Assessment
Y6 Animals Including Humans
1) Which of the foods below can be eaten on a daily basis as part of a healthy diet?
(Tick the boxes) (1 mark)
Fruit and vegetables
Meat or fish
Cakes and cream
Sweets and chocolates
Cereals and bread
Crisps and burgers
2) Which of the following, if done regularly, will help to contribute to a healthy lifestyle?
(Tick the boxes) (1 mark)
Exercise
Smoking
Drinking water
Watching TV
Drinking alcohol
Staying up late
3) Below is a diagram of the circulatory system. Draw arrows from the text boxes to
identify each part of the circulatory system and write a brief description explaining the
role that each part play in this process. (3 marks)
The Arteries and Arterioles
The Aorta
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The Heart
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The Lungs
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The Veins
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4) Cigarette Smoking
a) Professional tennis players do not smoke because they say they want to stay fit and
healthy. How might smoking make the tennis players less fit and healthy? (1 mark)
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b) One of the players said that being close to other people who are smoking could damage
your health. How might being close to people smoking damage your health? (1 mark)
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c) What other problems could regular smokers experience?
(Tick the boxes) (1 mark)
Bad breath
More coughs
Greasy hair
Yellow fingers and tongue
Increased chance of lung cancer
Increased chance of heart disease
Loss of memory
5) Alcohol
a) Which of the following drinks contain alcohol? (1 mark)
Whiskey
Cola
Lemonade
Lager
Cider
Wine
b) Give two examples of why drinking too much alcohol can cause problems. (2 marks)
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6) What is the heart made from? Tick ONE box. (1 mark)
Skin
Blood
Bone
Muscle
Fat
Fluid
7) a. The diagram below show the main body parts and organs associated with the digestive
system. Label these parts. (3 marks)
The m______________
The o______________
The s______________
The l______________
The l________ i___________
The r______________
The s_________ i__________
b. Explain how the mouth helps with the digestion of our food. (2 marks)
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c. Explain what happens to the nutrients and water we eat and drink when it travels
through intestines. (2 marks)
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8) a. Ruth, Helga and Tilly take part in a heart rate (HR) and exercise investigation. The
investigation involves running and lasts for six minutes. Plot a line graph on the graph
template below to show these results. (3 marks)
Athlete
Heart Rate taken every minute during running exercise
Starting HR
Ruth
65
72
64
Helga
Tilly
1 minute
80
85
90
2 minutes
3 minutes
102
110
135
110
118
110
4 minutes
120
128
80
5 minutes
123
130
70
6 minutes
124
130
65
7 minutes
8 minutes
100
120
67
65
73
65
b. Explain why heart rate increases during exercise. (1 mark)
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c. Which athlete was the first to stop exercising? (1 mark)
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d. Explain how you know this. (1 mark)
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