Science Grade 3Part 1

2007 Released Test

1. What are adult cardinals able to do that baby cardinals are unableto do?

A. Sleep

B. Breathe air

C. Fly

D. Make noise

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2. What makes the needle on the compass in the picture point north?

A. Rainfall

B. Evaporation

C. Wind currents

D. Magnetism

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3. These pictures can be put in order to tell a story. Which of thesepictures MOST likely comes last?

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4. The graph shows what happened when salt was added to water in a glass. According to the graph, which of these is correct?

A. Salt dissolves more easily in hot water.

B. Salt is used to make hot water.

C. Salt will cause water to heat up.

D. Salt tastes different when water is heated.

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5. A student wants to look under a heavy rock. Which simple machine would be BEST to use to lift the rock?

A. Lever

B. Wheel and axle

C. Inclined plane

D. Screw

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6. A wetland habitat can continue to support the birds and fish that live there if people —

A. flood the highest parts of the land

B. flood the highest parts of the land

C. use the land for planting crops

D. leave the land alone

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7. Using the picture, which measurement is closest to how far the frog jumped?

A. 20 centimeters

B. 12 centimeters

C. 14 centimeters

D. 18 centimeters

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8. Which sense is used to tell if there is sugar in a glass of tea?

A. Touch

B. Hearing

C. Taste

D. Smell

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9. A rattlesnake belongs in which of the above groups?

A. Group 3

B. Group 1

C. Group 4

D. Group 2

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10. These girls can hear each other because the string —

A. is long

B. is strong

C. vibrates

D. stretches

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11. Which of the following describes the motion of Earth shown in this picture?

A. Falling

B. Revolving

C. Vibrating

D. Rotating

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12. Which graph BEST shows how many of each fish are in the tank?

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13. Which of these is an example of liquid water?

A. Steam

B. Rain

C. Ice

D. Frost

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14. Salamanders have a tail, smooth skin, and feet with no claws. Which of these animals is a salamander?

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15. Which of these warms most of the air, water, and land on Earth?

A. Coal

B. Electricity

C. Wind

D. Sunlight

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16. If water gets into the crack of a rock and then freezes, the rockwill MOST likely —

A. become larger

B. become larger

C. break apart

D. be able to float

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17. This food chain is MOST likely to be found in what type of environment?

A. A forest

B. An ocean

C. A marshland

D. A stream

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18. Which of these does the MOST harm to the air?

A. Chopping down trees with an ax in the backyard

B. Collecting fall leaves

C. Cutting grass with a gas-powered lawnmower

D. Picking colorful wildflowers along the highway

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19. Which of these shows the day when this thermometer was left outside?

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20. Which diagram shows a back-and-forth motion?

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