2017 BR - a International Benchmark Tests in English, Mathematics & Science Science TEST INSTRUCTIONS FILL IN YOUR DETAILS ‘Turn to your ANSWER SHEET and fill in your name, school, grade, section, today’s date, your date of birth and gender. ANSWERING QUESTIONS Go to the SCIENCE ANSWER SHEET This test has 40 QUESTIONS. Each question has four possible options. Choose the BEST answer from the four options, A, B, C, or D FILL in ONE circle on your answer sheet with a pencil If you make a mistake, erase the pencil mark and fill in a different circle. You must colour the entire circle as shown below: Correct response Incorrect responses e =< * mK Marks are NOT deducted for incorrect answers. ALL ANSWERS SHOULD BE MARKED ON YOUR ANSWER SHEET ONLY. EQUIPMENT ALLOWED IN THIS TEST You may use a 2B or B pencil for this test. You may NOT use a dictionary for this test, TIME ALLOWED FOR TEST ‘The time allowed to complete this test is 60 minutes INSTRUCTIONS TO ACCESS YOUR REPORTS ONLINE Your reports will be available online at https://ibtreporting.acer.edu.au/ Please use your Report Access Code as given above in the Student Label, to download your reports online. Retain this Test Booklet carefully, in order to download your reports using the Report Access Code. a xX Copyright © 2017 Australian Council for Educational ResearchA B c D >) “ri 5 ay The picture shows the Earth spinning on its axis. [EI How tong does the Earth take to spin once on its axis? A 12 hours B24 hours © ada Earth D 365 days [EB what does the Earth’s spin cause? A rainfall B strong winds © change in seasons D sunrise and sunset direction of spin [Bd which feature of this bird shows the type of food it eats? the sound it makes the size of its wings the shape of its beak the colour of its feathers com>John dropped a football from the same height onto four types of floor. > He measured how high the ball bounced on each floor. é eo \ Bounce height on different floors us 140 7 $$ 120 100 Height 80 (em) go 40 20 0 : carpet. marble. ~— grass wood Floor type [BI How high was the biggest bounce? A 100.cm B 120cm € 130m D 140cm [Bl on which floor did the ball bounce the least? A. carpet B_ marble C grass D wood What made John’s experiment fair? He dropped the ball from the same height each time. He used a football that was not fully pumped up. He dropped the ball onto different floors. He used a wooden ruler to measure the height the ball bounced. com>EE which of these can cause soil erosion? A planting trees B_ over-grazing by cattle dumping household waste D covering soil with buildings EE what is true about soil? Choose the correct row. It contains air It contains living things A no no B no yes Cane yes no D yes yes Three balls are used to model the Sun, the Moon and the Earth. sun hs Earth . Moon ball é ball 3 ball 1 FZ) which of the following is true for the above model? A ball 1 should move around ball 3 B ball 1 should move around ball 2 C ball 2 should move around ball 3 D__ ball 3 should move around ball 2 Which ball models an object that makes its own light? A B c D ball 1 ball 2 ball 3 all of them Copyright ©2017 Austrian Coun x Esvatonal Resear rade 4 Sconce 2017These animals have been put into two groups. Group 1 es BW Fy How are the animals grouped? Choose the correct row. Group A Group B ] Areal have limbs do not have limbs B have scales onthe body | do not have scales on the body ¢ do not have wings have wings D do not have a backbone have abackbone | EE] which animal does not lay eggs? A fish B cat Cc bird D buttertly Rita turns on a hair dryer and points it upwards. table tennis ‘She puts a table tennis ball in the air stream and lets go of it. ball The table tennis ball floats in the air above the hair dryer. air stream —ll] hair dryer BZ) what is holding up the table tennis ball? A magnetism B_ electricity © moving air D gravity Grade Scienee 2017 Copyright © 2017 austalan Couned for Educational Research‘The table shows when the Sun sets in a town on three days. Day Sunset Monday 5.12 pm Tuesday 5.14 pm Wednesday 5.15pm FE) when is the Sun most likely to set on Thursday? A B c D 5.10 pm 5.12 pm 5.15 pm 5.16 pm What is the most likely change of season happening in the town? A autumn to winter B spring to summer C summer to winter D summer to autumn The change in mass of four kittens is shown in the table below. Mass in January | mass in August kitten 1 1.0 kg 2.0 kg kitten 2 1.5kg 2.5kg kitten 3 1.0 kg 25kg kitten 4 1.5 kg 2.0 kg Which kitten grew the most between January and August? A B c D kitten 1 kitten 2 kitten 3 kitten 4 [wich one of these animals lays eggs? A alion B acamel © amonkey D aparrotThe picture shows the layers of a rainforest and the animals found in them. 1 Emergent: bird, bat 2 ~ Canopy: snake, monkey, bird, tree frog, insects: 3- Understory: snake, lizard, insects, tree frog 4 Forest floor: insects, anteater EE) wich of the following statements is true? A Tree frogs are found in layer 4 of rainforests. B Birds are found in layers 1 and 2 of rainforests. C Insects are found in all the layers of rainforests. D Anteaters are found in layers 2 and 3 of rainforests. EX) which graph correctly shows the number of layers where animals can be found? A B 5) 5 ‘ ‘ Number 3} Number 3 otiayers otlayers 5 i | o 0 Bid Snake Ingoct “Anteater Bird" Srake "Insect Anteater Animal Animal ¢ D 5 5 4 4 Number & Number ° oflayers ative 14 4 o o Bird Snake "Insect Anteater Bid Snake "Insect Anteater Animal Animal T Grade Sones 2017 ‘Copyright ©2017 Austaian Cour fr Education Research‘Two beakers contain equal amounts of water. The water in one beaker is hot. The water in the other beaker is cold. The water from the two beakers is mixed in a tray. 40°C 10°C EX] what is the temperature of the water in the tray? A 10°C Tray B less than 10°C C more than 40 °C D between 10 °C and 40 °C The table shows the growth of two goats. ‘i weight at the end of | weight at the end of the eee the first year second year [goat1 8kg 18 kg 25 kg [goat 2 6 kg 14 kg 20 kg oom> E21 In which year did the goats grow the most? —— goat 1 goat 2 first year second year first year first year second year first year second year ‘second year EZ] The weight of the goats at the end of the third year is shown below. goat 1 goat 2 A B c D 25 kg 20 kg What is true about the goats at the end of the third year? both goats had stopped growing both goats are still growing goat 1 is losing weight while goat 2 is gaining weight goat 1 is gaining weight while goat 2 is losing weightSara wants to answer this question: “Which material keeps drinks the hottest?” She does the following test: * She wraps one cup with newspaper. * She wraps another cup with plastic sheet. * She puts hot milk into each cup. + She covers each cup with a lid. lid ees |) —newspaper plastic — What measurements would best help Sara answer her question? A the thickness of the materials B__ the temperature of the lids the amount of water droplets that form on each lid D__ the temperature of the milk in each cup after a few minutes EB) How can Sara make her test fair? A Remove the lid on each cup. B Keep the cup in different places. C Put the same amount of hot milk in each cup. D Wrap the materials loosely around each cup.Jim throws four tennis balls from the same place. The picture shows where each ball hits the ground. ground EZ] which ball is thrown with the greatest force? A ball1 B bali2 C ball D ball4 The table shows the average life span of four animals. tiger rabbit elephant camel [Average life span 25 years 10 years | 60 years 40 years Which animal in the table is likely to live the longest? A. tiger B rabbit © elephant D camel EX] _ What is the same about all the animals in the table? A They all have hair. B They all live in deserts. C They all eat plants only. D They all lay eggs.A boy pulls a wooden block along four surfaces. On which surface will it be easiest to move the block? onice ‘on concrete A boy has four blocks of the same size. Which block will weigh the least? com> iron block glass block clay block foam block The picture shows a turbine. ed Which energy source causes the turbine to spin? A B c D electricity moving air natural gas moving water << @ Ccopyight ©2017 Asrakan Cour r Eaucation ResearchThe picture shows a magnet attracting an object. ae — magnet EE) whats the object made of? iron wood plastic paper vom> EE] with what type of force does the magnet attract the object? push pull elastic friction com> The object is replaced with another magnet as shown below. es magnet magnet What will happen now? A The magnets will repel each other. The magnets will attract each other. B C The magnets will neither attract nor repel. D The two magnets will form one big magnet. 12 Ccopyigrt © 2017 Ausaan Counet for Eaucatral Reese (rede 4 Science 2017Three bean seeds were glued to a glass slide. The glass slide was then placed in a jar of water. The picture shows the seeds seven days later. — glass slide 1 seed inair seed half in air and half in water seed 1— water underwater EE] what does this activity show? A Seeds need only air to start growing. B_ Seeds need only water to start growing. € Seeds need both air and water to start growing. D__ Seeds need sunlight to start growing EE How can you check that the information collected is reliable? A Repeat the same activity. B__ Repeat the activity in darkness. C Repeat the activity with no water in the jar. D Repeat the activity with a larger jar of water. 13The picture shows a track through a grassy area. grassy area dirt track Which of these is most likely to have made the track? wind rain humans the Sun vom> EE) which material would be best to make a flexible water pipe? A clay B glass © wood D plastic 14 sree 4 Sence 2017The picture shows a fossil in a rock. hy — EE] what is most likely true about the area where the fossil was formed? The area was a desert long ago. The area was underwater long ago. The area had many old voleanoes. The area was part of a mountain. vous ‘The same force is used to throw four tennis balls straight up into the air, Each ball has a different mass. Ball | Mass of the ball 409 569 389 459 1) wich balls tkely to reach the greatest height? A ball B ball2 Cc balls D ball 4 Grade 4 Ssence 2017 alolw/a Capyrght © 201 usralan Courel fer Eaucatonal Research