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GRADE 3- SCIENCE ASSESSMENT TERM 1

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

If you accidentally touch a very hot radiator and pull your hand back quickly, you are demonstrating which life process?

a)

sensitivity

b)

nutrition

c)

growth

d)

respiration

2.

Why is excretion an important life process?

a)

It helps an organism to digest food.

b)

It removes waste from an organism.

3.

What can living things do?

a)

They are born, they jump and all of them sing songs.

b)

They are born, they grow, they reproduce and they die.

c)

They do nothing.

4.

Which of the following is correct?

a)

Turtles lay eggs and bats give birth

b)

Monkeys lay eggs and lizards give birth

5.

What are oviparous animals?

a)

Animals that give birth to live young.

b)

Animals that lay eggs.

6.

Eggs are a rich source of-

a)

Proteins

b)

carbohydrates

c)

Minerals

7.

Name three healthy foods?

a)

pizza, cake and nuts

b)

vegetables, fruits and grains

c)

cookies, grains , chocolate

8.

Which word means able to bend without breaking?

a)

physical

b)

flexible

c)

athlete

d)

rigid

9.

Being able to carry on doing something for a long time is called -----------------------------

a)

flexibility

b)

stamina

c)

exercise

d)

sleeping

10.

Imagine you feel unwell. Which food group might help you to feel better?

a)

carbohydrates

b)

proteins

c)

vitamins and minerals

d)

fats

11.

Imagine you are going to run a marathon. Which food group do you need to eat more of?

a)

carbohydrates

b)

proteins

c)

vitamins

d)

minerals

12.

Look at the picture. Identify the disease.

a)

rickets

b)

scurvy

13.

A ship’s cook is going shopping to get for the crew. Write the foods he should buy to make sure the sailors do not get scurvy.

a)

Proteins like milk, meat, cheese etc.

b)

Vitamins and minerals like fruits and vegetables.

14.

I breathe with lungs, lay eggs, am cold-blooded, and often have scaly skin which holds in the water. What am I?

a)

fish

b)

mammals

c)

birds

d)

reptile

15.

Which class has organisms with moist skin?

a)

Amphibians

b)

Reptiles

c)

Birds

d)

Mammals

16.

What are three main body parts of an insect?

a)

Head, chest, tail

b)

Head, thorax, abdomen

c)

Thorax, antennas, heart

17.

What are front four teeth on each jaw called ?

a)

Canines

b)

Molars

c)

Pre-molars

d)

Incisors

18.

Name the type of tooth that you see in the picture.

a)

Incisor

b)

Canine

c)

Premolar

d)

Molar

19.

To tear a fried chicken, what type of teeth do we use?

a)

Molars

b)

Canines

c)

Incisors

20.

------------------------------- is the outermost covering of the cell.

a)

nucleus

b)

cytoplasm

c)

vacuole

d)

cell membrane

21.

Identify the organ.

a)

heart

b)

stomach

c)

lungs

d)

brain

22.

What is the function of the skeletal system?

a)

digests the food.

b)

shape, support and protects the internal organs.

c)

exchange of gases

23.

The --------------------------- protects the spinal cord.

a)

skull

b)

rib cage

c)

spine or backbone

d)

elbow

24.

Passage by which food goes from mouth to stomach.

a)

mouth

b)

oesophagus

c)

large intestine

d)

small intestine

25.

The heart and blood vessels make up the --------------------------

a)

circulatory system

b)

nervous system

c)

excretory system

d)

skeletal system

26.

The function of a plant's roots is to absorb _____ and _________ from the soil.

a)

nutrients & dirt

b)

water & mineral salts

c)

sunlight & pollen

d)

water & seeds

27.

What is the function of fruits of plants?

a)

protect the seeds by covering them.

b)

produces the seeds.

c)

holds the leaves up to the light.

d)

blooms into flowers

28.

This part provides support and allows the movement of water and nutrients through the plant.

a)

flower

b)

leaves

c)

stem

d)

roots

29.

Tap root systems have------------------------

a)

a main (primary )root and lateral roots

b)

a bunch of small, thin roots that come directly from the stem

c)

no roots at all

30.

Sara decides to investigate which drinks are bad for teeth. She places some pieces of egg shells in cups with different drinks and leaves them for three days. Name the things that Sara should keep the SAME to make the test fair.

a)

a.amount of drinks, size of the egg- shell, number of days

b)

b.type of drinks, type of egg- shell, type of cups

31.

Plants need three things for photosynthesis. Choose any one option.

a)

water, carbon di oxide and sunlight

b)

glucose, water and sunlight

c)

sunlight, oxygen, glucose

32.

The ------------------------------- traps the sunlight.

a)

a.carbon dioxide

b)

b.chlorophyll

c)

c.oxygen

33.

Identify the water plant that grows along the edges of a pond or river.

a)
b)
c)
34.

Aloe plants store water in their -----------------------

(a)  

35.

Incisors are also known as ------------------------ teeth.

(a)  

36.

-------------------------------- help in the exchange of gases.

(a)  

37.

Cells of the same kind make a -----------------------------

(a)  

38.

Which animal reproduces by giving birth?

a)
b)
c)
d)
39.

Choose the animal that breathes using lungs.

a)
b)
c)
d)
40.

Which one of the following is a protein source?

a)
b)
c)
d)
41.

The process of producing babies of the same kind is called ------------------------------

choose the correct answer- a.reproduction b.excretion c.respiration d.nutrition

(a)  

42.

Fish are -----------------------------------------

Choose the correct answer

a.warm blooded b.cold blooded

(a)  

43.

What food group does bread belong to ?


---------------------------------

Choose the correct answer -

a.fats and sugar b.carbohydrates c.proteins d.dairy products

(a)  

44.

Cactus stores water in its leaves. True or false?


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(a)  

45.

The organ which digests and absorbs food is the -------------------------------------

Choose the correct answer

a.mouth b.small intestine c.liver d.pancreas

(a)  

46.

Insects breathe through the tiny holes at the sides of their bodies called -------------------------------------

Choose the correct answer

a.gills b.lungs c.spiracles

(a)  

47.

The ------------------------------ system controls and coordinates all the parts of the body.

Choose the correct answer

a. excretory b, nervous c.circulatory d.respiratory

(a)  

48.

The organ which pumps blood to all the parts of the body is the -------------------------------

(a)  

49.

Proteins help you to grow strong hair and nails. True or False?


-------------------------------------

(a)  

50.

---------------------------------------- is the green pigment which makes the leaves green.

(Choose the correct answer-

a. chlorophyll b.sugar c.stomata)

(a)