Gateway College – Primary

3rd Term Test – 2019/2020

Year 5 50
Science
Paper 02
Duration: 45 minutes

Name: …………………………………………………………..
Sithija Dewagedara Class: ……………
5B

Read the instructions first.

• Write your name and the class in the space given above.
• Write in pencil.
• Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, and glue or correction fluid.
• Answer all questions in the spaces provided on the question paper.
• You should show all of your working in the question paper.
• The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] for each question.
• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
• This paper consists of 16 pages.
• The total number of marks for this paper is 50.

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1. The diagram below is a cross section of a coconut.

Coconuts are known to be dispersed by water.

a) Which part of the coconut helps it to be dispersed by water?

i. Write the letter.

…………………………………………………………………………………..
A [1]

ii. Write one feature of this part that helps the coconut to float in water.

……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
It has spongy skin. [1]

b) Write the name of another plant that can be dispersed in this manner.

................................................................................................................
Lotus. [1]

c) Mark True or False in front of the statements below about seeds.

TRUE / FALSE

Seeds need soil to germinate. ……………………………….

False

Seeds do not need sunlight to germinate. ……………………………….

True

False
Ovaries develop into seeds after fertilization. ……………………………….
True
All seeds contain an embryo inside. ………………………………. [3]
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2. Some students in year 5 hung different masses on a spring and checked how
the length was changing according to the mass hung.

The diagram and the table below show the apparatus they used and the readings
they obtained.

Number of masses Length of spring (cm)

1 12
2 14
3 16
4 18
5 20
6 22

a) Use the information given in the table to complete the bar graph below.
One has been done for you.

[3]

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b) Use the graph to write a conclusion about how the number of masses affect
the length of the spring.

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
The more the masses, the longer the spring.

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… [1]

c) Write the name of the force that makes the spring stretch downwards when
masses are hung.

………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Gravity. [1]

d) Write the name of the equipment that is made of a spring, which is used to
measure forces.

………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Spring balance. [1]

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3. Tomatoes are rich in vitamin C.
a) Which other food is a good source of vitamin C?

Tick the correct box.

rice chicken oranges cheese

[1]

b) Cheese is a source of calcium.

Why do we need calcium?

………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
For strong bones and teeth. [1]

c) Draw a line from a nutrient to a good source of that nutrient.

protein carrot

Vitamin A cashew-nut

carbohydrate potato

fat seafood

[3]

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d) The diagram shows one of the systems in the human body.

i. Select the correct name of the system shown in the diagram.

Tick ( ) the correct box.

circulatory digestive respiratory excretory

[1]

ii. Write the names of organs shown by letters.

Q - …………………………………………………..………………………
Stomach

Small Intestine
R - ………………………………………………………………………..…. [2]

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4. Julian is making an ice sculpture.
He notices that the tiny pieces of ice that touch his face melt in an instance.

Choose the correct words from the box to fill in the blanks below.

solid liquid gas

a) When the ice falls on his face it changes

solid
from a ………………………………….. to a ………………………………
liquid. [2]

b) Ice pieces that are still on the block of ice do not melt quickly. The pieces
that fall onto Julian’s face melt fast.
Give a reason for this.

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Julian's face is warmer than the block of ice, so the ice pieces melt faster.

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………...

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… [1]

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c) Julian is having lunch with his friends around a bonfire. He sees the
following changes.
Mention whether the changes are reversible or irreversible.

REVERSIBLE / IRREVERSIBLE

water evaporating ………………………………………………..

reversible

wood burning ………………………………………………..

irreversible

water mixing with mud ………………………………………………..

reversible

[2]

d) Julian drank half of his coffee and kept the rest of the hot
coffee closed with a lid.

When he opened it he noticed that there was a liquid

formed on the inside of the lid.

Tick TWO correct statements from below about this observation.

i. The liquid on the lid is water.

ii. The liquid on the lid will taste like coffee.

iii. The liquid was formed because of condensation.

iv. The ice outside melted and turned into the liquid.

[2]

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5. Mathew did an experiment with his friend, Louis about a property of gases.

They first fixed a balloon to each bottle, and placed one in bowl A and the
other in bowl B.
Bowl A has hot water in it, and bowl B has cold water.
After sometime the balloons looked like this:

A B

a) Tick () the two correct statements about the experiment they have done.

It shows that gases can be compressed.

It shows that air expands when heated.

It shows that gases have a weight.

In shows that gases take up space. [2]

b) Write two pieces of evidence from the diagram that shows that they have
done a fair test.

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
They used the same kind of bowl.

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
They had the same balloons..

[2]

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c) Circle one example from below where this property shown by the
experiment can be used in day to day life.

filling a car tyre hot air balloons blowing bubbles

[1]
d) The following puzzle is about uses of gases.
Fill in the puzzle using the clues provided.

Clues:

1. a light gas used to fill hot air balloons

2. a noble gas used in light bulbs
3. the lives of all organisms depend on this gas

H E L U M

A G O N

Y
O X G N

[3]

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6. A group of scientists developed four new materials by mixing different metals.
They want to find out the best material to make a frying pan
a) Which term describes materials that lets heat pass through them well?

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Thermal conductors. [1]

b) The scientists decided to conduct an experiment to find the best material to

heat up food fast.
They made four pans using the four materials they have invented.

material A material B material C material D

They poured water into each container and heated them for 5 minutes.
The following table shows the temperature of water after 5 minutes.
material A B C D

Temperature of water
55 65 95 78
after 5 minutes (oC)

i. Which material is the best to make a good frying pan? Circle.

material A material B material C material D [1]

ii. Explain your answer.

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Out of all the materials, material C is the best thermal insulator.

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………

[1]

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c) Underline the correct statements about the four materials.

i. Material C is a better thermal conductor than material B.

ii. Material B is a better conductor than material A.

iii. Material A is the best insulator of all.

iv. Material B is a poorer insulator than material D.

[2]

d) Write one thing the scientists must have done to make the experiment a fair
test.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
Their starting temperature was the same. [1]

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7. Flowers are an important organ of a plant.
a) Which life process is the flower specialized for? Circle the correct answer.

growth respiration nutrition reproduction [1]

b) In which part of the flower are the male cells produced? Circle.

anther filament ovary sepal [1]

c) Draw an arrow and label the part you mentioned in (b).

[1]

d) What is the female unit of a flower

called? Circle the correct answer.

stigma carpel ovary style [1]

e) Sometimes we see birds coming to flowers to drink nectar in them.

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In which way does the bird help the flower?
Circle the correct answer.
dispersal

fertilization

germination

pollination

[1]

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8. The drawing below shows a toy shark that is made to float with the help of
magnets.
The toy shark floats as magnet X fixed in it is pushed upwards by magnet Y.

a) What is the name given to a pushing force from one magnet on another?

Circle the correct answer.

attach repel attract [1]

Magnet Y is labelled, but the poles of magnet X is not labelled.

b) Label magnet X by writing N and S in the correct places in the picture

below:

[1]

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 c) Now magnet X is removed from the shark and fixed again the other way up.
The shark does not float now.
What has happened between the two magnets to stop the shark from
floating?
Fill in the blank below using a suitable word from the list.
detach attract attach repel

The two magnets ………………………………………………………….

attract. [1]

d) The toy shark cannot be made of magnetic materials, as it may interfere

with the forces between the two magnets.

Circle the non-magnetic material from the list below that can be used to
make the toy shark.

iron copper nickel steel

[1]

End of Paper 2

Name of setter: Ms Rasangika Kapugamage

Name of subject head: Ms Buddhini Arthanayaka

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