Wigan LEA

Numeracy Centre

Year 3 Block 2
Mental Arithmetic
Test Questions

Produced by
Wigan Numeracy Centre
September 2000
 Year 3 Time Block 2

Test 7 (end of week 2)

I will read every question twice. In this first set you will
have 5 seconds to work out the answer and record it on
your answer sheet.

1. What whole number comes immediately after one

hundred and seventeen? (118)
2. A length of ribbon is between 20cm and 30cm long.
How long might the length of ribbon be? (21-29cm inc.)
3. On your sheet is a shape. Ring the correct name of that
shape.
(triangle, rectangle, pentagon, circle, square, hexagon)
4. Round 45 to the nearest 10. (50)
5. Write 3 numbers that add up to 20. (various answers)
6. What is 80 add 81? (161)
7. Multiply 5 by 8. (40)
8. Write 465 pence in pounds and pence. (£4.65)
9. Write the odd number immediately before 121. (120)
10. Write the next number in the sequence 13, 15, 17, 19,?
(21)

For the next set of questions you will have 10 seconds to

work out the answer and record it on your answer sheet.

11.On your sheet there is a number scale. Estimate the

number the arrow is pointing to.
______________↓________ (115)
110 118
12.In year 3 there are 58 children. 29 of them are girls.
How many of them are boys? (29)
13.Mary was 9 years old in 1993. In what year was she
born? (1984)
14.What is the change from 20p for 2 chew bars at 6p
each? (8p)
15.What shape is a 6-sided dice? (cube)
YEAR 3 Mental Arithmetic Test 7
Name: Date:

1 11
118
110 118
2 cm 20cm
30cm

3 triangle rectangle 12 58 children

pentagon circle
square hexagon boys 29 girls

4 13 9yrs
1993

5 14 20p
20
2 6p bars
6
15

8 £
465p

10
13 15 17 19
 Year 3 Time Block 2

Test 8 (end of week 4)

I will read every question twice. In this first set you will
have 5 seconds to work out the answer and record it on
your answer sheet.

1. What whole number comes immediately after two

hundred and nineteen? (220)
2. What number is halfway between 40 and 50? (45)
3. Round 74 to the nearest 10. (70)
4. Complete this number sentence: 123 = 100 + ? + 3
(20)
5. What shape has 4 right angles and opposite sides
equal? (square or rectangle)
6. What is 40 plus 39? (79)
7. What number multiplied by itself makes 25? (5)
8. Write the next number in this sequence 68, 66, 64, ?
(62)
9. I think of a number then halve it. The answer is 9. What
was my number? (18)
10. Write in £s and pence the total of ten 10p coins and 5
1p coins. (£1.05)

For the next set of questions you will have 10 seconds to

work out the answer and record it on your answer sheet.

11. How many 5p coins are needed to make £5? (100)

12. What is one quarter of 20p? (5p)
13. What speed is shown on the speedometer on your
sheet? (90 km/h)
14. How many seconds are there in half a minute? (30)
15. Circle the two numbers which have a sum of 20?
14, 5, 16, 6 (14,6)
YEAR 3 Mental Arithmetic Test 8
Name: Date:

1 11 5p
coins £5

2 12
p 20p
3
13
80
60 100
40
4 120
123 = 100 + +3 20 140

0 160
km/h

5 Km/h

6 14 ½ min
40 39 seconds

7 15
25 14 5 16 6 20
8
68 66 64

9
9

10 £ ten 10p
five 1p
 Year 3 Time Block 2
Test 9 (end of week 6)

I will read every question twice. In this first set you will
have 5 seconds to work out the answer and record it on
your answer sheet.

1. What number is 10 less than one hundred and seventy

eight? (168)
2. Write the missing number 364 = ? + 60 + 4 (300)
3. Estimate the whole number shown by the arrow
_____________?________ (56 or 57)
50 60
4. Round 67 to the nearest 10. (70)
5. How many sides does a quadrilateral have? (4)
6. What is the total of 55 and 16? (71)
7. Sue had 10 stamps. Tim has 3 stamps for every one of
Sue’s. How many stamps has Tim? (30)
8. How many grams is ½ kg? (500g)
9. How many grams equal 3.5 kg? (3500g)
10. Tim buys a comic for 50 pence. He pays with a £5
note. How much change should he get? (£4.50)

For the next set of questions you will have 10 seconds to

work out the answer and record it on your answer sheet.

11.On your sheet are some shapes. Put a tick on the

shape that has 3 lines of symmetry. (the triangle)
12.A Magazine costs £1.45. What do two magazines
cost? (£2.90)
13.What is the next number in the sequence?
42, 36, 30, 24, ? (18)
14.If today is Friday, what day will it be in 8 days time?
(Saturday)
15.There were 25 people on a train. 10 got off and 7 got
on. How many people were then on the train? (22)
YEAR 3 Mental Arithmetic Test 9
Name: Date:

1 11

2
364 = + 60 + 4

3 12
50 60 £1.45

4 13
42 36 30 24

5 14 Friday
8 days
6
55 16 15 25 people
10 got off
7 Sue has 10 7 got on
stamps

8 ½kg
g

9 3.5kg
g

10 £ 50p comic
£5
 Year 3 Time Block 2

Test 10 (end of week 8)

I will read every question twice. In this first set you will
have 5 seconds to work out the answer and record it on
your answer sheet.

1. Write the number that is 100 more than two hundred and
thirty two. (332)
2. Write in figures the number six hundred and seven (607)
3. Round 88 to the nearest 10. (90)
4. Write the missing number in the empty box 578 = 500
+ 70 + (8)
5. How many lines of symmetry has a square? (4)
6. What is the difference between 70 and 11? (59)
7. What is the total of 543 and 11? (554)
8. How many tens in sixty? (6)
9. How many days are in December? (31)
10. It costs 75p for a child to swim. How much will it cost
for 2 children? (£1.50 or 150p)

For the next set of questions you will have 10 seconds to

work out the answer and record it on your answer sheet.

11. Tickthe shape that has no lines of symmetry. (the

parallelogram)
12. On your sheet is a digital clock. What time should it
show in 1 ½ hours time? 8 : 35 10 : 05

13. Put a ring round the only number that is both a multiple
of 5 and a multiple of 10.
35, 110, 165, 51, 103 (110)
14. Write the number missing from this sequence.
?, 30, 27, 24 (33)
15. 12 points were scored in a game of rugby. Sean
scored 3 of them. What fraction of the total did he
score? Put a ring round the correct fraction. (¼)
YEAR 3 Mental Arithmetic Test 10
Name: Date:

1 11

3
12
4
578 = 500 + 70 +
: 8:35
5 13
35 110 165 51 103
6
70 11
14
30 27 24
543 11

8
15

9 ¼ ½
December

10 ¾
75p
12 points, Sean scored 3.
 Year 3 Time Block 2

Test 11 (end of week 10)

I will read every question twice. In this first set you will
have 5 seconds to work out the answer and record it on
your answer sheet.

1. In the number 36 what is the 3 digit worth? (30)

2. Write a number in the box so that the 3 numbers are in
order 395 405 (396 to 404 inc.)
3. Ring the correct name for a can e.g. can of coke:
Pyramid Cube Cylinder Hexagon (cylinder)
4. What is the sum of 63 and 29? (92)
5. Stickers are 8p each. How much will 5 cost? (40p)
6. Snack biscuits are in packs of 5. I have 7 packs. How
many biscuits altogether? (35)
7. How many tenths are the same as ½ ? (5 tenths)
8. How many grams in ½ kg? (500g)
9. Write the next number in this sequence:
17, 21, 25, ? (29)
10. How many seconds are there in one minute? (60)

For the next set of questions you will have 10 seconds to

work out the answer and record it on your answer sheet.

11. Put a ring round the only number which is divisible both
by 5 and 10.
25, 40, 52, 75, 105, (40)
12. Write the number missing from this sequence.
6, 11, ?, 21, 26 (16)
13. What is the solid shape called? (cylinder)

14. John cut 2 ribbons which were each 33cm long from a
1m piece of ribbon. How much is left? (34cm)
15. Put a ring round the number of grams that are the same
as 2.5 kg.
25g 205g 250g 2500g (2500g)
YEAR 3 Mental Arithmetic Test 11
Name: Date:

1 36 11
25 40 52 75 105
2
395 405 12
6 11 21 26
3 Pyramid cube
13
Cylinder hexagon

4 63 29
14 1m
5 8p cm 33cm

6 Packs of 5 15 2.5kg
7 packs
25g 205g
7 ½ 250g 2500g

8 ½kg
g

9
17 21 25

10
 Year 3 Block 2

Test 12 ( end of week 12)

I will read every question twice. In this first set you will have 5
seconds to work out the answer and record it on your answer
sheet.

1. In the number 437 what is the 4 digit worth? (400)

2. Put a ring round the smallest number
258, 285, 136, 163, 208 (136)
1. Look at the number sentence on your sheet. Write the correct
value in the empty box 428 = 400 + + 8 (20)
2. How many lines of symmetry does the shape on your sheet
have?
(none)
5. How many tenths are the same as 1 whole ? (10
tenths)
6. Programmes cost 5p. How much do 9 programmes cost? (45p)
7. 50 children are split equally into 10 teams. How many children
are in each team? (5)
8. Write the next number in this sequence: 14,11, 8, 5, ? (2)
9. On your sheet there is a rectangle.
What fraction of it is shaded? (1/3)
10. Write a multiple of 100 greater than 500. (600 onwards)

For the next set of questions you will have 10 seconds to work out
the answer and record it on your answer sheet.

11.A cake weighs 240g. What will ¼ of the cake weigh? (60g)
12.What fraction of this shape is not shaded?
(seven tenths)

13.Mark with an arrow where ¾ is on the number line.

___________↓____
0 1
14.Approximately, what is 29 + 19? (50)
15.Look at the graph/chart which shows the colour of
children’s eyes. Which colour is the most popular? (blue)
YEAR 3 Mental Arithmetic Test 12
Name: Date:

1 11
437
g 240g
2
258 285 136 163 208 12

……..
3
428 = 400 + +8
13
4

0 1
5
14 29
19
6
5p
15
7 50 children
10 teams

8
14 11 8 5

brown blue hazel grey green

9

10