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AL-AZHAR 15 ISLAMIC PRIMARY SCHOOL

SCIENCE UNIT 6 DAILY TEST
ACADEMIC YEAR 2020/2021

Score T. Sign
NAME : ……………………………………………
DAY/DATE : ………………/………………………….
GRADE : 5 ……

I. Choose the correct answer.

1. Many scientists have explored our solar system and stars. One of the first scientist was
Claudius Ptolemy. He made a model of the solar system.

Scientist now know his model is wrong. The Earth is not at the centre of the solar system.
The centre of the solar system is . . . .
A. Sun C. Moon
B. Planet D. Meteor
2. The Earth and Sun are part of the universe. The Earth spins on its axis once every . . . .
A. minute C. day
B. hour D. year
3. The Earth and Sun are part of the universe. The Earth orbits the Sun once every . . . .
A. minute C. day
B. hour D. year
Questions number 4 – 5, look and read the passage below.
Pierre, Safia and Mia model the Sun, Earth and Moon.
4. Who does not move during one day?
A. Mia and Safia C. Pierre
B. Mia, Pierre and Safia D. Safia
5. Who makes the Sun appear to move across the sky during one day?
A. Mia and Safia C. Pierre
B. Mia, Pierre and Safia D. Safia
6. The Earth spins on its axis.
At X is the middle of the day. There is daylight.
What is it like on the opposite side of the Earth?
A. light
B. night
C. noon
D. middle of the day

7. Scientists explore the Solar System. Galileo Galilei was a scientist. He discovered that there
are craters on the Moon.
What equipment did he use to see the craters on the Moon?
A. a flashlight
B. a lamp
C. a telescope
D. his spectacles

8. The Earth spins on its axis.

How many times does the Earth spin on its axis in 24 days?
A. 1
B. 12
C. 24
D. 365
Questions number 9, 10 and 11, look at the picture and read the passage below.
Safia, Mia and Mike make a model of part of the solar system.

9. Hoop A is a model of the . . . .

A. Axis C. Moon
B. Earth D. orbit
10. Ball B is a model of the . . . .
A. Sun C. Moon
B. Earth D. orbit
11. Ball C is a model of the . . . .
A. Sun C. Moon
B. Earth D. orbit
Questions number 12, 13 and 14, look at the picture and read the passage below.
Chen finds information about different planets. He writes down the time it takes for each
planet to spin once.

12. Which planet takes the least number of hours to spin once
A. D C. B
B. C D. A
13. One of the planets is Earth. Which planet is Earth?
A. D C. B
B. C D. A
14. How many planets take longer to spin once than planet C?
A. 1 C. 3
B. 2 D. 4
15. Part of the Earth is labelled A, B and C.

At B it is . . . .
A. day C. sunrise
B. night D. sunset
II. Fill in the blanks.
16. Buzz Aldrin was a scientist who walked on the Moon.

A. Buzz Aldrin travelled to the moon by . . . .

B. He wears special clothes because . . . .
17. Jamila learns about the Earth and the Sun.

Jamila says the Sun is not moving. The Sun appears to move.
The Sun appears to move because . . . .
18. Look at the picture.

A. What is the name of the Earth’s path around the Sun? ….

B. How many days does it take the Earth to go around the Sun once? ….
19. Look at the picture of the Earth.

Part of the Earth is labelled X.

Part of the Earth is labelled Y.
Describe what it is like at part X and Y.
A. At X it is . . . .
B. At Y it is . . . .
20. Look at the graphs.
The graphs show the times of sunrise and sunset on the 15th of each month in Jakarta,
Indonesia.
 A. Are the two groups curved or almost straight? ….

B. Are the days longer or shorter than the nights, or are they equal? ….

21. This picture shows the Solar System.

A. Which object in the Solar System gives off light? ….

 B. Write down one similarity between a planet and an asteroid.

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22. A. The time taken for the Earth to spin on its axis once is . . . .

B. The time taken for the Moon to orbit the Earth once is . . . .

23. Classify these space objects in the table.

A. B.
Found in the Solar System Not found in the Solar System

Earth

A. Earth, . . . . . . . . .

B. . . . .