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National Grade 6 Assessment 2019 Science Paper 1
National Grade 6 Assessment 2019 Science Paper 1
National Grade 6 Assessment 2019 Science Paper 1
FORM PT 2019348
GUYANA
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
NATIONAL GRADE SIX ASSESSMENT
SCIENCE
Paper 01
1. This test has 40 questions. You have 1 hour and 10 minutes to answer them.
2. Each question has four suggested answers: (A), (B), (C) and (D). Read each question
carefully, then choose the correct answer.
3. On your answer sheet, find the number that matches the question you intend to answer.
4. Shade the circle with the letter, (A), (B), (C) or (D), that matches your answer for each
question.
Sample Question
Carbon dioxide is a
Sample Answer
(A) mixture
(B)
(C)
liquid
solid
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(D) gas
5. If you want to change your answer, erase it completely before you fill in your new choice.
6. When the supervisor tells you to begin, turn the page and work as quickly and as carefully
as you can.
7. If you try a question and find that you cannot answer it, leave it and go on to the next one.
You may return to that question later.
8. You must not use calculators for this examination. Rough work may be done in this booklet.
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1. What happens in the human body when someone engages in physical exercise?
R Q
(A) ovary cervix
(B) cervix vagina
(C) fallopian tube vagina
(D) ovary uterus
3. Which of the following groups of organs helps in carrying out the exchange of
gases in a human body?
(A) Reptiles
(B) Molluscs
(C) Annelids
(D) Arthropods
Animal Y
(A) worms.
(B) molluscs.
(C) myriapods.
(D) arthropods.
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1-----tt--+----t---- R
1-t----+---- - s
-+\--H-+-------,~--- T
(A) Q, R
(B) P, S
(C) Q, R, T
(D) P, Q, S
10. The water cycle on Earth can take place repeatedly because water
11. Rakesh wants a piece of material that is waterproof, strong and flexible for his
project. Which of the following materials must he choose?
(A) Rock
(B) Glass
(C) Wood
(D) Rubber
12. Which of the following factors causes the sun to appear to change its position
during different times of the day?
13. Which of the following activities will not help to conserve electricity?
Question 14 refers to the following diagram which shows a human arm that can
act as a lever.
14. Which of the following options correctly identifies the parts of the lever labelled
P, Q and R?
p Q R
(A) Effort Fulcrum Load
(B) Effort Load Fulcrum
(C) Load Effort Fulcrum
(D) Load Fulcrum Effort
Question 15 refers to the following diagram which shows one of the systems of
the body.
15. Which of the following is not a function of the human body system shown
above?
Question 16 refers to the following diagram which shows the direction of the
flow of blood in the body.
I Lungs I
X
Heart
y
X y
(A) Deoxygenated Oxygenated
(B) Oxygenated Oxygenated
(C) Oxygenated Deoxygenated
(D) Deoxygenated Deoxygenated
17. In the following table, four body systems are matched to a function. Which body
system has its function incorrectly matched?
18. Which of the following features reduces the rate of heat loss in a vertebrate?
19. Which pair of organisms above undergoes four stages in their life cycle?
20. Which of the following parts of the flower correctly indicate where pollination
and fertilization occur?
Pollination Fertilization
(A) Stigma Style
(B) Anther Ovary
(C) Anther Filament
(D) Stigma Ovary
21. Which of the following flowers can develop into a fruit after pollination occurs?
G H J
(A) Hand I
(B) Hand J
(C) G and I
(D) G and J
22. Which of the following are ways in wh ich the cactus plant is adapted to survive
in the desert?
24. Which of the following water conservation techniques involves reusing water
instead of throwing it away?
25. When Marcus poured water into a container filled with sand, bubbles were seen
at the surface of the sand. Which of the following statements correctly explains
why this occurred?
(A) Air within the sand particles is pushed to the surface as the water takes
its place.
(B) Air is produced when the sand dissolves in the water and floats to the
surface.
(C) Air from the surroundings becomes trapped in the sand as the water is
poured.
(D) Air in the water cannot pass through the sand particles and remains on
the surface of the water.
27. Which of the following objects does not possess kinetic energy?
28. An empty test tube was heated over a Bunsen burner, as shown in the following
diagram. After some time, the stopper popped out of the test tube.
Test tube
Which of the following statements could explain why the stopper popped out?
29. In which of the following cases is friction most likely to make the work done
harder?
30. A ball is thrown upwards. Which of the following statements about the movement
of the ball is true?
(A) The force of gravity causes the ball to change its mass.
(B) There is no force of gravity acting on the ball when it reaches the highest
point.
(C) When the ball is moving upwards, the force of gravity does not act on
it.
(D) The force of gravity causes the ball to change its direction of movement.
Question 31 refers to the following diagram which shows the human digestive
system.
(A) p
(B) Q
(C) R
(D) S
Question 32 refers to the following table which shows the features of four
invertebrates, W, X, Y and Z.
Invertebrate Feature
w Segmented bodies
X Protective shells
y Jointed legs
z Muscular foot
(A) X and Z
(B) Y and Z
(C) Wand X
(D) Wand Y
Question 33 refers to the following table which shows four different conditions
under which four similar seeds, P, Q, Rand S, are placed.
p Q R s
Light Light No light No light
Water No water No water Water
Air Air Air Air
30 oc 30 oc 30 oc 30 oc
(A) S only
(B) P and S only
(C) P and Q only
(D) Rand S only
34. Mia places four pots with similar plants, W, X, Y and Z, in different conditions as
outlined in the following table.
Conditions
Plant
Air Water Sunlight Fertilizer
w X ./ ./ ./
X ./ X ./ ./
y ./ ./ ./ X
z ./ ./ X ./
(A) W
(B) X
(C) y
(D) Z
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35. If rabbits are removed from the food web, what will most likely happen?