NSTSE Sample Paper Class 3

Class : 3 Mathematics
1. Study the following.

+ = 12

+ = 16

+ = 10

How much does a book cost ?
(A) 4 (B) 6 (C) 12 (D) 16
2. Observe the following. How much does each banana
cost ?

+ + = 30 ; + + = 28 ;

+ + = 18 ;

(A) 5 (B) 8 (C) 10 (D) 18
3. Which of the following is the multiplication sentence
for the group in the figure ?

(A) 5 × 1 = 5 (B) 5 × 2 = 10
(C) 5 × 4 = 20 (D) 5 × 3 = 15

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4. What is the missing number ?

30 45 28 35
60 90 56 ?

(A) 50 (B) 65 (C) 70 (D) 86
5. Bhanu wants to go to the swimming pool from his
house.

If he took the longest route shown in the given figure,
how many metres would he travel ?
(A) 1139 m (B) 1082 m (C) 1100 m (D) 1174 m

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Class : 3 General Science

6. Find the odd one.

(A) (B) (C) (D)

7. Sania has a jug of orange juice. of 15 liters capacity. She
poured all the orange juice into 3 of the 6 containers as
shown below.

5l 4l 3l
1l
6l
2l

P Q R S T U
The 3 containers Sania used are
(A) P, Q, S (B) Q, R, S (C) S, T, U (D) Q, S, T
8. What do you know from the given experiment ?

Beaker
Candle

(A) Air moves things. (B) Air is needed for burning.
(C) Air occupies space. (D) Air has weight.

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9. Which of the following on burning gives out heat and
energy ?

(A) (B)
Granite

(C) (D)

10. Which labelled part of the plant can grow into a fruit ?

(A) P (B) Q (C) R (D) S

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Class - 3 Critical Thinking
11. Find the value of

+ + + + + + =3
(A) 7 (B) 6 (C) 5 (D) 4
12. How many apples is equal to weight of papaya ?

?

(A) _ (B) _ (C) _ (D) _
13. Which animal is not seen in the shadow ?

(A) (B)

(C) (D)

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14. Three fishes need to be caught to make 10. How many
no. of groups in 3’s can be made to make 10.

1 3 4 2 3

4 5 1 7

(A) 4 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 5

15. Which picture shows the longest rope ?

(A) (B) (C) (D) All are equal

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