INFORMAL MATH PROBES - GRADE 3
NUMERATION:
 Read 4 digit numbers in ____/5 attempts.
 Read 5 digit numbers in ____/5 attempts.
 Write 4 digit numbers in ____/5 attempts.
 Write 5 digit numbers in ____/5 attempts.
 Round numbers to the nearest ten or hundred in ____/5 attempts.
ADDITION & SUBTRACTION:
 Addition facts (sums to 50) with ____% accuracy, 100 facts in ____minutes,
using strategies of _________________________.
 Add two 3-digit numbers with regrouping _____/5 attempts.
 Subtraction facts (minuends to 50) with ____% accuracy, 100 facts in
____minutes, using strategies of _________________________.
 Subtracting two 3-digit numbers with regrouping _________/5 attempts.
MULTIPLICATION:
 Using multipliers 0, 1, 2, 5, & 9, multiply 50 facts in ____ minutes with ______%
accuracy.
 Multiplying two numbers by 1 number. _______/5 attempts.
COMPARISONS:
 Compare numbers up to 10,000 using greater than, less than and equal to.
_______/5 attempts.
FRACTIONS:
 Write a fraction from a picture. _____/5 attempts
TIME:
 Tell time in five-minute intervals ____/5 attempts.
 Tell time to the nearest minute in ____/5 attempts.
 Tell time at minute to the hour _____/5 attempts.
 Write time to the nearest minute using digital notation in _____/5 attempts.
MONEY (Use actual coins and bills):
 Give value of a collection of coins to $1.00 in ____/5 attempts.
 Give value of a collection of coins and bills to $5.00 in ____/5 attempts.
PROBLEM SOLVING :
 Solve _______/5 3rd Grade word problems.
CLASSROOM WORK:
 Daily assignments done with ____% accuracy.
 Chapter test scores range from _____% to _____% accuracy.
3rd Grade Math Probes
Name ____________________________
Date ________________
Numeration:
Read 4 digit numbers:
1,380
3,059
5,407
7,384
9,086
42,504
75,002
67,091
99,929
_____
_____
_____
_____
_____
_____
_____
_____
Read 5 digit numbers:
10,836
Write 4 digit numbers:
____
Write 5 digit numbers:
____
Round to the nearest ten or hundred:
768
472
1,765
2,642
3,296
770
470
1,800
2,600
3,300
Addition – 3 digits with regrouping:
228
+216
444
314
+358
672
614
+239
853
743
+139
882
529
+436
965
421
-287
134
614
-486
128
Subtraction – 3 digits with regrouping:
735
463
967
-268
-194
-398
467
269
569
Multiplication – 2 digits by 1 digit:
22
x 2
44
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41
x 2
82
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31
x 2
62
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51
x 1
51
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72
x 1
72
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Addition Facts
Sums to 50
Name: _______________________________
Time: ______________ No. Correct: ____/100
4
+1
5
6
+2
8
19
+9
28
35
+3
38
11
+13
24
36
+ 9
45
21
+6
27
15
+29
44
8
+15
23
22
+14
36
2
+7
9
7
+0
7
2
+8
10
16
+24
40
23
+3
26
18
+3
21
27
+16
43
16
+ 3
19
24
+0
24
11
+15
26
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3
+9
12
9
+1
10
4
+9
13
27
+17
44
45
+1
46
11
+27
38
28
+0
28
24
+12
36
35
+14
49
24
+13
37
7
+9
16
2
+0
2
25
+0
25
19
+28
47
6
+10
16
23
+16
39
31
+12
43
26
+6
32
13
+2
15
27
+13
40
4
+6
10
4
+4
8
7
+14
21
23
+15
38
37
+12
49
18
+8
26
2
+19
21
19
+6
25
27
+11
38
8
+11
19
1
+4
5
6
+7
13
15
+7
22
17
+18
35
15
+16
31
37
+ 5
42
18
+12
30
4
+7
11
38
+4
42
29
+ 7
36
5
+5
10
8
+6
14
39
+2
41
9
+4
13
28
+7
35
18
+ 9
27
29
+3
32
31
+8
39
19
+4
23
43
+7
50
5
+0
5
8
+7
15
2
+29
31
37
+7
44
15
+3
18
28
+2
30
11
+22
33
27
+12
39
23
+22
45
17
+7
24
6
+4
10
9
+8
17
15
+33
48
25
+13
38
6
+16
22
35
+8
43
13
+8
21
18
+15
33
34
+0
34
24
+2
26
3
+1
4
6
+0
6
29
+5
34
18
+25
43
19
+24
43
14
+19
33
22
+13
35
8
+0
8
16
+ 7
23
36
+9
45
Subtraction Facts
Minuends to 50
Name: _______________________________
Time: ______________ No. Correct: ____/100
10
-2
8
5
-0
5
8
-6
2
9
-5
4
15
-9
6
46
-5
41
44
-12
32
11
-9
2
10
-6
4
39
-3
36
13
-7
6
7
-1
6
6
-3
3
16
-8
8
10
-8
2
26
-12
14
47
-10
37
37
-5
32
27
-1
26
5
-5
0
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2
-1
1
5
-0
5
16
-7
9
6
-0
6
33
- 14
19
49
-14
35
35
-3
32
14
-6
8
11
-4
7
44
-9
35
8
-2
6
16
-9
7
12
-6
6
29
-8
21
24
-7
17
50
-13
37
13
-6
7
39
-17
22
36
-9
27
38
-19
19
10
-1
9
12
-7
5
13
-5
8
6
-1
5
38
-5
33
13
-6
7
10
-9
1
42
-22
20
44
-11
33
34
-18
16
14
-5
9
15
-8
7
7
-2
5
7
-4
3
27
-7
20
15
-8
7
38
-7
31
37
-13
24
34
-10
24
11
-5
6
14
-9
5
12
-8
4
12
-5
7
10
-5
5
38
-28
10
35
-7
28
49
-16
33
48
-23
25
10
-7
3
39
-1
38
9
-2
7
12
-9
3
7
-6
1
4
-4
0
12
-3
9
43
-12
31
23
- 0
23
15
-11
4
26
-4
22
47
-18
29
5
-2
3
9
-9
0
8
-4
4
8
-1
7
48
-10
38
32
-24
8
11
-3
8
11
-2
9
11
-8
3
11
-7
4
10
-4
6
17
-9
8
13
-9
4
24
-3
21
43
-21
22
9
-0
9
46
-16
30
33
-3
30
19
-16
3
49
-9
40
NAME _____________________________ DATE _______________________
MULTIPLICATION
(0, 1, 2, 5, 9)
6
x0
0
0
x0
0
9
x5
45
3
x0
0
6
x9
54
4
x1
4
5
x5
25
1
x5
5
0
x9
0
2
x9
18
6
x5
30
3
x5
15
8
x0
0
8
x9
72
1
x0
0
7
x0
0
5
x1
5
6
x1
6
7
x9
63
2
x1
2
6
x2
12
4
x5
20
2
x0
0
0
x2
0
9
x1
9
2
x2
4
1
x2
2
3
x2
6
1
x1
1
8
x5
40
5
x9
45
4
x2
8
9
x2
18
7
x0
0
4
x0
0
3
x9
27
5
x0
0
3
x1
3
8
x2
16
7
x1
7
5
x2
10
9
x0
0
7
x5
35
8
x1
8
2
x5
10
4
x9
36
9
x9
81
7
x2
14
1
x9
9
0
x5
0
3rd Grade Math Probes
Comparisons:
Compare the given numbers using greater than and less than symbols (> and <) or equal to (=).
5,789 <
255
6,829
3,286 <
= 255
4,628 <
9,482
6,766 <
4,658
7,924
/5
Fractions:
Write a fraction to represent the following pictures.
____3/4_____
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___1/3______
____1/4_____
___1/8_____
____1/2_____
/5
Tell time by five minute intervals:
___4:06______
___9:06______
____2:24_____
___7:54____
____12:20__
/5
____1:19___
___8:12____
/5
___1:55____
___11:58___
/5
Tell time to the nearest minute. Use digital notation:
___6:06______
____3:53____
____12:35___
Tell time to minutes to the hour:
___4:55_____
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___2:58______
___9:57_____
Name ______________________________ Date ____________________
STORY PROBLEMS
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GRADE 3
1.
21 girls rode the Octopus.
Then 34 more girls rode.
How many girls rode in all? 55 girls rode in all.
2.
22 girls won prizes.
19 boys won prizes.
How many more girls won prizes? 3 more girls won prizes
3.
A beautiful black horse named Star has been
in 232 races. He lost only 84 of them.
How many has he won? Star has won 148 races.
4.
Prince has won 149 races and lost 64.
How many races has he been in? Prince has been in 213 races.
5.
By the end of the bazaar, there were orders for 30 bird
feeders. Since 5 people make the feeders, how many would
each person have to make? Each person will have to make 6 bird feeders each.
3rd Grade Math Probes