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YEAR 3 NUMERACY
1
Here are some drawings. The beads show the number of Hundreds,
Tens and Units. Which drawing shows the number 561?
Fill in
one
circle.
Hundreds
Tens
Units
Hundreds
Tens
Units
Hundreds
Tens
Units
Hundreds
Tens
Units
Show which is the largest number (not in size but in quantity) in the sequence
below.
349
496
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3
Write your answer to this calculation.
9
2 6
Fill in
one
circle.
Write your answer to this calculation.
8
1 3
Write your answer to this calculation.
6
3 2
Look at the shapes in this picture.
Which of the following shapes is used?
triangle
cross
rectangle
sphere
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Which group of notes make a total of $85?
A white space has been cut out of the grey rectangle. Find the two pieces which
will fill in the space exactly without being rotated or turned.
4
Write two numbers, one in
each of these boxes.
Look at the pagodas. Each has five roofs.
Fill in
one
circle.
Which sum shows how many roofs there are altogether?
4 3 5 = 24
534=9
4 3 5 = 25
4 3 5 = 20
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10
Here are some numbers.
Fill in
one
circle.
Put seven in one group and seven in another group. How many are left over?
11
This table shows the sales of some songs.
Song
Year
Sales
Candle in the wind
1997
37 million
Hey Jude
1968
10 million
I want to hold your hand
1963
12 million
Its now or never
1960
12 million
Rock around the clock
1954
17 million
White Christmas
1945
30 million
Which is the third most popular song?
White Christmas
Rock around the clock
Its now or never
I want to hold your hand
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12
Here is a balance. It is like a scale which weighs two things.
Which statement is true?
Fill in
one
circle.
The right side is heavier than the left.
The left side is heavier than the right.
Both sides are the same weight.
Here is a chart of a real island. It is called Megisti. Use this map
to answer questions 13 and 14
St Stefanos Cape
ta
un
Mo
2
Ai Lias
KASTELORIZO
Megisti
Avlonia
Kilada
Galazia Spilia
13
What part of the island is located near D3?
Megisti
Avlonia
St Stefanos Cape
Galazia Spilia
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15
Which is the furthest distance between two places on this map?
Fill in
one
circle.
Galazia Spilia to Kilada
Kilada to Avlonia
Megisti to Ai Lias
Avlonia to Megisti
Here is a picture. It is cut into two pieces.
Show the two pieces that make the top picture.
Write the letters A, B, C, D,
E or F in these boxes.
and
16
This clock shows the time now. How many minutes are there before 10:30?
90 minutes
60 minutes
30 minutes
5 minutes
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Here is the corner of a pattern. It is made up of two grey and two
white squares.
Fill in
one
circle.
How many squares (grey and white) are needed to fill all the space?
18
16
12
20
Connect the diamond shapes in this figure. Draw a line which joins all the
diamond shapes.
What shape have you drawn?
It is a circle.
It is a square.
It is a diamond.
It is a triangle.
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20
Here is a shape made from different pieces. How many of the
pieces are triangular prisms?
Fill in
one
circle.
There are three figures. Each contains different shapes.
Look at the shapes in these three figures. How are they grouped together?
21
by colour
by type of shape
by size
by number
Complete this calculation.
51
1 27
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22
Complete this calculation.
23
How much do you get when you add these money notes together?
24
Fill in
one
circle.
23
2 15
$175
$185
$195
$200
These pictures of clocks are in order. They show a pattern.
Which clock comes next in the pattern?
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25
There is a pattern in these three shapes.
Fill in
one
circle.
Which one of the four shapes below continues the pattern?
26
There is a pattern in these numbers. Write the number that is being subtracted.
65
52
39
27
Write your answer
in the box.
We can flip, slide or turn shapes.
Have we done a flip, a slide or a turn (rotate) with this coloured shape?
Turn
Slide
Flip
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28
Here is a shape made out of some blocks.
Fill in
one
circle.
Which one of the four shapes below is the same as the one here?
Is it A, B, C or D?
29
This table shows the seven wonders of the ancient world and when they were
built. The dates are not exact. BC means that they are dates Before Christ.
Which was the newest or last of the Seven Wonders of the World?
Great Pyramid
Seven Wonders
Hanging Gardens
Colossus of Rhodes
305
BC
Statue of Zeus
Hanging Gardens of Babylon
600
BC
Mausoleum of Halicarnassus
350
BC
Pharos of Alexandria
279
BC
Statue of Zeus
450
BC
Temple of Artemis
550
BC
The Great Pyramid of Giza
2500
Temple of Artemis
Mausoleum of Halicarnassus
Colossus of Rhodes
Pharos of Alexandria
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30
The Great Pyramid of Giza is about the size of six football fields.
It is the only one of the Seven Wonders of the World to survive.
It was built as a burial place for a king. Here is a photo and a
drawing of the Pyramid for you. Answer the question about
the Pyramid.
Fill in
one
circle.
The Pyramid has four sides. Each side is about 230 m long.
Which statement is true?
The distance around the pyramid is just over 900 metres.
The distance around the pyramid is just over 1000 metres.
The distance around the pyramid is 230 metres.
31
In Australia there are around 724 televisions for every one thousand people.
What calculation would you do if you wanted to guess how many televisions
were owned by 5000 Australians?
divide 5000 by 724
add 5000 to 724
subtract 724 from 5000
multiply 724 by five
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32
Here is a pattern of dots in some squares. One part of the pattern is missing.
Fill in
one
circle.
Which is the missing pattern?
33
There are signs missing in this calculation.
Use a 1 or 2 or
3 or 4 to fill the spaces. The spaces are shown with 3 dots.
20 (10 5) 5 4
34
Here is a chart of when some
inventions were developed.
Write your answers over
the sets of 3 dots.
Invention
Year
Ballpoint pen (biro)
1938
How many inventions were developed
between 1925 and 1950?
Calculator
1971
Credit card
1950
Crossword puzzle
1913
Ice cream cone
1904
Internet
1989
iPod
2000
Lego
1955
Sliced bread
1928
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Here are three scales. They are balanced. This means that both sides weigh
the same.
Fill in
one
circle.
Here is another scale. A weight is missing.
?
Which weight should go there so that it will balance?
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Year 3 NAPLAN*-style Sample Test
NUMERACY ANSWERS
1.
The third answer is correct.
2.
934
3.
4.
11
5.
12
6.
cross
33.
4 and 2
7.
the first group of notes
34.
8.
1 and 4
35.
9.
4 3 5 5 20
6
11.
Rock around the clock
12.
The left side is heavier than the right.
13.
Megisti
14.
Megisti to Ai Lias
15.
A and C
16.
60 minutes
17.
16
18.
It is a diamond.
19.
20.
by number
21.
78
22.
23.
$185
25.
The distance around the pyramid is
just over 900 metres.
31.
Multiply 724 by five.
32.
10.
24.
30.
26.
13
27.
Flip
28.
29.
Pharos of Alexandria
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