OLSAT 3rd Grade 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Maria has 24 stickers. She gives away 1/3 of them. How many does she have left?
- 8
- 12
- 16 (Correct answer)
- 18
Correct answer: 16
1/3 of 24 is 8, so Maria has 24 − 8 = 16 stickers left.
Question 2: Which word means the OPPOSITE of 'ancient'?
- Old
- Historical
- Modern (Correct answer)
- Worn
Correct answer: Modern
Ancient means very old, and modern means new or current, making them opposites.
Question 3: A clock shows 3:00. After 90 minutes, what time will it show?
- 4:00
- 4:30 (Correct answer)
- 5:00
- 3:90
Correct answer: 4:30
90 minutes is 1 hour and 30 minutes, so 3:00 plus 90 minutes equals 4:30.
Question 4: Which shape has exactly 6 faces?
- Sphere
- Pyramid
- Cube (Correct answer)
- Cylinder
Correct answer: Cube
A cube has 6 equal square faces.
Question 5: Choose the word that best completes the analogy: Hot is to Cold as Happy is to ___.
- Warm
- Sad (Correct answer)
- Glad
- Excited
Correct answer: Sad
Hot and cold are opposites, so the word that is opposite to happy is sad.
Question 6: A store has 5 shelves. Each shelf holds 8 books. If 12 books are sold, how many remain?
- 28 (Correct answer)
- 40
- 33
- 28
Correct answer: 28
5 × 8 = 40 books total; 40 − 12 = 28 books remain.
Question 7: Which of these is a complete sentence?
- The big red barn.
- Jumped over the fence.
- The horse jumped over the fence. (Correct answer)
- Running very fast.
Correct answer: The horse jumped over the fence.
A complete sentence needs a subject and a verb; 'The horse jumped over the fence' has both.
OLSAT 3rd Grade 3
Maria has 24 stickers.
She gives away 1/3 of them.
How many does she have left?