wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

GRADE 5 SCIENCE QUIZ

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Q1. Why is water treated before use? To ..........................

a)

make it nice

b)

make it safe to drink

c)

make people happy

d)

D. show that we care

2.

Q2. Which one of the following may cause a person to lose much water from the body?

a)

Small pox and cholera

b)

Scabies and dysentery

c)

Headache and malaria

d)

Diarrhoea and vomiting

3.

Q3. Which ones of the following are waterborne diseases?

a)

Cholera, dysentery and typhoid

b)

Cholera, typhoid and tuberculosis

c)

Measles, cholera and dysentery

d)

Tuberculosis, measles and scabies

4.

Q4. An overcrowded classroom had both door and windows closed and as a result, the leaners experienced a problem of breathing because ..........

a)

there was no carbon dioxide in the classroom.

b)

they started sweating.

c)

the pupils felt hot.

d)

fresh air was not let in.

5.

Q5. How can you improve the soil in order to make it suitable for framing?

By .............

a)

applying compost manure.

b)

shading.

c)

removing the weeds

d)

watering every day

6.

Q6. It is important to apply fertiliser in crops so as to ....................

a)

kill pastes

b)

improve soil fertility

c)

prevent soil erosion

d)

show that you are a good farmer

7.

Q7. The following are external parts of the human body. Which one is not?

a)

Eyes

b)

Ears

c)

Heart

d)

Toes

8.

Q8. ........................ means keeping the body clean, neat and having good appearance.

a)

Eating

b)

Cosmetic

c)

Grooming

d)

Bathing

9.

Q9. Which of the following plant is non-green?

a)

Maize plant

b)

Fungi

c)

Ferns

d)

Moss plant

10.

Q10. The three parts of an insect are.......................

a)

head, thorax and four legs

b)

thorax, head and abdomen

c)

abdomen, eyes and legs

d)

head, thorax and heart

11.

Q11. The parasite that causes bilharzia is a (a)  

12.

Q12. The human circulatory system is made up of three main parts: These are the heart, blood vessels and (a)  

13.

Q15. What organisms causes dysentery and cholera?

(a)  

14.

Q16. Which is a commonly abused substance?

a)

Coffee

b)

Dagga

c)

Milo

d)

Tea

15.

Q17. Which is needed during the process of photosynthesis?

a)

Sulphur

b)

Acids

c)

Water

d)

Chlorine

16.

Q18. Which is used in baking, fermentation of beer and as food?

a)

Fern

b)

Algae

c)

Moss

d)

Fungi

17.

Q19. Study the picture and identify the type of a simple machine it is.

a)

Wadge

b)

Pulley

c)

Inclined plane

d)

Lever

18.

Q20. An organism with eight legs is known as .............

a)

an aphid

b)

a centipede

c)

a spider

d)

a millipede