Grade 3 Multiplication Properties & Recognizing Multiples Worksheet for 8-Year-Olds

Instructions

Read each question carefully. For fill-in-the-blank questions, write your answer on the line. For multiple-choice questions, circle the letter of the best answer. Good luck!

Part 1: Objective Questions

1. If 7 x 4 = 28, then 4 x 7 = _____.


2. What is the answer to 9 x 1?
   • A) 10
   • B) 9
   • C) 1


3. Any number multiplied by 0 is always:
   • A) 1
   • B) The number itself
   • C) 0


4. Which of these numbers is a multiple of 5?
   • A) 12
   • B) 25
   • C) 31


5. Fill in the blank: 6 x 8 = _____.


6. Which of these numbers is a multiple of 10?
   • A) 45
   • B) 60
   • C) 72


7. True or False: 3 x 5 is the same as 5 x 3.


8. Fill in the blank: 17 x _____ = 17.


9. Which number is a multiple of 2?
   • A) 19
   • B) 23
   • C) 14


10. Fill in the blank: (2 x 3) x 5 = 2 x ( _____ x 5).


11. True or False: The number 45 is a multiple of 10.


12. What is 5 x 8?
    • A) 13
    • B) 35
    • C) 40


13. All multiples of 10 end with the digit _____.


14. True or False: All multiples of 10 are also multiples of 2.


15. Fill in the blank: 32 x 0 = _____.


16. A number is a multiple of 5 if it ends in 0 or _____.


17. What is 7 x 7?
    • A) 14
    • B) 49
    • C) 42


18. Circle the number that is NOT a multiple of 2:    12    18    21    30


19. Fill in the blank: 4 x _____ = 36.


20. True or False: The number 55 is a multiple of 5.

Part 2: Subjective Questions

Write your answers in the space below. Show your work or draw pictures if it helps!

21. Draw an array (dots in rows and columns) to show 4 x 6. What is the product?
    
    
    
    
    
22. Write a short story problem for the multiplication fact 3 x 5 = 15.
    
    
    
    
23. Explain how you know if a number is a multiple of 2.
    
    
    
24. List the first five multiples of 10, starting with 10.
    
    
25. There are 5 cars, and each car has 4 wheels. How many wheels are there in total? Write the multiplication sentence and solve it.
    
    
    
26. Write two different multiplication facts that have an answer of 24.

    1. ___________________

    2. ___________________

27. Sam has 8 bags of marbles. Each bag has 5 marbles. How many marbles does Sam have in all?
    
    
    
28. Explain why any number multiplied by 1 is that same number.
    
    
    
29. Look at this list of numbers: 10, 15, 22, 30, 35, 40.
    Which of these numbers are multiples of BOTH 2 and 5?
    
    
30. Draw a picture to show how you can share 12 pencils equally among 6 friends. How many pencils does each friend get?
    
    
    
    
    

Answer Key

Part 1: Objective Questions

1. 28
2. B) 9
3. C) 0
4. B) 25
5. 48
6. B) 60
7. True
8. 1
9. C) 14
10. 3
11. False
12. C) 40
13. 0
14. True
15. 0
16. 5
17. B) 49
18. 21
19. 9
20. True

Part 2: Subjective Questions (Example Answers)

21. The drawing should show 4 rows of 6 dots, or 6 rows of 4 dots. The product is 24.
    (e.g., • • • • • •
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    • • • • • •
    • • • • • •)
22. Example: A baker made 3 batches of cookies. There were 5 cookies in each batch. How many cookies did the baker make in total? (15 cookies)
23. A number is a multiple of 2 if it is an even number. Its last digit will be 0, 2, 4, 6, or 8.
24. 10, 20, 30, 40, 50
25. Multiplication sentence: 5 x 4 = 20. There are 20 wheels in total.
26. Any two of the following: 2 x 12, 12 x 2, 3 x 8, 8 x 3, 4 x 6, 6 x 4.
27. 8 x 5 = 40. Sam has 40 marbles in all.
28. When you multiply by 1, it means you have just one group of that number. So, one group of 7 is just 7.
29. 10, 30, 40 (Numbers that are multiples of both 2 and 5 must end in 0).
30. The drawing should show 12 items split into 6 equal groups. Each friend gets 2 pencils.