4 marks)

_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________

3. List the odd numbers from 61 to 68. (4 marks)

_____________________________________________________________
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SECTION 2
(REPRESENTING NUMBERS)
4. Represent the following numbers on the abacus. (3 marks)

5. Write the number from question 4b in: (3 marks)

a) Standard notation _____________________

b) Expanded notation _________________________________________
c) Worded form _____________________________________________

SECTION 3
(NUMBER ORDER AND PLACE VALUE)
6. Arrange the following numbers in ascending order. (4 marks)

__________________________________________________________

7. Arrange the following numbers in descending order. (4 mark)

_________________________________________________________

8. Circle the letter that matches your response. (3 marks)

8a. How many tens are in 4826?

a) 20 b) 0 c) 2

8b. Which is true about the number 1838? It is made up of _______

a) 1 ten, 8 hundreds, 3 thousand, 8 ones

b) 1 hundred, 8 thousand, 3 ones, 8 tens

c) 1 thousand, 8 hundreds, 3 tens, 8 ones

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8c. What is the true value of the 8 in the number 8721?

a) thousands b) 8 c) 8000

SECTION 4
(COMPARING AND ROUNDING NUMBERS)
9. Use the following signs (>, <, =) to complete each number sentence. (5
marks)

a) 4050 + 50 ______ 2000 + 50 + 2000 + 50

b) 65 – 65 ______ 0 x 65
c) 3 x 10 ______ (2 x 10) + (5 x 1)
d) 500 ______ 501
e) 350 + 50 ______ 300 + 100

10. Round to the following numbers to the place indicated. Record your
answer on the line provided. (5 marks)

a) Round 9,059 to the nearest hundred ____________

b) Round 1,407 to the nearest hundred ____________

c) Round 8,915 to the nearest thousand ____________

d) Round 5,134 to the nearest thousand ____________

e) Round 6 to the nearest ten ____________

SECTION 5
(ADDING AND SUBTRACTING NUMBERS)
11. Solve the following problems. Show working in the box below and
record your answer on the line provided. (8 marks)

a) Thirty people are on a school bus. Twenty-two more get on and nine
get off. How many people are on the school bus now? _______

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b) One hundred passengers are on a train. Half get off and fifty-five get
on. How many passengers are on the train now? _______

c) Kaela has three thousand, nine hundred, eighty-two seashells in her

collection. While vacationing in Barbados, she collected nine
hundred, ninety-nine more. How many seashells does Kaela have
altogether? _______

d) If Kaela lost two thousand, five hundred, sixty-nine of her seashells

from the sum in the previous question, how many seashells does she
have now? _______

12. Use the number lines to solve the following problems. Record your
answer on the line provided. (2 marks)

a) 10 + 7 = ________

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b) 20 – 8 = ________

SECTION 6
(FRACTIONS)
13. Observe the following numbers. State whether each is a ‘proper
fraction,’ ‘improper fraction’ or ‘mixed number’. (3 marks)

14. Calculate the following fractions. Show working in the box below.
(4marks)

15. Write the fraction for each shaded portion. (4 marks)

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16. Complete the table below by converting the given numbers to the one
indicated. (2 marks)

17. Complete each of the following equivalent fractions. (4 marks)

SECTION 7
(MEASUREMENT)
18. The sides of a triangle measure 15 cm. What is the perimeter of the
triangle? Show working in the space below and record your answer on
the line provided. (2 marks)

Perimeter = _________

19. Jhayden has a sheet of paper with a length of 25 cm and a width of 15

cm. What is the perimeter of the paper? Show working in the space
below and record answer on the line provided. (2 marks)

Perimeter = _________

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20. What is the perimeter of the square below if one of its sides measures
12 cm? Show working in the space below and record your answer on the
line provided. (2 marks)

Perimeter = _________

21. The perimeter of the triangle below is 62 cm. Calculate the length of the
unnamed side. Show working in the space below and record your answer
on the line provided. (2 marks)

Measurement of unnamed side = _________

22. Determine the most appropriate standard unit of measurement by

writing one of the following (centimetre- cm, metre- m, kilometre- km) on
the line provided. (3 marks)

a) The distance between two cities. _____

b) The length of your arm. _____

c) The height of a building. _____

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23. Use a ruler to measure the line bold below. Record the measurement in
centimetres, on the line provided. (1 mark)

a)
_____ cm

24. Convert the following lengths to the given metric units. (3 marks)

a) 38 m = _______ cm

b) 7 cm = _______ mm

c) 5 km = _______ m

SECTION 8
(DEFINITION OF TERMS)
25. Match each term to its meaning. Write the letter that corresponds with
the most appropriate definition, on the line provided. (8 marks)

Mathematical terms Meanings/definitions

1. Cardinal numbers: a) Those numbers that can be

____ evenly divided by two.
2. Perimeter: ____ b) A part of a whole.

3. Odd numbers: ____ c) The arrangement of numbers

4. Ascending order: ____
5. Fraction: ____
6. Descending order:
____
7. Even numbers: ____
8. Ordinal numbers: ____
from the greatest value to the
least.
d) Those numbers that are used to
indicate the position in a series.
e) Those numbers that cannot be
evenly divided by two.
f) The arrangement of numbers
from the least value to the
greatest.
g) The total distance around the
edge of a shape.
h) Those numbers that are used to
indicate an amount.

Recheck your answers,

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