From the New York State Education Department. Grade 3 Common Core Mathematics Test Released Questions May 2016. Internet. Available from https://www.nysedregents.org/ei/math/2016/english/2016-released-items-math-g3.pdf; accessed 4, May, 2023.
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Which clock shows the time 7:08?
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What is 836 rounded to the nearest 10?
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Which two values are located at the same point on a number line?
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Umi created the number pattern below by adding the same amount each time to get the next number.
20, 40, 60, 80, . . .
What will be the eighth number in the pattern?
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In which equation could the number six replace the question mark to make the equation true?
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The table shows the total number of wheels Mr. Monroe needs to make different numbers of wagons.
What is one pattern that can be seen in the table?
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If the equation 5 x ? = 45 is true, then which expression can be used to find the missing value?
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A diagram of Keisha's poster board is shown below.
What was the total area, in square inches, of Keisha's poster board?
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Maddie will ride her bike a total of 56 miles over 7 days. She will ride the same number of miles each day. What is the total number of miles Maddie will ride each day?
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Four students each drew a figure. Each student shaded part of the figure to represent a fraction.
Which sentence about the figures is true?
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A group of students played a basketball game after school. Which total can be found using the expression 7 x 2?
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Which two fractions both represent the same location on the number line?
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2016 Common Core Math Test Book 2 Grade 3
TIPS FOR TAKING THE TEST
Here are some suggestions to help you do your best:
Read each question carefully and think about the answer before choosing your response.
You have been provided with a ruler to use during the test. Use the ruler whenever you think it will help you to answer the question.
Plan your time.
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Which number makes the equation below true?
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Which expression is equal to 720?
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Mr. Kohlberg owns a flower shop. At the beginning of the day, he had 152 roses. Mr. Kohlberg sold 96 of the roses and then wanted to separate the rest of the roses equally among 8 vases. What will be the total number of vases in each vase?
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There are four shapes shown below.
Which of the shapes is 2/3 shaded?
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Which situation could be represented by the expression 6 x 2?
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Mr. Gomez built a deck. The deck had an area of 29 square meters. Which figure could represent the deck?
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A number belongs in the box below. When the number is rounded to the nearest hundred, the result will be 900.
Which number belongs in the box?
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Kara has a bucket of water, as shown below.
Kara wants to pour all of the water equally into 3 bowls for her dogs. How many liters of water should Kara pour into each bowl?
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Leroy made a game board, shown below. Each small square on the game board has the same area.
What fraction of the game board is shaded?
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Tomas made a poster for his science project. The shaded part of the figure below shows the area of his poster.
Which figure has the same area as the poster?
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The first number in a number pattern is 28. The pattern rule is to add 14 to get the next number in the pattern. If the pattern continues, which statement is true?
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There were 6 rows of chairs set up for a meeting. Each row had 8 chairs. What was the total number of chairs set up for the meeting?
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A circle is divided into parts. Each part is 1/4 of the total area of the circle. Which sentence describes the circle?
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A baker made 232 muffins. He sent 190 of the muffins to a local hotel. He will put the rest of the muffins in boxes. Each box can hold 6 muffins. Which equation can be used to find b, the number of boxes the baker will need?
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2016 Common Core Math Test Book 3 Grade 3
TIPS FOR TAKING THE TEST
Here are some suggestions to help you do your best:
Read each question carefully and think about the answer before choosing your response.
You have been provided with a ruler to use during the test. Use the ruler whenever you think it will help you to answer the question.
Be sure to show your work when asked.
Plan your time.
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Haley cut pieces of ribbon to make bookmarks. Each bookmark was 1/8 foot long.
A. Draw a point at 1/8 on the number line and label the point A.
Haley placed 5 of the bookmarks end to end.
B. Draw a point on the number line to represent the total length of the 5 bookmarks. Label the point B.
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Katia received a sticker each time she picked up her toys. She placed some of the stickers on page 1 of her scrapbook, as shown below.
****STOP and answer the first question****
She placed the rest of the stickers on pages 2 and 3 of her scrapbook, as shown below.
****Now answer the second question****
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Write numbers in the blanks below to show two multiplication facts represented by the array of stickers on page 1 of her scrapbook.
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Complete the expression below to represent the total number of stickers on pages 2 and 3.
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Several students voted on their favorite sports activities.
Eight students voted for basketball.
Three students voted for volleyball.
Seven students voted for baseball.
Four students voted for kickball.
Complete the picture graph below to show the data.
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Nadia had a strip of green paper that was 18 inches long. She cut the green paper into three pieces with equal lengths.
She also had a strip of red paper that was 24 inches long. She cut the red paper into pieces that were the same length as each cut piece of green paper.
When she was finished cutting, how many pieces of red and green paper did Nadia have in total?
Show your work.
Answer: _______ pieces
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Mr. Nuccio's sandwich shop was 9 yards long and 7 yards wide before he added a new section. The shaded squares below show the new section.
What is the total area, in square yards, of Mr. Nuccio's sandwich shop after the new section was added?
Show your work.
Answer: _______ square yards
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Sharon wants to make key chains with different-colored beads, as shown below.
Each key chain will look the same. Sharon will use a total of 20 green beads to make her key chains. What is the number of red beads and the number of blue beads she will need to make all of the key chains?
Show your work.
Answer:
_______ red beads
_______ blue beads
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Shade the models below to show 3 equivalent fractions and explain why they are equivalent.
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There were 80 adults and 20 children at a school play. The school collected $8 for each adult's ticket and $3 for each child's ticket. The school donated $125 of the money from tickets to a local theater program and used the remaining money to buy supplies for next year's school play.
How much money does the school have to buy supplies for next year's play?