grade 3 science

GRADE 3SCIENCE

2006 Released TestPart 2

21. Ramon made this table to show how many cars of each color passed him at the bus stop on three different mornings. If he adds together his numbers

from the three days, which color will he find was the MOST common?

A. BlueB. YellowC. RedD. Black

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22. What will happen to the water in the pot if left over the campfire?

A. The water will turn into a solid.

B. The water will turn into a gas.

C. The water will turn into a liquid.

D. The water will turn into ashes.

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23. Which of these is NOT a part of soil?

A. HumusB. Bits of rockC. ClayD. Plastic

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24. The picture of the water cycle shows how ---

A. The sun warms the Earth

B. Mountains are formed

C. Water from the ocean becomes rain on land

D. Ocean tides decrease and increase

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25. Which sense organ is used to tell the color of the sky?

A. NoseB. EarsC. EyesD. Tongue

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26. When settlers first came to America, there were large areas of forests. What type of industry developed because of the forests?

A. LumberB. OilC. Plastic D. Ranching

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27. What can we do to reduce water pollution?

A. Pour chemicals into drains

B. Use lots of fertilizer

C. Dump trash into lakes

D. Clean up oil spills properly

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28. A student dropped a ball to see how it would fall. What kind of motion did she see as the ball fell?

A. StraightB. CurvedC. RotatingD. Vibrating

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29. Look at the three animals. What are two characteristics that they all have in common?

A. Wings and feathers

B. Wings and legs

C. Fur and legsD. Fur and

feathers

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30.Which of these weather conditions caused the corn field to look like the picture?

A. A floodB. A droughtC. A snowstormD. A tornado

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31.Which of these birds has the most triangular beak?

A. Bird AB. Bird BC. Bird CD. Bird D

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32. A student uses a pan to catch rainwater for watering plants. Which of these would be BEST to use for measuring the amount of rainwater

in the pan?

A. Pic FB. Pic GC. Pic HD. Pic J

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33. Which of these shows that the toy cow is lighter than the toy horse?

A. Pic AB. Pic BC. Pic CD. Pic D

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34. Which of these is a decomposed?

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

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35. The leaves of a plant ---

A. Make food and oxygen

B. Hold the plant in the ground

C. Make fruits and seeds

D. hold up the flowers.

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36. The last stage in the life cycle of an animal is ---

A. Having babiesB. GrowingC. DyingD. Being born

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37. Which of these human activities is MOST damaging to the air?

A. Picking fruit from a tree

B. Planting a garden

C. Burning tiresD. Riding a bike

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38. When you sharpen a pencil, it becomes ---

A. SmallerB. HarderC. SmootherD. More flexible

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39. Which group of weights has a mass of 32 grams?

A. Pic AB. Pic BC. Pic CD. Pic D

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40. What is the time shown on the clock?

A. 12:25B. 12:35C. 1:25D. 5:03

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