Class 3 Problem-Solving Skills Test
1. Addition and Subtraction Problems:
1. Amit has 45 marbles. He gives 12 marbles to his friend. How many marbles does Amit have now?
2. A fruit seller has 78 apples. He sells 23 apples in the morning and 19 in the evening. How many
apples are left?
3. Solve: 348 + 129 - 256 = ?
4. Neeta has ₹500. She spends ₹175 on a toy and ₹120 on a book. How much money is left with her?
2. Multiplication Problems:
1. There are 6 rows of chairs in a hall, and each row has 8 chairs. How many chairs are there in total?
2. A box contains 5 packets of biscuits, and each packet has 12 biscuits. How many biscuits are there in
the box?
3. Solve: 9 × 7 = ?
4. A gardener plants 15 trees in a row. If he plants 4 such rows, how many trees does he plant in total?
3. Division Problems:
1. Divide 64 chocolates equally among 8 friends. How many chocolates will each friend get?
2. A farmer has 72 apples. He wants to pack them into boxes, each containing 9 apples. How many
boxes does he need?
3. Solve: 56 ÷ 7 = ?
4. There are 48 candies, and 6 children want to share them equally. How many candies will each child
get?
4. Mixed Word Problems:
1. A school buys 7 packs of crayons. Each pack has 24 crayons. If there are 84 students in the class,
will each student get a crayon?
2. A train travels 75 km in one hour. How far will it travel in 6 hours?
3. A shopkeeper has 150 toys. He sells 3 toys every day. How many days will it take him to sell all the
toys?
4. If a book has 240 pages and Sita reads 15 pages every day, how many days will it take her to finish
the book?
5. Logical Reasoning and Patterns:
1. Fill in the blank: 5, 10, 15, __, 25, 30.
2. What is the next number in the pattern? 2, 4, 8, 16, __.
3. If 3 pencils cost ₹9, how much do 7 pencils cost?
4. A car travels 20 km in 30 minutes. How far will it travel in 1 hour?
Answer Sheet for Class 3 Problem-Solving Skills Test
1. Addition and Subtraction Problems: 3. The answer is 8.
(56 ÷ 7 = 8)
1. Amit has 33 marbles left. 4. Each child will get 8 candies.
(45 - 12 = 33) (48 ÷ 6 = 8)
2. The fruit seller has 36 apples left.
(78 - 23 - 19 = 36) 4. Mixed Word Problems:
3. The answer is 221.
(348 + 129 - 256 = 221) 1. No, each student will not get a crayon.
4. Neeta has ₹205 left. (7 packs × 24 crayons = 168 crayons; 168 crayons
(500 - 175 - 120 = 205) ÷ 84 students = 2 crayons per student)
2. The train will travel 450 km in 6 hours.
2. Multiplication Problems: (75 km × 6 = 450 km)
3. It will take 50 days to sell all the toys.
1. There are 48 chairs in total. (150 ÷ 3 = 50 days)
(6 rows × 8 chairs = 48) 4. Sita will take 16 days to finish the book.
2. There are 60 biscuits in the box. (240 ÷ 15 = 16 days)
(5 packets × 12 biscuits = 60)
3. The answer is 63. 5. Logical Reasoning and Patterns:
(9 × 7 = 63)
4. The gardener plants 60 trees in total. 1. The missing number is 20.
(15 trees × 4 rows = 60) (Pattern is counting by 5s: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30)
2. The next number in the pattern is 32.
3. Division Problems: (Pattern is doubling each time: 2, 4, 8, 16, 32)
3. 7 pencils will cost ₹21.
1. Each friend will get 8 chocolates. (3 pencils cost ₹9; 1 pencil costs ₹3; 7 pencils ×
(64 ÷ 8 = 8) ₹3 = ₹21)
2. The farmer needs 8 boxes. 4. The car will travel 40 km in 1 hour.
(72 ÷ 9 = 8) (20 km in 30 minutes = 40 km in 60 minutes)