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Science testLEVELS3–5 ScKEY STAGE2 2008Te s t BFirst name ________________________________________________ Last name ________________________________________________ School ________________________________________________PageMarks5791113151719TOTALFor marker’s use onlyLive Test B Booklet:Layout 1 11/1/08 11:31 Page 1

3INSTRUCTIONSRead this carefully.Answers This pencil shows where you will need to put your answer. For some questions you may need to draw an answer instead of writing one.You have 45 minutesfor this test.Some questions may have a box like this for you to write down your thoughts and ideas.Live Test B Booklet:Layout 1 11/1/08 11:31 Page 3

4The Earth, Moon and Sun(a) The picture below shows a model of the Earth, Moon and Sun. Tick ONEbox to show the shape of the Earth, Moon and Sun in space. cylinder sphere oval circle (b) Complete the sentences below by writing Earth, Moonor Sun. The ............................ is a source of light. The ............................ orbits the Sun. The ............................ has an orbit of 28 days.1Earth MoonSun1bi 1 mark1a 1 mark1bii 1 markLive Test B Booklet:Layout 1 11/1/08 11:31 Page 4

5Total out of 5 (c) The diagram below shows the model of the Earth, Moon and Sun. On the diagram, shade in the part of the Earthwhere it is night. (d) Describe how the Earth moves to cause day and night. ................................................................................................................. .................................................................................................................MoonEarthSun1c 1 mark1d 1 markLive Test B Booklet:Layout 1 11/1/08 11:31 Page 5

6Penguins(a) The key below can be used to identify penguins. Use the key to identify the penguin below. (b) Tick ONEbox to show the best reason for identifying animals.2Ye s NoYe s NoYe s No Does it have white markings on its face? Is it taller than 70 cm? Does the penguin have tufts of feathers on its head?Is it shorter than 50 cm?Ye sNo Rockhopper penguinSnares Island penguin Adelie penguin Yellow-eyed penguinGalapagos penguin KEY so you can find out what scientific group they are inso you can learn about the country they live inso you can compare them with plants so you can measure how tall they are45 cm This is a ................................................. penguin.2a 1 mark2b 1 markLive Test B Booklet:Layout 1 11/1/08 11:31 Page 6

7Total out of 5 (c) Look at the part of the penguins’ food chain below. (i) TickONEbox to show which life process the food chain shows. movement nutrition growth reproduction (ii) A fish isnota producer. Explain why a fish cannotbe a producer. ...................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................... (d) Give ONEfeature of a penguin and describe how it helps a penguin to live in its environment. Feature: ................................................... How the feature helps: .......................... ..................................................................sealpenguinfish2d 1 mark2ci 1 mark2cii 1 markLive Test B Booklet:Layout 1 11/1/08 11:31 Page 7

8Electricity(a) Peter is making a circuit with a bulb. He wants to use the circuit to find out if a metal paperclip allows electricity to pass through. What name is given to the property of metals that allows electricity to pass through? ...................................................... (b) This is Peter’s circuit: Name theONEpiece of equipment Peter mustadd to his circuit to see if the paperclip allows electricity to pass through. ...................................................... (c) Peter can tell from his circuit that the paperclip allows electricity to pass through. What happens in Peter’s circuit to show him that the paperclip allows electricity to pass through? .................................................................................................................3BulbPaperclip3a 1 mark3b 1 mark3c 1 markLive Test B Booklet:Layout 1 11/1/08 11:31 Page 8

9Total out of 6(d) Peter tests four more objects in his circuit. Only oneobject does notallow electricity to pass through. He puts his results in a table. Write yesor noin each box of the table to show if electricity passes through each object. (e) Peter draws a bar chart to show his results. Peter says ‘The table is better than the bar chart to show my results. It gives me extra information.’ Look carefully at the table and bar chart. What extra information does the table give? ................................................................................................................. .................................................................................................................Metal coin Name of object Does electricity pass through?Paper- clipIron nail yesPlastic rulerSteel spoonMetal coin Iron nail Plastic ruler Steel spoon3dii 1 mark3e 1 mark3di 1 markLive Test B Booklet:Layout 1 11/1/08 11:31 Page 9

10Hot drinks(a) Class 6H want to find the best cup to keep drinks hot. Tick ONEbox to show which property is most important when choosing the best cup to keep a drink hot. (b) The class use the cups shown below. The cups are all made from the same material. Write A, Cor Din each row of the table below to show which cup gave each set of results. Cup B has been done for you.4Cup B Cup A Cup C Cup D strong flexible transparent hard insulatingwaterproofTemperature (oC) at...Cup ............. ............. ............. .............15 mins30 mins 70 70 70 7064 59 53 4960 54 46 400 minsB4b 1 mark4a 1 markLive Test B Booklet:Layout 1 11/1/08 11:31 Page 10

11Total out of 5(c) Look at the pictures of the cups. Cup B cooled the quickest. Explain why cup B cooled the quickest. ................................................................................................................. (d) The class measure the temperature of the drink in one of the cups for a longer time. The graph below shows their results. Look at the graph. (i) After how many minutes did the drink stop cooling down? .................................................. minutes (ii) Explain why the drink stopped cooling down. ...................................................................................................... ......................................................................................................4c 1 mark4di 1 mark4dii 1 markLive Test B Booklet:Layout 1 11/1/08 11:31 Page 11

12Flowering plants(a) The pictures below show different types of flowering plant. Write the THREEmissing labels to show the names of the plant parts. (b) Different plants flower at different times of the year. The chart below shows the time of year plant A and plant B flower. In which month are bothplant A and plant B flowering? ......................................................5....................................flower........................................................................Plant A Plant B5a 1 mark5b 1 markLive Test B Booklet:Layout 1 11/1/08 11:32 Page 12

13Total out of 5 (c) Flowers help plants to carry out a life process. What life process do flowers help plants to carry out? ...................................................... (d) The flowers of plant A and plant B produce pollen. Tick ONEbox to show which part of the flower produces pollen. ovary petal stigma stamen (e) Look at the pictures of plant A and plant B. They are pollinated in different ways. (i) Tick ONEbox to show which plant is most likely to be pollinated by insects. plant A plant B (ii) Explain why the plant you chose is most likely to be pollinated by insects. ...................................................................................................... ......................................................................................................5d 1 mark5c 1 mark5e 1 markLive Test B Booklet:Layout 1 11/1/08 11:32 Page 13

14School pond(a) Class 6G are investigating the effect of the water cycle on the depth of the school pond. They measure the depth of the pond every Friday for seven weeks. Here is the table of their results: (i) What type of weather could make the pond water deeper? ................................................. (ii) In which week did the class record in the table that the pond water got deeper? week ....................................... (b) Which scientific process caused the depth of the pond water to decrease? ......................................................6Depth of water in school pond (cm)Week1 2 3 4 5 6 750 50 47 49 44 44 416ai 1 mark6aii 1 mark6b 1 markLive Test B Booklet:Layout 1 11/1/08 11:32 Page 14

15Total out of 6 (c) Class 6G plot their results on a graph. Complete the graph by plotting the results for weeks 6 and 7. Use the table to help you. (d) The water depth decreased most when the weather was hottest. TickONEbox to show between which weeks the weather was hottest. weeks 2 and 3 weeks 3 and 4 weeks 4 and 5 weeks 6 and 7 (e) The pond investigation only showed what happens to water in part of the water cycle. Name the process that forms clouds from water vapour in the sky. ......................................................6c 1 mark6d 1 mark6e 1 markLive Test B Booklet:Layout 1 11/1/08 11:32 Page 15

16ShoesEmma needs to buy some new shoes for the winter. You must help Emma find out which are best for walking to school. Emma could find out:●how waterproofthe shoes are OR●how good the shoes are at gripping. Plan an investigation to help Emma find out more about her shoes. Write ONEquestion you could investigate to find the best shoes for walking to school in winter.7Live Test B Booklet:Layout 1 11/1/08 11:32 Page 16

17Total out of 4 (a) WhatONEfactor should you change as you do your investigation? ................................................................................................................. (b) What factor would you observe or measure in your investigation? ................................................................................................................. ................................................................................................................. (c) What is ONEfactor you should keep the same to make your test fair? ................................................................................................................. (d) Explain why the factor you chose to observe or measure is importantfor deciding the best shoes to wear in winter. ................................................................................................................. .................................................................................................................7b 1 mark7c 1 mark7d 1 mark7a 1 markLive Test B Booklet:Layout 1 11/1/08 11:32 Page 17

18Parachutes(a) James makes a parachute out of a square piece of polythene. He attaches it to a 20 g mass. He drops the parachute. The main forces acting on the parachute are shown in this diagram. What is the name of force A? ..................................................... (b) James and Aneesa make three more parachutes using different sizes of polythene squares. They attach a 20 g mass to each parachute. They drop all four parachutes from the same height. They record the time taken for each parachute to fall to the ground. Describe the relationship between the area of the parachuteand the time takenfor the parachute to fall to the ground. ................................................................................................................. .................................................................................................................820 g massForce A Force Bpolythene squareArea of parachute (cm2)Time taken to fall (seconds) 1.7 2.4 3.5 5.3 9 16 25 368a 1 mark8b 1 markLive Test B Booklet:Layout 1 11/1/08 11:32 Page 18

19Total out of 4 (c) James drops a 20 g mass from the same height with no parachute. Aneesa records the time it takes the mass to fall. TickONEbox to show why the mass with no parachute fell fastest. The mass with no parachute... (d) In nature, a dandelion seed has a parachute-like structure attached to it. How is the dandelion seed usually dispersed? .................................................................................................................dandelion seed is heavier.is more solid.has less upwards force on it. has a bigger downwards force on it.Aneesa8c 1 mark8d 1 markLive Test B Booklet:Layout 1 11/1/08 11:32 Page 19

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