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WorksheetsYEAR 5 WSC MOCK 3
Total questions: 108
Worksheet time: 54mins
Which property describes how easily a material can be hammered into thin sheets?
Malleability
Ductility
Brittleness
Flexibility
Which of these is a good electrical conductor?
Rubber
Plastic
Copper
Wood
Which of these is an example of a natural material?
Nylon
Wool
Plastic
Steel
Which material is most suitable for making cooking pots?
Wood
Glass
Iron
Paper
Matter is anything that:
Can move
Has mass and occupies space
Can change state
Can be seen
The amount of matter in a body is called:
Weight
Volume
Density
Mass
Which of the following is NOT matter?
Air
Sound
Water
Stone
The measure of the pull of gravity on an object is called:
Mass
Weight
Volume
Pressure
Heat transfer through direct contact is called:
Convection
Conduction
Radiation
Reflection
Which of these surfaces best absorbs heat?
White
Silver
Black
Shiny
Which of these is a good conductor of heat?
Plastic
Rubber
Copper
Paper
Heat from the Sun reaches the Earth mainly by:
Conduction
Convection
Radiation
Conduction and convection
Which change can easily be reversed?
Burning wood
Rusting iron
Melting ice
Frying an egg
The change of water into ice is an example of:
Physical change
Chemical change
Irreversible change
Rusting
Which of these shows a chemical change?
Cutting paper
Dissolving sugar
Burning candle
Melting butter
Chemical changes always result in:
A change of size
A change of shape
A new substance
A change of state
The smallest particle of an element that takes part in a chemical reaction is:
Atom
Molecule
Ion
Proton
A molecule of water is made up of:
One hydrogen and two oxygen atoms
Two hydrogen and one oxygen atom
Two hydrogen and two oxygen atoms
Three oxygen atoms
Which subatomic particle has a negative charge?
Proton
Neutron
Electron
Nucleus
The centre of an atom is called the:
Proton
Nucleus
Molecule
Orbit
Which force always pulls objects toward the centre of the Earth?
Friction
Gravity
Tension
Magnetic
A push or pull that can change the state of motion is called:
Work
Mass
Force
Energy
Which of these reduces friction?
Rough surfaces
Lubrication
Pressing objects together
Increasing weight
If the same force is applied to two objects, the lighter object will:
Move slower
Accelerate more
Stay still
Stop moving
The ends of a bar magnet are called:
Fields
Poles
Domains
Lines
Like poles of magnets:
Attract each other
Repel each other
Do nothing
Lose magnetism
The region where magnetic force is felt is called:
Magnetic line
Magnetic field
Magnetic pole
Magnetic end
Which of the following is NOT attracted to magnets?
Steel
Nickel
Wood
Iron
What type of energy transformation occurs when using a battery torch?
Chemical → Light
Light → Chemical
Heat → Light
Sound → Heat
When you eat food and run, the stored chemical energy is changed to:
Electrical energy
Kinetic energy
Nuclear energy
Light energy
Which device changes electrical energy into sound?
Bulb
Television
Speaker
Battery
The burning of fuel transforms chemical energy mainly into:
Heat and light
Sound
Magnetic energy
Electrical energy
A path that allows electricity to flow is a:
Open circuit
Closed circuit
Short circuit
Conductor
Materials that do not allow electricity to pass are called:
Conductors
Semiconductors
Insulators
Resistors
Which device is used to control the flow of current in a circuit?
Fuse
Switch
Ammeter
Battery
Which instrument measures electric current?
Thermometer
Voltmeter
Ammeter
Ohmmeter
The largest group used to classify living things is:
Kingdom
Class
Species
Order
Which two names are used in binomial nomenclature?
Class and Order
Genus and Species
Family and Genus
Phylum and Class
An organism that makes its own food belongs to:
Animal kingdom
Plant kingdom
Fungi kingdom
Protista kingdom
Which group contains organisms without cell walls?
Plantae
Animalia
Fungi
Bacteria
The first part of a scientific name represents the:
Genus
Species
Family
Class
Scientific names are written in:
English
Latin
Greek
French
Which of these is written correctly?
Canis Lupus
CANIS LUPUS
Canis lupus
canis lupus
Panthera leo and Panthera tigris share the same:
Species
Genus
Family
Order
Animals that feed only on plants are called:
Carnivores
Herbivores
Omnivores
Scavengers
Birds breathe with:
Gills
Spiracles
Lungs
Skin
Which animals have moist skin and live both on land and water?
Reptiles
Amphibians
Mammals
Fish
Which of these is a mammal?
Crocodile
Whale
Duck
Frog
The process by which green plants make their own food is:
Respiration
Photosynthesis
Germination
Transpiration
Which plant part carries water from roots to leaves?
Phloem
Stomata
Xylem
Flower
Which of these is a flowering plant?
Moss
Fern
Mango
Algae
The part of a seed that grows into a new plant is the:
Cotyledon
Embryo
Seed coat
Root hair
The spines of a cactus mainly help in:
Photosynthesis
Protection
Pollination
Reproduction
Which is a behavioural adaptation?
Thick fur of a polar bear
Migration of birds
Long roots of desert plants
Webbed feet of duck
Which adaptation helps fish to breathe under water?
Fins
Gills
Tail
Lungs
Which adaptation helps fish to breathe under water?
Fins
Gills
Tail
Lungs
Which adaptation helps a chameleon to hide from predators?
Camouflage
Webbed feet
Hibernation
Shell
Traits passed from parents to offspring are called:
Variations
Mutations
Inherited traits
Acquired traits
Genes are carried on:
Cytoplasm
Chromosomes
Nucleus membrane
Ribosomes
Different forms of the same gene are called:
Traits
Alleles
Gametes
Chromatids
Which of these is an inherited trait?
Language
Blood group
Writing
Riding a bicycle
The basic structural and functional unit of life is:
Cell
Tissue
Organ
System
The control centre of the cell is the:
Cytoplasm
Mitochondria
Nucleus
Cell wall
Which part of the plant cell gives it a definite shape?
Cell membrane
Chloroplast
Cell wall
Vacuole
Which organelle is known as the "powerhouse of the cell"?
Ribosome
Nucleus
Mitochondria
Golgi body
The interaction of living and non-living things in an area is called:
Population
Habitat
Ecosystem
Community
Organisms that make their own food are called:
Consumers
Decomposers
Producers
Scavengers
Which of these breaks down dead matter?
Herbivores
Carnivores
Decomposers
Producers
The path of energy transfer from one organism to another is called:
Food web
Food chain
Energy pyramid
Trophic level
Which is a renewable resource?
Coal
Oil
Water
Natural gas
Conservation means:
Wasting resources
Protecting resources
Using resources carelessly
Polluting the environment
Planting trees where they were cut down is called:
Deforestation
Afforestation
Erosion
Bush burning
Turning off lights when not in use helps conserve:
Soil
Water
Energy
Minerals
Rocks formed by cooling of molten magma are:
Igneous
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Fossiliferous
Which type of rock is formed from layers of sediments?
Igneous
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Volcanic
The hardest natural substance is:
Quartz
Talc
Diamond
Feldspar
The process that changes one type of rock to another is the:
Water cycle
Rock cycle
Carbon cycle
Nitrogen cycle
Fossils are mostly found in:
Igneous rocks
Sedimentary rocks
Metamorphic rocks
Volcanic rocks
Fossils tell us about:
Future climate
Past life forms
Ocean currents
Rock hardness
Which fossil shows the activity of an organism?
Cast
Mold
Trace
Carbon film
Fossils form when plants and animals are:
Dissolved
Preserved in rocks
Melted
Crushed
The average weather of a place over a long period is called:
Season
Climate
Atmosphere
Temperature
Which instrument measures rainfall?
Hygrometer
Rain gauge
Barometer
Thermometer
Weather is the condition of the atmosphere over:
Many years
A short period
A decade
A century
Which instrument measures wind speed?
Thermometer
Anemometer
Barometer
Wind vane
The solid outer layer of the Earth is called:
Mantle
Core
Crust
Lithosphere
The movement of water through evaporation, condensation, and precipitation is the:
Rock cycle
Carbon cycle
Water cycle
Nitrogen cycle
The gaseous layer around the Earth is called:
Hydrosphere
Atmosphere
Lithosphere
Biosphere
Which of these is NOT part of the Earth system?
Atmosphere
Biosphere
Hydrosphere
Sun
The breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces is:
Weathering
Erosion
Deposition
Crystallization
A narrow valley with steep sides formed by a river is a:
Canyon
Plateau
Plain
Mountain
Large masses of moving ice are called:
Icebergs
Glaciers
Hailstones
Snowcaps
The buildup of sediments at the mouth of a river forms a:
Delta
Volcano
Hill
Basin
The Earth's rotation causes:
Seasons
Day and night
Phases of the moon
Eclipses
Which planet is known as the Red Planet?
Venus
Mars
Jupiter
Mercury
Our galaxy is called:
Andromeda
Milky Way
Whirlpool
Sombrero
A natural satellite of a planet is called a:
Comet
Moon
Asteroid
Star
The first step in solving an engineering problem is:
Build a prototype
Identify the problem
Present results
Test solution
A prototype is:
The final product
A working model for testing
An advertisement
A marketing plan
The limits that must be considered in a design are called:
Criteria
Constraints
Standards
Solutions
If a design fails, engineers should:
Stop working
Improve and redesign
Throw it away
Ignore the results
The SI unit of mass is:
Gram
Newton
Kilogram
Liter
The SI unit of time is:
Minute
Second
Hour
Millisecond
Which tool measures temperature?
Thermometer
Stopwatch
Balance
Ruler
Which instrument is used to measure the volume of liquids accurately?
Beaker
Measuring tape
Graduated cylinder
Compass
Which tool is used to heat substances in the lab?
Bunsen burner
Test tube
Tongs
Tripod stand
Which glassware is used for mixing chemicals?
Beaker
Funnel
Dropper
Crucible
Which tool is used to measure the mass of substances?
Thermometer
Balance
Stopwatch
Ruler
