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Illustrations by:
James Berrangé
Claudia Eckart
Robert Hichens
Bronwyn Lusted
Rob McBride
Adrian Owen
Anthony Riley
Anne Westoby
Lynda Ward
1 2
6
5
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A B
B
C
D
E
C D F
E H
G
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1. Label the diagram to show all of the things that plants need to survive. (4)
2. Give your diagram a heading. (2)
3. Draw a diagram to show what the plant above will look like on a hot
day if it does not get any water. (6)
4. Describe what the plant will look like if it is kept in a dark cupboard for
a week. Choose words from the box. (3)
It will be ___________________________________________________
Total: [15]
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The diagrams below show animals that Phumla observed in the school grounds.
7
Number of animals Scale
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
snails ants butterflies millipedes pigeons
Animals observed
Animals observed in the school grounds
Total: [15]
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b) Sort the structures into frame structures and shell structures. (7)
Frame structures Shell structures
Total: [15]
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b)
gas liquid solid
(4)
4. Matthew said that when water is heated it changes to water vapour,
which is a new substance. Is he correct? Rewrite the sentence so that it
is correct. (1)
______________________________________________________ _____
____________________________________________________ _______
____________________________________________________ _______
Total: [15]
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1. Choose words from the box to complete the following sentences: (3)
A natural material that has not been changed in any way is called a
_______________. An example of such a material is _______________.
A material that has been changed is called a _______________.
2. The statements below explain how glass is made. Sort them into the
correct order. Write the letters only. (4)
As the liquid cools it becomes hard
People heat a sand mixture to very high temperatures until it melts and
becomes liquid
People use liquid glass to make different shapes
Sand is used to make glass
1. __________ 2. __________ 3. __________ 4. __________
3. Look at the pictures below:
c. Plastic ruler
a. Blanket
e. Raincoat
b. Tile
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Choose words from the text box below to describe the properties of
each material. (6)
Total: [20]
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1. Write the correct name for each of the following. Choose your answer
from the box:
Total: [10]
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A ____________________________ B ____________________________
1. Identify each type of home. Write down your answer beneath
each picture. (2)
2. a)What shape is the roof of home A? (1)
_______________________ __________________________________
b) Why is this a good shape to use for structures? (2)
_______________________ __________________________________
3. Describe two ways the structure of home B is made strong. (2)
____________ _______________________________________________
_____________ ______________________________________________
_______________ ____________________________________________
4. Name one other indigenous home you have learnt about. (1)
_____________ ______________________________________________
5. Complete the sentence:
Indigenous homes have a framework of ______________________ and
______________________ to make them strong. (2)
Total: [10]
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Look at the pictures below that show how energy passes from food to people.
1. Use the words below to show energy flows between food and animals
and people. (3)
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1. a) Name three different types of energy shown in the picture below. (3)
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
b) The woman needs energy to sew the fabric. Where does her energy
come from? (1)
_____________________________________________________
c) Complete the flow diagram of the energy transfer involved when
the woman sews a stitch in the fabric: (2)
Source of energy: Place energy is needed:
_________________ _________________
Total: [10]
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1. Look at the pictures of the musical instruments and complete the table. (6)
Total: [10]
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Yasmin and Leila listened to sounds through different materials. This is a table
of their results.
Material Loudness of sound
Water ✓✓
Wood ✓✓✓✓
Steel ✓✓✓✓✓
Air ✓
1. Draw a bar graph of their results. (8)
5
4
Loudness of solid
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Each of the statements below is incorrect. Write them out so that they are
correct. Write your correct sentences in the space below the incorrect ones.
1. The Sun is the closest planet to Earth.
_________ __________________________________________________
2. The Sun is the smallest object in the solar system.
_________ __________________________________________________
3. The Earth is at the centre of the solar system.
_________ __________________________________________________
4. The Sun’s heat helps plants make their own food.
_________ __________________________________________________
5. The Sun’s heat causes water to condense in the water cycle.
_________ __________________________________________________
6. The Sun appears brighter than other stars because it is much bigger than
they are.
_________ __________________________________________________
7. In a food chain, energy passes from animals to plants.
_________ __________________________________________________
8. The Sun would support life on Earth better if Earth were closer to the Sun.
_________ __________________________________________________
9. The Sun is round like a plate.
_________ __________________________________________________
10. The Sun is made of hot rock.
_________ __________________________________________________
Total: [10]
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1. Look at the names of the planets in order from the Sun. Use this
information to label the diagram below with the names of each planet.
Also label the Sun.
Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune
(1 x 9 = 9 marks) (9)
4 3
8
1
8 7
5
6
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Total: [20]
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Mr Zoom’s class investigated how far their balloon rockets could fly.
These are their results:
Rocket Distance travelled (m)
small round balloon rocket 1.5
small long balloon 3
big round balloon 3.5
big long balloon 5
1. Draw a bar graph of the results. (8)
Balloon rocket test
5
Distance travelled (metres)
4.5
4
3.5
3
2.5
2
1.5
1
0
small small big big
round long round long
Type of balloon rocket
2. Choose the correct words to make each of the following sentences true: (2)
a) Balloon rockets will travel further if you blow more/less air into them.
b) A rocket is a system because it is made of one/many part(s).
Total: [10]
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1. A moving
B excreting
C growing
D breathing
E sensing
F reproducing
G feeding (7)
2. The answers will vary. Assess the diagram to check that the learner has shown one of the life processes.
Help the learners to write a heading by telling them to write the word of the life process that they have
shown. For learners who struggle to come up with an idea, you could prompt them by asking them to
decide first on the life process and then ask if they want to draw a plant or an animal.
Allocate 1 mark for the heading and 2 marks for the drawing.
Total: [10]
1. A flower
B leaf
C fruit containing seeds
D stem
E root (5)
2. Flowers are for reproduction – they make seeds which can grow into new plants. (2)
3. A limbs or legs
B tail
C body
D ear
E eye
F nose
G head (7)
4. hair or fur (1)
Total: [15]
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1.
Leaves get sunlight.
Roots take
up water.
(4)
2. The things that plants need to survive (2)
3. Learners will draw a diagram that shows the leaves of the plant are drooping. The stem may also droop.
Allocate 3 marks for showing drooping leaves and for paying attention to details of the plant. Allocate
3 marks for drawing a neat accurate drawing of the plant. (6)
4. The plant will not look healthy. Its leaves may be yellow in colour and some of the leaves may have
fallen from the plant. (3)
Total: [15]
1. Record Phumla’s observations of animals in the school grounds in the table below. (5)
2.
Animals observed in the school grounds
7
6
Number of animals
5
4
3
2
1
0
snails ants butterflies millipedes pigeons
Animals observed (10)
Total: [15]
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b) condensing freezing
gas liquid solid
cool cool
(4)
4. When water is heated it changes to water vapour, which is the same substance – just a different phase. (1)
Total: [15]
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1. a) pillar (1)
b) strut (1)
c) fair test (1)
2. a) Shape of pillar Number of books carried
Circular 5
Triangular 6
Square 6
Allocate marks for:
Correct table format (1)
Correct table headings (1)
Data recorded correctly in columns (1)
b) Bar graph (1)
c) Get the class to do the investigation again. (1)
d) They are not correct. The triangular shape will be strongest. (2)
Total: [10]
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1.
5
4
Loudness of sound
1. a) sphere (1)
b) rock (1)
c) Sun (1)
d) planets (1)
e) Earth (1)
2. a) water; blue (2)
b) continents (1)
c) Africa/Continent of Africa (1)
d) Drawing of an island with labels ‘land’ and ‘sea’. (1)
3. a) Earth has a layer of air all around it. (1)
b) Earth’s atmosphere (1)
c) The atmosphere provides air and warmth. It also protects us from sun damage. (2)
d) habitats (1)
Total: [15]
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1. A Earth
B Jupiter
C Uranus
D Mercury
E Saturn
F Sun
G Venus
H Mars
I Neptune (1 x 9) (9)
2. the Sun (1)
3. Solar System (1)
4. orbit (1)
5. revolution (1)
6. light (1)
7. heat (1)
Total: [15]
1. a) B (2)
b) C (2)
c) C (2)
d) B (2)
e) D (2)
f) A (2)
g) C (2)
2.and 3:
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1. Marks for
Graph heading: Graph of distance travelled by balloon rockets (1)
Correctly labelled axes (2)
Suitable scale on axes (1)
Correct bar categories (2)
Correct height of bars (2)
5,0
4,5
4,0
Distance travelled (metres)
3,5
3,0
2,5
2,0
1,5
1,0
0,5
0
small small big big
round long round long
Type of balloon rocket
2. a) more (1)
b) many (1)
Total: [10]
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