NAME: GRADE 3:

SEMESTRAL ASSESSMENT REVIEW

ICHTHUS WEST SCHOOL 2020/2021
NOVEMBER

SCIENCE
Grade 3 45 minutes

READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS

Write your name and class in the spaces provided.

Answer all questions in the spaces provided in this booklet.

The number of marks is given at the beginning of each section.
Show all working required in this booklet.

You will need: black or blue pen

Do not use highlighter or correcting fluid.

For Marker’s Use

Section A: 13 marks
Multiple Choice

Section B 32 marks
Structured Questions

TOTAL 45 marks
SECTION A : MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS (13 marks)

DIRECTION : Read the question carefully and circle the correct answer.

1. Which of the following statements are correct?

(a) Clouds are living things because they can move.

(b) A radio is alive because it can produce sound.

(c) A mosquito larva is a living thing because it needs air, water and food.

(d) A coconut tree is a non-living thing because it can move from place to place.

2. Which of the following states the similarity between a plant and an animal?

(a) They usually respond quickly to changes around them.

(b) They depend on other living things for food.

(c) They need air, water and food to survive.

(d) They reproduce by giving birth to young.

3. Annie planted a pot of string bean seedlings. She recorded the heights of the seedlings every
two days for six days.

The experiment shows that plants can ____________________.

(a) Grow (b) Move

(c) Stretch (d) Bend

4. Which of the following is grouped wrongly?

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

5. What happened to food after it has been in the mouth?

(a) It is pushed down the esophagus.

(b) It is digested in the stomach.

(c) It is passed on to the anus.

(d) It is fully digested in the small intestine.

6. Which organ is not part of the digestive system?

(a) Esophagus (b) Windpipe

(c) Small intestine (d) Stomach

7. Study the diagrams below carefully.

The animals are grouped according to _________________.

(a) their size (b) their shape

(c) their outer covering (d) the place they live in

Study the diagram below carefully and use it to answer questions 8 and 9.

8. Which of following statements is/ are true of organ A?

1. It is where digestion ends.
2. It is made up of muscles.
3. Food is broken up into smaller pieces by help of digestive juice.

(a) 3 only (b) 2 and 3 only

(c) 1 and 3 only (d) All of the above

9. Which of the following statements is true?

(a) The food in organ A is completely digested.

(b) The food stays in organ A for 24 hours.

(c) The food in organ A is absorbed in the bloodstream.

(d) The food in organ A is only partly digested and look like a thick soup.

10. A balanced diet is needed to make our body healthy. Which of the following statements is
true about balanced diet?

(a) The food we eat must be mostly carbohydrates.

(b) The food we eat must be mostly proteins.

(c) The food we eat must be mostly fruits and vegetables.

(d) The food we eat must be in right amount of different groups of food.
11. To stay healthy and fit. We need to have?

1. Exercise
2. Balanced Diet
3. Drink plenty of water
4. Sleeping for at least 8 hours a day.

(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 1 and 4 only

(c) 1, 2 and 3 only (d) All of the above

12. Which of the following statements is not true about keeping our body healthy?

(a) Stretching and playing sports keeps the body fit.

(b) Avoiding too salty and sugary food is good for the diet.

(c) Eating in McDonalds every day is healthy.

(d) Sleeping at 9 p.m. and waking up at 6 a.m.

13. Which of the following food are all energy giving food?

(a) meat, corn, bread, fish

(b) orange, butter, cheese, cake

(c) wheat bread, rice, potato, pasta

(d) tuna, lean meat, oil, pumpkin

SECTION B : STRUCTURED QUESTIONS (32 marks)

DIRECTION : Write your answers in the blanks provided.

Marks are given at the end of each question

14. The diagram below shows a millipede.

a) The millipede curls up when it is disturbed. What sense did it use to respond?

___________________________________________________________

b) What characteristic does it have when they lay eggs on the soil?

___________________________________________________________

15. Write “TRUE” or “FALSE” in each of the boxes below.

Salty, sugary and oily food can cause heart disease.

A toy robot can have all the 7 life processes.

We need to drink at least 2 liters of water a day.

Dairy foods help us grow and repair damage cells.

There are 32 teeth in an adult person.

16. Look at the pictures of fruits below.

Answer the following questions about senses.

• My teacher asked us to gather around and look at the different fruits.

What sense organ did we use when the teacher called us? _____________________

• When the watermelon was cut, the inside part is colored red.

What sense did I use? ___________________

• All the fruits are sweet when eaten. What sense did I use? ______________________

• When blindfolded, I identify correctly the rambutan by holding it.

What sense did I use? ______________________

• When blindfolded, I identify the ripe mango that has a strong sweet odor.

What sense organ did I use? ______________________

17. In which part the nutrients from food is absorbed in the digestive system?

_________________________________

18. What is the function of large intestine in the digestive system?

________________________________

19. Where does the digestive system started? ____________________

What happens there? ____________________________________

20. Look at the different foods below. Classify the following food according to their group.
Write your answer on the table. Some food can be written twice.

Chicken Pasta
Milk

Pineapple
Broccoli
Bread

Rice Cheese
Lean Meat

Carrots

Strawberry Nuts

Vitamins &
Carbohydrates Protein Fats or Oils minerals