CREST Science Olympiad Class 3 Previous Year Paper

Getting your child ready for the Class 3 Science Olympiad? A great way to begin is by practising with previous year question papers. These papers are more than just practice-they help your child understand the types of questions asked and boost their confidence.

How Previous Year Papers Help

• They include questions from important topics like Plants and Animals, Birds, Food, Housing and Clothing etc.
• They improve your child's ability to think critically and answer questions within a time limit.
• Answer keys are provided to help spot mistakes and learn from them easily.

Download the Science Olympiad Previous Year Paper for Class 3 (PDF) and help your child practise smarter and feel more confident before the exam.

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Syllabus:

Section 1: Plants and Animals, Birds, Food, Housing and Clothing, Transport and Communication, Human Body, Earth and Universe, Matter and Materials, Light, Sound and Force, Our Environment.

Achievers Section: Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Section 1

Sample Paper Previous Year Paper Marking Scheme Free Study Material

Previous Year Questions

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Q.1	Read the clues and identify the animal correctly: Clue 1: I have gills to breathe. Clue 2: I lay eggs and my ears cannot be seen. Clue 3: I live in water only. Who am I?
	a) Fish		b) Whale
	c) Dolphin		d) Frog

Q.2	In which of the following places do we generally see the house on stilts?
	a) Place where there are many crocodiles.		b) Place where there is snowfall all-round the year.
	c) Place where it rains a lot and floods happen more often.		d) Desert region

Q.3	Observe the given picture of the shadow of a tree: What could be the time of the day?
	a) Morning only		b) Evening only
	c) Afternoon only		d) Morning or evening

Q.4	The figure given below shows the feet of a bird. Which of the birds given below can have this type of feet?
	a) Duck		b) Ostrich
	c) Eagle		d) Woodpecker

Q.5	Danny went jogging one morning. He started breathing faster and his heart beat faster. Which systems in his body were responsible for the changes that he experienced?
	a) Skeletal and muscular systems		b) Circulatory and respiratory systems
	c) Respiratory and muscular systems		d) Circulatory and skeletal systems

Q.6	Fill in the blanks with suitable terms from the list given below: 1. A shadow is always formed on the _________ side of the light. 2. Torchlight and candle are __________ source of light.
	a) 1. opposite 2. artificial		b) 1. opposite 2. natural
	c) 1. left 2. luminous		d) 1. east 2. non-luminous

Q.7	Given below are two groups of animals: On what basis have they been grouped?
	a) Group X: Animals that migrate. Group Y: Animals that hibernate.		b) Group X: Animals that eat only plants. Group Y: Animals that eat both plants and flesh of other animals.
	c) Group X: Animals found in desert regions. Group Y: Animals that live in water.		d) Group X: Animals that spend most of their time on trees. Group Y: Animals which live both on land and in water.

Q.8	Look at the pictures of different food items carefully: Which of the following food item is the rich source of calcium?
	a)		b)
	c)		d)

Q.9	Identify the similarity between the birds shown in the picture below in terms of the kind of beak they have:
	a) Both have long, slender and pointed beak.		b) Both have broad and flat beak.
	c) Both have long, thin and curved beak.		d) Both have short, hard and horny beak.

Q.10	When a shopping cart is pushed, the cart rolls forward.  Four students made the following statements about the forces acting on the cart: Richard: The forces acting on the cart are balanced. David: The forces acting on the cart are unbalanced. George: No force is acting on the cart. Ana: Both muscular and electric forces act on the cart. Which of them made the correct statement?
	a) Only Richard		b) Only George
	c) Only Ana		d) Only David

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Additional Preparation Resources

Students can also refer to the following resources to level up their CREST Science Olympiad (CSO) exam preparation for class 3 -

1. CREST Science Worksheets Package for class 3 - It is a package of 5 worksheets. The worksheets are in the same pattern as the previous year paper. Hence, very useful for preparation. Existing users can purchase additional practice worksheets by following these steps: Login at https://www.crestolympiads.com/login -> Dashboard -> Additional Practice -> Buy & new users can visit https://www.crestolympiads.com/registration
2. CREST Science Olympiad book for class 3 - The book covers topic-wise reading material, chapter-wise practice questions with answer key & contains the previous year paper. The book is available in both physical and pdf formats. Proceed now to purchase the Olympiad book. Also, students can view & download the first chapter of the Science Olympiad book for class 3 for free.

Note: Don’t forget to download the CREST Science Olympiad past year paper pdf for class 3.