🇳🇿 🧮 New Zealand · Year 3
Free Year 3 maths test
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This free Year 3 maths test takes about 10 minutes. Your child answers around 18 questions that get easier or harder as they go, and you get a clear report of what they are confident with and what to work on next, matched to the New Zealand Curriculum.
- Free and no sign-up to start
- Matched to your curriculum
- Made by teachers at 70+ Success Tutoring centres in Australia, New Zealand, the US, Canada and India
What Year 3 children learn in maths
In Year 3, children work with numbers to 1,000, add and subtract two-digit numbers, learn the 2, 5 and 10 times tables, find halves, quarters and eighths, and read the time to the quarter-hour.
What the Year 3 check looks at
Number and place value
Reading, ordering and rounding numbers, and knowing what each digit is worth.
- Place value of three-digit numbers
- Expanded form
- Order three-digit numbers
- Skip counting by 5s, 10s and 100s
Curriculum: NZ Curriculum: numbers to 1,000, place value
Try at home: Ask your child to read big numbers on signs and receipts and say what each digit is worth.
Adding and subtracting
Number facts, mental strategies and written methods for adding and taking away.
- Add two-digit numbers
- Subtract two-digit numbers
- Add and subtract tens
- Word problems to 100
Curriculum: NZ Curriculum: add and subtract numbers up to 100
Try at home: Play quick-fire number fact games in the car: “What is 8 + 7? And 15 − 7?”
Multiplying and dividing
Equal groups, times tables, division and solving problems with them.
- Arrays
- Multiplication facts for 2s, 5s and 10s
- Repeated addition
- Halving and sharing
Curriculum: NZ Curriculum: multiplication facts for 2s, 5s and 10s
Try at home: Practise a few times tables facts each day, a little and often, and connect each one to a division fact.
Fractions and decimals
Parts of a whole, equivalent fractions, decimals and percentages.
- Halves, quarters and eighths
- Quarter of a collection
- Compare halves, quarters and eighths
Curriculum: NZ Curriculum: halves, quarters and eighths of shapes and sets
Try at home: Use pizza, chocolate and measuring cups to talk about halves, quarters and thirds.
Measurement and geometry
Time, length, area, shapes and angles.
- Time to the quarter-hour
- Count money
- Choose a unit of length
- Time to five minutes
Curriculum: NZ Curriculum: time to the quarter-hour, money, units
Try at home: Ask your child to read an analogue clock and work out how long until dinner or bedtime.
Try some Year 3 questions
These are the kind of questions in the check. Every check has fresh numbers, so your child will not have seen them before.
Number and place value
What is the value of the first digit in 454?
- 40
- 400
- 454
- 4
Show the answer
400. The first digit is in the hundreds place, so it is worth 400.
Adding and subtracting
52 + 35 = ?
Show the answer
87. Add the tens (50 + 30), then the ones (2 + 5): 87.
Multiplying and dividing
How many dots are in this array?
- 45
- 60
- 50
- 15
Show the answer
50. 5 rows of 10 = 5 × 10 = 50.
How it works
- Your child answers about 18 questions. They get easier or harder as they go, so nobody gets stuck on a wall of hard questions.
- See how they’re going. On track, a little behind, or needs support, for their year level.
- Get the full report. Strengths and gaps in 5 areas, emailed to you, plus a free assessment at your nearest Success Tutoring centre if you’d like one.
Questions parents ask
Is the Year 3 maths test really free?
Yes. The test and the full report are free. You only enter your details at the end, to see the full report and to be matched to your nearest Success Tutoring centre.
How long does it take?
About 10 minutes for around 18 questions. There is no time limit, and children can skip any question they are unsure of.
What does the test cover?
Number and place value, adding and subtracting, multiplying and dividing, fractions and decimals, and measurement and geometry, at the level expected in Year 3.
What if my child finds it hard?
The questions adapt: after a miss, the next question in that area is a little easier, so nobody gets stuck on a wall of hard questions. The report shows where they are working now and what to build next.
Is this a formal assessment?
No. It is a quick snapshot to help you see where your child is at. For a full picture, you can book a free assessment with a Success Tutoring teacher.
What happens to my child’s information?
Children never enter personal details. We keep only their year level and, if you give it, their first name. Your contact details are only collected from you, at the end, with your permission.
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