Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System 
Practice Test 
Mathematics 
GRADE 3 

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School Name 
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This is a practice test. Mark your answers to ALL questions in this Practice Test 
Booklet. 

Mark only one answer for each multiple-choice question. If you are not sure of 
the answer, choose the answer you think is best. Mark your choice by filling in 
circle A, B, C, or D. You may make notes OUTSIDE the boxes where you mark 
your answers. Do not make any stray marks INSIDE the boxes. 

HOW TO ANSWER 
OPEN-RESPONSE QUESTIONS 
* Read all parts of each question carefully. 
* Make each response as clear, complete, 
and accurate as you can. 
* Check your answers. 



Mathematics
DIRECTIONS
This practice test contains one multiple-choice question, one short-answer question, and one open-response question. For the multiple-choice question, mark your answer by filling in the circle next to the best answer. For the short-answer and open-response questions, write your answers in the space provided below the question.

1 Marta and Nate had the box of
8 candies shown below.
[8 candies in a box]
Marta ate [five-eighths] of the candies. Nate ate [two-eighths]
of the candies. Altogether, what fraction
of the box of candies did they eat? 
A [three-eighths]
B [seven-eighths]
C [three-sixteenths]
D [seven-sixteenths]

Question 2 is a short-answer question. Write your answer to this question in the Answer Box 
provided. 

2 In the number sentence below, [question mark in box] stands for a missing number.
[question mark in box] - 5 = 6
In the Answer Box below, write the missing number that makes the number sentence true. 
Answer Box
2 
[Answer box]

Write your answer to open-response question 3 in the space provided.
3 The chart below shows the kinds of toys and flavors of lollipops Gabe can give the friends at his party. 

Gabe's Choices 

Kinds of Toys 	Flavors of Lollipops 
Robot 		Lime 
Truck 		Cherry 
			Orange 

How many different ways can Gabe give 1 kind of toy and 1 flavor of lollipop to each friend at his party? Show or explain how you got your answer.