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Class III – Mathematics – Sample Paper – 1

Instructions –

  • Read the instructions carefully
  • This paper contains sections A, B and C
  • Section A contains 15 questions of 1 mark
  • Section B contains 10 questions of 2 marks
  • Section C contains 5 questions of 3 marks

Section A

1. Choose and circle the correct answer

A. The largest 3-digit number from the given options is –

a) 999                    b) 9999                 c) 9099                  d) 1080

Ans. a) 999

B. The sum of 2016 and 989 is –

a) 3010                  b) 3015                 c) 3005                  d) 3050

Ans. c) 3005

C. If you take away 1352 from 7589, the answer is –

a) 6327                  b) 6237                 c) 5723                  d) 7841

Ans. b) 6237

C. A cone has __________ vertices and __________ edges

a) 1, 1                    b) 0, 1                    c) 1, 0                    d) 0, 0

Ans.

E. The best unit to measure length of a maths book is –

a) centimetre     b) kilimetre         C) millimeter      d) metre

Ans. a) centimeter

2. Assertion (A): 10 x 5 = 5 x 10

Reason (R): the product does not change when the order of numbers is changed.

a) A is correct but R is not the correct explanation

b) Both A and R are correct

c) A is incorrect but is correct

d) Both A and R are incorrect

Ans. a) A is correct but R is not the correct explanation

3. Fill in the blanks: –

a) 9 cows have = _________ legs.

Ans. 36 legs

b) 7 kms = ___________ metres.

Ans. 7000 metres

c) Adding ___________ to a number does not change the number.

Ans. 0

d) 9999 – 99 = ___________

Ans. 9900

4. Write True/False

a) 11 x 4 = 48

Ans. False.

Correct answer = 44

b) Standard unit of length is centimetre

Ans. False

Correct answer = metre

5. Guess me and write: –

a) I have two same circular faces and two curved edges. I have no vertices. I look like a tin of beans. Who am I?

Ans. Cylinder

b) It is straight and can move in any direction. Who am I?

Ans.

c) I am a 4-digit number. I have 0 in my ones’ place, 5 in my tens place and 4 in my hundreds place. The digit at thousands places is the predecessor of 8. Guess who am I?

Ans. 7450

Section B

6. Write 7249 in expanded form in two ways.

Ans. i) Seven thousand two hundred and forty nine.

ii) 7000 + 200 + 40 + 9

7. Write the successor of largest 2 digit number.

Ans. Largest 2 digit number – 99

Successor = 100

OR

Write the predecessor of smallest 3 digit number.

Ans. Smallest 3 digit number – 100

Predecessor = 99

8. Arrange in ascending order 5295, 295, 529, 6952, 2559

Ans. 295, 529, 2559, 5295, 6952

Arrange in descending order 1673, 257, 9732, 572, 2890

Ans. 9732, 2890, 1673, 572, 257

9. Arrange in column and add 3652 and 3279

3 6 5 2

3 2 7 9

———–

6 9 3 1

10. Subtract –

6 2 2 6

2 4 6 9

————

3 7 5 7

11. Find the product of 739 x 19

Ans. 14041

12. Fill in the blanks –

a) 72 x ______ = 0

Ans. 0

b) 11 x 48 = ______ x 11

Ans. 48

13. Arrange in column and add

24 km 450 m and 13 km 218 m

Km         m

24           450

13           218 

—————–

37 Km    668 m

Arrange in column and subtract.

75 km 875 m and 23 km 532 m

Km         m

75           875

23           532

—————-

 52 km   343 m

14. Draw the line segment AB = 4 cm

Ans.

15. How many points and line segments are there in the given figure.

Ans. points – 3

Line segments – 3

Ans. Points – 8

Line segments – 12

Section  C

16. Mohit sold 2011 pink kites, 980 red kites and 155 white kites in one day. Find the total number of kites sold.

Ans.

Number of pink kites sold             = 2011

Number of red kites                        = 980

Number of white kites                   = 155

Total number of kites sold in one day      = 2011 + 980 + 155

                                                                                = 3146

17. Arrange the numbers in the column and subtract. Also check your answer.

7577 – 1999

Ans.

7 5 7 7

1 9 9 9

——–

5 5 7 8

Check: 5578 + 1999

 5 5 7 8

 1 9 9 9

———

  5 5 7 8

18. There are 45 balloons in one packet, how many balloons are there in 24 packets?

Ans. Number of balloons in one packet   = 45

Number of balloons in 24 packets             = 45 x 24

Total number of balloons                              = 1080

19. Case study question:

Vedant’s house is 5 km from school and Aryan’s house is 3 km. Vedant’s father takes both of them to school for one week. And Aryan’s father does the same for next week. They are doing carpooling as it reduces pollution and saves the environment.

Answer the following questions:

a) Who lives near the school?

Ans. Aryan’s house is near the school

b) Who lives far from the school?

Ans. Vedant stay far from the school

c) Are the two families concerned about the environment (Yes/No)?

Ans. Yes the two families are concerned about the environment as they want to reduce air pollution and saves the environment.

20. Identify the given solid and complete the information –

a) Name the given solid.

Ans.

b) Number of edges of the given solid is __________

Ans.

c) Number of faces of the given solid is ___________

Ans.

OR

Identify the given solid and complete the information –

a) Name the given solid.

Ans. Cone

b) Number of edges of the given solid is ____________

Ans.

c) Number of vertices of the given solid is ___________

Ans.