Academic Year 2020-2021

Name: Score

Level: Primary 5A Date:

Subject: Science Topic: Light and Shadow

Instructions: Answer all questions.

The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part
question.
You should show all your working in the assessment paper.

The total number of marks for this paper is 40.

1. David investigates light. Look at his apparatus.

Here are some statements made by David.

What is each type of statement?
Draw a line from the statement to the correct activity.

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2. Each day Oliver feeds his horse. His horse sees him when he arrives.
Here is a diagram of Oliver and his horse.

Draw rays of light on the diagram to show how the horse can see Oliver. [3]

3. Dylan is in a dark room.

He puts a puppet between a light source and a screen.

[a] Light travels from the light source

Light is blocked by the puppet.
A dark area appears on the screen.
What is the name of this dark area?

……………………………………………….. [1]
 (b) Dylan moves the puppet. He does not move the light source. He does not move the screen.
Draw lines from the size of the image to the correct distance of puppet from the screen.

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4. Natanael uses different materials to investigate shadows.

(a) Look at the shadow.

Circle the correct description of the object.

[1]

(b) Natanael moves closer to the source of light. What happens to the size of the shadow?
Circle the correct answer.

[1]
 (c ) Natanael stops moving. The intensity of the light is increased. What happens to the size of the
shadow? Circle the correct answer.

[1]

5. Felicia and Karisha make a sundial.

(a) The time is 14:00

Describe how the sundial shows this time.

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(b) Why does the shadow change during the day?

Circle the answer.

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(c) Karisha wants to make sundial to show the time over 24 hours.
Felicia says this is not possible.

Explain why Felicia is correct.

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6. Danica investigates shadows.

She makes different animal shapes and puts them on sticks.

eye of
animal shape
animal shape

stick

Complete the sentences to describe how the animal shadows are formed.

(a) Animal shadows are made when light from a source is ………….………………… . [1]

(b) The animal shapes and the sticks make a shadow.

This is because the material they are made from is ………….………………… . [1]

(c) We can see the light passing through the eye of the animal shape.

This is because the eye of the animal shape is ………….………………… . [1]

7. Angelina puts some books on a desk. She turns the light on.

The books make a shadow on the desk.

light

shadow

books
 What does Angelina do to make the shadow longer?

Tick (✓) the correct two boxes.

add a book

remove a book

make the light brighter

make the light dimmer

move the light away from the books

move the light above the books

[2]

8. Preston draws a diagram to show how shadows are made.

screen

source of object
light

(a) Preston has not labelled the position of the shadow.

Label the position of the shadow on the diagram. [1]

(b) Explain what makes the shadow.

[1]

(c) Describe what Oliver does to make the shadow bigger.

[1]
9. Look at the picture of a swan floating on water.

Which word describes why it looks like there are two swans in the picture?

Circle the correct answer.

intensity opaque reflection shadow transparent

[1]

10. Charlotte’s head makes a shadow on a screen.

screen

shadow

Charlotte’s head

Complete the sentences to explain why there is a shadow on the screen.

A shadow is made because Charlotte’s head the light.

Charlotte’s head makes a shadow because it is made of

material.
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11. Label the diagram below using the following terms: reflected ray, angel of reflection, angle of incidence,
incident ray, normal line,

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12. Refer to the colors of light and answer the questions below.

(a) What color is formed when blue light is combined with green light? ______________
(b) What color is formed when red light is combined with green light? ______________
(c) What color is formed when red light is combined with blue light? ______________
(d) What color is formed when yellow light is combined with blue light? ______________
(e) What color is formed when all colors of light combined? ______________

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 P5A Science Marking Scheme
Light and Shadow
Assessment 2

No Answer Mark Total

1 4 4

2 3 3

a. Shadow 1
b.

3 3 4

4 a. The object is opaque 1

b. Increases 1 3
c. Stays the same 1
a. Light is blocked 2
the shadow is on the 14:00
5 b. The Earth spins on its axis during the day 1 5
c. No Sun at night / no light at night/ the sun is only 2
seen in the sky
6 a. Blocked 1
b. Opaque 1 3
c. transparent 1
 Add a book 1
7 Move the light away from the books 1 2

a. the shadow is in between the object and screen 1

b. light is blocked 1
8 c. move object closer to light / move light closer to 1 3
object

9 transparent 1 1

10 Blocks/stops/obstructs 1
opaque 1 2

11 5 5

a. cyan 1
b. yellow 1
12 c. magenta 1 5
d. white 1
1
e. white

TOTAL MARKS: 40