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Answer Key Mathematics Grade 3 Public Release Items - Released March 2009

MSA Item Number Answer Grade Objectives Assessed
1 C 3 1.C.1.a Represent whole numbers on a number line
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2 B 3 2.A.1.d Identify triangles, rectangles, or squares as part of a composite figure
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3 B 3 2.E.2.a Identify and describe symmetry
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4 3 3.A.1.b Tell time in days, hours, minutes, and seconds
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5 C 3 5.B.1.a Describe the probability of an event using words
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6 C 3 5.B.1.a Describe the probability of an event using words
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7 A 3 1.B.2.b Find the missing number (unknown) in a number sentence (equation) using operational symbols (+, -, ×, ÷)
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8 D 3 3.C.1.a Estimate and determine the perimeter of geometric figures and pictures on a grid
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9 A 3 4.A.1.c Organize and display data to make pictographs using a variety of scales
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10 C 3 4.B.1.a Interpret data contained in tables using a variety of categories and intervals
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11 D 3 6.C.1.a Add numbers using a variety of strategies
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12 3 6.C.1.f Represent multiplication and division basic facts using number sentences, pictures, and drawings
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