Download MCC3.OA.2 Interpret whole-number quotients of whole numbers

Example Formative Assessment Questions – OA.2 3rd Grade
(questions came from “Performance Coach”, Harcourt GO Math, OAS, and various websites)
This is not meant to be printed off and given as a test…this document is to
give you ideas of how this standard might be assessed. Please use these
as an example when you are developing your own formative
assessments. Remember formative assessment is to be given throughout
the teaching of a standard to help you guide your instruction based on
students needs. A good formative assessment should have a mix of
multiple choice as well as open ended
Which division fact matches the following subtraction problem?
58 – 8-8-8-8-8-8-8 = 0
a.
b.
c.
d.
56 ÷ 8 = 0
8 ÷ 56 = 0
58 ÷ 0 = 8
58 ÷ 8 = 7
This is a generic rubric that can be used for all the following open ended problems.
NEW!!!Decide if you can use division to solve each problem. Write Yes or No.
a. There are 21 students in a class. They are sitting at tables of 3 for a science
experiment. How many tables of students are there? _______
b. Bethany has 12 rocks in her collection. She put the rocks in 2 boxes. One box
has 3 rocks. How many rocks are in the other box? ______
c. A string is cut into 6 pieces. Each piece is 2 feet long. How long was the string
before it was cut? ______
d. The area model is made from 20 square tiles. There are 5 square tiles in each
row. How many rows are there? ______
NEW!!!Mrs. Cooper drew the area model shown below on the board.
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Cody wrote 36 ÷ 4 = 9 to represent this area model
Isabel wrote 36 ÷ 9 = 4 to represent this area model
Who is correct? Explain your thinking.
NEW!!!Which model represents 15 ÷ 5? Circle all that apply.
NEW!!!
Draw a line from each problem to the number sentence that represents it.
a. Will has 10 shells. He puts 2 shells
in each box. How many boxes of shells
Does Will have?
b. Timmy has 10 shells. He gives 2 shells
to a friend. How many shells does
Timmy have left?
c. Amy has 10 shells. She puts the same
number of shells in 5 boxes. How many
shells are in each box?
d. Zoe has 10 shells in each box. She has
5 boxes of shells. How many shells
does Zoe have?
NEW!!!
Read the statement about the area model below and write True or False for each
statement.
a.
b.
c.
d.
The quotient of 48 and 6 tells how many squares are in each row
The product of 6 and 8 tells how many squares are in each row
You can divide 48 by 8 to find how many rows are in the area model
The quotient of 8 and 6 tells how many rows are in the area model
NEW!!!
Mark used 16 square tiles to make an area model. He made 4 equal rows. Write a number
sentence to show how many tiles are in each row.
NEW!!!
The table shows the sections of fence that a store sells. The sections are different colors
and different lengths.
Color
Length (in feet)
White
6
Tan
5
Brown
3
NEW!!!Mr. Quan wants to build a tan fence that is 30 feet long. How many sections of
fence should Mr. Quan buy? Write the number sentence to show your answer.
NEW!!!
Look at the number sentence.
24 ÷ 4 = 6
Use the division sentence to describe a situation.
NEW!!!
NEW!!!
Open Ended:
Explain the two different division situations.
Solve this division problem. Use pictures, numbers, and words. 21 divided by 7.
Solve this division problem using repeated subtraction. 15 ÷ 5 =
Solve this division problem using “sharing” strategy. 15 ÷ 5 =
Write a story problem to match 15 divided by 5.
NEW!!!
Open Ended:
NEW!!!Open
Ended:
Open Ended: NEW!!!
Open Ended: NEW!!!
I have 21 M & M’s that I want to share with my 2 friends. Draw a
picture to show how I can divide the 21 M & M’s among the 3 of
us.