Student Name Mississippi Curriculum Test, Second Edition MCT2 GRADE 3 PRACTICE TEST BOOK MATHEMATICS
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M 8. Emma had the following five shapes on her desk. Which of these shows the least number of shapes Emma could use to compose a rectangle? F. G. H. J. Page 6 GO ON
M 9. Shandra used a rule to make the following pattern using different sports stickers. Which pattern has the same rule that Shandra s pattern has? A. B. C. D. 1 10. Sophia drew a rectangle and shaded of it gray. 8 Which rectangle did Sophia draw? F. G. H. J. Page 7 GO ON
M 18. You may use a ruler to help answer this question. To the nearest half inch, how long is the flashlight? F. 4 inches G. 4 1 inches 2 H. 5 inches J. 5 1 inches 2 19. Marco used different shapes to make a pattern.? Which shape should come next in the pattern? A. B. C. D. Page 10 GO ON
M 28. Carla had to put together care packages at her school. The table shows groups of items that she could put in each care package. She had to put one item from each group in every care package. Care Package Items Group A Group B Group C Blanket Sleeping Bag Jacket Shoes Juice Water Fruit Bars Crackers Cookies Which expression should Carla use to find the total possible number of different combinations of care packages? F. G. H. 4 2 3 4+ 2+ 3 4 3 J. 4+ 2+ 3 3 Page 14 GO ON
M 29. A teacher has 6 reading groups and the following number of books for the groups to share. 30. The following pictograph represents the books that Mr. Larson checked out of the library for his students. Types of Books Frogs Insects Lizards Snakes Key = 4 books Which expression should the teacher use to find how many books each group should receive so that each group has an equal number of books with none left over? A. B. C. 18 3 18 6 6 3 D. 6 18 Mr. Larson will give each student 1 book. Eva said she is more likely to get a book about insects than a book about lizards. Why is Eva correct? F. Mr. Larson had fewer books about insects than any other type of book. G. Mr. Larson had fewer books about insects than about lizards. H. Mr. Larson had more books about snakes than about lizards. J. Mr. Larson had more books about insects than any other type of book. Page 15 GO ON
34. Sharon. had a triangle with sides that 36. were each 6 centimeters long. She thought that the perimeter of her triangle was 36 centimeters. What diagram below will fold to become a cube? F. Which of the following number sentences shows that Sharon is not correct? F. 6 + 6 = 12 G. 6 6 = 36 H. 6 + 6 + 6 = 18 J. 6 6 6 = 216 G. H. 35. The following X. table shows the points that two basketball players scored during four years. Points Scored During Four Years Player Points Scored A 3,122 B 998 J. Which is closest to the difference of the points scored? A. 2,000 B. 2,100 C. 2,200 D. 2,300 Page 18
M 38. You may use a ruler to help answer this question. To the nearest half inch, what is the length of the tool? F. 3 inches G. 4 1 inches 2 H. 6 inches J. 7 1 inches 2 39. The following picture shows how Ike shared counters among 3 people. Which explains how Ike shared the counters? A. Start with 21 counters and give 3 counters to each person. B. Start with 21 counters and give 7 counters to each person. C. Start with 21 counters and give 3 counters to each person 7 times. D. Start with 21 counters and give 7 counters to each person 7 times. Page 20 GO ON
M 40. Aiden is making a sandwich. He has 2 types of cheese and 4 types of meat to choose from. 42. Lia placed strawberries in the following picture to model multiplication. Which number sentence shows how to find the total number of combinations of 1 type of cheese and 1 type of meat that Aiden can choose? F. G. H. 2+ 4 = 6 2 4 = 8 2+ 4+ 2+ 4 = 12 J. 2 4 2 4 = 64 41. Which of the following could be measured using centimeters? A. The length of time it takes to get to school B. The weight of an orange C. The cost of a new pencil D. The height of a plant How should Lia explain the multiplication shown in the picture? F. Multiply the number of rows by the number of strawberries in each row. G. Multiply the number of strawberries in each row by the total. H. Multiply the number of strawberries in each row three times. J. Multiply the number of strawberries in each column five times. Page 21 GO ON
M 46. Anabel is making cards. She has the 2 shapes and 3 kinds of glitter shown on the cards. Gold Silver Blue Card Shapes Kinds of Glitter Which model shows all of the different ways Anabel can choose 1 of the two shapes and 1 kind of glitter for her cards? F. Gold Silver G. Gold Silver Blue H. Gold Blue Silver Silver Gold J. Gold Silver Blue Gold Silver Blue Page 23 GO ON
M 51. Gilbert has the following groups of shapes on his desk. Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Gilbert wants to make a Group 4 out of some of the other shapes. Some shapes can be used more than once. Which of the following correctly explains how to make one Group 4 from the other shapes? A. Use one of Group 1 and one of Group 2. B. Use one of Group 1 and one of Group 3. C. Use two of Group 2. D. Use two of Group 3. Page 25 GO ON
52. The. following table shows the 53. number of minutes on two DVDs. Minutes on Two DVDs DVD Minutes A 112 B 185 Raul estimated the total number of minutes on the two DVDs was 300 minutes. Which pair of sentences explains how Raul estimated? F. Raul estimated incorrectly. He rounded to 100 and 200 and subtracted. G. X. Raul estimated correctly. He rounded to 100 and 200 and subtracted. H. Raul estimated incorrectly. He rounded to 100 and 200 and added. J. Raul estimated correctly. He rounded to 100 and 200 and added. 54. Liz collected data on the attendance of a puppet show and displayed the data in the table below. She later decided to make a pictograph of the data, where each would stand for five tickets. How many pictures should Liz draw for Day 3? A. 3 B. 5 C. 8 D. 15 Tickets Sold for the Puppet Show Day 1 35 Day 2 25 Day 3 15 Which explains how to find the value of 20 5? F. Start with 20 and subtract 4, then subtract 5. G. Start with 20 and subtract 4 four times. H. Start with 20 and subtract 5 four times. J. Start with 20 and subtract 5 five times. Page 26