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3*0511SB03*INSTRUCTIONSRead 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. Do not write in the grey margins. Do not write on or near the barcodes.You have 45 minutesfor this test.Some questions may have a box like this for you to write down your thoughts and ideas.HB sampling test booklet_Layout 1 14/02/2011 12:05 Page 3

(1 mark) (1 mark)4*0511SB04*1Butterflies(a) Some children visit a butterfly park. They use the pictures below to identify the butterflies they see. Sally makes some notes about one butterfly she sees. Oliver tries to use Sally’s notes to identify the butterfly. Explain why Oliver cannotuse Sally’s notes to identify the butterfly. ................................................................................................................. (b) Ahmed drew a butterfly. It is nota Common Blue. Tick ONEfeature of Ahmed’sbutterfly and describe how it is different from a Common Blue. Feature: body wings This feature of Ahmed’sbutterfly is different because ..................... ................................................................................................................. Swallowtail image © Fingerprint design 2010SwallowtailMeadow BrownCommon BlueRed AdmiralHB sampling test booklet_Layout 1 14/02/2011 12:05 Page 4

(2 marks) (2 marks)5*0511SB05*(c) The children write conclusions about the butterflies. Look at the butterflies and decide whether each conclusion is true, falseor youcannot tell. TickONEbox for each conclusion. (d) The number of butterflies in Britain is gradually getting smaller. TickTWOboxes to show what is likely to cause the number of butterflies to get smaller. There are fewer butterflies because there are... more houses being built on woodland or grassland. more schools with wildlife areas. fewer predators eating caterpillars and butterflies. fewer diseases among the butterflies.Cannot tell False True All of these butterflies...have spots on their wings. have antennae which are longer than their bodies. are the same age. are eaten by the same predators.fewer plants which butterflies feed on being grown in gardens.HB sampling test booklet_Layout 1 14/02/2011 12:05 Page 5

(1 mark) (1 mark)6*0511SB06*2Spinning cardboard roll(a) Owen ties a weight onto some string. He winds the string around a cardboard roll. Owen lets go of the weight. The weight falls, the cardboard roll spins and the string unwinds. Owen records the time taken for the string to unwind. Draw ONEarrow on the picture below to show the direction of the force that makes the weight fall. (b) Tick ONEbox to show the piece of equipment Owen should use to measure the time taken for the string to unwind.RulerForcemeter StopwatchScalesroll holder weight cardboard rollstringHB sampling test booklet_Layout 1 14/02/2011 12:05 Page 6

(1 mark) (1 mark)7*0511SB07*(c) Owen repeats his test. He slots different sized pieces of cardboard into the roll each time. The table below shows Owen’s results. Estimate the time taken for the string to unwind when the size of the piece of cardboard is 30 cm2. ..................................................... s (d) The larger the piece of cardboard, the more slowly it spins. Name the force that slows down the spinning piece of cardboard. ..................................................... (e) After the test, Owen thinks of four more questions about the spinning roll. Tick THREEboxes to show which of these questions he could answer by doing more tests with the spinning roll.small piece of cardboardlarge piece of cardboardTime taken for string to unwind (s)Size of the piece of cardboard (cm2)1.5 242.4 484.0 809.3 120(1 mark)Will the time to unwind be longer if the string is longer? How can I make the string unwind more slowly?What is the name of the force that makes the weight fall? What happens if I put two weights on the string?HB sampling test booklet_Layout 1 14/02/2011 12:05 Page 7

Sieve(1 mark)8*0511SB08*3Fish tank(a) Philip’s class has some goldfish in a fish tank. The picture below shows the fish tank. Write solid, liquidor gasto complete each label on the diagram. One has been done for you. (b) Philip needs to clean the fish tank. He takes the fish and the plants out of the fish tank. The teacher tips the dirty water and gravel from the fish tank into a sieve. Complete the sentences below to show what happens to the gravel and the water when they are separated with the sieve. The gravel .............................................................................................. The water ...............................................................................................(1 mark)(..............................)(..............................) watergravel(..............................)(..............................) plastic lidinside the bubblesolidHB sampling test booklet_Layout 1 14/02/2011 12:05 Page 8

(1 mark) (1 mark)9*0511SB09*(c) There are micro-organisms in the gravel. Write trueor falsenext to each sentence about the micro-organisms living in the gravel. Micro-organisms... are small enough to live in between the gravel. ....................... can break down leftover fish food........................ (d) The micro-organisms living in the fish tank carry out life processes. Tick TWOboxes to show which twostatements about the life processes of the living micro-organisms are true. In the fish tank... the micro-organisms need nutrients. the micro-organisms do notgrow. the micro-organisms do notreproduce. the micro-organisms can move.Trueor false?HB sampling test booklet_Layout 1 14/02/2011 12:05 Page 9

(1 mark) (1 mark)10*0511SB10*4Investigating pulse rate(a) Jo and Sabia are finding out about pulse rate and exercise. Their teacher tells them two ways they can measure pulse rate. Jo says, ‘Method 2 is better because it gives results more quickly.’ Give ONE otherreason why method 2 is better at measuring pulse rate than method 1. ................................................................................................................. (b) Jo and Sabia plan an investigation. Their plan is shown below. Write a question Jo and Sabia could use their plan to investigate. ................................................................................................................. (c) Jo exercises and Sabia records Jo’s pulse rate. Why is it important that the same person does all the exercises during their investigation? .................................................................................................................Plan1) Record resting pulse rate. 2) Run for 2 minutes. 3) Record pulse rate again. 4) Rest for 10 minutes. 5) Repeat the test for skipping, dribbling a football and jumping.Method 1: Feel the pulse in your wrist and count the beats in a minute.Method 2: Use an electronic sensor to measure the pulse rate.(1 mark)HB sampling test booklet_Layout 1 14/02/2011 12:05 Page 10

(1 mark) (1 mark)11*0511SB11*(d) The table below shows their results. What was Jo’s pulse rate after skipping for two minutes? ..................................................... beats per minute (e) Which graph shows what will happen to Jo’s pulse rate if she runsat the same speed for 15 minutes, starting from rest? TickONEbox.Exercise before exercise.after exercising for 2 minutes.72 72 70 75 running skipping dribbling a football jumpingJo’s pulse rate (beats per minute)... 163 165 155 152HB sampling test booklet_Layout 1 14/02/2011 12:05 Page 11

(1 mark)12*0511SB12*5Magnetic toy(a) Sam has a toy made of magnets and balls. He tries to put different magnets together. Write N(North) or S(South) on each end of each magnet below to explain Sam’s observations. Some have been done for you. Sam’s observations (b) The magnets attract the balls. Sam makes a tower using the magnets and the balls. He wants to test how strong the tower is. He puts a 100 g mass on the tower. He adds masses until the tower falls apart onto a rubber mat. Sam repeats his test with two different towers. His results are shown in the table below.Number of magnets in each leg of the tower Mass held before tower falls apart (g)1500700 10003 2 1ballmagnetThe ends of these magnets push away from each other. The ends of these magnets pull together.HB sampling test booklet_Layout 1 14/02/2011 12:05 Page 12

(2 marks) (1 mark)13*0511SB13*Tick THREEboxes to show which variables Sam kept the same to make his test fair. (c) Complete the graph by drawing the missing bar. Use the results table to help you. (d) Predict the mass that could be held by a tower with four magnets in each leg. Use the results table to help you. ................................................................... gthe size of each magnetthe size of each ballthe number of masses put on each tower the number of balls in each towerthe size of the rubber matthe number of magnets in each tower(1 mark)HB sampling test booklet_Layout 1 14/02/2011 12:05 Page 13

(1 mark) (1 mark)14*0511SB14*6Separating materials(a) Vishal has a mixture of salt and sand. He adds some water and stirs the mixture. Complete the sentences below to show what will happen to the salt and sand mixture after Vishal stirs in water. The salt will ........................................................................................... The sand will ......................................................................................... (b) Vishal uses this equipment to separate the sand from the salt and water. Describe how the sand is separated from the salt and water with this equipment. The water ............................................................................................... The salt ............................................................................................... The sand ...............................................................................................filter paper funnelHB sampling test booklet_Layout 1 14/02/2011 12:05 Page 14

(1 mark) (1 mark)15*0511SB15*(c) TickONEbox to show which process Vishal could use to get the salt back from the salt and water mixture. condensationevaporation filtrationsieving (d) Magnets can be used to separate some mixtures. (i) TickONEbox to show the mixture which could be separated with a magnet. (ii) Explain how a magnet can be used to separate the two objects in the mixture you chose. ...................................................................................................... ......................................................................................................brass pins and peassteel paperclips and riceiron nails and steel paperclips copper beads and brass pins(1 mark)HB sampling test booklet_Layout 1 14/02/2011 12:05 Page 15

(1 mark) (1 mark)16*0511SB16*7Trees(a) Class 6 are investigating trees in their school grounds. Describe ONEfunction of the roots. ................................................................................................................. (b) Tree leaves absorb light from the Sun. Tick ONEbox to show the life process for which leaves absorb light. reproductionnutrition movementgermination (c) The children observe the flowers on some of the trees. Complete the labels to name the parts of flower A on the diagram below.(1 mark) (1 mark)root ..................................Flower Apetal ..................................HB sampling test booklet_Layout 1 14/02/2011 12:05 Page 16

(1 mark) (2 marks)17*0511SB17*(d) Here are the children’s observations of flower B: Tick ONEbox to show how flower B is pollinated. Use the children’s observations to help you. by insectsby birds by windby humans (e) The table below can be used to sort the flowers on the trees. Write allthe names of the flowers in the correct boxes on the sorting diagram. One has been done for you.Flower does not have five petals Flower has five petals Manna ash Flowers are grouped together on the stemFlowers are spread out along the stemThe flower does not have a smell. It does not have bright petals. It has lots of long stamens.Manna ashElderAlmondMagnoliaPearLilacFlower BHB sampling test booklet_Layout 1 14/02/2011 12:05 Page 17

(1 mark) (1 mark)18*0511SB18*8Chocolate(a) Lucy has a fruit and nut chocolate bar. Tick THREEboxes to show threeproperties of solidchocolate. Solidchocolate... flows.does not flow. changes shape.does not change shape. changes volume.does not change volume. (b) Lucy wants to separate the fruit and nuts from the chocolate. Name the scientific process that happens when Lucy heats the chocolate bar. ................................................................................................................. (c) Lucy uses a sieve to separate the liquid chocolate from the fruit and nuts. Describe ONEproperty of the liquid chocolate that allows it to go through the sieve. .................................................................................................................(1 mark)LucyHB sampling test booklet_Layout 1 14/02/2011 12:05 Page 18

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