St.

Catherine Preparatory School

End of Term Examination
December 2023
Mathematics
Name: __________________________________ Grade 3:_______________
Date: __________________________________ Score: ____/ 50 ____ %

SECTION 1
(IDENTIFYING NUMBERS)
1. What are ordinal numbers? (1 mark)
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2. What are cardinal numbers? (1 mark)

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3. Observe the set below and answer the following questions.

a) In what position are the books? ________________ (1 mark)

b) In what position is the pack of crayons? ______________ (1 mark)

c) If the position of the bell and the globe was exchanged, in what position would
the globe be? _______________ (1 mark)

d) What object is in the third position? _________________ (1 mark)

e) What is the cardinal number of the set? ______________ (1 mark)

4. What is the meaning of the term even numbers? (1 mark)

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5. List the even numbers between 30 and 42. (1 mark)

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6. What is the meaning of the term odd numbers? (1 mark)

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7. List the odd numbers from 51 to 60. (1 mark)

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 SECTION 2
(REPRESENTING NUMBERS)
8. Represent the following numbers on the abacus. (3 marks)

9. Write the number in 8a in: (3 marks)

a) Standard notation _____________________
b) Expanded notation _____________________________________________
c) Worded form _________________________________________________

SECTION 3
(NUMBER ORDER)
10. What is the meaning of the term ascending order? (1 mark)
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11. Arrange the following numbers in ascending order. (1 mark)

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12. What is the meaning of the term descending order? (1mark)
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13. Arrange the following numbers in descending order. (1 mark)

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SECTION 4
(COMPARING AND ROUNDING NUMBERS)
14. Use the following signs (>, <, =) to complete each number sentence. (5 marks)

a) 10,000 ______ 5000 + 2500 + 2500

b) 50 – 50 ______ 0x5
c) 2 x 10 ______ (1 x 10) + (1 x 5)
d) 501 ______ 500
e) 300 + 6 ______ 306

15. Round to the underlined digit. (5 marks)

a) 9,059 = ____________

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 b) 1,407 = ____________

c) 9,915 = ____________

d) 8,634 = ____________

e) 9 = ____________

SECTION 5
(ADDING AND SUBTRACTING NUMBERS)

16. Solve the following problems. Show working. (8 marks)

a) Five (5) people are on a school bus. Five (5) more get on and two (2) get off. How
many are on the school bus now? _______

b) Twenty passengers are on a train. Half get off and eight (8) get on. How many
passengers are on the train now? _______

c) Sally has three thousand, nine hundred, one seashells in her collection. While
vacationing in Barbados, she collected eight hundred, ninety-nine more. How
many seashells does Sally have altogether? _______

d) If Sally lost three thousand, seven hundred, eighty-nine of her seashells from the
total or sum in the previous question, how many seashells does she have now?
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17. Solve the following problems using the number lines. (2 marks)

a) 8 + 7 = ________

b) 20 – 6 = ________

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 SECTION 6
(FRACTIONS)

18. What is the meaning of the term fraction? (1 mark)

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19. Observe the following fractions. State whether each is a proper fraction, improper
fraction or mixed number. (3 marks)

20. Calculate the following. (4 marks)

21. Write the fraction for each shaded portion. (4 marks)

22. Convert the following fractions to: (2 marks)

a) Improper fraction

b) Mixed number

SECTION 7
(MEASUREMENT)
23. What is the meaning of the term perimeter? (1 mark)
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24. The sides of an equilateral triangle measure 12cm. What is the perimeter of the
triangle? Show working. (2 marks)

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 25. Uriel has a sheet of paper with a length of 15 inches and a width of 9 inches. What is
the perimeter of the paper? Show working. (2 marks)

perimeter = _________

26. What is the perimeter of the square below if one of its sides measures 2cm? Show
working. (2 marks)

perimeter = _________

27. Determine the most appropriate standard unit of measurement by writing one of the
following (centimetre- cm, metre- m, kilometre- km) on the line provided. (3 marks)

a) The distance between two cities ____.

b) The height of a building ____.
c) The length of your arm ____.

28. Use a ruler to measure each line below. Record the measurement in inches and
centimetres. (1 mark)

a)
_____ inch(es)
_____ cm

29. Convert the following lengths to the given metric units.

a) 37 m = _______ cm
b) 8 cm = _______ mm
c) 150 km = _______ m

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