Primary 3 Mathematics Semestral Assessment 1 (Mid-Year) Paper 5

TUITIONGOWHERE PRIMARY SCHOOL (AI)

SEMESTRAL ASSESSMENT 1 EXAMINATION 2026

PRIMARY 3 MATHEMATICS

Duration: 60 minutes
Total Marks: 100

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INSTRUCTIONS TO STUDENTS

1. Do not turn over this page until you are told to do so.
2. Answer all questions.
3. Write your answers clearly in the spaces provided.
4. You are not allowed to use a calculator.
5. Show all working clearly.

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Name: _________________________ ( )
Class: Primary 3 ( )
Date: _________________________

Section	Marks
A (MCQ)	/25
B (Short Answer)	/45
C (Word Problems)	/30
Total	/100

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Section A: Multiple Choice Questions (25 marks)

For each question, four options are given. One of them is the correct answer. Choose the best answer and write 1, 2, 3 or 4 in the brackets.

1. What is the value of digit 5 in 8523? (1 mark)

1. 5
2. 50
3. 500
4. 5000

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2. Which number is the largest? (1 mark)

1. 6394
2. 6439
3. 6349
4. 6493

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3. What is 7236 rounded to the nearest 100? (1 mark)

1. 7200
2. 7240
3. 7300
4. 7000

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4. 4825 + 3196 = ? (1 mark)

1. 8011
2. 8021
3. 8031
4. 8001

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5. 9173 - 5684 = ? (1 mark)

1. 3489
2. 3479
3. 3499
4. 3469

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6. What is 8 × 9? (1 mark)

1. 64
2. 72
3. 81
4. 63

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7. 84 ÷ 7 = ? (1 mark)

1. 11
2. 12
3. 13
4. 14

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8. What is the remainder when 86 is divided by 9? (1 mark)

1. 4
2. 5
3. 6
4. 7

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9. Which fraction is the smallest? (1 mark)

1. 2/3
2. 1/4
3. 3/5
4. 1/2

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10. What is 2/7 + 3/7? (1 mark)

1. 5/7
2. 5/14
3. 2/7
4. 6/7

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11. Which is the lightest? (1 mark)

1. 3200 g
2. 3 kg
3. 2800 g
4. 3 kg 150 g

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12. How many metres are in 650 centimetres? (1 mark)

1. 6.5 m
2. 65 m
3. 0.65 m
4. 6500 m

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13. What is 2 litres 125 ml in millilitres? (1 mark)

1. 2125 ml
2. 2025 ml
3. 212.5 ml
4. 21250 ml

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14. 5 hours 30 minutes = ? minutes (1 mark)

1. 530 minutes
2. 330 minutes
3. 350 minutes
4. 310 minutes

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15. What time will it be 2 hours 45 minutes after 9:15 a.m.? (1 mark)

1. 11:45 a.m.
2. 12:00 p.m.
3. 11:30 a.m.
4. 12:15 p.m.

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16. The perimeter of a rectangle with length 8 cm and breadth 5 cm is: (1 mark)

1. 13 cm
2. 26 cm
3. 40 cm
4. 18 cm

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17. The area of a square with side 7 cm is: (1 mark)

1. 28 cm²
2. 14 cm²
3. 49 cm²
4. 35 cm²

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18. A right angle measures: (1 mark)

1. 60°
2. 90°
3. 120°
4. 180°

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19. How many lines of symmetry does an equilateral triangle have? (1 mark)

1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 0

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20. What is the next number in this pattern: 12, 24, 36, 48, ? (1 mark)

1. 54
2. 60
3. 56
4. 72

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21. Lina bought items costing $8.45,$2.75 and $6.30. How much did she spend in total? (1 mark)

1. $17.50
2. $17.45
3. $18.50
4. $16.50

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22. In a pictogram, if ☆ = 4 items, how many items do ☆☆☆ represent? (1 mark)

1. 8
2. 12
3. 16
4. 3

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23. What is the mode of this set: 5, 7, 5, 9, 5, 8? (1 mark)

1. 5
2. 7
3. 8
4. 9

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24. How many edges does a cube have? (1 mark)

1. 6
2. 8
3. 12
4. 4

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25. 7 × (6 + 4) = ? (1 mark)

1. 70
2. 46
3. 42
4. 64

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Section B: Short Answer Questions (45 marks)

26. Write these numbers in words. (3 marks)

a) 6047: _________________________________________________ (1 mark)

b) 8205: _________________________________________________ (1 mark)

c) 9560: _________________________________________________ (1 mark)

27. Arrange these numbers in ascending order: 4682, 4826, 4268, 4628 (2 marks)

Answer: ___________________________________________________

28. Complete the number patterns. (4 marks)

a) 2135, 2160, 2185, _______, _______ (1 mark)

b) 9500, 9000, 8500, _______, _______ (1 mark)

c) 81, 162, 324, _______, _______ (1 mark)

d) 5, 15, 45, _______, _______ (1 mark)

29. Calculate: (6 marks)

a) 5374 + 2849 = _______ (2 marks)

b) 8642 - 3758 = _______ (2 marks)

c) 47 × 8 = _______ (2 marks)

30. Work out these division sums: (4 marks)

a) 156 ÷ 9 = _______ remainder _______ (2 marks)

b) 203 ÷ 7 = _______ remainder _______ (2 marks)

31. Express these fractions in simplest form: (4 marks)

a) 8/24 = _______ (2 marks)

b) 15/20 = _______ (2 marks)

32. Convert these measurements: (6 marks)

a) 7 m 42 cm = _______ cm (2 marks)

b) 3 litres 275 ml = _______ ml (2 marks)

c) 5 kg 390 g = _______ g (2 marks)

33. Draw the line(s) of symmetry for these shapes: (4 marks)

a) Rectangle: (Draw on the rectangle below) (2 marks)

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b) Circle: (Draw on the circle below) (2 marks)

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34. Complete this table for the 9 times table: (4 marks)

9 × 4 = _______ 9 × 6 = _______ 9 × 7 = _______ 9 × 9 = _______

35. Find the area and perimeter of this rectangle: Length = 12 cm, Breadth = 6 cm (4 marks)

Area = _______ (2 marks)

Perimeter = _______ (2 marks)

36. What time is shown on this clock if the hour hand is between 3 and 4, and the minute hand points to 9? (2 marks)

Answer: _______

37. How much change will Sarah get if she buys a toy for $24.65 with a$50 note? (2 marks)

Change = $ _______

38. Complete this frequency table: If 18 children chose apples, show this as tally marks. (2 marks)

Tally: _______

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Section C: Word Problems (30 marks)

39. Ahmad collected 6 packs of stickers. Each pack contains 48 stickers. He gave 52 stickers to his friends. How many stickers does he have left? (5 marks)

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Answer: _____________________________________________

40. A bakery sold 584 cupcakes on Monday and 397 cupcakes on Tuesday. On Wednesday, they sold 146 fewer cupcakes than on Monday. How many cupcakes did they sell altogether over the three days? (6 marks)

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Answer: _____________________________________________

41. Priya has $96.40. She spent 2/5 of her money on books. How much money does she have left? (6 marks)

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Answer: _____________________________________________

42. A rectangular garden is 18 m long and 9 m wide. If it costs $3 per square metre to plant grass, what is the total cost? (6 marks)

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Answer: _____________________________________________

43. There are 945 pencils to be packed equally into 9 boxes. How many pencils will be in each box? Are there any pencils left over? (7 marks)

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Answer: _____________________________________________

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