3rd Grade Checking Products and Quotients Worksheet: True or False

Every line on this page makes a claim, and your child decides whether it holds. This 3rd grade checking products and quotients worksheet has twelve number sentences, labeled a to l. Some multiply, others divide, and each one gives a single answer after the equal sign. Under each sentence sit two boxes, True and False, and your child puts a tick in only one of them. A white cat with a rainbow unicorn horn peeks out from a string on the right. Page two ticks each correct box in red.

Six true, six false

The six true ones are a, b, e, f, g and j. For example, 96 ÷ 12 = 8 and 24 × 3 = 72 are both true number sentences. The six false ones hide classic slips, such as a wrong digit or a fact taken from the next table. In c, 72 × 2 is 144, not 244. In i, 3 × 7 = 31 mixes up 21 and 31. In h, 12 ÷ 3 = 3 should be 4.

Several items go well beyond the facts within 100 that third graders learn. These include 60 × 12 = 720, 144 ÷ 6 = 24 and 110 ÷ 11 = 9, which is false because the answer is 10. Treat them as a challenge, or skip them for a younger child.

At the table: work it out, then tick

Ask your child to find the real answer first and write it in small digits beside the sentence. Then they compare it with the printed answer and tick the right box. For 4 × 7 = 25, they write 28, so the tick goes in False.

The instruction says "tick the correct phrase", which is an unusual way to say "check True or False". Explain it before your child starts, because a young reader may not know what a phrase means in this setting. Also, division facts can be checked by multiplying: 6 × 24 = 144, so f is true.

After the page: catch my mistake

Say a multiplication or division sentence out loud, sometimes right and sometimes wrong, such as 8 × 3 = 24 or 30 ÷ 5 = 7. Your child answers true or false and gives the right answer when needed. Then swap roles, so that your child invents the sentences and you have to spot the hidden mistakes yourself. Finally, check the twelve ticks against the answer key on page two.