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Mathematics
Workbook 5
Grade 3
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Term 1
1: Mental maths
You have 7 minutes. Do as many sums as possible.
I did ______ sums in 7 minutes.
2: Brain-teasers
Each row and each column must contain the numbers 1 – 4 only once. No number may be used twice. Each 4 blocks that form a unit must also contain the numbers 1 – 4.
3: Brain-teasers
Arrange the numbers for each triangle in the circles so the sum of the numbers on each side is equal to the sum of the numbers on every other side.
Complete the triangles. The sum of the numbers on each side must be equal to the sum of the numbers on every other side. Find the missing numbers.
Create your own triangles where the sum of the numbers on each side is equal to the sum of the numbers on every other side.
4: Brain-teaser
Remove 4 matches to create 4 triangles of equal size.
Did you get it right?
5: Mind-boggler
A large family with boys and girls lives on your street.
Each of the boys has as many brothers as sisters. Each of the girls has twice as many brothers as sisters.
How many brothers and sisters are there in the family?
There are _____ brothers.
There are _____ sisters.
6: Mental maths
Do the sums as quickly as possible.
a) 1 + 4 = _____
6 + 1 = _____
4 + 2 = _____
1 + 9 = _____ 5 + 2 = _____
b) 5 + 1 = _____
2 + 8 = _____
6 + 0 = _____
3 + 7 = _____ 0 + 9 = _____
c) 6 + 2 = _____ 2 + 7 = _____
7 + 3 = _____
5 + 3 = _____ 0 + 7 = _____
+ 1 = _____ 8 + 2 = _____ 1 + 5 = _____
+ 0 = _____ 3 + 1 = _____
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d) 1 + 3 = _____
2 + 6 = _____
4 + 1 = _____
5 + 4 = _____ 8 + 1 = _____
I took ________ minutes to do the sums.
+ 0 = _____
+ 8 = _____
+ 1 = _____
+ 3 = _____
+ 4 = _____
+ 1 = _____
7 + 0 = _____
+ 7 = _____
+ 0 = _____ 3 + 3 = _____ 4 + 5 = _____
7: Brain-teaser
Write the numbers 1 – 9 in the blocks so the sum of each row and column is 15. This sentence contains the letter e ____________ times. Which word do I write down to make the sentence true? eight six ten eleven
8: Mind-boggler
9: Mental maths
Do the sums as quickly as possible. I took ________ minutes to do the sums. a)
10: Brain-teaser
How many triangles do you see?
11: Brain-teaser
Write the numbers 1 – 11 in the circles, so each straight line of three numbers adds up to the same total.
a) The supermarket has a special offer on sugar. If you buy 5 bags of sugar, you get one bag free. Two bags of sugar cost R4,32. How much will you pay for 20 bags of sugar? _____________
b) You have R5 to buy treats. Without getting any change.
Which 3 items can you buy with R5?
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c) A frog is at the bottom of a 30 m well. Each day he leaps 3 m up the well, but each night he slips back 2 m. How long does it take him to escape from the well?
Jelly beans R2,20
Doughnut R1,80
Cold drink R1,40
Term 2
14: Brain-teaser
Write the numbers 1 – 7 in the blocks so each line adds up to 12.
15: Mind-boggler
Camilia sells ice cream at the school’s sports day.
Large ice creams 13c
Small ice creams 8c
You only have R1. How many ice creams can you buy of each to use all your money?
_______ large ice creams
_______ small ice creams
Do
16: Mental maths
17: Mind-boggler
A woman was travelling to the seaside. Along the way she came across:
A man and his 7 daughters.
Each girl has 3 bags.
There are 3 ¶owers in each bag.
Each ¶ower has 2 leaves.
How many girls, bags, ¶owers and leaves travelled to the seaside?
What number is missing?
Clue: Time
18: Brain-teaser
Can you connect all the dots with no more than 4 straight lines without lifting your hand from the paper? + 3 8 11 3 6 11 2 8 11 4 7 11 2 7
19: Brain-teaser
20: Brain-teaser
Start at the 5 in the bottom left-hand corner and end at the 4 in the top right-hand corner. You may move up, down, left or right. Add the numbers. What route must you follow to end with the number 54?
21: Mind-boggler
There are 3 books in the shop. How much change do you get if you pay with R300?
If you buy books A and C? _____________________
If you buy books B and C? _____________________
If you buy books A and B? _____________________
If you buy books A, B and C? _____________________
22: Times tables test (1 and 2)
Do the sums as quickly as possible.
a) 1 x 5 = _____
8 x 1 = _____
2 x 2 = _____ 1 x 1 = _____ 10 x 1 = _____
b) 9 x 1 = _____
2 x 4 = _____
2 x 8 = _____ 6 x 1 = _____
3 x 2 = _____
c) 1 x 2 = _____ 5 x 2 = _____
2 x 9 = _____ 3 x 1 = _____ 1 x 0 = _____
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d) 6 x 2 = _____ 2 x 10 = _____ 4 x 1 = _____ 1 x 7 = _____ 2 x 7 = _____
I took ________ minutes to do the sums.
• Easy to teach daily lessons for the whole year.
• Three sessions a day combining the different learning areas.
• Fun oral, practical, and written activities to introduce new concepts.
• Complete full-colour facilitator aid, learner aid, and a workbook for each term.
• Comprehensive explanations of concepts in plain language.
