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Year 5 mid term test

Total questions: 56

Worksheet time: 56mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

2.
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
3.

Is the circuit pictured complete or incomplete? 

a)

Complete

b)

Incomplete

4.

Which of the following is a conductor?

a)

wood

b)

rubber

c)

metal

d)

plastic

5.

Which of the following is an insulator?

a)

a rubber

b)

a wire

c)

a penny

d)

a metal spoon

6.

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

a)

an insulator

b)

a conductor

c)

an electron

d)

static electricity

7.
Electric current is measured in ______.
a)
Watts
b)
Volts
c)
Amperes
8.
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.
9.
Lena collected these wires.The wires are made of different metals.
Lena says, ‘I want to know if the wires made of different metals will change the brightness of the bulb in the circuit.’
What must Lena do to the wires to make her test fair?
a)

Test with one battery

b)

Make the wires the same length

c)

Test with one buzzer

d)

Coat the wires in plastic

10.
What supplies the energy in an electric circuit?
a)
light bulb
b)
conductor
c)
wire
d)
battery
11.
Two batteries in a circuit make the lights in the circuit brighter than one battery.
a)
true
b)
false
12.

What does this symbol represent?

a)

Buzzer

b)

Cell

c)

Bulb

d)

Motor

13.

What is wrong with this circuit?

a)

Nothing, it looks fine to me

b)

The switch is open, electricity won't flow

c)

The bulb has blown, that's why there's an 'x' through it

d)

The battery has been inserted the wrong way round

14.

Which of these is the correct symbol for a cell?

a)
b)
c)
d)
15.
A Year 5 class constructed this circuit.  Which of these objects most likely made the light glow when connected to points X and Y?
a)
plastic straw
b)
cotton string
c)
aluminum foil
d)
rubber 
16.
A class prepared some electrical circuits using batteries, connecting wires, and three light bulbs.  Which of these circuits can make the three bulbs light?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
17.
An electrician is wearing rubber gloves for protection.  The purpose of the rubber gloves is to --
a)
keep the electrician dry
b)
create an electrical circuit
c)
produce electricity
d)
protect the electrician
18.
Which of these substances conducts electricity the best?
a)
wood
b)
brick
c)
copper
d)
plastic
19.
This instrument can be used to see if materials conduct electricity.  Which of these groups contains items that could all conduct electricity to complete the circuit?
a)
rubber ball, plastic comb, nail
b)
paper clip, penny, screw
c)
cork, dollar bill, tweezers
d)
pencil, eraser, spoon
20.
Glass is a 
a)
conductor
b)
insulator
21.
What is the circuit symbol?
a)
Cell
b)
Battery
c)
Bulb
d)
Buzzer
22.
What is the circuit symbol?
a)
Cell
b)
Battery
c)
Bulb
d)
Closed switch
23.
What is the circuit symbol?
a)
Cell
b)
Battery
c)
Bulb
d)
Closed switch
24.

Which of these property words describe glass?

a)

Opaque and Brittle

b)

Hard and Brittle

c)

Soft and Rigid

d)

Flexible and Rigid

25.

A good material for making an umbrella should be

a)

Absorbent and shiny

b)

Heavy and rough

c)

Light and waterproof

d)

Light and shiny

26.

Wood is a natural material

a)

True

b)

False

27.

Which statement is false?

a)

Glass is a man made material

b)

Glass can be brittle

c)

Glass is made from sand which is a natural material

d)

Glass is a natural material

28.

What material can conduct heat and electricity, can be hammered into a shape, or drawn into a wire.

a)

metal

b)

fabric

c)

plastic

d)

glass

29.

Which property means can't see through?

a)

Transparent

b)

Translucent

c)

Opaque

30.

Conductors such as metal let

_____ flow through easily?

a)

Heat

b)

water

c)

milk

d)

oil

31.

Which of the below materials are not natural?

a)

Sand

b)

Stone

c)

Cotton

d)

Glass

32.

Why is glass good for a greenhouse?

a)

Opaque and hard

b)

Transparent and hard

c)

Transparent and brittle

d)

Opaque and brittle

33.

Which part of the Bunsen flame is the hottest?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

34.

The gas should be turned on ____________ lighting the splint.

a)

Before

b)

After

35.

During an experiment, a bunsen burner is placed on:

a)

Gauze mat

b)

tripod

c)

Safety mat

d)

Work top

36.

When you first light a bunsen burner, the flame should be:

a)

Orange safety flame

b)

Blue roaring flame

37.

Which of these materials will dissolve in water?

a)

Sand

b)

Stones

c)

Salt

d)

Sugar

38.

When a solid is dissolved in water, what is the mixture called?

a)

Solute

b)

Solution

c)

soluble

d)

saturated

39.

What happens to sugar when it is put into cold water and stirred?

a)

Becomes saturated

b)

Dissolves

c)

evaporates

d)

dissapears

40.

Mia mixed a teaspoon of an unknown solid into a beaker. She wrote this in her results table ' The solid cannot be seen.The liquid is clear. '

What process has happened?

a)

Insoluble

b)

Soluble

c)

Dissolving

d)

Saturated

41.

Which one of the following is not a solution?

a)

Coffee

b)

Sweet tea

c)

A beaker of sand and water

d)

Fizzy drink

42.

What do we call a material that will not dissolve in water or another liquid?

a)

Waterproof

b)

Absorbent

c)

Insoluble

d)

Soluble

43.

Which of the below speeds up dissolving?

a)

Increase temperature of solute

b)

Increase temperature of solvent

c)

Increase stirring

d)

Adding more solute

44.

Which of these are NOT a solution? There is more than one answer.

a)

Coffee dissolved in water.

b)

Oats and water.

c)

Flour and rice.

d)

Jelly cubes dissolved in water.

45.

What is an independent variable in an investigation?

a)

the factor that you change

b)

that factor that you measure

c)

the factor that you keep the same

46.

Choose the correct word to fill in the blank:

The ............................ variable is the thing that is measured or observed.

a)

independent

b)

control

c)

dependent

d)

main

47.
What is the force that causes objects to fall to Earth?
a)
Air resistance
b)
Gravity
c)
Water resistance
d)
Pressure
48.
Which of these is NOT a force?
a)
Friction
b)
Air resistance
c)
Water resistance
d)
Electrical resistance
49.
What is the name of the units that we measure force in?
a)
Einsteins 
b)
Newtons
c)
Kg
d)
Metres
50.
In which direction does gravity act?
a)
Downwards
b)
Upwards
c)
In all directions
d)
Towards the centre of the Earth
51.
What force does a parachute use to slow things down before hitting the ground?
a)
Friction
b)
Air resistance
c)
Water resistance
d)
Wind
52.
When two objects rub together, what force do they produce
a)
Gravity
b)
Air resistance
c)
Friction
d)
Water resistance
53.
What force does an aeroplane have to try to overcome so it is not slowed down too much?
a)
Gravity
b)
Air resistance
c)
Water resistance
d)
Friction
54.
Which of these uses friction?
a)
A parachute
b)
A ball falling through the sky
c)
Brakes on a bike
d)
A wind turbine
55.

These forces are...

a)

Balanced

b)

Unbalanced

56.

On the moon, astronauts can bounce a bit higher everytime they move. What is the explanation for this?

a)

Astronauts have less mass on the moon

b)

There is more gravity on Earth

c)

There is more gravity on the moon

d)

There is too much gas in the astronauts' outfit

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