Cambridge Primary Progression Test

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Answer all questions in the spaces provided on the question paper. 10

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1 The diagram shows some organs of the digestive system. For
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organ A

intestine

(a) What is the name of organ A?

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(b) What is the function of the intestine?

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2 In science changes are either reversible or irreversible. For
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(a) Baking a loaf of bread is an irreversible change.

Explain why.

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(b) Dissolving salt in water is a reversible change.

Explain why.

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3 Maria sets up this electrical circuit to test which materials conduct electricity. For
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material

She closes the switch and tests the first material.

(a) Maria then opens the switch and changes the material.

Suggest why she opens the switch before changing the material.

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(b) Maria now tests five different materials. For
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Here is her results table.

material results

copper lamp shines brightly

graphite lamp shines dimly

iron lamp shines brightly

sulfur lamp does not shine

wood lamp does not shine

Which materials in the table are good conductors of electricity?

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(c) Name a material, not in the table, that is also a good conductor of
electricity.

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(d) Name a solid material, not in the table, that does not conduct electricity.

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4 Dilip and Anu investigate the animals living in a field habitat. For
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They notice that mice in the field feed on grass seeds.

They also notice that large eagles eat snakes living in the field.

They know that the snakes eat mice.

(a) Which organism is the producer?

Choose from

eagle

grass

mice

snake

answer .................................................................................................... [1]

(b) Construct the food chain for these four organisms in the habitat.

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(c) What is meant by the word predator?

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(d) One year there are fewer snakes than normal in the field. For
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Dilip writes the following in his notebook.

I think that there are fewer snakes in the field because

there are fewer mice to eat.

What is this statement?

Tick (9) the correct box.

a measurement

an observation

a question

an explanation
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(e) Dilip and Anu use the internet to find some information.

The information is about the populations of eagles, snakes and mice in

fields of grass.

population in the year

organism
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

eagle 6 5 4 2 6

mice 5000 4500 4000 1000 5000

snake 45 40 37 12 45

Complete the sentence about the patterns shown in the information.

As the population of mice ....................................... the population of

snakes ....................................... and the population of eagles

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5 Two forces are acting on this parachutist. For
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force A

force B

Complete the sentences.

(a) Force A is called ……………………………………….. . [1]

(b) Force B is called ……………………………………….. . [1]

(c) The parachutist has energy because she is

……………………… downwards. [1]

(d) The parachutist has a ……………………… of 75 kg. [1]

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6 The human body contains organs and body systems. For
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(a) Draw a line from each organ to its main function.

organ main function

supports the body and helps in

movement

helps us breathe in oxygen and

brain
breathe out carbon dioxide

heart digests food

removes waste products from the

kidney
blood and makes urine

lung pumps blood around the body

controls nervous responses

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(b) Name one organ that is part of the reproductive system.

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(c) Name one organ that is part of the skeletal system.

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(d) Name the body system which contains the eye.

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7 Saida investigates what happens when ammonium chloride is added to water. For
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In her first experiment she

• puts 10 cm3 of water into a test tube

• measures the temperature of the water
• puts 1 g of ammonium chloride into the water
• stirs the mixture for one minute
• measures the temperature of the solution.

Saida repeats the experiment four more times.

Each time she uses a different mass of ammonium chloride.

Here are her results.

mass of ammonium chloride temperature change

in g in °C
1 2

2 4

3 6

4 8

5 6

The results show a pattern.

One of the results does not fit the pattern.

(a) Describe the pattern in the results.

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(b) Which result does not fit the pattern? For
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Mass of ammonium chloride = ......... g

Explain your answer.

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(c) What could Saida do to see if this result is correct?

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(d) Saida uses 0.5 g of ammonium chloride.

Predict the temperature change she gets.

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8 Gizem investigates some electrical circuits. For
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wire

Gizem does experiments where she changes parts of the electrical circuit.

In experiment 1 the lamp is bright.

Predict the brightness of the lamp in the other experiments described in the
tables below.

Choose from the words.

very bright

bright

dim

lamp not on

(a) Complete the table about the switch.

experiment switch one or thick or long or brightness of

number open or two thin wire short wire lamps
closed lamps
1 closed 1 thin short bright

2 open 1 thin short ........................

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(b) Complete the table about the number of lamps. For
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experiment switch one or thick or long or brightness of

number open or two thin wire short wire lamps
closed lamps
1 closed 1 thin short bright

3 closed 2 thin short ........................

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(c) Complete the table about the thickness of the wire.

experiment switch one thick or long or brightness of

number open or or two thin wire short wire lamps
closed lamps
1 closed 1 thin short bright

4 closed 1 thick short ........................

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(d) Complete the table about the length of wire.

experiment switch one thick or long or brightness of

number open or or two thin wire short wire lamps
closed lamps
1 closed 1 thin short bright

4 closed 1 thin long ........................

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(e) Complete the sentences about this electrical circuit.

Choose words from the list.

fewer longer more shorter thinner thicker

The ............................. and ............................. the wire, and the

............................. lamps the brighter the lamps. [2]

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9 Coffee dissolves in water. For
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Plastic does not dissolve in water.

Complete the sentences.

Choose from the words.

insoluble

soluble

solute

solution

solvent

(a) When coffee dissolves in water a .................................... is made. [1]

(b) Coffee dissolves in water because it is .................................... . [1]

(c) Plastic does not dissolve in water because it is .................................... . [1]

(d) Water is the .................................... when it dissolves coffee. [1]

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10 Humans have both positive and negative effects on the environment. For
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One negative effect is the amount of waste that humans produce.

The table shows the percentage of different types of waste produced in a city
in the years 1970 and 2010.

type of waste percentage in 1970 percentage in 2010

glass 14 9

metals 8 8

paper 43 38

plastic 6 9

(a) Describe how the percentage of each type of waste has changed from
1970 to 2010.

The percentage of glass has .................................................................... .

The percentage of metals has ................................................................. .

The percentage of paper has ................................................................... .

The percentage of plastic has .................................................................. .

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(b) Describe one other negative effect of humans on the environment.

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(c) Describe one positive effect of humans on the environment.

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11 Here is a table with some information about different solids. For
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solid is it soluble or colour of

insoluble in water? solid
copper nitrate soluble blue
chalk insoluble white
fertiliser soluble white
salt soluble white
sand insoluble white
sugar soluble white

(a) Name two white solids that do not dissolve in water.

Choose from the table.

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(b) Oskar stirs a solid with water.

He makes a blue solution.

Which solid does he use?

Choose from the table.

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(c) Which method can you use to separate a mixture of salt and chalk? For
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Tick (9) the correct box.

add water, filter and

evaporate the filtrate
add water and evaporate
the solution

sieve the mixture

magnetic attraction

distillation
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(d) Which method can you use to separate a mixture of sand and water?

Tick (9) the correct box.

add water, filter and

evaporate the filtrate
filter the mixture and
dry the residue

sieve the mixture

magnetic attraction

condensation
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(e) Which method can you use to separate a mixture of fertiliser and water? For
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Tick (9) the correct box.

condensation

add water, filter the mixture

and dry the residue

sieve the mixture

magnetic attraction

evaporate the mixture

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