MIDTERM TWO ASSESSMENTS ACADEMIC YEAR 2020/2021

Grade 3 Science Score Box

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READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST

 Answer all questions in the spaces provided on the question paper. Pg 4

 You should show all your work on the question paper.

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 Answer all the questions in the allotted time.

 NOTE that NO extra time will be given to anyone. Pg 6

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 You will use 1 hours to answer all these questions. Pg 7
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 Present neat work. Pg 8

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Name ___________________________________________

1. Below is a list of foods from different groups.

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 A B C

Complete the table. Fill in the correct food for each group.

Dairy Protein Carbohydrate

b) Why is food important? Write two reasons.

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2. From a – d, choose the most correct answer.

a. What food group does bread belong to?

o Dairy

o Carbohydrates

o Proteins
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b. What food group is this?

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o Proteins

o Fruits and vegetables

o Carbohydrates

c. What is the importance of eating a balanced diet?

o Better health and reduced diseases

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 o Good health

o Good mood and energy

d. What food group does chicken belong to?

o Protein

o Carbohydrates

o Dairy

3. Mike draws a picture of a plant.

He has not drawn the roots.
Draw and label the roots on the plant.
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4. Milan has four identical healthy plants.

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 She

• puts the plants at different distances from the window

• gives them the same amount of water each day

• measures the height of the plants after six weeks.

Here are her results.

distance from the

final height
window
in cm
in cm
10 25
20 22
30 19
40 18

Complete the sentences.

(a) The tallest plant is _____ cm from the window.

(b) This plant grows the tallest because it gets ___________________

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5. Ricca sorts these animals into groups.

butterfly cat duck eagle

elephant shark whale worm

Each animal can be put into more than one group.

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 Here is Ricca’s first group.

group name animals that live in or on water

members whale shark duck

(a) Complete Ricca’s next group.

group name animals that have wings

members _______________ ____________ ____________

(b) Ricca then makes another group.

Only three of the animals fit into this group.

Write a name for this group in the table.

group name
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members whale shark worm
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6. Ethan has a plant growing in his house.

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 The flowers on Ethan’s plant smell nice.

(a) Which sense organ does Ethan use to smell his flowers?

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(b) Ethan goes on holiday for two weeks.

When he comes back his plant is still alive but looks like this.

Describe what has happened to Ethan’s plant.

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(c) What can Yuri do to help his plant?

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7. A fish is a living animal.

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Write down two life processes of a fish.

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8. Some of the foods we eat can damage our health.

(a) Here is a list of foods.

apple banana cake chicken

chocolate fried potato rice

Decide if each food is healthy or can damage our health.

Put the foods in the correct column in the table.

One has been done for you.

healthy can damage our health

apple
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(b) Cookies can also damage our health.

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Write down two things in cookies which can damage our health.

1. __________________________________________________________

2. __________________________________________________________

(c) Apples contain things the body needs to keep healthy.

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 Write down one of these things.

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9. Hassan writes about plants and water.

Complete the sentences.

Water travels up the plant through the _____________________________

If the plant does not get water it will ________________________________

10. Grade 3 students used an identification key to regroup the animals

below.
bird cat fish snake
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Use the animals in the list to fill in the blanks in the identification key.
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Does the animal have legs?

Yes No
Does it have 2 legs? Does it have fins?

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 Yes No yes no
Does it have Does it have 4 It is a __________ Does it crawl on the
feathers? legs? ground?

Yes yes yes

It is a __________ It is a __________ It is a ___________

***GOOD LUCK***
^stay safe^
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