3rd Grade TAKS Practice Test

STUDENT NAME:_________________________________________

GRADE 3 MATHEMATICS

Administered October 2009

Name: _____________________________________________________ Class: ___________________ 3rd Grade TAKS Practice Test 1

1 The table below shows the number of pennies, nickels, and dimes in Trina’s coin purse. Coin Penny Nickel Dime

Number of Coins 8 4 6

Which graph matches the facts given in the table? Mark your answer.

A

B

C

D 2 What numeral means the same as 50,000 + 3,000 + 10 + 3? Mark your answer. F 53,313 G 53,013 H 50,313 J 50,303

3rd Grade TAKS Practice Test 1

3 Jorge counted 16 daisies, 21 roses, and 27 carnations at the flower shop. What was the total number of daisies and carnations? Mark your answer. A B C D

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64 48 43 37

4 Sally had 90 days of summer vacation. Each day she did one fun exercise. She swam on 33 of the days and played basketball on 24 of the days. She rode her bike on all the other days of her vacation. Which number sentence shows one way to find the number of days that Sally rode her bike? Mark your answer. F

7 The table below shows how far three students jumped. Student Mai Robin Peter

90 - 33 + 24 = Which number sentence can be used to find how many inches farther Mai jumped than Peter jumped? Mark your answer?

G 90 + 24 + 33 = H 90 - 33 - 24 = J

Distance Jumped 31 in. 27 in. 29 in.

90 - 24 + 33 = A 31 - 27 =

5 The temperature in the morning was 51°F. The temperature in the afternoon was 86°F. Which number sentence shows the best way to estimate how many degrees the temperature changed? Mark your answer. A B C D

B

C 31 - 29 = D 31 + 29 = 8 There were 5 boys and 3 girls waiting in line to get an author’s autograph. Each person in line had 2 books to be signed. How many books in all did the people in line have? Mark your answer.

50 + 80 = 130 50 + 90 = 140 80 - 50 = 30 90 - 50 = 40

6 What number is missing in the pattern below?

F G H J

F G H J

30 33 36 27

6 10 16 30

9 What number is missing in the pattern below? Mark your answer. 16, 24, 32, 40, ? A B C D


31 + 27 =

2

46 48 56 64

10 Marissa needs $4.35 to buy a ticket at the movie theater. Which group of money has a value of $4.35? Mark your answer.

F

G

H

J 11 What number is missing in the pattern below?

12 Which number is between 7,588 and 9,538?

2, 9, 16, ___, 30 A B C D

F G H J

22 20 23 21


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7,499 9,539 9,499 7,585

13 The school auditorium has 99 seats. People are sitting in 68 of the seats. Which is the best estimate of the number of seats that do NOT have people sitting in them? A 170 B 30 C 20 D 100

15 Randall bought a sandwich for $1.55 and a drink for $0.75. Which of these shows one way to find how much change Randall received from $5.00? A Add $0.75, $1.55, and $5.00 B Add $1.55 and $0.75 and then subtract the total from $5.00 C Add $1.55 and $5.00 and then subtract $0.75 from the total D Add $0.75 and $5.00 and then subtract $1.55

14 Peggy's parents spent $73 at the shoe store. Peggy’s shoes cost $24, and her sister Sharon’s shoes also cost $24. The rest of the money was spent on her brother Logan’s shoes. How much was spent on Logan’s shoes? F $49 G $27 H $48 J $25

16 At Monroe Elementary, 20 students entered the cafeteria at 12:00. At 12:15, 22 more students came to the cafeteria, and at 12:30, 17 more students arrived. Which number sentence can be used to find how many students were in the cafeteria from 12:00 to 12:30? F G H J

17 Miss Gray had boxes of markers in her art tray. Each box had 8 markers in it.

If Miss Gray counted the markers in groups of 8, which list shows numbers she could have named? A 16, 24, 30, 36 B 16, 24, 32, 40 C 8, 16, 20, 24 D 8, 12, 16, 20


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18 While visiting the penguin area at the zoo, Lee saw 31 penguins. There were 9 penguins walking on the ice and 7 sliding on the ice. The remaining penguins were swimming. Which number sentence shows one way to find the number of penguins that were swimming? F G H J 19 What is the total value of the 8 coins below?

A B C D

$0.96 $1.16 $1.01 $1.06

20 How is the numeral 620,504 written in words? F Sixty-two thousand, five hundred four G Six hundred twenty thousand, five hundred forty H Six thousand, two hundred fifty-four J Six hundred twenty thousand, five hundred four


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21 The graph shows how many of each kind of fruit tree are in Rashad’s orchard.

How many apple trees are in Rashad’s orchard? A 23 B 7 C 6 D 4


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22 Juanita and Carl did a survey to find the number of different pets owned by students at their school. The results are shown in the pictograph below.

What is the total number of dogs owned by the students at Juanita and Carl’s school? Mark your answer. F 9 G 15 H 35 J 45 23 Which numeral is the same as six hundred fifty-six thousand, sixty-two? Mark your answer. A 656,062 B 600,562 C 656,620 D 650,662


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24 A zookeeper feeds bananas to the monkeys at the zoo. She counts the bananas in groups of 7.

Which list shows only numbers the zookeeper counts? Mark your answer. F 14, 21, 26, 36, 42 G 14, 21, 28, 35, 42 H 7, 12, 17, 22, 27 J 7, 17, 27, 37, 47 26 Shane cut fruit to make a fruit salad. The table below shows the number of pieces of different kinds of fruit he put into a bowl.

25 The table below shows the number of pancakes served at a restaurant during a four-month period.

In which of these months did the restaurant serve the least number of pancakes? Mark your answer. A January B February C March D April


Shane pulls out 1 piece of fruit without looking. If the pieces of fruit are all the same size, which type of fruit is Shane least likely to pull out? Mark your answer. F Banana G Orange H Strawberry J Apple

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27 The table below shows the number of different-colored stickers Robert has in his collection.

Which number sentence shows the best way to estimate the number of stickers in Robert’s collection? Mark your answer. A 40 + 90 + 20 + 100 = 250 B 30 + 80 + 10 + 90 = 210 C 40 + 80 + 10 + 90 = 220 D 30 + 90 + 20 + 100 = 240

28 Ben paid for a game using the money shown below.

What is the value of the money Ben used to pay for the game? Mark your answer. F $20.03 G $20.63 H $20.78 J $21.03


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29 Carlos is 52 inches tall. His father is 74 inches tall. Which number sentence can be used to find how much taller Carlos’s father is than Carlos? Mark your answer.

31 The table below shows Mrs. Fisher’s supplies for her art class.

A 74 - 52 = B

74 ÷ 52 =

C 52 × 74 = D 52 + 74 = 30 What are the three largest numbers that can be made using the digits 3, 4, 6, and 7? Each digit must be used only once in each number. Mark your answer. F 7,364 7,463 7,643 G 7,643 6,743 4,673 H 7,764 7,763 7,644 J 7,643 7,634 7,463

How many bottles of glue and packs of paper does Mrs. Fisher have? A 38 B 75 C 85 D 60

32 Which number does point Z best represent on the number line? Mark your answer.

F G H J

290 275 260 230

33 Rachel counted 8 apartment buildings in her neighborhood. Each building had 10 apartments. Some apartments had 2 bedrooms. What was the total number of apartments in her neighborhood? Mark your answer. A 160 B 80 C 20 D 18


34 Karen caught 5 spiders. Each spider had 8 legs. Which number sentence is in this fact family? Mark your answer. F G H J

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40 - 8 = 32 40 ÷ 5 = 8 8-5=3 5 + 8 = 13

35 At a basketball game the scoreboard at halftime looked like the one below.

36 Fred needed to put horseshoes on his horses.

If he counted the horseshoes in groups of 4, which list shows numbers Fred could have named?

Which of the following best describes the scores on the scoreboard? A The home team scored 37 more points than the visiting team scored. B The visiting team scored 3 more points than the home team scored. C The home team scored 3 more points than the visiting team scored. D The visiting team scored 34 more points than the home team scored.

F G H J

37 Jen has 45 more baseball cards than Bill has. Which of these shows the number of baseball cards that Jen and Bill each could have? A Jen 60, Bill 110 B Jen 110, Bill 60 C Jen 65, Bill 110 D Jen 110, Bill 65

38 What number does point P best represent on the number line?

F G H J

70 75 81 85

39 What number does point P best represent on the number line?

A B C D

3 6 12 21


16, 24, 28, 34 4, 16, 32, 54 8, 12, 16, 20 4, 8, 24, 38

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40 Which number does point W best represent on the number line below? Mark your answer.

F G H J

745 785 765 775


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