3rd Grade NYSE Math Practice Test Questions

3rd Grade NYSE Math Practice Test Questions

TL;DR: Got a third grader prepping for the NYSE Math test in New York? These free practice questions cover the topics your child will see on the grade 3 math assessment: multiplication and division, fractions on a number line, area, place value, and word problems. Work through them together, talk through the reasoning behind any misses, and you will spot which topics still need a little more time before test day arrives.

Key takeaways:

  • NYS grade 3 Math test runs two sessions with about 25-30 questions total.
  • Session 1 is all multiple choice; Session 2 mixes multiple choice with short and extended response.
  • No calculator allowed at grade 3.
  • Aligned to the New York State Next Generation Learning Standards.
  • Level 3 (proficient) is the on-grade-level passing mark.

Getting ready for NYSE (New York State Exam) math in grade 3? The 10 questions below are written for 3rd graders and cover multiplication and division, fractions, area and perimeter, and word problems. Each question has a worked solution, and the numbers differ from the other grade 3 sets on this site, so you can practice with fresh problems.

These are original practice questions aligned to grade 3 math skills, not official released test items. Use them to find the topics you need to review before test day.

10 practice questions for 3rd Grade NYSE Math

Answer one question at a time. Press Submit to see right away whether you were correct, along with the worked solution. Your score appears after the last question, with a list of the ones to review.

Question 1 of 10
1. A school store sells pencils in bags of 8. How many pencils are in 9 bags?

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2. Sam has 3 bags with 8 beads in each bag. He gives away 9 beads. How many beads does he have left?

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3. Which number correctly completes the subtraction sentence
\(8000 – 658 =\)?

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4. What is 822 + 467?

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5. A class voted for a favorite fruit: grapes (7), bananas (20), plums (18). How many more students chose plums than grapes?

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6. Jason packs 14 boxes with flashcards. Each box holds 40 flashcards. How many flashcards Jason can pack into these boxes?

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7. There are 25 apples in a box. \(\frac{2}{5}\) of them are broken. How many are broken?

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8. Which fraction is equivalent to \(\frac{3}{5}\)?

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9. Mr. smith usually eats four meals a day. How many meals does he eat in a week?

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10. What is the next number in the pattern? 5, 12, 19, 26, 33, …

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Answers and explanations

Every worked solution opens in the quiz box as soon as you submit that question, so you can compare your method with the solution while it is fresh. Press Try again on the last screen to work through the set a second time.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is there a NYS 3rd grade math practice test PDF?

Yes. The New York State Education Department posts released questions from past grade 3 math tests as free PDFs, and many schools share them with families. Print a set along with the practice questions above and have your third grader work it with just a pencil, since calculators are not allowed at grade 3. Check answers together and note which skills, like fractions or area, cause trouble.

Where can I find NYS grade 3 math test released questions?

NYSED publishes released questions from recent Grades 3-8 math tests on its website, along with answer keys and scoring guides for the written items. These are real questions that counted on past tests, so they show exactly how New York words problems about multiplication, fractions and area. The scoring guides are worth reading too, because they show how partial credit works on short-response answers.

What is on the NYSED grade 3 math state test?

The grade 3 state test checks the New York State Next Generation Mathematics Learning Standards: multiplication and division within 100, fractions on a number line and equivalent fractions, area and perimeter, place value, time and measurement, and two-step word problems. Multiplication facts show up everywhere. A child who knows 8 × 9 = 72 can solve a problem like sharing 72 stickers equally among 8 friends in seconds.

What kinds of questions are on the 3rd grade NYS math test?

The test mixes multiple-choice questions with short-response and extended-response problems where your child must show their work. On the written items, a correct answer with clear steps earns full credit, and a partly correct method can still earn some points. Practice having your child write a number sentence for every word problem, such as 4 × 6 = 24 for four rows of six chairs.

Where can I get a grade 3 math test with answers PDF?

Good options include NYSED's released grade 3 questions, which come with answer keys, and printable practice sets like the questions above with worked answers. Have your child finish the whole test before looking at any answers. Then, for each miss, ask them to explain their thinking out loud. Often the mistake is a misread word problem rather than a real gap in multiplication or fractions.

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