The Year 5/6 The Year 5/6 Science QuizScience Quiz

Part TwoPart Two

Section 1Section 1The Human BodyThe Human Body

Question 1

What organ pumps blood around the human body?

Question 2

What is plaque and what causes it?

Question 3

Give three reasons why exercise is important.

Section 2Section 2Green PlantsGreen Plants

Question 4

What attracts an insect to a flower?

(could be two things)

Question 5

In what part of the plant are reproductive organs found?

Question 6

In what part of the plant are seeds made?

A. FlowersB. RootsC. Leaves

Section 3Section 3Variation and Variation and ClassificationClassification

Question 7

Give two differences between a spider and an ant.

Question 8

All plants can be placed into one of two groups. What are

the two groups?

Question 9

Ferns are non-flowering plants that do not make seeds. What

do they make?

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

EnvironmentEnvironment

Question 10

Animals that eat other animals are called what?

Question 11

Leaf › Worm › Bird › Cat

In the above food chain, which is the producer?

Question 12

Leaf › Worm › Bird › Cat

Name the prey of the bird in the above food chain.

Section 5Section 5Grouping MaterialsGrouping Materials

Question 13

Can you pour a solid?

Question 14

Name three different types of soil.

Question 15

Why would steel be used to make a bridge?

Section 6Section 6Changing MaterialsChanging Materials

Question 16

Give an example of any change that cannot be

reversed.

Question 17

What happens to a liquid when you freeze it?

Question 18

What is a solution?

Section 7Section 7Doing an experimentDoing an experiment

Question 19

What is the ‘aim’ of an experiment?

Question 20

What equipment would you use to find out how hot a

beaker of water is?

Question 21

How would you make sure that an experiment was a fair

test?

Section 8Section 8ElectricityElectricity

Question 22

Why is there usually a plastic coating around a metal wire?

Question 23

What happens when a circuit has a break (or gap) in it?

Question 24

Name three electrical components used in simple

circuits.

Section 9Section 9Forces and MotionForces and Motion

Question 25

When do two magnets attract each other?

Question 26

What sort of surface should a slope have to prevent

slipping?

Question 27

What is the name of the force that pulls objects down

towards the centre of the Earth?

Section 10Section 10Light and SoundLight and Sound

Question 28

What is the pitch of a note?

Question 29

Explain why light shines off a silver brooch in bright

sunlight.

Question 30

Which if the following are sources of light?

Candle, Moon, Torch, Sun, Tin Foil

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