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€B REACH ASSESSMENTS” Science 2019 DO NOT OPEN THIS BOOKLET UNTIL INSTRUCTED. 30 QUESTIONS. TIME ALLOWED: 45 MINUTES. Read the instructions on the ANSWER SHEET and filn your NAME, SCHOOL and OTHER INFORMATION. Use a pencil. Do NOT use a coloured pencil or a pen. Rub out any mistakes completely ‘You MUST record your answers on the ANSWER SHEET. Mark only ONE answer for each question. ‘Your score willbe the number of correct answers, ‘Marks are NOT deducted for incorrect answers, ‘There are 30 MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS (1-30). Use the information provided to choose the BEST answer from the four possible options. (On your ANSWER SHEET fil in the oval that matches your answer. You may use a calculator and a ruler. = UNSW Global 4. Which of these animals has wings? Q) abat (8) ashark (C) amouse (0) asnake 2. Which of these will bounce the highest when dropped onto a floor? @we & i @® abasketball (8) a book (C) ashoe (D) asock 3. Anne was learning about trees. She found this picture. w x y z What do we call the part of the tree labelled Y? (A). leaf (B) branch (C) root ©) trunk 4. Which of these usually weighs less than a bicycle? (A) acar ®) acat (C) ahouse (D) acow [UNS Gna Py mts 2 5. Milan measures the height of this candle with a ruler. om. 74 What is the height of the candle? (A) Tem (8) 6om © 4em (0) tem 6. When is it easiest to see lots of stars if there are no clouds? (A) sunrise (8) midday (C) sunset © midnight Bi There are boys and girls at Diana’s school. She wants to know what kind of pet the children in her school like most. ‘She does not have time to ask all the children at her school. Which of these would be the best way for Diana to find out? (A) Ask her friends to name their favourite kind of pet. (B) Ask the girls in her class to name their favourite kind of pet. (C) Ask the boys in her year group to name their favourite kind of pet. ‘Ask some boys and girls from each year group to name their favourite kind of pet. 3 (¢UNeW lay ied 8. The table lists the features of some different shapes. square yellow medium circle blue large rectangle ted medium square orange small circle yellow small What colour is the small square shape? ® orange (B) blue (C) red (D) yellow 9. Ling puta glass of water on the table. ‘She added a marble to the water in the glass. What happened to the water level in the glass? (A) Itdid not change. (B) It went down ©) Itwent up. (D) It went down then went up. 10. Simon helped clean up a park on three days. The table shows how much of each type of rubbish he found. X= 1 piece of rubbish [Bottles Cans |Plasticbags | Paper Day 1 Xxx X [xxx xx [x Day2 xx XXX xxx |x Day 3 xxx xxx xxx XXXKKX Which type of rubbish did he find the most of? (A) Bottles @®) Cans (C) Plasticbags (D) Paper ‘UNSW lt Py nid 4 141. The diagram compares the features of birds with the features of fish. birds fish beak feathers lungs feet What are two features that birds and fish have in common? | ® mouth and tail (B) fins and teeth (C) teeth and eyes (D) feathers and lungs 12. Asolar eclipse occurs when the Moon blocks some of the sunlight from reaching Earth. Which diagram shows a solar eclipse? Victor} na) (NOT TO SCALE) 5 SUNG cota Py inte 13. Brian put some flour on a scale. He then added some sugar to the flour. flour only flour and sugar How much sugar did he add? (A) 100grams 8) 250grams — (C) 500 grams —(D) 750 grams 14. Joe had two containers, X and Y. mt. 60 container X container Y All the water from container X was poured into container Y. Which diagram shows the water level in container Y? (A) (B) oO (0) mt 60 50 40 30 F-20 E10 (©uNsyr alr Lines 6 15. 16. For Questions 15 and 16 use the information below. Mary sorted eight shapes into two groups. Group 1 Group 2 AO Om @oace Mary had two more shapes: Which of these matches each shape with the group using the same rule? 6- @ ___ Group 2 (8) Group 1 © Group 7 (0) Group 2 Mary wanted to sort the four shapes in Group 1 into two groups, each with two shapes in it. What question could Mary ask to sort them? (B) (Cc) (D) Does it have green colour? Does it have four corners? Does it have round edges? Does it have three sides? ‘UNSW Geta Py Lid 47. Amy collected some small objects on the beach. She grouped them and counted the number in each group. The graph shows how many of each type of object she collected. 12, 3 Bo a 3 3 5 g4 5 2 0 glass piece shell feather pebble Type of object How many pebbles did Amy collect? (a) 9 ® 10 (c) 12 (0) 32 18. Ellen saw four animals in her garden Lt borer aC Eres it Has four legs Sa] Possum cory Lore Tel) Rooters — How many animals had more than four legs? (A) 1 2 (Cc) 3 (0) 4 (© UNEW cca ints 8 19. Flowering plants need light and water to stay alive. Some students tested this idea using four identical plants. The drawings show how the students treat each of the plants. er a light no light a _ dally water Which plant is the most likely to still be alive after one month? @w (B) x (Cc) ¥ (D) Zz 20. Friction is a force that slows down the movement of objects. ‘Some students recorded the time it took for one block to slide down four ramps. The ramps were the same, except each ramp had a different surface. - “Geiser "See ne pases | surface anil ‘a glass 5 ‘wood 10 rubber 12 Which surface caused the most friction with the block? ® carpet (B) glass (C) wood (D) rubber 9 [GUNS Gta Py Ln 21. Sam was testing the bounce of a rubber ball. The picture shows three of his tests. ~- Drop height | Grass Concrete Wood What can Sam find out from these three tests? (A) whether the type of ball affects the bounce whether the type of surface affects the bounce (C) whether the drop height affects the bounce (D) whether the ball shape affects the bounce 22. Four children wrote down the time it took them to get to school on a sunny day and on a rainy day. The table shows their times in minutes. ‘Amy 10 15. Ben 15 20 Clara 5 15 David 20 20 Whose time changed the most from a sunny day to a rainy day? (A) Amy (8) Ben © ciara (D) David (© UNSH lta Py Ute 10 23. Flags can be used to send messages. The position of a pair of flags held by a person matches a letter of the alphabet. The positions of the flags follow a pattern. A B c DOE F G Which of the following represents the letter E? @) @) @ (0) 24. — Scientists made a new material with these features: + waterproof + cannot be bent © + does not burn + can be heated up to 300 °C + allows heat to pass through it. Which of these is the most suitable product that could be made using this new material? (A) oven gloves (8) garden hose (C) drinking glass saucepan " (2 UNSW Gene Py ios 25. Lisa and Tim were adding blocks to a seesaw. Tim's blocks Lisa's blocks Which block(s) should Tim add to his side to balance the seesaw? (A) (8) a « 2: | a - [5 ©) ® El: 4 aes] {SUNIL 12 26. Magnets have a north pole and a south pole. When magnets are placed near one another, they can either repel or attract one another as shown in the diagram. repel Bel [ya © BLN repel Four students were given the challenge of joining four magnets together in a line so that they would remain joined. (A) (C) © 27. Matt was walking along the sand when he saw these footprints, KEY S tcaes O horse J bird cat Which animal was the last to leave its footprints on the sand? @ cat (B) bird (C) human (D) horse 13. ‘© UNSW abba Py Lnios 28. This is a weather map for six towns. North West East Danny lives in a town that is west of Bogdich and directly north of Dapburg. What weather does the map show for Danny's town? ® sunny (B) Cloudy (C) Rain (D) Lightning 25. The diagrams show four tiles, each with part of a plant drawn on it. When the tiles are lined up correctly, the drawings show the complete plant. In which order should the tiles be placed in order to show the complete plant? (A) {GUNSW Gary Lin 14 30. The picture shows three gears. Each gear can turn this way (_} or this way (~) Joe turns Gear 1 which makes the other gears turn. Which of these shows the directions the gears could be turning? Renee ATO |ao) ®) © a a eo 0 Oo a ©) oO @ oO 15 ‘© UNSW oxDat Fy nts

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