Placement Test for Singapore Primary Mathematics 3A

1. Fill in the blanks.
(a) 4935 is _______________ less than 5000.
(b) 10,436 is 1000 more than ______________.
(c) In 3586, the _________ is in the hundreds place.
(d) The difference between 770  and 1000 is _____________.
(e) When 286 is divided by 4, the quotient is __________ and the remainder is _________.

2. Solve.
(a)  1346
+ 194

(b)  2824
+3586
(c)  8320
+ 977

(d)  9712
-5456
(e)  7032
-5260

(f)  8000
-6751
(g)  $35.90
+$23.85

(h)  $64.05
-$33.15

3. Solve.
(a) $15.60 + $14.75 = (b) $100 - $53.80 =
(c) 7 x 6 = (d) 54 ÷ 9 =
(e) 9 x 8 = (f) 64 ÷ 8 =
(g) 8 x 7 = (h) 36 ÷ 6 =

4. Solve.
(a)  281
x  4

(b)  864
x  8
(c)  306
x  7

(d)  385
x  9
(e)  _____
4)99

(f)  ______
8)488
(g)  _____
7)803

(h)   _____
9)207
5. There are 36 monkeys in a zoo.  There are 6 times as many monkeys as tigers.  How many more monkey are there than tigers?
 
 
 

6. A computer cost $1400.  A microwave was $850 cheaper than the computer.  Mr. Max bought both the computer and the microwave oven.  How much did he pay?
 
 
 

7. Mrs. Merry had 197 stickers.  She gave 7 stickers to each of the students in her class. 
(a) How many students did she have? 
 
 

(b) How many stickers were left over?

8. A fruit seller had 1136 oranges.  16 of them were rotten.  He packed the rest into boxes of 8.  How many boxes of oranges were there?
 
 

9. Mrs. Grouch earns $2300 a month.  She spends $525 on food and $1250 on other things.  How much does she save a month?
 
 

10. The total weight of a textbook and 9 notebooks is 975 g.  The weight of the textbook is 300 g.  If the notebooks are of the same weight, find the weight of each notebook.
 
 

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