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Year 3 General Knowledge

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is the correct spelling?

a)

suprise

b)

surprise

c)

surprize

d)

suprize

2.

Which is the correct spelling?

a)

February

b)

Febuary

c)

Febuery

d)

Februery

3.

Which is the correct spelling?

a)

calender

b)

calendar

c)

caldendar

d)

calindar

4.

Which is the correct spelling?

a)

speshul

b)

specal

c)

special

d)

speshal

5.
Name one thing all seeds MUST have to start growing.
a)
Light
b)
Water
c)
Salt
d)
Soil
6.
Which of these is not an example of a natural forming rock?
a)
Igneous
b)
Concrete
c)
Metamorphic
d)
Sedimentary
7.
Which of these words best describes a rock that absorbs water?
a)
Porous
b)
Impermeable
c)
Waterproof
d)
Soak
8.

48÷4

a)

14

b)

16

c)

12

d)

9

9.

60÷3

a)

18

b)

25

c)

20

10.

Which sentence is correct?

a)

Watching from the guard tower, the archer readied his bow.

b)

Watching from the guard, tower the archer readied his bow.

c)

Watching from the guard tower the archer readied his bow.

d)

Watching from, the guard tower the archer readied his bow.

11.

Which sentence is correct?

a)

Twenty minutes later, she entered Harrow Woods.

b)

Twenty, minutes, later, she entered Harrow Woods.

c)

Twenty minutes later she entered Harrow Woods.

d)

Twenty minutes later she entered Harrow Woods,

12.

Which sentence is correct?

a)

Quietly Katie tiptoed, down, the stairs.

b)

Quietly Katie tiptoed, down the stairs.

c)

quietly katie tiptoed the stairs

d)

Quietly, Katie tiptoed down the stairs.

13.

176 + 40 =

a)
216
b)

189

c)

125

d)

205

14.

266 + 70 =

(a)  

15.

35 + 26 =

(a)  

16.

The White Cliffs Of Dover are made from what rock?

a)

Granite

b)

Slate

c)

Chalk

d)

Cheese

17.

Who is Howard Carter?

a)

Howard Carter discovered Tutankhamun's tomb in 1922 and found thousands of interesting artefacts.

b)

Howard Carter discovered remains of the early humans wearing clothes made out of animal skins.

c)

He is a famous author, he has written lots of stories about the Egyptians.

18.

What happened to some of the organs that were taken during mummification?

a)

They were placed in a treasure chest for people to find in the future.

b)

They were placed in a large stone coffin next to the body. This was supposed to protect the Pharaoh.

c)

They were placed in special jars called canopic jars. Each one protected a different organ.

19.
Which of the following is an input device?
a)

Keyboard

b)

Monitor

c)

Speaker

d)

Mouse

20.

What are the basic needs of human beings?

S) Food

T) Water

U) Shelter

V) Air

a)

S and U only

b)

T and V only

c)

S, U and V only

d)

S, T, U and V

21.

Dancing Dolls

A dressmaker was asked to make dresses for four dolls.

Each dress should be made from four different patterned materials.

Which doll is wearing a dress that is NOT made of four different

patterns?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

22.

Colourful tower

A little beaver girl puts rings on top of each other in this sequence:

1) Red

2) Green

3) Yellow

She repeats the sequence until the last correctly coloured ring has been placed.

How many rings will the tower have?

a)
12
b)

8

c)

10

d)

13

23.

Floating robot

Little beaver created a robot which swims according to the following commands:

1) Swim forward;

2) When it is possible, turn left.

Little Beaver launched his robot at home – in pond A.

In which pond will the robot will finish his journey?

a)
A
b)

D

c)

F

d)

D

e)

H

24.

Moving diagonally

Robocat moves diagonally to another square according to the commands:

IF there is a mouse in the square, then move to the left,

IF NOT (there is a mouse) – go to the right.

Robocat has followed the path below and eaten all the mice.

How many mice did the cat eat?

a)
4
b)

8

c)

6

d)

5

25.

French beaver

French beaver is wearing a t-shirt with a logo of himself on it.

He would like different colours on every t-shirt he wears, each t-shirt should be a colour from the French flag. He would wear a blue colour t-shirt, next would be white, then – red.

Which colour will the 10th t-shirt be?

a)

blue

b)

white

c)

red

26.
Question Image

Alien residents

Cute creatures live in newly discovered planets.

Match the creature to the correct planet.

a)

1.

1

b)

2.

3

c)

3.

4

d)

4.

2

27.

Flags

During a birthday celebration the room is decorated with flags.

Which flag is going to be added next?

a)

b)

c)

28.

Robot controlling a car

A robot controls a car using the following commands.

Forward 1: – draw a line one square forward. There can be any number.

Left: – turn left ninety degrees.

Right: – turn right ninety degrees.

Which one of the programs below drives the car to Beaverland?

a)

b)

c)

d)

29.

Shaman beaver

Father beaver is choosing a picture, where:

1) Shaman, the character in the picture does not have a stick and

2) All coat buttons are fastened.

Which is the right picture?

a)

b)

c)

d)

30.
How do you say "good bye " in French?
a)
au revoir
b)
ça va?
c)
à demain
d)
merci
31.
Comment Ça va? 
a)
What is your name?
b)
Where are you from?
c)
How old are you?
d)
How are you?
32.

'Vert' is the french word for which colour?

a)

Yellow

b)

Green

c)

Pink

d)

Grey

33.

'Jaune' is the french word for which colour?

a)

Orange

b)

Yellow

c)

Brown

d)

Grey

34.

Who was the sun god in Egypt?

a)

Osiris

b)

Ra

c)

Horus

d)

Set

35.

What was the god of death called

a)

Osiris

b)

Anubis

c)

Geb

d)

Nut

36.

What major river flows through Egypt?

a)

Nile

b)

Congo

c)

Zambesi

d)

Cubango

37.
Some wild flowers have petals with bright colours because…
a)
They are pretty.
b)
To attract birds and bees.
c)
They have ALL been placed in dye.
d)
The sun makes them bright.
38.

Which spelling is correct?

a)

Librery

b)

Liebary

c)

Library

d)

Libary

39.

Which part of plant uses sunlight to make food?

a)
b)
c)
d)
40.

John has 650 stickers. He gives 50 to his brother and then buys another 100 stickers. How many stickers does he have now?

a)

700

b)

650

c)

600

d)

550

41.

James is 15 years old and his brother is 5 years OLDER. What is the total of their ages?

a)

20

b)

10

c)

35

d)

40

42.

Which country is the biggest?

a)

China

b)

Canada

c)

Russia

d)

India

43.

On which continent is the Sahara desert?

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

North Africa

d)

South Africa

44.

Name this cartoon character?

a)

Elmer Fudd

b)

Spinach Man

c)

Popeye

d)

Brutus

45.

What is the capital of Germany?

a)

Frankfurt

b)

Munich

c)

Berlin

d)

Hamburg

46.
What does an illustrator do?
a)
writes the words in a book
b)
draws the pictures in a book
c)
publishes the book
d)
sells the book in a bookstore
47.

Spell this animal correctly

a)

rinoceros

b)

rhinoseros

c)

rhinocerous

d)

rhinoceros

48.
How many days are in a leap year?
a)
366
b)
365
c)
367
d)
356
49.
A figure with 6 sides is called a:
a)
octagon
b)
pentagon
c)
decagon
d)
hexagon
50.
What is the 19th letter of the alphabet?
a)
T
b)
R
c)
U
d)
S