STAAR 3rd Grade Math Sample Questions
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1)
Sally gave the cashier at the donut shop the money shown
below.
3)
If the art teacher counted the paints in groups of 6, which
list shows numbers she could have named? Mark your
answer.
How much money did Sally spend on donuts? Mark your
answer.
A $1.33
B $1.58
2)
C $1.43
D $1.70
The distance between the cities of Lubbock, TX and Dallas,
TX is 346 miles. What is the number of miles rounded to the
nearest hundred? Mark your answer.
The art teacher has paint trays in her classroom. Each tray
holds 6 colors of paint.
A 12, 16, 20, 24
B 18, 22, 28, 34
4)
C 18, 24, 30, 36
D 12, 18, 22, 28
The chart below shows how many points Leo receives for
each word he spells correctly in the school spelling contest.
Record your answer in the boxes below. Then fill in the
bubbles. Be sure to use the correct place value.
How many points would Leo receive if he spelled 9 words
correctly? Mark your answer.
A 54
5)
B 49
C 42
The school cafeteria sells two flavors of ice cream. They have 2 chocolate bars and 4 vanilla bars left to sell.
What fraction of the ice cream bars above are vanilla? Mark your answer.
A
B
C
D
D 63
6)
Julia has a piece of string that is 76 inches long. Steven has
a piece of string that is 44 inches long. How many yards of
string do they have together? Mark your answer.
A 40 in.
B 10 ft
7)
What number does point C best represent on the number
line below?
C 120 ft
D 32 in.
Lisa wants to share 18 stickers with her 3 friends. She wants
to be sure each girl gets an equal number of stickers. Which
shows one way to find the number of stickers each girl will
get? Mark your answer.
A 18 minus 3
B 18 plus 3
8)
10)
Record your answer in the boxes below. Then fill in the
bubbles. Be sure to use the correct place value.
C 18 times 3
D 18 divided by 3
Look at the diagram below of Chelsea's backyard.
11)
Which point best represents 18 on the number line below?
Mark your answer.
What is the perimeter of Chelsea's backyard? Mark your
answer.
A 148 yards
B 74 yards
9)
C 148 feet
D 112 yards
Sandy collected empty soda cans along the beach on her
vacation. The first day she found 3 cans. On the second day
she found 4 cans, on the third day she found 6 cans, and on
the fourth day she found 7 cans. On which day did Sandy
find 10 cans?
A point D
B point A
12)
C point C
D point B
Look at the spinner shown below.
Which of the following states the best way to begin to
solve this problem? Mark your answer.
A
B
C
D
draw a map
look for a pattern
work a simpler problem
work backward
Which is NOT a possible outcome of spinning this pointer?
Mark your answer.
A spinning stripes
B spinning stars
C spinning hearts
D spinning a five
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STAAR 3rd Grade Math, Ch 1 #205 Stds: (TEKS) (3.1)(C)S, (3.14)(A)PS
1) C
STAAR 3rd Grade Math, Ch 1 #336 Stds: (TEKS) (3.5)(A)S
2)
300
STAAR 3rd Grade Math, Ch 2 #57 Stds: (TEKS) (3.6)(B)S
3) C
STAAR 3rd Grade Math, Ch 2 #127 Stds: (TEKS) (3.7)(B)R, (3.14)(C)PS
4) D
STAAR 3rd Grade Math, Ch 1 #264 Stds: (TEKS) (3.2)(C)R
5) C
STAAR 3rd Grade Math, Ch 4 #83 Stds: (TEKS) (3.11)(A)S, (3.14)(A)PS, (3.14)(D)PS
6) B
STAAR 3rd Grade Math, Ch 6 #42 Stds: (TEKS) (3.15)(B)PS
7) D
STAAR 3rd Grade Math, Ch 4 #140 Stds: (TEKS) (3.11)(B)R
8) A
STAAR 3rd Grade Math, Ch 6 #25 Stds: (TEKS) (3.16)(B)PS, (3.14)(B)PS
9) B
STAAR 3rd Grade Math, Ch 3 #116 Stds: (TEKS) (3.10)(A)R
10) 12
STAAR 3rd Grade Math, Ch 3 #102 Stds: (TEKS) (3.10)(A)R
11) C
STAAR 3rd Grade Math, Ch 5 #33 Stds: (TEKS) (3.13)(A)R, (3.13)(B)S
12) D
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