THE OAKWOOD MONTESSORI SCHOOL
...SHAPING THE FUTURE
SUMMER TERM ASSESSMENT 2018/2019 SESSION
YEAR 6
NAME: ___________________________________________
DATE: ___________________________________________
SUBJECT: SCIENCE
TIME ALLOWED: 1HOUR
INSTRUCTION: ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS.
Section A: Circle the correct option.
1. Yam and beans are examples of ______________________.
a. Carbohydrates b. fats and oil c. water d. minerals
e. vitamins
2. Wind vane is used to measure ____________________.
a. Humidity b. rainfall c. temperature d. wind direction e.
wind speed
3. I have dry scaly skin, breathe with lungs and lay shelled eggs.
My relatives are dinosaurs, lizard, snakes etc. who am I?
a. Birds b. reptiles c. Amphibians d. Primate e.
mammals
4. The process by which plants make their food is ___
b. Transpiration b. translocation c. manufacturer d.
photosynthesis
e. phototropism
5. A greenhouse gas that absorbs energy and maintains earth's
temperature is
a. Carbon dioxide b. oxygen c. nitrogend. argon e. carbon
monoxide
6. Burnt sparklers and burnt books pages are examples of
a. Reversible b. irreversible c. same d. constant e. no
answer
7. Some animals help plant to convey a seed away from parent
plant by
a. Dispersal of seed
b. Fertilization of seed
c. Germination of seed
d. Bursting of seed
e. Production of seed
8. Animal which is being hunted by another animal is termed as
a. Hunter b. predator c. prey d. producer e.
consumer
9. During filtration of water and talc powder solution remaining
solid on filter paper is called
a. Residue b. filtrate c. solvent d. solute e. solution
10. Brass is an alloy of __________________________.
(a) Copper and zinc
(b) Copper and tin
(c) Copper and aluminium
(d) Copper and nickel
(e) None of the above
11. Shorter line on battery symbol represents the
a. negative terminal b. positive terminal c. resistance d.
friction
e. circuit
12. Mass of object will remain same on moon and weight will
be
a. same too b. different c. equal d. decrease e.
none of the above
13. Magnets will attract each other if they are facing each
other with
a. like poles b. unlike poles c. S-S poles d. N-N poles
e. any poles
14. Force is measured in SI unit
a. Newton b. ampere c. watt d. volts e. kilogram
15. Which planet is the biggest?
a. Saturn b. Jupiter c. Earth d. Uranus e. mercury
16. Who are meteorologists?
a. The people who study about sun.
b. The people who study about weather.
c. The people who study about Tsunami
d. None of the above
e. All of the above
17. Low pressure will usually bring what kind of weather?
a. Sunny b. stormy c. calm d. cool e. bright
18. A lunar eclipse can only occur during which moon phase?
a. New moon b. full moon c. first quarter d. waxing
gibbous e. none of the above
19. When the shadow of a body blocks the light of something
else this is called ___________.
a. Season b. moon c. an eclipse d. corona e. darkness
20. A solar eclipse is when the
a. Sun, mars, moon and earth are aligned
b. Sun, moon and earth are aligned
c. Sun, earth and moon are aligned
d. Moon, sun and earth are aligned
e. Earth, moon and earth are aligned
21. During a lunar eclipse, what colour does the moon appear?
a. White b. black c. red d. yellow e. pink
22. A person with a low white blood cell count would have
difficulty
(a) Fighting diseases (b) breathing (c)moving (d)
sleeping (e) eating
23. The brain and the spinal cord make up which part of the
nervous system?
a. Central Nervous System
b. Peripheral Nervous System
c. Automatic Nervous System
d. Somatic Nervous System
e. None of the above
24. The system includes the brain and spinal cord.
It allows for communication of information across the body.
a. Digestive b. muscular c. circulatory d.
nervous e. skeletal
25. Which part of the brain is in charge of thinking and
memory?
a. Cerebrum b. cerebellum c. medulla oblongata d. stem
e. brain
26. Muscles contraction in esophagus is known as ____________.
a. Pushingb. peristalsis c. analysis d. momentum e. chime
27. While tightening a nut with an adjustable wrench...
a. The wrench should be pulled toward you
b. The wrench should be pushed away from you
c. The wrench should be pushed up.
The wrench should be pulled down
All of the above.
d.
e.
28. The image below is ____________________.
a. Jack b. plier c. hammer d. spanner e. screwdriver
29. An example of organic acid is ____________________________.
a. Acetic b. carbonic c. hydrochloric d. nitric e.
sulphuric
30. The weather symbol represented in the diagram below is
_________________.
a. Fog b. mist c. rain d. snow e. storm
Section B
The following organs are associated with which body systems. Identify
the organs of the 10 images below.
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THEORY
Read each question carefully. Answer all questions. Each question is
worth 2 marks
1. Some animals are extinct and our environment is constantly
degrading. Mention 5 environmental problems we face and
describe one in details.
2. Forces can be felt everywhere around us. Its usefulness cannot be
overemphasized. Support if it is easier to ride a bicycle on a
smooth road or on a rough road?
3. Mention four systems in the human body and state its major
function.
4. Hand tools are simple machines that make work easier. Draw two
simple hand tools and state what it is used for.
5. Draw a model of the solar system.
