Solving for the Unknown: A 3rd Grade Math Quiz

Imagine you're on a delightful apple-picking adventure and you already have 5 shiny apples in your basket. If you find a hidden grove and joyfully pick 8 more, how many apples are you dancing home with?

• 12 apples

• 13 apples

• 14 apples

Tags

CCSS.2.OA.C.3

Imagine Sara has a magical bag of 10 sparkling candies. She decides to share her magic by giving 4 candies to her best friend. How many enchanting candies does Sara have left in her magical bag?

• 5 candies

• 6 candies

• 7 candies

Tags

CCSS.2.OA.A.1

Imagine you're a pirate, and you've found a treasure chest filled with marbles instead of gold! In this chest, there are 7 shiny blue marbles sparkling like the ocean under the sun. But wait, there are also some mysterious red marbles hidden among them. If the chest holds a total of 12 precious marbles, can you figure out how many red marbles are sharing the space with the blue ones?

• 4 red marbles

• 5 red marbles

• 6 red marbles

Tags

CCSS.2.OA.A.1

Imagine you're on a thrilling adventure, diving into a book that has 21 pages. If you challenge yourself to read 3 pages each day, how many days will it take to uncover the entire story?

• 6 days

• 7 days

• 8 days

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

Imagine John is a big fan of toy cars. He already has a cool collection of 15 shiny toy cars. One sunny day, he decides to add more to his collection and ends up with 20 amazing toy cars parked in his room. Can you figure out how many new toy cars John added to his collection?

• 4 toy cars

• 5 toy cars

• 6 toy cars

Tags

CCSS.1.OA.A.1

Imagine you're a farmer with a bustling flock of 24 chickens. One sunny day, you decide to sell 9 of them to your friendly neighbor. How many chickens are now pecking around in your farmyard?

• 14 chickens

• 15 chickens

• 16 chickens

Tags

CCSS.2.OA.A.1

Imagine you're a wizard at a magical school and you need to supply your entire class with pencils for spell writing. If one enchanted pack contains 10 pencils and your class requires 3 packs, how many pencils do you need to conjure in total?

• 20 pencils

• 30 pencils

• 40 pencils

Tags

CCSS.1.NBT.B.2B

CCSS.1.NBT.B.2C

Imagine Lily, an avid sticker collector, starts with a treasure trove of 18 shiny stickers. In a generous mood, she decides to gift 7 of her precious stickers to a dear friend. Not long after, another friend, knowing Lily's love for stickers, surprises her with 5 more glistening stickers. Can you figure out how many stickers Lily is left with to cherish in her collection now?

• 15 stickers

• 16 stickers

• 17 stickers

Tags

CCSS.2.OA.A.1

Imagine you're a master baker who just baked 60 delicious cookies. After a busy day at the bakery, you realize you've sold quite a few and only have 22 cookies left. Can you figure out how many cookies you sold?

• 37 cookies

• 38 cookies

• 39 cookies

Tags

CCSS.2.OA.A.1

Imagine you're aboard a magical train that glides smoothly at 40 miles per hour. If this enchanting journey continues at the same pace for 2 whole hours, how far will you have traveled into the realm of adventure?

• 80 miles

• 90 miles

• 100 miles

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3