This grade 3 multiply tens test checks multiplying by multiples of 10 in 45 minutes, with 9 questions for a total of 20 points.
This test checks multiplying one-digit numbers by multiples of 10. It has 9 questions worth 20 points in all. Show your work for each question. A calculator is not allowed. You have 45 minutes.
- Grade: Grade 3
- Chapter: Multiplying by Multiples of 10
- Common Core: 3.NBT.A.3
- Time: 45 minutes
- Total: 20 points (Question 1: 2 pts; Question 2: 2 pts; Question 3: 2 pts; Question 4: 2 pts; Question 5: 2 pts; Question 6: 2 pts; Question 7: 2 pts; Question 8: 3 pts; Question 9: 3 pts)
Grade 3 Multiply Tens Test: questions 1–5
Question 1: Quick products (2 points)
Find each product.
- \(3 \times 60\) (1 point)
- \(7 \times 40\) (1 point)
Question 2: Groups of tens (2 points)
Each rod is worth 10. Write a multiplication sentence for the picture and find the total value.
(2 points)
Question 3: Missing factors (2 points)
Find each missing number.
- \(8 \times \_\_ = 640\) (1 point)
- \(\_\_ \times 30 = 270\) (1 point)
Question 4: Jumps of 20 (2 points)
The number line shows equal jumps starting at 0. Write a multiplication sentence and find the missing number.
(2 points)
Question 5: Comparing (2 points)
Write < , > , or = in each blank.
- \(6 \times 50\) ____ \(5 \times 60\) (1 point)
- \(9 \times 30\) ____ \(8 \times 40\) (1 point)
Grade 3 Multiply Tens Test: questions 6–9
Question 6: Explaining a product (2 points)
Look at \(7 \times 50\).
- Find \(7 \times 5\). (1 point)
- Explain how to use that fact to find \(7 \times 50\). (1 point)
Question 7: Tens grid (2 points)
Each square is worth 10. Write a multiplication sentence for the total value of the grid and find the total.
(2 points)
Question 8: School store (3 points)
The school store sells erasers in bags of 20 and pencils in boxes of 60.
- Find the number of erasers in 7 bags. (1 point)
- Find the number of pencils in 4 boxes. (1 point)
- Find the total number of erasers and pencils. (1 point)
Question 9: Find the mistake (3 points)
Jamal says \(8 \times 60 = 48\).
- Explain Jamal’s mistake. (1 point)
- Find the correct product. (1 point)
- Show how to use tens to explain the correct answer. (1 point)
How to use this grade 3 multiply tens test
Take this grade 3 multiply tens test without notes, then grade it with the test answer key out of 20 points.
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