Daily Maths Practice
Grade 3
Workbook 13
(Money matters, calendar work and
measurement with the emphasis on reading
comprehension)
Daily Maths Practice: Day 1
2
Grade 3
Money matters
Complete the following table by working out the change. The first one has been done as
an example.
Cost of the items
R 5.00
Amount paid with
Amount of change received
R10.00
R10.00 - R7.50 =
R2.50
R 2.50
R15.00
R 12.00
R25.00
R 11.00
R 6.00
R10.00
R 7.50
R35.00
R 19.50
R 10.50
Daily Maths Practice: Day 2
3
Calendar work
Look at the following calendar dating back to January 2014, then answer the
questions which follow.
1.
What is important about 1 January every year?
2.
How many days does January have?
3.
Name the month before and after January.
4.
What day does 15 January fall on?
5.
How many weeks are there in this month?
6.
How many weeks have to pass from 5 January to 26 January?
7.
Give the same answer as in question 6) in the number of days.
8.
What do the following months have in common? January, March, May, July,
August, October and December?
Grade 3
Daily Maths Practice: Day 3
4
Grade 3
Measurement 1
Look at the information below, then answer the questions which follow.
1 litre = 1000 ml
Measuring liquids
ml = millilitres
l - litre
1 cup = 250 ml
1 tablespoon = 15 ml
1 teaspoon
Estimate how much liquid each of these containers can hold by writing the answer in
the space provided.
Daily Maths Practice: Day 4
5
Measurement 2
1 litre = 1000 ml
Measuring liquids
ml = millilitres
l - litre
1 cup = 250 ml
1 tablespoon = 15 ml
1 teaspoon
1.
How much liquid can 3 teaspoons hold?
2.
How many cups can go into 1 litre?
3.
How many cups can go into 5 litre?
4.
How many teaspoon can fit into 80 ml?
5.
How many tablespoons can fit into a class of 150 ml?
6.
How many teaspoons can fit into 1 cup of liquid?
7. How much liquid can 1 teaspoon, 1 tablespoon and 1 cup hold together?
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Daily Maths Practice: Memo
6
Grade 3
Memo: Day 1
Cost of the items
R 5.00
R 2.50
R 12.00
R 11.00
R 6.00
R 7.50
R 19.50
R 10.50
Amount paid with
Amount of change received
R10.00
R10.00 - R7.50 = R2.50
R15.00
R3.00
R25.00
R8.00
R10.00
R2.50
R35.00
R30.00
Memo: Day 2
1.
What is important about 1 January every year? 1 January marks the start of the new year and
the start of a new month. It is regarded as a public holiday.
2.
How many days does January have? January has 31 days.
3.
Name the month before and after January. Before: December, after: February.
4.
What day does 15 January fall on? 15 January falls on a Wednesday.
5.
How many weeks are there in this month? There are 5 weeks in this month.
6.
How many weeks have to pass from 5 January to 26 January? 3 Weeks have to pass from 5
January to 26 January.
7.
Give the same answer as in question 6) in the number of days. 21 Days have to pass from 5
January to 26 January.
8.
What do the following months have in common? January, March, May, July, August, October
and December? All of these months have 31 days.
Daily Maths Practice: Memo
7
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Memo: Day 3
Approximately: 250 ml
Approximately: 5 ml
Approximately: 5 Approximately: 2 l
Approximately: 45 ml
15 ml + 15 ml + 15 ml
Memo: Day 4
1.
How much liquid can 3 teaspoons hold?
1 teaspoon = 5 ml; 3 x 5 ml - 15 ml
2.
How many cups can go into 1 litre?
1 l = 1000 ml; 1000 ml ÷ 250 ml = 4 cups
3.
How many cups can go into 5 litre?
1 l = 4 cups; 5 l = 20 cups
4.
How many teaspoon can fit into 80 ml?
1 teaspoon = 5 ml; 80 ÷ 5 = 16 teaspoons
5.
How many tablespoons can fit into a class of 150 ml?
1 tablespoon = 15 ml; 150 ml ÷ 15 ml = 10 tablespoons
6.
How many teaspoons can fit into 1 cup of liquid?
1 cup of liquid = 250 ml; 250 ml ÷ 5 ml = 50 teaspoons
7.
How much liquid can 1 teaspoon, 1 tablespoon and 1 cup hold together?
Teaspoon = 5 ml, tablespoon = 15 ml, 1 cup = 250 ml
5 ml + 15 ml + 250 ml = 270 ml