The Year 5/6 Science Quiz Part One

Section 1 The Human Body

What 2 important things do humans need to stay alive? Question 1 What 2 important things do humans need to stay alive?

Give three reasons why you have a skeleton Question 2 Give three reasons why you have a skeleton

Question 3 What is the pulse? Is it: A fruit A Heartbeat A Blood Vessel

Section 2 Green Plants

What are the three ways in which fruits and seeds can be scattered? Question 4 What are the three ways in which fruits and seeds can be scattered?

In what part of the plant does most photosynthesis happen? Question 5 In what part of the plant does most photosynthesis happen? Flower Roots Leaves

When pollen lands on the stigma, is this pollination or fertilisation? Question 6 When pollen lands on the stigma, is this pollination or fertilisation?

Variation and Classification Section 3 Variation and Classification

Question 7 All living things can be placed into one of two groups. What are the groups?

What does vertebrate mean? Question 8 What does vertebrate mean?

What is the name of the trees that do not lose their leaves in winter? Question 9 What is the name of the trees that do not lose their leaves in winter?

Living Things in their Environment Section 4 Living Things in their Environment

What is the name of the place where a plant or an animal lives? Question 10 What is the name of the place where a plant or an animal lives?

What does an arrow mean when used in a food chain? Question 11 What does an arrow mean when used in a food chain?

Question 12 Give one adaptation that a seal has so that it can live in the cold sea.

Section 5 Grouping Materials

What kinds of materials make good thermal conductors? Question 13 What kinds of materials make good thermal conductors?

Would electricity be able to pass through Question 14 Would electricity be able to pass through Wood Metal Plastic

What does permeable mean? Question 15 What does permeable mean?

Section 6 Changing Materials

What happens to sugar when you add it to a cup of tea? Question 16 What happens to sugar when you add it to a cup of tea?

What is water called when it’s a gas? Question 17 What is water called when it’s a gas?

Complete this sentence: Question 18 Complete this sentence: When you melt chocolate you are changing a solid to a _____

Separating Mixtures of Materials Section 7 Separating Mixtures of Materials

Question 19 Which two of these solids are soluble in water? Sugar, nails, stones, salt

Question 20 If you dissolved some salt into water, how would you separate the salt from the water?

Condensation forms when warm damp air touches what? Question 21 Condensation forms when warm damp air touches what? A cold surface A warm surface

Section 8 Electricity

Question 22 Name 4 things in your house that wouldn’t work if there was no electricity.

Why do bathroom light switches often have a cord hanging from them? Question 23 Why do bathroom light switches often have a cord hanging from them?

Question 24 If you add an extra battery to a circuit containing a bulb, how will this affect the bulb?

Section 9 Forces and Motion

What are the four things that forces can cause objects to do? Question 25 What are the four things that forces can cause objects to do?

What instrument do you use to measure force? Question 26 What instrument do you use to measure force?

What is the name of the force that gives us grip? Question 27 What is the name of the force that gives us grip?

Section 10 Light and Sound

Question 28 How are shadows formed?

On a sunny day, what time of the day will your shadow be shortest? Question 29 On a sunny day, what time of the day will your shadow be shortest?

How are sounds produced? Question 30 How are sounds produced?

End of Part One