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    End of Unit Test (Levels 3-5)

    8E

    Name ___________________________________Class _______________


    1

    Here are the names of five elements and one compound.


    aluminium

    copper

    iron

    magnesium oxide

    oxygen

    sulphur

    a Which element is a gas in air?____________________________________


    b Give the name of a metal. _______________________________________
    c Which element is a solid non-metal? _______________________________
    d Which substance is a chemical compound? ___________________________
    [4 marks]
    2

    The lists below show some metals and their uses.


    Draw lines to link each metal to its use.

    Metal

    Used for

    Copper is a good conductor of


    electricity

    building steel bridges

    Iron is strong

    making rings and necklaces

    Aluminium is light and can be made


    into thin sheets

    electrical wires in houses

    Gold is shiny

    kitchen foil

    [3 marks]

    Exploring Science 8

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    Pearson Education Limited 2002

    8E
    3

    End of Unit Test (Levels 3-5) (continued)

    Below is a list of properties. Some of them are properties of metals and some of
    them are properties of non-metals. Write them in the correct columns in the table.
    bad conductors of electricity

    good conductors of heat

    high melting point

    Properties of metals

    shiny

    Properties of non-metals

    [2 marks]

    Bruce was having a barbecue. He used charcoal as a fuel. The tongs that Bruce was
    using were made of metal, with wooden handles.

    a Why are the handles of the barbecue tongs


    made of wood and not metal?
    _________________________________
    _________________________________
    _________________________________
    ___________________________ [1 mark]

    Exploring Science 8

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    Pearson Education Limited 2002

    8E

    End of Unit Test (Levels 3-5) (continued)

    b Bruce dropped one of the pieces of charcoal and it broke when it hit the ground.
    Tick the word that describes things which shatter in this way?

    q brittle

    q flexible

    q strong

    q hard

    [1 mark]

    c The four statements about charcoal are true. Tick one box which shows a
    property that is more like a metal than a non-metal.

    Charcoal is a dull black solid


    Charcoal burns when you heat it
    Charcoal has a high melting point
    Charcoal has a low density
    [1 mark]

    Exploring Science 8

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    Pearson Education Limited 2002

    8E
    5

    End of Unit Test (Levels 3-5) (continued)

    Look at the speech bubble. The words in bold are Platos elements.
    We now know that the Greeks idea of only four elements is wrong.

    I am Plato. I believe that everything


    is made from the four elements:
    Earth, Air, Fire and Water.

    a Approximately how many elements do we know about today?


    ____________________________________________________ [1 mark]
    b Which two of Platos elements are actually mixtures?
    ______________________ and ________________________

    [1 mark]

    c Which one of Platos elements is a compound?


    ____________________________________________________ [1 mark]

    Exploring Science 8

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    Pearson Education Limited 2002

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