Prepared for the 3rd Grade Students

at
Bettie F. Williams Elementary School
1. Look at the pictures below. Which picture
shows something that uses electricity?
A. Thermometer B. Magnet





C. Computer D. Scissors
2. Lower than average rainfall can cause a
drought, which causes people to conserve
water. Which way can people conserve
water?
A. Take shorter showers

B Repair a dripping faucet

C. Turn off water while brushing teeth

D. All of the above
3. Which is not a fossil fuel?

A. Water

B. Oil

C. Coal

D Natural gas
4. Which form of energy is used
by a solar powered calculator?
A. Fossil fuel energy

B. Wind energy

C. Light energy

D. Nuclear energy
5. Look at the pictures below.
Which picture shows something
that uses electricity?
A. Toaster

B. Compass


C. Toy Soldier

D. Jacks and Ball
6. Look at the pictures below.
Which picture shows something
that uses electricity?

A. Bicycle B. Lock



C. Vacuum D. Wagon
7. How is coal useful to man?
A. A source of food

B. A source of energy

C. A source of clothing

D. A source of shelter
8. How is a river useful to man?
A. Source of clothing

B. Source of transportation

C. Source of shelter

D. Source of fuel
9. How are the trees in a forest
useful to man?
A. Source of transportation

B. Source of clothing

C. Source of precious stones

D. Source of fuel
10. Which source of stored energy
would be used in a flashlight?
A. Batteries

B. Coal

C. Gasoline

D. Water
11. Which of the following is a
natural resource?
A. Candy

B. Fish

C. Bread

D. Pizza
12. How are oceans useful to
man?
A. A source of food

B. A source of shelter

C. A source of heat energy

D. A source of clothing
13. How is the sun useful to
man?
A. A source of food

B. A source of energy

C. A source of clothing

D. A source of shelter
14. Which of the following is a
natural resource?
A. Automobiles

B. Trees

C. Electricity

D. Railroads
15. Which of the following is a
natural resource?
A. Freeway

B. Schools

C. The redwood tree

D. Computers

16. A deer uses natural resources found in the forest
for its survival. Which statement is FALSE?
A. The deer uses trees for protection from hunters.

B. The deer uses trees and brush as a shelter from the
weather.

C. The deer is conserving natural resources.

D. The deer uses water, berries, and leaves
for food.
17. Which unit of measurement
should be used to measure the
length of a goldfish?
A. Milliliters B. Grams


C. Degrees D. centimeters
18. Which unit of measurement
should be used to measure the
mass of a rock?
A. Centimeters B. Milliliters



C. Degrees D. Grams
19. You have been told by your teacher that you are
going to choose a question that could be answered by
doing an experiment. Which of these questions
could you use to do an experiment?
A. What does the moon feel like?

B. Do plants need light to grow?

C. Which is rougher, red or purple?

D. How much food does a dinosaur eat?
20. A class is going to plant a garden. Some
students are saying it is too cold for the seeds to
sprout. Other students say that it is warm enough.
The class has a thermometer to measure the
temperature outside. Which of the following
statements are true?
A. The students need to find out at what
temperature their seeds will sprout.
B. They can read the seed package, do
research, or experiment by trying to sprout
seeds at different temperatures.
C. All of the above
D. None of the above
21. What animals listed on the table below has the
greatest number of legs?
Observations Insects Spiders Crustaceans
Number of legs 6 4 14
Number of antennae 2 0 2
Number of eyes 2 8 2
Number of wings 4 0 0

A. Insects B. Spiders
C. Crustaceans D. None
22. What animals listed on the table has the greatest
number of eyes?
Observations Insects Spiders Crustaceans
Number of legs 6 4 14
Number of antennae 2 0 2
Number of eyes 2 8 2
Number of wings 4 0 0

A. Insects B. Spiders
C. Crustaceans D. All of the above

23. Which type of animals have wings?
Observations Insects Spiders Crustaceans
Number of legs 6 4 14
Number of antennae 2 0 2
Number of eyes 2 8 2
Number of wings 4 0 0

A. Insects B. Spiders
C. Crustaceans D. None
24. Which type of animals do NOT have antennae?
Observations Insects Spiders Crustaceans
Number of legs 6 4 14
Number of antennae 2 0 2
Number of eyes 2 8 2
Number of wings 4 0 0

A. Insects B. Spiders
C. Crustaceans D. All of them


25. Martins pet turtle was in a race. His turtle
began the race at 1:05. His turtle crossed the finish
line at 1:12. How long did it take Martins turtle to
run the race?

A. 2 minutes

B. 5 minutes

C. 7 minutes

D. 12 minutes
26. Which instrument or tool
could you use to magnify crystals
of salt?
A. Microscope

B. Magnifying lens

C. All of the above

D. None of the above
27. There are six kinds of simple machines. Which
of these is a kind of simple machine?
A. A bicycle

B. A can opener

C. A wagon

D. A wedge
28. What changes when you take a piece of pie from
a pan?
A. The taste of the pie

B. The color of the pie

C. The smell of the pie

D. The shape of the pie
29. When a sugar cube is broken into pieces with a
hammer, something about it changes. Which of
these changes?
A. The taste of the sugar

B. The color of the sugar

C. The smell of the sugar

D. The shape of the sugar
30. A tail of a lizard looking like a
snakes head is

A. Camouflage

B. Mimicry

C. Instinct

D. Predation
31. A baby mammal getting milk from
its mother is
A. Learned behavior

B. Instinct

C. Camouflage

D. Mimicry
32. The advantage of the scarlet king snake
looking like the coral snake is that

A. It is attractive to other animals

B. Animals will be afraid of it

C. It will be able to find other king snakes

D. It can have the coral snake take care of its
young.
33. Many animals have hard outer coverings, or
shells, on their bodies. This covering protects them
from predators. A predator cannot easily bite
through the hard coverings.
What animal is described in the paragraph
above?
A. A crab
B. A frog
C. A whale
D. A eel
34. Some animals migrate when the weather gets
too cold for them to survive. The animals cannot
find food or shelter from the cold temperatures. An
example of animals that migrate might be
A. Geese

B. Ducks

C. Swans

D. All of the above
35. Which one describes an animal defending
itself against danger?
A. A porcupine gathering food

B. A dog burying his bone

C. A puffer fish inflating into a ball

D. An eagle feeding its young
36. I am white, and I have a thick fur coat, a
layer of blubber under my skin, and flippers.
Which environment do I live in?
A. A rainforest

B. A mountain top

C. A polar ice cap

D. A river
37. Which is the correct sequence of the food
chain for the plant and animals listed below?
A. Dragon fly human grass trout

B. Human - dragon fly - grass trout

C. Grass- dragon fly - human trout

D. Grass- dragon fly- trout- human

38. A rosebush and a bird are similar because
they both
A. Are living organisms

B. Need to search for food

C. Make their own food

D. Are non-living organisms
39. Which animal would be able to find the food
and shelter it needs to survive in a pond?
A. A squirrel

B. A horse

C. A frog

D. A sea horse
40. The Earths rotation causes

A. The seasons to change

B. The moon to appear as a different shapes

C. Day and night

D. Solar eclipses
41. Look at the picture of the goldfish.
Which parts of the goldfish help it live in
water?
A. Tail

B. Gills for breathing

C. Scales for body covering

D. All of the above
42. An example of an instinct is
A. Laughing at something funny

B. Dogs doing tricks when told

C. Doing your homework at the same time each
day.

D. Salmon returning to their birthplace to lay eggs
43. Which animal is an omnivore?
A. A lion that eats deer and sheep

B. A rabbit that eats grass and weeds

C. A bear that eats berries and fish

D. A shark that eats fish and seals
44. Which of the following shows the
order of energy flow in a food chain?
A. Grass antelope lion

B. Lion grass antelope

C. Antelope grass lion

D. Grass lion antelope
45. Which is an example of how plants and
animals depend on each other?
A. Birds eat berries from a bush and drop
the seeds in other places.
B. Deer eat the bark from trees when leaves
and grass are sparse.
C. Roses use thorns to protect themselves
from animals.
D. Some bushes produce berries that make
birds sick when eaten.