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P3 Science Quiz

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

•Living things need _____________________ to stay alive.

a)

air

b)

water

c)

food

d)

warmth

2.

Living things can ___________________.

a)

grow

b)

respond to changes

c)

reproduce

3.

Which are a non-flowering plants?

a)

Grass

b)

Ferns

c)

Mosses

d)

Coconut tree

4.

They breathe through their moist skin when underwater.

a)

mammal

b)

reptile

c)

amphibian

d)

insect

5.

They have dry skin with scales.

a)

fish

b)

mammal

c)

insect

d)

reptile

6.

Penguin is a _______________.

a)

Mammal

b)

Bird

c)

Amphibian

7.

Examples of fungi

a)

yeast

b)

toadstool

c)

mushroom

d)

mould

8.

Fungi grow in places with _________________.

a)

a lot of moisture

b)

warmth

c)

dark places

d)

dry places

9.

Fungi reproduce by ______________.

a)

seeds

b)

spores

10.

I breathe through moist skin. I can live on both land and water. Which group of animals do I belong to?

a)

Reptile

b)

Amphibians

c)

Grasshopper

d)

Mammals

11.

What is the common characteristics of both insects and birds? Both ______________________________.

a)

can fly

b)

have a body that is divided into three parts

c)

reproduce by laying eggs

d)

have feathers as their outer covering

12.

How are the animals in A and B being grouped?

a)

A: Amphibians; B: Insects

b)

A: Insects, B: Amphibians

c)

A: Reptiles B: Insects

d)

A: Insects; B: Reptiles

13.

What do all birds and mammals have in common?

a)

They both have legs

b)

They both have hair

c)

They both have lungs

d)

They both lay eggs

14.

Study the flow chart and answer the following questions.


What can E be?

a)

Chicken

b)

Ant

c)

Dog

d)

Tortoise

15.

What characteristics do mammals have?

a)

Dry skin

b)

Breathe with lungs

c)

Feathers and beak

d)

Feed young with milk

16.

Which animal doesn't belong to the same group as others?

a)

Monkey

b)

Dolphin

c)

Shark

d)

Whale

17.

Plants can be classified into...

a)

Land plants and flowering plants

b)

Water plants and land plants

c)

Flowering plants and non-flowering plants

d)

Non-flowering plants and water plants

18.

Which is the best material for making a car windscreen?

a)

ceramic

b)

metal

c)

glass

19.

1. The following shows a picture of a hammer. The part marked X should be made of ______________.

a)

Steel

b)

Glass

c)

Ceramic

d)

Aluminium

20.

By looking at the diagram, which of the following statements is correct?


A. The wooden block is lighter than the paperclip.

B. The wooden block is heavier than the paperclip.

C. The paperclip sinks and the wooden block floats.

a)

B only

b)

C only

c)

A and B only

d)

A and C only

21.

Which one of the following materials does NOT come from animals?

a)

Silk

b)

Leather

c)

Rubber

d)

Wool

22.

Look at the picture of a cooking pot. What material is X likely to be made of if you want to see what is cooking in the pot?

a)

Metal

b)

Glass

c)

Wood

d)

Ceramic

23.

Which is not part of a plant’s life cycle?

a)

growth

b)

death

c)

losing a branch in a storm

d)

germination

24.

A ___ grows into a new plant.

a)

seed

b)

flower

25.

The diagram illustrates the life cycle of a tomato plant. Which stage in this plant life cycle is the adult?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

26.

The life cycle of a darkling beetle is shown here. Which stage represents the change from larva to adult?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

27.

What is a life cycle?

a)

a stage in an insect life cycle between egg and adult.

b)

a developing animal before it is born or hatched.

c)

the stages in the life of a living thing.

d)

the stage in the insect life cycle between larva and adult.

28.
The second stage of an insect is a worm-like stage called ________.
a)
tadpole
b)
larva
c)
offspring
29.
What do we call the butterfly and frog when they finish developing?
a)
grown
b)
pupa
c)
adults
d)
larva
30.

Which animals start their lives as eggs?

a)

chickens, frogs, and butterflies

b)

frogs, guinea pigs and ants

c)

ants, butterflies and cats

d)

chickens, ants and dogs

31.
What is the second stage of a frog called?
a)
froglet
b)
egg
c)
frog
d)
tadpole
32.
A immature ______________ looks very similar to its parents.
a)
nymph
b)
adult
c)
egg
d)
pupa
33.
After a frog hatches from an egg it looks just like an adult frog.
a)
True
b)
False
34.
What is the stage of the caterpillar called?
a)
pupa
b)
adult
c)
egg
d)
larva
35.
How many stages are there in the butterfly life cycle?
a)
6
b)
4
c)
3
d)
5
36.

Jordan places four ring magnets A, B, C and D onto a wooden stand as shown.


If he wants the four ring magnets to be attracted to each other, which magnet A, B, C or D should he flip?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

37.

The diagram shows what happens when bars X and Y are brought near to each other.


Which one of the following statements is correct?

a)

X is a magnet but Y is a magnetic material.

b)

Both X and Y are magnets.

c)

X is made of aluminium but Y is made of iron.

d)

Both X and Y are made of non-magnetic materials.

38.

Sally used the set-up shown in the diagram to attract iron paper clips.


She increased the number of turns of wire in the set-up and recorded the number of paper clips attracted.


Which graph shows the result of her experiment?

a)
b)
c)
39.

Bob placed Magnet X on Car 1 and Object Y on Car 2 as shown. He observed that the cars moved away from each other when they were placed near each other.


Which of the following statement(s) about Object Y is/are correct?


A: Object Y is a non-magnetic material.

B: Object Y is a magnetic material.

C: Object Y is a magnet.

a)

A only

b)

C only

c)

A and B only

d)

A and C only

40.

Lily attached a magnetised iron bar P to a string and placed magnet Q near to it. She observed that iron bar P moved in the direction as shown in the diagram.


Which of the following actions would cause iron bar P to move further away from magnet Q?

A Heat iron bar P over a flame.

B Drop iron bar P onto the ground for a few times.

C Stroke iron bar P with the magnet for a greater number of times.

a)

B only

b)

C only

c)

A and B only

d)

A, B and C

41.

The diagram shows an arrangement of three magnets. The poles of the magnets are labelled A, B, C, D, E and F respectively.


Which one of the following arrangements of the three magnets is possible?

a)
b)
c)
d)
42.

The diagram shows a way to separate a mixture of materials.

Which of the following shows the materials that can be found in bins P and Q?

a)

Bin P: iron, nickel

Bin Q: aluminium, plastic

b)

Bin P: cobalt, plastic

Bin Q: copper, steel

c)

Bin P: nickel, cobalt

Bin Q: iron, plastic

d)

Bin P: plastic, aluminium

Bin Q: cobalt, nickel

43.

What will happen when these magnets are brought near each other?

a)

They will repel each other.

b)

They will attract each other.

c)

They will stay at the same position.

44.

Explain why the magnets are 'floating' above each other.

a)

The magnets are attracting each other as their unlike poles are facing each other.

b)

The magnets are repelling each other as their like poles are facing each other.

c)

Nothing happened. The magnets are weak and stayed in their position.

45.

A freely suspended magnet will always point in a __________ direction.

a)

east-west

b)

east-north

c)

north-south

d)

north-west

46.

A magnet is the strongest at its _________.

a)

sides

b)

middle

c)

poles

d)

surface

47.

What is one way to increase the strength of a magnetised iron nail using the stroke method?

a)

Increase the number of batteries

b)

Change the iron strip to a steel strip

c)

Increase the number of coils of wires around the iron nail

d)

Increase the number of strokes of the magnet on the iron nail

48.

What are some ways to increase the strength of a magnetised iron nail using the electricity method? (There is more than one answer.)

a)

Increase the number of iron nails

b)

Increase the number of batteries

c)

Increase the number of coils of wire around the iron nail

d)

Increase the number of strokes of magnet on the iron nail

49.

Which of the following is not a way to demagnetise a magnet?

a)

Heat the magnet over a fire.

b)

Soak the magnet in a pail of water.

c)

Drop the magnet many times on the floor.

d)

Hit the magnet with a hammer many times.

50.

Four students, Jay, Rene, Melissa and Keane made the following statements about magnets during their science lesson:


Jay: A magnet can attract all metals.

Rene: Like poles repel, unlike poles attract.

Melissa: Like poles attract, unlike poles repel.

Keane: All metals can be made into magnets.


Which of the student(s) is/are correct?

a)

Jay only

b)

Rene only

c)

Jay and Melissa

d)

Rene and Keane