JABRIYA INDIAN SCHOOL, KUWAIT
Question Bank for half Yearly Examination- October 2023
Class: - III Subject: EVS
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I. Choose the correct answer
1. Which of the following need soil to grow?
a. Plants b. Animals c. Humans
2. Which of the following is an example of gas?
a. Book b. Milk c. Oxygen
3. Human beings walk with the help of
a. hands b. legs c. fins
4. Earthworms and ants live in
a. water b. air c. soil
5. When we keep water in the freezer, it changes to
a. steam b. ice c. water vapour
6. Which of the following lays eggs?
a. Cow b. Cat c. Parrot
7. The remains of dead plants and animals present in soil are called
a. rocks b. fertile c. Humus
8. Which of the following can flow easily?
a. Water b. Eraser c. Book
9. A cockroach feels changes with the help of
a. nose b. antennae c. eyes
10. Brick is an example of
a. solid b. liquid c. gas
II.Write true or false for the given statements
1. Leaves of a Mimosa plant close, when touched. ----------
2. Oxygen and carbon dioxide are examples of liquids. ---------
3. Soil does not contain any water. --------
4. Animals do not feel changes around them. ---------
5. Liquids can flow easily. -----------
6. Living things do not die. -----------
7. The remains of dead plants and animals present in the soil are
called humus. --------
8. Solids have fixed shapes and sizes. -------
9. A dog gives birth to pups. ---------
10. The formation of soil takes many years. -------
III. Fill in the blanks
1. of the plants go deep into the soil.
2. Carbon dioxide and oxygen are
3. breathe through the stomata.
4. Humus makes the soil .
5. Bat and ball are things.
6. Milk and juice are .
7. Living things need to live.
8. It takes of years for rocks to become soil.
9. is the process in which gas changes into
liquid on cooling.
10. Fish breathe through .
11. Rats and live in soil.
12. Air is trapped between the of the soil.
13. and stone are examples of solid.
14. Liquids can easily and can be poured.
15. A computer and do not need air to breathe.
IV: Name the following.
1. Two egg-laying animals. --------------- -----------------
2. Two examples of liquids. --------------- -----------------
3. Two animals that live in soil. -------------- ----------------
4. Two items made of soil. ----------------- ------------------
5. Two examples of gases. --------------- ------------------
6. Three types of soil.
V: Define the following.
1. Freezing 2.Humus 3. Stomata 4. Soil 5. Reproduction 6.
Melting.
VI: Answer the following questions.
1. What is condensation?
2. Which kind of house is made by using soil?
3. How do plants breathe?
4. What does soil contain?
5. What is evaporation?
6. How do animals feel changes around them?
VII: Long answer.
1. What are the differences between solids, liquids and gases?
2. Write any four differences between a living thing and a non-
living thing.
VIII: Draw, name and colour:
1. Three forms of water.
2. Any two non-living and living things.
ANSWERES
I: Choose the correct answer.
1. a 2.c 3.b 4.c 5.b 6.c 7.c 8.a 9.b 10.a
II: Write true or false.
1. True 2. False 3. False 4. False 5.True 6.False 7. True
8.True 9.True 10.True
III: Fill in the blanks.
1. Roots 2. gases 3. Plants 4. fertile 5 .non-living 6.liquids
7.food 8.Thousands 9. Condensation
10. gills 11.moles 12. particles 13.Chair 14.flow 15.mat
IV: Name the following.
1. Snakes and Tortoise 2. Milk and Juice 3.Rats and Moles
4.Bricks and Pots 5.Oxygen and Carbon dioxide
6. Sandy soil, Clayey soil and Loamy soil.
V: Define the following.
1. Freezing is the process in which a liquid converts into solid
on cooling.
2. The remains of dead plants and animals present in the soil
are called humus.
3. Tiny pores present on the leaves are called stomata
4. The top layer of the Earth in which plants grow is called soil.
5. The process that helps living things to produce more of their
own kind is called reproduction.
6. Melting is the process in which a solid convert into liquid
on heating
VI: Answer the following questions.
1. Condensation is the process in which gas changes into liquid on
cooling.
2. Kutcha house is made by using soil.
3. Plants breathe through tiny pores present on the leaves
called stomata.
4. Soil contains air, water and humus.
5. The process in which a liquid changes into gas on heating
is called evaporation.
6. Animals feel changes around them with the help of their
sense organs.
VII: Long answer.
1. (1) Solids- Solids have fixed shape and size. They do not
flow.
(2) Liquids- Liquids do not have a fixed shape. They can
flow easily.
(3) Gases - Gases do not have fixed shape and size. Gases can
flow
2.
Living Things Non-Living Things
1) Living things need food to 1) Non-living things do not
live and need food
grow
2)They can move on their own 2) They cannot move on their
own
3) They need air to breathe 3) They do not need air to
breathe
4) They reproduce 4) They do not reproduce
VIII: Draw, name and colour:
1. Three forms of water
2. Two non-living and non-living things
Two non living things
Ball Pencil
Two living things
Plant Fish
