Pushes and Pulls — Answer Key
Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. Ben pushes a ball east, and Tia pushes it east again. What happens to the ball?
A) It rolls east faster
B) It stops moving
C) It rolls back west
D) It floats up
Pushes in the same direction add together to speed the ball up.
2. While playing tag, Lin runs fast, then she pulls on a pole. What does the pole do for her?
A) It pushes her down
B) It swings her around
C) It floats her up
D) It stops the game
The pull from the pole bends Lin's path so she swings around.
3. A wagon rolls right. A friend pushes it left with the same size push. What happens?
A) It rolls right fast
B) It floats up high
C) It stops in the middle
D) It spins in place
Equal opposite pushes cancel out, so the wagon stops.
4. A ball is rolling slow on grass. A child gives it a big kick forward. What happens next?
A) It floats up slowly
B) It sits still
C) It rolls backward
D) It speeds up forward
The kick adds a big push, so the ball speeds up forward.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1. Two pushes the same way add together to make a bigger push.
Pushes the same way add up so the total force is bigger.
2. A pull on a swing rope moves the swing toward the puller.
Pulls move objects toward the person who is pulling them.
3. If pushes from each side are equal, the object will stay still.
Balanced pushes from both sides keep the object still.
4. In tag, kids push off the ground to start running fast.
Pushing the ground sends the runner forward to start fast.
5. A bigger push gives a ball more speed than a small tap.
Bigger pushes give the ball more speed than tiny taps do.