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KS2 Science Test

Total questions: 96

Worksheet time: 1hrs 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why do animals and humans need food?

a)

To grow.

b)

To learn.

c)

So they don't get hangry.

2.

Which food group does bread belong to?

a)

Carbohydrates

b)

Fats

c)

Protein

d)

Dairy

e)

Fruit and Vegetables

3.

Which food group do eggs belong to?

a)

Carbohydrates

b)

Protein

c)

Fats

d)

Dairy

e)

Fruit and Vegetables

4.

What do we mean by a balanced diet?

a)

A diet where you eat lots of food all from the same food group.

b)

A diet where you put your food on your plate and then you have to balance it on your head without it falling over.

c)

A diet where you get the right amounts and types of food to help you grow and be healthy.

d)

A diet where you eat as much candy and chocolate as you like.

5.

Which of these is not a type of tooth that can be found in humans?

a)

Canine

b)

Molar

c)

Pre-Molar

d)

Incisor

e)

Producer

6.

What is a carnivore?

a)

An organism that eats plants.

b)

A type of fish.

c)

An organism that eats meat.

d)

A place that can be found in the desert.

7.

What organs below are part of the digestive system?

a)

Stomach

b)

Elbow

c)

Tongue

d)

Liver

e)

Teeth

8.

Which way do the arrows go in a food chain?

a)
b)
9.

Carbohydrates... (pick one)

a)

build muscles

b)

give us energy

c)

keeps us healthy

10.

What does exercise cause your heart to do? (pick one)

a)

Beat irregularly

b)

Beat faster

c)

Beat slower

d)

Nothing

11.
What is it?
a)
toad
b)
frog
c)
ladybug
d)
ant
12.
What class of animal is this snake?
a)
reptile
b)
amphibian
c)
mammal
d)
bird
13.
What class of animal is this?
a)
amphibian
b)
reptile
c)
mammal
d)
bird
14.
Which are mammals?
a)
alligator, swan
b)
peacock, lobster
c)
whale, sheep
d)
lizard, snake
15.
Which two animals go through metamorphosis during its life cycle?
a)
Frog and bird
b)
butterfly and horse
c)
fish and frog
d)
butterfly and frog
16.

What are the needs of plants?

a)

Air

b)

Sunlight

c)

Water

d)

Soil

e)

All of the Above

17.

What is the first stage of the plant life cycle?

a)

seedling

b)

seed

c)

adult plant

d)

germination

18.

Jenny saw a tree growing red apples. What stage of the plant life cycle is the tree in?

a)

mature plant

b)

seedling

c)

young plant

d)

seed

19.

When the plant has leaves but no flower or fruit, the plant is in the ____________ stage.

a)

seed

b)

mature plant

c)

young plant

d)

germination

20.

What is it called when seeds move from one place to another?

a)

germination

b)

seed dispersal

c)

life cycle

d)

seedling

21.

The ___________ absorb sunlight to help make food for the plant.

a)

seed

b)

stem

c)

roots

d)

leaves

22.

The _________ helps hold the plant up and carries water and nutrients to the rest of the plant from the roots.

a)

leaves

b)

roots

c)

stem

d)

seed

23.
What part of a plant transports water and nutrients?
a)
flower
b)
leaf
c)
seed
d)
stem
24.
What is the best place to grow a plant?
a)
Somewhere with plenty of sunlight and water.
b)
Your house is the best place because plants will be protected.
c)
There is not one best place. Plants have different sunlight and water needs.
d)
The best place is in the forest where it will have shade and water.
25.
What is the substance in plants that make them green?
a)
stigma
b)
carbon dioxide
c)
photosynthesis
d)
chlorophyll
26.

What do the leaves of a plant do?

a)

They make the food for the plant.

b)

They take in the water from the ground.

c)

They transport water to the other parts of the plants

d)

They support the plant upright.

27.

Which item best describes the function of roots?

a)

Anchor the plant & absorb water and mineral salts

b)

Make food for the plant

c)

Develops into a new plant

d)

Transports food and water to all parts of the plant

28.

Which of the following is NOT a function of roots?

a)

Store food

b)

Absorb water

c)

Anchor the plant

d)

Make food

29.

Which is a function of the stem?

a)

to make food

b)

to support the plant

c)

to absorb nutrients from the soil

d)

to exchange gases with the surroundings

30.

Which of the following is a function of leaves?

a)

Support the plant.

b)

Take in water and mineral salts.

c)

Exchange gases with the surroundings.

d)

Transport water and food to all parts of the plant.

31.

True or False: All plants produce flowers.

a)

True

b)

False

32.
Which part of a plant is this?
a)
Leaf
b)
Stem
c)
Roots
d)
Fruit
33.
Why do bees go to flowers?
a)
to collect nectar and pollen
b)
to keep warm during the winter
c)
to find other bees
d)
to work together
34.
What part of the flower holds the pollen?
a)
stem
b)
anther
c)
pistil
d)
flower
35.
What part of the flower must the pollen go down to reach the egg? 
a)
Pistil
b)
Stamen
c)
Flower
d)
Anther
36.
What is pollination?
a)
how plants have fun
b)
how pollen is made
c)
how plants reproduce
d)
how animals reproduce
37.
Which of the following is a pollinator?
a)
spider
b)
terminator
c)
bee
d)
ant
38.

What is a pollinator ?

a)

bug

b)

bees

c)

Animals that carry pollen from one flower to another.

d)

stingray

39.
a)

Vertabrate

b)

Invertabrate

40.

a)

Vertabrate

b)

Invertabrate

41.

a)

Vertebrate

b)

Invertabrates

42.

a)

Vertebrate

b)

Invertabrate

43.

a)

Vertebrate

b)

Invertabrate

44.

Characteristics of invertabrates

a)

multicellular

b)

don't have a backbone

c)

They reproduce by two

d)

none

45.
a)

Vertabrate

b)

Invertabrate

46.

a)

Vertebrate

b)

Invertabrate

47.

a)

Vertebrate

b)

Invertabrate

48.

a)

Vertebrate

b)

Invertebrate

49.

a)

Vertebrate

b)

Invertebrate

50.

a)

Vertebrate

b)

Invertebrate

51.

a)

Vertebrate

b)

Invertebrate

52.

Animals are divided into two groups: dogs and insects.

a)

True

b)

False

53.

I am cold blooded, covered in scales, use gills to breathe under water, and I lay eggs. What am I?

a)

Fish

b)

Mammal

c)

Reptile

d)

Amphibian

54.

What is the major difference between vertebrates and invertebrates?

a)

Vertebrates have a backbone and invertebrates do not.

b)

Invertebrates live in water and vertebrates do not.

c)

Invertebrates have a backbone and vertebrates do not.

d)

Invertebrates are smaller than vertebrates.

55.
Everything is made of...
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
matter
56.

What are the three states of matter?

a)

solid, matter, liquid

b)

solid, liquid, gas

c)

liquid, matter, solid

d)

matter, liquid, gas

57.
A _______ takes the shape of the container it is in, and can be poured.
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
58.

Which state of matter is represented by the particles in this image?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

59.

Which kind of matter has its own shape?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

matter

60.

Which state of matter is represented by the particles in this image?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

61.

Which state of matter has a definite volume, but not a definite shape?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

62.

Which state of matter is represented by the particles in this image?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

63.

Which one is solid?

a)
b)
c)
d)
64.

Which of the following is an example of liquid?

a)

chocolate milk

b)

table

c)

oxygen

d)

basketball

65.

Look at the picture above.


What property or properties must the material for making the camping tent have?

a)

Flexible

b)

Transparent

c)

Not waterproof

d)

Waterproof

66.

John filled a beaker with water and dropped a ball into it. He was able to see the water and the ball through the beaker clearly.


Which of the following explains his observation?

a)

The beaker is waterproof.

b)

The beaker is strong enough to hold both the water and ball.

c)

The beaker allows light to pass through it.

d)

The beaker is flexible.

67.

Which of the following is an advantage of using plastic for making pails.

a)

It is flexible.

b)

It allows light to pass through it.

c)

It is shiny

d)

It is lightweight.

68.

John noted some properties of an object, X, listed below.


-Strong

-Waterproof

-Flexible


Which of the following is object X most likely to be?

a)

Towel

b)

Camping tent

c)

Coin

d)

Book

69.

The diagram above shows what happens when two objects, A and B, are placed in a tank of water.


Which of the following could objects A and B be?

a)

A: Glass marble, B: Styrofoam plate

b)

A: Wooden chopstick, B: Wooden toothpick

c)

A: Plastic spoon, B: Metal coin

d)

A: Metal spoon, B: Rubber eraser

70.

Mrs Lim bought a knife. The properties of the blade of the knife are described below.


-It is shiny.

-It is strong

-It is not scratched easily.


Which of the following is most likely the material used to make the blade of the knife?

a)

Metal

b)

Glass

c)

Fabric

d)

Wood

71.

Which of the following property or properties are taken into consideration when using glass to make a fish tank? (You may select more than one option.)

a)

Glass is strong

b)

Glass is fragile.

c)

Glass is waterproof

d)

Glass is transparent.

72.

Ryan was trying to bend a metal ruler with his hands. Which property of materials was he trying to test?

a)

Whether the ruler is transparent

b)

Whether the ruler is flexible.

c)

Whether the ruler is waterproof.

d)

Whether the ruler is strong.

73.

The following objects are grouped according to whether they float or sink in water.


Which object has been wrongly grouped?

a)

Pencil

b)

A bar of soap

c)

Ceramic mug

d)

Styrofoam box

74.

Different materials have different _____________.

a)

characteristics

b)

properties

c)

needs

d)

groups

75.

Ryan is able to see through the glass windows clearly. This is because the glass window is ______________.

a)

Waterproof

b)

Strong and flexible

c)

Transparent

76.

Which of the following materials come from living things?

a)

Silk

b)

Ceramics

c)

Plastics

d)

Metals

77.

What material is suitable for making basketballs?

a)

Glass

b)

Metal

c)

Plastic

d)

Rubber

78.

The diagram below shows a pair of rubber boots and a pair of cotton socks. How are they different?


The rubber boots are ______________ while the cotton socks are __________________. (Select 2 answers)

a)

Waterproof

b)

Broken easily

c)

Not waterproof

d)

Not broken easily

79.
A force that results from two objects rubbing past each other.
a)
Gravity
b)
Friction
c)
Inertia
d)
Force
80.
The force that pulls objects towards Earth.
a)
Gravity
b)
Friction
c)
Inertia
d)
Force
81.
What happens when two north poles of a magnet are placed together?
a)
they repel
b)
they attract
c)
they cancel each other out
d)
the strength of the magnet is doubled
82.

What object is attracted to a magnet?

a)

a Nickel

b)

Water

c)

silver

d)

Iron

83.
What will happen when these magnets are brought close together?
a)
They will attract each other.
b)
They will repel each other.
c)
Both magnets will turn to the left
d)
Both magnets will turn to the right
84.
True or False: All metals stick to magnets.
a)
True
b)
False
85.
When two magnets attract, they ______________
a)
push apart
b)
change color
c)
get colder
d)
pull together
86.
The farther away the object is, the weaker the ________________
a)
field
b)
magnet
c)
magnetic field
d)
poles
87.
Friction is a force that acts in an ___________ direction of movement.
a)
similar
b)
opposite
c)
parallel
d)
west
88.
 What is the unit called that measures force?
a)
weight
b)
meter
c)
Newton
d)
kilogram
89.

How many poles does a magnet have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

90.

What are the poles of a magnet called?

a)

North and West

b)

North and East

c)

East and West

d)

North and South

91.

What happens when two SAME poles are put together?

a)

Attract

b)

Repel

92.

What happens when two DIFFERENT poles are put together?

a)

Attract

b)

Repel

93.

A force can't make something move.

a)

True

b)

False

94.

A force can change the shape.

a)

True

b)

False

95.

You can make a force by

a)

pushing

b)

pulling

c)

squashing and stretching

d)

all of the above

96.

A force can make something change

a)

scent.

b)

colour.

c)

direction.

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