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Grade 1 Pushes and Pulls Practice Test

Build science skills with five 10-question practice tests covering pushes, pulls, force, motion, gravity, friction, magnets, and simple experiments.

Pushes and Pulls Practice Tests

These Grade 1 science practice tests help students explore how forces affect objects. Students identify pushes and pulls, describe changes in motion, recognize gravity and friction, observe magnets, and plan simple fair tests.

Skills covered

  • Recognizing pushes, pulls, and forces in daily activities
  • Describing how forces start, stop, speed up, slow down, or change direction
  • Recognizing gravity, friction, magnets, and moving air as forces
  • Comparing motion on smooth and rough surfaces
  • Making observations and predictions in simple force experiments
  • Following safe practices during motion investigations

How to use these practice tests

Complete one 10-question test at a time. Use safe objects such as a toy car, ball, wagon, rubber band, or magnet to demonstrate the ideas. Record what happens after changing one push or pull at a time.

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Grade 1 Pushes and Pulls Practice Tests

A 10-question Grade 1 science practice test on pushes, pulls, force, motion, gravity, friction, magnets, and simple experiments.

Read each force and motion question carefully. Choose one answer, then open the solution to review the push, pull, or motion idea.

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1. QuestionMultiple choice

Which is a good question for a toy-car experiment?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Which push makes the car travel farther?.

  1. Look at the motion: Notice whether the object is pushed, pulled, started, stopped, or changed direction.
  2. Use the force idea: The question can be tested by changing the push and measuring distance.
  3. Check the answer: The correct choice is Which push makes the car travel farther?.

The question can be tested by changing the push and measuring distance.

2. QuestionMultiple choice

What makes a toy-car test fair?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Use the same car and surface each time.

  1. Look at the motion: Notice whether the object is pushed, pulled, started, stopped, or changed direction.
  2. Use the force idea: Keeping important conditions the same makes the comparison fairer.
  3. Check the answer: The correct choice is Use the same car and surface each time.

Keeping important conditions the same makes the comparison fairer.

3. QuestionMultiple choice

What could a student measure in a toy-car test?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is How far the car travels.

  1. Look at the motion: Notice whether the object is pushed, pulled, started, stopped, or changed direction.
  2. Use the force idea: Distance tells how far the car traveled after each push.
  3. Check the answer: The correct choice is How far the car travels.

Distance tells how far the car traveled after each push.

4. QuestionMultiple choice

Where should a student record experiment results?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is In a chart or notebook.

  1. Look at the motion: Notice whether the object is pushed, pulled, started, stopped, or changed direction.
  2. Use the force idea: A chart or notebook helps keep observations and results organized.
  3. Check the answer: The correct choice is In a chart or notebook.

A chart or notebook helps keep observations and results organized.

5. QuestionMultiple choice

What is a prediction?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is A statement about what may happen.

  1. Look at the motion: Notice whether the object is pushed, pulled, started, stopped, or changed direction.
  2. Use the force idea: A prediction is an idea about what may happen before testing.
  3. Check the answer: The correct choice is A statement about what may happen.

A prediction is an idea about what may happen before testing.

6. QuestionMultiple choice

What should change in a fair test of push strength?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is The strength of the push.

  1. Look at the motion: Notice whether the object is pushed, pulled, started, stopped, or changed direction.
  2. Use the force idea: Changing one factor, such as push strength, helps show its effect.
  3. Check the answer: The correct choice is The strength of the push.

Changing one factor, such as push strength, helps show its effect.

7. QuestionMultiple choice

Why should a student repeat a force test?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is To check the result.

  1. Look at the motion: Notice whether the object is pushed, pulled, started, stopped, or changed direction.
  2. Use the force idea: Repeating a test helps check whether the result happens again.
  3. Check the answer: The correct choice is To check the result.

Repeating a test helps check whether the result happens again.

8. QuestionMultiple choice

What is a safe place for a rolling-car test?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is A clear floor away from people's feet.

  1. Look at the motion: Notice whether the object is pushed, pulled, started, stopped, or changed direction.
  2. Use the force idea: A clear space helps prevent trips and keeps the experiment safe.
  3. Check the answer: The correct choice is A clear floor away from people's feet.

A clear space helps prevent trips and keeps the experiment safe.

9. QuestionMultiple choice

If a car travels 2 feet after a push, what is that?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is A result.

  1. Look at the motion: Notice whether the object is pushed, pulled, started, stopped, or changed direction.
  2. Use the force idea: The measured distance after testing is a result.
  3. Check the answer: The correct choice is A result.

The measured distance after testing is a result.

10. QuestionMultiple choice

If a stronger push moves a car farther, what conclusion fits?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is The stronger push had a larger effect.

  1. Look at the motion: Notice whether the object is pushed, pulled, started, stopped, or changed direction.
  2. Use the force idea: The result suggests that the stronger push made the car travel farther.
  3. Check the answer: The correct choice is The stronger push had a larger effect.

The result suggests that the stronger push made the car travel farther.

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Frequently asked questions about Grade 1 pushes and pulls

What is a force?

A force is a push or pull that can start motion, stop motion, change speed, or change direction.

What is friction?

Friction is a force between surfaces that can slow motion. Rough surfaces usually create more friction than smooth surfaces.

How many questions are on this page?

The page includes five mini tests with 10 questions each, for 50 Grade 1 pushes and pulls questions in total.