VIRGINIA STANDARDS OF LEARNING. Spring 2005 Released Test GRADE 3 SCIENCE CORE 1. Property of the Virginia Department of Education

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1 SESSION: 5 PE: 1 3/0/06 1:34 OIN IS-joer VIRINI STNRS O ERNIN Spring 005 Released Test RE 3 SIENE ORE 1 Property of the Virginia epartment of Education 006 by the ommonwealth of Virginia, epartment of Education, P.O. ox 10, Richmond, Virginia ll rights reserved. Except as permitted by law, this material may not be reproduced or used in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying or recording, or by any information storage retrieval system, without written permission from the copyright owner. ommonwealth of Virginia public school educators may reproduce any portion of these released tests for noncommercial educational purposes without requesting permission. ll others should direct their written requests to the Virginia epartment of Education, ivision of ssessment and Reporting at the above address or by to darfax@doe.virginia.gov.

2 SESSION: 51 PE: 1/13/06 6:56 OIN IS-garyo Science IRETIONS Read each question carefully and choose the best answer. Then mark the space in the answer booklet for the answer you have chosen. 1 Which of the following weather conditions would make you put on a heavy, warm coat and gloves? S10790 SMPE When the Earth is seen from outer space, it looks mainly blue. This is because most of the Earth is covered with rtodes S10790.R1 S10790.R S10790.R3 S10790.R4 ice mountains oceans deserts 006 ommonwealth of Virginia epartment of Education

3 SESSION: 51 PE: 3 1/13/06 6:56 OIN IS-garyo S Which piece of playground equipment is made for circular motion? S10901 rtodes S0150.R1 efore fter 1 hour rtodes S10901.R1 S10901.R S10901.R3 S10901.R4 obby put his balloon near a window. The picture shows what happened to the balloon after it was near a window for about an hour. Which of these probably caused the balloon to become larger? eat from the sun lass in the window The tree by the window The string on the balloon 4 Which of these will look most like its parent when it hatches from an egg? butterfly frog snake moth S ommonwealth of Virginia epartment of Education 3

4 SESSION: 51 PE: 4 1/13/06 6:56 OIN IS-garyo Oil 7 What can we do to reduce air pollution? S10370 rtodes S10370.R1 Take showers instead of baths rive cars less often Pick up litter Recycle aluminum cans S Water If a small amount of oil is dropped into the water, the SK04E807 oil and the water will mix oil will rise to the top of the water water will take up less space in the jar water will rise to the top of the oil rtodes R S Which of these is not a natural resource? Plants Insects ars Soils Which animal in this picture is below the lily pad? eaver Turtle Insect ish 006 ommonwealth of Virginia epartment of Education 4

5 SESSION: 51 PE: 5 1/13/06 6:56 OIN IS-garyo 9 11 Which of these is a herbivore? S0103 rtodes S0103.R1 bout how long is this snake in inches? 1 inch 3 inches 5 inches 1 inches cat that eats mice cow that eats grass frog that eats insects n opossum that eats fruit and fish S S301K401 rtodes S301K401.R Start Stop bucket of ice was left outside to melt on a warm day. The picture shows the time the experiment was started and the time the ice finally melted. t what time did the ice melt? 1:0 P.M. 1:10 P.M. 1:15 P.M. :10 P.M. 006 ommonwealth of Virginia epartment of Education 5

6 SESSION: 51 PE: 6 1/13/06 6:56 OIN IS-garyo Which lunch produces the MOST trash? SK S30501 rtodes SK10501.R1 SK10501.R SK10501.R3 SK10501.R4 rtodes S30501.R1 Which of the following is being used to hold the door open? wedge screw lever pulley 14 obby has a pet lizard that eats insects. Which of these does not need to be in the lizard s cage? ir Plants lean water rasshoppers S piece of metal is probably a magnet if it can pull some metals to it has a dull metal color becomes rusty in the rain has the letter N on it 0744 SK ommonwealth of Virginia epartment of Education 6

7 SESSION: 51 PE: 7 1/13/06 6:56 OIN IS-garyo S30950 rtodes S30950.R1 This is a picture of a dry riverbed. What part of the water cycle is needed for the river to run? Evaporation ondensation Precipitation Weathering The animals in box are IERENT from the animals in box because the animals in box SK01403 rtodes SK01403.R1 have webbed feet have four legs have a hard shell do not have tails 006 ommonwealth of Virginia epartment of Education 7

8 SESSION: 51 PE: 8 1/13/06 6:56 OIN IS-garyo S rtodes S R1 0 When water evaporates, it changes into a solid mixture gas solution S0360 This cactus has a thick skin that feels like wax. This type of skin is important because it helps to save water keeps the plant warm allows the plant to get food from the air keeps the plant from falling over 1 Which of these objects is a type of screw? lagpole oorknob Roller skates ar lid S SK07501 rtodes SK07501.R1 shadow is caused by light being blocked by an object a lack of light in the room too much light in the room an object reflecting light 006 ommonwealth of Virginia epartment of Education 8

9 SESSION: 51 PE: 9 1/13/06 6:56 OIN IS-garyo Which picture shows an ocean community? S The pictures below show an ice cube left on a plate in a warm room. Which picture was taken last? S30190 rtodes R R R R4 rtodes S R1 S R S R3 S R4 4 Smelts are fish that lay their eggs in the sand on beaches. When the eggs hatch, the babies know to go to the water. This is an example of S instinct hibernation camouflage learned behavior 006 ommonwealth of Virginia epartment of Education 9

10 SESSION: 51 PE: 10 1/13/06 6:56 OIN IS-garyo Why is it easier to grow plants in topsoil than in subsoil? S Topsoil has more clay. Topsoil has more rocks. Topsoil has more dust. Topsoil has more humus S rtodes S R1 turtle uses its shell for Which of these would be best to use to report the temperature of a liquid? S S10440 rtodes S10440.R1 egrees elsius Meters Kilograms iters The part of this plant that takes water from the soil is the stem leaf flower root defense movement rearing young storing food 9 car, a tree, a grain of sugar, and a drop of ink are alike because they are all made of metal sunlight smaller parts air and water 30 Even on the coldest winter days, there is some heat in the air. lmost all of the heat in the air comes from forest fires volcanoes the sun the wind S S ommonwealth of Virginia epartment of Education 10

11 SESSION: 51 PE: 11 1/13/06 6:56 OIN IS-garyo S rtodes S R1 Which living thing produces its own food? rtodes S10103.R S10103 Which of these correctly tells about what is in the pond? at ird rasshopper andelion plant rtodes 1 S10103.R S10103.R3 S10103.R4 S10103.R5 5 rogs Turtles ish 33 Soil is needed by plants because it gives the plants nutrients rocks sand S30740 rogs Turtles ish light rogs Turtles ish rogs Turtles ish 006 ommonwealth of Virginia epartment of Education 11

12 SESSION: 51 PE: 1 1/13/06 6:56 OIN IS-garyo 34 Picture S301E S rtodes S301E110.R1 rtodes S R1 Picture etween the times Picture 1 and Picture were taken, which animal moved the most? The owl The calf The turkey The lizard In the food chain above, what will likely happen if all of the mice leave the area? There will not be enough insects in the food chain. The plants will increase in number. Snakes will not have enough food. The food chain will not be harmed. 36 bout how long does each season last? 3 minutes 3 weeks 3 months 3 years S ommonwealth of Virginia epartment of Education 1

13 SESSION: 51 PE: 13 1/13/06 6:56 OIN IS-garyo SK01E401 rtodes SK01E401.R1 38 Which of these properties will change when a rock is broken? Its color Its shape Its hardness Its texture S30330 Which picture graph correctly shows the animals in the picture above? 39 Which direction is a compass needle attracted to? rtodes SK01E401.R SK01E401.R3 SK01E401.R4 SK01E401.R5 North South East West S nimals with fur nimals without fur Meat eaters Plant eaters Meat eaters Plant eaters roup 1 roup roup 3 roup tiger belongs in which of the above groups? roup 1 roup roup 3 roup 4 S rtodes S R1 006 ommonwealth of Virginia epartment of Education 13

14 SESSION: 51 PE: 14 1/13/06 6:56 OIN IS-garyo Test Sequence orrect nswer Reporting ategory nswer Key Reporting ategory escription Earth/Space Systems and ycles 015 Scientific Investigation, Reasoning, and ogic orce, Motion, Energy, and Matter ife Processes and iving Systems orce, Motion, Energy, and Matter Earth/Space Systems and ycles Earth/Space Systems and ycles orce, Motion, Energy, and Matter Scientific Investigation, Reasoning, and ogic Scientific Investigation, Reasoning, and ogic ife Processes and iving Systems Earth/Space Systems and ycles orce, Motion, Energy, and Matter ife Processes and iving Systems orce, Motion, Energy, and Matter Earth/Space Systems and ycles Scientific Investigation, Reasoning, and ogic ife Processes and iving Systems Earth/Space Systems and ycles orce, Motion, Energy, and Matter orce, Motion, Energy, and Matter 017 ife Processes and iving Systems Scientific Investigation, Reasoning, and ogic ife Processes and iving Systems Earth/Space Systems and ycles Scientific Investigation, Reasoning, and ogic ife Processes and iving Systems ife Processes and iving Systems orce, Motion, Energy, and Matter Earth/Space Systems and ycles Scientific Investigation, Reasoning, and ogic ife Processes and iving Systems Earth/Space Systems and ycles Scientific Investigation, Reasoning, and ogic ife Processes and iving Systems Earth/Space Systems and ycles Scientific Investigation, Reasoning, and ogic orce, Motion, Energy, and Matter orce, Motion, Energy, and Matter Scientific Investigation, Reasoning, and ogic