Grade 3 Science · Motion and Patterns
Explore Grade 3 Science with five 10-question practice tests on position, speed, direction, repeated motion, data, graphs, patterns, and predictions.
These Grade 3 Science practice tests help students describe how objects move and recognize patterns in motion. Students explore position, speed, direction, repeated movement, data, graphs, and predictions.
Identify what changed: position, speed, direction, or time. Use measurements such as distance and seconds to compare motion, and look for repeated results before making a prediction.
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5. Test
A 10-question Grade 3 Science practice test on position, speed, direction, repeated motion, observations, data, patterns, and predictions.
Read each science question carefully. Identify the motion, measurement, force, repeated pattern, or data clue, then choose the best answer.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: A
The correct answer is Where the object is located.
Position is the location of an object compared with a reference point.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: B
The correct answer is A runner who travels 20 meters in 4 seconds.
The runner covering more distance in the same time has greater speed.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: C
The correct answer is The way an object is moving.
Direction tells the path or way in which an object moves.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: D
The correct answer is A swing moves forward, backward, forward, and backward..
The swing repeats its back-and-forth motion.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: A
The correct answer is The distance and time for each ball.
Distance and time provide evidence for comparing speed and motion.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: B
The correct answer is Whether an object is moving faster, slower, or at a steady rate.
A distance-time graph can reveal changes and patterns in motion.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: C
The correct answer is It may continue moving at a steady speed if conditions stay the same..
A repeated equal-distance pattern suggests steady speed.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: D
The correct answer is The pencil case is made of purple plastic..
The pencil case sentence describes material and color, not motion.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: A
The correct answer is Motion can be measured and described using position, distance, time, speed, and direction..
These measurements and descriptions help scientists study motion.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: B
The correct answer is Patterns help them explain results and make predictions..
Patterns in data provide evidence for explanations and predictions.
Motion is a change in an object’s position compared with a reference point.
Repeated patterns in measurements and observations help scientists explain results and make predictions.
The page includes five mini tests with 10 questions each, for 50 Grade 3 Motion and Patterns questions in total.
