Science

Quiz
STD 6
Week 2
Name _____________________________

Compiled by: Kevin T Chabaesele

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 Use the diagram below to answer question 1 and 2

1. What is happening at X?
A. Transpiration
B. Translocation
C. Evaporation
D. Condensation

2. The process at Y is called ________________

A. Evaporation
B. Transpiration
C. Freezing
D. Condensation

3. What is carrying capacity?

A. All the living things that can live in the environment
B. All the non-living things in an environment
C. All the animals that lives in an environment
D. All the plants that live in an environment

Read the statement below and use it to answer question 4

Amakhar was looking at two animals and noticed that they both have 4 legs, the other animal lays
eggs while the other one does not, another animal eat meat only while another one eats plants only.

4. Which scientific process was he using?

A. Applying
B. Inferring
C. Recording
D. Comparing

5. Which of the following shows the particles of a solid?

A. B. C. D.

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 6. What are carnivores?
A. Animals that eat meat only
B. Animals that eat grass only
C. Animals that eat both meat and grass
D. Animals that drink water only

7. Which of the following activities can transmit HIV?

8. The process of photosynthesis will produce _________ and __________

A. starch and carbon dioxide
B. chlorophyll and starch
C. starch and oxygen
D. water and carbon dioxide

9. What is air?
A. Blowing wind
B. A major component
C. Product of rain
D. Mixture of gases

10. What as a liquid can change into _________________ and ___________________

A. Metal (iron) and vapour (gas)
B. Gas (vapour) and solid (ice)
C. Liquid and ice (solid)
D. Gas (vapour) and metal (solid)
The experiment below shows two candles burning. After a cup was used to cover the other
candle, it stopped burning.

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 11. What is the purpose of this experiment?
A. To find out if air supports burning
B. To find out if the cup is solid
C. To find out if the candle can burn the table
D. To if air can be made by the cup

12. The following are non-metal EXCEPT?

A. Diamond
B. Rubber
C. Wood
D. Copper
Study the diagram below and use it to answer question 13

13. What is the name of the light that has bounced from the surface (X)?
A. Rays
B. Reflection
C. Transparent
D. Light

14. ____________ is the energy of movement.

A. Potential energy
B. Kinetic energy
C. Electric energy
D. Hydroelectric energy

15. Which is the best example that something has kinetic energy?
A. a car parked on a steep hill
B. a tennis ball rolling across the court
C. a picture hanging on the wall
D. a piece of coal before it's burned

16. In past people communicated with a word of mouth or through postal services. Which of the
following technology made communication easy and cheap?
A. Printers
B. Television
C. Cars
D. Fridge

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 17. The picture below shows an instrument found in the weather station. What is the name of the
instrument?

A. Wind vane
B. Rain gauge
C. Anemometer
D. Barometer

18. Below are house hold chemicals EXCEPT?

A. Paraffin
B. Cooking oil
C. Vinegar
D. Sand

19. Which of the following best describe air?

A. A mixture of gases
B. The process whereby plants make their own food
C. A mixture or water and soil
D. A mixture of protein and carbohydrates

20. Which statement is true about air?

A. It smells bad
B. It is colorless
C. It does not occupy space
D. It taste sweet
The following is a classification of vertebrates. Use it to answer question 21 and 22.

21. What are warm-blooded animals?

A. Animals which eat both plants and meat
B. Animals which do not have back bones
C. Animals which can maintain a body temperature higher than their environment.
D. Animals which do not reproduce

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 22. The letter X represents _______________
A. Invertebrates
B. Mammals
C. Cold-blooded
D. Human beings.

23. The following are examples of mammals EXCEPT?

A. Zebra
B. Monkey
C. Dog
D. Catfish

24. Which of the following is a vertebrate?

A. Scorpion
B. Snail
C. Earthworm
D. Tortoise

25. Which animal is warm blooded?

A. Amphibians
B. Reptiles
C. Fishes
D. Mammals

26. Which of the following is a non-communicable disease?

A. HIV
B. Cancer
C. Flu
D. Covid19

27. Which of the following is the correct order of the process of water cycle?
A. Evaporation – Condensation – Precipitation
B. Precipitation – Evaporation – Condensation
C. Evaporation – Precipitation – Condensation
D. Condensation – Evaporation – Precipitation

28. Amantle kept the rake in an open space. Two days after the rain she discovered that the rake had
rust. What caused the rust?
A. Water and soil
B. Air and soil
C. Paint and water
D. Water and air

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 29. The following are characteristics of vertebrates except ________________
A. They have pairs of eyes
B. They have a skull and brain
C. They have a heart and blood system
D. They have no backbone

30. Which of the following is a source of light?

A. Torch
B. Mirror
C. Fuel
D. Moon

31. Which of the following is a non-living thing?

A. Trees
B. People
C. Animals
D. Stones
Use the diagram below to answer question 32

32. The animals above show one of the characteristics of life. Which characteristic are they most
likely showing?
A. movement
B. growth
C. reproduction
D. excretion

The road sign below was placed along a road near school.

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 33. Which statement best describe the sign?
A. Children are playing on the road
B. Children are running to school
C. Children are crossing the road
D. Children hate cars

34. Which of the following is one of the inner planet?

A. Uranus
B. Saturn
C. Venus
D. Jupiter
The diagram below shows a female reproductive system. Use it to answer question 35 and
36.

35. What is the function of the part labelled R?

A. To produce eggs
B. To store the eggs before fertilization
C. To support the foetus during pregnancy
D. To receive the seminal fluid from the male

36. What is the name of the part labelled A?

A. Penis
B. Ovary
C. Vagina
D. Fallopian tube

37. An intelligent guess or possible answer given by a scientist to a scientific questions is called
A. Hypothesis
B. Observation
C. Communication
D. Experiment

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 Precious used the set up below to investigate a condition necessary for photosynthesis. She
covered part of a green leaf with aluminum foil and left the set-up for 8 hours.

sun

38. Which condition necessary for photosynthesis was Precious investigating?

A. Carbon dioxide
B. Water
C. Chlorophyll
D. Sunlight

39. Oxygen and _______________ are produced during the process of photosynthesis.
A. Carbon dioxide
B. Water
C. Chlorophyll
D. Starch

40. Which of the following is a character of invertebrates?

A. Backbone
B. They has no backbone
C. They have skull and bones
D. They have feathers

41. Which of the following sources of light is artificial?

A. The sun
B. Fire-flies
C. Lightning
D. Lit candle

42. Science is defined as ____________________

A. Everything around us
B. All work done by scientist
C. Terms used as process skills
D. The study of living things and its environment

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 Use the statement below to answer question 43.
It is 150 million KM from the sun, far enough to give a pleasant temperature,
not too hot nor too cold and it has enough water and oxygen.

43. Which planet is explained in the statement above?

A. Mars
B. Earth
C. Saturn
D. Jupiter
Mr. Khumo recorded the weather conditions for six days with the standard 5 class at Mowana
Primary School. Use his recording to answer questions 44 and 45.

44. On which day was the weather half cloudy in the morning, windy in the afternoon and calm at
night?
A. Friday
B. Monday
C. Saturday
D. Thursday

45. What was the weather like on Tuesday?

A. Wind blowing to the west in the morning, light wind during the day and rainy at night
B. Strong wind in the morning, very cloudy in the afternoon and shower of rain at night
C. Misty in the morning, cloudy in the afternoon and rainy with thunderstorm
D. Wind blowing to the west in the morning, drizzle in the afternoon and rain fall at night

46. We use the nose for smelling and the eye for _________.
A. Smiling
B. Eating
C. Looking
D. Seeing

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 47. Which of the following planets takes 365 or 366 days to travel around the sun?
A. Jupiter
B. Earth
C. Pluto
D. Mars
Use the diagram below to answer question 48 and 49.

48. What is the name of the process R?

A. Condensation
B. Evaporation
C. Melting
D. Freezing

49. Describe the arrangement of particles of X

A. Loosely packed
B. Separated with no regular arrangement
C. Tightly packed
D. Close together with no regular arrangement

50. What do we call a process whereby plants make their own food?
A. Photosynthesis
B. Condensation
C. Evaporation
D. Osmosis

51. Which gas forms about 80% of air?

A. Oxygen
B. Carbon dioxide
C. Nitrogen
D. Water vapor

52. ___________ is the condition of the atmosphere of a short period of time.

A. Climate
B. Weather
C. Clouds
D. Rainfall

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 53. Which of the following is not a characteristic of living things?
A. Evaporation
B. Excretion
C. Reproduction
D. Respiration

54. The following are the senses we use for observation EXCEPT?
A. Ear
B. Head
C. Eye
D. Skin

55. Which of the following is not used for communication?

A. Radio
B. Television
C. Internet
D. Money

56. Which form of energy is given by a ringing bell?

A. Light
B. Chemical
C. Electrical
D. Sound

57. What type of energy do we obtain from the sun?

A. Kinetic
B. Potential
C. Chemical
D. Solar

58. Which of the following answers is true about senses and body parts?
A. You use your ears to hear.
B. You use your eyes to smell.
C. You use your hair to touch.
D. You use your nose to taste.

59. What is energy?

A. Ability to do work
B. Ability to lift heavy stones
C. Mixture of gases
D. Everything in our environment

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 Use the illustration of a ball and ring below to answer question 60.

Before the ball was heated, it easily passed through the ring. After the ball was heated, it could
not pass through the ring.
60. What conclusion can be drawn from the illustration?
A. Metal contract when heated
B. Metal expands when heated
C. After the ball was heated it became small
D. After the ball was heated the ring became small

61. What is the name of the instrument used to measure rainfall?

A. Wind vane
B. Anemometer
C. Rain gauge
D. Hydrometer

62. The following are ways of conserving water except?

A. Making dams
B. Using water carelessly
C. Recycling water
D. Making reservoirs
Use the diagram below to answer question 63 and 64.

63. What is the name of the instrument shown above?

A. Barometer
B. Thermometer
C. Rain gauge
D. Anemometer

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 64. What is the instrument used to measure?
A. Rainfall
B. Air pressure
C. Wind speed
D. Sun light

65. What are the units of measure for air pressure?

A. Rainfall
B. Km/h
C. Millibars
D. Millimeter

66. Elsie made a research about COVID19 and how it affects students. She shared the information
with other people who find it useful. Which of the following scientific process did she apply?
A. Observation
B. Communication
C. Scientific question
D. Hypothesis

67. ______________ is an instrument used to measure wind speed.

A. Wind vane
B. Wind direction
C. Anemometer
D. Barometer
Used the diagrams below to answer question 68 to 70

68. The diagram above shows the ________________ system

A. digestive
B. circulatory
C. reproductive
D. skeletal

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 69. What is the name of the bone marked X?
A. Skull
B. Radius
C. Hip bone
D. Ribs

70. The main function of the system shown above is to

A. Make new babies
B. Produce movement with muscles
C. Scare people
D. Circulate blood around the body

71. Which senses are mentioned in the following sentence?

''I went outside and felt the cool breeze on my skin and smelled my neighbor cooking hot dogs on
the grill.''
A. touch and sight
B. hearing and taste
C. touch and smell
D. taste and hearing

72. The three states of matter are;

A. Plastic, liquid, gas
B. Metal, non-metal, liquid
C. Solids, liquids, gas
D. Ice, water, alcohol

73. The skin is used for _____________.

A. Feeling
B. Tasting
C. Seeing
D. Touching

74. Why is the Earth the only planet which is able to support life?
A. It has one moon
B. It has a suitable temperature, water and oxygen
C. It is the third planet from the sun
D. It has plants

75. Which statement best describes kinetic energy?

A. Energy that comes from batteries
B. Energy that comes from heat
C. Energy of motion or movement
D. Energy that is stored

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 76. Katso finds a bottle in the laboratory with a liquid that looks like water. The bottle has no label.
Which of the following is the best he could do?
A. empty the contents into the sink
B. label the bottle water
C. bring it to the attention of the teacher
D. taste it to find out if it taste like water

77. All liquids have the following properties except?

A. They have a fixed shape
B. They expand when heated
C. They can flow
D. They take the shape of a container

78. Which of the following characteristics is common to both reptile and birds?
A. They are warm blooded animal
B. They lays eggs
C. Their young ones are born alive
D. They have feathers

79. Which state of matter is shown below?

A. Solid
B. Liquid
C. Gas
D. Metal

80. Which of the following is a process in which plants make their own food?
A. Photosynthesis
B. Transpiration
C. Respiration
D. Chlorophyll

81. To avoid road accidents, pedestrians should ________________ at night.

A. cross the road anywhere
B. wear brown clothes
C. run when crossing the night
D. wear reflectors or white clothes

82. What is communication?

A. It is the transfer of energy from one person to the other
B. It is the transfer of heat from one person to the other
C. It is the transfer of information from one person to the other
D. It is the transfer of matter from one person to the other

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 83. Which of the following is an example of living components of an environment?
A. Rocks and lizards
B. Water and soil
C. Moon and stars
D. Lion and trees

84. What do we call the green pigment in the leafs of a plant?

A. Chlorophyll
B. Stomata
C. Carbon
D. Photosynthesis

85. Define the following terms;

a) Environment
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________(2 marks)

b) Non-living things
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________(2 marks)

c) Hypothesis
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________(2 marks)

Use the diagram below to answer 86.

Fill in the missing words.

vapor, evaporation, atmosphere,
86. The process of water cycle start with ________________________ where the water on the
ground is heated by the sun and it turns into water __________ and goes into the _____________
where it turns into ___________________
87. Explain how plants and soil interact.
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________(2 marks)

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