Kangaroo-Style Math Practice, Grades 3-4, Set 2

About this practice set

Six original contest-style math problems for grades 3-4 with answer choices A to E, worth 3, 4 and 5 points, plus an answer key that explains every solution. Topics: counting, division, logic, numbers, word problems. The problems are written for grades 3 and 4, the level where contest tricks start to matter. Give about 3 to 4 minutes per problem, like in a real contest.

On this sheet

two are worth 3 points, the next two 4 points and the last two 5 points. Using each of the digits 6, 0 and 8 exactly once, what is the biggest 3-digit number you can make? Today Theo is 6 and Theo's sister is 9. In 5 years, how old will they be together? 24 children go on a trip. Each van can take 5 children. What is the smallest number of vans they need? A farm has only chickens and cows. Together they have 13 heads and 44 legs.

Tips for using it

• Underline the question and circle the numbers before solving.
• Draw a quick picture of each story before writing the number sentence.
• Say the number out loud each time you trace it.
• Read every problem twice: contest questions often hide the key detail in one word.

Printing tips

Download the PDF and print at 100% (or “fit to page” on A4). Page 1 is the practice set and page 2 is the answer key with the answers in red; print just page 1 if you want to keep the answers for checking. The PNG shows page 1 only. Free for personal, family and classroom use.