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Copyright © 2018 Australian Couneil for Educational ResearchED Anempty canis crushed. CS
What happens to its mass?
A The mass stays the same.
B_ The mass increases.
C The mass decreases.
D__ The mass is changed into energy.
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Here are the features of an animal.
+ has only two legs
+ eats plants, but not other animals
+ can fly
What animal is it?
A B c D
cow tiger eagle parrot
A tadpole is the young stage of a frog
eye
mouth feet tail
Which part of the tadpole would not be found on an adult frog?
A B c D
eyes tail legs mouth
Copyright © 2018 Astraon Counc for Educaonl Research Grade 3 Selence 20Look at the picture below.
plastic
‘straw
soft drin
glas
sand
EZ) which is the natural material in the picture?
A B c D
sand glass plastic soft drink
Look at the picture. The boat is moving forwards.
boat
water
EEX what makes the boat move forward?
A B c D
wind clouds sunlight rainfall
Kittens are baby cats.
How many parents does a kitten have?
A B c D
one two three four
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Grado 3 Senos 2018
‘Copyright © 2018 Austlian Counc Educational ResearenWhich of these is a fossil fuel?
A B c D
coal tides wood water
This is the head and beak of a bird. It uses its feet to catch small animals,
TEI wat sort of feet is this bird most likely to have?
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Coon 208 Asian Comat Cara toowa
Grade 3 Science 2018EB wich animal has feathers?
A B c D
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These living things live in the same place.
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camel cactus scorpion
Where are these living things most likely to be found?
A adesert
B a forest
© asea shore
D agrassland
Which of these statements about both the camel and the scorpion is true?
They both lays eggs.
They both have no senses.
They both get energy from their food.
They both get their energy from the Sun.
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Grade 3 Science 2018 4 Copyright © 2018 Auetralian Council for Educational ResearchA cup of milk is mixed with a cup of water.
milk mixed and stirred water
EE) wat woutd the mixture of milk and water look lke after five minutes?
A B c D
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Which of these is made from milk?
A. salt
B sugar
C butter
D jam
lizard fish butterfly cat
EZ] How many of these animals live on land?(race 3 Scienea 2018
The picture shows an eraser next to a ruler.
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How long is the eraser?
A B c D
tom Sem 10cm 15cm
FB) which of these is a unit of length?
A B c D
meter gram litre: second
Aboy makes a model of the Sun, the Moon
and the Earth.
He has three different sized balls. o e
ball 1 ball 2
Which balls would be best used for the Sun and the Moon?
Sun Moon
A ball 1 ball 2
B ball 2 ball 1
c ball 1 ball 3
D ball 3 ball 2
EI Which of the Sun, Moon and Earth produce their own light?
A the Sun only
B the Earth only
the Sun and the Moon
D the Moon and the Earth
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Four boys throw the same basketball
Each boy throws the basketball from the same place.
The table shows how far the ball travelled in air before hitting the ground.
Boy 1 Boy 2
Boy 3
Boy 4
distance the ball travelled
before hitting the ground
15 meters | 10 meters
25 meters
30 meters
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[B) Which boy threw the basketball furthest?
Boy 1
Boy 2
Boy 3
Boy 4
A
B
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The fours blocks were melted and shaped into one new block.
The weights will be the same.
The new block will weigh more than the four small blocks.
The four small blocks will weigh more than the new block.
Itis not possible to tell which weighs the most.
EB] How will the weight of the new block compare to the weight of four smaller blocks?
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Grade 3 ScienceThe table shows two groups of animals,
Group 1
tiger parrot dinosaurs
What is true for Group 1 and true for Group 2?
Choose the correct row.
Group 1 Group 2
A lays egg gives birth to young
B atemeateaters | _are plant-eaters
c lives at present lived long ago “
D lives ontand | _livesin trees
The Earth spins on its axis.
EZ] wich of these is caused by the Earth spinning on its axis?
rainfall
earthquakes
day and night
the change of seasons
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EZ] In. which direction does the Earth spin on its axis?
A east to west
B west to east
C north to south
D south to north
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Four similar jars each have a drain hole at the bottom.
Each jar has an equal amount of a different substance in it. Jar
Equal amounts of water are added to each jar.
hole
Time needed for water to drain from each jar
Each x = 1 minute
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x
Time needed x
for water ie
to drain x
x x
x x
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Jar
EZ] which jar drained water the slowest?
A B c D
Jar W Jar X JarY JarZ
EZ] To make the test fair, what is most important to keep the same?
A the colour of the jars
B the temperature of the water
C the size of the drain hole
D the material the jar is made from
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CCoptight © 2018 Australian Counc for Eaucatonl Resa Grade 3 ScoresThe picture shows two changes, 1 and 2.
1 2:
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ice cubes liquid water ice cubes
What are the two changes?
Choose the correct row.
Change 4 Change 2
A melting boiling
B boiling freezing
c melting freezing
D freezing melting
What does Change 1 show?
A
B
c
D
Water has a fixed shape.
Water boils when heated.
Water can dissolve sugar.
Water can change from solid to liquid.
EB] Which of these is made of plant leaves?
A
B
c
D
Grade Seance 2018
tea
rice
wheat
coffee
Copyigh' © 2018 Astaton Counc fer Educational ResearchA girl has four potted plants.
She places the plants in different conditions
Plants 1 and 2 are in the sun.
Plants 3 and 4 are in the shade
She waters plants 2 and 4.
The plants are treated in this way for two weeks.
—
watering
plant 1
Peuies
plants in sunlight plants in shade
EE] which plants likely to grow the most during the two weeks?
A plant 1
B plant2
Cc plant 3
D plant4
EX) what are all four plants given?
Choose the correct row.
[ air | soil
A no no ee
B no yes
c yes | no
D yes | yes
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