Characteristics of Science

Third GradeQuestion Point

A group of students are observing a fish tank for a school assignment. The group is to share the observations with the

class. Which statement about observations is true?

A. Observations should always be recorded.

B. Observations should be collected only once.

C. Observations are only collected by scientists.

D. Observations are always correct if used in a chart.

Observa

tions should alw

...

Observa

tions should be c.

..

Observa

tions are only co

l...

Observa

tions are alw

ays ...

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A teacher asks four students to record the outside temperature at lunch time. The results are shown below.

Which of these actions should John perform?

A. Tell the others to measure the temperature again.

B. Decide that the other temperatures are wrong.

C. Change his recorded temperature.

D. Keep his recorded temperature.

Tell the oth

ers to

measu

r...

Decide th

at the oth

er t...

Change his re

cord

ed tem...

Keep his reco

rded te

mpe...

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The chart shows the types of pets that students in one class have at home.

Which question can be answered with the information in the chart?

A. How many small dogs do the students have?

B. Do more boys or girls have a cat?

C. What color bird is the most common?

D. Which animal is the least favorite pet?

How many s

mall dogs

do...

Do more

boys or g

irls ha..

What c

olor bird

is th

e mo..

Which

animal is

the le

as...

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The picture shows a tree planted near a house.On which side of the house is the tree planted?

A. NorthB. SouthC. EastD. West

NorthSouth East

West

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A student watched the weather for four days and recorded the results in a chart.

Which statement best describes what the student saw and recorded?

A. Friday was the warmest day.

B. It will be cloudy on Wednesday.

C. It will be sunny on Thursday.

D. Saturday was the coldest day.

Friday

was

the w

armest

...

It will

be cloudy on W

ed...

It will

be sunny on Thurs.

..

Saturd

ay was t

he coldest.

..

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The picture shows a row of houses on a street.Which house is west of 5209?

A. B. C. D.

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A student observes a rock.Based on the table, which type of rock did the

student observe?

A. limestoneB. sandstoneC. pumiceD. obsidian

limesto

ne

sandsto

ne

pumice

obsidian

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The table describes four different rocks.Based on the table, which of the following is pumice?

A. B. C. D.

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The chart lists the characteristics of a salamander.Which animal is most similar to the salamander?

A. dogB. snakeC. frogD. spider

dogsn

akefro

gsp

ider

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The teacher writes a description of a crab on the board.

Which animal could also fit this description?

A. B. C. D.

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The chart shows a record of what students ate for lunch one day.

Based on the information, which lunch is the least favorite among the students?

A. chicken nuggetsB. grilled cheeseC. hamburgerD. pizza

chick

en nuggets

grilled ch

eese

hamburger

pizza

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Soils are made up of different parts. The table compares the amount of parts in two different soils.

Soil 2 contains how many parts of water?

A. 20B. 25C. 30D. 45

20 25 30 45

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Refrigerators were invented to keep food cold. This is helpful in

A. growing food.B. cleaning food.C. keeping food dry.D. keeping food fresh.

growing fo

od.

cleaning f

ood.

keeping food dry.

keeping food fr

esh.

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The computer is an important invention that has most likely helped in

A. decreasing research.B. decreasing

pollution.C. increasing

transportation.D. increasing

communication. decreasin

g rese

arch.

decreasin

g pollu

tion.

increasin

g tra

nsporta

tion.

increasin

g communica

tion.

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Some classrooms have computers. The computer is most useful to the students because it helps

them

A. play games.B. watch movies.C. listen to music.D. find information.

play ga

mes.

watch m

ovies.

liste

n to m

usic.

find info

rmation.

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Which activity has the invention of the light bulb helped the most?

A. swimmingB. walkingC. readingD. talking

swim

ming

walking

reading

talking

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Which invention will best help people travel quickly to far away places?

A. carB. boatC. airplaneD. skateboard

car

boat

airplane

skate

board

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The picture shows items on a desk.Which object is between the scissors and pencil?

A. notebookB. crayonsC. rulerD. glue

notebook

crayons

ruler

glue

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Scientists predict when it will rain. Which object is most often used on a rainy day?

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