GRADE 5 NATURAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT TASK 4
ACTIVITY 3: End of Year Exam
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Name: Grade5:__ Duration: 1 hour Date:
Examiner: Miss C. Tomlinson Moderator: Mr J. Nash
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SECTION A: Stored Energy in Fuels
Question 1: Vocabulary /12÷2=6
Match the words in column A with their meaning in column B.
Words Description
1) Output Energy a) a substance that can be eaten or burned to produce energy.
2) Fuels b) saying what you think might happen.
3) Input Energy c) energy such as heat and light that we get from burning fuel.
4) Predict d) the amount of energy that must be added to fuel to make it
burn.
5) Battery e) a system that provides a path for the transfer of
electricity.
6) Plug f) something that is made of one or more electrochemical
cells. it changes the energy in chemicals into electricity.
7) Electric circuit g) the part of an electrical appliance that goes into a wall
socket.
8) Stored Energy h) a material that returns quickly to its original shape after it
has been stretched.
9) Energy i) push or squeeze together.
10) Compress j) the energy in a compressed spring.
11) Movement Energy k) what all machines need in order to work.
12) Elastic l) the energy in a moving object.
m) the supply of electricity to the national grid.
1) ____ 2) ____ 3) ____ 4) ____ 5) ____ 6) ____
7) ____ 8) ____ 9) ____ 10) ____ 11) ____ 12) ____
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Question 2: /3÷2=1½
Choose a word from the word bank to complete the statements below.
noise heat water petrol oxygen carbon dioxide
a) An example of a useful output energy is ______________________________________
b) For fuel to burn it needs heat and ____________________________________
c) An example of an everyday fuel is ______________________________________
Question 3: /5÷2=2½
Complete the following paragraph by filling in the missing words from the word bank below.
electricity bulb stored electrical energy
Energy for a torch is _________________ in a cell. When the torch is on, the energy in
the cell is changed into _________________energy. The light _________________
changes _________________ into heat and light _________________.
Question 4: /3
Draw a simple electrical circuit that uses a battery as a source of energy. Label the different
parts of the system.
- Wires - Light bulb - Battery
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Question 5: /6÷½=3
Highlight the correct word/words in brackets to make the following statements true.
a) An elastic material returns to its original shape (quickly/slowly).
b) An elastic band that is not stretched has (no/a lot of) stored energy.
c) A stretched elastic band has (no/a lot of) stored energy.
d) The more a rubber of a catapult is pulled back, the (more/less) stored energy it has.
e) The more you pull back the rubber of a catapult, the (closer/further) the stone goes when
you let it go.
f) To load energy into a compressed spring, you must (push the ends together/stretch it)
SECTION B: Systems for Moving Things
Question 1: Vocabulary /4÷2=2
Match the words in column A with their meaning in column B.
Words Description
1) Fixed axles a) made up of different moving parts.
2) System b) wheels that are fixed onto the axles, but the axles move
round.
3) Moving axles c) help us do work/ or movement takes place
4) Machines d) wheels that move around the axles, but the axles stay
fixed.
e) are round and have spokes.
1) ____ 2) ____ 3) ____ 4) ____
Question 2: /4÷2=2
State whether the following sentences are True or False.
a) The wheel is one of the oldest inventions. ___________________
b) Wheels without axles make vehicles move more easily. ___________________
c) The wheel is connected to a rod, called the axle. ___________________
d) Using a vehicle allows us to move around more easily. ___________________
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Question 3: /9÷2=4½
Complete the sentences by choosing the correct words from the word bank below.
mechanism heat fuel kinetic energy compressing
stretching stored energy liquid oxygen
a) _____________________________ can be eaten or burnt to make heat, light or
movement energy.
b) Wood contains _____________________________ that is released when we burn it.
c) Fuel needs _____________________________ to be set alight.
d) For fuels to keep burning, _____________________________ is also required.
e) Petrol is a _____________________________ fuel that is used to make cars move.
f) When a stretched elastic band is released, the stored energy inside it changes to
_____________________________.
g) We can store energy in a spring by _____________________________ it.
h) We can store energy in an elastic band by _____________________________it.
i) Each _____________________________ in a machine has a specific job to do, so that
the machine can work.
SECTION C: Planet Earth
Question 1: Vocabulary /6÷½=3
Match the words in column A with their meaning in column B.
Words Description
1) Orbit a) the time it takes for the earth to spin around its axis once.
2) Axis b) the movement of an object in space around another object.
3) Revolution c) the time it takes for the earth to travel around the sun.
4) Rotation d) the pathway an object follows when it moves around another
object in space.
5) One day e) the spinning movement of an object around itself.
6) One year f) the imaginary line from north to south through the centre
of the earth.
g) sun orbits the earth.
1) ____ 2) ____ 3) ____ 4) ____ 5) ____ 6) ____
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Question 2: /4÷2=2
Label the diagram below in the spaces provided.
1) __________________ 2) __________________
3) __________________ 4) __________________
Question 3: /5÷2=2½
State whether the following sentences are True or False.
a) The Earth’s crust stops at the ocean. ________________
b) Soil provides nutrients and water for plants to make their own food. ________________
c) A new layer of topsoil is made every year. ________________
d) There are only a few small organisms in the soil. ________________
e) Soil can hold water and air in the spaces between its grains. ________________
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Question 4: /5÷2=2½
Complete the following mind map by filling in the missing information in the open spaces.
The layer of topsoil is usually between All life depend on ____________
____________ and ____________ thick. growing in topsoil.
Contains the ____________ and water Easily ____________ away by water.
that plants need to grow.
Often dark in colour because it contains
____________ plant and animal material.
Question 5: /3÷2=1½
Below are 3 different types of soil: For each type describe the size of the particles.
Sand:
________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
Clay:
________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
Loam:
________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
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SECTION D: Sedimentary Rock
Question 1: /4÷2=2
Draw the process of how Sedimentary Rock is formed.
Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4
Question 2: /8÷2=4
Label each Stage below and provide an explanation for each.
Stage 1: Label- __________________________________________________________
Explanation -_____________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
Stage 2: Label- __________________________________________________________
Explanation -_____________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
Stage 3: Label- __________________________________________________________
Explanation -_____________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
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Stage 4: Label- __________________________________________________________
Explanation -_____________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
SECTION E: All Content
Question 1: /6÷2=3
Highlight the correct word/ phrases in each statement below.
a) The rocky surface layer of the Earth is called the (crust/topsoil)
b) The type of soil that is made mainly of coarse grains of broken rock is (loam soil/ sandy soil/
clay soil)
c) The type of soil that contains humus is (loam soil / sandy soil / clay soil)
d) Soil that can hold water best is soil with (small /large) spaces between its grains.
e) Wind and running water can (erode /deposit) topsoil.
f) Tiny organisms in the soil (enlarge air spaces by digging burrows / add nutrients to the soil
by decomposing plant and animal remains.
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