The Year 5/6 Science
Quiz
Part Two
Section 1
The Human Body
Question 1
What organ pumps blood around
the human body?
Question 2
What is plaque and what causes
it?
Question 3
Give three reasons why exercise
is important.
Section 2
Green Plants
Question 4
What attracts an insect to a
flower?
(could be two things)
Question 5
In what part of the plant are
reproductive organs found?
Question 6
In what part of the plant are
seeds made?
A. Flowers
B. Roots
C. Leaves
Section 3
Variation and Classification
Question 7
Give two differences between a
spider and an ant.
Question 8
All plants can be placed into one
of two groups. What are the
two groups?
Question 9
Ferns are non-flowering plants
that do not make seeds. What
do they make?
Section 4
Living Things in their
Environment
Question 10
Animals that eat other animals
are called what?
Question 11
Leaf › Worm › Bird › Cat
In the above food chain, which is
the producer?
Question 12
Leaf › Worm › Bird › Cat
Name the prey of the bird in the
above food chain.
Section 5
Grouping Materials
Question 13
Can you pour a solid?
Question 14
Name three different types of
soil.
Question 15
Why would steel be used to make
a bridge?
Section 6
Changing Materials
Question 16
Give an example of any change
that cannot be reversed.
Question 17
What happens to a liquid when
you freeze it?
Question 18
What is a solution?
Section 7
Doing an experiment
Question 19
What is the ‘aim’ of an
experiment?
Question 20
What equipment would you use to
find out how hot a beaker of
water is?
Question 21
How would you make sure that an
experiment was a fair test?
Section 8
Electricity
Question 22
Why is there usually a plastic
coating around a metal wire?
Question 23
What happens when a circuit has
a break (or gap) in it?
Question 24
Name three electrical
components used in simple
circuits.
Section 9
Forces and Motion
Question 25
When do two magnets attract
each other?
Question 26
What sort of surface should a
slope have to prevent slipping?
Question 27
What is the name of the force
that pulls objects down towards
the centre of the Earth?
Section 10
Light and Sound
Question 28
What is the pitch of a note?
Question 29
Explain why light shines off a
silver brooch in bright sunlight.
Question 30
Which if the following are sources
of light?
Candle, Moon, Torch, Sun, Tin Foil
End of Quiz