Maths assessment: Classes 3–5

Sorting and Classification

Use hands-on activities combined with other topics to assess through informal observations and group discussions. Include practical tasks, storytelling, games and quizzes.

Fractions and Decimals

Question: Draw a rectangle and divide it into two equal parts. Shade one part to show one-half (½).

Question: Draw a rectangle and divide it into four equal parts. Shade one part to show one-quarter (1/4).

Question: Draw a rectangle and divide it into three equal parts. Shade one part to show one-third (1/3).

Question: Draw a rectangle and divide it into four equal parts. Shade three parts to show three-quarters (3/4).

Question: A rectangle is divided into four equal parts and two parts are coloured. What fraction is coloured? Write an equivalent fraction.

Question: Match 1/4, 1/2, 3/4 and 1 with these names: Whole, Half, Quarter and Three quarters. Teacher key: Quarter = 1/4; Half = 1/2; Three quarters = 3/4; Whole = 1 (4/4).

Question: A collection contains eight circles and two are coloured. What fraction of the collection is coloured?

Question: Draw eight small circles. Shade one-quarter (¼) of the collection.

Question: Sunita has 30 flowers. She uses ½ of them to make a bouquet. How many flowers are used to make the bouquet?

Question: There are 50 students in a class. 1/5 of them are absent. How many students are absent?

Question: Fill in the blanks:
a. ½ + ½ = ______
b. ¼ + ¼ + ____ +____ = ______
c. ¼ + ¼ + ¼ = ______
d. Half is written as ______ .
e. Quarter is written as ______ .
f. Two halves make a ______ .
g. A fraction is a part of a ______ .

Pattern Recognition

Question: Observe carefully the following number patterns, identify the rules and complete the pattern.
a. 7, 14, 21, 28, ______, ______, ______, ______.
b. 18, 27, 36, 45, ______, ______, ______, ______.
c. 40, 50, 60, 70, ______, ______, ______, ______.
d. 88, 80, 72, 64, ______, ______, ______, ______.
e. 32, 30, 28, 26, ______, ______, ______, ______.
f. 40, 36, 32, 28, ______, ______, ______, ______.
g. 25, 30, 35, 40, ______, ______, ______, ______.
h. 54, 48, 42, 36, ______, ______, ______, ______.
i. 9, 11, 18, 22, 27, 33, ______, ______, ______, ______.
j. 5, 30, 10, 24, ______, 18, ______, ______, 25, 6.

Question: Complete an addition number tower. The bottom row has 2, 3 and 4. Each brick above is the sum of the two bricks directly below it. Fill the two numbers in the middle row and the number at the top.

Question: Choose a small drawing of your own as a repeating unit. Use it to make three different repeating patterns.

Counting

Question: Complete the counting:
5931 5941 5951 …………. …………. 5981 5991, 5932 …………. …………. …………. …………. …………. …………. …………. …………. …………. …………. …………. …………. …………. …………. 5944 …………. …………. …………. …………. …………. …………. 5935 …………. …………. …………. …………. …………. …………. …………. …………. …………. …………. …………. …………. …………. …………. 5947 …………. …………. …………. …………. …………. …………. …………. …………. …………. …………. …………. …………. …………. 5949 …………. …………. …………. …………. …………. 5940 …………. 5960 5970 ………….

Ordering Numbers

Question: Arrange the numbers in ascending order:
4320, 3420, 2430, 4302.
Ascending order: …………, …………, …………, …………

Question: Arrange the numbers in descending order:
4702, 6520, 4908, 5600.
Descending order: …………, …………, …………, …………

Numerical Representation

Question: Write the number names:
a. 5381= __________ thousand _________ hundred _______________
b. 4600= _________________
c. 6000= _________________

Question: Write the numerals for the followings:
TH H T O
a. Three thousand eight hundred sixty one = ……………………
b. Four thousand seventy eight = ……………………
c. Six thousand five hundred ninety = ……………………

Place Value and Number Sense

Question: Write the place value for the following numbers: 7 6 8 1

Question: Fill in the blanks:
6783= 6 thousands+ 7 hundreds + 8 tens + 3 ones
a. 4780= ___ thousands+ ___ hundreds + ___ tens + ___ ones
b. 5300= ___ thousands+ ___ hundreds + ___ tens + ___ ones
c. 7009= ___ thousand+ ___ hundreds + ___ tens + ___ ones

Addition and Subtraction

Question: Solve the following sums:
5994 +2003,
1234 +2615,
3256 +4543,
5078 +2610,
2700 +1276,
1978 +2479

Question: Solve the following:
a. 8907+454+2031 = ………………………
b. 5454+1234+3562 = ………………………
c. 3239+544+349+8 = ………………………

Question: Fill in the blanks:
a. 386 + 454 + 3737 = 454 +______ + 386
b. 8907 + 362 + 0 = 362 +______ + 8907
c. 1452 + 101 = ____ + 1452

Question: Add the following:
a. 250m + 150m = ______________
b. 1200m + 425m + 150m = ______________

Question: The table shows the water used in one day by a family of 5 people. Find the total water used by them.
Activity Water in Litres(l)
a. Cooking and drinking 30 l
b. Washing 105 l
c. Cleaning pots, pans 40 l
d. Bathing 120 l
Total water used by them ______

Question: Which numbers add to make more than 500?
a. 152 and 241
b. 321 and 192
c. 99 and 299
d. 401 and 91

Question: A balance has 500 g on its left pan and 300 g on its right pan. Which pan will go down? Sketch the balance and show the direction with an arrow.

Question: Find the total number of children in class I to V.
Class Number of Children
I 34
II 52
III 56
IV 60
V 65
Total ________

Question: Mental Maths. 450 + 95 + 135 = ……………….

Question: Solve the following sums(Subtract):
a. 4545 – 1432
b. 8321 – 321
c. 6859 – 3230
d. 4590 – 3040
e. 1976 – 400
f. 3206 – 2305

Question: Find the answers:
a. 1039 – 1000 = __________
b. 2031 – 45 = __________
c. 1515 – 1515 = __________
d. 999 – 0 = __________
e. 4000 – 1 = __________
f. 9000 – 301 = __________

Question: Mental Maths: 45 – 89 – 32 = ……………….

Question: Fill in the blanks:
H T O
1 3 …… + 1 …… 6 = …… 8 1
H T O
9 …… 8 – 2 1 …… = …… 3 4

Question: There are 342 students in a school. 161 students are absent. How many students are present?
Total students in the school = ________
Number of absent students = -________
Number of Present students = ________

Question: I had Rs 1000 with me. I spent Rs. 439. How much money is left with me?
I had = ________
I spent = -________
Money left with me = ________

Question: Subtract the following:
Rs. Ps.
300 . 50 – 129 . 00
Rs. Ps.
450. 00 – 79. 50

Question: Subtract the following:
m cm
7 50 – 2 25
m cm
4 25 – 1 50

Question: Subtract the following:
kg gms
4 365 – 2 485
kg gms
7 500 – 3 750

Multiplication and Division

Question: A chocolate costs Rs. 5. Ravi wants to buy 7 chocolates. How much money does he need to pay?

Question: A boat has a capacity of carrying 6 people at a time. There are total 5 boats available at a time. Maximum how many people can travel at the same time by the boats?

Question: There are 4 rows of desks in a class. Each row has 5 desks. If 2 students sit on each desk, how many students at max can sit in the classroom?

Question: Cost of petrol is Rs. 105 per litre. A scooty has the capacity of 5 litres of petrol. Mohit wants to refill his empty scooty tank at the full. How much money will he require for this?

Question: There are 4 spiders. Each spider has 8 legs. How many legs are there in all?

Question: There are 6 bowls. Each bowl has 3 Gulab-jamuns. How many Gulab-jamuns are there in all?

Question: Cost of one bat is Rs. 112. 9 such bats will cost Rs. ………….. .
112 X 9 = (100 + 10 + 2) X 9
= ………. X ………. + ………. X ………. + ………. X ……….
= ………. + ………. + ……….

Question: Fill in the blanks.
7 x 10 = 70
a. 75 x 10 = _____
b. 681 x 10 = _____
c. 29 x 100 = _____
d. 64 x 1000 = _____

Question: Divide 21 oranges into groups of 3 oranges. How many groups can be formed?
………… ‚ …………. = ………… such groups will be formed.

Question: Divide by repeated subtraction.
Divide 20 chocolates among 5 friends. How many chocolates will each get?
Each friend will get _______ chocolates.

Question: Which numbers are exactly between:
a. 100 and 200 [ 100+200=300, 300÷2=150] = 150
b. 50 and 100 __________
c. 10 and 20 __________
d. 120 and 160 __________

Geometry

Teacher preparation: Provide a 1 cm dot grid on paper, or draw one on the board. Question: Use the prepared grid to draw a cube and a cuboid, showing three visible faces of each.

Question: Draw the pictures of a brick and a ludo-dice showing three faces of each one of them.

Question: A die has numbers 1–6 on its faces, and opposite faces add up to 7. a. Which number is opposite 5? _____ b. If 3 is on top, which number is on the bottom? _____ c. Which number is opposite 4? _____ d. Draw a net of six squares that folds into a cube. Label it so that each opposite pair adds up to 7.

Question: Draw the picture of a wheel.

Question: Draw a circular design using a compass.

Question: Draw a circle of radius 4 cm using compass. Mark its centre, radius and diameter.

Teacher preparation: Draw three circles on the board without marking their centres. Question: Mark the centre of each circle drawn by the teacher.

Question: Draw a circle with radius 3 cm. Mark and measure a radius and a diameter. Compare their lengths.

Question: Fill in the blanks.
a. Length of each radius of a circle is ______.
b. Diameter = ____ X Radius
c. Radius = Diameter ÷ _____
d. The screw of the compass should be ________. ( loose/ tight)

Teacher preparation: Draw five circles labelled 1–5 with diameters 5 cm, 2 cm, 4 cm, 1 cm and 3 cm respectively. Question: Write the circle labels in ascending order of size.

Question: Which is the biggest circular thing that you have ever seen?

Question: Name two vehicles whose all wheels are not of the same size/ radius.

Question: Draw a pencil 8 cm in height.

Question: Draw a broom 6 cm long. Draw a second broom that is twice that length. Write the length of the second drawing.

Question: Draw the side view and top view of an aeroplane.

Question: Draw a square and a rectangle. Mark their lines of symmetry.

Question: Draw any four alphabets of English whose mirror halves can be drawn. Also draw a line in each to divide them into mirror halves.

Teacher preparation: On squared paper, draw a vertical mirror line and a rectangle to its left, 2 squares wide and 4 squares high, touching the line. Question: Draw the reflected half on the right to complete a square.

Question: Draw a circle and divide it into four equal quarters. Draw a simple pattern in one quarter, then repeat it in the other three quarters.

Measurement

Question: Which unit will you use to measure the following? (centimetre, metre, kilometre)
a. The height of Qutub Minar is 72 ……………….…….. .
b. The length of the exercise book is about 21 …………………… .
c. The distance from Chandigarh to Delhi is about 250 ………………….. .
d. Your classroom is about 4 …………………….. high.
e. Height of your friend is about 135 ………………………….. .

Question: A short mug is 8 cm high. A taller mug is twice its height. Which height is correct for the taller mug? a. 8 cm b. 12 cm c. 16 cm d. 20 cm

Question: Convert the following.
a. 3 km = __________m
b. 7 m = __________cm
c. 2 m 45cm = __________cm
d. 4 km 315 m = __________m
e. 7000 m = __________km
f. 600 cm = __________m
g. 7240 m = __________km __________m
h. 320 cm = __________m __________cm

Question: Tick the estimated weights of the following things.
a. A suitcase 25g 25kg
b. A baby 4 kg 400 g
c. A pair of shoes 5 kg 500 g
d. A sack of wheat 50 kg 1500 g
e. An elephant 5000 kg 5000 g

Question: Arrange the following animals according to their weights. Start from the lightest animal. A puppy, a cow, a cat, a pigeon, an elephant, a goat.

Question: Guess and write the weight of each thing in ‘g’ or ‘kg’. Items Weight(g /kg)
a. Rice 10 ____
b. Sugar 5 ____
c. Mustard seeds 50 ____
d. Wheat 20 ____
e. Dal 500 ____
f. Tea 250 ____
g. Pepper 50 ____
h. Turmeric 100 ____
i. Potato 2 ____
j. Salt 1 ____

Question: Convert the following.
a. 2 kg = __________g
b. 12 kg 500 gms = __________g
c. 1500 g = __________kg ________g
d. 60000 g = __________kg
e. 3750 g = __________kg ________g

Question: Draw the weights that you will use to measure day to day objects.

Question: Guess how much liquid each can hold.
a. A water bottle _______________
b. A cough syrup bottle _______________
c. A small bottle of ear drops _______________
d. A glass of milk _______________
e. A can of cold drink _______________
f. A mug full of water _______________
g. An inkpot _______________
h. A bucket full of water _______________

Question: Compare the capacity of the following things
(using symbols >,< or =)
a. A water tank ______ A bucket
b. A glass ______ A jug
c. A water bottle ______ An inkpot
d. A cup ______ A mug

Question: Classify which things you will measure in l(litre) and ml(millilitre).
A cup of milk, Petrol in a car, Ink in your pen, Water in a bucket, Juice in a glass, Water in a tank, Oil in a spoon, Water in a glass .

Question: Convert the following.
a. 9 litres = __________ml
b. 4 litres 500 ml = __________ml
c. 7 litres 250 ml = __________ml
d. 3000 ml = __________litres
e. 1500 ml = __________litres ________ml

Question: Anya’s water bottle holds one litre of water. She drank 150ml of water and her friend Govind drank 200ml of water.
a. How much water did they drink altogether?
b. How much water is left in the bottle?

Question: Radha’s grandma was ill. The doctor gave her a bottle of syrup having 150 ml of medicine. She has to take the medicine every morning for 10 days to finish the bottle completely. How much medicine does she have to take every morning?

Question: The capacity of a bottle is 500 ml. How many such bottles will be required to fill the containers below?
a. A jug of capacity 2 litres = _______ bottles
b. A bucket of capacity 12 litres = _______ bottles
c. A mug of capacity 750 ml = _______ bottles
d. A tub of capacity 24 litres = _______ bottles

Question: How many glasses of 200 ml can be filled from a jug of juice having capacity 2 litres?

Time Measurement

Question: An analogue clock has its minute hand at 6 and its hour hand halfway between 2 and 3. Write the time.

Question: An analogue clock has its minute hand at 12 and its hour hand at 4. Three friends read it as 4:00, 12:20 and 4:12. Which reading is correct? Explain why.

Question: Draw six blank clock faces and mark the numbers 1–12. Add the hands to show these times: 3:10; 12:00; 8:40; half past 5; quarter past 6; quarter to 9.

Question: Answer the questions given below. Also use ‘am’/’pm’ in your answers.
a. When do you get up in the morning? ___________
b. At what time do you go to school? ___________
c. When do you come back from school to home? ___________
d. At what time do you go to sleep? ___________
e. When do you do your homework? ___________

Question: Answer the following questions.
a. How long is your lunch break?
b. For how much time do you have to stay in the school?
c. How long is your games period?

Question: How many minutes pass as a clock changes from 9:10 to 9:35? Explain how the minute hand moves.

Question: How long did each of the following programs last?
a. 4:15-5:00 Sports Programme ___________ minutes
b. 5:00-5:45 Wildlife Programme ___________ minutes
c. 5:45-6:15 Children’s Serial ___________ minutes d. 6:15-6:40 Music Programme ___________ minutes
e. 6:40-7:30 Science Quiz ___________ minutes
f. 7:30-7:45 Local News ___________ minutes

Question: Convert these sample train times. a. Arrival 09:15 and departure 14:30: write each in 12-hour time with am or pm. b. Arrival 7:45 am and departure 4:20 pm: write each in 24-hour time.

Money Transactions

Question: Find the total cost of the following items. Also find the total amount to be paid for the bill.
S. No. Name of Items Rate per Item Amount
1 5 Pencils ₹ 5 ………………………..
2 3 Notebooks ₹ 22 ………………………..
3 4 Crayons ₹ 31 ………………………..
4 2 Pens ₹ 10 ………………………..
5 A Scale ₹ 18 ………………………..
Total Amount =

Mathematical Vocabulary

Question: Fill in the blanks:
a. Perimeter is the length of _______________.
b. Length of boundary is the sum of all _________________.
c. ___________ is the space covered by an object.

Problem Solving

Question: If the cost of one thousand bricks is Rs. 4500, what will be the cost of 2000 bricks?

Question: Dhanu has the longest jump of 4 m 20 cm. Gurjeet is second. His jump is 20 cm less than Dhanu’s jump. Gopi comes third. His jump is 15 cm less than Gurjeet’s jump.
a. How long is Gurjeet’s jump?
b. How long is Gopi’s jump?

Teacher preparation: Draw a schematic classroom map with Mumbai and Pune marked 3 cm apart. Give the scale 1 cm = 50 km. Question: According to this schematic map, what distance does the line represent? This is an illustrative scale exercise, not a real route measurement.

Data Handling

Question: Draw the chapatti (pie) chart for the given data.
The students like to drink | Milk | Coofee | Tea
Number of the students | 20 | 10 | 10

Reasoning and Logical Thinking

Question: Observe the rule and write the answer. 8 x 10 = 80
a. 73 x 10 = ____
b. 29 x 10 = ____ 9 x 100 = 900
c. 14 x ___ = 1400
d. 9 x ___ = 9000

Question: Solve the following.
a. 5 x 0 = ____
b. 0 x 10 = ____
c. 1 x 255 = ____
d. 12 x 1 = ____
e. 1 x 36 = ____
f. 1000 x 0 = ____

Question: Observe the pattern and fill in the blanks.
a. 5 x 3 = 3 x ___
b. 2 x 6 = ___ x 2
c. 3 x 4 = ___ x ___
d. 7 x 8 = ___ x ___
e. 9 x ____ = 7 x ___

Assessment Worksheet Samples for Maths Class 3 to 5