ORIGINAL MOCK ASSESSMENT

Year 3 National Curriculum Mock Assessment Pack

Subjects: Mathematics, English and Non-Verbal Reasoning

Standard: High-standard end-of-Year-3 practice, suitable for checking Year 3 security and early Year 4 readiness.

Teacher note: This is an original practice assessment. It is not an official government test and does not copy a live exam paper. Year 3 pupils in England do not sit one single statutory national test in the same way as Year 6 SATs; this pack is written in a formal assessment style and aligned to the Year 3/lower Key Stage 2 curriculum.
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Paper summary

PaperRecommended timeMarksMain skills assessed
Mathematics45 minutes50Arithmetic, place value, written calculation, fractions, measures, time, geometry and reasoning
English60 minutes50Reading comprehension, vocabulary, grammar, punctuation, spelling and writing
Non-Verbal Reasoning25 minutes30Pattern, sequence, analogy, rotation, reflection and matrix reasoning
Total130

Ability gauge

Use this as a practical guide, not a fixed label. A child may be stronger in one subject and still need support in another.

0-50
Needs support
51-75
Emerging
76-100
Secure Year 3
101-117
Strong
118-130
Greater depth
Interpretation: A score above 100 suggests the child is handling Year 3 content confidently. A score below 76 suggests targeted revision is needed before moving deeper into Year 4-style work.
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Instructions for pupils

Paper 1: Mathematics - 50 marks

Section A: Arithmetic - 20 marks

137 + 18 =[1 mark]
292 - 47 =[1 mark]
36 × 4 =[1 mark]
432 ÷ 4 =[1 mark]
5What number is made from 300 + 50 + 7?[1 mark]
610 more than 489 =[1 mark]
7100 less than 725 =[1 mark]
8245 + 136 =[1 mark]
9604 - 278 =[1 mark]
107 × 8 =[1 mark]
1156 ÷ 7 =[1 mark]
121/4 of 28 =[1 mark]
133/4 of 20 =[1 mark]
14£2.35 + £1.40 =[1 mark]
151 metre = ____ centimetres[1 mark]
16How many minutes are in half an hour?[1 mark]
178 + 8 + 8 + 8 + 8 =[1 mark]
1872 = 8 × ____[1 mark]
19Write 5 hundreds, 2 tens and 6 ones as a number.[1 mark]
20Which is greater: 3/6 or 1/6?[1 mark]
Section A total: 20 marks

Section B: Reasoning and problem solving - 30 marks

21A school bus has 48 children. At the first stop, 17 children get off. At the next stop, 9 children get on. How many children are on the bus now?[2 marks]
Mark: / 2
22There are 6 tables. Each table has 4 pencils. The teacher puts 15 more pencils in the pot. How many pencils are there altogether?[2 marks]
Mark: / 2
23Sara has £5.00. She buys a notebook for £1.85 and a pencil for 65p. How much change does she get?[2 marks]
Mark: / 2
24Jack starts reading at 3:20 pm. He reads for 45 minutes. What time does he finish?[2 marks]
Mark: / 2
25A ribbon is 1 metre long. Mina cuts off 35 cm and then 28 cm. How much ribbon is left?[2 marks]
Mark: / 2
26A rectangle is 8 cm long and 5 cm wide. What is its perimeter?[2 marks]
Mark: / 2
27A bag has 24 beads. One third of the beads are blue. The rest are red. How many beads are red?[2 marks]
Mark: / 2
28Write <, > or = in each box: 504 ___ 540 3 × 8 ___ 4 × 6[2 marks]
Mark: / 2
29Complete the sequence: 226, 236, 246, ____, ____[2 marks]
Mark: / 2
30Use the bar chart below. How many books were borrowed on Tuesday and Friday altogether?[2 marks]
05101520 MonTueWedThuFri Library books borrowed 121891521
Mark: / 2
31Use the bar chart below. What is the difference between the greatest and the smallest number of books borrowed?[2 marks]
Mark: / 2
32Use the bar chart below. How many more books were borrowed on Thursday than Wednesday?[2 marks]
Mark: / 2
33Which shape is not a polygon? A triangle, a square, a circle or a pentagon?[1 mark]
Mark: / 1
34A child faces north. She makes a quarter turn clockwise. Which direction is she facing now?[1 mark]
Mark: / 1
35A chocolate bar has 8 equal pieces. 3 pieces are shaded. Write the fraction shaded and the fraction not shaded.[2 marks]
Mark: / 2
36Put these lengths in order from shortest to longest: 1 m 20 cm, 95 cm, 1 m 5 cm.[2 marks]
Mark: / 2
Mathematics total: 50 marks

Paper 2: English - 50 marks

Section A: Reading - 20 marks

On Tuesday morning, Class 3 walked to Green Lane Park to help plant a small garden beside the playground. The wind pushed dry leaves along the path, and a red sign on the gate said, 'Garden closed - please keep out.' Mia stopped first. She noticed that the shed door was open and two trays of young plants were lying on their sides.

Mr Patel, the caretaker, frowned when he saw the mess. 'I locked the shed yesterday,' he said quietly. Leo wanted to rush in and pick everything up, but Mia asked the class to wait. She could see tiny muddy footprints near the fence and a neat hole under the wooden board. The footprints were too small for a dog and too round for a cat.

The children worked carefully. They stood the trays upright, watered the seedlings and used rulers to measure straight rows for the herbs. Mr Patel found a torn packet of sunflower seeds by the fence. 'A squirrel has been helping itself,' he laughed. Instead of feeling cross, the class decided to make a safe wildlife corner with old logs, stones and a shallow dish of water.

By the end of the afternoon, the garden looked tidy again. There were labels for mint, parsley and sunflowers, and a new sign asked visitors to protect the young plants. Mia smiled when she saw a squirrel sitting on the fence, watching them. The garden no longer felt closed and gloomy; it felt awake again.

1What did the red sign on the gate say?[1 mark]
Mark: / 1
2Name two things the children did to help the garden.[2 marks]
Mark: / 2
3Why did Mia ask the class to wait instead of rushing into the garden?[2 marks]
Mark: / 2
4Find and copy one word from paragraph 3 that means 'small young plants'.[1 mark]
Mark: / 1
5Number these events from 1 to 4: Mr Patel found sunflower seeds. / The class saw the red sign. / The garden looked tidy again. / Mia noticed tiny footprints.[4 marks]
Mark: / 4
6How can you tell Mr Patel cared about the garden? Give two details.[2 marks]
Mark: / 2
7Write T for true or F for false: a) The shed door was open. b) The footprints were large. c) The class planted herbs. d) The children chased the squirrel away.[4 marks]
Mark: / 4
8What lesson did the children learn from the problem in the garden?[2 marks]
Mark: / 2
9Explain why the phrase 'the garden felt awake again' is a good ending.[2 marks]
Mark: / 2
Reading total: 20 marks

Section B: Grammar, punctuation and spelling - 20 marks

1Rewrite with correct capital letters and punctuation: on saturday mia and leo visited green street library[2 marks]
Mark: / 2
2Add commas to this list: We packed sandwiches apples water and coats.[2 marks]
Mark: / 2
3Add the apostrophe: The girls coat was hanging by the door.[1 mark]
Mark: / 1
4Choose the correct word: ___ going to bring their books tomorrow. There / Their / They're[1 mark]
Mark: / 1
5Match each word to its word class: carefully / jump / shiny / garden[4 marks]
Mark: / 4
6Change these verbs to the past tense: carry, stop[2 marks]
Mark: / 2
7Choose the best conjunction: We stayed inside ___ it was raining. because / and / but[1 mark]
Mark: / 1
8Add inverted commas and punctuation: please close the gate said Omar[2 marks]
Mark: / 2
9Write the words: not happy = ______ ; do again = ______[2 marks]
Mark: / 2
10Circle the preposition: The football rolled under the bench.[1 mark]
Mark: / 1
11Add an adverb to improve the sentence: The baby slept ____.[1 mark]
Mark: / 1
12Underline the subordinate clause: We went home because it was getting dark.[1 mark]
Mark: / 1
GPS total: 20 marks

Section C: Writing task - 10 marks

Task: Write a short story or diary entry about finding something unusual in a school playground. Your writing should have a clear opening, middle and ending. Try to use interesting vocabulary, correct sentences and accurate punctuation.

Planning space:

Write your answer below:

Teacher/self mark for writing: / 10

English total: 50 marks

Paper 3: Non-Verbal Reasoning - 30 marks

Choose the answer A, B, C or D. Questions 1-10 are worth 1 mark each. Questions 11-20 are worth 2 marks each.

1Odd one out.[1 mark]
→→→
2What comes next?[1 mark]
→→→→?
3What comes next?[1 mark]
→→→?
4What comes next?[1 mark]
→→→?
5What comes next?[1 mark]
→→→→?
6Which shape matches the rule: four straight sides and four right angles?[1 mark]
7The first shape has turned. Which option shows the arrow turned in the same way?[1 mark]
→→→?
8What comes next?[1 mark]
→→→?
9A mirror is placed on the dotted line. Which option is the mirror image?[1 mark]
10Odd one out.[1 mark]
11Complete the matrix.[2 marks]
EmptyGreyDarkCircleSquareTriangle?
12What comes next?[2 marks]
→→→?
13Complete the pair.[2 marks]
→→→?
14The two separate parts are joined. Which option matches?[2 marks]
→→?
15What comes next?[2 marks]
→→→→?
16Complete the matrix.[2 marks]
?
17What comes next?[2 marks]
→→→→?
18The shape moves across the line like a reflection. Which option completes the pair?[2 marks]

Now reflect the arrow across the line:

19The shaded corner moves clockwise. What comes next?[2 marks]
→→→?
20Odd one out.[2 marks]
Non-Verbal Reasoning total: 30 marks

Mark Scheme and Feedback Guide

Total score record

SubjectScoreOut ofComment
Mathematics50
English50
Non-Verbal Reasoning30
Total130

Feedback gauge

Total scoreBandFeedback
0-50Needs supportFocus on number facts, sentence accuracy, reading stamina and simple pattern recognition. Use short daily practice.
51-75EmergingSome Year 3 knowledge is present, but accuracy is uneven. Revisit calculations, punctuation and multi-step questions.
76-100Secure Year 3The child is broadly working at Year 3 standard. Build speed, confidence and explanation of reasoning.
101-117StrongThe child is handling challenging Year 3 material well. Add extension tasks and deeper problem solving.
118-130Greater depthThe child shows strong accuracy and reasoning. Begin carefully stretching into Year 4-style challenge.

Mathematics mark scheme

QMarksAnswer / marking guidance
1155
2145
3124
418
51357
61499
71625
81381
91326
10156
1118
1217
13115
141£3.75
151100
16130
17140
1819
191526
2013/6
21248 - 17 + 9 = 40. Award 1 mark for a correct method, 1 mark for the answer.
2226 × 4 = 24; 24 + 15 = 39.
232£1.85 + £0.65 = £2.50; £5.00 - £2.50 = £2.50.
2423:20 + 40 minutes = 4:00; +5 minutes = 4:05 pm.
252100 cm - 35 cm - 28 cm = 37 cm.
2628 + 5 + 8 + 5 = 26 cm.
2721/3 of 24 = 8 blue; 24 - 8 = 16 red.
282504 < 540; 3 × 8 = 24 and 4 × 6 = 24.
292The rule is add 10 each time.
302Tuesday 18 + Friday 21 = 39.
312Friday 21 is the greatest; Wednesday 9 is the smallest; 21 - 9 = 12.
322Thursday 15 - Wednesday 9 = 6.
331A circle is not made from straight sides.
341A clockwise quarter turn from north points east.
3523 out of 8 pieces are shaded; 5 out of 8 are not shaded.
362Convert to cm: 120 cm, 95 cm, 105 cm.

English reading mark scheme

QMarksAnswer / marking guidance
11Garden closed - please keep out.
22Any two: stood trays upright, watered seedlings, measured rows, labelled plants, made a wildlife corner.
32She noticed clues and wanted to think carefully/avoid disturbing the footprints or mess.
41seedlings
542, 1, 4, 3 respectively. Correct order: saw red sign; noticed footprints; found seeds; garden looked tidy.
62Any two sensible details: he locked the shed, frowned at the mess, investigated, helped, found the seed packet, laughed and worked with the class.
74a T, b F, c T, d F
82That problems can be solved calmly and wildlife can be protected rather than blamed.
92It suggests the garden became lively, cared for and welcoming again after looking closed and gloomy.

Grammar, punctuation and spelling mark scheme

QMarksAnswer / marking guidance
12On Saturday, Mia and Leo visited Green Street Library.
22We packed sandwiches, apples, water and coats.
31The girl's coat was hanging by the door.
41They're
54carefully = adverb; jump = verb; shiny = adjective; garden = noun
62carried, stopped
71because
82'Please close the gate,' said Omar. / “Please close the gate,” said Omar.
92unhappy; redo
101under
111Any sensible adverb, e.g. peacefully, quietly, soundly.
121because it was getting dark

Writing mark scheme

AreaMarksGuidance
Content and purpose3Clear story/report idea, relevant details, reader can follow what happened.
Organisation2Opening, middle and ending; ideas grouped sensibly; simple paragraphs where possible.
Sentence grammar2Mostly accurate sentences; some use of conjunctions, adverbs or prepositions.
Punctuation2Capital letters and full stops mostly secure; some commas/inverted commas attempted correctly.
Spelling and vocabulary1Common Year 3 words mostly accurate; interesting word choices attempted.

Non-Verbal Reasoning mark scheme

QMarksAnswerReason
11CC is a square; the others are circles.
21AThe pattern alternates circle, square.
31CThe number of sides increases: 3, 4, 5, 6.
41AThe arrow turns a quarter turn clockwise each time.
51BThe shape stays triangle and the shading alternates white, dark.
61DA rectangle has four straight sides and four right angles.
71BThe square is turned 45 degrees, so the arrow should also turn 45 degrees.
81DThe number of dots increases by one.
91AA vertical mirror changes a right arrow into a left arrow.
101CC has a vertical line; the others have horizontal lines.
112DRows keep the shape; columns keep the shading. Missing answer is a dark triangle.
122BThe triangle turns 90 degrees clockwise each step.
132CLarge filled becomes small unfilled, keeping the same shape.
142AA shows the black circle inside the square.
152DShape alternates circle/square and dots increase by one.
162BIn each row, the third picture puts the second shape inside the first shape.
172AThe pattern repeats white star, dark circle.
182CReflecting across a horizontal line changes an up arrow into a down arrow.
192BThe shaded corner moves top-left, top-right, bottom-right, bottom-left.
202DIn A, B and C the inner shape is different from the outer shape. In D they are both circles.

Created as an original printable mock assessment pack for Year 3 practice. Use professional teacher judgement alongside the score: fatigue, anxiety, reading speed and handwriting can all affect performance.