Third Grade Math Test Practice Worksheet - Free Printable

Let’s go through each question one by one and solve them carefully.

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Question 1: How many boys are behind the second boy?

Look at the line of boys from left to right:

1st boy (on skateboard)
2nd boy (in red shirt, jumping)
→ Behind him are: 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th → that’s 4 boys

So answer is B. Four

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Question 2: Which is the number 548 in expanded form?

Expanded form means breaking it down by place value:

548 = 500 (hundreds) + 40 (tens) + 8 (ones)

Check options:

A. 5,000 + 400 + 8 → too big
B. 500 + 48 → not broken into tens and ones
C. 500 + 40 + 8 → ✔ correct
D. 50 + 40 + 8 → missing hundreds

Answer: C. 500 + 40 + 8

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Question 3: Which is the standard form? 20,000 + 300 + 40 + 8

Add them up:

20,000
+ 300
+ 40
+ 8
= 20,348

Check options:

A. 2,348 → too small
B. 20,348 → ✔ correct
C. 20,340 → missing the 8
D. 20,438 → wrong order

Answer: B. 20,348

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Question 4: Which statement is true?

Compare each pair:

A. 5,678 > 4,321 → Yes, 5 thousand is bigger than 4 thousand → ✔ TRUE
B. 2,300 > 6,782 → No, 2k < 6k
C. 555 = 5,555 → No, different numbers
D. 6,453 < 3,546 → No, 6k > 3k

Only A is true.

Answer: A. 5,678 > 4,321

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Question 5: What is the value of the underlined digit in 457,293?

The underlined digit is 7 — which is in the thousands place.

So its value is 7,000 → “seven thousand”

Options:

A. seven → no
B. seventy → no
C. seven hundred → no
D. seven thousand → ✔

Answer: D. seven thousand

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Question 6: Use mental math to add: 43 + 26

Break it down:

43 + 20 = 63
63 + 6 = 69

Or: 40 + 20 = 60; 3 + 6 = 9; 60 + 9 = 69

Answer: C. 69

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Question 7: 40 - 22

Subtract:

40 - 20 = 20
20 - 2 = 18

Or: 40 - 22 = 18

Answer: A. 18

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Question 8: Compare. Use <, >, =, or +. 20 + 3 ___ 32 - 5

First, calculate both sides:

Left: 20 + 3 = 23
Right: 32 - 5 = 27

Now compare: 23 ___ 27 → 23 is less than 27 → use <

Answer: A. <

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Question 9: A farm has 397 orange trees and 208 apple trees. Best estimate of total trees?

Estimate by rounding:

397 ≈ 400
208 ≈ 200

Total ≈ 400 + 200 = 600

Check options:

A. 300 + 200 = 500 → too low
B. 400 + 300 = 700 → too high
C. 400 + 200 = 600 → ✔ best estimate
D. 300 + 400 = 700 → too high

Answer: C. 400 + 200

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Final Answers:

1. B
2. C
3. B
4. A
5. D
6. C
7. A
8. A
9. C

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Final Answer:
B, C, B, A, D, C, A, A, C