Mathematics

Stage 3

Paper 1 2023

40 minutes

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INSTRUCTIONS
 Answer all questions.
 Write your answer to each question in the space provided.
 You should show all your working on the question paper.
 You are not allowed to use a calculator.

INFORMATION
 The total mark for this paper is 30.
 The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in
brackets [ ].
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1 Write the number 209 in

words.
[1]

2 Here is a function machine.

47 ×10 out

47 is put into the machine.

Write the number that comes out of the machine.

[1]

3 Here is a Venn diagram.

Coloured Fruit
yellow

sunflower

Here is a list of items.

strawberry sunflower banana blueberry lemon

Write each of the items in the correct place in the Venn

diagram. One has been done for you.
[1]

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4 A shop has a sale.

The sale starts when the shop opens on the 5th
April. The sale ends when the shop closes on the
22nd April.

Write the number of days the sale lasts.

days
[1]

5 Mia measures the mass of a bag of rice.

500
g

600
g

700
g

ric
e

Write the mass of the bag of rice to the nearest 100 g.

g [1]

6 There are 10 apples in a

box. Pierre removes 5 of
them.

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Write the fraction of apples that are left in the box.
1 Write the number 209 in
words.

[1]

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7 Carlos has these coins.

5c 5c 5c 10c 10c 25c

A pencil costs 35 cents.

Write all the different ways that Carlos could pay for one pencil using his
coins.

[1]

8 Class 3 collect data about their favourite

sports. Here is a pictogram to show their
results.

Pictogram to show the favourite sports of Class 3

Judo

Running

Swimming

Tennis

Key: = 2 children

Write the number of children shown in the pictogram.

children
[1]

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9 Here are five shapes.

Tick (✓) all the shapes that have the same fraction shaded. [1]

10 Here is a bus timetable.

Bus A Bus B
Bus Station 7.15 8.05
School 7.24 8.15
Park 7.32 8.25
Shops 7.40 8.37
Museum 7.55 9.00

Write the time that Bus B arrives at the park.

[1]

11 Here are three number cards.

127 472 345

Use each card once in each statement to complete the calculations.

+ =

– =

[1]

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12 A gardener plants 36 seeds.

One third of the seeds do not grow.

Write the number of seeds that do

grow.

seeds
[1]

13 Draw a line to match each calculation to the best estimate of

the answer. One has been done for you.

Calculation Estimate
140
72 × 2

160
58 × 3

180
39 × 4

200
41 × 5

220
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14 A robot follows instructions to draw this pattern.

N
N
finish

start

Complete the instructions for the robot.

North 4

North 6

[2]

15 Naomi thinks of two whole

numbers. The sum of the
numbers is 19
The difference between the numbers is 11

Write the numbers that Naomi is thinking of.

and

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16 Here is a quarter of a shape.

Ahmed says, ‘The only whole shape I can make is a larger square like
this.’

Draw two different shapes on the grid to convince Ahmed that he is not
correct.

[1]

17 Here is a rectangle.

Measure the perimeter of the rectangle to the nearest whole

centimetre. Use a ruler.

cm
[1]

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18 Draw a line to match each statement to how likely it is to happen.

The day before Sunday will be Friday. It will happen.

The day after Wednesday will be Thursday. It might

happen.

The first day of the month will be Monday. It will not happen.

[1]

19 Samira uses blocks to measure her pen and pencil.

Samira says,

The pen measures six blocks

and the pencil measures four
blocks. That cannot be right.
I can see that the pencil is
longer than the pen.

Explain how Samira could improve her method to give the correct
answer.

[1]
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20 Here are some mathematical statements.

Statement True False

400 + 500 = 900 ✓

200 = 900 – 600

900 = 260 + 740
900 – 380 = 520

Tick () to show if each statement is true or

false. One has been done for you.
[1]

21 Here are pictures of four shapes.

Draw a ring around one shape that is different from all the

other shapes. Write one characteristic that makes this shape

different.

[1]

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22 Mike makes a pattern with squares.

Here are the first three diagrams in his pattern.

Diagram 1 Diagram 2 Diagram 3

(a) Use the grid of squares to draw the next diagram in his pattern.

[1]

(b) Write the number of squares Mike needs for the 7th diagram in his
pattern.

squares
[1]

23 Here are five digit cards.

2 3 4 6 8

Use four of the cards to complete this

calculation. Use each card once only.

 =

[1]

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24 Class 3 collect data about their
favourite fruit. Here is a tally chart of
their data.

Fruit Tally

Apple

Banana

Orange

Pear

Jamila draws a block graph to show the data.

Favourite fruits of Class 3

Number of
children

Apple Banana Orange Pear

Fruit

Lily says, ‘The graph does not show all of the

data.’ Write one reason why Lily is correct.

[1]
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25 Draw a line to match each shape to the correct

statement. One has been done for you.

no lines of symmetry

one vertical line of symmetry

one horizontal line of symmetry

horizontal and vertical lines of symmetry

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26 Hassan buys one ruler and some
pencils. He pays with 5 dollars.

$2.50 30 c

He gets 1 dollar and 60 cents change.

Write the number of pencils Hassan

buys. Show your working.

pencils [2]

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Mathematics
Stage 3

Paper 2 2023

40 minutes

Additional materials: Set square

Tracing paper (optional)

INSTRUCTIONS
 Answer all questions.
 Write your answer to each question in the space provided.
 You should show all your working on the question paper.
 You are not allowed to use a calculator.

INFORMATION
 The total mark for this paper is 30.
 The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in
brackets [ ].
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1 Here is a counting
frame. It shows the
number 123

100s 10s 1s

Draw beads on this empty frame to show five hundred and twenty.

100s 10s
1s [1]

2 Draw a ring around all the measurements of time that are shorter than a
week.

year minute month day second

[1]

3 Write the next two numbers in this sequence.

47 44 41 38

[1]
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4 Here are the names of five 3D

shapes.

sphere prism cuboid cylinder pyramid

Use one of the names to describe each picture.

[1]

5 Write three odd numbers that are greater than 75 but less than 88

and and [1]

6 Sketch the reflection of the shape in the mirror line.

mirror line

[1]

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7 Write 725 cents in dollars.

$ [1]

8 Here is a picture of birds flying.

Estimate the number of birds in the picture.

birds
[1]

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9 Chen answers some questions about his book.

How many pages are in the book?

What is the name of the book?

What length are the words in the book?

Tick (✓) all the questions Chen can answer without conducting an
investigation.
[1]

10 Write these fractions in order, starting with the smallest.

7 3 8 5
10 10 10
10

smallest largest
[1]

11

represents the price of a toy car.

$20 – = $12

Write the cost of the toy car.

$ [1]

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12 Complete the mathematical statement.

5 kg = grams

[1]

13 Safia picks a number between 25

and 45 The number is a multiple of
2
It is also a multiple of 5

Write one number that Safia could pick.

[1]

14 Here is an analogue clock.

11 1
10 12 2
9 3
8 4
7 6 5

Write the time shown on the clock in two different ways.

and [1]

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15 Oliver has four half circles and four quarter circles.

He says, ‘I can make exactly three whole circles with these

shapes.’ Explain why Oliver is correct.

[1]

16 Mike chooses some numbers.

He rounds them to the nearest
10 The answer is always 260

Write the largest number that Mike could choose.

[1]

17 Here is a number sequence.

17, 22, 27, 32, 37, …

The sequence continues in the same way.

Write all the numbers between 50 and 70 that are in the sequence.

[1]

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18 Draw a line to match each angle to the correct

description. One has been done for you.

less than a right angle

equal to a right angle

more than a right angle

[1]

19 Here are five digit cards.

1 2 4 5 10

Use four of the cards to make this mathematical statement correct.

[1]

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20 Four children are talking about rectangles.

To find the perimeter of a

rectangle I measure all
around the edge of the
shape.

Gabriell To find the perimeter

a of
a rectangle I measure
the length and the
width and add them

To find the area of a Eva

rectangle I measure the
space inside the shape.

To find the area of a

Lil
y rectangle I count the
square units inside the
shape.

Mia

Write the name of the child who is not correct.

[1]

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21 Yuri uses this spinner to conduct an experiment.

1
2 3

3 2

2 2
3

Tick () to show which of his results might be

true. One has been done for you.

Results Might be true

The spinner landed on a 3 
The spinner did not land on a 1
The spinner landed on a number less than
2
The spinner landed on a 5

[1]

22 Here is a picture of a 1 litre

beaker. It contains 700 ml of
water.

1
L

Write how much more water you need to fill the

beaker. Give your answer in ml.

ml
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23 Rajiv says, ‘If I continue to use this table to regroup the number 25, I
will get four different answers’.

10s 1s
1 15

Explain why Rajiv is not correct.

[1]

24 Draw an arrow (↓) on the number line to estimate the position of 260

100 200 300 400

[1]

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25 A farmer has 350 sheep.

The diagram shows the number of sheep in each
field. Some of the sheep are in the barn.

62
sheep

Bar
n
120
134 sheep
sheep

Work out the number of sheep that are in the

barn. Show your working.

sheep
[2]

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26 Pierre counts the number of insects he finds in his
garden. This frequency table shows his results.

Insects Tally Frequency

Ant 6

Beetle 3

Fly 10

Moth 7

Use his frequency table to complete the bar chart and label both axes.

The number of
insects found in the
garden

Frequency

................................................................................................

Insect

[2]

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27 Here are six shapes.

rectangle circle pentagon

regular hexagon triangle square

Write the name of each shape in the correct place in the Carroll diagram.

Has a Does not have

line of symmetry a line of
symmetry

Has 4 or more
vertices

Does not
have 4 or
more vertices

[2]

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