PROVINCIAL EXAMINATION

NOVEMBER 2023
GRADE 3
MATHEMATICS: ENGLISH

TIME: 1 hour
MARKS: 50

NAME OF LEARNER:

GRADE 3:

NAME OF SCHOOL:

15 pages

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Instructions to learners

1. This paper consists of 3 sections

• Section A – Multiple Choice Questions

• Section B – Short-questions
• Section C – Problem solving questions

2. Read all instructions carefully.

3. Answer all questions as directed by your teacher.

4. Where there are multiple choice questions, circle the letter of the correct answer.

5. All workings must be shown in your answer book.

6. Calculators are not allowed.

7. Write legibly and neatly.

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SECTION A
Circle the correct letter for questions 1 to 10.

QUESTION 1

Match the word to 788.

A Seven hundred and seventy-eight

B Eight hundred and eighty-eight
C Seven hundred and eighty-eight
D Eight hundred and seventy-seven (1)

QUESTION 2

The number symbol for six hundred and fifty-two is …

A 625
B 652
C 562
D 265 (1)

QUESTION 3

The value of the digits in the number 759 is …

A 900 + 50 + 7
B 900 + 90 + 7
C 700 + 90 + 5
D 700 + 50 + 9 (1)

QUESTION 4

Select the row of numbers that shows counting in odd numbers only.

A 161, 163, 165, 167

B 275, 300, 325, 350
C 205, 210, 215, 220
D 510, 520, 530, 540 (1)

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QUESTION 5

Use the clock below to answer the question.

What time does the clock show?

A 8:10
B 8:50
C 9:10
D 9:50 (1)

QUESTION 6

Circle the letter that indicates the numbers counting in 20s.

A 200, 300, 400, 500, 600

B 520, 530, 540, 550, 560
C 980, 960, 940, 920, 900
D 812, 824, 836, 848 (1)

QUESTION 7

Number 45 doubled is …

A 85
B 80
C 90
D 95 (1)

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QUESTION 8

What is half of 250?

A 143
B 189
C 150
D 125 (1)

QUESTION 9

Round off 634 to the nearest 10.

A 635
B 630
C 640
D 645 (1)

QUESTION 10

Circle the correct answer for R5,88.

A 500c + 8c + 7c
B 500c + 70c + 8c
C 500c + 8c + 70c
D 500c + 80c + 8c (1)

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SECTION B

QUESTION 11

Record the analogue time, after 40 mins.

(1)

QUESTION 12

How many quarters equals 1 half?

(1)

QUESTION 13

How many minutes is each half of a clock equal to?

(1)

QUESTION 14

Which shape has 5 sides?

(1)

QUESTION 15

Which is the best unit to measure the distance between Johannesburg and Pretoria?

(1)

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QUESTION 16

Complete the number pattern.

A 250; 750; 1 000;

1 750

B 1 000; 1 250; 1 750 (2)

QUESTION 17

Complete the pattern once only.

(1)

QUESTION 18

Complete the table.

Write the figures from biggest to smallest

659, 705, 607, 701, 706 ____ _____ ____ ____ _____
(1)

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SECTION C

QUESTION 19

Write down the letter of the 3D objects.

(a) Cube

(b) Cone

A. B. C. D.

(2)

QUESTION 20

Circle the correct answer.

Describe the capacity of the object.

Full Half full Three quarter full (1)

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QUESTION 21

Answer the questions below

COLUMN
A B C D
1

2
ROW

(a) In which square is the soccer ball?

(b) Where will the ball be if it moves 1 space to the right and 1 down?

(c) Where will the cylinder land if it moves 2 spaces up and 1 space to the left?

(d) What is the shape of the object in B2? (4)

QUESTION 22

The area of the unit of squares is 16.

How was the area calculated?

(2)

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QUESTION 23

Arthur must buy 2 dozen eggs.

How many eggs will that be?

(2)

QUESTION 24

A box of 12 cookies is 360 grams.

What is the weight of 2 cookies?

(2)

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QUESTION 25

ALEX SARA JABU JAY

149 cm 151 cm 154 cm 138 cm

Jabu is the tallest, Alex is 149 cm tall.

Sara is taller than Jay.

How much taller is Sara than Jay?

(2)

QUESTION 26

Write the division equation for this array (pattern).

(1)

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QUESTION 27

Pat sticks five rows of stickers on a page.

Each row has six stickers.

How many stickers are on each page?

(2)

QUESTION 28

Complete the number line

36 ÷ 3 =

0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 (2)

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QUESTION 29

Omar made eight glasses of lemonade.

For each glass of lemonade, he used four lemons.

How many lemons did he use?

(2)

QUESTION 30

There are fifteen apples growing on an apple tree.

Six apples are on the ground and two are rotten.

How many apples are there in total?

Write the number sentence.

(2)

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QUESTION 31

Calculate:

242 + 353 =

(2)

QUESTION 32

Calculate:

598 – 75 =

(2)

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QUESTION 33

The Grade three children love to read books. This graph shows the learner’s favorite books in the
class.

10
9
Number of learners

8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
Animal Fairy Tales Sports Car Books
Books books

Answer the following questions

(a) What are the most popular books?

(b) How many grade 3 learners read books?

(c) How many more learners read Fairy Tales than Sports Books? (3)

TOTAL: 50

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