Primary School (English Medium) इयत्ता ३ - CBSE Question Bank Solutions for Mathematics

Are the groundnuts really more than the jaggery (gur) in weight or do they just look more? 

Now, guess, for which of these you need a bigger bag.

1. 1 kg popcorn or 1 kg sugar?
2. 1 kg peas or 1 kg potatoes?

Go to the market and check if your guess is right.

How many small tomatoes do you think could lift the pumpkin up?

– Ten

– Twenty

– Forty

How many big mangoes can balance the pumpkin?

How many pumpkins can balance you on the see-saw?

Name some of your classmates who you think weigh.

Almost the same as you.

Name some of your classmates who you think weigh -

More than you.

Name some of your classmates who you think weigh.

Less than you

How many books can you lift on one hand keeping your arm straight?

When Kunjamma was born, she was 3 kg. Today is Independence Day and Kunjamma is 5 years old. She is 28 kg now.

Now guess her weight and the amount of sweets her parents distribute every Independence Day.

You can ask your parents how much a 2-year old or 4-year old child could weigh.

Help him match the things with their right amounts.

Make a list of things bought at your home. Find out how much of each thing is bought at one time. These things can be rice, oil, chilli powder, sugar, milk, onions, ginger, etc.

Guess their weights and match.

Guess which of the following things weigh more than 1 kg? Which ones weigh less than 1 kg?

1. Your school bag
2. Geometry box
3. A brick
4. A big pumpkin
5. Your pair of slippers/shoes.

Use your balance to find which of the following is heavier -

1. A water bottle or a cricket ball
2. Your shoe or your pencil box
3. Your Maths book or Hindi book
4. Your bag or your friend’s bag

Weigh 1 kg of mud or sand. Divide it equally into 2 bags. Use the balance to check if both the bags have equal weight.

The balance to check if both the bags have equal weight.

Make a list of:

1. Things weigh less than half kg.
2. Things weigh more than half kg.

Make a trip to your nearest junk dealer, vegetable shop and grocery shop. Have a look at the weights they use. Find out:

1. Who uses the biggest weight?
2. Who uses the smallest weight?

Have you seen any of these balances?