AMRITA VIDYALAYAM SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL, THANJAVUR

QUESTION BANK- SCIENCE

Class: III
Ln. 8 FOOD AND ITS IMPORTANCE.

I. Fill in the blanks

1. We should always wash and clean our _________ before handling any food items
2. We should always wash fruits and vegetables before _______
3. We should not eat food which is not covered and is exposed to ______
4. Cooking improves the ______.
5. We should exercise regularly and eat_______ .
6. __________ is required to work and play.
7. ________ need more body building food more than adults.
8. Milk is considered as ________ food.
9. Dirty hands carry______.
10. _______ are fleshy tree fruits which contain a shell covered seeds.

II. Classify the food items in appropriate group.

Pulses, brinjal, jam, butter, mangoes, milk, potato, carrot, fish, Rice

Energy giving food Body building food Protective food

III. Answer in one word.

1. Which type of the food is eaten as without cooking.

2. Which type of food repairs our body parts.
3. Name the type of food that give energy to our body.
4. Name the outer layer of fruits.
5. Name the type of food that helps us to be healthy.

IV. Differentiate the following.

1. Raw food and cooked food.

V. Think and write.

2. Why should we wash fruits and vegetables before cutting?

3. Why should some food items be eaten as raw?
4. Why milk is called complete food?
5. We should not eat food which is not covered why?
6. Some food items should be cooked before eat. Why?
7. Children need more body building food than adults. Why?
LN. 9 AIR, WATER AND WEATHER.
I. Fill in the blanks.

1. Deep-sea divers carry _______ cylinders for breathing under water.

2. ________ is a mixture of gas.

3. _______ and______ are the most important things to live on earth.

4. When we burn something it gives out _______.

5. Burning fossil fuel is the biggest source of _______.

6. ______is important for the growth of plants.

7. The Sun rises hidden behind the clouds completely on a _______.

8. The condition of the air in a particular place at a particular time is called_________.

9. The continuous movement of water between land, water bodies and air are is called _________.

10. When clouds become heavy with water drops they fall as _______ on earth.

11. Trees shed their leaves during _______ season

12. During ______ season the flowers are in full bloom.

13. The moving air is called______.

14. A strong wind is called _______.

15. Moisture content of ai in the atmosphere is called _______.

II. Name the following.

1. The process of changing water into water vapour.

2. The process of changing water into ice.
3. The process of changing of water vapour into water.
4. Name the gas in the air that protect us from heat of the sun.
5. The wind becomes very strong it damages nature by uprooting trees and houses.
6. The change of weather after a few months.
7. The movement of water between land, waterbodies and air.

III. Differentiate the following.

1. Evaporation and condrnsation

2. Gale and storm.

IV. Think and write.

1. What is required to burning?

2. Why do we wear cotton clothes on summer?
3. Why do we wear thick and woollen clothes on winter?
4. Why do wet clothes dry quickly on sunny day?
VI. Draw the following.
1. Draw a water cycle and label the process.

Ln. 10. OUR UNIVERSE.

II. Fill in the blanks.
1. _______ do not have light on their own.
2. _______ twinkle in the night sky.
3. Heavenly bodies revolve around the planet is called____.
4. The movement of Earth on its own axis________.
5. The outermost layer of Earth is called_______.
6. The air surrounding the Earth is called ______.
7. Planet do not ______on its own.
8. Planets reflect the light from the _______.
 9. The Earth is the only planet in the universe where _____ exists.
10. Planets revolve around the sun on its fixed path is called_____.
11. ________ is the natural satellite of earth.
12. Sun is made up of _______.
13. Group of stars in special patterns is called______.
14. The ______ of Earth causes day and night.
15. Aryabhatta was an Indian________.
16. The person who study about the heavenly bodies like star, sun, moon are called______.
17. The branch of science study about stars, space and heavenly bodies are called ________.
III. Differentiate the following
1. Stars and planets.
2. Sun and moon.
3. Rotation and revolution.
IV. Give reason.
1. In the night sky, some stars are much bigger than the sun. But they appear very small.
2. Moon is the natural satellite of earth.
3. Planets do not have light on its own.
4. Earth is the only planet in the universe where life exist.
V. Think and write.
1. Sun is the major source of light. What would happen if there is no sun?
2. Why does we can not able to see stars on day time?
VI. Draw the following.
1. Draw the solar system and write the name of the planets in it.
2. Draw the movements of earth.
Ln.11 SOLIDS, LIQUIDS AND GASES.
I. Fill in the blanks.
1. _______ do not flow by themselves.
2. ________ does not have fixed shape and volume.
3. _____ is all around us.
4. ______exists in three forms of earth.
5. Ice melts to form _____
II. Name the following.
1. The process in which a solid changes into liquid.
2. The process in which a liquid changes into gas.
3. The process in which a liquid changes into solid
4. The process in which a gas changes into liquid.
III. Differentiate the following.
1. Freezing and melting.
2. Solid and liquid.
3. Evaporation and condensation.
IV. Think and write.
1. Take a needle and prick a balloon filled with air. Where does the air inside
the balloon go?
2. You must have seen that small water drops form on the surface of a cool
drinks bottle. Can you explain why?
VII. Draw the following.
1. Draw the three forms of water.
Ln. LIGHT, SHADOW, FORCE AND SOUND
I. Fill in the blanks.
1. Our _____ are no use without light.
2. We need ______ to see.
3. ______is the natural source of light.
4. ________ appears in the night sky but it does not produce its own light.
 5. _________is the dark image of something.
6. Solar and lunar eclipse are the results of ______.
7. The loud or unpleasant sound is called _______.
8. Sound waves cannot travel in ______.
9. A shadow forms when an object blocks the path of ______.
10. Slanting rays forms ______ shadows.
II. Differentiate the following.
1. Luminous and non luminous object.
III. Classify the following.
Bag, sun, lamp, moon, stars, diya, candle, bulb, cloth.

Luminous object Non luminous object

IV. Think and write.

1. You want to make your own shadow what you will do?
2. Force change the shape of an object. Explain.
3. Write some un pleasant sound feels us to irritate.
4. Write the name of some man made luminous objects.
5. We cannot see anything without light. Why?.
V. Draw the following.
1. Draw the formation of shadow.
2. Draw any three luminous and non luminous objects.
Ln. 13. ROCKS AND SOIL.
I. Fill in the blanks.
1. The top most layer of Earth is_______.
2. _____is a mixture of minerals, water, air and other substances.
3. Plants grow well when there is lot of ______ in the soil.
4. ______soil contains lots of space between the molecules.
5. Sandy soil found in _______.
6. Manure is a mixture of dung, ________ of plants and trees
7. Soil is important for ________.
8. ________ is a hardest rock on earth.
9. _________ is used to make statues.
10. ________ soil which is capable of producing healthy crops.
II. Name the following.
1. The soil used for making toys and pots.
2. The soil which is apt for plant growth.
3. Type of soil used for making glass items.
4. The rock used to make precious jewellery.
5. An organism which is named as friend friend of farmers.
6. The soil which contains clay and sand.
III. Think and write.
1. What is the role of manure in growing plants?
2. What is role if earthworm to increase the fertility of soil?
IV. Give reason.
1. Plants grow well in loamy soil.
2. Plants do not grow well in sandy soil.
3. Clayey soil is not fit for the growth of plants why?
4. clayey soil is more suitable for making pottery rather than farming.
 V. Draw and label.
1. Draw the objects made by clayey soil.

Ln. 14. MEASUREMENT.

I. FILL IN THE BLANKS.

1. _______ is a process of knowing the quantity.
2. _______ is a device used to measure any quantity.
3. To measure weight, we use units of________.
4. We use units to measurement of ______.
5. We measure milk in ______.
6. We measure a room in_______.
7. We measure a pencil in ______.
8. The degree of hotness or coldness of a body is _______.
9. Normal body temperature is _______.
10. The boiling point of water is _____.
II. Answer the following.
1. Name the units of measuring volume?
2. Name the instrument used by doctors used yo measure human body
temperature?
3. What is the importance of measurements in our day to day activities?
4. How the people measure time in olden days?