PB ems By, 2014 me International Benchmark Tests in English, = Science STUDENT NAME NAME OF SCHOOL se a TEST INSTRUCTIONS FILL IN YOUR DETAILS Tum 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 penell mark and fill in a different circle. You must colour the entire circle as shown below: — TY > Correct response |) Incorrect responses ) | mu | x x kK Ms id a he Line ___Verylightpencii___Pen__Colored pencil 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. Copyright © 2014 Australian Council for Educational ResearchThe picture shows the stages in the life cycle of a ladybird. egg (5 days) * adult , | larva (21 days) ae aes Cb pupa (7 days) EE What are the longest and shortest stages of the ladybird life cycle? Select the correct row. Longest stage | Shortest stage A egg larva B egg pupa c pupa larva D larva egg [BA What does the picture show? A how long ladybirds live B the size of male and female ladybirds Chow a ladybird’s diet changes throughout its life D_ how a ladybird looks at different stages of its life CCopyrgnt 2014 Ausaan Coun or Eveatonal Research Grate 4 Senco 20141 —> pull force meter Mary wants to find out how soil will hold a stick. She tests four different soils. Mary measures how much force is needed to pull a stick out of the soil. Soil type Force needed to pull out stick (N) sand 25 | loam 30 clay 45 gravel 30 Which type of soil was the strongest? A B c D sand loam clay gravel Mary put a small amount of water into each pot. She then measured how much force was needed to pull the stick out. The force was less than when the soil was dry. What is the best reason for needing less force with wet soil? A The water made the soil lighter. B_ The water made the soil slippery. C The water made the stick heavier. D_ The water caused the stick to float. rade 4 Soenee 2014 (Copyriaht &2014 Ausraian Cour fo Edcatonal Rasearchwee 1 5 | These animals eat the same type of food. Which of these eats the same type of food as the animals above? “wl My [Gi Waves have a lot of energy. Which of the following can be made from wave energy? A B Cc D electricity wind power _ solar power table salt Which of these objects makes its own light? A the Sun only B_ the Earth only C_ the Moon only D_ the Sun, the Earth and the Moon BH What do eagles, bats and moths all have? A B c D teeth scales wings bones (4) Copy 2014 statin Con En esearch ‘endo Since 2014EX Which list of animals has only reptiles in it? A lizard, frog, cow B turtle, bird, worm C crab, snail, crocodile D lizard, snake, crocodile WD John sorted six things into two groups. Group A Group B one te ams (ee ad Which property did he use to sort the things into two groups? A hard and soft B living and non-living € colour and no colour D useful to people and not useful to people Which of these is made from plants? A B c D r | j T nail glass pencil phone ©) rade 4 Sotrce 2014 CCopyegnt 2018 Rusatan Coun for Evestonal Rabearh= The picture shows a glass of apple juice. What would the glass look like if kept in a refrigerator for half an hour? The table lists the properties of four substances. Substance Is it hard or soft? Is it waterproof? rubber soft yes cotton soft no ceramic hard yes wood hard no Look at the table. Which of these is most like cotton? A B c D plastic porcelain steel mesh tissue paper (Zl Anhouse roof can be covered with ceramic tiles or rubber sheet. Which useful property do they both have? A B c D waterproof hard colour soft Conyrht © 2074 Australian Counel for Eaucatenal ResearchJanet filled four bowls with water. She heated each bowl until the water started boiling. Aluminium bow! Clay bow! Steel bowl! Wood bow! She recorded the time taken for each to boil. Bowl Time needed for water to boil aluminium 2 OV ited 5 steel 2 wood 4 Is the experiment fair? ovomp no, the experiment was not repeated no, the water boiled at different times yes, the experiment was performed by the same person yes, everything was kept the same except the bowl material Look at the table. Which material is best for the handle of a frying pan? A B c D aluminium clay steel wood Why are some cooking pots made from steel and not clay? A B c D Steel is attracted by a magnet. Steel makes the food taste better. Steel allows electricity to pass through it. Steel allows heat to pass through more easily. @ Copyright ©2014 Australan Counc! for Eaucatonal RasaThe picture shows the layers of a rainforest. 1 — Emergent Animals found in the layers are listed below. Layer Animals found in the layer 1. Emergent bird, bat 2. Canopy snake, monkey, bird, tree frog, insects 3. Understory snake, lizard, insects, tree frog 4. Forest floor insects, anteater 118} Look at the table and the picture. Which 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. CCopyrig © 2014 Ausalian Court‘ Educaanal Research Grade 4 Stonce 2014W Which graph correctly shows the number of layers where animals can be found? Number of layers Bird" Snake Insect “Anteater ‘Animal A 5 - 4 Number 3 = of layers» Insect Anteater Bird Snake Animal c il Bird Snake Insect Antoater Animal Number of layers. Number of layers, Bird Snake Animal D Insect Anteater Jacob sets up this experiment. * Get four different coloured cans of the same size and shape. + Fill the cans with water and put them in the sun. + Measure how long the water in each can takes to reach 25°C. thermometer — can filled J with water EQ) What is Jacob most likely to be testing? A Which coloured can heats up the fastest. B How much water evaporates from the cans. C Whether cans with more water stay cool longer. D_ Which thermometer has the highest temperature. 9 Grade 4 Sconce 2014 ‘Copyright ©2014 Avewaian Coun tr Eeveatonal ResearchChau is playing with magnets on the refrigerator. Which of these describes how the refrigerator and magnet act on each other? A The magnet is attracted to the refrigerator. B_ The magnet is repelled by the refrigerator. C The magnet is held to the refrigerator by gravity. D_ The magnet is held to the refrigerator by friction. Many animals live in forests. The table lists some animals and their main food source. Animal Food Source tiger deer elephant grass/leaves snake rat crane fish 2) How many meat-eaters are listed in the table? A B c D one two three four EZ) Which of these is most likely to happen? A More tigers will result in more deer. B_ More snakes will result in fewer rats. C Fewer fish will result in more cranes. D_ Fewer elephants will result in less leaves and grass. 40)The four stages in the butterfly life cycle are shown in the picture. 7 larva pupa adult butterfly (caterpillar) Which of these is true for the butterfly life cycle? A Acaterpillar lays eggs. B_ Eggs hatch into a butterfly. Cc Acaterpillar turns into a pupa. D_ Abuiterfly gives birth to a caterpillar. EE] When does reproduction occur? A from egg to caterpillar B_ from caterpillar to pupa C_ from pupa to butterfly D_ from butterfly to egg EJ What do caterpillars eat? A B c D fruit nectar leaves flowers. Which of these is a mixture? A B c D Salty water water water vapour ice (rade 4 Science 2014 Copyright ©2014 Australian Counc for Eaueatonal ResesrhThe picture shows two of the forces that act on a kite. wes (push onal gravity (pull force) at ™~ EJ The kite will fall to the ground if A_ the wind's push force increases. B_ the push and pull forces are equal. C the pull force is bigger than the push force. D_ the push force is bigger than the pull force. EZ] The material used to make a kite should be A B c D lightweight. flexible. thick. soft. Grass ——————+ Snail —————+ Bird ——————> Fox eaten by eaten by eaten by EQ) When the bird eats the snail, the bird will A B c D lose energy. gain energy. _ not be affected. Copynght © 2014 Australian Council for Educational Resch @— eat a fox. Grade 4 Soenee 2014Ei] The sunrise and sunset times on Monday for four weeks are recorded in the table. : Sunrise and sunset times for four Mondays Day Time of sunrise Time of sunset Monday Week 1 06:39 17:44 Monday Week 2 06:47 17:33 Monday Week 3 06:54 17:23 Monday Week 4 07:02 17:13 What time of year was this information collected? A as spring was changing to summer B as winter was changing to spring C as summer was changing to autumn Din the middle of spring Recycling is where an object is broken down and made into something new. Which of these are reasons for recycling? To reduce the To re-use the | To conserve natural amount of landfill materials materials waste A no yes | no B yes yes ____yes c no no no D yes no yes Which of these materials can be recycled? Select the correct row. Paper Aluminium Glass A no no no B no yes no Cc yes no yes D yes yes yes 13 Grade « Soence 2014 Copyran© 2014 Auetitian Coun fo beat! ResearchEZ] Which of these organisms makes its own food? A B c D fish dog tree bird The Sun rises in the east and sets in the west. At 12 noon the Sun is at its highest point in the sky. 12 noon (midday) evening", ca ., morning (sunset) We (sunrise) fest East EG] Why does the Sun appear to move across the sky each day? A The Earth spins on its axis. B_ The Sun moves around the Earth. C The Moon spins around the Earth. D_ The Earth moves around the Sun. Which picture shows the tree's shadow at 3 pm? A B c D _————E we——rE wo W+—— E shadow shadow shadow shadow N N i s, 14South The picture shows three places on the Earth. Itis 9 am at place 1. What time is it at places 2 and 3? Select the correct row. 2 3 A gam 11am B 10 am 10. am fe gam 6am D 5am 3am EJ As the Earth spins it travels around the Sun, the Moon also travels around the Earth. Which row shows how long each event takes? Earth travels once | Moon travels once | Earth spins around around the Sun around the Earth once on its axis A 1 year 1 month 1 day B 1 month 1 year 1 day c 1 year 1 day 1. month D 1 day 4 month 1 year (15) race 4 Seance 2014 Copyright 2014 Austaan Count tor Eau ReseachBonnie sets a ramp at two different heights. She rolls a ball down the ramp and times how long the ball takes to get to the bottom. She does this three times for each height. start timing here height finish timins of ramp here 9 Time taken for ball to roll Time taken for ball to roll down ramp (5em high) down ramp (10cm high) Roll Time (seconds) Roll Time (seconds) 1 4 1 2 & 4 2 1 3 3 3 2 What conclusion can Bonnie make? A The ball is moving fastest at the end of the 10cm high ramp. B_ The height of the ramp does not affect the speed of the ball. C_ The ball always takes the same time to roll down the ramp. D_ The ball increases its speed faster on the lower ramp. Why did Bonnie repeat each roll three times? A The first roll is usually wrong. B_ To make sure she did not make a mistake in timing. C_ The experiment would not work if she only did it once. D_ The ball kept rolling off the ramp before it got to the bottom. END OF TEST 8) ‘Copy ©2014 Austaan Count fr Escational Research Crate & Scones 2014