SECOND PERIODICAL TEST
IN SCIENCE 3
NAME: _________________________________________________________ SCRORE:
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GRADE & SECTION: _________________________________ DATE:
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Read each question carefully. Choose the letter of the best answer. Write
your answers on the space provided before the number.
___1. Which skill is used when you look closely at an object using your eyes?
a) Predicting b) Observing
c) Measuring d) Guessing
___2. When you say, “It will rain later because the sky is dark,” what skill are you
using?
a) Observing b) Measuring
c) Predicting d) Comparing
___3. Which tool is best for measuring the length of a pencil?
a) Thermometer b) Ruler
c) Cup d) Clock
___4. Which of the following shows correct prediction?
a) Counting the mangoes on a tree
b) Measuring the height of a plant
c) Saying the plant will grow taller if it is watered daily
d) Looking at the color of the flower
___5. If you are asked to design a way to measure the growth of a plant every
week, what should you create?
a) A story about plants b) A data table or chart
c) A drawing of a ruler d) A song about science
___6. Which of the following is a living thing?
a) Rock b) Cat
c) Chair d) Toy
___7. Which is NOT a characteristic of living things?
a) They grow
b) They move
c) They need air, food, and water
d) They never change
___8. Which of these is a non-living thing found in the environment?
a) Flower b) Soil
c) Bird d) Grass
___9. A shell on the beach does not grow or move. What is it?
a) Living thing b) Non-living thing
c) Animal d) Plant
___10. If you are asked to sort objects in your classroom into living and non-living,
what activity are you doing?
a) Guessing b) Categorizing
c) Playing d) Counting
___11. Which is a characteristic of living things?
a) They stay the same forever
b) They respond to their surroundings
c) They never grow
d) They do not reproduce
___12. A puppy grows into a dog. This shows that living things—
a) Sleep b) Move
c) Grow d) Eat
___13. When you clap your hands and a bird flies away, the bird shows—
a) Growth b) Reproduction
c) Response d) Rest
___14. Which of the following best shows reproduction?
a) A tree grows taller each year
b) A cat gives birth to kittens
c) A boy eats rice for lunch
d) A turtle hides in its shell
___15. Which shows a living thing responding to its surroundings?
a) A cat hiding when it hears a loud noise
b) A table standing in the corner
c) A rock rolling down a hill
d) A toy car moving when pushed
___16. The wings of a bird help it to—
a) Swim b) Walk
c) Fly d) Hide
___17. Which part of the fish helps it to breathe underwater?
a) Legs b) Gills
c) Tail d) Fins
___18. The trunk of an elephant is used to—
a) Carry food and water b) Hide from enemies
c) Make sounds only d) Run faster
___19. Which of the following correctly matches body part and function?
a) Legs – to smell food b) Beak – to eat food
c) Wings – to chew food d) Tail – to see food
___20. Look at the choices. Which animal body part is matched correctly with its
use?
a) Wings – to fly b) Legs – to breathe
c) Ears – to eat d) Tail – to see
___21. Which part of the plant makes food using sunlight?
a) Root b) Stem
c) Leaf d) Flower
___22. Which part of the plant takes in water and nutrients from the soil?
a) Roots b) Stem
c) Leaves d) Fruits
___23. The stem of a plant helps to—
a) Hold the plant upright b) Make seeds
c) Absorb sunlight d) Produce food
___24. If a plant’s roots are damaged, what may happen?
a) It will grow taller
b) It will not get enough water
c) It will have more flowers
d) It will make more seeds
___25. Which part of the plant is matched correctly with its function?
a) Leaves – make food b) Roots – make flowers
c) Stem – make seeds d) Flower – absorb water
___26. Which is NOT a basic need of living things?
a) Food b) Shelter
c) Toys d) Water
___27. Why do living things need air?
a) To play b) To grow and stay alive
c) To hide from predators d) To reproduce faster
___28. A rabbit lives in a burrow. What basic need does this show?
a) Air b) Food
c) Shelter d) Water
___29. If a plant does not get sunlight, what will happen?
a) It will grow greener
b) It will stop making food
c) It will have more flowers
d) It will live longer
___30. Which shelter is best for a rabbit?
a) Nest b) Cave
c) Burrow d) Tree hole
___31. A bee gets nectar from a flower. In return, it helps the flower by—
a) Carrying pollen b) Making honey
c) Giving water d) Building a nest
___32. A cow eats grass. What does this show?
a) Living things need non-living things
b) Living things do not need each other
c) Animals can survive without plants
d) Grass is not important
___33. Which of the following shows dependence on the environment?
a) Bird breathing air b) Cat watching TV
c) Child playing with toy d) Rock sitting on the ground
___34. If there are no plants, what may happen to animals?
a) They will have more food
b) They will lack food and oxygen
c) They will multiply faster
d) They will live longer
___35. Which of the following shows living things helping each other?
a) A bee carrying pollen from one flower to another
b) A boy riding a bicycle
c) A cat sleeping under the tree
d) A fish swimming in the pond
___36. Throwing garbage in proper bins is a way to—
a) Harm the environment b) Conserve the environment
c) Waste resources d) Pollute air
___37. Which of the following harms the environment?
a) Planting trees b) Burning plastic waste
c) Recycling bottles d) Saving water
___38. Why should we conserve water?
a) Because it is unlimited
b) Because all living things need it
c) Because it is dirty
d) Because it is easy to waste
___39. Which action best shows protecting the environment?
a) Cutting trees for fun
b) Planting more trees
c) Throwing waste in rivers
d) Burning leaves and plastics
___40. Which is the best slogan to remind children to save water?
a) “Water is fun, let’s waste it!”
b) “Water is life, save every drop!”
c) “Throw garbage in the river!”
d) “Drink soft drinks instead of water!”
