Loading preview...

Features

  • Forms A and B ask the same kinds of question in the same order with different numbers
  • Fill in part of the addition table and tell how a shaded line of it changes
  • Fill in a row of the times table that is double another, and find the 5s row
  • Tell whether a sum or product is odd or even without working it out, and pick the rule that is always true
  • The second page of each form (number patterns by a rule, find the mistake, the number at a position, growing shape patterns and input-output tables) is for the states that teach them in 3rd grade
  • Answer keys name the lesson and skill of every question

Skills Covered

  • Patterns in the addition table
  • Patterns in the times table
  • A row that is double another row
  • Multiples of 5 end in 0 or 5
  • Odd and even sums and products
  • Find the rule and fill in a number pattern
  • Find the mistake in a pattern
  • The number at a position
  • Growing and shrinking shape patterns
  • Input-output tables

How to Use This Pack

The unit test on patterns. Pages 1 and 2 are Form A. Pages 3 and 4 are Form B: the same kinds of question in the same order with different numbers, for a retake, a make-up or a second seating. Each form has 12 questions, one point each, and a Score line on its first page. The first page of each form (questions 1 to 6) is the Common Core unit: the addition table, the times table, and odd and even. The second page (questions 7 to 12) is for the states that teach number patterns by a rule, finding a mistake and the number at a position, growing shape patterns and input-output tables in 3rd grade. The pre-check and the unit review are packs of their own.

In the Classroom

Give Form A the day after the unit review. A Common Core class can give only the first page of each form and score it out of 6; give the second page too where your state teaches those patterns, or leave out the questions your class does not learn. On a pattern question, the missing numbers and the rule together are worth the point. The answer keys name each question's skill, so a missed question points to the lesson to reteach.

At Home

Use Form B as a check after the unit. Ask your child to tell you the rule of each pattern in words, and how they knew a sum would be odd or even without adding.

Tips for Success

  • Go over the unit review the day before the test
  • Ask why each pattern works, not only what comes next
  • Odd + odd is even because the two extra ones make a pair
  • Check a rule against every number shown, not just the first two
  • Use Form B as a retake after reteaching what was missed

Common Core Standards Alignment

This pack supports the following Common Core State Standards for Mathematics:

  • 2.OA.C.3 Decide if up to 20 objects are odd or even (match them in twos or skip count by 2s); write evens as doubles.
  • 3.OA.D.9 Spot patterns in addition tables, times tables and other arithmetic, and explain them with properties, like why multiples of 5 end in 0 or 5.
  • 4.OA.C.5 Make a number or shape pattern from a rule and notice features the rule does not say, such as terms switching between odd and even.

© Copyright 2010. National Governors Association Center for Best Practices and Council of Chief State School Officers. All rights reserved.

3rd Grade Patterns Test

The unit test for patterns in the addition and multiplication tables and number patterns, in two forms. Students fill in parts of the tables and tell how their numbers change, predict odd and even sums and products, find a pattern's rule and its mistake, extend shape patterns and complete input-output tables.

Download PDF
Pin

What’s Included

  • The unit test in two forms, A and B (12 questions each)
  • Answer keys that name each question's lesson and skill (8 pages in all)
Can’t find what you need?

Tell us what to make next, or build your own with a worksheet maker.

Suggest a worksheet

Free to print and share

This worksheet is free to download, print, copy, and hand out in your classroom or at home. You do not need to create an account, and there are no watermarks on the PDF.