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Colorado CMAS Grade 3 Math Practice Test

Build Grade 3 Math readiness with five focused 10-question practice sets covering numbers, operations, multiplication, fractions, measurement, data, and geometry.

Grade 3 Math practice sets

This Colorado CMAS Grade 3 Math Practice Test page provides five short practice sets with 10 original multiple-choice questions each. The sets offer supplemental practice across place value, operations, multiplication, division, fractions, measurement, data, area, and geometry.

Math skills covered

  • Place value, comparing numbers, expanded form, rounding, number order, and notation
  • Addition, subtraction, estimation, equations, one-step problems, and two-step problem solving
  • Multiplication facts, division facts, arrays, equal groups, repeated addition, sharing, properties, and patterns
  • Fractions, measurement, time, picture graphs, line plots, capacity, perimeter, and money
  • Polygons, quadrilaterals, area, right angles, shape attributes, models, and inverse operations

How to use this page

Complete one 10-question set at a time. Identify the operation or model, solve carefully, and review every explanation before moving to the next set.

This is supplemental State Test Practice, State Assessment Practice, and Standardized Test Practice. It does not replace current Colorado Department of Education guidance, official CMAS blueprints, accommodations, or testing policies.

For the Colorado assessment hub, visit Colorado State Assessments.

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Colorado CMAS Grade 3 Math Practice Questions

A 10-question Colorado CMAS Grade 3 Math practice set on addition, subtraction, and problem solving, with answers and explanations.

Read each math task carefully, choose one answer, and review the explanation after responding.

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1. QuestionMultiple choice

What is 347 + 286?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is 633.

  1. Read the math task: Identify the quantities, operation, shape, measurement, or data relationship in the question.
  2. Show the reasoning: Add ones, tens, and hundreds: 347 + 286 = 633.
  3. Check the answer: Choose the option that matches the calculation or mathematical model.

Add ones, tens, and hundreds: 347 + 286 = 633.

2. QuestionMultiple choice

What is 804 − 257?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is 547.

  1. Read the math task: Identify the quantities, operation, shape, measurement, or data relationship in the question.
  2. Show the reasoning: Subtracting 257 from 804 gives 547.
  3. Check the answer: Choose the option that matches the calculation or mathematical model.

Subtracting 257 from 804 gives 547.

3. QuestionMultiple choice

A library has 238 fiction books and 164 nonfiction books. How many books are there altogether?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is 402.

  1. Read the math task: Identify the quantities, operation, shape, measurement, or data relationship in the question.
  2. Show the reasoning: Add the two groups: 238 + 164 = 402 books.
  3. Check the answer: Choose the option that matches the calculation or mathematical model.

Add the two groups: 238 + 164 = 402 books.

4. QuestionMultiple choice

A farm picked 615 apples and sold 278. How many apples remain?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is 337.

  1. Read the math task: Identify the quantities, operation, shape, measurement, or data relationship in the question.
  2. Show the reasoning: Subtract the apples sold from the apples picked: 615 − 278 = 337.
  3. Check the answer: Choose the option that matches the calculation or mathematical model.

Subtract the apples sold from the apples picked: 615 − 278 = 337.

5. QuestionMultiple choice

Which estimate is closest to 398 + 205?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is 600.

  1. Read the math task: Identify the quantities, operation, shape, measurement, or data relationship in the question.
  2. Show the reasoning: 398 is about 400 and 205 is about 200, so the sum is about 600.
  3. Check the answer: Choose the option that matches the calculation or mathematical model.

398 is about 400 and 205 is about 200, so the sum is about 600.

6. QuestionMultiple choice

What number makes the equation true? 725 − ___ = 400

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is 325.

  1. Read the math task: Identify the quantities, operation, shape, measurement, or data relationship in the question.
  2. Show the reasoning: The missing number is 725 − 400 = 325.
  3. Check the answer: Choose the option that matches the calculation or mathematical model.

The missing number is 725 − 400 = 325.

7. QuestionMultiple choice

A class collected 146 cans on Monday and 189 cans on Tuesday. How many cans did they collect?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is 335.

  1. Read the math task: Identify the quantities, operation, shape, measurement, or data relationship in the question.
  2. Show the reasoning: Add 146 and 189 to get 335 cans.
  3. Check the answer: Choose the option that matches the calculation or mathematical model.

Add 146 and 189 to get 335 cans.

8. QuestionMultiple choice

What is 900 − 468?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is 432.

  1. Read the math task: Identify the quantities, operation, shape, measurement, or data relationship in the question.
  2. Show the reasoning: Subtracting 468 from 900 gives 432.
  3. Check the answer: Choose the option that matches the calculation or mathematical model.

Subtracting 468 from 900 gives 432.

9. QuestionMultiple choice

A bus has 52 students. At the next stop, 18 students leave and 11 enter. How many students are on the bus now?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is 45.

  1. Read the math task: Identify the quantities, operation, shape, measurement, or data relationship in the question.
  2. Show the reasoning: First subtract 18, then add 11: 52 − 18 + 11 = 45.
  3. Check the answer: Choose the option that matches the calculation or mathematical model.

First subtract 18, then add 11: 52 − 18 + 11 = 45.

10. QuestionMultiple choice

Which equation represents a situation with 275 red beads and 126 blue beads in all?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is 275 + 126 = 401.

  1. Read the math task: Identify the quantities, operation, shape, measurement, or data relationship in the question.
  2. Show the reasoning: The word in all indicates addition: 275 + 126 = 401.
  3. Check the answer: Choose the option that matches the calculation or mathematical model.

The word in all indicates addition: 275 + 126 = 401.

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Frequently asked questions about Colorado CMAS Grade 3 Math Practice Test

Which Grade 3 Math skills are covered?

The page covers place value, operations, multiplication, division, fractions, measurement, data, area, geometry, and mathematical reasoning.

How many questions are included?

There are five practice sets with 10 questions each, for 50 questions in total. Each set can be completed separately.

Are these official CMAS questions?

No. These are original supplemental practice questions. Check the latest Colorado Department of Education information for official materials, standards, accommodations, and policies.