VIRGINIA STANDARDS OF LEARNING. Spring 2006 Released Test GRADE 3 SCIENCE CORE 1. Property of the Virginia Department of Education

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1 VIRINI STNRS O LERNIN Spring 2006 Released Test RE 3 SIENE ORE 1 Property of the Virginia epartment of Education 2007 by the ommonwealth of Virginia, epartment of Education, P.O. ox 2120, 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 or 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.

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3 Science IRETIONS Read each question carefully and choose the best answer. Then mark the space on your answer document for the answer you have chosen. 1 SMPLE When the Earth is seen from outer space, it looks mainly blue. This is because most of the Earth is covered with ice mountains oceans deserts Which of these is an observation for the kittens in the picture? Kitten is prettier than kitten. Kitten has longer fur than kitten. Kitten is my favorite kitten. Kitten runs faster than kitten. 3

4 2 4 Which of these animals is prey for frogs? This sunflower is how many blocks tall? Recycling and reusing are very important ways to help people save natural resources clean up their homes make soil for plants kill harmful germs 4

5 5 8 Warmer temperatures and more sunlight in spring cause plants to make buds and new leaves drop their leaves stop growing and wilt change from green to yellow What type of motion is needed for the blades on this fan to blow air? Up and down Straight ack and forth ircular Which of these must an apple tree have in order to grow? Rocks ruit lowers Water What unit is used to measure the weight of the bananas? Inches egrees Pounds allons 7 Which of these natural resources comes from plants? Steel Wood luminum ement 5

6 10 ll materials are made of liquid wood smaller parts that cannot be seen parts that do not stick together 13 Which of these will dissolve in water? Sand 11 The energy used in MOST cars comes from sun coal oil water 12 glass jar broke into pieces when it fell on the floor. What is now different about the glass? The material in the glass The color of the glass The total amount of glass The shape of the glass Rocks 6

7 clear - no color 2. feels cold 3. feels hard 4. no smell The observations recorded above EST describe a sugar cube an ice cube a cherry snow cone an ice cream cone Which of these animals MOST likely made the hole in the cactus to find water? 7

8 16 Loggerhead turtles lay their eggs on Virginia beaches and return to the sea. Tiny turtles hatch from the eggs and find their way to the ocean water. This is an example of a learned behavior an instinct camouflage mimicry 18 Which of the following pictures shows how a wedge works? 17 Leaves on some trees change colors from green to yellow and from orange to red during autumn spring summer winter 8

9 19 21 ars ounted by olor ay Number of ars of Each olor lue Yellow Red lack Monday Tuesday Wednesday Ramon made this table to show how many cars of each color passed him at the bus stop on three different mornings. If he adds together his numbers from the three days, which color will he find was the MOST common? lue Yellow Red lack Plants are MOST likely to get nutrients from area Which of these do all living things need to stay alive? Soil Water lothing Wind What will happen to the water in the pot if left over the campfire? The water will turn into a solid. The water will turn into a gas. The water will turn into a liquid. The water will turn into ashes. 9

10 23 Which of these is NOT a part of soil? 25 Which sense organ is used to tell the color of the sky? umus its of rock lay Plastic Nose Ears Eyes Tongue When settlers first came to merica, there were large areas of forests. What type of industry developed because of the forests? Lumber Oil Plastic Ranching 27 What can we do to reduce water pollution? The picture of the water cycle shows how the sun warms the Earth mountains are formed water from the ocean becomes rain on land ocean tides decrease and increase Pour chemicals into drains Use lots of fertilizer ump trash into lakes lean up oil spills properly 10

11 28 student dropped a ball to see how it would fall. What kind of motion did she see as the ball fell? 29 Straight urved Rotating Vibrating Look at the three animals. What are two characteristics that they all have in common? Wings and feathers Wings and legs ur and legs ur and feathers 11

12 30 31 Which of these birds has the most triangular beak? Which of these weather conditions caused the corn field to look like the picture? flood drought snowstorm tornado 12

13 32 student uses a pan to catch rainwater for watering plants. Which of these would be EST to use for measuring the amount of rainwater in the pan? 33 Which of these shows that the toy cow is lighter than the toy horse? ml

14 34 36 The last stage in the life cycle of an animal is having babies growing 2 3 dying being born 37 Which of these human activities is MOST damaging to the air? 1 4 Picking fruit from a tree Planting a garden urning tires Riding a bike Which of these is a decomposer? When you sharpen a pencil, it becomes smaller harder smoother more flexible 35 The leaves of a plant make food and oxygen hold the plant in the ground make fruits and seeds hold up the flowers 14

15 39 40 andy ar 0? 32 g Which group of weights has a mass of 32 grams? g 10g 1g 10g 5g 10g 10g 5g 1g 1g What is the time shown on the clock? 12:25 12:35 1:25 5:03 10g 10g 5g 5g 1g 1g 15

16 nswer Key-3S02L Test Sequence Number orrect nswer Reporting ategory Reporting ategory escription Scientific Investigation Scientific Investigation Earth / Space Systems and ycles Life Processes and Living Systems orce, Motion, Energy, and Matter Life Processes and Living Systems Life Processes and Living Systems Earth / Space Systems and ycles Scientific Investigation orce, Motion, Energy, and Matter Earth / Space Systems and ycles orce, Motion, Energy, and Matter orce, Motion, Energy, and Matter Scientific Investigation Life Processes and Living Systems Life Processes and Living Systems Earth / Space Systems and ycles orce, Motion, Energy, and Matter Earth / Space Systems and ycles Life Processes and Living Systems Scientific Investigation orce, Motion, Energy, and Matter Earth / Space Systems and ycles Earth / Space Systems and ycles Scientific Investigation Life Processes and Living Systems Earth / Space Systems and ycles orce, Motion, Energy, and Matter Scientific Investigation Earth / Space Systems and ycles orce, Motion, Energy, and Matter Scientific Investigation orce, Motion, Energy, and Matter Life Processes and Living Systems Life Processes and Living Systems Life Processes and Living Systems Earth / Space Systems and ycles orce, Motion, Energy, and Matter Scientific Investigation Scientific Investigation

17 rade 3 Science, ore 1 If you get this many items correct: Then your converted scale score is:

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