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Grade 3 Life Cycles Practice Test

Explore Grade 3 Science with five 10-question practice tests on the stages, order, growth, and changes in animal and plant life cycles.

Life Cycles Practice Tests

These Grade 3 Science practice tests help students identify the stages living things go through as they grow and change. Students explore butterfly, frog, plant, mammal, and bird life cycles.

Skills covered

  • Defining a life cycle
  • Putting life-cycle stages in order
  • Describing butterfly and frog changes
  • Explaining seed, seedling, and adult plant stages
  • Comparing life cycles of different organisms
  • Recognizing how habitats support growth

How to use these practice tests

Identify the organism first, then look for clues about its stage. Use words such as first, next, young, adult, and finally to place stages in order. Remember that different organisms have different life-cycle patterns.

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Grade 3 Life Cycles Practice Tests

A 10-question Grade 3 Science practice test on life-cycle stages, growth and change in butterflies, frogs, plants, mammals, and birds.

Read each science question carefully. Identify the organism, place its stages in order, and choose the description that best explains its life cycle.

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1. QuestionMultiple choice

Where do frogs usually begin their life cycle?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is As eggs in water.

  1. Read the life-cycle clue: Identify the organism and the stage or change described.
  2. Place the stage in order: Frogs commonly lay eggs in water.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is As eggs in water.

Frogs commonly lay eggs in water.

2. QuestionMultiple choice

What is a young frog called after it hatches?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Tadpole.

  1. Read the life-cycle clue: Identify the organism and the stage or change described.
  2. Place the stage in order: A newly hatched frog is called a tadpole.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is Tadpole.

A newly hatched frog is called a tadpole.

3. QuestionMultiple choice

What important change happens as a tadpole grows?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is It develops legs and begins to look more like a frog..

  1. Read the life-cycle clue: Identify the organism and the stage or change described.
  2. Place the stage in order: A tadpole develops legs and other frog features during its growth.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is It develops legs and begins to look more like a frog..

A tadpole develops legs and other frog features during its growth.

4. QuestionMultiple choice

What is an adult frog able to do that a very young tadpole cannot?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is Live as a frog on land and breathe with lungs.

  1. Read the life-cycle clue: Identify the organism and the stage or change described.
  2. Place the stage in order: Adult frogs can live on land for part of their lives and breathe with lungs.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is Live as a frog on land and breathe with lungs.

Adult frogs can live on land for part of their lives and breathe with lungs.

5. QuestionMultiple choice

How does a tadpole get oxygen early in its life?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is With gills in the water.

  1. Read the life-cycle clue: Identify the organism and the stage or change described.
  2. Place the stage in order: Young tadpoles use gills to get oxygen from water.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is With gills in the water.

Young tadpoles use gills to get oxygen from water.

6. QuestionMultiple choice

What helps an adult frog breathe on land?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Lungs.

  1. Read the life-cycle clue: Identify the organism and the stage or change described.
  2. Place the stage in order: Adult frogs use lungs to breathe air on land.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is Lungs.

Adult frogs use lungs to breathe air on land.

7. QuestionMultiple choice

What happens after a frog becomes an adult?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is It can reproduce and begin the life cycle again..

  1. Read the life-cycle clue: Identify the organism and the stage or change described.
  2. Place the stage in order: Adult frogs can reproduce, beginning another generation of the life cycle.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is It can reproduce and begin the life cycle again..

Adult frogs can reproduce, beginning another generation of the life cycle.

8. QuestionMultiple choice

How is a tadpole different from an adult frog?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is A tadpole has a tail and lives in water, while an adult frog has legs..

  1. Read the life-cycle clue: Identify the organism and the stage or change described.
  2. Place the stage in order: The body features and habitat change as a tadpole develops into an adult frog.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is A tadpole has a tail and lives in water, while an adult frog has legs..

The body features and habitat change as a tadpole develops into an adult frog.

9. QuestionMultiple choice

Which observation supports the frog life cycle?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Tadpoles in a pond gradually grow legs..

  1. Read the life-cycle clue: Identify the organism and the stage or change described.
  2. Place the stage in order: Growing legs is a measurable change from the tadpole stage toward the frog stage.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is Tadpoles in a pond gradually grow legs..

Growing legs is a measurable change from the tadpole stage toward the frog stage.

10. QuestionMultiple choice

Which is the best conclusion about a frog life cycle?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Frogs change from water-living young animals into adults that can live on land..

  1. Read the life-cycle clue: Identify the organism and the stage or change described.
  2. Place the stage in order: This conclusion summarizes the major changes from tadpole to adult frog.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is Frogs change from water-living young animals into adults that can live on land..

This conclusion summarizes the major changes from tadpole to adult frog.

Frequently asked questions about Grade 3 Life Cycles

What is a life cycle?

A life cycle is the series of stages a living thing goes through as it grows and changes.

Do all living things have the same life cycle?

No. All living things grow and change, but their stages and patterns can be different.

How many questions are on this page?

The page includes five mini tests with 10 questions each, for 50 Grade 3 Life Cycles questions in total.