CLASS 3

SAMPLE PAPER 1

SECTION 1 LOGICAL REASONING

1. Good: Blood :: Roof : ?
(A) Window (B) Floor
(C) Walls (D) Pillars
Ans. B

2. Anil introduces Rohit as the son of the only brother of his

father’s wife. How is Rohit related to Anil?
(A) Cousin (B) Son
(C) Uncle (D) Brother
Ans. A
Father’s wife – Mother, Mother’s Brother – Maternal uncle
Maternal uncle’s son – cousin,
So, Rohit is Anil’s cousin.

3. Select the odd one out.

[A] [B]

[C] [D]

Ans. C

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4. One evening before sunset Rekha and Hema were talking to
each other face to face. If Hema's shadow was exactly to the
right of Hema, which direction was Rekha facing?
(A) North (B) South
(C) East (D) None of these
Ans. B

5. In the questions given below, the series with one or more

terms figures are missing marked with ‘?’. Choose the correct
option to replace the ‘?’ mark(s).

[A] 19 [B] 13
[C] 16 [D] 15
Ans. C

6. Which of the following represents an incorrect match?

(A) 88 + 14 = Even number
(B) 71 – 1 = Odd number
(C) 46 + 24= Even number
(D) All of the above
Ans. B
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7. Adam is filling up his pencil case before school. He wants to
bring one pen and one pencil. He has black, blue, purple, or
red pens, and he has pencils decorated with dinosaurs, dogs,
or pumpkins. Given these choices, how many different
combinations of items could Adam put in his pencil case?
(A) 8 (B) 12
(C) 16 (D) 16
Ans. B
There are 4 pen colour choices and 3 pencil decoration choices.
Multiply to find the number of possible combinations:
4 × 3 = 12
There are 12 combinations.

8. What shape comes next?

(A) (B)
(C) (D)
Ans. A
The pattern starts with these three shapes:

The pattern repeats these shapes over and over.

So, the next shape is . See how it fits into the pattern.

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9. What row comes next in the pattern?

(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Ans. D
Count the in each row.

The next row will have 5 before the .

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10. The sum of two numbers is 8, and their difference is 6. What
are the two numbers?
(A) 9 and 1 (B) 7 and 1
(C) 5 and 3 (D) 4 and 12
Ans. B
Think of pairs of numbers whose difference is 6. Then find the
sum of each pair.

Difference Sum
7–1=6 7+1=8
8 – 2 = 6 8 + 2 = 10
9 – 3 = 6 9 + 3 = 12
10 – 4 = 6 10 + 4 = 14
11 – 5 = 6 11 + 5 = 16
12 – 6 = 6 12 + 6 = 18
The numbers are 7 and 1.

SECTION 2 MATHMATICAL REASONING

11. The difference of two numbers is 6. The sum of the two
numbers is 14. What are the two numbers?
(A) 10 and 4
(B) 14 and 6
(C) 8 and 12
(D) 18 and 4
Ans. A

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Think of pairs of numbers whose difference is 6. Then find the
sum of each pair.

Difference Sum
7–1=6 7+1=8
8–2=6 8 + 2 = 10
9–3=6 9 + 3 = 12
10 – 4 = 6 10 + 4 = 14
11 – 5 = 6 11 + 5 = 16
12 – 6 = 6 12 + 6 = 18
The numbers are 10 and 4.

12. I am an odd, two-digit number. I have a seven in the tens

place. I am greater than 77. What number am I?
(A) 81 (B) 79
(C) 77 (D) 83
Ans. B
79 is an odd number, it has 7 at its tens place. It is greater than
77.

13. There are _____ triangles in the given figure.

(A) 7 (B) 12

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 (C) 10 (D) 5
Ans. C

14. Which instrument you would use to weigh vegetables?

(A)
(B)

(C)

(D)

Ans. B
Vegetables and grocery items can be measured in a weighing
balance.

15. Pihu puts 70 plastic cups in the first stack, 80 plastic cups in
the second stack, and 90 plastic cups in the third stack. If this
pattern continues, how many plastic cups will Pihu put in the
fifth stack?
(A) 112 (B) 108
(C) 104 (D) 110
Ans. D
First stack= 70

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Second stack= 80
Third stack = 90
Fourth stack = 100
Fifth stack= 110

16. The place value of 8 in 9834 is _______.

(A) 8 × 100 (B) 8×1
(C) 8 × 10 (D) 8 × 1000
Ans. C
8 lies at hundred place in the place value chart.

17. If a month ends on a Wednesday, on what day does the next

month begin?
(A) Thursday (B) Friday
(C) Saturday (D) Wednesday
Ans. A
After Wednesday there is Thursday.

18. What is the missing number that makes the number sentence
true?
? + 192 + 78 = 330
(A) 60 (B) 78
(C) 68 (D) 50
Ans. A

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 ? + 270 = 330
?= 330-270 = 60

19. There is 3/ 4 cup of milk in the measuring cup. Soha poured

1 /4 cup of milk out of the measuring cup. How much milk is left?
(A) 4/4 cup (B) 2/4 cup
(C) 3/4 cup (D) 1/4 cup
Ans. B
¾ - ¼ = 2/4
Thus, 2/4 cup of milk is left.

20. What is the way to represent 5,204?

(A) 50 + 200 +100 + 4
(B) 5000 + 200 + 100 + 4
(C) 500 + 200 + 100 + 4
(D) 5,000 + 200 + 4
Ans. D
5 represents thousand place, 2 lies at hundred place, 0 is at tens
and 4 is at ones place. Thus 5000+ 200+4 = 5204.

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SECTION03 EVERYDAY MATHEMATICS
21. What fraction of the given figure is shaded?

(A) 3 / 2 (B) 5/ 6
(C) 4 / 9 (D) 5/ 7
Ans. C
Total no of parts in the given figure = 9, shaded parts= 4, thus,
4/9 part of the given figure is shaded.

22. Sasha saw a 3dimensional figure. It looked like a dice. Which

figure could Sasha have seen?

(A) (B)

(C) (D)
Ans. D
A Cube can represents the shape of a dice.

23. Robin has 30 eggs. He has 2 empty egg cartons that can hold
12 eggs per carton. How many eggs are left with him?
(A) 6 (B) 10
(C) 16 (D) 14
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Ans. A

24. A snail can crawl 30 inches in 6 minutes. If the snail crawls at

this speed in one direction, how far, in inches, will it travel in 1
minute?
(A) 24 inches (B) 36 inches
(C) 180 inches (D) 5 inches
Ans. D
6 minutes = 30 inches
Thus, 1 minute= 30/ 6 = 5 inches

25. Which pair of numbers best completes the equation?

× 100 =

(A) 65 and 650

(B) 10 and 1000

(C) 7 and 70

(D) 1 and 101

Ans. B
10 × 100= 1000
65 × 100= 6500
7 × 70 = 700
1× 101- 101
Thus, B is the correct option.

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26. The figure shown here is made up of 2 equal rectangles. Find
the area of the figure.
X Y 9 cm

14 cm

(A) 256 cm2 (B) 250 cm2

(C) 252 cm2 (D) 352 cm2
Ans. C
The area of 1 rectangle = 14 × 9= 126 cm2
Area of figure = 126 + 126 = 252 cm2

27. If + = Rs 420 and stands for Rs 20,

then
If + + + + =?
(A) 450 (B) 440
(C) 480 (D) 430
Ans. B

28. Which shape is made out of six squares?

(A)

(B)

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 (C)

(D)
Ans. C
Shape shown in option c is made of 6 squares.

29. Mansi can make 4 paper cranes in 3 minutes. How many paper
cranes can she make in 1 hour?
(A) 82 (B) 80
(C) 84 (D) 76
Ans. B
1 hour= 60 minutes
Number of groups of 3 min in 60 min, 60 ÷3 = 20
20 × 4= 80
She can make 80 paper cranes in 1 hour.

30. A tank can hold 11 liter of water. It contains 5 liter of water.

How much water is needed to fill the tank?
(A) 3 liter (B) 5 liter
(C) 6 liter (D) 8 liter
Ans. C
11 – 5 = 6 liter
Thus 6 liter of water is needed to fill the tank.

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SECTION 04 ACHIEVER SECTION
31. Mandy had 9 rubber bands. She lost 1/3 of her rubber bands.
She bought another 10 rubber bands. How many rubber bands did
she have in the end?
(A) 27 (B) 3
(C) 16 (D) 8 liter
Ans. C
1/3 = 3/9
Mandy lost 3 rubber bands. Number of rubber bands Mandy
had left= 9–3= 6
6 +10 = 16
She had 16 rubber bands in the end.

32. The perimeter of triangle PQR is 30 cm. What is the length of

PQ?

(A) 7 cm (B) 15 cm
(C) 5 cm (D) 8 cm
Ans. A
Perimeter of triangle PQR
PQ+ 15 + 8 = PQ + 23 = 30 cm
PQ + 23 = 30
PQ= 30 – 23= 7 cm

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33. The bar graphs below shows the number of students who
belong to each club at a school.

How many more students belong to the Math club than to the
Social club?
(A) 12 (B) 16
(C) 8 (D) 4
Ans. C
Number of students in maths club = 14
Number of students in social club = 6
Difference = 14 – 6 = 8

34. There are 4 tables. Ajay put 6 plates on each table. What is
the total number of plates Ajay put on the tables?
(A) 12 (B) 18
(C) 6 (D) 24
Ans. D
Number of plates = 6
Number of tables = 4
Total number of plates = 4 × 6 = 24

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35. Chalien wants to change her 10 rupees note by 50 paise coins.
How many coins will she get?
(A) 30 (B) 20
(C) 40 (D) 50
Ans. D
Number of plates = 6
Number of tables = 4
Total number of plates = 4 × 6 = 24

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