math contest practice, Grade 3

Free printable math contest practice test for Grade 3

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Math contest practice test, Grade 3

Name ______________________ Date ____________

Grades 3 and 4

Circle the letter of the best answer. About 31 minutes.

  1. 1.

    The shapes keep repeating in the same way. Which shape is 17th?

    1. A
    2. B
    3. C
    4. D
    5. E
  2. 2.

    How many shaded squares are there in the picture?

    1. A3
    2. B0
    3. C1
    4. D2
    5. E4
  3. 3.

    1 block weighs the same as 4 plums. How many plums weigh the same as 5 blocks?

    1. A24
    2. B9
    3. C16
    4. D4
    5. E20
  4. 4.

    Nia is heavier than Hana. Lena is heavier than Pia. Pia is heavier than Yara. Yara is heavier than Nia.
    Who is the heaviest?

    1. ANia
    2. BLena
    3. CHana
    4. DYara
    5. EPia
  5. 5.

    The shapes keep repeating in the same way. How many stars are there in the first 21 shapes?

    1. A3
    2. B7
    3. C5
    4. D6
    5. E4
  6. 6.

    2 balls weigh the same as 3 cubes. 1 cube weighs the same as 2 pears. How many pears weigh the same as 2 balls?

    1. A6
    2. B7
    3. C4
    4. D9
    5. E3
  7. 7.

    Ben is shorter than Gus. Carlos is taller than Gus. Dina is shorter than Gus. Jada is shorter than Ben.
    Who is the second tallest?

    1. AJada
    2. BDina
    3. CCarlos
    4. DBen
    5. EGus
  8. 8.

    The shapes keep repeating in the same way. How many squares are there in the first 35 shapes?

    1. A13
    2. B9
    3. C12
    4. D10
    5. E11
  9. 9.

    1 cube and 1 apple together weigh the same as 9 shells. 1 cube weighs the same as 7 shells. How many shells weigh the same as 4 apples?

    1. A36
    2. B8
    3. C28
    4. D13
    5. E2
  10. 10.

    Ben is heavier than Eli. Eli is heavier than Yara. Raj is heavier than Ivan. Eli is lighter than Ivan.
    Who is the fourth heaviest?

    1. ABen
    2. BYara
    3. CRaj
    4. DIvan
    5. EEli

Written by Scholar Tests in the style of the published math contest question types. Not a real math contest test, and a practice score is not a real score.