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ORANGE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
OFFICE OF CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION
OFFICE OF SCIENCE
GRADE 3
SCIENCE
Pre - Assessment
School Year 2014-2015
Directions for Grade 3 Pre-Assessment
The Grade 3 Pre-Assessment is made up of multiple choice questions,
constructed response questions and performance questions.
Read each question carefully, including diagrams and/or graphs.
Work as rapidly as you can without sacrificing accuracy. Do not spend
too much time puzzling over a question that seems too difficult for you.
Answer the easier questions first; then return to the harder ones. Try to
answer every question, even if you have to guess.
Where necessary, you may use scratch paper for your work. Do not use
the margins of the test booklet to do scratch work.
FOR ALL QUESTIONS, YOU MUST RECORD ALL OF YOUR
ANSWERS ON THE TEST BOOKLET.
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Name ______________________
School _____________________
Date ________________
Teacher _____________
Grade 3 Science Pre-assessment Test
sm1. a. In what direction did the Sun rise this morning?
b. In what direction will the Sun set this evening?
c. Does the Sun rise and set in the same directions each day?
sm2. Which of the following Moon drawings is a crescent moon?
(Circle the one best answer.)
A.
B.
C.
sm3. What times might you be able to see the Moon in the sky?
(Mark all the correct answers.)
_____ at night
_____ during a new moon
_____ early in the morning
_____ just before sunset
_____ just after sunrise
sm4. What instrument makes faraway objects seem closer?
(Circle the one best answer.)
A. microscope
B. telescope
C. periscope
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sm5. How many weeks are between full Moons?
(Circle the one best answer.)
A. one week
B. two weeks
C. four weeks
sm6. What information can a shadow give you?
(Mark all the correct answers.)
_____ the position of the Sun
_____ the time of day
_____ how tall you are
_____ where east and west are
sm7. a. When will your shadow be the longest?
(Circle the one best answer.)
A. noon in winter
B. sunrise in winter
C. noon in summer
b. When will your shadow be the shortest?
(Circle the one best answer.)
A. noon in winter
B. sunrise in winter
C. noon in summer
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sm8. Look at the picture below.
a. Draw an outline of the student’s shadow.
b. Why did you draw the shadow where you did?
sm9. a. Why does the shape of the Moon appear to change each night?
(Circle the one best answer.)
A. The Moon revolves around Earth.
B. The Earth revolves around the Moon.
C. The Earth rotates on its axis.
b. Why does the Moon appear to move across the sky each night?
(Circle the one best answer.)
A. The Moon revolves around Earth.
B. The Earth revolves around the Moon.
C. The Earth rotates on its axis.
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sm10. What star is closest to Earth?
sm11. Which flagpole shows a shadow in the late afternoon?
(Circle the one best answer.)
N
W
E
S
A.
C.
B.
sm12. a. Which of the following would be a good location to build a telescope?
(Circle the one best answer.)
A. downtown Los Angeles
B. a mountaintop in the Sierra Nevada
C. a beach near
San Francisco b. Why
did you select this
location?
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sm13. What causes day and night on Earth?
(Circle the one best answer.)
A. Earth rotates on its axis.
B. Earth revolves around the Sun.
C. The Moon revolves around Earth.
sm14. What tool that makes distant objects look closer did Galileo Galilei use?
(Circle the one best answer.)
A. microscope
B. telescope
C. periscope
sm15. Describe the movement of the stars in the sky during night.
sm16. A group of stars that forms a pattern that has a name is called
(Circle the one best answer.)
A. a constellation.
B. a solar system.
C. a galaxy.
sm17. Where is the Sun at noon?
(Circle the one best answer.)
A. at the horizon
B. at the equator
C. at its highest point in the sky
sm18. Where will your shadow be if the Sun is behind you?
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(Circle the one best answer.)
A. in front of you
B. behind you
C. beside you
sm19. Compare the motion of the stars at night and the Sun during the day.
A. How are they the same?
B. How are they different?
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