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KEY STAGE
2
(1 mark)
LEVELS
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First name
Middle name
Last name
Day Month Year
Date of birth
2011
Boy Girl
Please circle one
School
(1 mark)
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INSTRUCTIONS
Read this carefully.
Answers
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D teenager E newborn
Write the correct letter (AE) in each box on the chart below to
order the stages of the human life cycle from youngest to oldest.
Youngest Oldest
(b) Sue describes some of the stages of the human life cycle in the
table below.
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People walk.
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nutrition People
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(d) Sue knows that what you eat can help you live a healthy life.
Sue should...
eat a variety of
not eat sugary foods.
different foods.
(ii) Sue eats the best foods to give her a healthy life.
Give ONE other way Sue could keep her body healthy.
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Name TWO variables Nasra should keep the same to make her
test fair.
1. .............................................................................................................
2. ............................................................................................................. (1 mark)
30 41
40 27
Explain how the temperature of the water affects the time taken
for the sugar to dissolve.
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The photographs show the solids before and after adding water.
coconut
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3 Computer games
(a) Robert wants to find out if children who play computer games have
faster reaction times than those who do not play computer games.
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(b) What unit of time was used to record the reaction times?
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Amy 10
Milly 4
Tandi 10
Stuart 4
Hassan 1
(1 mark)
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4 Soils
(a) Class 6 want to find out if different soils absorb water differently.
The children measure the height of the water in the tube every
10 seconds. They repeat the test with a different type of soil.
The children draw a graph of their results.
What is the height of the water in the tube for soil B after
30 seconds?
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Soil A is Soil B is
impermeable. impermeable.
(c) The children separate the particles in each soil using this equipment:
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True or false?
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5 School play
(a) Polly is in a school play. bulbs
She is dressed as a star.
The star costume has bulbs which light up. star
bulb
switch
(2 marks)
Write yes or no next to each idea to show if Polly will see the
star shine more brightly.
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Polly
Emma
(1 mark)
Ali
(i) What happens to the triangle for it to make a noise when
it is hit?
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(ii) What does the sound travel through to reach Emmas ears?
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(e) There are lots of people watching the play. Some people are
close to the stage. Some people are further away.
Describe how the distance the people are from the triangle
affects the volume of the sound they hear.
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6 Mini garden
(a) Marcus and Davina are finding out about the water cycle.
They make the mini garden below to observe how water can change.
Name the part of the plant that takes in water from the soil.
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(c) A plant can live in a mini garden for a long time without being
watered again. The bowl must be well sealed.
Explain why the mini garden does not need to be watered again
when the bowl is well sealed.
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(d) Marcus and Davina can observe all the changes in the water cycle
in their mini garden.
This is a diagram of the water cycle.
cloud
B C
hill
A river
D lake
A Rain falls.
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7 Heating rods
(a) Class 6 are investigating how long it takes heat to travel along
rods made from different materials.
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copper 16
glass 280
steel 26
(e) How could Class 6 make sure their results are reliable?
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8 The Sun
(a) George makes a model of the Sun, Earth and Moon.
He uses two bread rolls and a 50p coin.
Moon
Sun
Earth
(b) The Sun appears to move across the sky each day.
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END OF TEST
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1077.01
QCDA/11/5242 (Pupil pack)
Qualifications and Curriculum Development Agency 2011 QCDA/11/5241 (Mark schemes pack)
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