Mathematics Stage 3

Marking Scheme

Draw a ring around the number that is a multiple of 5 [1]

57 60 94 126

1 Nova is in Class 3 at her school.

Draw a line to match each event to the correct likelihood. [1]

Nova will see a cat on her way to school tomorrow It might happen.

Nova will be a day younger tomorrow than she is today It will happen.
.
It will not happen.
3 Draw all the lines of symmetry on each picture.
Use a ruler.

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4 Write down all the even numbers that are greater than 110 but less than 120
112, 114, 116, 118

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5 Write a different number in each box to complete the mathematical statement.

1 2

< <
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5 5 5
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6 Write three hundred and sixty-nine in figures. [1]

369

7 Write a number in each box to make the statements correct. [1]

325 + = 600 275

8 Here are three symbols.

> < =

Write a symbol in each box to complete the number sentences.

You may use each symbol once, more than once or not at all.

2 × 17 6×4 >
2 × 12 3 × 15 <
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9 Draw the correct hour and minute hands on the clock face to show 23 minutes
past five.

12 1
11
10 2
9 3
8 4
7 6 5

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10 Draw a line to match each item to the best estimate of its length. [1]
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4 cm

1 cm

460cm

11 Kieran receives $2 of pocket money every day. He saves all his money. When he
has $10 he takes his money to the bank. Here is his calendar.

January
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1

2 3 4 5 6 7 8

9 10 11 12 13 14 15

16 17 18 19 20 21 22

23 24 25 26 27 28 29

30 31

Kieran takes his money to the bank on the 5th of January.

Write down the next two dates when he takes his money to the bank.

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Monday 10 January and Saturday 15 January [1]

12 Amukelani shares 65 oranges equally between 5 bags. [1]

Work out the number of oranges in each bag.

13

13 Here are some numbers. [1]

6 34 65 72 83
Draw a circle around the numbers that have a tens digit that is greater than 5

14 Mileyna wants to buy a new fence to go around the edge of her yard. She counts
the number of steps it takes her to walk around the edge of her yard. She uses the
number of steps as a measurement for the fence.

Suggest a better way Mileyna could measure her yard.

Mileyna should measure the garden in standard units, e.g. She should use a metre
stick, she should use centimetres, not steps. Any form of appropriate
measurement should be accepted

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14 Lael makes wire toy cars.

He makes 3 cars on Monday.

He makes 5 cars on Tuesday.
He makes 7 cars on Wednesday.

He continues making cards in this pattern for two more days.

Calculate the total number of cards he has at the end of Friday.

3+5+7+9+11 = 35
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15 Bevan’s father drinks 2 cups of coffee every day.

He always puts 3 sugar cubes in each cup of coffee.
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a. Work out the total number of sugar cubes he uses from Monday to Friday.

5 x 3 = 15 cubes [1]

b. Bevan’s father has one box of sugar cubes.

There are 33 sugar cubes in the box.

Calculate the number of cups of coffee he can make.

33/3 =

11 cups [1]

15 The table shows the masses of some items.

Item Approximate weight

Bag of
10 kilograms and 250 grams
potatoes

Books 2750 grams

Baton
820 grams
Sticks
Cupboar
9 kilograms and 50 grams
d

Tick () the box next to the heaviest item. [1]

17. Here is a picture of a toy train.

The train is made from five different types of 3D shapes.

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Complete the table to show the names of the 3D shapes and the number of each
shape in the picture.
One has been done for you.

Cuboid

Sphere

Cylinder

Pyramid

18 Here are seven shapes.

Each shape is divided into equal parts.

Draw lines to join the shapes that have the same fraction shaded. [2]

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Write the time shown on the clock in two different ways

9.35 am 25 minutes to 10
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