Belmont
Mill Hill Preparatory School
YEAR 3 SCIENCE REVISION 2017
The Test Papers Will Consist of:
There will be 2 papers.
Paper 1: This will consist of a variety of styles of questions, such as short factual
responses, matching labels with
Paper 2: This will be 2 extended writing questions that will require the children to
use their scientific knowledge to offer explanations. (10 marks)
Pupils should:
 Look carefully at the marks on offer for each question as well as looking
closely at all the information, charts or diagrams that are given.
Teachers will:
 Remind pupils of how much time they have used as they progress.
Equipment you will need for the test:
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Sharp pencils, sharpener, eraser and 30cm ruler.
Topics:
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Green Plants
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Teeth and Eating
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Properties of Materials
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Magnets and springs
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Rocks and Soils
Useful websites:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/subjects/z2pfb9q
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/7_8/science_7_8.shtml
Test Style Questions:
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To interpret and sort information in a variety of different formats which the
children have had experience of this year.
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There will be some questions involving:
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What if?
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How?
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Why?
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Describe and name
Year 3 Revision Guide Summer 2017
For further information on the types of questions on the test, please refer to the
information below.
How Do I Revise?
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Can you answer the questions below? If you can’t, then read your science
book again
Some people find it helpful to write notes on the key topics
Others make spider diagrams
If you can, then ask a grown-up to test you
Green Plants
 What are the 4 main parts of a plant and their functions?
 What do plants need to grow healthily?
Teeth and Eating
 What is the difference between a herbivore, a carnivore and an omnivore?
 What does the word ‘diet’ mean?
 Can you give an example of a balanced meal?
 What are the three different types of teeth? What is the job of each type?
 How do you keep teeth healthy?
Properties of Materials
 Can you name some natural materials and some man- made ones?
 Why are specific materials used to make certain objects?
 Do you know what these words mean: transparent, flexible, elastic,
waterproof, absorbent?
Rocks and Soils
 What does the word ‘permeable’ mean?
 What different types of rock are there?
 What different types of soil do you know?
 Which type of soil drains the fastest? Why?
Magnets and Springs
 What are the 2 ends of a bar magnet called?
 What happens when you put 2 magnets close together with the same type of
ends together?
 What happens if you put opposite ends together?
 How can you tell which magnet is the strongest?
 What happens to a spring if you push it? And pull it?
Year 3 Revision Guide Summer 2017