Y4 Science Assessment Test Winter 2022
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Science Assessment Year 4: Living Things and Their Habitats
Life Processes
1. Fill in the missing life processes:
Sensitivity
Reproduction
Nutrition 3 marks
Classifying
2. What is a vertebrate?
1 mark
3. Draw lines to match the vertebrate to its type:
Vertebrate Type
shark mammal
elephant amphibian
snake bird
frog reptile
robin fish 3 marks
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4. Name a characteristic of:
a) An amphibian
1 mark
b) A mammal
1 mark
Invertebrates
5. What is an invertebrate?
1 mark
6. Label the three main parts of an insect’s body:
1 mark
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Keys
Look at this key:
Invertebrates Classification Key
Does it have legs?
yes no
How many legs does it have? Does it have a segmented body?
many legs 8 legs 6 legs yes no
Does it have Does it have a Does it have Does it have a Does it have
an oval body? 2 part body? wing cases? long, thin body? a shell?
yes no yes no yes no yes no yes no
woodlouse spider harvestman earthworm larvae snail slug
Does it have a long,
thin body?
Does it have Does it have pincers
very short legs? on its tail?
yes no
yes no yes no
millipede centipede earwig beetle caterpillar ant
7. Use the key to identify these animals:
a)
Name:
b)
Name:
c)
2 marks
Name:
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8. If you were writing your own key what question would you use to separate
birds and cats?
1 mark
9. What question would you use to separate a bat and a bird?
1 mark
10. Now write your own key by filling in these blank questions to classify
these flowers:
Question 1:
yes no
Question 2: Question 3:
yes no yes no
2 marks
Daffodil Sunflower Bluebell Forget-me-not
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