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?

55 inches

500

Simone's bedroom floor is 8 meters wide. The area is 48 square meters. What is the length of the bedroom?

6 meters

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

500

Last year, Joe subscribed to 4 different magazines. He received 6 issues of each magazine. He also bought 7 issues of another magazine at the bookstore. Create a number model that represents the number of magazine issues (M) that Joe got last year.

4 x 6 + 7 = M M =31

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. Krupp. How many apples would Mrs. Krupp get?

4 apples

400

Fatima ate one fourth of her pizza. What fraction is equal to the amount Fatima ate? a. 2/10 b. 2/8 c. 2/6 d. 3/1

2/8

500

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 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. Earn an extra 100 points if you can name 5 names.

Polygon, quadrilateral, parallelogram, rectangle, rhombus

500

Both squares and rectangles must have ______ corners, also known as _________ angles. (Must provide both)

Square corners, right angles

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 at quarter past nine. What time did he go to bed? (must include am or pm)

9:15pm

300

Dana has 3 coins in her pocket. No two coins have the same value. What is the LEAST amount of money Dana could have in her pocket?

16 cents

400

12 x 3 = ___ + 6

30

500

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