Free printable summer review

3rd Grade Summer Math Review

A free printable 3rd grade summer math review with 40 mixed problems, visual geometry practice, and a complete answer key for students entering 4th grade.

40 problems8 skill areasAbout 75 minutesAnswer key included
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What this review measures

Third grade is where multiplication, division, fractions, and multi-digit thinking begin to work together. This packet revisits those ideas in short, varied sets so students practice choosing an operation instead of repeating one procedure for a whole page.

For parents and educators

Try one section at a time on different days. If a student misses two problems in one section, pause to model that skill with drawings or objects before assigning more practice.

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Every question below appears in the printable packet. Students should show their work and simplify answers unless directed otherwise.

Addition and subtraction

Compute accurately and check whether an answer is reasonable.

  1. 1Find 468 + 257.
  2. 2Find 903 - 476.
  3. 3Find the missing number: 385 + ___ = 700.
  4. 4Estimate 612 + 289 by rounding each number to the nearest hundred.
  5. 5A library has 746 books. Students check out 238 books. How many books remain?

Multiplication and division

Use facts, equal groups, and the relationship between multiplication and division.

  1. 6Find 7 x 8.
  2. 7Find 63 / 9.
  3. 8Write two multiplication facts and two division facts for 6, 7, and 42.
  4. 9There are 9 crayons in each box. How many crayons are in 6 boxes?
  5. 10Forty-eight counters are placed into 8 equal groups. How many counters are in each group?

Fractions

Interpret fractions as equal parts and compare simple fractions.

  1. 11A ribbon is split into 8 equal pieces. Mia uses 3 pieces. What fraction does she use?
  2. 12Which is greater: 2/6 or 5/6?
  3. 13Name one fraction equivalent to 1/2.
  4. 14What fraction of the bar is shaded?
  5. 15Use <, >, or =: 1/4 ___ 3/4.

Place value and rounding

Read, decompose, compare, and round whole numbers.

  1. 16Write 6,304 in expanded form.
  2. 17Use <, >, or =: 4,089 ___ 4,098.
  3. 18Round 7,651 to the nearest hundred.
  4. 19What is the value of the 5 in 5,482?
  5. 20Write the number with 8 thousands, 2 hundreds, 0 tens, and 7 ones.

Measurement

Work with time, length, and perimeter in familiar settings.

  1. 21A movie starts at 2:35 p.m. and ends at 4:10 p.m. How long is it?
  2. 22Convert 5 feet to inches.
  3. 23Find the perimeter of the rectangle.9 cm4 cm
  4. 24A pencil is 15 centimeters long. A marker is 4 centimeters shorter. How long is the marker?
  5. 25A jug holds 1 liter of water. How many milliliters is that?

Geometry

Recognize attributes of shapes and find area with unit squares.

  1. 26How many right angles does the figure have?
  2. 27Find the area of the figure. Each small square is 1 square unit.
  3. 28Name the quadrilateral shown. It has exactly one pair of parallel sides.
  4. 29Name the triangle shown.
  5. 30A square has side lengths of 6 inches. What is its perimeter?6 in.
  6. 31Which attributes are always true for a square? Choose all that apply: 4 equal sides, 4 right angles, exactly 1 pair of parallel sides.

Word problems

Represent one- and two-step situations with equations.

  1. 32A camp has 6 cabins with 8 campers in each. Then 5 campers go home. How many campers remain?
  2. 33Nora reads 18 pages Monday, 24 Tuesday, and 19 Wednesday. How many pages does she read in all?
  3. 34Four friends share 36 strawberries equally. Then each friend eats 2. How many strawberries remain?
  4. 35A farmer packs 7 baskets with 6 apples in each basket and has 9 apples left over. How many apples are there altogether?
  5. 36Tickets cost $4 each. Eli buys 3 tickets and pays with $20. How much change should he receive?

Challenge

Explain patterns and apply more than one idea.

  1. 37The pattern is 5, 10, 20, 40, ___. State the next number and the rule.
  2. 38Use the digits 2, 5, and 8 once each to make the greatest three-digit number and the least three-digit number. Find their difference.
  3. 39Sam says 3/4 is less than 3/8 because 4 is less than 8. Is Sam correct? Explain.
  4. 40A rectangle has a perimeter of 20 units. One side is 6 units. What is the length of each shorter side? Explain.
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Open-ended explanations may use different wording while showing the same reasoning.

Addition and subtraction

1. 725

2. 427

3. 315

4. 900

5. 508 books

Multiplication and division

6. 56

7. 7

8. 6 x 7 = 42, 7 x 6 = 42, 42 / 6 = 7, 42 / 7 = 6

9. 54 crayons

10. 6 counters

Fractions

11. 3/8

12. 5/6

13. Answers vary; for example, 2/4, 3/6, or 4/8

14. 3/8

15. <

Place value and rounding

16. 6,000 + 300 + 4

17. <

18. 7,700

19. 5,000

20. 8,207

Measurement

21. 1 hour 35 minutes

22. 60 inches

23. 26 cm

24. 11 centimeters

25. 1,000 milliliters

Geometry

26. 4

27. 21 square units

28. A trapezoid

29. A triangle

30. 24 inches

31. 4 equal sides and 4 right angles

Word problems

32. 43 campers

33. 61 pages

34. 28 strawberries

35. 51 apples

36. $8

Challenge

37. 80; double each number

38. 852 - 258 = 594

39. No. With the same numerator, eighths are smaller pieces, so 3/4 > 3/8

40. 4 units; 6 + 6 uses 12 units, leaving 8 units for two equal sides