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Year 3 fractions, measures and money check

A focused check of fractions and tenths, length, mass and capacity, and money. Read each question carefully and answer on your own.

1. 1. What fraction of the bar is shaded?

   Fraction (written like 1/2)

2. 2. Count back in tenths. Write the next two fractions: 7/10, 6/10, 5/10, __, __

   The next two fractions, with a comma

3. 3. Write 4/10 as a decimal.

   Decimal

4. 4. Find 1/8 of 40.

   Answer

5. 5. Find 3/4 of 28.

   Answer

6. 6. Mia says the shaded part of the bar is the same as 1/2. Which sentence shows that Mia is right?

   Choose one answer.

   1 part is shaded, and half of the bar is 1 part. 3 of the 6 equal parts are shaded, and 3 is half of 6. The bar has 6 parts, and 6 is greater than 2, so the fractions are equal.

7. 7. Ali says, "1/10 is greater than 1/5 because 10 is greater than 5." Which sentence shows why Ali is wrong?

   Choose one answer.

   Fifths are smaller parts than tenths, because 5 is less than 10. Tenths and fifths are the same size, because both are unit fractions. Tenths are smaller parts than fifths, because the whole is split into more equal parts.

8. 8. Calculate: 3/8 + 4/8 = __

   Answer, in eighths

9. 9. A jug is 7/9 full. Ali pours out 4/9 of the jug. What fraction of the jug is now full?

   Fraction of the jug, in ninths

10. 10. There are 30 pupils in a class. 3/10 of the pupils walk to school. The rest come by bus. How many pupils come by bus?

    WorkingPupils who come by bus

11. 11. A pencil starts at 0 on the ruler. The blue marker shows where the pencil ends. How long is the pencil?

    Slide the scale sideways to see all of it.

    Ruler

    0 cm to 12 cm

    Length (cm)

12. 12. The blue marker shows the mass of a bag of rice. What is the mass of the bag?

    Slide the scale sideways to see all of it.

    Mass scale

    0 g to 1000 g

    Mass (g)

13. 13. Sam says, "The capacity of a bucket is 8 kg." Which unit should Sam use instead of kg?

    Choose one answer.

    g (grams) cm (centimetres) l (litres)

14. 14. Anna buys 450 g of cheese and 275 g of butter. What is the total mass?

    Total mass (g)

15. 15. A blue ribbon is 65 cm long. A red ribbon is 28 cm long. How much longer is the blue ribbon?

    How much longer (cm)

16. 16. Lena has 2500 ml of juice. Omar has 3 l of juice. Who has more juice?

    Choose one answer.

    Lena, because 2500 is greater than 3. Omar, because 3 l is 3000 ml, and 3000 ml is greater than 2500 ml. They have the same amount of juice.

17. 17. A bottle holds 1 l of juice. 350 ml is poured into one glass and 250 ml into another glass. How much juice is left in the bottle? Give your answer in ml.

    WorkingJuice left (ml)

18. 18. How much money is shown?

    £2£120p10p5p
    Total (for example £4 and 10p)

19. 19. How many pence is £4.60?

    Pence (for example 85p)

20. 20. Ali has £2 and 40p. Mia has 195p. How much more money does Ali have?

    How much more (for example 20p)

21. 21. A cap costs £3.45 and a scarf costs £2.70. What is the total cost?

    Total cost (for example £4 and 10p)

22. 22. A book costs £6.85. Zoe pays with a £10 note. How much change does she get?

    Change (for example £4 and 10p)

23. 23. Which sentence explains why £5.70 is greater than £5.07?

    Choose one answer.

    Both amounts have the same digits, so they are equal. £5.07 is greater, because 7 is greater than 0. Both amounts have £5, and 70p is more than 7p.

24. 24. A bag costs £4.35 and a bottle costs £1.80. Ravi pays with a £10 note. How much change does he get?

    WorkingChange (for example £4 and 10p)