A fraction strip is cut into 10 equal parts. How many tenths cover the same length as 1/2 of the strip?Virginia Department of Education, 2023 Mathematics Standards of Learning, Grade 3, SOL 3.NS.3
A marker costs $3.40. Sam pays with a five-dollar bill. How much change should Sam get?Virginia Department of Education, 2023 Mathematics Standards of Learning, Grade 3, SOL 3.NS.4
A pizza is cut into 8 equal slices. Maya eats 3 slices. What fraction of the pizza did Maya eat?Virginia Department of Education, 2023 Mathematics Standards of Learning, Grade 3, SOL 3.NS.3
In the number 482,917, what is the value of the digit 8?Virginia Department of Education, 2023 Mathematics Standards of Learning, Grade 3, SOL 3.NS.1
Lena has 2 one-dollar bills, 3 quarters and 2 dimes. How much money does she have?Virginia Department of Education, 2023 Mathematics Standards of Learning, Grade 3, SOL 3.NS.4
Three schools counted their library books. Oak School has 4,215, Pine School has 4,152 and Elm School has 4,251. Which school has the most books?Virginia Department of Education, 2023 Mathematics Standards of Learning, Grade 3, SOL 3.NS.2
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Number and Number Sense, continued
Which comparison of 6,089 and 6,098 is true?Virginia Department of Education, 2023 Mathematics Standards of Learning, Grade 3, SOL 3.NS.2
Which fraction is greater than 2/6?Virginia Department of Education, 2023 Mathematics Standards of Learning, Grade 3, SOL 3.NS.3
Which fraction is less than 5/8?Virginia Department of Education, 2023 Mathematics Standards of Learning, Grade 3, SOL 3.NS.3
Which is another way to show 347?Virginia Department of Education, 2023 Mathematics Standards of Learning, Grade 3, SOL 3.NS.1
Which list shows 3,470, 3,407 and 3,704 in order from least to greatest?Virginia Department of Education, 2023 Mathematics Standards of Learning, Grade 3, SOL 3.NS.2
Which mixed number is equal to 7/4?Virginia Department of Education, 2023 Mathematics Standards of Learning, Grade 3, SOL 3.NS.3
Which number is six hundred four thousand, thirty-two in standard form?Virginia Department of Education, 2023 Mathematics Standards of Learning, Grade 3, SOL 3.NS.1
Which number is the same as 300,000 + 20,000 + 500 + 9?Virginia Department of Education, 2023 Mathematics Standards of Learning, Grade 3, SOL 3.NS.1
Which set of coins has the same value as 3 quarters?Virginia Department of Education, 2023 Mathematics Standards of Learning, Grade 3, SOL 3.NS.4
Computation and Estimation 11
A baker puts 36 muffins into 4 boxes, with the same number in each box. How many muffins are in each box?Virginia Department of Education, 2023 Mathematics Standards of Learning, Grade 3, SOL 3.CE.2
A room has 8 rows of chairs with 6 chairs in each row. How many chairs are in the room?Virginia Department of Education, 2023 Mathematics Standards of Learning, Grade 3, SOL 3.CE.2
A shelf held 520 books. On Monday 135 books were checked out. On Tuesday 48 books were returned. How many books are on the shelf now?Virginia Department of Education, 2023 Mathematics Standards of Learning, Grade 3, SOL 3.CE.1
Round each number to the nearest hundred. Which is the best estimate of 389 + 214?Virginia Department of Education, 2023 Mathematics Standards of Learning, Grade 3, SOL 3.CE.1
What is 7 × 8?Virginia Department of Education, 2023 Mathematics Standards of Learning, Grade 3, SOL 3.CE.2
What is 468 + 357?Virginia Department of Education, 2023 Mathematics Standards of Learning, Grade 3, SOL 3.CE.1
What is 702 − 348?Virginia Department of Education, 2023 Mathematics Standards of Learning, Grade 3, SOL 3.CE.1
Which division fact is related to 6 × 9 = 54?Virginia Department of Education, 2023 Mathematics Standards of Learning, Grade 3, SOL 3.CE.2
Which expression equals 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5?Virginia Department of Education, 2023 Mathematics Standards of Learning, Grade 3, SOL 3.CE.2
Which number makes this true? 4 × 6 = 30 − ___Virginia Department of Education, 2023 Mathematics Standards of Learning, Grade 3, SOL 3.CE.2
Which number makes this true? 275 + 40 = ___ + 15Virginia Department of Education, 2023 Mathematics Standards of Learning, Grade 3, SOL 3.CE.1
Measurement and Geometry 9
A five-sided sign has sides of 6 cm, 6 cm, 5 cm, 4 cm and 3 cm. What is its perimeter?Virginia Department of Education, 2023 Mathematics Standards of Learning, Grade 3, SOL 3.MG.2
A floor is covered by 3 rows of square tiles with 7 tiles in each row. Each tile is 1 square foot. What is the area of the floor?Virginia Department of Education, 2023 Mathematics Standards of Learning, Grade 3, SOL 3.MG.2
A garden is a rectangle 9 feet long and 4 feet wide. What is its perimeter?Virginia Department of Education, 2023 Mathematics Standards of Learning, Grade 3, SOL 3.MG.2
A movie starts at 1:40 p.m. and lasts 3 hours. What time does it end?Virginia Department of Education, 2023 Mathematics Standards of Learning, Grade 3, SOL 3.MG.3
On a clock, the hour hand is between the 4 and the 5, and the minute hand points to the 7. What time is it?Virginia Department of Education, 2023 Mathematics Standards of Learning, Grade 3, SOL 3.MG.3
One end of a pencil is at 0 on an inch ruler. The other end is exactly halfway between 5 and 6. How long is the pencil to the nearest half inch?Virginia Department of Education, 2023 Mathematics Standards of Learning, Grade 3, SOL 3.MG.1
Two squares of the same size are joined along one whole side. Which polygon do they make together?Virginia Department of Education, 2023 Mathematics Standards of Learning, Grade 3, SOL 3.MG.4
Which of these shapes is NOT a polygon?Virginia Department of Education, 2023 Mathematics Standards of Learning, Grade 3, SOL 3.MG.4
Which unit is best for measuring the length of a soccer field?Virginia Department of Education, 2023 Mathematics Standards of Learning, Grade 3, SOL 3.MG.1
Probability, Statistics, Patterns, Functions, and Algebra 9
A bar graph of class pets has these bars: dogs 9, cats 7, fish 4, birds 2. How many more students have dogs than fish?Virginia Department of Education, 2023 Mathematics Standards of Learning, Grade 3, SOL 3.PS.1
A bar graph of favorite fruits has these bars: apples 8, bananas 5, grapes 11, oranges 6. Which fruit was chosen most?Virginia Department of Education, 2023 Mathematics Standards of Learning, Grade 3, SOL 3.PS.1
A plant is 3 inches tall. It grows 2 inches every week. How tall is the plant after 4 weeks?Virginia Department of Education, 2023 Mathematics Standards of Learning, Grade 3, SOL 3.PFA.1
In a pictograph, each smiley face stands for 2 students. Soccer has 6 faces and tennis has 3 faces. How many more students chose soccer than tennis?Virginia Department of Education, 2023 Mathematics Standards of Learning, Grade 3, SOL 3.PS.1
In a pictograph, each star stands for 5 books. Ava's row has 4 stars. How many books did Ava read?Virginia Department of Education, 2023 Mathematics Standards of Learning, Grade 3, SOL 3.PS.1
What number comes next in this pattern? 4, 9, 14, 19, ___Virginia Department of Education, 2023 Mathematics Standards of Learning, Grade 3, SOL 3.PFA.1
What number comes next in this pattern? 50, 44, 38, 32, ___Virginia Department of Education, 2023 Mathematics Standards of Learning, Grade 3, SOL 3.PFA.1
Which question could a class answer by collecting data from classmates?Virginia Department of Education, 2023 Mathematics Standards of Learning, Grade 3, SOL 3.PS.1
Which rule describes the pattern 7, 10, 13, 16?Virginia Department of Education, 2023 Mathematics Standards of Learning, Grade 3, SOL 3.PFA.1
Unofficial practice for the grade 3 mathematics Standards of Learning (SOL) test in Virginia. Every question was written for this site from the 2023 standards, and none is a released item. Not affiliated with the Virginia Department of Education.
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What the third grade math SOL covers
Virginia's blueprint sorts the test into four reporting categories, and the questions here keep their shares. Number and Number Sense is the largest: place value to six digits, comparing numbers to 9,999, fractions, and money up to $5.00. Computation and Estimation covers adding and subtracting within 1,000 and the facts through 10 × 10. Measurement and Geometry covers units, area, perimeter, time and polygons. The fourth category is pictographs, bar graphs and number patterns.
How the answers are checked
Under each answer is the Standard of Learning it practices, such as 3.NS.3 for fractions. Every answer was worked out a second time from the numbers in the question. The real test shows clocks, rulers and graphs as pictures; here they are described in words.
Learn the facts through 10 × 10 by heart. They sit behind the multiplication, division and area questions.
Questions and answers
How many questions are on the 3rd grade math SOL test?
The online test is computer adaptive: 30 items count toward the score and 4 more are field-test items that do not. The paper version has 40 items that count, plus 4 field-test items.
What is a passing score on the 3rd grade math SOL?
SOL scores are reported on a scale of 0 to 600. A score of 400 is the minimum for proficient, and 500 is advanced. A percent on this page is practice only and is not a scaled score.
Can you use a calculator on the 3rd grade math SOL?
No. The state's blueprint says grade 3 mathematics items are assessed without the use of a calculator.
Are these real SOL test questions?
No. Each question was written for this site from the grade 3 standards. The Virginia Department of Education publishes practice items and released tests of its own, and the box under the questions links to them.