Understanding Division: Grade 3 Math Test – PDF Download

Grade 3 Division Meaning Test: questions 1–5

Question 1: Sharing equally (2 points)

Eighteen berries are shared equally onto 3 plates.

1. Write a division sentence. (1 point)
2. How many berries are on each plate? (1 point)

Question 2: Making groups (2 points)

Mei has 20 pencils. She puts 4 pencils in each cup.

1. How many cups does she fill? (1 point)
2. Write a division sentence. (1 point)

Question 3: Fact family (2 points)

Use the fact triangle.

1. Write two multiplication facts. (1 point)
2. Write two division facts. (1 point)

Question 4: Unknown factor (2 points)

1. Find the unknown number: \(6 \times n = 42\). (1 point)
2. Find the unknown number: \(8 \times n = 64\). (1 point)

Question 5: Unknown in division (2 points)

1. Find the unknown number: \(36 : n = 4\). (1 point)
2. Find the unknown number: \(m : 5 = 7\). (1 point)

Grade 3 Division Meaning Test: questions 6–9

Question 6: Stickers for friends (2 points)

Noah shares 42 stickers equally among 6 friends. How many stickers does each friend get?

Question 7: Ribbon pieces (2 points)

A ribbon is 45 feet long. Diego cuts it into pieces that are each 9 feet long. How many pieces does he cut?

Question 8: Apples in boxes (3 points)

A farmers market stand has 5 bags with 8 apples in each bag. All the apples are packed into boxes of 4 apples. How many boxes does the stand fill? Show each step.

Question 9: Write a story (3 points)

Write a sharing story for \(30 : 5\). Solve it, then use multiplication to check the answer.

How to use this grade 3 division meaning test

Take this grade 3 division meaning test without notes, then grade it with the test answer key out of 20 points.

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