Year 2 Science SA1 1 [TURN OVER]

SECTION A

1. Fill in the blanks with the correct answer.

skeleton muscles lungs heart

(a) ____________________ help us to move.

(b) ____________________ help us to breathe.

(c) ____________________ pumps blood to the rest of our

body.

(d) ______________________ gives our body its shape.

[2]

2. Fill in the blanks with the correct answer.

desert sea useful habitat

(a) Animals live in different _______________.

(b) Some animals are ______________. They give us food, help

us to work and are good pets.

(c) Many animals live in the _______________. Their body parts

help them move in the water.
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Year 2 Science SA1 2 [TURN OVER]

3. Sketch the air flow during inhaling and exhaling in the diagram
below. Use different colours. [2]

Air Flow Colour

Inhaling

Exhaling

4. What is the importance of the parts of the plants shown by the

arrow? Circle the correct answer. [2]

(a) (b)

Coconut Banana
Tree Tree

To absorb For To absorb

To make food
water reproduction water

Year 2 Science SA1 3 [TURN OVER]

5. Circle the correct answer.

(a) Moving air is called ( wind / smell ).

(b) Air ( occupies / does not occupies ) space.

(c) Air has ( weight / colour ).

(d) Wind helps in running ( tonga / windmill ).

[2]

6. Fill in the blanks.

water bath needs thirsty

(a) Water is also one of basic _____________.

(b) You drink water when you are _______________.

(c) Animals take a _____________ in the water of rivers, ponds

or lakes.
[3]

Year 2 Science SA1 4 [TURN OVER]

7. Put a tick ( ) against the correct sentences and a cross ( X )
against the wrongones.

(a) Water is used for cooking food. ( )

(b) We do boating in water. ( )

(c) We cannot swim in water. ( )

(d) Electricity is not produced from water. ( )

[2]

8. Choose the correct answer.

clay mountain gravel

sand key garden soil lake

(a) The following are contents of garden soil except _________.

(b) The contents of the clay are silt and ____________.

(c) The beach contains a lot of ________________.

[3]

Year 2 Science SA1 5 [TURN OVER]

9. Group the objects correctly. [3]

pen match

torch
telephone

clock
candle

Can give out light Cannot give out light

1. ________________ 1. ________________

2. ________________ 2. ________________

3. ________________ 3. ________________

Year 2 Science SA1 6 [TURN OVER]

10. Fill in the blanks.

First Quarter

______________ ______________

______________ New Moon

Waning Gibbous Waning Crescent

Last Quarter
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Year 2 Science SA1 7 [TURN OVER]

SECTION B : Open Ended Questions

1. State correctly the importance of animals to humans, plants and

other animals. Choose one from the choices given below.

Seed dispersal Food sources Fertilising plants

Transportation Get protection

(a) What is the importance of animals to humans?

______________________________________________
[1]

(b) What is the importance of animals to plants?

______________________________________________
[1]

2. The diagram below shows a boy touching a mimosa plant.

(a) What happens to the mimosa plant?

______________________________________________

____________________________________________[2]

Year 2 Science SA1 8 [TURN OVER]

 (b) Which plant responds in the same way as the mimosa plant?
Tick ( ) the correct answer. [1]

Rose Venus flytrap Aloe vera

3. Answer the following questions based on the diagram below.

(a) What is the observation that can be made based on the

diagram shown above?

______________________________________________

____________________________________________[1]

Year 2 Science SA1 9 [TURN OVER]

 (b) State two effects when air is polluted.

i. _____________________________________________

ii. ____________________________________________
[2]

(c) What will happen if humans drink polluted water?

______________________________________________
[1]

5. (a) Write two uses of water.

i. _____________________________________________

ii. ____________________________________________
[2]

(b) Water comes in three different forms. List down the

different forms.

i._____________________________________________

ii. ____________________________________________

iii. ____________________________________________
[3]

Year 2 Science SA1 10 [TURN OVER]

6. Name a use for the following rocks below.

(a) Granite : _____________________________________

(b) Marble : _____________________________________

(c) Clay : _____________________________________

[3]

7. What rock could you use to make the following:

(a) A wall : _____________________________________

(b) A piece of jewellery: ______________________________

[2]

8. Write the correct answers.

(a) What season comes after winter : _____________________

(b) You need an umbrella when it’s : _____________________

[2]

Year 2 Science SA1 11 [TURN OVER]

9. Read the text and answer the questions.

During summer, the weather is hot and sunny. People wear T-shirts,
shorts, sunglasses, hats. The days are long and people usually spend
their time going on holidays, barbecue, swimming and sunbathing.

(a) What do people wear in summer?

______________________________________________

(b) What is the weather like in summer?

______________________________________________

(c) Are the days shorter, or longer during summer?

______________________________________________

(d) What do people usually do during summer?

______________________________________________

[4]

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Year 2 Science SA1 12 [TURN OVER]