Common Core: 3rd Grade Math : Common Core Math: Grade 3

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for Common Core: 3rd Grade Math

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Example Questions

Example Question #5 : Reason With Shapes And Their Attributes

Can a pentagon be classified as a quadrilateral? 

Possible Answers:

Yes

No

Correct answer:

No

Explanation:

A pentagon cannot be classified as a quadrilateral because a pentagon has  sides, and a quadrilateral is a -sided figure. 

Example Question #6 : Reason With Shapes And Their Attributes

Can a square be called a parallelogram? 

Possible Answers:

Yes

No

Correct answer:

Yes

Explanation:

A square can be called a parallelogram because a parallelogram has to have two sets of parallel sides, and a square has two lets of parallel sides. 

Example Question #7 : Reason With Shapes And Their Attributes

Can a rectangle be called a square? 

Possible Answers:

No

Yes

Correct answer:

No

Explanation:

A rectangle cannot because called a square because a square has to have  equal sides and a rectangle does not have  equal sides, it has  sets of equal sides. 

Example Question #3 : Reason With Shapes And Their Attributes

Can a trapezoid be categorized as a square?  

Possible Answers:

No

Yes

Correct answer:

No

Explanation:

A trapezoid cannot be categorized as a square because a square has to have  equal sides, and a trapezoid does not have  equal sides.  

Example Question #11 : Understand Shape Categories: Ccss.Math.Content.3.G.A.1

What fraction of the rectangle is blue? 

12

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The rectangle is split up into  equal parts.  of the parts are shaded blue, which means  of the rectangle is blue. 

Example Question #12 : Geometry

What fraction of the rectangle is blue? 


8

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The rectangle is split up into  equal parts.  of the parts are shaded blue, which means  of the rectangle is blue. 

Example Question #13 : Geometry

What fraction of the rectangle is blue? 

4

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The rectangle is split up into  equal parts.  of the parts are shaded blue, which means  of the rectangle is blue. 

Example Question #14 : Geometry

What fraction of the rectangle is blue? 

 11

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The rectangle is split up into  equal parts.  of the parts are shaded blue, which means  of the rectangle is blue. 

Example Question #15 : Geometry

What fraction of the rectangle is blue? 


7

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The rectangle is split up into  equal parts.  of the parts are shaded blue, which means  of the rectangle is blue. 

Example Question #11 : Reason With Shapes And Their Attributes

What fraction of the rectangle is blue? 


3

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The rectangle is split up into  equal parts.  of the parts are shaded blue, which means  of the rectangle is blue. 

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