Primary 3 practice test

18 questions + 1 written task. Answers show as soon as each question is answered.

For parents/guardians: sit with your child, read each question aloud if it helps, and talk about the answer when it appears. Written answers are checked against a model answer: decide together whether your child got it.

0 of 18 answered

1. A computer is an ... machine.
2. Hardware is the part of a computer that you can ...
3. The Delete key removes letters to the ... of the cursor.
4. Which key removes letters to the left of the cursor?
5. In Microsoft Word, which shortcut makes the letters bigger?
6. The keys F1 to F12 are called ...
7. Before you change the font or colour of a word, you must first ...
8. How many Shift keys are on a normal keyboard?
9. Which is the longest key on the keyboard?
10. To keep your work so you can open it later, you must ...
11. If you hold Shift and press "a", you get ...
12. Which of these is an input device?
13. Which of these is an output device?
14. What is the safest thing to do if a stranger online asks for your home address?
15. Nkem typed a story, then the power went off before she saved it. What went wrong, and what should she do next time?
16. Sort these into input and output devices: mouse, printer, keyboard, speaker.
17. A talking computer (an AI helper) tells you a wrong answer. What does this show?AI literacy
18. Which question is clearest to ask an AI helper?AI literacy

Written task

Not part of the score above. Write your answer here or on paper, then a parent or teacher can mark it with the marking guide.

1. Type three sentences about your school. Make the title bold, change the colour of one word, and save your work with your name.