Free Year 3 Compare length and duration Practice | Skillo
Skillo provides free Year 3 NAPLAN Compare length and duration practice (AC9M1M01) for Australian students. No signup, no email, no credit card. Practice questions aligned with the ACARA Australian Curriculum v9.0 strand. Open and start in 10 seconds.
Year 3 students sitting their first NAPLAN need to be confident with compare length and duration. Compare and order objects and events using attributes of length, mass, capacity and duration. Skillo has targeted practice questions for this exact skill, mapped to the Australian Curriculum v9.0, free and ready to go.
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What does the Year 3 NAPLAN Compare length and duration test cover?
- Compare and order objects and events using attributes of length, mass, capacity and duration.
- Questions may include word problems set in real Australian contexts
- Both calculator and non-calculator question types are covered
Try a sample Compare length and duration question
Question 1 — Easy
A table shows animals at the circus: Lions = 3, Horses = 5, Elephants = 2. How many animals are there IN TOTAL?
Answer: 3 + 5 + 2 = 10 animals. Add step by step: 3 + 5 = 8, then 8 + 2 = 10. Option B (8) adds only lions and horses (3 + 5) — misses elephants. Option C (12) may use 3 + 5 + 4 — wrong elephant count. Option D (15) adds 3 + 5 + 7.
Question 2 — Medium
On Saturday the bakery sells 247 items. On Sunday it sells 318 items. How many items are sold over the whole weekend?
Answer: 247 + 318 = 565. Ones: 7 + 8 = 15 (write 5, carry 1). Tens: 4 + 1 + 1 = 6. Hundreds: 2 + 3 = 5. Total: 565. Option A (555) has an error in the tens column. Options B and C make similar addition errors.
Question 3 — Hard
There are 48 cupcakes on the tray. The class eats 23 of them. How many cupcakes are LEFT?
Answer: 48 − 23 = 25. Count back: 48 − 20 = 28, then 28 − 3 = 25. Option A (71) adds instead of subtracts: 48 + 23 = 71. Option C (21) subtracts incorrectly: perhaps 48 − 27 = 21 or a carrying error. Option D (30) rounds 23 up to 20 and subtracts: 48 − 20 = 28, close but wrong.
How should my child prepare for Year 3 NAPLAN Compare length and duration?
- Select Year 3 and Numeracy on the home screen
- Use Quick Practice — questions on compare length and duration will appear as part of the session
- Check the Skill Breakdown on your profile to track your accuracy on compare length and duration specifically
- Review explanations after each question to understand the reasoning behind correct answers
Skillo is free, requires no email or account details, and is built specifically for Australian students. Every question is mapped to the Australian Curriculum v9.0 and filtered by skill so your child practises exactly what they need.
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Skillo's NAPLAN-style practice is authored independently. NAPLAN® is a registered trademark of ACARA. Skillo is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by ACARA.