Science 1st Term Test

SRI LANKAN SCHOOL

KEY STAGE
MUSCAT
1

YEAR 2
Name
Class
Date
Remember

■ The test is 1 hour and 30 minutes long.

■ You will need: pen, pencil, rubber, ruler and colour pencils
2015/16

■ The test starts with easier questions.

■ Try to answer all of the questions.
■ The number of marks available for each question is given
below the mark boxes.
■ Check your work carefully.
■ Ask your teacher if you are not sure what to do

Question No 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Total

Marks allotted 6 7 4 12 6 12 10 12 7 14 10 100

Marks obtained

Paper set by
Ms. Jazura Ismail , Ms. Thilini Gunarathna , Ms. Marina Osman
 1) Read and Match to the correct definition.
Changing materials
When unwanted and habitat
into new products to
harmful materials are mixed avoid the collection of
in with the natural waste. material.
pollution
environment.

Most suitable natural weather Animals that eat both

environment a group of plants and animals.
plants and animal live.
recycle

Begins with a natural

material then processed
air pollution
and manufactured in
factories.

Omnivores
The changes of the Shows the connection
climate or conditions in temperature between animals and
a particular place for a their food habits in a
day or week. particular environment.
Man-made materials
Light cannot travel
through Recycling loop

foodchain
.

opaque

thermometre
A measure of how hot
/6 marks
or cold something is.

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2) Caring for our environment.
Mark right or wrong 
Pollution is making our environment good for us to live.

We should all care for our environment.

Trees helps us to get clean air.

We should use our natural resources carefully.

Wasting water is a good habit.

Noise pollution is, making loud unwanted sounds.

We must always use plastic bags.

/ 7 marks

3) Circle the things that could be recycled in blue

Circle the things that cannot be recycled in red

tablets
bags

diapers
bulbs
tissue clothes

bottles
injection

/4 marks

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4) Write answers.
a) herbivores - ………………………………. Rabbit …………………………….

b) The Three R’s are R…………………… R…………………… Recycle

c) Sources of information - TV , ……………………….. , ……….………………..

d) Live under water - turtles , …………………………, ……………………………

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e) Liquids- oil, ……….……………….. , ……………………………..

f) properties of plastic- opaque, …………………………….. , …………………………

5) Fill in the table with given words. Write what these objects can be made of

Tree trunk - animal skin - plants / trees - oil - ore - from cow

bucket - cheese - gate - newspaper - bed - shoes

Material Taken from / source What can be made/object

Plastic

leather

Milk

Wood

Paper

iron

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 6) Look at the animals and name the environments-

a)………………………………………… b) ……………………………………
ii) Complete the table below.

Underwater Desert /6 marks

Similarities
1

3 Less plants

Differences
1 Less water

3
/12 marks
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7) Look at the two different environments. Name them.

i) ……………………………………. ………………………………………….
Write what you would observe in these two different environments.
ii) what would you see

………………… …………….…… …………..……… …………..….…

iii) what would you smell

………………… …………….…… …………..………… …………..….…

iv) what would you hear

………………… …………….…… …………..………… …………..….…

v) what would you touch

………………… …………….…… …………..………… …………..….…

/10 marks

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8) Things that we cannot control in the Environment- weather
Draw the correct weather symbol to match the weather shown in the picture.

/12 marks

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Day Temperatur Sunny Wind/wind Cloudy Lightning Fog
e direction /Rain /storm /hailstorm
Hot/ cold
Sunday
36°C

Monday
38°C

Tuesday
30°C

Wednesday
25°C

Thursday
22°C

9) Look at the weather chart and answer the questions.

i) Which was the hottest day ? ……………………………………..

ii) Which was the coldest day ? …………………………………..

iii) When did the slight drizzle/rain start ? ………………………………….

iv)When did hail storm happen? ……………………………………..

v) Lightening storm and rain, both occurred on ………………………………..

vi)Name two things you will need to go out on Tuesday and Wednesday.

……………………………………………… …………………………………….

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10) Look at the materials used to make this bathroom.

i)Name an object you see in the picture made out of following materials.

Plastic- ………..……………… Glass- …………............ Paper - ………………………..

Fabric- …………………………. Metal/iron -………….... rocks - …………………………

ii) Name an object or a material which has these properties-

liquid - ………………………. transparent-………………….. smell -……………………

smooth- ………………..… absorbent- …………………….. soft - ……………………

heavy - ……………………… waterproof - ………………………

/14 marks

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11) Read the facts given about this environment and answer the question

Grasslands
Earth has lots of grasslands. Grasslands
usually have very few trees. Grasslands can have
animals that like to eat grass.
A savannah is a warm or tropical
grassland area. The grasses can be very tall. This is
good for animals to hide in. Many animals eat the
grass, too. Animals like elephants, zebras, and lions
might live there.
Temperate grasslands, like prairies and steppes, might seem like large
grassy fields, but the grasses get much taller. The animals that live in a grassland
must use the grass. They eat the grass, hide in the grass, and make their homes
in the grass. Buffalo, wolves, owls, and bugs might live in a grassland.
Choose the correct answer.
 Grasslands usually have very few __________ .
trees plants animals clouds
What kind of plant covers most grasslands? _______________
Flowers grass trees rocks
Write the answers.
Name 3 animals whose habitat is grassland.
…………………………. ………………………… ……………………………..
Name a carnivore- …………………………….
Name a predator - …………………………….  What can be its prey? ……………………
 Draw a food chain that belongs to grassland- name the animals.

…grass…… …………………… …..……………… ……….……..……

/10 marks

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