Cambridge Primary Progression Test
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The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question
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The total number of marks for this paper is 50.
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The diagram shows some organs of the digestive system.
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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In science changes are either reversible or irreversible.
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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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Maria sets up this electrical circuit to test which materials conduct electricity.
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.
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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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Dilip and Anu investigate the animals living in a field habitat.
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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
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(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.
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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.
organism
population in the year
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
eagle
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mice
5000
4500
4000
1000
5000
snake
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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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Two forces are acting on this parachutist.
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force A
force B
Complete the sentences.
(a) Force A is called ……………………………………….. .
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(b) Force B is called ……………………………………….. .
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(c) The parachutist has energy because she is
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(d) The parachutist has a ……………………… of 75 kg.
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The human body contains organs and body systems.
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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
brain
helps us breathe in oxygen and
breathe out carbon dioxide
heart
digests food
kidney
removes waste products from the
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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Saida investigates what happens when ammonium chloride is added to water.
In her first experiment she
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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
in g
temperature change
in °C
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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?
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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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Gizem investigates some electrical circuits.
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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
number
switch
open or
closed
one or
two
lamps
thick or
thin wire
long or
short wire
brightness of
lamps
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closed
1
thin
short
bright
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open
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thin
short
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(b) Complete the table about the number of lamps.
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experiment
number
switch
open or
closed
one or
two
lamps
thick or
thin wire
long or
short wire
brightness of
lamps
1
closed
1
thin
short
bright
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closed
2
thin
short
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(c) Complete the table about the thickness of the wire.
experiment
number
switch
open or
closed
one
or two
lamps
thick or
thin wire
long or
short wire
brightness of
lamps
1
closed
1
thin
short
bright
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closed
1
thick
short
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(d) Complete the table about the length of wire.
experiment
number
switch
open or
closed
one
or two
lamps
thick or
thin wire
long or
short wire
brightness of
lamps
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closed
1
thin
short
bright
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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.
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Coffee dissolves in water.
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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.
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(b) Coffee dissolves in water because it is .................................... .
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(c) Plastic does not dissolve in water because it is .................................... . [1]
(d) Water is the .................................... when it dissolves coffee.
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10 Humans have both positive and negative effects on the environment.
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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
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metals
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paper
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plastic
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glass
(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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solid
is it soluble or
insoluble in water?
colour of
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?
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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?
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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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