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Hong Kong Primary 3 Maths Test Paper (First Term) with Answers | 38 Questions, 40 Minutes
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Hong Kong Primary 3 Maths Test Paper (First Term) with Answers
38 original questions in a local primary-school paper layout, 40 minutes, 100 marks, five sections, with a full answer key, marking notes and printable A4 pages.
What this paper covers — 38 questions, 40 minutes, 100 marks; A 16% / B 20% / C 30% / D 10% / E 24%, with a full answer key.
What this paper covers
| Section | Items | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| A | 8 | 16% |
| B | 10 | 20% |
| C | 9 | 30% |
| D | 5 | 10% |
| E | 6 | 24% |
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Section A — 16%
1. 4567 + 2345 = ?
2. 8000 − 2637 = ?
3. 246 × 7 = ?
4. 38 + 28 = ?
5. 1 − 14 = ?
6. 25 × 4 = ?
7. 936 ÷ 4 = ?
8. 605 ÷ 5 = ?
Section B — 20%
1. In 58 421, what is the place value of the digit 8?
2. Use 4, 0, 7 and 2 to form the largest 4-digit number.
3. What is the largest 3-digit number?
4. How many right angles are there in a rectangle?
5. What do we call two straight lines that never meet?
6. 1 L = ? mL
7. 2 hours 15 minutes = ? minutes
8. In the fraction 3/8, what is the number 8 called?
9. The side of a square is 5 cm. Find its perimeter.
10. How many months are there in a year?
Section C — 30%
1. Which pair of lines is parallel? Write the letter. (3%)
2. Which of the angles is a right angle? Write the letter. (3%)
3. What fraction of the figure is shaded? (3%)
4. A rectangle is 9 cm long and 4 cm wide. Find its perimeter. (3%)
5. How many minutes are there from 10:20 to 11:05? (3%)
6. A bottle holds 750 mL of water. How many mL do 2 such bottles hold? (3%)
7. Use 6, 0, 3, 8 and 1 to form the smallest 5-digit number. (4%)
8. 84 oranges are packed into bags of 6. How many bags are needed? (4%)
9. The perimeter of a square is 36 cm. Find the length of one side. (4%)
Section D — 10%
1. Which class borrowed the most books?
2. How many more books did 4B borrow than 4C?
3. How many books were borrowed altogether?
4. What is the average number of books borrowed by each class?
5. How many fewer books did 4C borrow than 4A?
Section E — 24%
1. 392 eggs are packed into boxes of 8. How many boxes are needed?
2. A school has 1 240 pupils. 645 of them are boys. How many girls are there?
3. A bottle holds 1.2 L of juice. 450 mL is drunk. How many mL are left?
4. A rectangular flower bed is 14 m long and 9 m wide. How many metres of fence are needed to go round it?
5. Mary reads 12 pages a day. How many pages does she read in 9 days?
6. A school bus takes 35 minutes for one trip. It makes 2 trips a day for 5 days. How many minutes does it take altogether?
Answer key and marking notes
| Q | Answer | Working |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6912 | add digit by digit |
| 2 | 5363 | subtraction with borrowing |
| 3 | 1722 | 246 × 7 |
| 4 | 5/8 | same denominator, add the numerators |
| 5 | 3/4 | 1 = 4/4 |
| 6 | 100 | 25 × 4 |
| 7 | 234 | 936 ÷ 4 |
| 8 | 121 | 605 ÷ 5 |
| Q | Answer | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | thousands | 5 ten-thousands, 8 thousands |
| 2 | 7420 | arrange from the largest to the smallest |
| 3 | 999 | the largest 3-digit number |
| 4 | 4 | all four angles are right angles |
| 5 | parallel lines | parallel lines never meet |
| 6 | 1000 mL | 1 L = 1000 mL |
| 7 | 135 minutes | 2 × 60 + 15 |
| 8 | denominator | 8 is the denominator, 3 is the numerator |
| 9 | 20 cm | 5 × 4 |
| 10 | 12 months | 12 months in a year |
| Q | Answer | Marking note |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | the two lines in A keep the same direction |
| 2 | B | a right angle is 90 degrees |
| 3 | 3/8 | 3 out of 8 squares |
| 4 | 26 cm | (9 + 4) × 2 |
| 5 | 45 minutes | 11:05 − 10:20 |
| 6 | 1500 mL | 750 × 2 |
| 7 | 10 368 | the leading digit cannot be 0 |
| 8 | 14 bags | 84 ÷ 6 |
| 9 | 9 cm | 36 ÷ 4 |
| Q | Answer | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4B | the highest |
| 2 | 20 | 45 − 25 |
| 3 | 140 | 30+45+25+40 |
| 4 | 35 | 140 ÷ 4 |
| 5 | 5 | 30 − 25 |
| Q | Answer | Working |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 49 boxes | 392 ÷ 8 |
| 2 | 595 | 1240 − 645 |
| 3 | 750 mL | 1200 − 450 |
| 4 | 46 m | (14 + 9) × 2 |
| 5 | 108 pages | 12 × 9 |
| 6 | 350 minutes | 35 × 2 × 5 |
Four most common losses
- Adding the denominators when adding fractions with the same denominator.
- Misreading the place value when a 5-digit number has a 0 in the middle.
- Confusing perimeter with area.
How to use this paper
Sit the paper in one go (40 minutes), then mark it immediately and log every wrong item; redo those items a week later.
Parent FAQ
Which year is this paper for?
Primary 3, first term. The layout follows a local primary-school paper; every question is original and is not any school’s examination paper.
Primary 3, first term. The layout follows a local primary-school paper; every question is original and is not any school’s examination paper.
Are answers included?
Yes. The answer key gives the answer, the working and the marking notes for every item; Section E also states the 1%/1%/1%/1% mark scheme.
Yes. The answer key gives the answer, the working and the marking notes for every item; Section E also states the 1%/1%/1%/1% mark scheme.
Can I print it?
Yes — two buttons: the paper only (5 pages) or the paper with answers. Both are also downloadable as PDF.
Yes — two buttons: the paper only (5 pages) or the paper with answers. Both are also downloadable as PDF.
All questions are original TutorZone questions in a local primary-school paper layout. This is not any school’s examination paper.
