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KS2 Electricity

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In an electrical wire, the copper core is a ........................... and the two plastic covers are ............................. (ANS form: A, B)

(a)  

2.

What are the safe ways to work with electricity?

a)

Turn off mains electricity before fixing exposed parts

b)

use exposed cables and broken plugs

c)

Keep electrical appliances out of wet places

d)

put your finger in a socket

e)

not overload an electrical outlet

3.
What is a switch's function in a circuit?
a)
to make the current hotter or colder
b)
turn on and off the flow of current
c)
the pathway that current flows
d)
to add more power to the circuit
4.
This is the symbol for a _____?
a)
switch
b)
light 
c)
battery
d)
wires
5.
Is the circuit pictured complete or incomplete? 
a)
Complete
b)
Incomplete
6.

Which of the following is an insulator?

a)

an eraser

b)

a wire

c)

a penny

d)

a metal spoon

7.

Which of the following is a conductor?

a)

wood

b)

rubber

c)

metal

d)

plastic

8.

Imagine you are creating a circuit. It works and the light bulb turns on. Then you add a piece of plastic to the circuit, and the light bulb does not turn on. We can infer that the plastic is

a)

an insulator

b)

a conductor

c)

an electron

d)

static electricity

9.

If the light bulb turns ON in a circuit, that means the circuit is


a)

open

b)

closed

10.
Identify the conductor below.
a)
cloth rag
b)
plastic bottle
c)
gold ring
11.
Thicker wires have _______ resistance than thinner wires.
a)
more
b)
less
c)
the same
12.
Electric current is measured in ______.
a)
Watts
b)
Volts
c)
Amperes
13.
Will the light bulb light up if the switch remains open as shown?
a)
Yes, because the circuit will be complete.
b)
Yes, because the battery will push the electric current.
c)
No, because the electric circuit is not complete.
d)
No, because the battery will push the electric current.
14.
Tasha tested several items to see if they could conduct electricity.  Her data is shown below. What is the best claim she could make from her data?
a)
Wood is an insulator.
b)
Metal is an insulator.
c)
Keys are insulators.
d)
Toothpicks are conductors.
15.
What supplies the energy in an electric circuit?
a)
light bulb
b)
conductor
c)
wire
d)
battery
16.
Two batteries in a circuit make the lights in the circuit brighter than one battery.
a)
true
b)
false