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Grade: 3 Time: 150 Minutes Subject: Science Marks: 50 Teacher's Copy Section - A Multiple Choice Questions 5M [ A ] __ /1M Choose the correct answer: [ D ] __ /1M [ C ] __ /1M 1. Which of the following is a feature of living things? [ D ] __ /1M (A) They grow. (B) They do not need food. [ D ] __ /1M (C) They cannot move. (D) They do not need air to live. 2. Which part of a plant fixes it to the soil? (A) stem (B) trunk (C) stalk (D) root 3. Which of the following parts of a plant is usually the most colourful? (A) root (B) stem (C) flower (D) seed 4. A seed turns into me when it gets right conditions and then, grows into an adult plant. Who am I? (A) trunk (B) stem (C) petal (D) sapling 5. How many legs do insects have? (B) four (A) three (D) six (C) five Section - B Very Short Answer Questions 19 M Answer the following questions in a word or a sentence: __ /1M 6. Write the name of the insect shown in the picture. A. grasshopper __ /1M __ /1M 7. What do flowers develop from? A. buds 8. Which special body part of an insect helps it to sense its surroundings? A. antennae

9. Write the name of a fruit that does not have any seeds. __ /1M A. Learner’s response (Hint: seedless grapes) __ /1M Fill in the blanks: __ /1M 10. Non-living things cannot move on their own. __ /1M 11. The flat green surface of a leaf is called the leaf blade. __ /1M 12. Bird baths are shallow containers that contain water. 13. The trunk is the hard woody stem of a tree. __ /1M Write True or False: __ /1M 14. Root hair help the root absorb water from the soil. A. True 15. This is the larva of a honeybee. A. True __ /1M 16. All the flowers have the same type of fragrance. A. False __ /1M __ /1M Name the following: __ /1M 17. The plant that closes its leaves when it is touched __ /1M A. touch-me-not plant 18. The organs through which fish breathe A. gills 19. The body part of an insect where its legs are attached A. thorax 20. The organ present inside the head which is protected by the skull A. brain

Match the following: __ /2M 21. Write the correct letters in the brackets to match the birds with their names. 1. [ c ] a. ostrich 2. [ d ] b. woodpecker 3. [ b ] c. parrot 4. [ a ] d. penguin 22. Write the correct letters in the brackets to match the organs with their names. __ /2M 1. [ b ] a. stomach 2. [ d ] b. brain 3. [ a ] c. heart 4. [ c ] d. kidneys

Section - C Short Answer Questions 8M __ /2M Answer the following questions in two to three sentences: 23. State one difference between plants and animals based on movement. Plants Animals A. Animals Plants Animals can move from one place to Plants cannot move from one place to another. another. 24. Define 'organ system'. __ /2M A. The group of organs inside the body that does specific tasks is called an organ __ /2M system. __ /2M Give reasons: 2M 25. The feet of birds are useful to them. __ /2M A. The feet of birds are useful to them because birds use their feet for climbing, protecting themselves, holding food, swimming and so on. 26. We should keep our food away from flies. A. Flies transfer germs to uncovered food when they sit on it. Eating this food may cause diseases. So, we should keep food away from flies. Section - D Graphic Organiser 27. Write the uses of the following things which we get from honeybees.

A. Section - E Long Answer Questions 8M Answer the following questions in four to five sentences: __ /4M Answer any ONE of the following questions 28. Write any four special features of birds that make them look different from other animals. A. Four special features of birds that make them look different from other animals are the following. 1) They have feathers. 2) They have beaks. 3) They have wings. 4) They have no teeth. (OR) 29. Why do birds build nests? What do they use to build nests? __ /4M A. Birds build nests to lay eggs, feed their young ones and keep any type of harm away. They use grass, twigs, leaves, thread, straw, mud and feathers to build nests. Answer any ONE of the following questions __ /4M 30. Cars are artificial non-living things. Explain giving four reasons. A. Cars are artificial non-living things because of the following reasons. 1) They are man-made. 2) They do not breathe. 3) They do not need food. 4) They do not grow. 5) They do not give birth to young ones. (Accept any four valid answers.) (OR) 31. Alex wants to practise deep breathing. Explain the steps he should __ /4M follow to do it correctly. A. 1) Sit down comfortably on a mat. 2) Slowly, breathe in through your nose till your belly swells up. 3) Hold your breath for a second or two. 4) Slowly, breathe out through your nose till your belly goes in.

Section - F Diagram Based Questions 8M __ /4M 32. Label the parts of the leaf in the given picture. A. __ /4M 33. Draw and label the breathing process in humans. A.

Section - G Surprise Question 5M Try this! 34. Identify the type of sound each bird may make in the situations given below. Tick the correct boxes in the given table to match them to the sounds. a) A chick is hungry. b) A parrot sees a cat trying to catch the young one of a peacock. c) A male cuckoo wants to attract a female one. d) A crow wants to let the tailor bird know that a fox is nearby. e) A sparrow wants to stop a pigeon entering its area. __ /5M Song Sharp Sound Crying Sound Chick Song Sharp Sound Crying Sound Parrot Cuckoo ✓ ✓ ✓ Crow ✓ Sparrow ✓ A. Chick Parrot Cuckoo Crow Sparrow