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Year 3 number and calculation check

A focused check of numbers to 1,000, addition and subtraction, and multiplication and division. Read each question carefully and answer on your own.

1. 1. In the number 573, what is the value of the digit 5?

   Value

2. 2. Write six hundred and nine in numerals.

   Number

3. 3. Write these numbers in order, from smallest to largest: 407, 74, 704, 470.

   Numbers in order, with commas

4. 4. Count in steps of 8. Write the next two numbers: 40, 48, 56, __, __

   The next two numbers, with a comma

5. 5. Ben says, "10 more than 595 is 695." Which sentence explains Ben's mistake?

   Choose one answer.

   He took 10 away instead of adding it. He changed the hundreds digit instead of the tens digit. He changed the ones digit instead of the tens digit.

6. 6. What number is the question mark on the number line?

   440

   460

   480

   ?

   520
   Number

7. 7. Sam says, "536 is greater than 563 because 6 is greater than 3." Which sentence shows why Sam is wrong?

   Choose one answer.

   536 has more digits than 563. The hundreds digits are the same, so compare the tens: 3 tens is less than 6 tens. The digit 6 is worth less than the digit 3 in every number.

8. 8. A bag has 725 beads. 40 beads fall out. How many beads are left?

   Beads left

9. 9. Calculate: 358 + 267 = __

   Answer

10. 10. Calculate: 604 − 258 = __

    Answer

11. 11. Find the missing number: __ − 175 = 320

    Missing number

12. 12. Mia says, "506 − 249 = 357." Which estimate shows that Mia's answer is wrong?

    Choose one answer.

    600 − 250 = 350, so the answer is close to 350. 500 + 250 = 750, so the answer is close to 750. 500 − 250 = 250, so the answer is close to 250.

13. 13. A library has 245 books. It buys 138 more books. Then it lends out 190 books. How many books are on the shelves now?

    WorkingBooks on the shelves

14. 14. Calculate: 3 × 7 = __

    Answer

15. 15. Calculate: 72 ÷ 8 = __

    Answer

16. 16. You know that 4 × 7 = 28. Which calculation uses this to work out 8 × 7?

    Choose one answer.

    28 + 8 28 × 2 28 ÷ 2

17. 17. There are 36 children. They make teams of 4. How many teams are there?

    Number of teams

18. 18. Calculate: 43 × 3 = __

    Answer

19. 19. A box holds 8 pencils. A teacher buys 6 boxes. She gives 19 pencils to another class. How many pencils does she have left?

    WorkingPencils left