NeSA Grade 3 Operations and Algebraic Thinking Practice

What the test measures

Operations and Algebraic Thinking skills

Interpret products of whole numbers; interpret whole-number quotients
Use multiplication and division within 100 to solve word problems
Determine the unknown whole number in a multiplication or division equation
Apply properties of operations as strategies to multiply and divide
Understand the relationship between multiplication and division
Solve two-step word problems using the four operations; represent these problems with equations
Identify and explain arithmetic patterns in multiplication tables

Standards basis

Nebraska College and Career Ready Standards for Mathematics (2019; Common Core–aligned domain structure) — Nebraska

How the NeSA reports it

Nebraska’s statewide math assessment is administered through NSCAS, but the official assessment page does not publish a test-specific math blueprint or reporting-category document on the page reviewed. In the absence of a public blueprint, the most defensible coverage map is the Nebraska College and Career Ready Standards for Mathematics, which are the state’s current standards basis and closely mirror Common Core-style grade-level domains.

Blueprint & weighting

No public test blueprint or per-domain item weighting was located on the Nebraska Department of Education assessment page reviewed. The page references NSCAS testing windows and general statewide assessment materials, but not math reporting-category percentages.

Official sources

Nebraska Department of Education – Statewide Assessment
Nebraska Department of Education – Press release noting current Nebraska College and Career Ready Standards approved in 2019

Practice by skill

Topics mapped to this domain

Properties of operations

Grade 316 questions

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Which property is $7 + 0 = 7$ ?

$7 + 0 = 7$ shows adding $0$ does not change the answer, so the expressions are equal in value. This is the identity property.

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Which property is $3 + (6 + 2) = (3 + 6) + 2$ ?

$3 + (6 + 2) = (3 + 6) + 2$ shows the grouping of the addition does not change the answer, so the expressions are equal in value. This is the associative property.

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Which property says $6 \times 4 = 4 \times 6$ ?

$6 \times 4 = 4 \times 6$ shows the order of the multiplication does not change the answer, so the expressions are equal in value. This is the commutative property.

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Which property is $\color{red}{2\times}\color{blue}{(3+5)}\color{black}{\,=\,}\color{red}{2\times}\color{blue}{3+}\color{red}{2\times}\color{blue}{5}$ ?

$\color{red}{2\times}\color{blue}{(3+5)}\color{black}{\,=\,}\color{red}{2\times}\color{blue}{3+}\color{red}{2\times}\color{blue}{5}$ shows multiplying across a sum does not change the answer, so the expressions are equal in value. This is the distributive property.

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Which property is $6 \times 1 = 6$ ?

$6 \times 1 = 6$ shows multiplying by $1$ does not change the answer, so the expressions are equal in value. This is the identity property.

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Which property is $(2 \times 3) \times 4 = 2 \times (3 \times 4)$ ?

$(2 \times 3) \times 4 = 2 \times (3 \times 4)$ shows the grouping of the multiplication does not change the answer, so the expressions are equal in value. This is the associative property.

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Which property says $4 + 7 = 7 + 4$ ?

$4 + 7 = 7 + 4$ shows the order of the addition does not change the answer, so the expressions are equal in value. This is the commutative property.

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Which property is $\color{red}{4\times}\color{blue}{(3+2)}\color{black}{\,=\,}\color{red}{4\times}\color{blue}{3+}\color{red}{4\times}\color{blue}{2}$ ?

$\color{red}{4\times}\color{blue}{(3+2)}\color{black}{\,=\,}\color{red}{4\times}\color{blue}{3+}\color{red}{4\times}\color{blue}{2}$ shows multiplying across a sum does not change the answer, so the expressions are equal in value. This is the distributive property.