Yr 6 Phy 2ndT

2nd Term Test 2019/2020
SRI LANKAN SCHOOL MUSCAT
CLASSES YEAR 6
SUBJECT Science
PAPER Physics
DURATION 25 minutes
Q.No
Marks
Allocated Obtained
% Grade 1 05
2 03
3 05
4 06
5 03
Total 22
Candidate Name
Index Number
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES…………
The test is 25 minutes long.
■ You will need: pen, pencil, rubber and ruler,
■ Try to answer all of the questions.
■ The number of marks available for each question is given below the mark boxes in the
margin. You should not write in this margin.
■ Do not use any rough paper.
■ Check your work carefully.
Paper is set by –
Mr. Ranjana Viduransi

1). Lori makes an electrical quiz board like the one below.
She writes a question on the flap of paper.
Then she writes four answers next to the letters A, B, C and D.
Only one answer is correct.
When the wire touches the metal clip next to the correct answer, the bulb lights
brightly.
When she lifts the flap of paper, you can see how the circuit is made.
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a. Which metal Clip must Lori touch with the wire to complete the circuit?
Tick one box. (1)
b. Lori removes one cell (battery) from her circuit.
How will taking one cell out of Loris circuit affect the bulb when it is lit? (1)
………………………………………………………………………………………..
c. Lori tries to improve the quiz board. She puts sticky tape over the metal clips
A, B, C and D to keep them in place.
She tests the quiz board. It does not work.
Explain why the sticky tape stops Loris quiz board from working. (1)
…………………………………………………………………………………………...
…………………………………………………………………………………………...
d. Abida uses the sensors to measure the brightness of the bulb in the circuit
below.
She wants to find out how she can change the brightness of the bulb in
her circuit.
Each time she adds one object between the clips, the bulb lights up

Abida measures the brightness of the bulb for each object.
Then she takes the object out again.
How will the brightness of the bulb change when Abida correctly adds each
object to her circuit ?
Tick one box in each row of the table. (2)
[ Question No 1 = 5 marks]

2) The diagram shows four forces acting on a plane in flight. (3)
a. Which arrow represents air resistance?
Give the letter
………………………………………………………………………………………
b. When the plane is flying at a constant height, which two forces must be
balanced?
Give the Letters
……………………….and ………………………………………………………….
c. When the plane is flying at a constant speed in the direction shown.
Which two forces must be balanced?
Give the letters
……………………….and …………………………………………………………

3). Yasmin investigated the stopping distance of a trolley.
a. Yasmin did the investigation five times.
She changed the steepness of the ramp each time.
i. How could she make this ramp steeper? (1)
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
………………………………………………………………………………………………….

ii. Yasmin’s results are shown in the table.
She predicted, the steeper the ramp, the greater the stopping distance. If
Yasmin was correct, which ramp was the steepest? (1)
Write the letter.
…………………………………………………………………………………………
iii. Yasmin looked at her results and decided she should repeat her investigation.
Look at Yasmin’s results
Suggest why she decided to repeat her investigation. (1)
……………………………………………………………………………………………

b. Yasmin then investigated the stopping distance of a trolley with different masses
on it. The graph shows her results .
i. What would be the stopping distance if 0 g were on the trolley? (1)
…………………………cm
Ii. Complete the sentence with decrease, increase or stays the same. (1)
As the mass added to the trolley increases,
The stopping distance ……………………………………………………………….

4). Ian is at the swimming pool. He notices that the floor tiles around the pool have a
rough surface. (1)
a.
Why are tiles with a rough surface safer than tiles with a smooth surface
for people with wet feet?
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
b. Ian floats on the water. (1)
Why does Ian float on the water even though gravity is pulling him down?
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
c. As a part of a test, Ian swims across the pool wearing his clothes . (1)
How are the forces different when he swims in his clothes compared with
when he swims in his swimming costume?
Tick two boxes.
There is more weight There is more friction
There is less weight There is less friction

d. Mike makes sails for the boats out of paper.
He uses a straw to blow one of the boats along.
Draw an arrow on the picture to show the direction of the force pushing the boat
along. (1)
e. What is the name of the force that slows down the boat ? (1)
………………………………………………………………………………………………

f. Mike blows the boat when it has a big sail.
Then he puts a small sail on the boat and blows with the same force.
The big sail makes the boat go faster.
Explain why the bigger sail makes the boat go faster.
Write about the forces on the sail in your answer. (1)
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
………………………………………………………………………………………………….

5). Some children did an investigation with four foil boats.
Draw an arrow on the diagram below to show the force from the water on the boat.
(1)

b. All of the boats were made from identical foil trays. The photographs and diagrams
below show the different shapes of the boats.
The children counted how many 1p coins they put in each boat to make it sink. Boat 3
needed the most 1 p coins to make it sink.
Tick one box to show why boat 3 needed the most 1 p coins to make it sink. (1)
is the lightest has the thickest base
is the strongest has the largest base

c. Write True or false to each of the sentences about boat 3 (1)
boat 3 was more waterproof ………………………
there was a bigger force from the water ………………………

stopping boat 3 sinking
there was less gravity pulling down on ………………………

boat 3
[Total Marks for Physics paper= 22 Marks]

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2nd Term Test 2019/2020

SRI LANKAN SCHOOL MUSCAT

■ You will need: pen, pencil, rubber and ruler,

■ Try to answer all of the questions.

■ Do not use any rough paper.

■ Check your work carefully.

Mr. Ranjana Viduransi

She writes a question on the flap of paper.

Then she writes four answers next to the letters A, B, C and D.

Only one answer is correct.

2 YEAR 6 – PHYSICS -2nd TERM -2019-2020

Tick one box. (1)

b. Lori removes one cell (battery) from her circuit.

A, B, C and D to keep them in place.

She tests the quiz board. It does not work.

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Then she takes the object out again.

object to her circuit ?

Tick one box in each row of the table. (2)

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a. Which arrow represents air resistance?

Give the letter

Give the Letters

c. When the plane is flying at a constant speed in the direction shown.

Which two forces must be balanced?

Give the letters

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a. Yasmin did the investigation five times.

She changed the steepness of the ramp each time.

i. How could she make this ramp steeper? (1)

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Yasmin was correct, which ramp was the steepest? (1)

Write the letter.

Look at Yasmin’s results

Suggest why she decided to repeat her investigation. (1)

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on it. The graph shows her results .

i. What would be the stopping distance if 0 g were on the trolley? (1)

As the mass added to the trolley increases,

The stopping distance ……………………………………………………………….

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rough surface. (1)

for people with wet feet?

b. Ian floats on the water. (1)

when he swims in his swimming costume?

Tick two boxes.

There is more weight There is more friction

There is less weight There is less friction

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He uses a straw to blow one of the boats along.

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The big sail makes the boat go faster.

Explain why the bigger sail makes the boat go faster.

Write about the forces on the sail in your answer. (1)

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below show the different shapes of the boats.

needed the most 1 p coins to make it sink.

is the lightest has the thickest base

is the strongest has the largest base

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boat 3 was more waterproof ………………………