End of Term Examination
December 2018
Science
Grade 6
Section 1 (Multiple Choice)
1. The environment is described as
everything around us. Which feature below
would best support the meaning of
environment?
a. sensitivity b. living and non-living
things
c. objects d. all the above
2. Apart from food, air and water, one thing
that is important to the survival of all living
things is:
a. parents b. place of work
c. habitat d. sleep
3. Global warming occurs when:
a. greenhouse gases invade the atmosphere
b. there is no heat in the atmosphere
c. there is a gradual cooling of the earth
d. all the above
4. The earth and the moon reflect light. This
is because:
a. they have their own light
b. they are luminous objects
c they can be seen from space
d. light shines on them from a source
5. At 3:00 pm, John was able to see his
shadow following him. Why was that
happening to him?
a. his shadow always follows him
b. his shadow had nowhere else to go
c. sunlight cannot pass through him
d. light travels in a straight line
6. Tom spent 20 years of his life
living close to a block factory. He
now finds out that he has lost 20 %
of his hearing. What may have
contributed to that loss?
a. the quality of the sounds
b. the loudness of the sounds
c. the pitch of the sounds from the
factory
d. all of the above
7. James and Mark came out of an
air-tight room and were surprised to
see the rain falling. They did not hear
the showers from inside. Why were
they not able to hear the sound?
a. sound travels in one direction
b. they were deaf students
c. the pitch of the sound was low
d. sounds cannot be heard
from a vacuum
8. The Environmental Agency in
your country wants to help reduce
global warming. Which
environment should they focus most of the
resources on?
a. forests b. grassland
c. deserts d. freshwater
9. I am Soil A. I am the finest type of
soil. I am hard when dry and sticky
when wet. Soil A is most likely:
a. sandy b. loamy
c. silt d. clay
10. On a paper, Jason wrote, ‘harmful or ____________________________________
excessive quantities of gases, smoke and ____________________________________
contaminants are introduced into Earth's
atmosphere.’ Jason was most likely referring
to:
a. global warming
b. conservation
c. air pollution
d. greenhouse

Section 2
1. A construction firm decides to cut down
all the trees in Point Hill to erect a new 5. Imagine the factory seen in the diagram
highway. This activity is an example of: above was in your community. Cite one (1)
__________________________________ evidence to support its harmful impact on
the neighbouring environments.
b. Describe two (2) ways in which the ____________________________________
company’s action can negatively affect the ____________________________________
environment. ____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________ b. What type of pollution is evident from the
____________________________________ diagram? ____________________________
____________________________________ 6. Match the items from column A to their
2. List the water bodies below under the two definitions in column B by writing the
categories stated. matching letters in the spaces provided.
(oceans, seas, rivers, streams, ponds, Word Definitions
lakes) Climate A. ___ is the upper
a. Marine _________, ________, ________ Change layer of earth in which
b. Freshwater ______, ________, ________ plants grow.
Soil B. __ is a material
3. State two (2) causes of soil erosion and
which prevents light
explain two (2) of its effects.
from passing through
Causes: it.
____________________________________ Opaque C. is the decline
____________________________________ Object in soil condition
____________________________________ caused by its improper
use or poor
Effects: management
____________________________________ Convex D. ___ is a change in
____________________________________ Lens the distribution
of weather patterns
over an extended
 period of time. 3. The
Soil E. __ is a converging promotion
Degradation lens that cause of wise
refracted rays to utilization
converge at a point. of resources
that allows
their use in
Question 7 deals with conservation and a manner
preservation of the environment. Use a tick that ensures
(√) for examples that fall under the concepts. their
continued
7.
availability.
Conservation Preservation
1. The
Use the diagram below to answer questions
sustainable
8 to 10.
use of
natural (The picture represents a river in Dam Head)
resources
which
include
wildlife, air,
water and
what we get
from earth.
2. The
maintenance
of the
present state 8. Identify one (1) environmental
of our issue from the diagram above and
natural describe how it can negatively affect
resources
the residents of Dam Head.
that have
not been ______________________________
touched by ______________________________
humans. ______________________________

4. Which type of soil is most suitable

for planting crops?
____________________________________
b. Give one (1) evidence to support your
selection of that soil.
____________________________________
____________________________________
 9. State one (1) recommendation that
the local fishing community can use
to address the environmental issue
seen in the picture above.
______________________________
______________________________
______________________________
10. Alicia blew across bottles B and C and
heard two different sounds. Bottle C
produced the higher sound. Reason out your
answer.
.
A B C 16. Transparent objects absorbs all the light
.___________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
Use the graph on ‘Soil Particle’ below to
answer items 11 to 13.
11. Which type of soil has the smallest
particle? Justify your answer.
Soil type: ___________________________
Reason: _____________________________
____________________________________
12. Why the majority of sand particles did
not pass through the screen?
____________________________________
____________________________________
13. Why is sandy soil able to drain water so
rapidly after rain falls.
____________________________________
____________________________________
For questions 14 to 17, write true or false at
the end of the statements to make them
correct.
14. Convex mirrors are curved mirrors that
reflect light outwards. _________________
15. Recycling of plastic bottles and paper is
a waste of time and energy. _____________
and does not allow any light to pass through
them.
_________________________________
17. Sound can travel through all types of
matter, regardless of whether it is solid,
liquid or gas because all matter is made up
of particles that can vibrate. ____________
For items 18 to 20, complete them with a
suitable word from the list below.
Focal point, weathering, continuous
18. When white light passes through a
prism, it scatters the light to form a
_________ spectrum similar to the rainbow.
19. A _____________ in a lens or mirror is
the point where rays of light converge to
form an image.
20. The breaking down of rocks, soil and
minerals as well as wood and artificial
materials through contact with the Earth's
atmosphere, water and biological organisms
is called ______________.
Section 3
Label the diagram below on ‘Layers
of Soil.’
1.
2. Formulate a table with one (1)
example of how one would
practise the 3R’s below.
Reuse Reduce Recycle
3. Differentiate between reflection
and refraction of light.
______________________________
______________________________
______________________________
______________________________
______________________________
______________________________
4. Explain how white light is separated into
the visible spectrum of light.
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
5. ‘The sun is the main source of energy on
earth.’ Use two (2) proofs to support the
claim above.
a.__________________________________
____________________________________
b.__________________________________
____________________________________
6. What are the three (3) primary colours of
light?
____________, ___________, ___________
7. List one (1) example of each of the
surfaces listed below.
a. Smooth surface __________________
b. Rough surface __________________
8. Draw a picture of a concave lens.
9. On the diagram below, what is the name
of the part labelled ‘f?’ _________________
10. Compare light and sound using
one (1) similarity and one (1)
difference that exist between them.
Similarity _____________________
______________________________
______________________________

Differences ____________________

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