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Science

KEY STAGE

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YEAR 2

1st Term Test

SRI LANKAN SCHOOL

MUSCAT

Name

Class

Date

Remember

■ The test is 1 hour and 30 minutes long.

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

■ 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

Paper set by

Ms. Jazura Ismail , Ms. Thilini Gunarathna , Ms. Marina Osman

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Changing materials into new products to avoid the collection of waste. material.

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1) Read and Match to the correct definition.

When unwanted and

harmful materials are mixed

in with the natural

environment. pollution

opaque

Omnivores

habitat

recycle

weather Animals that eat both

plants and animals.

Shows the connection

between animals and

their food habits in a

particular environment.

Most suitable natural

environment a group of

plants and animal live.

The changes of the

climate or conditions in

a particular place for a

day or week.

Light cannot travel

through

Begins with a natural

material then processed

and manufactured in

factories.

thermometre A measure of how hot

or cold something is.

Recycling loop

temperature

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air pollution

Man-made materials

foodchain

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injection

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.

3) Circle the things that could be recycled in blue

Circle the things that cannot be recycled in red

bottles

bulbs

tablets

diapers

bags

tissue clothes

/4 marks

/ 7 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 , …………………………, ……………………………

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

/12 marks

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6) Look at the animals and name the environments-

a)………………………………………… b) ……………………………………

ii) Complete the table below.

Underwater Desert

Similarities

1

2

3 Less plants

Differences

1

Less water

2

3 /12 marks

/6 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

………………… …………….…… …………..………… …………..….…

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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.

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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.

……………………………………………… …………………………………….

Day Temperature Hot/ cold

Sunny Wind/wind direction

Cloudy /Rain

Lightning /storm

Fog /hailstorm

Sunday

36°C

Monday

38°C

Tuesday

30°C

Wednesday

25°C

Thursday

22°C

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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