CBSE Class 3 Maths: Word Problems Workbook

This workbook helps children understand and solve story sums step by step: adding, taking away, comparing, equal groups, sharing, two-step problems, and real-life problems with money, length, weight, capacity, time, simple fractions and data. Every problem uses the same five-step method: Read, Find, Choose, Solve, Check. It has 360 questions in 18 sections, arranged in five parts.

What your child will practise

• Addition Stories – Putting together and adding more
• Subtraction Stories – Taking away, giving away and what is left
• Add or Take Away? – Choosing the right operation
• How Many More? How Many Fewer? – Comparing two amounts
• Multiplication Stories – Equal groups, rows and repeated adding
• Division Stories – Sharing equally and making equal groups
• Multiply or Divide? – Choosing the right operation
• Two-Step Problems – Problems that need two operations
• Money Problems – Buying, paying and change
• Length Problems – Centimetres and metres
• Weight Problems – Grams and kilograms
• Capacity Problems – Millilitres and litres
• Time & Calendar Problems – Hours, minutes, days, weeks and months
• Half & Quarter Stories – Sharing into 2 or 4 equal parts
• Data & Pattern Problems – Using tables, tally marks and patterns
• Mixed Practice – All kinds of problems together
• Challenge Zone – Puzzles for problem solvers
• Word Problems Check-Up – Show what you have learnt

Who it is for

CBSE Class 3 students (age about 8–9), and Class 4 children who need a refresher.

How to use it

Print the pages you need, or the whole book, on A4 paper. Short, regular sessions work best. Answers are at the back so you can check the work together.

Based on the CBSE / NCERT Class 3 (Grade 3) Mathematics curriculum. Instant PDF download, 68 pages.