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Y6 Building a Village

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Transparent and brittle

a)

Metal

b)

Sponge

c)

Glass

d)

Plastic

2.

Shiny and conducts electricity

a)

Meetal

b)

Polythene

c)

Rubber

d)

Metal

3.

Flexible and elastic and a opaque

a)

Fabric

b)

Tissue paper

c)

Rubber

d)

Wood

4.

Hard and attracted to a magnet

a)

Wool

b)

Wood

c)

Metal

d)

Cotton

5.
What does malleable mean?
a)
able to be shaped
b)
will break easily
c)
can be used for wire
d)
is shiny
6.
Hard means...
a)
bends easily 
b)
breaks if you bend it 
c)
scratches easily
d)
does not scratch easily
7.
Transparent means
a)
cannot see through it
b)
light passes through it
c)
light does not pass through
d)
only some light passes through
8.
Brittle means...
a)
bends easily 
b)
breaks if you bend it 
c)
scratches easily
9.

Which of the following materials is absorbent?

a)

Glass

b)

Plastic

c)

Sponge

10.

A material that is less dense will -

a)

float

b)

sink

11.

A material that is more dense will -

a)

float

b)

sink

12.

a substance that is heavy for it's size is

a)

dense

b)

malleable

c)

hard

d)

transparent

13.

A substance that is very light for it's size has

a)

high density

b)

low water resistance

c)

low density

d)

high hardness

14.

You are testing how the amount you water a plant affects its growth. What would be the INDEPENDENT VARIABLE in this experiment?

a)

They type of pot you put the plants in.

b)

The amount you water each plant.

c)

The amount of sunlight the plants get.

d)

The amount the plant grows.

15.

If you were testing the time it took for objects of different sizes to reach the ground after being dropped from 10m in

the air, which of these would be the DEPENDENT VARIABLE?

a)

The time it takes for each object to hit the ground.

b)

The size of each object.

c)

The type of object you use.

d)

The height you drop the object from

16.

Why do we use graphs in science?

a)

to record and display data

b)

to show patterns in data

c)

to predict what will happen if we extend the experiment

d)

all of these are correct

17.

A scientist is testing which flavor of ice cream melts the fastest. What would her control variables be? (choose ALL that apply)

a)

The flavor of ice cream

b)

the bowl the ice creams are in

c)

the place in the room where the ice cream is

d)

the size of the scoop

e)

the time it takes to melt

18.

The variable that is changed on purpose is...

a)

Constant

b)

Control

c)

Independent Variable

d)

Dependent Variable

19.

The variable that is being tested, counted, or measured is

a)

Control

b)

Constant

c)

Independent Variable

d)

Dependent Variable

20.

What are the control variables?

a)

what we are changing or testing

b)

what we are observing or measuring

c)

what we keep the same to make the experiment fair

21.

Slate is...

a)

Transparent and brittle

b)

Brittle and not that hard

c)

Hard and flexible

d)

Malleable and brittle

22.

Aluminium is...

a)

Malleable and relatively low density

b)

Conductive and transparent

c)

An insulator and flexible

d)

An insulator and relatively high density

23.

Copper is...

a)

Conductive

b)

White

c)

Brittle

d)

A type of plastic

24.

To build a house, I would use wood because...

a)

It is strong and cheap

b)

It is flexible

c)

It is transparent

d)

It conducts electricity

25.

Lead metal is used in roofing because it is...

a)

Crumbly and brittle

b)

Strong

c)

Malleable and waterproof

d)

Conductive