Grade 3 Revision Game

What is a dinosaur?

• A.

  a plant that is extinct

• B.

  an animal that lives in the ocean

• C.

  an animal that gives birth to live young

• D.

  an animal that lived on Earth millions of years ago

The picture shows a fossil.

Which animal made the fossil?

• A.

  fish

• B.

  snake

• C.

  insect

• D.

  reptile

The picture shows a mother dog with her puppies.

Which of these statements is most likely correct?

• The father dog has a different owner.

• The father dog is a different color.

• The father dog is a different shape.

• The father dog wears a different collar.

This reptile changes color each day.

In the morning when the weather is cool, it turns dark brown. When it is hot out, the reptile turns light brown. What type of a trait is the reptile color?

• It is an environmental trait that is learned.

• It is an environmental trait that is not inherited.

• It is an inherited trait that changes with the environment.

• It is an inherited trait that does not change with the environment.

Which is not a way that fossils are formed?

• An organism is buried in sediments.

• An organism is covered in hot lava.

• An organism is trapped in amber.

• An organism is frozen in ice.

A paleontologist was studying different fossils found at a digging site.

Which modern-day animal do these fossils look most like?

• turtle

• salamander

• snail

• fish

The pictures show fossils, a living plant, and a living animal.

Which pictures are of fossils?

• 1 and 2

• 1 and 3

• 2 and 4

• 2 and 3

What are some traits of a pet dog that might be affected by the dog’s environment?

• amount of food

• amount of exercise

• color of fur

• weight

This girl is making a model fossil by pressing a shell into clay.What should she do next?

• add more clay on top of the shell

• observe the imprint in the clay

• fill the shell with glue

• take the shell out of the clay

What might a scientist learn from a dinosaur fossil?

• what year the dinosaur was born

• what the dinosaur thought about when it was living

• what things the dinosaur ate when it was living

• what things the dinosaur saw when it was living