Class 3 Half Yearly Question Paper 2025-26 Science

CBSE CLASS 3
Half Yearly Question Paper
Session 2025-26

SCIENCE

Exam CBSE Class 3
Subject Science
Session 2025-26
Document Type Half Yearly Question Paper

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Question Paper
Half Yearly Examination
SESSION: 2025-2026 ag
CLASS: III MAXIMUM MARKS: 80
SUBJECT: GENERAL SCIENCES TIME: 2 HOURS 30MINUTES
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General Instructions:
1. This question paper contains 4 printed pages and 8 questions.

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3. Answer all questions in your Answer Book.

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1. Choose the correct 1×10=10

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i. The green substance present in leaves is known as-
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A. Haemoglobin
C. Plasma
B. Chloroplast
D. Chlorophyll
ii. Identify the emotions A and B from the
given image-
A. Happy and sad
B. Sad and scared
C. Surprised and sad
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iii. Indirect heating, with or without using oil is-
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A. Frying B. Baking C. Steaming D. Boiling
iv. The largest organ of our body is
A. Skin B. Nose C. Head D. Leg
v. Dalia is obtained from the seeds of-
A. Rice B. Wheat C. Nuts D. Pulses
vi. Rashi told her friend that she is very sensitive. It means she-
A. Stays calm B. Feels cold C. Feels easily D. Shouts a lot
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vii. Root :Fixes the plant : : Leaf : _______________

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A. Stores seeds B. Makes food for plant

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C. Grows into fruit D. Absorbs water
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A. Obese B. Slim C. Active

A. Flour B. Turmeric C. Milk powder D. Curd
x. The cooking method which uses water-
A. Frying B. Direct Heating C. Baking D. Boiling
2. Fill in the blanks: 1×10=10
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iii. Our _______________ helps us to smell different fragrances.
iv. Food gives us ___________ to do work.
v. Trunk of tree is woody and ___________.
vi. After discovery of ________ people learnt to cook their food.
vii. The birds whose eggs are used as food are known as __________ birds.
viii. The process of _______ shortens the duration of cooking.
ix. Plants and ________ provide us food in various forms.
x. All babies can see the objects only as ___________ when they are born.

3. Match the column: 1×6=6
COLUMN A COLUMN B
1. Bitter a. Grape vine
2. Cotton b. Wheat seeds
3. Frying c. Shrub
4. Sooji d. Direct heating
5. Oldest method e. Unhealthy method
6. Climber f. Dark chocolate

4. Statement Based questions: 2×2=4
In the following questions (i) & (ii), each one has a correct statement and
an incorrect statement.
Who according to you is correct in each question? Give proper reason for
your answer.

i. Shristi: We should bathe daily.
Sonal: We should poke our eyes with pointed objects.

ii. Aryan: Milk is considered to be a complete food.
Megha: Milk is not important for growing children.
5. Answer the following questions: 2×6=12
i. a) Which sense organ help us to get an idea of distance of various
objects?

b) Enlist two things having pleasant smell.

ii. Though tongue and skin both are sense organs but there are some
differences between them. Write down two such differences between
tongue and skin.

iii. Distinguish between vegetarian and non-vegetarian. (one point)

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Complete the given chart in your answer book.
Name of the food item
1. Potato a)
Part of plant
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2. Spinach b)
3. Radish c)
4. Ladyfinger d)
v. a) Identify the given image and mention the type of plant.
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vi. aga curious eight-year-old with a twinkle in his eyes, often watched
Rohan,
his grandmother, Nani, work in the kitchen. He asked, "Nani, what are you
making? Can I help?" Nani said today we will make „dal‟. Rohan said, “I
don‟t know how to cook „dal‟?”

a) Name the cooking method used to make dal.
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i. Give two instances when you cover your ears with your hands. Why
should you cover your ears?
ii. a) Which type of plant needs this structure to grow
and why?
b) Name one such indoor plant.

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Name of the food item Method of cooking
a) Jalebi 1.
b) Rice 2.
c)Dhokla 3.
d)Chappati 4.

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7. Answer the following questions: 4×4=16
i. a) Rahul said, “We should meditate and exercise regularly” – Give reason.
b) During Diwali, Riya does the following activities:
i) Observes bright lights ii) Hears loud sound of crackers
iii) Feels the warmth from the lamps iv) Tastes the sweets
Write the sense organs associated with each activity.

ii. a) Write any two features of shrubs.
b) Write the function of the following parts of plants-
i) Fruit
ii) Stem

iii. a) Complete the web chart.

The amount of food consumed depends upon

b) We often enjoy munching nuts. Write the importance of nuts in our
body with two examples.

iv. Go through the conversation and answer the following questions :

Kitty : Hey Tim! What did you have in your breakfast?
Tim : Hello Kitty! I had Idli and Sambhar. What did you have?
Kitty : I had a raw breakfast, only fruits and salad.
Tim : But why raw? You may have something cooked and healthy.
Kitty : Raw food can also be healthy. Do you know early men used to eat
only raw food?
a) Mention any one advantage of eating cooked food.
b) Is Idli a healthy food?
c) Mention one food item which is eaten in raw form.
d) „We should avoid eating junk foods‟ – Give reason.

8. Do as directed: 5×2=10
i. a) Draw a tree and a herb. Also, name them.
b) Cite one similarity between a climber and a creeper.

ii. a) Draw and label the picture of a cooking appliance used for making
cake.
b) „Milk is usually boiled before consuming‟ – Give reason.

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