3rd Grade Science

2008 Released TestPart 1

1. A student holds a model of Earth that can rotate on a stick. Another student shines a flashlight on the model as it turns. This

model is MOST likely used to show --

A. High and low tides

B. Seasons changing

C. Day and nightD. Phases of the

moon

2. Which of these dissolve in water?

A. Sand grainsB. Sugar cubesC. Plastic strawsD. Wooden spoons

3. Which will have a bad effect on the air people breathe?

A. B.

C. D.

A. Picture Choice 1B. Picture Choice 2C. Picture Choice 3D. Picture Choice 4

4. A kazoo is a toy that makes a sound when a person hums into it. Sound comes out of the kazoo because it--

A. Is shinyB. Can floatC. Is plasticD. Can vibrate

5. Most plants begin their life cycle as -

A. LeavesB. FlowersC. RootsD. seeds

6. Which of these is the BEST title for the picture?

A. How Magnets Attract

B. Using the Sense of Touch

C. How to Measure Distance

D. Using a Magnetic Compass

7. Students grew some seeds in a plastic bag. They then took a picture each day to have a record of growth. Which of these is

probably the first picture the students took?A.

B.

C.

D.

A. Picture Choice 1B. Picture Choice 2C. Picture Choice 3D. Picture Choice 4

8. Where will a sidewalk feel hottest on a warm, clear day?

A. Under a picnic tableB. In direct sunlightC. Under a puddleD. In the shade

9. Which is one way the young male cardinal will change as it grows up?

A. It will grow more toes.

B. Its tail feathers will become shorter.

C. It will grow a pointed crest.

D. Its beak will become long and narrow.

10. Which of these contains the coldest water?

Picture

Choice 1

Picture

Choice 2

Picture

Choice 3

Picture

Choice 4

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A.

B.

C.

D.

A. Picture Choice 1B. Picture Choice 2C. Picture Choice 3D. Picture Choice 4

11. These living things are in a pond food chain. Which of these are producers?

Algae

Dragonflies

Frogs

Snake

s

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A. AlgaeB. DragonfliesC. FrogsD. Snakes

12. Which animal looked MOST like its parents when it hatched?

Picture

Choice 1

Picture

Choice 2

Picture

Choice 3

Picture

Choice 4

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A.

B.

C.

D.

A. Picture Choice 1B. Picture Choice 2C. Picture Choice 3D. Picture Choice 4

13. On her vacation, Mrs. Smith saw a snake. The snake was a solid color and had dark rings around its head. Which is MOST like the snake Mrs. Smith saw?

Picture

Choice 1

Picture

Choice 2

Picture

Choice 3

Picture

Choice 4

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A.

B.

C.D.

A. Picture Choice 1B. Picture Choice 2C. Picture Choice 3D. Picture Choice 4

14. Which of these is the BEST reason to study weather?

To be prepared fo

r sto

rms

To learn

how fossi

ls are ...

To see ch

anging p

hases o

...

To find way

s for a

nimals

..

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A. To be prepared for storms

B. To learn how fossils are formed

C. To see changing phases of the Moon

D. To find ways for animals to live longer

15. Based on the chart, which pickle will MOST likely taste sweeter?

Dill

pickles

Zesty

pickles

Candied pickles

Pickled peppers

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A. Dill picklesB. Zesty picklesC. Candied

picklesD. Pickled

peppers

16. Which of these is MOST likely a behavior of tame animals that is different from wild animals?

Moving to

a warm

er cli..

.

Eating out o

f the hands .

.

Hunting f

or their

own food

Stayin

g away f

rom people

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A. Moving to a warmer climate in winter

B. Eating out of the hands of humans

C. Hunting for their own food

D. Staying away from people

17. An ice cube placed in sunlight melts quickly. Which BEST explains this event?

The Sun is

far away

The Sun m

akes heat

The ice cu

be is a

solid

.

The ice cu

be looks c

lear.

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A. The Sun is far awayB. The Sun makes heatC. The ice cube is a

solid.D. The ice cube looks

clear.

18. Which picture shows objects with shapes MOST alike?

Picture

Choice 1

Picture

Choice 2

Picture

Choice 3

Picture

Choice 4

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A.

B.

C.

D.

A. Picture Choice 1B. Picture Choice 2C. Picture Choice 3D. Picture Choice 4

19. A student looks at a leaf and writes down how it looks. Which of these BEST matches the left the student looked at?

Picture

Choice 1

Picture

Choice 2

Picture

Choice 3

Picture

Choice 4

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A.

B.

C.

D.

A. Picture Choice 1

B. Picture Choice 2

C. Picture Choice 3

D. Picture Choice 4

20. Which of these is an example of something being recycled?

Taking g

lass bottles t

o a ...

Usin

g the sa

me foil t

o cov..

Wra

pping glasse

s with

...

Carrying lu

nch to

school...

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A. Taking glass bottles to a place that makes them into new bottles

B. Using the same foil to cover food several times

C. Wrapping glasses with newspaper to put them in a moving box

D. Carrying lunch to school every day in the same plastic bag.