Grade 3 Math SOL Study Guide

Practice for the Grade 3 Math Virginia SOL test across all 12 standards and 5 strands. SOL Prep turns every standard into a diagnostic, guided notes, flashcards, and SOL-style practice questions — so you drill what you’re actually weak on instead of re-reviewing what you know.

Grade 3 Math SOL practice tests

Practice Grade 3 Math with 210 free questions from official Virginia Department of Education released tests, or drill standard by standard with SOL Prep.

What Grade 3 Math covers

Number and Number Sense

  • 3.NS.1Use place value understanding to read, write, and determine the place and value of digits in whole numbers up to six digits.
  • 3.NS.2Compare and order whole numbers up to 9,999 using symbols and words.
  • 3.NS.3Represent, compare, and justify fractions and mixed numbers with denominators of 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, and 10.
  • 3.NS.4Solve problems involving counting, comparing, representing, and making change for money amounts up to $5.00.

Computation and Estimation

  • 3.CE.1Estimate, represent, solve, and justify solutions to addition and subtraction problems with whole numbers up to 1,000.
  • 3.CE.2Recall multiplication and division facts through 10×10 and solve single-step contextual problems.

Measurement and Geometry

  • 3.MG.1Estimate and measure length, weight/mass, and liquid volume using standard units.
  • 3.MG.2Estimate and solve problems involving area and perimeter using multiple representations.
  • 3.MG.3Tell and write time to the nearest minute and solve elapsed time problems within a 12-hour period.
  • 3.MG.4Identify, describe, classify, compare, combine, and subdivide polygons.

Probability and Statistics

  • 3.PS.1Apply the data cycle to formulate questions, collect data, organize and represent data, and analyze results using pictographs and bar graphs.

Patterns, Functions, and Algebra

  • 3.PFA.1Identify, describe, extend, and create increasing and decreasing patterns using various representations.

Frequently asked questions

What is on the Grade 3 Math SOL test?

The Grade 3 Math Virginia SOL test is organized into 5 reporting strands: Number and Number Sense, Computation and Estimation, Measurement and Geometry, Probability and Statistics, Patterns, Functions, and Algebra. It assesses the 12 Standards of Learning listed on this page.

How many standards does Grade 3 Math cover?

Grade 3 Math covers 12 individual Virginia SOL standards across its 5 strands.

Where can I find Grade 3 Math SOL practice tests?

The Virginia Department of Education publishes official released tests and practice items at doe.virginia.gov — see our Virginia SOL practice tests guide for direct links. SOL Prep adds standard-by-standard practice for each of the 12 Grade 3 Math standards below.

How should I study for the Grade 3 Math SOL?

Start with a diagnostic to find which of the 12 Grade 3 Math standards you're weakest on, then focus practice there instead of re-reviewing what you already know. Work each standard's skills, then take a mixed practice check.