3rd GRADE 1st 6 WEEKS SCIENCE TEST

Instructions: Please choose the correct answer and bubble in the appropriate answer document.
Teachers may pace the assessment by reading the items orally as appropriate.

1 Liquids and gases take the shape of
their containers. Which of the following
will take the shape of its container?
A a crayon in a backpack
B a bike wheel in a box
C a cookie in a jar
D milk in a carton
4 To show you that it is possible to
separate mixtures, your teacher
gave you a mixture of sand and iron
filings. Then she had you
wave a piece of metal over the
mixture, and the iron filings
jumped onto the piece of metal from
the mixture.

2 There are three buckets each

containing different materials. The
answer choices below list the contents
of each of the buckets. Which is a
mixture?

A bucket #1: gravel, sand, salt

B bucket #2: paper clips, tacks,
nails
C bucket #3: rice, peas, beans
D All are mixtures.
From this, you can say that the metal
filings have what physical
property?
3 Mrs. Parson's class was asked to bring
items from home to see which would A smell
sink or float. Which is a list of the B magnetism
items that all sink? C ability to float
D ability to sink

A metal spoon, steel nail, glass

marble
B plastic spoon, plastic duck, steel
nail
C glass marble, plastic straw,
metal spoon
D steel nail, Styrofoam cup, glass
marble
5 7

What statement BEST describes the

drawing above?
What part of the picture above shows
something that is a gas? A The apple is heavier than the
orange.
A straw B The orange has less mass than
B ice cubes the apple.
C bubbles C The orange is lighter than the
D glass apple.
D The apple has less mass than the
orange.
6

8 Megan's little brother did not look well

after his third birthday party. Their
mother took his temperature, and it
was 101°F so she had to give him
liquid medicine. She had to use an eye
dropper to get the right dosage so she
didn't give him too much medicine.
The balance scale shown above is What instrument did their mother use
measuring the mass of a rock. to determine his temperature?
Which of the following is the mass?
A Eye dropper
A 5 grams B Thermometer
B 7 grams C Hot plate
C 8 grams D Ruler
D 9 grams
9 Edgardo is conducting an investigation
to figure out the melting and boiling
points of seven unknown substances.
All of the substances have similar
color, texture, and odor. Edgardo
measured the melting and boiling
points of the substances one by one.
He recorded his results in the chart
below.
Based on the data from the chart, you
could reasonably conclude that
__________.
A substances a and f are the same
substance
B all of the substances have
different melting and boiling
points
C substances a, e, and g have the
same melting and boiling points
D substances a, c, and g are the
same substance
10 Martha collected data about an object
she found, and then she recorded it
on a chart. She recorded these
observations on a chart.
Use the chart below to answer the
following question.
As you study the chart, observations C,
F, G, and H are similar because they
_____________.
A are not properties you can
observe just by looking
B require no measurement
C are incorrect observations
D are all properties of a gas
11 There are three states of matter.
What state of matter has a fixed
shape and size?
A liquid
B solid
C gas
Read the selection below and
answer questions 12 and 13.
In science class, Thomas and his
lab group were looking at the
physical properties of an item in
the “mystery jar.” Their teacher
gave them a box of science tools to
use. She also reviewed the class
science rules with them before they
began.
12 What science tool with they
use to determine the mass of
the jar?
A thermometer
B balance
C ruler
D hand lens
13 During the lab, Thomas
dropped the jar. It didn’t
break, but Thomas noticed a
crack in the jar. What should
he do?
A Tell the teacher that
the jar was like that
when he got it.
B Ignore the problem.
C Tell the teacher that
the jar accidentally got
cracked.
D Finish the lab and then
throw the jar in the
trash without telling
anyone.
14 Safety goggles are necessary
during an investigation when
students –
A use a triple beam
balance to measure the
mass of an object
B draw and label a
diagram
C Mix vinegar and
baking soda together
D observe a small object
with a hand lens
15 Betsy wants to find out what
the hottest time of the day
is. What would be the BEST
way to ensure that she is
getting accurate results?
A Take the temperature
every 5 hours for one
day
B Take the temperature
every hour for one day
C Take the temperature
once a day for five
days
D Take the temperature
every hour for five
days
 3RD Grade 1st 6 Weeks Science Test Key
# Answer Primary SE Secondary SE
1 D 3.5B
2 D 3.5D 3.3A
3 A 3.5A
4 B 3.5A

5 C 3.5B
6 C 3.5A 3.4A
7 D 3.5A
8 B 3.4A
9 C 3.2D
10 A 3.5A 3.2D
11 B 3.5B

12 B 3.4A
13 C 3.1A
14 C 3.4B 3.1A
15 D 3.2E