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Grade 3 · Science

Grade 3 Science diagnostic

15 questions on matter & forces, living things, earth & space and inquiry, plus 3 from Grade 2. Answer what you can, then check your answers to see which topics are secure and what to practise next.

15 questions4 topicsAbout 15 minutesSet 2 of 5

Skip a question if you do not know the answer. It is better than guessing, because it shows what to practise.

1Matter & forcesIs the air inside a balloon a solid, a liquid or a gas?
2Matter & forcesA solid is stretched into a longer shape but stays the same material. Did its shape or its identity necessarily change?
3Matter & forcesDoes bending a wire necessarily create a new chemical substance?
4Living thingsWhich part of a plant usually absorbs water from the soil?
5Living thingsLiving things and their needs: which term fits this description? A plant structure that usually anchors the plant and takes in soil water.
6Living thingsIn a simple food chain, which organism is a producer?
7Earth & spaceSpace and the solar system: which term fits this description? A unit of distance equal to how far light travels in vacuum in one year.
8Earth & spaceSpace and the solar system: which term fits this description? The path an object follows as it moves under gravity around another object.
9Earth & spaceSpace and the solar system: which term fits this description? Spinning around an object's own axis.
10InquiryA pupil records plant height every morning. Which is the measured outcome?
11InquiryWhich tool helps you see stars that are very far away?
12InquiryA container holds 1.2 L. Convert to mL.

From Grade 2

These questions check skills from the grade below, so gaps can be spotted early.

13Living things (Grade 2)Which sense helps you see a rainbow?
14Matter & forces (Grade 2)Which one is softer: a brick or a sponge?
15Weather & seasons (Grade 2)Water that falls from clouds as drops is called what?