2002 3rd Grade SOL Review

Math, Science, and Social Studies

42,569Which number is in the hundreds

place?

• A. 9

• B. 6

• C. 5

• D. 4

•C. 5

Interdependence between plants and animals means _______

• A. Plants and animals depend on each other

• B. Animals destroy plants

• C. Plants and animals don’t need each other for basic needs

• D. Plants need air

•A. Plants and animals depend on each other

Which of the following is not a reason for rules and laws in our

country?

• A. To protect the rights of people

• B. To describe how people should behave

• C. To give people power and control

• D. To keep people safe

•C. To give people power and control

Which would you use to measure the weight of your math book?

• A. Tons

• B. Quarts

• C. Liters

• D. Pounds

•D. Pounds

Which animal does not migrate?

• A. Black Bear

• B. African Wildebeest

• C. Salmon

• D. Canadian Geese

•A. Black bear

Imaginary lines that are drawn from East to West on maps and

globes are ______.

• A. Equators

• B. Meridians

• C. Parallels of latitude

• D. Hemispheres

•C. Parallels of latitude

8 x __ = 64

• A. 5

• B. 6

• C. 7

• D. 8

•D. 8

A food web is made up of _____.

• A. Your favorite pizza

• B. A spider’s dinner

• C. One food chain

• D. Many food chains

•D. Many food chains

Which of the following is a characteristic of the Southwest

region of the United States?

• A. Deserts

• B. Forests/woodlands

• C. Grasslands

• D. Mountains and valleys

•A. Deserts

What is 589 rounded to the nearest hundred?

• A. 400

• B. 500

• C. 590

• D. 600

•D. 600

Condensation forms when _____.

• A. Rain comes down

• B. Oceans overflow

• C. Hot and cold air meet

• D. Evaporation occurs

•C. Hot and cold air meet

People who make laws, carry out laws, enforce laws, and determine if laws have been broken are _____.

• A. Police officers

• B. Senators

• C. Government

• D. Teachers

•C. Government

16.9 + 5.6 = __

• A. 2.25

• B. 22

• C. 22.5

• D. 225

•C. 22.5

Which is an example of a consumer?

• A. Dog

• B. Tree

• C. House

• D. Car

•A. dog

Which of the following are most characteristic of the East Coast

region of the United States?• A. Deserts

• B. Grasslands

• C. Mountains and valleys

• D. Forests and woodlands

•D. Forests and woodlands

50 + ? = 85

• A. 30

• B. 35

• C. 40

• D. 50

•B. 35

A pulley could be used for which of the following jobs?

• A. Raising a flag on a flagpole

• B. Driving to school

• C. Washing the car

• D. Walking up stairs

•A. Raising a flag on a flagpole

Who was the first European to discover a sea route to America?

• A. Columbus

• B. Ponce de Leon

• C. Cabot

• D. de Champlain

•A. Columbus

6 x 8 = ___

• A. 48

• B. 54

• C. 58

• D. 60

•A. 48

When a group of animals move to find warmer weather or food,

it is called _________.

• A. Hibernation

• B. Migration

• C. Defense mechanisms

• D. Learned behavior

•B. Migration

Imaginary lines that are drawn from North to South on maps and

globes are called ______.

• A. Parallels of latitude

• B. Longitude

• C. Hemispheres

• D. Equators

•B. Longitude

Which of the following are not used to gather and classify geographic information?

• A. Maps

• B. Tables

• C. Trees

• D. Charts

•C. Trees

Which is not true?

• A. 4,298 > 4,392

• B. 4,982 = 4,982

• C. 4,387 < 5,312

• D. 5,860 > 3,872

•A. 4,298 > 4,392

In the water cycle, evaporation does not occur from _____.

• A. Oceans

• B. Bath water

• C. Ponds

• D. Rivers

•B. Bath water

Money paid to the government to provide services is called

______.• A. Rent

• B. Bills

• C. Refund

• D. Taxation

•D. Taxation

There are 24 toys in the toy box. Eight children each get the same number of toys. How many does

each child get?• A. 3

• B. 16

• C. 20

• D. 32

•A. 3

Which is not a state of matter?

• A. Liquid

• B. Gas

• C. Solid

• D. volume

•D. Volume

A person who is owned by another person and could be sold

at the owner’s will is a

• A. Indentured servant

• B. Explorer

• C. Settler

• D. Slave

•D. Slave

If 1,982 people go to the beach on Saturday and 2,476 go on

Sunday, how many people went over the entire weekend?

• A. 4,458

• B. 5,000

• C. 5,644

• D. 6,982

•A. 4,458

Which would not be prey for an eagle?

• A. Mouse

• B. Chipmunk

• C. Rabbit

• D. Elephant

•D. Elephant

Depending on others for providing goods and services that

are needed is called ______.• A. Specialization

• B. Cheating

• C. Interdependence

• D. gathering

•C. Inter-dependence