The toughest spring sheet keeps third graders thinking. Divide 42 seedlings into 6 rows, infer the weather when Lily grabs rain boots and an umbrella and sighs, and figure out how many vases hold 56 tulips at 8 per vase. A fraction question hides 2/5 = 4/10 among look-alike traps like 1/4 and 3/8.
Fill-ins push further: 48 bulbs across 8 rows, simplifying 4/8 of an inch of rain, 9 groups of 6 tadpoles, what the peeping duckling is searching for, and 63 tomatoes shared by 9 neighbors. Inference and multi-step math work shoulder to shoulder, the way real reading and word problems blend.
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Spring Math & Reading
Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. A gardener has 42 seedlings to plant equally in 6 rows. How many seedlings go in each row?
A) 6 seedlings
B) 7 seedlings
C) 8 seedlings
D) 9 seedlings
2. Read: "Lily put on her rain boots and grabbed an umbrella. She looked out the window and sighed." What can you infer about the weather?
A) It is sunny and hot outside.
B) It is snowing heavily.
C) It is raining outside.
D) It is a windy autumn day.
3. A florist has 56 tulips and puts 8 in each vase. How many vases does she fill?
A) 6 vases
B) 9 vases
C) 8 vases
D) 7 vases
4. Which pair of fractions are equivalent?
A) 23 and 49
B) 14 and 38
C) 25 and 410
D) 13 and 29
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1. If 48 flower bulbs are planted equally in 8 rows, each row has 6 bulbs.
2. A rain gauge shows 48 of an inch, which simplifies to 12 of an inch.
3. A pond has 9 groups of 6 tadpoles, making 54 tadpoles in all.
4. If a story says the duckling kept peeping and looking around, it was probably searching for its mother.
5. A spring garden produced 63 tomatoes shared equally among 9 neighbors, giving each 7 tomatoes.
Spring Math & Reading
★ Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. A gardener has 42 seedlings to plant equally in 6 rows. How many seedlings go in each row?
A) 6 seedlings
B) 7 seedlings
C) 8 seedlings
D) 9 seedlings
2. Read: "Lily put on her rain boots and grabbed an umbrella. She looked out the window and sighed." What can you infer about the weather?
A) It is sunny and hot outside.
B) It is snowing heavily.
C) It is raining outside.
D) It is a windy autumn day.
3. A florist has 56 tulips and puts 8 in each vase. How many vases does she fill?
A) 6 vases
B) 9 vases
C) 8 vases
D) 7 vases
4. Which pair of fractions are equivalent?
A) 23 and 49
B) 14 and 38
C) 25 and 410
D) 13 and 29
★ Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1) If 48 flower bulbs are planted equally in 8 rows, each row has 6 bulbs.
2) A rain gauge shows 4/8 of an inch, which simplifies to 1/2 of an inch.
3) A pond has 9 groups of 6 tadpoles, making 54 tadpoles in all.
4) If a story says the duckling kept peeping and looking around, it was probably searching for its mother.
5) A spring garden produced 63 tomatoes shared equally among 9 neighbors, giving each 7 tomatoes.
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