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US Grade 3 Coding Basics Test 2

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Author: TestGru Team (Education Specialist)

20 questions · All questions on one page

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K-12 Grade 3 Coding Basics Elementary School (Grade 3, USA Common Core) USA USA Common Core & NGSS
What is this test? for Grade 3 Coding Basics practice (Elementary School K-5, USA Common Core) — Elementary School (Grade 3, USA Common Core) level, USA.
Is this for you? This test is for Elementary School students (Grade 3, K-5) studying Coding Basics under USA Common Core — if you are in Elementary School, this is for you.
Section: K-12 Grade 3 Coding Basics · Education: Elementary School · Part: K-12 Grade 3 Coding Basics · Country: USA

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Question 1
What is a fossil?
A) remains of ancient living things in rock
B) a live animal
C) a new toy
D) a fresh leaf
Question 2
What is the North Star?
A) the Moon
B) a planet
C) a star that shows north direction
D) the Sun
Question 3
What causes day and night?
A) the Moon stopping
B) the Sun moving
C) clouds
D) Earth spinning on its axis
Question 4
What is soil?
A) solid rock
B) loose earth where plants grow
C) fresh air
D) clean water
Question 5
What is metamorphosis?
A) changing color
B) moving fast
C) change of form, like caterpillar to butterfly
D) growing taller
Question 6
What is a circuit?
A) a path electricity flows through
B) a circle drawing
C) a race track
D) a sandwich
Question 7
What is a lever?
A) a door only
B) a bar that lifts things with less force
C) a shoe
D) asks questions and runs experiments
Question 8
What does a pulley do?
A) lifts loads with a rope and wheel
B) makes fire
C) holds water
D) cuts paper
Question 9
What is condensation on grass?
A) rain only
B) dew from cooled air
C) snow
D) hail
Question 10
Why do we have seasons?
A) the Moon
B) clouds
C) Earth's tilt as it orbits the Sun
D) wind
Question 11
What is a simple machine?
A) a toy
B) a tool like lever or pulley that eases work
C) a song
D) a pet
Question 12
What is an algorithm?
A) a meal
B) a nap
C) a guess
D) step-by-step instructions
Question 13
What is debugging?
A) cleaning
B) catching bugs outdoors
C) cooking
D) finding and fixing code errors
Question 14
What is a loop in coding?
A) instructions that repeat
B) a hoop toy
C) a soup
D) a hill
Question 15
What is a sensor?
A) a smell
B) a part that detects light, touch or motion
C) a dream
D) a song
Question 16
What is a motor?
A) a part that makes movement
B) a hat
C) a boat
D) a cake
Question 17
What travels in wires?
A) air
B) sand
C) electricity
D) water
Question 18
What is a magnet attracted to?
A) wood
B) iron and steel
C) plastic
D) paper
Question 19
What planet has rings?
A) Saturn
B) Mercury
C) Venus
D) Mars
Question 20
What gas do plants use?
A) oxygen only
B) carbon dioxide
C) smoke
D) helium

About This Test

For Elementary (K-5), Middle (6-8) and High School (9-12) in the USA — Common Core & NGSS-aligned Math, ELA, Science and Social Studies by grade level. Which grade is this for? K-12 USA curriculum.

K-12 USA — 13 grades × 7-15 subjects = 1,016+ tests. Covers Kindergarten to Grade 12: Math (Common Core), English Language Arts, Science (NGSS), Social Studies, Phonics/Spelling/Vocabulary, Art, Music, PE & Health, Pre-Algebra, Algebra 1 & 2, Geometry, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Government and Pre-Calculus. Each heading has 8 tests × 20 questions = 160Q with no duplicates within a test. Tests are grade-appropriate (· Elementary K-5 foundation, Middle 6-8 transition, High 9-12 college-ready). Use Is this for you? badges to find your grade.

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