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SEMESTRAL ASSESSMENT 1 EXAMINATION 2026 - ANSWER KEY

PRIMARY 3 MATHEMATICS (VERSION 2)


Section A: Multiple Choice Questions (25 marks)

1. What is the value of digit 6 in 3625? (1 mark) Answer: 3. 600 The digit 6 is in the hundreds place, so its value is 6 × 100 = 600

2. Which number is between 2785 and 2812? (1 mark) Answer: 2. 2798 2785 < 2798 < 2812, so 2798 is between the two numbers

3. What is 5394 rounded to the nearest 100? (1 mark) Answer: 3. 5400 Look at the tens digit: 9. Since 9 ≥ 5, round up: 5400

4. 2864 + 1579 = ? (1 mark) Answer: 2. 4443 2864 + 1579 = 4443

5. 7241 - 3685 = ? (1 mark) Answer: 1. 3556 7241 - 3685 = 3556

6. What is 7 × 8? (1 mark) Answer: 2. 56 7 × 8 = 56

7. 84 ÷ 6 = ? (1 mark) Answer: 3. 14 84 ÷ 6 = 14

8. What is the remainder when 59 is divided by 7? (1 mark) Answer: 4. 3 59 ÷ 7 = 8 remainder 3 (because 7 × 8 = 56, and 59 - 56 = 3)

9. Which fraction is equivalent to 6/9? (1 mark) Answer: 2. 2/3 6/9 = (6÷3)/(9÷3) = 2/3

10. What is 1/4 + 2/4? (1 mark) Answer: 1. 3/4 1/4 + 2/4 = (1+2)/4 = 3/4

11. Which is longer? (1 mark) Answer: 3. 150 cm 150 cm = 1.5 m, which is longer than 1 m

12. How many millilitres are in 3 litres? (1 mark) Answer: 4. 3000 ml 1 litre = 1000 ml, so 3 litres = 3 × 1000 = 3000 ml

13. What is 2 kg 450 g in grams? (1 mark) Answer: 2. 2450 g 2 kg = 2000 g, so 2 kg 450 g = 2000 + 450 = 2450 g

14. 3 hours 25 minutes = ? minutes (1 mark) Answer: 1. 205 minutes 3 hours = 3 × 60 = 180 minutes, so 3 hours 25 minutes = 180 + 25 = 205 minutes

15. What time will it be 2 hours 30 minutes after 9:45 a.m.? (1 mark) Answer: 3. 12:15 p.m. 9:45 a.m. + 2 hours 30 minutes = 12:15 p.m.

16. The perimeter of a rectangle with length 8 cm and breadth 5 cm is: (1 mark) Answer: 2. 26 cm Perimeter = 2 × (length + breadth) = 2 × (8 + 5) = 2 × 13 = 26 cm

17. The area of a square with side 6 cm is: (1 mark) Answer: 4. 36 cm² Area of square = side × side = 6 × 6 = 36 cm²

18. Which angle is a right angle? (1 mark) Answer: 1. 90° A right angle is exactly 90°

19. How many lines of symmetry does a circle have? (1 mark) Answer: 4. Countless A circle has countless (infinite) lines of symmetry through its center

20. What is the next number in this pattern: 15, 20, 25, 30, ? (1 mark) Answer: 2. 35 The pattern increases by 5 each time: 30 + 5 = 35

21. Ahmad has 8.25.MeiLinghas8.25. Mei Ling has 2.40 more than Ahmad. How much does Mei Ling have? (1 mark) *Answer: 3. 10.65MeiLinghas10.65** *Mei Ling has 8.25 + 2.40=2.40 = 10.65

22. In a pictograph, ☆ represents 5 children. If there are 3☆, how many children are there? (1 mark) Answer: 1. 15 3 × 5 = 15 children

23. What is the mode of this set of data: 7, 5, 8, 5, 6, 9, 5? (1 mark) Answer: 2. 5 5 appears 3 times, more than any other number

24. Which solid has 6 faces, 12 edges and 8 vertices? (1 mark) Answer: 4. Cube A cube has 6 square faces, 12 edges, and 8 vertices

25. 4 × (6 + 2) = ? (1 mark) Answer: 1. 32 4 × (6 + 2) = 4 × 8 = 32


Section B: Short Answer Questions (45 marks)

26. Write these numbers in words. (3 marks) a) 4027: Four thousand and twenty-seven (1 mark) b) 9305: Nine thousand three hundred and five (1 mark) c) 7890: Seven thousand eight hundred and ninety (1 mark)

27. Arrange these numbers in ascending order: 6482, 6248, 6824, 6428 (2 marks) Answer: 6248, 6428, 6482, 6824 Compare thousands (all 6), then hundreds (2, 4, 4, 8), then tens and ones

28. Complete the number patterns. (4 marks) a) 2340, 2350, 2360, 2370, 2380 (1 mark) b) 5000, 4750, 4500, 4250, 4000 (1 mark) c) 125, 250, 500, 1000, 2000 (1 mark) d) 9, 27, 81, 243, 729 (1 mark)

29. Calculate: (6 marks) a) 3647 + 2895 = 6542 (2 marks) b) 8254 - 3768 = 4486 (2 marks) c) 47 × 8 = 376 (2 marks)

30. Work out these division sums: (4 marks) a) 126 ÷ 9 = 14 remainder 0 (2 marks) b) 235 ÷ 8 = 29 remainder 3 (2 marks)

31. Express these fractions in simplest form: (4 marks) a) 8/12 = 2/3 (2 marks) b) 15/20 = 3/4 (2 marks)

32. Convert these measurements: (6 marks) a) 4 m 65 cm = 465 cm (2 marks) b) 5 litres 800 ml = 5800 ml (2 marks) c) 3 kg 250 g = 3250 g (2 marks)

33. Draw the line(s) of symmetry for these shapes: (4 marks) a) Equilateral triangle: 3 lines of symmetry (2 marks) b) Rectangle: 2 lines of symmetry (through midpoints of opposite sides) (2 marks)

34. Complete this table for the 7 times table: (4 marks) 7 × 6 = 42 7 × 7 = 49 7 × 8 = 56 7 × 9 = 63

35. Find the area and perimeter of this rectangle: Length = 12 cm, Breadth = 7 cm (4 marks) Area = length × breadth = 12 × 7 = 84 cm² (2 marks) Perimeter = 2 × (length + breadth) = 2 × (12 + 7) = 2 × 19 = 38 cm (2 marks)

36. What time is shown on this clock: 3:20 (2 marks) Answer: Twenty minutes past three OR 3:20

37. How much change will Sarah get if she buys a toy for 12.85witha12.85 with a 20 note? (2 marks) Change = 20.0020.00 - 12.85 = $7.15 (2 marks)

38. Complete this pictograph: (2 marks) If □ = 4 books, and there are 20 books in total, draw 5 □ symbols


Section C: Word Problems (30 marks)

39. Ahmad bought 3 packets of stickers. Each packet contains 24 stickers. He gave away 15 stickers to his friends. How many stickers does he have left? (5 marks)

Working: Total stickers = 3 × 24 = 72 stickers (2 marks) Stickers left = 72 - 15 = 57 stickers (2 marks)

Answer: 57 stickers (1 mark)

40. A bakery sold 485 cupcakes on Monday and 329 cupcakes on Tuesday. On Wednesday, they sold 156 more cupcakes than on Monday. How many cupcakes did they sell altogether over the three days? (6 marks)

Working: Monday: 485 cupcakes (1 mark) Tuesday: 329 cupcakes (1 mark) Wednesday: 485 + 156 = 641 cupcakes (2 marks) Total: 485 + 329 + 641 = 1455 cupcakes (2 marks)

Answer: 1455 cupcakes

41. Mei Ling has $45.60. She spent 2/3 of her money on books. How much money does she have left? (6 marks)

Working: Money spent = 2/3 × 45.60=45.60 = 30.40 (3 marks) Money left = 45.6045.60 - 30.40 = $15.20 (2 marks)

Answer: $15.20 (1 mark)

42. A rectangular garden is 15 m long and 8 m wide. If it costs $3 per square metre to put grass, what is the total cost? (6 marks)

Working: Area of garden = 15 × 8 = 120 m² (3 marks) Total cost = 120 × 3=3 = 360 (2 marks)

Answer: $360 (1 mark)

43. There are 756 students in a school. If they are arranged equally into 9 classes, how many students are there in each class? How many students are left over? (7 marks)

Working: 756 ÷ 9 = 84 remainder 0 (4 marks) Students per class = 84 (2 marks) Students left over = 0 (1 mark)

Answer: 84 students per class, 0 students left over


Total: 100 marks


Marking Scheme Summary:

  • Section A (MCQ): 25 marks (1 mark each)
  • Section B (Short Answer): 45 marks
  • Section C (Word Problems): 30 marks
  • Total: 100 marks

Grade Boundaries:

  • 90-100: Excellent
  • 75-89: Very Good
  • 60-74: Good
  • 50-59: Satisfactory
  • Below 50: Needs Improvement