Grade 3: Science (2003 VDOE Released Items)

The pictures below show the same tree at different times of the year. Which picture was taken during the winter?
Which of these is used mainly for the sense of touch?
1. Eyes
2. Ears
3. Nose
4. Skin
1. Large shell
2. Large mouth
3. Thick legs
4. Long neck
Which picture shows the map correctly pointing to the North Pole?
Which of these probably causes the most air pollution?
1. Trees
2. Cars
3. Wind
4. Rain
1. A pulley
2. A lever
3. A wheel and axle
4. An inclined plane
When the Earth is seen from outer space, it looks mainly blue. This is because most of the Earth is covered with --
1. ice
2. mountains
3. oceans
4. deserts
Some children are making mud balls. They cut the mud balls in half. Which of these changed when the mud balls were cut in half?
1. The softness of the mud ball
2. The size of the mud ball
3. The color of the mud ball
4. The stickiness of the mud ball
1. oldest to youngest
2. smallest to largest
3. heaviest to lightest
4. roughest to smoothest
One reason people build tall buildings in cities is that there is too little --
1. land
2. air
3. minerals
4. water
1. a herbivore
2. a producer
3. a decomposer
4. a carnivore
A student saw a bird leave a nest. What does the student need to do to find out if the bird really lives in the nest?
1. Put out lots of bird food
2. Build a bird bath
3. Watch the bird many times
4. Measure the size of the bird
What part of an apple tree becomes the fruit?
1. The roots
2. The stems
3. The leaves
4. The flower
Plucking the string on a guitar creates what kind of motion in the string?
1. Circular
2. Rolling
3. Vibrating
4. Sliding
1. W
2. X
3. Y
4. Z
Humus, silt, clay, and sand are all parts of --
1. soil
2. fungi
3. rocks
4. plants
Which of these is attracted to a magnet?
1. An iron nail
2. A copper penny
3. A silver spoon
4. An aluminum pan
Which of these carries away the most soil?
1. Fires
2. Floods
3. Earthquakes
4. Volcanoes
Which of these is a decomposer?
1. Mouse
2. Mushroom
3. Tree
4. Fox
Which of these best shows a change in a state of matter?
Which of these is most likely to cause floods?
1. Evaporation
2. Low temperatures
3. High winds
4. Heavy rain
Which of these best shows circular motion?
1. A dog jumping up and down
2. A dog walking to its house
3. A dog chasing its tail
4. A dog running after a ball
1. short legs
2. feet for catching food
3. feathers
4. long beaks
Which of these shows an animal that looks similar to its parent during its life after hatching?
Which of these does not live in the same place as the others?
People learn many things, but they do some things by instinct. Which of these is instinctive behavior?
1. Swallowing food
2. Turning off a television set
3. Talking with friends
4. Reading a book
1. magnets are too weak to stay together
2. materials that make up the magnets are not magnetic
3. same poles of the magnets are facing each other
4. pencil stops the force of the magnets
1. Week 1
2. Week 2
3. Week 3
4. Week 4
The spotted turtle is common in fresh water. It eats insects, tadpoles, dead fish, and tender aquatic plants. Which of these best describes the spotted turtle?
1. A herbivore
2. A carnivore
3. An omnivore
4. A decomposer
1. mass
2. energy
3. oxygen
4. moisture
Which of these pictures shows the way a seed would grow?
Which of these will probably cause the most changes in a pond habitat?
1. A frog swimming in the pond
2. A human fishing in the pond
3. Rocks at the bottom of the pond
4. Many years with little rain in the pond
A student was outside playing. He could tell that there was an apple pie in the oven. Which sense did the student use to let him know a pie was baking?
1. Sense of taste
2. Sense of hearing
3. Sense of smell
4. Sense of touch
1. a pulley
2. a wheel and axle
3. an inclined plane
4. a lever
1. 40 mL
2. 41 mL
3. 44 mL
4. 50 mL
A class was studying the weather that occurs in their community. Which of these is something they should record in their weather charts?
1. The size of the sun
2. The phases of the moon
3. The amount of rainfall
4. The speed of evaporation
Which of these models might help show how a windmill works?
Which of these will cause an animal to hibernate?
1. Heavy rains
2. Cloudy skies
3. Cold weather
4. Longer days

Grade 3: Science (2003 VDOE Released Items)

Multiple-Choice ExerciseContent © 2003 Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Education; Permission to Use Granted by VDOE; Author of Activity: Tami Maloney; All rights reserved. No commercial, for-profit use of this material is allowed. E-mail comments and questions to Tami Maloney.

Multiple-Choice Exercise
Content © 2003 Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Education; Permission to Use Granted by VDOE; Author of Activity: Tami Maloney; All rights reserved.
No commercial, for-profit use of this material is allowed. E-mail comments and questions to Tami Maloney.