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Year 3 Topic and Science Quiz

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the word 'nomadic' mean?

a)

a simple lifestyle

b)

to live in one place

c)

the first recorded way of living

d)

to move around from place to place

2.

Which came first in the correct historical order of train invention?

a)

diesel

b)

steam

c)

electric

d)

high speed rail

3.

The 'mouth' of a river is what?

a)

the start of the river

b)

where a stream meets the river

c)

where the rivers flows into the sea

d)

a bend in the river

4.

Physical geography features (e.g. rivers, deserts, mountains) are what?

a)

things made by nature

b)

things made by humans

c)

things made by animals

d)

things made by machines

5.

Which organ did the Egyptian’s NOT remove during the mummification process?

a)

the heart

b)

the brain

c)

the lungs

d)

the stomach

6.

Farming began in which period of the Stone Age?

a)

the Mesolithic

b)

the Neolithic

c)

the Paleolithic

d)

the Iron Age

7.

Which of these is NOT a primary source of evidence from the Stone Age?

a)

Stonehenge

b)

a cave painting

c)

an artefact

d)

a book on the Stone Age

8.

Who was the Egyptian God of the Sun?

a)

Ra

b)

Bastet

c)

Horus

d)

Ma'at

9.

Egypt is located in which part of Africa?

a)

North-West

b)

North-East

c)

South-East

d)

South-West

10.

What is the capital city of Egypt?

a)

Luxor

b)

Aswan

c)

Alexandra

d)

Cairo

11.

Where did Mary Anning live?

a)

London

b)

Cardiff

c)

Lyme Regis

d)

Edinburgh

12.

What was the most famous fossil found by Mary Anning?

a)

a claw

b)

an eye

c)

a tail

d)

a foot

13.

The force of friction occurs when...?

a)

two surfaces are pulled apart

b)

two surfaces are placed in water

c)

two surfaces are rubbed together

d)

two surfaces are magnetic

14.

What would be an example of a non-contact force?

a)

push

b)

pull

c)

magnetism

d)

friction

15.

Metamorphic rock is rock that has...?

a)

been squashed into layers

b)

come from a volcanic eruption

c)

changed over time

d)

been polished to become shiny

16.

Which of these is NOT a light source?

a)

a torch

b)

a fire

c)

the sun

d)

the moon

17.

The best reflective material (e.g. a mirror) is:

a)

smooth and shiny

b)

rough and dark

c)

dark and smooth

d)

rough and shiny

18.

Opaque material is material that you can:

a)

see through clearly

b)

see through a little bit

c)

not see through at all

d)

use in a window

19.

Which of these food types makes you strong and muscly?

a)

protein

b)

carbohydrates

c)

sugars

d)

fats and oils

20.

Which of these is an example of carbohydrates?

a)

chocolate

b)

potatoes

c)

blueberries

d)

fish

21.

Invertebrates are examples of animals (like worms, jellyfish and flies) that don’t have:

a)

teeth

b)

hair

c)

a backbone

d)

legs

22.

Our skeleton is made up of how many bones?

a)

206

b)

602

c)

12

d)

1002

23.

Which part transports water around the plant and helps to hold it up?

a)

the leaves

b)

the stem

c)

the flower

d)

the roots

24.

Why does an insect visit a flower in the process of pollination?

a)

for honey

b)

for a rest

c)

for nectar

d)

for seeds

25.

Henri Matisse is most famous for using cuttings of coloured paper in his art which is called?

a)

collage

b)

sculpture

c)

painting

d)

sketching