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G2 Science Practice Test

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 7hrs 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which part of the plant is for reproduction?

a)

roots

b)

stem

c)

leaves

d)

flower

2.

What does this table show?

a)

Plant 2 grew the most.

b)

Plant 4 grew the most.

c)

Plant 4 grew the least.

d)

Plant three did not grow at all.

3.

Plants make their own food instead of eating, like animals do. Which of these does a plant NOT use to make glucose for itself?

a)

insects

b)

carbon dioxide

c)

water

d)

light

4.

Which thing would have caused plants to grow on Earth, a long time ago?

a)

Volcanoes exploding and making lakes.

b)

Water being trapped in rocks.

c)

Rocks breaking down to make soil.

5.

This is the correct life cycle of a plant:

SEED -> SEEDLING -> PLANT -> FLOWER -> FRUIT

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Our class did an experiment putting white flowers into two glasses of water. One glass contained food colouring. We observed what happened, and as the petals changed colour, it showed...

a)

...that flowers make seeds.

b)

...that plants need light and water to grow.

c)

...that stems take water through the plant, to the leaves and petals.

d)

...that the roots are how a plant takes in water.

7.

How is a lamp useful?

    

a)

As a decoration

b)

It gives out light so we can see the things around us

c)

It uses heat to make the room warm

d)

It does not need electricity

8.

Is it safer to look at the moon or the sun?

      

a)

The moon because it's smaller than the sun.

b)

The sun because it is making its own bright light.

c)

The moon because it is just reflecting less bright light.

d)

The sun because it is much further away than the moon is.

9.

Which object reflects light best?

a)
b)
c)
d)
10.

At which time of day are shadows the shortest?

a)

6:00am

b)

12:00 noon

c)

6:00pm

d)

12:00 midnight

11.

How are shadows formed?

a)

Darkness reflects off an object.

b)

Light is blocked by an object.

c)

Light is reflected by an object.

d)

When darkness is blocked by light.

12.

______ used to measure temperature.

a)

A thermometer is

b)

A beaker is

c)

A ruler is

d)

Glasses are

13.

Fossils are...

a)

...drawings of plants or animals made on rock.

b)

...a type of soil made by plany and animal remains.

c)

...the remains of plants and animals from a very long time ago.

d)

plants and animals which only lived in rocky places.

14.

Why would these ice creams NOT be used in a fair test about the time they take to melt?

a)

They aren't the same colour.

b)

They taste different.

c)

They are different sizes.

d)

They have different ingredients.

15.

What’s the first step in the process of fossilization?

   

a)

The animal bones decay.

b)

The animal dies.

c)

The animal bones are left.

d)

The bones are put between rocks.

16.

Soil is mostly made of dead plants (organic material).

a)

True

b)

False

17.

To make our arms move, the ______ pull the bones.

a)

nerves

b)

skin cells

c)

muscles

d)

veins

18.

Mr Joe went on a bug hunt in his garden and found the insects shown in the picture. Which graph shows the correct number of insects found by Mr Joe?

a)
b)
c)
d)
19.

The ________ gives our body its shape.

a)

heart

b)

skeleton

c)

joints

d)

skin

20.

On another bug hunt, Mr Joe finds a caterpillar. He thinks of some questions about it. Which of the questions will he only be able to answer by measuring, rather than observing?

a)

How long is it?

b)

How many legs does it have?

c)

What colour is it?

d)

Which leaves does it eat?

21.

Azza has two cats in her house. She puts milk in one bowl and soda in the other. A day later she finds out that the bowl with soda is untouched. Which question is Azza trying to answer?

a)

What do cats drink most of?

b)

Is soda or milk more healthy for cats?

c)

Which bowl holds the most?

d)

Which breed of cat drinks the most milk?

22.

All of the foods which humans eat...

a)

...must be cooked.

b)

...are solids.

c)

...taste the same.

d)

...give us nutrients.

23.

Which two of these creatures could pollinate a flower?

a)
b)
c)
d)
24.

Which of these would NOT attract to a magnet? (Click all that apply.)

a)

iron

b)

wood

c)

ice

d)

plastic

25.

In class, we did an experiment with a paper clip, tied to a thread and stuck to the table. We held a magnet near to the clip and could make it float in the air without even touching it.

Why was this possible, without touching the magnet to the metal?

a)

Because magnets only attract some materials.

b)

Because magnetic forces can act at a distance.

c)

Because the paper clip was not magnetic.

d)

Because the paper clip was magnetic.

26.

Look at the pairs of magnets in the picture.

Which of the statements below are true? (Click all which apply.)

a)

A and D will attract.

b)

A and B will repel.

c)

C and D will attract.

d)

B and C will repel.

27.

The North and South ends of a magnet are called the _______.

a)

fields

b)

poles

c)

attracts

d)

repels

28.

Mohamed has measured how far four balls were blown by the wind. The balls are the same size but have different masses. The table in the picture shows his results.

What did his experiment prove?

a)

That the heaviest ball did not roll as far as the others.

b)

That ball 1 rolled further than ball 3.

c)

That ball 2 weighed 40 grams.

d)

That the lightest ball did not roll as far as the others.

29.

In one of our class experiments, we rolled a ball across four different surfaces. We used the same force each time. We recorded the time taken for the ball to stop.

Why did the ball stop quickest on the grass?

a)

Because it is greener than the other surfaces.

b)

Because it is rougher than the other surfaces.

c)

Because it is smoother than the other surfaces.

d)

Because it is living, and the other surfaces are not.

30.

Which object could be used to measure VOLUME?

a)

Scales

b)

Measuring cylinder

c)

Thermometer

d)

Ruler

31.

Look at the table shown in the picture. The table describes four different rocks. Which of the rocks below is obsidian?

a)
b)
c)
d)
32.

MASS is measured in...

a)

grams

b)

litres

c)

metres

d)

degrees

33.

The table in the picture is not finished. Where does the word 'snow' go?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

34.

Choose the FALSE ststements below. (Click all which apply.)

a)

Soil is made from rocks.

b)

Soil can contain rotten leaves.

c)

Soils are all the same colour.

d)

Soils are made from mud.

35.

Ms Hazel grew some flowers in her garden and recorded their heights and colours on a table.

Which of her flowers was the tallest?

a)

Daisy

b)

Orchid

c)

Rose

d)

Daffodil

36.

Julia plants two of the same seeds. She notices that the one in damp soil has grown more quickly than the other. This is because...

a)

...seeds need water to grow.

b)

...seeds grow at different rates.

c)

...seeds can grow in different soil.

d)

...it had less air than the other.

37.

The trees in the picture were grown from the same type of seeds. The grass underneath tree B is not growing well.

What could the reason be for this?

a)

Tree A is adding more nutrition to the soil.

b)

Tree B is blocking more of the light needed by the grass.

c)

Tree B has more animals living in it, because it is bigger.

d)

Tree A has allowed more water to fall through the leaves onto the grass.

38.

John measured some leaves from the park and made the graph in the picture.

What was the length of the Lilypad leaf?

a)

15cm

b)

40cm

c)

13cm

d)

24cm

39.

As well as moving water, what else does the stem do?

a)

Makes seeds.

b)

Gives support.

c)

Absorbs water.

d)

Makes food.

40.

This is how minerals get to the leaves:

SOIL -> ROOT -> FLOWER -> LEAVES

a)

True

b)

False