FORAMTIVE ASSESSMENT –I

SUBJECT : INTERGRATED SCIENCE

DURATION : 2 hrs
CLASS : VI

MAXIMUM MARKS : 25 Marks

NAME OF THE CANDIDATE :

DATE

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1.
In which direction does gravity exert force (as experienced by people or objects on Earth)?
Up
Down
Both up and down
Gravity can exert force in any direction
2.
Which of the following is not a force?
Electricity
Gravity
Upthrust
Friction
3.
In a diagram, a force is represented by what?
An X
A circle
A tick
An arrow
4.
What causes a backpack full of books to feel heavy when you lift it?
Friction
Air resistance
Upthrust and friction
Mass and gravity
5.
Forces can cause objects to change what?
Their speed
Their direction
Their shape
All of the above
6.
Which unit should be used to measure mass (the amount of matter an object contains)?
Grams
Newtons
Centimetres
Degrees Celsius
7.
If you roll a ball across the carpet, which forces will cause it to slow down and then stop?
The push from your hand and gravity
Magnetic pull and upthrust
Gravity, friction and air resistance
Upthrust and air resistance
8.
What are forces measured in?
Newtons
Kilometres
Millilitres
Degrees Celsius
9.
What is a force?
A source of energy
A push or a pull
A magnet
A measurement
10.
Which of the following would you use when measuring force?
A ruler
A hygrometer
A forcemeter
A thermometer
 
Q1.          Fabrics

(a)     Some children carried out two fair tests on three different fabrics, A, B and C.

First they hung a 100 g mass from the bottom of each fabric.

Secondly they soaked each fabric in water.

What is the name of the force pulling downwards on the 100 g mass?
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1 mark

Q2.          Boats

(a)     Mike puts two boats in a bowl of water. They float on the water.

Mike pushes down on one of the boats with his finger.

Tick ONE box to show what Mike can feel as he pushes down.
The force from the water The force from the water
pushing the boat up. pushing the boat down.

The force from the air The force from the air
pushing the boat up. pushing the boat down.

1 mark

(b)     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.
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(d)     What is the name of the force that slows the boat down?

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1 mark

Q3.          Forces
          

Some children did an experiment to find out which footwear had the best grip.

They tied a string to a shoe.

They put weights (masses) in the pan until the shoe just started to move.

(a)     Draw an arrow on the diagram to show the direction in which the shoe will move.

         
2 mark
(b)     Name the force which is pulling downwards on the pan and weights.

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1 mark

(c)     Name the force resisting the shoe sliding across the table.

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1 mark

Q5 .The picture below shows two forces acting on a parachute as it falls.

Write the name of the force up, on the line below.

 force up

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1 mark

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 Q6. Dave goes over a jump on his skateboard. When he jumps he stays in the air for a short time.

What force makes him return to the ground?

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1 mark

Q7.          Isaac Newton

 (a)     Isaac Newton was a famous scientist who was born in 1642.

There is a famous story about Newton watching an apple fall from a tree.

Newton thought a force must cause the apple to fall.

Tick ONE box to show which force on the apple causes it to fall down from the tree.

a pulling force a pushing force

towards the tree from the apple

a pulling force a pushing force

towards the Earth from the air
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