KARACHI HIGH SCHOOL TOTAL MARKS
KEYSTAGE 2 SCHOOL ASSESSMENT TEST MAXIMUM OBTAINED
YEAR 6
FIRST TERM 2023 – 2024 : SECTION 50
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SCIENCE PAPER 1 MARKS MARKS
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1. Draw a line to match each process to its correct description.
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2. The diagram shows one organ system of a zebra.
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(a) What is the function of this organ system?
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(b) Which letter shows the oesophagus?
Circle the correct answer.
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(c) Zebras have adaptations to stop them being eaten by lions.
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3. They put a clock with bells in a glass jar.
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They listen to the sound made by the bells.
(a) What apparatus do they use to measure the volume of sound?
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4. Complete the following sentence.
(a) the metal iron rusts when it is exposed to air and water. Rusting is a chemical reaction.
The reactants in the chemical reaction are
i. Water
ii. Oxygen
iii. _______________
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5. Materials have specific properties.
Draw a line between each material and the correct property of the material.
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6. Elephants have a similar circulatory system to humans.
(a) Write down the names of the three types of blood vessels in an elephant.
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2 ____________________________________________________________________
3 ____________________________________________________________________
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(b) Write down the function of the heart?
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(c) one of the functions of the blood in an elephant is to transport the gas carbon dioxide.
Write down two other substances the blood transports.
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1. _______________________________________________________________________
2. _______________________________________________________________________
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7. Flowering plants have a life cycle.
Choose the correct stage for each picture.
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8. The diagram shows a model of the human heart.
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(a) Complete the table about the composition of the blood going to the lungs.
Tick ( ) the two boxes that describe the correct composition of this blood.
Concentration of carbon dioxide Concentration of oxygen
high low high low
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(b) The blood vessel labelled X carries blood away from the heart.
i. What name is given to this type of blood vessel?
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9. Complete the sentences.
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The melting point of ice is _________________
The boiling point of water is ________________
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10. Describe one similarity between boiling and evaporation.
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Describe two differences between boiling and evaporation.
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11. Food chains contain living organisms.
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Living organism Z is ___________________________
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12. Describe the difference between vertebrates and invertebrates.
Complete the sentences.
Vertebrates are animals
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Invertebrates are animals
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13. There are chemical reactions and physical processes.
(a) Which two letters show chemical reactions?
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(b) Which two letters show physical processes?
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14. Yuri investigates the evaporation of water.
In his first experiment Yuri
Puts 50 cm of water into a glass beaker.
Puts the glass beaker into an oven for 24 hours.
Measures the volume of water left in the beaker.
Yuri does this experiment at different temperatures.
Yuri predicts.
‘As the temperature of the oven increases the volume of water left in the beaker
a
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decreases’.
(a) Here are Yuri’s result.
Complete the table.
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(b) Do the results support Yuri’s prediction?
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Use the results from the table to explain your answer.
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15. Food chains are made of different living organisms.
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(a) What type of living organism is missing from start of this food chain?
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(b) What type of organism is the perch?
Circle the correct answer.
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16. Lily investigates how different surfaces affect the loudness of sound.
She drops a pen onto a surface and listens to the sound it makes.
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Lily describes the loudness of the sound using numbers.
Number 1 is the quietest and number 10 is the loudest.
Here are her results.
(a) Which surface made the loudest sound?
Circle the correct answer.
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(b) Complete the bar chart to show the loudness of sound for each material.
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