AASA 3rd Grade Math 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What is the area of a rectangle with length 9 cm and width 3 cm?
- 24 sq cm
- 27 sq cm (Correct answer)
- 12 sq cm
- 36 sq cm
Correct answer: 27 sq cm
Area = length × width = 9 × 3 = 27 square centimeters.
Question 2: Which number sentence represents the commutative property of multiplication?
- 4 × 3 = 12
- 4 × 3 = 3 × 4 (Correct answer)
- (2 × 3) × 4 = 2 × (3 × 4)
- 4 × 1 = 4
Correct answer: 4 × 3 = 3 × 4
The commutative property states that changing the order of factors does not change the product: 4 × 3 = 3 × 4.
Question 3: A number line shows a point at 2/4. Which fraction is at the same location?
- 1/4
- 1/2 (Correct answer)
- 3/4
- 1/3
Correct answer: 1/2
2/4 simplifies to 1/2 because both can be divided by 2.
Question 4: What time is shown on a clock with the hour hand on 3 and the minute hand on 12?
- 12:03
- 3:12
- 3:00 (Correct answer)
- 12:15
Correct answer: 3:00
When the minute hand points to 12 and the hour hand points to 3, the time is exactly 3:00.
Question 5: Which shape has exactly 4 equal sides and 4 right angles?
- Rectangle
- Rhombus
- Square (Correct answer)
- Trapezoid
Correct answer: Square
A square has all four sides equal in length and four right angles.
Question 6: Jake has 24 stickers and wants to share them equally among 4 friends. How many does each friend get?
- 4
- 8
- 6 (Correct answer)
- 5
Correct answer: 6
24 ÷ 4 = 6, so each friend receives 6 stickers.
AASA 3rd Grade Math 2
What is the area of a rectangle with length 9 cm and width 3 cm?