GRADE 3 – ASSET MODEL PAPER
Subject: EVS (Cosmic Sciences)
All questions are multiple choice. Circle the correct answer.
1. Which of these is the closest star to Earth?
a) Moon
b) Sun
c) Mars
d) Venus
2. The Earth moves around the Sun in a path called:
a) Rotation
b) Revolution
c) Orbit
d) Spin
3. Look at the picture.
What is shown here?
a) Different shapes of the Sun
b) Phases of the Moon
c) Planets in order
d) Eclipses
4. We see shadows on Earth because:
a) The Sun gives light
b) The Moon blocks light
c) Light travels in a straight line
d) The Sun moves around Earth
5. The Earth takes about _____ hours to complete one rotation on its axis.
a) 12
b) 24
c) 365
d) 30
6. Day and night happen because:
a) Earth moves around the Sun
b) Moon moves around the Earth
c) Earth rotates on its axis
d) Clouds cover the Sun
7. The Moon shines at night because:
a) It makes its own light
b) It reflects the Sun’s light
c) It burns gases
d) It is hotter than the Sun
8. Look at the picture.
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What will happen to the shadow of the boy at noon?
a) Longest
b) Shortest
c) No shadow
d) Always same
9. Why does the length of our shadow change during the day?
a) Sun changes its size
b) Earth is moving
c) The Moon blocks the Sun
d) Stars appear at night
10. Which of these is NOT a phase of the Moon?
a) New Moon
b) Crescent Moon
c) Half Moon
d) Blue Moon
11. The Sun always rises in the:
a) West
b) North
c) East
d) South
12. The Moon completes one round around Earth in about:
a) 7 days
b) 14 days
c) 28 days
d) 365 days
13. If there were no Sun, what would happen?
a) It would still be day
b) Earth would have no light or heat
c) The Moon would shine brighter
d) Earth would stop rotating
14.
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What is happening to the Moon in these pictures?
a) It is getting smaller
b) It is getting bigger
c) It is moving away
d) It is changing color
15. The Earth’s revolution around the Sun causes:
a) Day and night
b) Seasons
c) Phases of Moon
d) Length of shadow
16. On which side of Earth is it night?
a) The side facing the Sun
b) The side facing away from the Sun
c) Both sides at once
d) Where the Moon is
17. Why do we see only one side of the Moon from Earth?
a) The other side is always dark
b) The Moon does not spin
c) The Moon spins and revolves at the same speed
d) The Earth blocks the other side
18. Look at the picture.
Which part of Earth is having night?
a) The side facing the Sun
b) The side away from the Sun
c) Both sides
d) North Pole
19. Shadows are longest during:
a) Morning and evening
b) Noon
c) Midnight
d) Afternoon
20. Why does the Sun appear to rise and set every day?
a) The Sun moves around Earth
b) The Earth rotates
c) The Sun turns
d) The Moon covers the Sun
21. The Moon takes light from:
a) Stars
b) Earth
c) Sun
d) Clouds
22. The Sun appears to move from:
a) North to South
b) East to West
c) West to East
d) South to North
23. What happens when the Sun is directly overhead?
a) No shadow
b) Long shadow
c) Short shadow
d) Shadow becomes invisible
24. The Moon is called Earth’s:
a) Star
b) Planet
c) Satellite
d) Comet
25. Why do stars seem to twinkle?
a) They move
b) They blink
c) Their light passes through air
d) Clouds block them
