Cambridge Primary Checkpoint
SCIENCE 0846/02
Paper 2 October 2021
45 minutes
You must answer on the question
paper. No additional materials are
needed.
INSTRUCTIONS
Answer all questions.
Use a black or dark blue pen. You may use an HB pencil for any diagrams or graphs.
Write your name, centre number and candidate number in the boxes at the top of the page.
Write your answer to each question in the space provided.
Do not use an erasable pen or correction fluid.
Do not write on any bar codes.
You should show all your working in the booklet.
INFORMATION
The total mark for this paper is 50.
The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in brackets [ ].
This document has 20 pages. Any blank pages are indicated.
IB21 10_0846_02/8RP
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1 (a) Oliver has two groups of animals.
group A group B
earthworm
bat
dog
butterfly
cat
duck
tiger
Write down one feature that Oliver uses to put the animals into
these two groups.
Does it have a tail [1]
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(b) Look at these animals.
gorilla snai snake
l
frog horse
Oliver puts these animals into two
groups. Complete the table.
Two have been done for you.
group C group D
Frog Snake
Gorilla Snail
Horse
[1]
(c) Write down the feature that Oliver uses to put the animals into
these two groups.
Does it have a tail [1]
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2 Mixtures are separated using different methods.
Draw a line between each mixture and its correct separation method.
mixture separation method
dissolve in water and
filter
iron powder and
use a magnet
aluminium powder
sand and salt burn the mixture
salt solution evaporate the mixture
sand and water melt the mixture
lumps of marble and
sieve the mixture
powdered marble
filter the mixture
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3 Complete the crossword puzzle.
Clues
1 down
Weight is measured in N E W T O N S .
2 down
Weight is a type of F O R C E .
3 across
Mass is measured in K I L O G R A M S .
1 N
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4 The parts of a plant have different functions.
Draw a line from each part to its correct function.
part function
flower takes in light
leaf for
reproduction
root transports
water
stem takes water in
[2]
5 Copper sulfate is a blue solid that dissolves in water.
Complete these sentences about copper sulfate dissolving
in water. Choose words from the list.
insoluble
soluble
solute
solution
solvent
Copper sulfate is s o l u b l e in water.
Copper sulfate dissolves in water to form a blue S O L U T I O N
. Water is the SOLVENT and copper sulfate is the SOLUTE
.
[3]
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6 The platypus has features that are suited to its
habitat.
big beak
thick fur
webbed
feet
(a) Complete the sentences.
The platypus has thick fur to S T A Y
. The platypus has webbed feet to help it
.
[1]
(b) Complete the sentences.
The platypus is camouflaged to help it
. The platypus has a big beak to
.
[2]
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7 (a) These words are about light.
Draw a line from the word to the correct
meaning. word meaning
dark shape that appears on
opaque a surface when light is
blocked
material that lets light
through
reflects
material that stops light
going through
shadow what happens to light when
it hits a mirror
[2]
(b) Safia is looking at a flower.
Explain how Safia sees the flower.
[3]
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8 Yuri learns about how sound travels in different materials.
Tick () the correct box to show if the sentence is true or false.
sentence true false
Sound travels in air.
Sound does not travel in water.
Sound travels in solids.
Sound does not travel in a vacuum (no air).
[2]
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9 Forces make objects move.
Draw one arrow () on each picture to show the direction of the
force. Start the arrow from the large dot ( ) in each picture.
One has been done for you.
The ball is kicked. The weights are lifted. The box is pulled
by the boy.
The trolley is The hands are The girl
pushed by moved pushes on
the girl. together. the wall. [2]
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10 Diesel is a liquid fuel used in the engines of some motor cars and trucks.
(a) Diesel evaporates slowly at room temperature.
Write down what happens during evaporation.
[1]
(b) Suggest one way to increase the speed of evaporation.
[1]
(c) Evaporation is a reversible change.
Name the process that is the reverse of evaporation.
[1]
11 Aiko is in hospital.
kidney
machin Aiko
e
Her kidneys do not work.
Aiko is attached to a kidney machine.
Explain how the kidney machine is helping Aiko.
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12 Look at this list of materials.
property
material is it a liquid
is it
is it hard? is it flexible? at room
transparent?
temperature?
A yes yes no no
B yes no no no
C yes yes no no
D no no yes yes
E no yes no no
F yes yes yes no
G no no no yes
(a) Which two materials are see-through? [1]
(b) Which material is water?
[1]
(c) Material E is suitable to make clothes.
Write down the best two reasons why material E is suitable to make
clothes.
2
[2]
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13 The Sun appears to move across the sky during a day in summer.
The diagram shows different positions of the Sun.
Su
n
surface of Earth
Here are some sentences about the Sun.
Draw a line from each sentence to true or false.
sentence
It is midday when the Sun is
highest in the sky.
The Sun goes down in the true
west.
In winter the Sun is lower
false
in the sky than in the
summer.
In winter the Sun moves in
the opposite direction.
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14 Mike investigates the germination of seeds.
Mike:
puts filter paper and cotton wool into 6 dishes
puts 15 seeds into each dish
adds water to 3 of the dishes
puts the dishes in different places
looks at the dishes after 4 days.
filter
dish pape
r
cotton
seeds
wool
B C
A
D E F
Here are his results.
number of seeds
dish water condition
germinated after 4 days
in a cold
A yes 2
room in the
dark
in a warm
B yes
room with
light
in a warm
C yes 10
room in the
dark
in a cold
D no 0
room in the
dark
in a warm
E no 0
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room with
light
in a warm
F no 0
room in the
dark
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(a) Mike did not write down his results for
dish B. Here are his results for dish B.
How many seeds germinated in dish B? [1]
(b) Which conditions are needed for germination?
Circle all the correct answers.
cold dark light no water warmth water
[2]
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15 There are craters on the surface of the Moon.
crater
Blessy investigates how craters are
made. Blessy:
smoothes the surface of sand in a tray
drops a stone into the sand
measures the size of the crater the stone makes in the sand
repeats the method dropping the stone from different heights
repeats the measurements for each height.
sand
stone
tray
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Here are her results.
size of crater in mm
height of drop
in cm measurement for measurement for
drop 1 drop 2
20 12 11
40 15 14
60 28 26
80 32 30
100 33 35
(a) What equipment does Blessy use to measure the size of the crater?
[1]
(b) Blessy changes the height of the drop.
Write down two factors Blessy keeps the same in her investigation.
2
[2]
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16 Rajiv dissolves a fertiliser in water.
He records the mass of fertiliser that dissolves in 5 cm3 of
water. Rajiv makes measurements at 6 different
temperatures.
He shows his results in a graph.
50
40
mass
dissolved in
grams
30
20
10
0
0 10 20 30 40 50
temperature in °C
(a) Rajiv wants to make his results more reliable.
Suggest two ways he can make his results more
reliable. 1
2
[2]
(b) Describe the pattern of his results.
[1]
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(c) What mass of fertiliser is dissolved in 5 cm3 of water at 30 C?
g [1]
(d) Predict the mass of fertiliser that dissolves at 60 C.
g [1]
