Free Printable Grade 5 Knowledge Challenge

1.

What is the process by which plants make their food called?

a)

Photosynthesis

b)

Germination

c)

Respiration

d)

Chlorophyll

2.

Who was the first President of the United States?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

John F. Kennedy

c)

George Washington

d)

Thomas Jefferson

3.

What is the term for a word that sounds like the noise it represents?

a)

Metaphor

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Simile

d)

Onomatopoeia

4.

Which ancient civilization built the pyramids in Egypt?

a)

Ancient Romans

b)

Ancient Egyptians

c)

Mayans

d)

Greeks

5.

What is the capital of France?

a)

Paris

b)

London

c)

Berlin

d)

Madrid

6.

What is the largest planet in our solar system?

a)

Mars

b)

Jupiter

c)

Neptune

d)

Saturn

7.

Who wrote the play 'Romeo and Juliet'?

a)

William Shakespeare

b)

Charles Dickens

c)

Jane Austen

d)

Christopher Marlowe

8.

What is the longest river in the world?

a)

Nile River

b)

Yangtze River

c)

Mississippi River

d)

Amazon River

9.

What is the study of the Earth's physical features called?

a)

Geology

b)

Meteorology

c)

Astronomy

d)

Biology

10.

Which war was fought between the North and South in the United States?

a)

Civil War

b)

World War II

c)

Vietnam War

d)

Revolutionary War

11.

What is the process of a liquid turning into a gas called?

a)

Evaporation

b)

Solidification

c)

Sublimation

d)

Condensation

12.

Who painted the Mona Lisa?

a)

Leonardo da Vinci

b)

Michelangelo

c)

Vincent van Gogh

d)

Pablo Picasso

13.

What is the main language spoken in Brazil?

a)

Portuguese

b)

Spanish

c)

French

d)

Italian

14.

What is the name of the first human to travel into space?

a)

Sally Ride

b)

Yuri Gagarin

c)

Neil Armstrong

d)

Buzz Aldrin

15.

What is the study of past events called?

a)

biology

b)

mathematics

c)

history

d)

geography

16.

The female part of a flower is called _____ and the male part is called ____

a)

Long filament, style

b)

Pollen grains, ovule

c)

Stigma, anther

d)

Pistil, Stamen

17.

The process where a liquid changes to steam is known as _____________.

a)

Condensation

b)

Evaporation

c)

Deposition

d)

Sublimation

18.

One among the following is not a characteristic of Gases.

a)

Moved freely

b)

Fit in it's container

c)

Spaced apart

d)

Different colors

19.

_________ is the process, where a solid, on heating, directly changes into gas without changing into liquid.

a)

Sublimation

b)

Melting

c)

Freezing

d)

Condensation

20.

How will you explain growth to Year 4 pupils? Remember to use the stages of growth.

4 lines

21.

Sources of light are ..........and..........

a)

phone and charger

b)

sun and star

c)

pen and pepper

d)

all of the above

22.

The internal energy possessed by a body or object is ......

a)

light energy

b)

heat energy

c)

chemical energy

d)

solar energy

23.

........is the energy possessed by electricity.

a)

Light energy

b)

heat energy

c)

mechanical energy

d)

wind energy

24.

Name this Sportsperson.

a)

Rahul Dravid

b)

Abhinav Bindra

c)

Sachin Tendulkar

d)

Sunil Chhetri

25.

Which word is spelt incorrectly?

a)

Cliffs

b)

Dwarfs

c)

Sheriffs

d)

Giraffes

26.

Jesus fed the multitude with five _______ of bread and two fishes.

a)

Loafs

b)

Loaves

c)

Loavs

d)

Loafes

27.

Which of the words is spelt incorrectly?

a)

Handcuffs

b)

Chieves

c)

Earmuffs

d)

Safes

28.

For her birthday, Suzan would like one of those fashionable head_________

a)

Scaves

b)

Scarfs

c)

Scafs

d)

Scarves

29.

Do ________ really howl at the moon?

a)

Wolfs

b)

Wulves

c)

Wolves

d)

Wulfs

30.

What is the correct spelling for more than one elf?

a)

Elves

b)

Elfs

c)

Elfes

d)

Elvs

31.

There are five ___________ in the neighborhood.

a)

Sheriffes

b)

Sherriffs

c)

Sheriffs

d)

Shereffs

32.

Which of the following words is spelt correctly?

a)

Calfs

b)

Safes

c)

shelfs

d)

Leafs

33.

What is the plural form of thief?

a)

thieves

b)

thiefs

c)

thievs

d)

thives

34.

What is the plural form of the name of the picture?

a)

handkerchiefs

b)

handkerchieves

c)

hankerchieves

d)

hankerchiefs

35.

Choose the word spelled correctly.

a)

catalog

b)

catlog

c)

catelog

d)

cataloge

36.

Choose the word spelled correctly.

a)

cartridge

b)

cartredge

c)

cartreadge

d)

cartfadge

37.

Choose the word spelled correctly.

a)

cartilage

b)

cartlige

c)

cartlage

d)

cartelage

38.

Choose the word spelled correctly.

a)

carriage

b)

carrage

c)

carreage

d)

cariage

39.

Choose the word spelled correctly.

a)

camouflage

b)

camoflage

c)

camuflage

d)

camouflag

40.

Choose the word spelled correctly.

a)

beverage

b)

bevarage

c)

beverege

d)

beaverage

41.

Choose the word spelled correctly.

a)

average

b)

avarage

c)

averege

d)

avereage

42.

Choose the word spelled correctly.

a)

advantage

b)

advantege

c)

adventage

d)

advanttage

43.

Identify the image.

a)

BMW

b)

TATA

c)

Mercedes

d)

Renault

44.

What is the study of human history through the excavation of sites and other physical remains called?

a)

Pedagogy

b)

Philosophy

c)

Archaeology

d)

Anthropology

45.

Which African nation is famous for chocolate?

a)

Algeria

b)

Kenya

c)

Egypt

d)

Ghana

46.

Which is the most widely spoken language in the world considering Native speakers?

a)

Mandarin

b)

Bengali

c)

Spanish

d)

Hindi

47.

Which organ in the body is responsible for purifying blood?

a)

Spleen

b)

Liver

c)

Pancreas

d)

Kidneys

48.

Which is the largest country in the world?

a)

Greece

b)

Portugal

c)

Russia

d)

India

49.

Which city is the capital of Gujarat?

a)

Ahmedabad

b)

Gandhinagar

c)

Udaipur

d)

Ranchi

50.

1024 kilobytes is

a)

1 byte

b)

1 terabyte

c)

1 gigabyte

d)

1 megabyte

51.

Which is the smallest country in the world?

a)

Vatican City

b)

USA

c)

Africa

d)

London, UK

Grade 5 Knowledge Challenge

Total questions: 51

Worksheet time: 26mins

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