Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
REGION XI
DIVISION OF DAVAO DEL SUR

THIRD QUARTER ASSESSMENT IN SCIENCE 3

SY 2022-2023

Learner’s Name

Grade Level & Section

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS: Read the questions carefully. Choose the best answer
and write it on a separate sheet of paper.

1. What is the reference point shown in the picture?

The dog is on the chair.
The ball is under the chair.

Taxonomy of Option

a. chair
Rationale

b. ball
c. dog
d. chair and dog

2. Gino is standing beside the mango tree. What is the reference point from where
Gino is standing?
Taxonomy of Option

a. left of the mango tree

Rationale

b. standing in the mango tree

c. beside the mango tree
d. standing on the right of the mango tree
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3. Betty has a cat. Her cat is Kitty. Kitty the cat loves to sleep and never play with
Betty. Based on the given picture below, what do you think is the position of Kitty
the cat?

Taxonomy of Option

a. Kitty the rat is on a red mat.

Rationale

b. Kitty the cat is sleeping on a red mat.

c. Kitty the cat is playing on a red couch.
d. Kitty the cat is sleeping on a red couch.

4. Dr. Tristan wants to move his big cabinet in his office. What will Dr. Tristan do
to move it? He will ____________________________.

Taxonomy of Option

a. lifts the cabinet

Rationale

b. uses less force in pushing his cabinet

c. use greater force in pushing his cabinet
d. does not use force in pushing his cabinet

5. Your pet dog loves to stay under the table. If from the table, the dog ran
going outside the house. Where do you think is the reference point of
the dog?

Taxonomy of Option

a. pet dog
Rationale

b. from the table

c. under the table
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d. outside the house

6. A car is driving along the highway of Jacinto Village. The car driver, named
Hernan, passed by on a big tree. Which is TRUE about the picture below?

Taxonomy of Option

a. The tree moved.

Rationale

b. The car moved.

c. There was no movement.
d. Neither the tree nor the car moved.

7. Mrs. Dee, a Grade 3 Adviser asked her pupils to arrange the correct way of
making a wind wheel. Using the pictures below, which one shows the correct
arrangement?

Taxonomy of Option

a. pictures 1,2,3
Rationale

b. pictures 2,3,1
c. pictures 3,1,2
d. pictures 2,1,3

8. The following situations show properly use of light, except:

Taxonomy of Option

a. You need enough light when you are reading.

Rationale

b. Switch off any artificial light when nobody is using.

c. Look directly at the sun or at any bright source of light.
d. Use sunglasses or a wide-brimmed if you stay under the sun.

9. Felix and her friends are on their way home from school. Suddenly, they hear a
loud sound from a siren of an ambulance. What does it mean?
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Taxonomy of Option
Rationale

a. There is an emergency.
b. Somebody is having a joy ride.
c. There is a huge parade of an artist.
d. Somebody wants to deliver food packages.

10. Kenjie had set up an experiment shown below.

He prepared two plants for his experiment. Plant A is placed with enough water
and sunlight while plant B without sunlight and water. What would probably
happen to plant B?
Taxonomy of Option
Rationale

a. They would die.

b. They would produce more fruit.
c. They would have many flowers.
d. They would grow more slowly.
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11. Sound is a form of energy that is produced when vibrations travel through a
medium. You hear sound whenever you go. The music class of Teacher Karina
brought their musical instruments for their individual performance. Which among
the children below brought a musical instrument that produced sound by
beating?

Gabby
Fe
Rico Cindy
Taxonomy of Option
Rationale

a. Gabby
b. Gabby and Cindy
c. Neither Cindy nor Gabby
d. Fe but not Gabby, Rico and Cindy

12. Teacher Jean, a Grade 3 Adviser discussed the proper use of electricity at
home in her Science class. Four of her pupils gave reasons why is it important to
know the proper use of electricity at home? Which one of them gave the correct
reason?

Ana said that to play dangerous sockets and wires.

Gino said that to avoid an accident and for safety purposes.
Ken said that to overload an electric socket with too many plugs.
Farrah said that to fix damage and burning wires with your wet hands.

Taxonomy of Option
Rationale

a. Gino only

b. Either Gino or Ken

c. Ana, Gino, and Farrah
d. Gino and Ken, but not Farrah
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13. Which statements are TRUE about reference point?

I. When you want to locate an object, you usually state its
position relative to another object.
II. You cannot describe the position of an object by relating it
to the position of other things.
III. The object used as a basis to tell the position of an object is
the reference points.
IV. Reference point is the act or process of changing position.

Taxonomy of Option

a. III and IV
Rationale

b. II and III
c. I and IV
d. I and III

14. Suppose you are on a boat. When you pushed the paddle backward, the boat
moves forward. What will happen if you push your paddle forward?
The boat _______________________.
Taxonomy of Option

a. does not move

Rationale

b. moves forward
c. turns repeatedly
d. moves backward

15. Jasmine examines what object will attract to her magnet. She noticed that
thumbtacks are attracted at the end of the poles. Why do you think it happens?
Taxonomy of Option

a. The poles are weak.

Rationale

b. Two poles do not attract objects.

c. The strength of a magnet is greater at the poles.
d. The strength of a magnet is greater at one pole only.
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16. The Antonio Family was worried about their high electric bill every month.
They decided to use solar to save electricity. If a solar panel can generate
electricity, how does it get its power?
Taxonomy of Option

a. through electricity
Rationale

b. through the use of LPG

c. through the heat of the sun
d. through the use of light at home

17. Electricity is widely used to make our appliances work. These includes
television, radio, computer, electric fan, washing machine and many more. Reda
the following sentences below and examine which family shows the importance of
proper use of electricity at home?
A. Reyes family operates all the appliances without proper care.
B. Fajarado family let their children open and play with electric wires.
C. Dantes family turn off and plug out electric related equipment to avoid
accidents and burns.
D. Santos family wants to maintain a high bill of electricity because they can
afford to pay for it.
Taxonomy of Option

a. Dantes family
Rationale

b. Reyes family
c. Santos family
d. Fajardo family

18. Study the picture below. Is Sebastian doing the right way to turn off the light?

Taxonomy of Option

a. Yes because he is old enough.

Rationale
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b. No because the switch was damage.

c. No because he touches the switch with his wet hand.
d. Yes because he is doing the right way of switching the light.

19. Patrick loves to play magnet. He decided to do an experiment on different

substance. Each of the three magnets shown has been dipped into the substance
below it. Which of the substances could be coffee?

Taxonomy of Option

a. Substance A
Rationale

b. Substance B
c. Substance C
d. Neither substance B nor Substance C

20. Given the table below. Who among them practices a proper way of using light
and conserving electrical energy?
Name Practices at home
Alvin Turns off the light in his bedroom when he leaves it.
Precy Keeps the refrigerator door open even after has taken
the food.
Rey Listening to a music while watching a television.
Paulo Turns off the electric stove when he is almost done
cooking.
Taxonomy of Option

a. Paulo and Rey

Rationale

b. Rey and Precy

c. Paulo and Alvin
d. Alvin, Paulo and Precy
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ANSWER KEY
1 A 11 C
2 C 12 B
3 D 13 D
4 C 14 D
5 C 15 C
6 B 16 C
7 C 17 A
8 C 18 C
9 A 19 C
10 A 20 C

Prepared by:

JEANYLYN D. LAURONAL
Teacher III
San Isidro ES-Hagonoy II