Year 6 Science Practice Exam

Which two animals compete for similar food?

• meerkat and zebra

• giraffe and baboon

• lion and hyena

• zebra and lion

Some desert plants have thick, waxy skin. If deserts become hotter and drier, what feature would help them survive?

• producing more flowers

• growing deeper roots

• needing more water

• having larger leaves

A fossil of a leaf was discovered in a rock. What does this tell scientists?

• That humans lived at the same time as the leaf

• That plants can survive underwater

• About plant life in the past

• How to make fossils

Arctic foxes live in freezing temperatures. What helps them stay warm?

• Small eyes

• Thick fur

• Long tail

• Sharp claws

Which of these stages is found in a butterfly’s life cycle but not in a frog’s?

• adult stage

• pupa stage

• egg stage

• larva stage

Which of these is not a feature of all mammals?

• they give birth to live young

• they have backbones

• they are warm-blooded

• they all eat meat

Jacob’s toy train moves down a slope. Where on the track does gravity make it go faster?

• flat section

• upward slope

• downward slope

• on a bridge

Mina rubs her hands together quickly and they feel warm. Why?

• Her hands are cold

• The movement creates electricity

• Friction caused heat

• Heat came from the air

What force helps stop a child from slipping on a climbing frame?

• magnetism

• air resistance

• gravity

• friction

To make an investigation about rolling balls reliable, you should:

• try lots of different balls

• use different slopes

• do the test several times

• change the height each time