Third Grade PSSA Math Review

Area and Perimeter

100

This is known as the space INSIDE a figure or shape

Area

200

Bobby has a rectangle of carpet. It measures 7 feet by 11 feet. What is the perimeter of the carpet?

36 feet

300

I need a new rug for my bedroom. It is a square room. The back wall is 10 feet long. How large does the rug need to be in order to cover the floor?

100 square feet

400

The size of each side of home plate on a baseball field is 11 inches. What is the perimeter, in inches, of home plate? (Hint: A home plate is in the shape of a pentagon.) 

55 inches

Numbers and Operations

100

Round 456 to the nearest hundred

500

200

Mrs. Moyer has 24 apples to share with her 3 friends. How many apples will each person get? Note: Mrs. Moyer does not want any for herself.

8 apples

300

Sarah needs to divide her 21 books onto 3 different shelves. But she doesn't know how to divide yet! What MULTIPLICATION problem could she use to find the number of books per shelf (B)?

3 x B = 21 B = 7

400

Kelly is planting groups of seeds. She places 4 seeds into each group. She plants 22 groups of carrot seeds and 38 groups of lettuce seeds. How many total seeds does Kelly plant?

240 seeds

Fractions

100

Compare the following fractions: 4/6 and 1/8 Which fraction is larger?

4/6

200

How many 1/2 inches are in 4 inches?

8

300

There are 24 apples in a bag. I would like to give 1/6 of the apples to Mrs. Suman. How many apples would Mrs. Suman get?

4 apples

400

A dime represents what fraction of a dollar?

1/10

Geometry

100

All my sides are equal and parallel. I have 4 right angles. What am I?

Square

200

I have 4 sides. I only have 1 set of equal, parallel sides, so I am NOT a parallelogram. What could I be?

Trapezoid

300

Which letter below has symmetry? A S P Q

A

400

A square is a "fancy" shape, that could go by other names. Name AT LEAST 3 other names for a square to earn the points. 

Polygon, quadrilateral, parallelogram, rectangle, rhombus

Mystery Category

100

What unit(s) could be used to measure the weight of an elephant? There are 3 reasonable answers. Score 100 points for EACH one you can list.

Tons, Pounds, Kilograms

200

Jimmy went to bed thirty minutes after the 8:50. What time did he go to bed?

9:20

300

Dante bought a package of carrots that cost $3.76. He used $5 to pay for the carrots. How much money should Dante receive in change after paying?

$1.24

400

There are 77 third graders at Tyler's school.  What is the number of third graders rounded to the nearest 10?

80 third graders