Grade 3 Science SOL Practice Test — Set 6 of 6
Set 6 of 6 — 17 more free Grade 3 Science SOL practice questions from official VDOE released tests.
1. The observations below were recorded: • clear (no color) • feels cold • feels hard • no smell These observations BEST describe —
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Answer: G — an ice cube
2. Which of these animals MOST likely made a hole in a cactus to find water?
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Answer: B — Bird
3. 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 —
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Answer: B — an instinct
4. Leaves on some trees change colors from green to yellow and from orange to red during —
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Answer: A — autumn
5. The picture of the water cycle shows how —
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Answer: H — water from the ocean becomes rain on land
6. Which of these do all living things need to stay alive?
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Answer: G — Water
7. Cars were counted by color over three mornings with the following totals: • Blue: fewer than Black • Yellow: fewer than Red • Red: fewer than Black Which color was the MOST common?
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Answer: D — Black
8. What will happen to the water in the pot if left over the campfire?
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Answer: G — The water will turn into a gas.
9. Which of these is NOT a part of soil?
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Answer: D — Plastic
10. Which sense organ is used to tell the color of the sky?
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Answer: C — Eyes
11. When settlers first came to America, there were large areas of forests. What type of industry developed because of the forests?
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Answer: A — Lumber
12. What can we do to reduce water pollution?
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Answer: D — Clean up oil spills properly
13. A student dropped a ball to see how it would fall. What kind of motion did she see as the ball fell?
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Answer: F — Straight
14. The leaves of a plant —
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Answer: A — make food and oxygen
15. The last stage in the life cycle of an animal is —
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Answer: H — dying
16. Which of these human activities is MOST damaging to the air?
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Answer: C — Burning tires
17. When you sharpen a pencil, it becomes —
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Answer: F — smaller
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