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Year 3 Science · Pushes and pulls

Name: ______________________

Date: ____________

1. Kicking a footy is a…
- ☐ (a) Pull
- ☐ (b) Push
- ☐ (c) Twist
- ☐ (d) Melt
2. Which is a pull?
- ☐ (a) Pushing a pram
- ☐ (b) Throwing a ball
- ☐ (c) Tugging a rope
- ☐ (d) Pressing a button
3. What is another word for a push or a pull?
- ☐ (a) Force
- ☐ (b) Mixture
- ☐ (c) Habitat
- ☐ (d) Season
4. A rolling ball hits your foot and stops. What made it stop?
- ☐ (a) Nothing
- ☐ (b) The ball got tired
- ☐ (c) The sun
- ☐ (d) A push from your foot
5. Which push will make a toy car go the furthest?
- ☐ (a) A tiny push
- ☐ (b) A big push
- ☐ (c) No push
- ☐ (d) A medium push
6. Opening a drawer: push or pull?
7. Closing a door by pressing it away from you: push or pull?
8. A tennis ball hits a racquet and goes the other way. What has changed: its colour or its direction?

Answer sheet

1. Push — Kicking moves the ball away from you, so it is a push.
2. Tugging a rope — Tugging a rope brings it towards you, so it is a pull.
3. Force — Pushes and pulls are forces.
4. A push from your foot — Your foot pushed against the ball and stopped it.
5. A big push — A bigger push makes the car go further.
6. pull — The drawer comes towards you, so it is a pull.
7. push — Moving something away from you is a push.
8. direction — The racquet's push changed the ball's direction.