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Year Three Placement Test
1. Fill the spaces below with the numbers in ascending (smallest to largest) order.
1 mark
, ,
, ,
Fifty-four Twenty-seven
Forty-nine Thirty-seven
thousand, five Eighty-eight thousand,
thousand, thousand,
hundred and thousand and four hundred
three hundred nine hundred
seventy- fifteen. and twenty-
and two. and one.
seven. two.
Ten Thousands Thousands Hundreds Tens Ones
5 4 5 7 7
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2
a. 38699 = + + + +
b. 47018 = + + + +
c. 64148 = + + + +
4. Complete the times table grid as quickly as you can using mental strategies.
4 marks
× 2 3 5 10
10
11
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a. b.
1 7 0 5 5 4
+ 2 4 9 + 2 0 9
a. b.
6 7 6 7 2 4
- 1 2 1 - 2 1 3
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a.
0 5 1
10
b.
0 1 1
5
c.
0 2 1
3
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a. b.
c. d.
10. Calculate the change you would get if you bought these items with the money
shown. Show the change by drawing the money needed in two different ways. 4 marks
Change: Change:
a.
$1.
50
Change: Change:
b.
$2.
60
Change: Change:
c.
$3.
25
Change: Change:
d. $14
.35
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a. b. c. d.
a. 1 minute = seconds
b. 2 minutes = seconds
c. 1 hour = minutes
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14. Name the shape and write the properties for each one.
6 marks
Edges: Edges:
Faces: Faces:
Vertices: Vertices:
Edges: Edges:
Faces: Faces:
Vertices: Vertices:
Edges: Edges:
Faces: Faces:
Vertices: Vertices:
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15. What angles can you see in these pictures? Put one tick in the correct column.
4 marks
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a. Calculate the order of how likely each toy will be pulled out.
c. Soccer balls have the highest number, can you be certain to pick out a
soccer ball each time even if you put it back after selecting?
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Year Three Placement Test Answers
4 9 3 0 2
8 8 0 1 5
2 7 4 2 2
3 7 9 0 1
Recall multiplication facts for two, three, five and ten. (ACMNA056)
6 12 18 30 60
3 6 9 15 30
10 20 30 50 100
4 8 12 20 40
7 14 21 35 70
5 10 15 25 50
11 22 33 55 110
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Year Three Placement Test Answers
Apply place value to partition numbers to 10 000 and apply this to solve problems. (ACMNA053)
Model and representing unit fractions including 1 , 1 , 1 , 1 and their multiples to a complete whole.
(ACMNA058) 2 4 3 8
7. a. Partition in half. 4 1 mark for each
correct answer.
Represent money and values in multiple ways and count the change required for simple transactions
to the nearest five cents. (ACMNA059)
10. 4 1 mark for each
a. .50c b. $1.40 c. $1.75 d. $5.75 correct answer
additional mark for
showing a second
way to show
change.
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Year Three Placement Test Answers
Tell time to the minute and investigate the relationship between units of time. (ACMMG062)
11. a. 6:30 b. 11:05 c. 8:32 d. 10:11 4 1 mark for each
correct answer.
12. a. b. 4 1 mark for each
correct answer.
c. d.
Shape name: Rectangular Prism Shape name: Sphere Shape name: Cylinder
Edges: 12 Edges: 0 Edges: 2
Faces: 6 Faces: 1 curved Faces: 2 flat, 1 curved
Vertices: 8 Vertices: 0 Vertices: 0
Shape name: Cube Shape name: Square based pyramid Shape name: Cone
Edges: 12 Edges: 8 Edges: 1
Faces: 6 Faces: 5 Faces: 1 flat, 1 curved
Vertices: 8 Vertices: 5 Vertices: 1
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Year Three Placement Test Answers
Total: 63 Score:
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