All concepts combined

This mixed practice page brings together every part of the Primary 3 numbers chapter: place value, number words, comparing and ordering, number patterns, digit cards and growing figures. The questions come in no fixed order, so part of the work is recognising which idea a question is testing before starting it.

• Read, write and build numbers up to 10 000 in numerals and in words, and give the value of any digit.
• Compare and order numbers by starting at the thousands and moving right one place at a time.
• Find the rule in a number sequence, including sequences that go down or that cross a thousand.
• Make the greatest or smallest number from digit cards when there is an odd, even or size clue.
• Use the repeated increase in a matchstick or tile pattern to find a later figure, or the figure that uses a given number of sticks.
• Move between these ideas in one sitting, the way school tests and revision sheets mix them.

When the answer is a number below ten thousand written in digits, it has at most four digits and does not start with 0. For an ordered list or a number pattern, your child can read the answer along the row and see that the numbers keep moving the same way.

This set mixes the chapter's question types: place value, comparing and ordering, number patterns, digit clues and growing figures. The Basic questions keep each type short and direct, while the Intermediate questions call for an extra step of thinking. The Challenge questions give no signal of which skill is needed, so your child decides the method before starting. For any question in this mixed set that stalls, watch its solution film and try again later from Revision.

What does the P3 numbers up to 10 000 chapter cover? In the MOE Primary 3 syllabus it covers counting in hundreds and thousands, place values, reading and writing numbers in numerals and words, comparing and ordering, and patterns in number sequences. This chapter adds digit-card and growing-figure questions as applications of those outcomes.

When should my child start the mixed practice? After working through the subtopic pages, so each idea has been met on its own first. The mixed set then practises choosing the right idea for each question.

How many mixed questions should my P3 child do at once? A handful at a time is enough. Short regular sets give more practice at choosing a method than one long sitting, and they leave time to talk through any answer that needs a second look.