BENDEMEER PRIMARY SCHOOL

SEMESTRAL ASSESSMENT 50

SCIENCE
PRIMARY 3

Name: _______________________________ ( )

Class: Primary 3 ____ Time: 1 hour

Date: _______________ Parent’s Signature: __________________

Section A (15 x 2 marks = 30 Marks)

For each question, from 1 to 15, choose the most suitable answer from the options
given. Shade its correct oval (1, 2, 3 or 4) on the Optical Answer Sheet (OAS)
provided.

1. Study the classification table below carefully.

Group Z Group Y

Hamburger
Pencil Eraser
French Fries

Sharpener
Fried Chicken Ruler
Bag

Which of the following does not belong to the group it is in?

(1) Bag
(2) Ruler
(3) Sharpener
(4) Fried Chicken

2. The classification chart below shows how some organisms have been grouped.

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 Flowering Plants

Which organism is placed in the wrong group?

(1) shark
(2) toadstool
(3) bread mould
(4) bird’s nest fern

3. Study the chart below.

Needs air, water and Z Responds to changes

food to stay alive

Moves from place to place, by itself

What could Z possibly be?

(1) Car
(2) Train
(3) Table
(4) Monkey

4. The graph below shows the relationship between the age and the mass of a boy.

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What can you conclude from the graph?

(1) The boy grows taller as he grows older.
(2) The boy needs air, water and food to grow.
(3) The boy is able to move around on his own.
(4) The boy becomes heavier as he grows older.

5. A pot of plant is placed in a cardboard box with an opening marked X and is left in a
dark room for 4 days.

What will you probably observe about the growth of plant after 4 days?
(1) No change is observed at all.
(2) The plant will grow upwards only.
(3) The plant will grow towards the opening, marked X.
(4) The plant will grow away from the opening, marked X.

6. Gary removed all the leaves from a plant in the school garden as shown in the
diagram below. He watered it every day but the plant did not grow after three
weeks.

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 What could the reason be?

(1) The plant could not get sunlight.

(2) The plant was not supported properly.
(3) The plant could not make its own food.
(4) Water and mineral salts could not be carried to all parts of the plant.

7. The following plants are grouped into 2 groups.

Plants

Group E Group F
Ixora Hibiscus
Frangipani Water lily

Which one of the following flowers can be placed under Group E?

(1) (2)

Jasmine Rose

(3) (4)

8. Which of the following statements about most plants are true?

Rafflesia
Tulip
A : They feed on dead plants.

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 B : They make food on their own.

C : They need air, food and water to survive.

D : They grow, reproduce and respond to changes.

(1) B and C only

(2) C and D only

(3) A, B and C only

(4) B, C and D only

9. Mrs Tan was playing “Guess the Animal” game with her four students. Firstly,
the pupils were all blindfolded. Then, Mrs Tan brought in an animal. Each pupil
was only allowed to feel one part of the animal. After which, they described the
animal as follows:

Student 1: The animal had sharp claws.

Student 2: The animal was soft and feathery to touch.
Student 3: It had a curved, sharp mouth.

Which group does the animal belong to?

(1) bird

(2) reptile

(3) insect

(4) mammal

10. Which of the following statements correctly describes the following animals?

Horse Deer

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 (A) They feed on plants only.
(B) They are food to other animals.
(C) They have the same outer coverings.
(D) They reproduce by giving birth to their young.

(1) A and B only

(2) C and D only
(3) A, B and C only
(4) A, B, C and D
( )

11. Study the classification table below.

Animals

Group A Group B Group C

Bat Tiger Whale
Parrot Cow Dolphin

The animals are classified according to ______________.

(1) the food they eat

(2) the way they move

(3) their outer coverings

(4) the way they reproduce

12. Study the animals given below carefully.

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 Penguin Platypus Ostrich

Which of the following statements are true?

A They lay eggs.
B They cannot fly.
C They feed their young with milk.
D They have feathers on their bodies.

(1) A and B
(2) A and C
(3) B and D
(4) C and D

13. Which of the following below shows the correct function of the different types of
outer body covering?

Outer Body Covering Functions

(1) Hair Keeps the animal warm and helps to take in air
(2) Shell Provides the animal with food and protects it from
injury
(3) Scales Helps the animal take in air when it is swimming
underwater and protect it from injury
(4) Feathers Keeps the animal warm and protect it from injury

14. The diagram below shows two groups of living things.

Mushroom Fern

Bracket fungus 7 Grass

 Group X Group Y

Which one of the following statements about these two groups of living things is
correct?

Group X Group Y
(1) Reproduce from spores. Reproduce from seeds.
(2) Cannot be seen with the naked eye. Can be seen with the naked eye.
(3) Cannot make their own food. Can make their own food.
(4) Are edible. Are not edible.

15. Dennis examines some mushrooms and records the following information.

Grow bigger and taller

Have spores to Needs air, water and

reproduce their own kind Mushrooms food to stay alive

Respond to changes

Based only on the information given by Dennis, which conclusion can you draw?

(1) Mushrooms are living things.

(2) Mushrooms are flowering plants.
(3) Unlike plants, mushrooms cannot photosynthesize.
(4) Mushrooms cannot move from place to place on their own.

Section B (20 marks)

Write your answers to questions 16 to 25 in the spaces provided. The marks
allocated to each question are indicated in the brackets.

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16. Mary made a list of things that she saw at home. Classify them in the chart below,
using the given words. (2m)

A Pot of Plant A Toy Car

A Frying Pan A Cat

Things

Living things Non-living things

17. The following pupils made some statements about plants.

Amy: Plants can make their own food.

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 Joe: Plants cannot respond to changes because they cannot move at all.
Fred: All plants have fruits.
Pearl: Some plants reproduce by spores.

Two pupils have made wrong statements. List down the two pupils and give a
reason for each of your answer.

(a) Pupil: _________________________________________________________

(1/2m)

Reason:
______________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________(1/2m
)

(b) Pupil: ____________________________________________________

(1/2m)

Reason:

________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________(1/2m
)

18. Study the diagram below carefully.

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 Benny kept some grasshoppers and a bowl of clean water in a plastic
container. She then covered the container with a clear plastic with tiny holes
on it. After a few days, all the grasshoppers died.

(a) Give a reason why all the grasshoppers died a few days later. (1m)

________________________________________________________________________

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(b) What could Benny do to help to reduce the number of grasshoppers dying?
(1m)

________________________________________________________________________

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19. Study the diagram below.

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(a) Draw an arrow () and label the part that holds the plant upright. (1 m)

(b) Draw an arrow () and label the part that helps the plant make food. (1 m)

20. Look at the following organism carefully.

Housefly

State the method of reproduction and the movement of the housefly. (2m)

Method of reproduction

Movement

21. Study the diagrams below carefully.

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 Fish Tortoise

Based on the diagram, state 2 differences between a fish and the tortoise. (1m)

(Do not compare their size and shape)

(i) ________________________________________________________________________

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(ii) ________________________________________________________________________

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22. Study the flow chart below carefully.

Yes Yes
Does it eat other animals? Is it an insect? A

No No

Yes
Does it have a shell? Does it have scales? B

Yes No

D C

Fill in the letter, A, B, C and D that best represents the organisms below. (2m)

(a) Snail: ____________________________

(b) Lion: ____________________________

(c) Snake: ___________________________

(d) Praying Mantis: _____________________

23. Study the classification chart given below.

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 Warm-Blooded Animals

Birds Mammals

Lay Eggs
Lay Eggs Give birth to young alive
Eagle
Pigeon Platypus Horse
Spiny anteater Monkey
Elephant

Give your answers based on the classification chart above.

(a) List 2 characteristics of a Spiny anteater. (1m)

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(b) State a difference between an eagle and a monkey. (1m)

________________________________________________________________________

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24. Rick set up the experiment shown below. He sprinkled an equal amount of
water on both pieces of breads and sealed them. He placed both plastic bags
G and H in a dark corner for 10 days.

Plastic Bag G Plastic Bag H

(a) In which plastic bag would Rick observe mould appearing first? (½ m)

________________________________________________________________________

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(b) Name one condition which is needed for mould to grow on the bread. (½ m)

________________________________________________________________________

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(c) Rick then said, "The bread mould is a plant." Do you agree with him?
Give a reason for your answer. (1 m)

_________________________________________________________________________

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25. The diagram below shows two organisms, Bird’s Nest Fern and Bracket Fungus
living on a tree.

Bird’s Nest Fern

Bracket Fungus

(a) Based on the diagram above, state one similarity about the two organisms. (2m)
(Do not compare their size and shape)

Similarity: __________________________________________________

__________________________________________________

(b) Based on the diagram given below, state one difference between the bird’s
nest fern and a rose plant. (1m)

Rose Plant

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