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CBSE · Class 3 · Mathematics

Give and Take

Standard difficulty · 20 questions · 40 marks

Name: Date: Score: ____ / 40

Show your working for Sections B and C. Answers are on the last page — try every question first!

Section A — Choose the correct answer8 × 1 = 8 marks
1.
241 + 188 = ?
  1. 529
  2. 419
  3. 430
  4. 429
2.
886 − 605 = ?
  1. 281
  2. 291
  3. 181
  4. 282
3.
395 − 1 = ?
  1. 384
  2. 494
  3. 404
  4. 394
4.
612 + 283 is closest to which hundred?
  1. 1100
  2. 800
  3. 900
  4. 1000
5.
When the ones add up to 10 or more, we:
  1. carry 1 ten to the tens place
  2. stop adding
  3. leave it in the ones place
  4. carry 1 hundred
6.
Without working it out, which is more: 442 + 33 or 442 + 70?
  1. You cannot tell
  2. 442 + 33
  3. They are equal
  4. 442 + 70
7.
Gita buys a bag for Rs 165 and pays with a Rs 500 note. How much change does she get?
  1. Rs 335
  2. Rs 165
  3. Rs 345
  4. Rs 325
8.
Ravi earned Rs 186 in one week and Rs 395 the next. How much did he earn in all?
  1. Rs 209
  2. Rs 571
  3. Rs 581
  4. Rs 681
Section B — Short answer8 × 2 = 16 marks
9.
500 + 273 = ___
10.
560 + 83 = ___
11.
709 − 656 = ___
12.
868 − 567 = ___
13.
Show Rs 474 using notes and coins.
14.
Estimate 545 − 229 to the nearest hundred, then find the exact answer.
15.
Fill in: 668 + 100 = ___, 668 + 10 = ___, 668 + 1 = ___
16.
A school needs 937 chairs and has 610. How many more chairs are needed?
Section C — Word problems4 × 4 = 16 marks
17.
A nursery had 551 saplings. It sold 303 and then grew 184 new ones. How many saplings does it have now?
18.
Tara has Rs 200 in her piggy bank. She adds Rs 75 every week for 5 weeks. How much does she have then?
19.
At the fair, Kabir buys a kite for Rs 242 and a book for Rs 211. He pays Rs 500. How much does he spend, and how much change does he get?
20.
Show Rs 320 in two different ways using notes and coins of Rs 500, Rs 200, Rs 100, Rs 50, Rs 20, Rs 10, Rs 5, Rs 2 and Rs 1.
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Give and Take · AW-3M-GVT-2026-V1 · For parents — fold back or tear off before handing the sheet to your child.

QAnswerWorking
1(d) 429add the ones, then the tens, then the hundreds, carrying when a place has 10 or more
2(a) 281subtract ones, tens, then hundreds, exchanging a ten or a hundred when needed
3(d) 394—
4(c) 900612 is about 600, 283 is about 300; exactly 895
5(a) carry 1 ten to the tens place—
6(d) 442 + 70both start at 442; 70 is more than 33
7(a) Rs 335500 − 165
8(c) Rs 581186 + 395
9773—
10643—
1153—
12301—
132 × Rs 200 + 1 × Rs 50 + 1 × Rs 20 + 2 × Rs 2any correct way is fine; this one uses the fewest notes and coins
14about 300; exactly 316—
15768, 678, 669—
16327937 − 610
17432551 − 303 = 248; + 184
18Rs 575200 + 5 × 75
19Rs 453 spent; Rs 47 change242 + 211 = 453; 500 − 453
20e.g. 1 × Rs 200 + 1 × Rs 100 + 1 × Rs 20; or any other correct way—