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Grade 3 Achievement Test 2001
Mathematics
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2001
Grade 3 Achievement Test
Mathematics
Description This test has two sections. Section A has 20 questions.
Section B has 20 questions. You have 60 minutes to complete this test. Your teacher will give you a break between each section. You may take up to 30 extra minutes to complete this test. Instructions • You will need a pencil, eraser, and ruler. Use ONLY an HB pencil. • Read each question carefully. • You may underline any key words that help you answer the question. • You may use scrap paper to work out your answers. • You may use manipulatives and a calculator when answering the
questions. • Choose the BEST or CORRECT answer. • Mark your answer in this booklet by filling in the circle next to your
answer. Look at the examples to see how to do this. • If you change an answer, erase your first mark COMPLETELY. • Try to answer every question. • Follow along as your teacher reads the story that comes before the
questions in each section.
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Example 1
The Pizza Place sold 275 pizzas one week.
It sold 326 pizzas the next week.
How many pizzas did The Pizza Place sell during the
two weeks? O 51
O 591
601
O 691
The correct answer in this example is 601. The circle in front
of the correct answer has been filled in.
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Example 2
Sarah ate 53 of a pepperoni pizza.
Which pizza is 53 shaded?
O O
O
The correct answer in this example is . The circle below
the correct answer has been filled in.
Remember:
Mark only ONE answer for each question.
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SECTION A
Follow along as your teacher reads this page aloud.
Our class is going on a field trip to the local pet store. We are
excited because we will learn about all kinds of different animals
and the supplies they need.
Pet Store
Open
2
1. The school bus travels 29 kilometres from the school to the
pet store.
If the bus driver takes the same road back to the school,
how many kilometres will the bus travel altogether? O 29
O 48
O 49
O 58
3
2. One of the dogs in the pet store, Rex, has just been sold.
Rex has a dog collar that is
• > 35 cm
• < 50 cm
• an even number of centimetres in length
The length of Rex’s collar is O 20 cm
O 40 cm
O 45 cm
O 55 cm
4
3. The pet store hangs dog collars in order from longest to shortest,
but the display is missing one collar.
Dog Collars75
cm 65
cm 55
cm 45
cm 35
cm
What is the length of the collar that is missing? O 40 cm
O 50 cm
O 60 cm
O 70 cm
5
4. Rex’s new owner has $5.00. He wants to buy dog treats that
cost $6.29. How much more money does Rex’s owner need?
O
O
O
O
6
Use this calendar to answer question 5.
S M T W Th F S
1 2
6 7 8 94 5
11 12
18 19
25 26
3
13 14 15 16
10
20 21 22 23
17
27 28 29 30
24
June
5. The store has 100 dog biscuits in a bag. Beginning on June 5th,
a clerk feeds 2 biscuits each day to one of the dogs. On which day will the bag be half-empty? O June 12
O June 15
O June 26
O June 29
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6. A clerk asks us to vote for our favourite type of dog.
She makes a graph that shows our votes.
Favourite Types of Dogs
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
Number of
votes
Type of dog
Which of the following pairs of dogs gets the greatest
number of votes?
O O
O O
8
7. A cat rests on the top of a climbing pole.
30 cm
About how high off the floor is the cat on the top
of the climbing pole? O 30 cm
O 60 cm
O 90 cm
O 120 cm
9
Use this diagram to answer question 8.
1 kg3 kg
8. This cat weighs
O 1 kg
O 2 kg
O 3 kg
O 4 kg
10
9. Jordan and Ally see different kinds of bird food.
SeedTreat
FruitStick
HoneyBar
$ 5.99
$ 3.99
$ 3.59
$ 1.49
Bird Food Cost
CrunchyCorn
Which of the following kinds of bird food could a person
buy with $10.00? O 2 Crunchy Corns
O 2 Fruit Sticks and 1 Honey Bar
O 1 Crunchy Corn and 2 Seed Treats
O 1 Seed Treat, 1 Fruit Stick, and 2 Honey Bars
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10. The store sells strings of beads to hang in bird cages.
? ?
Which of the following two beads will continue the
pattern above?
O
O
O
O
12
11. A goldfish eats 3 pellets of fish food each day.
Fish FoodPellets
How many pellets will the goldfish eat in 2 weeks? O 6 pellets
O 17 pellets
O 21 pellets
O 42 pellets
13
12. Some students count the fish in two fish tanks.
GoldfishNeon tetras How many more neon tetras are there than goldfish? O 2
O 3
O 4
O 5
14
13. There are 10 , 2 , and 1 in a tank.
The clerk puts a fish net into the fish tank to catch a fish.
What is the chance of the clerk catching a first?
O Impossible
O Unlikely
O Certain
O Likely
15
14. The fish tanks are grouped in this pattern.
Which of the following number sentences describes the
groups of fish tanks? O 9 + 9 + 9 + 9 = 36
O 36 – 18 = 18
O 36 ÷ 4 = 9
O 6 × 6 = 36
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15. A fish tank holds 15 litres of water.
2 L
About how many 2 L containers of water are needed to fill
the fish tank? O 5 containers
O 7 containers
O 15 containers
O 30 containers
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16. The temperature of the water in the fish tank is 24 degrees Celsius.
Which of the following thermometers shows a temperature
of 24 degrees Celsius?
0°C
5°C
10°C
15°C
20°C
25°C
30°C
–5°C
–10°C
0°C
5°C
10°C
15°C
20°C
25°C
30°C
–5°C
–10°C
0°C
5°C
10°C
15°C
20°C
25°C
30°C
–5°C
–10°C
0°C
5°C
10°C
15°C
20°C
25°C
30°C
–5°C
–10°C
O O O O
18
17. Some fish tanks have plants in them. This is a leaf from one of
the plants.
Line A
Line C
Line B
Line D
The line of symmetry is O Line A
O Line B
O Line C
O Line D
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18. The pet store also sells seashells to put in fish tanks.
Seashells1 for $ 1.852 for $ 1.70 each3 for $ 1.55 each4 for $ each
If someone wanted to buy 4 seashells, how much would
each seashell cost? O $1.60
O $1.50
O $1.40
O $1.30
20
Use this diagram to answer question 19.
RabbitFoodRabbitFood
RabbitFoodRabbitFood
19. In the pet store, there are boxes of rabbit food on the floor.
How many boxes of rabbit food are there altogether? O 16 boxes
O 12 boxes
O 10 boxes
O 4 boxes
21
20. Hamster cages are to be placed side by side on a shelf.
Each hamster cage is 40 cm wide.
200 cm How many hamster cages can fit on this shelf? O 5 cages
O 6 cages
O 7 cages
O 8 cages
On our way back to school, we talk about all the things we have
seen and learned at the pet store.
Our teacher tells us that when we get back to school, we are
going to write about our trip to the pet store and draw pictures of
the animals we liked best. They were all so nice. What animals
should we draw?
22
END OF SECTION A
You may go back to check your answers.
STOP
23
SECTION B
Follow along as your teacher reads this page aloud.
Our class is going on a field trip to the zoo!
We are excited because we will see many animals and learn
interesting things about them.
R
O
CKVILLE ZOO
EntranceSCHOOL BUS
24
21. Every hour, 5 school buses arrive at the zoo.
If no buses leave, how many school buses will be at the zoo
in 4 hours? O 10
O 20
O 30
O 40
25
22. Some children stand beside elephant statues at the zoo.
Josh is standing beside an odd-numbered elephant statue.
4 16
9 22
Josh is standing beside the elephant statue numbered O 4
O 9
O 16
O 22
26
23. The class sees a chart that compares how much food an elephant
eats with how much food a hippopotamus eats each day.
Animal Food Eaten Each Day (kg)
Elephant
Hippopotamus
= 10 kg
How many more kilograms of food does an elephant eat
than a hippopotamus each day? O 80 kg
O 90 kg
O 120 kg
O 220 kg
27
24. Tandi the elephant is born on Thursday.
She has a mass of 150 kilograms.
S M T W Th F S
If she gains 10 kg each day, what will her mass be on the
following Monday? O 160 kg
O 170 kg
O 180 kg
O 190 kg
28
25. A mountain goat stands on a rocky ledge.
2
34
5
6
7
8
1
If he jumps down 3 ledges, then up 1 ledge, he will be on the O 4th ledge
O 5th ledge
O 6th ledge
O 7th ledge
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26. A sign shows two animal tracks.
Elk track
Deer track
About how many centimetres longer is the elk’s track than
the deer’s track? O 20 cm
O 12 cm
O 8 cm
O 4 cm
30
27. This funny drawing shows that about 20 muskrats have the same
mass as 1 beaver.
About how many muskrats have the same mass as 3 beavers? O 80
O 70
O 60
O 50
31
28. The temperature inside the Butterfly House is 29°C.
The temperature outside is 12°C.
About how many degrees Celsius colder is the temperature
outside? O 10°C
O 20°C
O 30°C
O 40°C
32
29. It is lunch time.
Emily has $5.00 to spend on lunch.
Lion’s Den Snack Shop
Hamburger $3.00 Soft Drink $1.25
Hot Dog $2.25 Juice $0.55
Popcorn $1.35 Milk $1.10
Chips $0.85
Chocolate Bar $0.90
Which of the following lunches totals exactly $5.00? O Soft Drink, Hamburger, and Chips
O Juice, Hot Dog, and Popcorn
O Milk, Hamburger, and Chocolate Bar
O Juice, Hamburger, and Popcorn
33
30. A candy machine at the snack shop has 200 red candies, 100 blue
candies, 50 green candies, and 20 yellow candies.
What colour of candy will most likely come out of the candy
machine first? O Red
O Blue
O Green
O Yellow
34
31. Today, the Snack Shop sold
264 Hot Dogs
462 Soft Drinks
246 Hamburgers
426 Chocolate Bars
Listed in order from least to greatest, these numbers are
O 246, 264, 426, 462
O 246, 264, 462, 426
O 462, 426, 264, 246
O 462, 426, 246, 264
35
Use this pictograph to answer question 32.
Number of Animal Masks in Gift Shop
Tiger Masks
Elephant Masks
Bear Masks
Monkey Masks
= 2 masks
32. Altogether, how many masks are in the zoo’s gift shop?
O 26
O 24
O 13
O 12
36
33. The class sees this drawing of the tiger pen.
Tigerpen
15 m
10 m
30 m
25 m
If the tiger walks the perimeter of his pen 3 times, how many
metres does the tiger walk altogether? O 80 m
O 160 m
O 240 m
O 320 m
37
34. Some of the animals at the zoo are very fast runners.
Fast Animals
Animal Top Speed
Giraffe 60 kilometres per hour
Grey Wolf 32 kilometres per hour
Black Bear 56 kilometres per hour
African Elephant 40 kilometres per hour
Of the animals listed in the chart, which is the third-fastest
runner? O Giraffe
O Grey Wolf
O Black Bear
O African Elephant
38
35. The zoo has six black bears.
A sign gives each bear’s name and mass.
Black Bears
Bernie 185 kg Paddy 160 kg
Teddy 235 kg Gus 255 kg
Elmer 190 kg Yogi 270 kg
Which of the following charts matches the information on
the sign above?
Mass of Black Bears Mass of Black Bears
0 – 200 kg 201– 400 kg 0 – 200 kg 201– 400 kg
Bernie Teddy Bernie Teddy
Elmer Gus Paddy Elmer
Paddy Yogi Gus Yogi
O O
Mass of Black Bears Mass of Black Bears
0 – 200 kg 201– 400 kg 0 – 200 kg 201– 400 kg
Teddy Bernie Teddy Bernie
Paddy Elmer Elmer Paddy
Yogi Gus Gus Yogi
O O
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36. This sign shows the gorillas’ names and the month in which they
were born.
Gorilla Birth Month
Kongo August
Opie September
Pip May
Midi April
Which gorilla was born closest to the month of June? O Kongo
O Opie
O Pip
O Midi
40
37. The rope in the gorilla pen has knots tied in it.
The knots divide the rope into O fifths
O quarters
O thirds
O halves
41
38. Each student votes for his or her favourite zoo animal on a
computer.
Which of the following pairs of animals gets the most votes? O Lion and Giraffe
O Koala and Gorilla
O Panda and Kangaroo
O Siberian Tiger and Elephant
42
39. On our way out of the zoo, we see wagons with numbers.
266 256 246 ? ??
If the number pattern on the wagons continues, what will the
next three numbers be?
O 226 216 206
O 236 226 216
O 245 244 243
O 247 248 249
43
Use this picture to answer question 40.
40. Some students form a line outside the school bus.
If the front of the line is at the school bus door, then the
person wearing the hat is O 5th in line
O 6th in line
O 7th in line
O 8th in line
We have had a great day at the zoo.
We will have lots to talk about on our bus ride back to the school.
END OF SECTION B
You may go back to check your answers.
STOP
Key Grade 3 Mathematics
2001 Achievement Test
Item Key Item Key Item Key
1. D 15. B 29. C
2. B 16. B 30. A
3. B 17. A 31. A
4. D 18. C 32. B
5. D 19. A 33. C
6. C 20. A 34. D
7. C 21. B 35. A
8. B 22. B 36. C
9. B 23. A 37. C
10. D 24. D 38. D
11. D 25. A 39. B
12. C 26. D 40. B
13. D 27. C
14. D 28. B
Scoring Legend for Alternatives
O A
O B
O C
O D
O O A B
O O C D
