Grade 3 Math quiz: Area of rectangles

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What this quiz should check

Topic: Relate area to multiplication and addition (3.MD.C.7). A good grade 3 quiz on this asks students to:

• Find the area of a rectangle by tiling it with unit squares (3.MD.C.7a)
• Multiply side lengths to find area in square units (3.MD.C.7b)
• Use area models to represent the distributive property (3.MD.C.7c)
• Find areas of rectilinear figures by decomposing into non-overlapping rectangles and adding (3.MD.C.7d)

Misconceptions worth a question

• Confusing area (square units) with perimeter (linear units)
• Counting only the border squares of a tiled rectangle
• Multiplying side lengths that are not in the same unit

Teacher tip: Stay inside 3.MD.C.7 (rectangles and rectilinear figures with whole-number sides). Tell the AI to include one tiling item, one length×width item, and one decompose-and-add item — not circles or triangles.

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