Year 3 Practice (60 concepts)
Free practice for ages 7-8, matched to the England national curriculum.
Year 3 is the first year of KS2 in England, for children aged 7-8. The free practice below covers Year 3 maths, English, science, history, geography and computing, matched to the national curriculum. Each concept has 10 questions, hints when you need them and an explanation after every answer. Progress is saved in your browser, so there is no account to set up.
ð§ŪYear 3 Maths
All Maths concepts âPlace value & number sense
Understanding hundreds, tens and ones in 3-digit numbers
Skip counting & sequences
Counting forwards and backwards in steps of 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 10, 50 and 100
Addition & subtraction
Adding and subtracting 3-digit numbers using mental and written methods
Telling the time
Reading analogue clocks and solving simple time problems
2D & 3D shapes
Naming and describing properties of common 2D and 3D shapes
Multiplication & division facts
Recall and apply times tables facts for 2, 3, 4, 5, 8 and 10
Fractions (identify & compare)
Recognising, naming and comparing unit and non-unit fractions
Measurement (length, mass, capacity)
Converting and comparing metric measurements
Counting in multiples
Counting in 3s, 4s, 8s, 25s, 50s and 1000s
Mental maths strategies
Partitioning and near doubles to add quickly in your head
Doubling and halving
Doubling numbers and finding half of even numbers
Rounding to nearest 10 and 100
Rounding numbers to the nearest 10 and nearest 100
Inverse operations
Using inverse operations to check calculations
Time intervals and duration
Working out how much time has passed between two times
Reading scales
Reading values on rulers, measuring jugs and thermometers
Fractions of amounts
Finding fractions of quantities, such as 1/4 of 20 or 3/4 of 12
ðYear 3 English
All English concepts âPhonics & Digraphs
Learn common digraphs like sh, ch, th, ck, ng, ai, ee, oa, and oo.
Common Exception Words
Practise spelling tricky words that don't follow the usual rules.
Rhyming Words
Find words that sound the same at the end, even when spelled differently.
Nouns, Verbs & Adjectives
Identify whether a word is a noun (thing), verb (action), or adjective (describing word).
Sentence Types
Learn to identify and write statements, questions, commands, and exclamations.
Prefixes & Suffixes
Learn how adding letters to the start or end of a word changes its meaning.
Conjunctions & Connectives
Join ideas together using words like and, but, or, because, when, if, and although.
Homophones
Learn words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings.
Expanded noun phrases
Add adjectives and prepositional phrases to nouns to make richer descriptions, for example 'the tall, friendly man with a hat'.
Contractions and apostrophes for omission
Shorten two words into one using an apostrophe to show where letters have been left out, like don't and I'll.
Spelling rules: double consonants
When adding -ing, -ed or -er to short words like run, hop and big, double the final consonant.
Compound words
Join two complete words to make a new word, like football, sunflower, rainbow and snowman.
Dictionary skills
Place words in alphabetical order and use guide words to find entries quickly.
ðŽYear 3 Science
All Science concepts âPlants: parts & functions
Identifying the parts of flowering plants and understanding their functions
Animals: skeleton & muscles
Understanding how skeletons and muscles support, protect and enable movement
Rocks & soils
Comparing different types of rock, understanding soil composition, and learning about fossils
Light & shadows
Understanding light sources, how shadows form, and the properties of transparent, translucent and opaque materials
Forces & magnets
Exploring push, pull, friction and magnetic forces, and understanding which materials are magnetic
Pollination and seed dispersal
How flowers are pollinated and how plants spread their seeds to new places
Water transport through stems
How water moves from the soil, up through the plant, and out from the leaves
Working scientifically: fair tests and variables
Designing a fair test by changing one variable, measuring another, and keeping the rest the same
ðïļYear 3 History
All History concepts âThe Stone Age: hunter-gatherers
Exploring how early people in the Stone Age lived, hunted and made tools from stone
The Bronze Age: tools and Skara Brae
Learning how the Bronze Age changed life in Britain and exploring the village of Skara Brae
The Iron Age: hillforts and tribes
Discovering how Iron Age people lived in tribes, built hillforts and used iron tools
Ancient Egypt
Learning about pharaohs, pyramids, the River Nile and the gods of Ancient Egypt
Ancient Sumer
Discovering the ancient civilisation of Sumer in Mesopotamia, the first cities and the first writing
The Indus Valley civilisation
Exploring the ancient cities of the Indus Valley, including Mohenjo-daro and Harappa
Shang Dynasty of Ancient China
Learning about the Shang Dynasty of Ancient China, its bronze work, oracle bones and early writing
ðYear 3 Geography
All Geography concepts âCountries and capitals of the UK
Naming the four countries of the UK, their capital cities, and the difference between the UK, Great Britain and the British Isles
Counties and cities of the UK
Major cities and counties across the UK, where they are and what they are known for
Continents and oceans
The seven continents and five oceans of the world, where they are and which is the largest
The equator, hemispheres and poles
How the equator divides the Earth into hemispheres and what is found at the North and South Poles
The Tropics, Arctic and Antarctic Circles
The main lines of latitude on a globe and what they tell us about climate
Compass directions
Cardinal and intermediate compass points, and using them to give directions
Map symbols and keys
How map keys and symbols show features such as roads, churches, rivers and contours
Physical vs human features
Telling apart natural (physical) features and features built by people (human)
Weather and climate
The difference between weather and climate, the UK climate, and weather symbols
ðŧYear 3 Computing
All Computing concepts âWhat is an algorithm?
Understanding algorithms as step-by-step instructions to solve a problem, like a recipe or directions
Sequence in programs
Understanding that the order of instructions matters in a program: Step 1, Step 2, Step 3
Repetition: loops in programs
Using loops to repeat instructions. Count-controlled loops save writing the same code many times
Debugging programs
Finding and fixing errors (bugs) in code. Debugging is an important skill for any programmer
Parts of a computer
Learning about the key parts of a computer: monitor, keyboard, mouse, CPU, hard drive and RAM
Input, process, output
How computers work: input goes in, the CPU processes it, then output comes out
Staying safe online
Using strong passwords, keeping personal information private, telling a trusted adult, and being kind online