Year 3 ICAS Science 5-Question Sample

Question 1 of 5 Observing and measuring

Four leaves were laid flat along the same ruler. Which leaf is the longest?

Where each leaf sits on the ruler

Leaf	Starts at (cm)	Finishes at (cm)
P	3	12
Q	1	11
R	5	14
S	2	10

A Leaf Q B Leaf P C Leaf R D Leaf S

Question 2 of 5 Observing and measuring

Four drawings of the same flagpole were made on one sunny day. Which drawing was made when the Sun was highest in the sky?

A Drawing A B Drawing B C Drawing C D Drawing D

Question 3 of 5 Interpreting

Each square on the chart stands for 4 drink bottles. How many more bottles came from Bin Q than from Bin S?

A 3 B 7 C 28 D 12

Question 4 of 5 Predicting and concluding

A magnet was held near each of four objects. A steel screw is about to be tested. Which prediction about the screw is best supported by these results?

What happened near the magnet

Object	Made of	Moved towards the magnet
Nail	steel	yes
Comb	plastic	no
Foil ball	aluminium	no
Key	iron	yes

A It will stay still, because it is smaller than the nail. B It will stay still, because the aluminium ball is a metal that did not move. C It will move, because the steel and iron objects both moved. D It is hard to predict, because no screw appears anywhere in the results.

Question 5 of 5 Observing and measuring

The rain gauge was not emptied all week, so each reading is the total collected so far. How much rain fell during Wednesday?

Rain standing in the gauge each morning

Morning	Total in the gauge (mm)
Tuesday	4
Wednesday	4
Thursday	10
Friday	13

A 4 mm B 6 mm C 10 mm D 3 mm

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