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Grade :3 Time :150 Subject :Science Minutes Marks :60 Teacher's Copy Section - A Multiple choice questions 10 M Choose the correct answer. 1. State the number of bones in an adult human being. [ A ] __ /1M [ B ] __ /1M (A) 206 (B) 306 [ C ] __ /1M [ A ] __ /1M (C) 260 (D) 100 [ C ] __ /1M [ B ] __ /1M 2. What are habits? (B) Activities [ B ] __ /1M (A) Thoughts (D) Books (C) Values 3. Into which form will water change on heating? (A) snow (B) rain (C) water vapour (D) ice 4. We use words like left, right and behind to tell the: (A) directions (B) time (C) distance (D) height 5. In which of the following places do we find ice and snow? (A) Hot (B) Dry (C) Cold (D) All of these 6. What helps the cracked bone to set? (A) X-ray (B) Plaster (C) Skull (D) Backbone 7. P. V. Sindhu is a famous Indian sportsperson. Which of the following sport does she play? (A) Cricket (B) Badminton (C) Hockey (D) Football

8. Which one of the following is a good value? [ A ] __ /1M [ D ] __ /1M (A) Helping old people to (B) Not obeying teachers [ C ] __ /1M cross the road (C) Teasing friends (D) Shouting at elders 9. Which of the following organs does not work day and night on its own? (A) Brain (B) Heart (C) Lungs (D) Hands 10. In which of the following conditions, does our heart beat at normal speed? (A) Running (B) Swimming (C) Sleeping (D) Skipping Section - B Fill in the blanks 7M 11. Taking care of younger ones is a good value. __ /1M 12. Backbone is also called the vertebrae. __ /1M 13. Heat from the Sun changes the water in the waterbodies to vapour. __ /1M 14. There are four main directions. __ /1M 15. The windpipe connects the throat to the lungs. __ /1M 16. Cricket is a sport (collection/sport). __ /1M 17. Water takes the shape of the vessel it is kept in. __ /1M

Section - C Match the following 4M 18. Match the following organs with their correct names. __ /4M 1. [ b ] a. brain 2. [ e ] b. heart 3. [ a ] c. stomach 4. [ c ] d. kidneys 5. [ d ] e. lungs Section - D Very short answer questions 10 M Answer each of the following questions in a word or a sentence. __ /1M 19. Label the diagram given below.

A. Stomach __ /1M 20. Name any one hobby related to collection. __ /1M A. Collecting stamps, leaves or coins (any one) __ /1M 21. What do we call the hard material inside our body? __ /1M A. Bone 22. Name any one habit. __ /1M A. Walking/talking __ /1M 23. Circle the correct word. __ /1M Water vapour/Ice has no shape; it mixes with the air around. __ /1M A. Water vapour 24. Name the direction that lies opposite to north. A. South 25. True or False Our family does not take care of us when we are sick. A. False 26. From where does our backbone start? A. Neck 27. Write the two sub-directions with respect to the direction of the given arrow. A. South-east and south-west __ /1M 28. What good manners do we learn from school?

A. Sample - discipline, punctuality, obedience, etc. (Accept all valid answers) Section - E Short answer questions 12 M Answer each of the following questions in two to three sentences. __ /2M 29. Define skeletal system. Name the important parts of the skeletal __ /2M __ /2M system. A. All the bones in our body together form the skeletal system. Skull, ribs and backbone are the important parts of the skeletal system. 30. What is an organ system? A. Some organs inside our body form a group to do specific tasks. This group of organs is called an organ system. 31. Name the hobbies that are given in the following images. a. b. A. a. Swimming __ /2M b. Birdwatching __ /2M 32. Name some eating habits that we learn from our family members. __ /2M A. We learn to prefer eating certain types of food. We learn to eat in a particular way. We also learn table manners from our family members. 33. Rain clouds appear closer to us as compared to other clouds. What can be the reason for this? A. Rain clouds are filled with water droplets. They become heavy and cannot float high like other clouds. So, they appear closer to us. 34. Piyush does not take leafy vegetables and pulses in his meals. Is it right or wrong? Why? A. Learner's response Sample - It is wrong. Leafy vegetables and pulses make the bones healthy. Therefore, Piyush should eat them in his meals.

Section - F Long answer questions 12 M Answer each of the following questions in four to five sentences. __ /4M Answer any ONE of the following questions __ /4M 35. How do we learn different values from our family? A. Our family takes care of us when we are sick. Parents teach us to talk to elders with respect. They help us get ready and reach school on time. In this way, we learn different values from our family. (OR) 36. Explain the method of finding out directions with the help of the Sun. A. Stand facing the Sun when it rises. That direction is East. The direction behind you is West. Stretch your arms open sideways. Your right-hand points to the South. Your left-hand points to the North. Answer any ONE of the following questions __ /4M __ /4M 37. How are hobbies helpful to us? A. Hobbies like running, cycling, yoga and sports keep us healthy. Reading helps us to learn new things. Hobbies like painting help to be creative. Some hobbies like team sports teach us to work in groups. (OR) 38. What are the tasks done by the circulatory system? A. Heart, the most important part of the circulatory system works like a water pump. It pumps blood. The blood vessels help the flow of blood to different parts of the body.

Answer any ONE of the following questions __ /4M 39. Put the following sentences in the proper order. a) The doctor put a plaster around his hand. __ /4M b) His father took him to the doctor. c) The doctor asked them to get an x-ray of the hand. d) Punit fell while playing and injured his hand. A. The sentences in proper order will be as follows: d) Punit fell while playing and injured his hand. b) His father took him to the doctor. c) The doctor asked them to get an x-ray of the hand. a) The doctor put a plaster around his hand. (OR) 40. Identify the following as right or wrong. Give reason to support your answer. a) Clothes will not dry easily in summer. b) Water level will come down in a closed container filled with water. A. a) Wrong. Summer is hot. In summer, air is warm. So clothes will dry easily. b) Wrong. Water vapour cannot go out of a closed container. So water level will not go down. Section - G Diagram based questions 5M 41. What is represented in the given diagram? Fill in the missing parts and __ /5M explain in your own words.

A. Water cycle is represented here. (Accept if the child writes the following points in his/her own words) The Sun heats up the water in the water bodies; water evaporates; reaches the clouds and falls as rain. Section - H Surprise question 5M Try and answer this for fun. This is not counted in the total marks. __ /5M 42. What happens to the process of digestion if your stomach gets upset? A. Sample - The process of digestion will not happen properly. Food will not get digested properly. Enough nutrients will not be absorbed by our body. We may get stomach pain, vomiting or loose motions. (Accept all valid answers)