Science Assessment: Cambridge Curriculum (Year 6)
Semester 1 | Academic Year 2025-2026
Subject: Science (Biology, Physics, Earth & Space)
Section A: The Human Body
1. Label the organs of the digestive system in the diagram below.
A: __________
B: __________
C: __________
D: __________
E: __________
2. What are the two main ways the stomach breaks down food?
Answer: _________________________________________________________
3. What is the primary function of the small intestine during digestion?
Answer: _________________________________________________________
4. Match the nutrient to its correct function:
Carbohydrates • • Repair and growth
Proteins • • Healthy skin and eyes
Vitamins • • Fast energy
5. List three main functions of the human skeleton.
1. __________ 2. __________ 3. __________
6. Identify the major bones labeled in the skeleton diagram.
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A (Skull): __________
B (Ribs): __________
C (Spine): __________
D (Thigh bone): __________
7. Sarah wants to keep her bones strong as she grows. Suggest three methods she should
use and explain why.
Answer: _________________________________________________________
8. Which types of joints are used when you kick a football?
Answer: _________________________________________________________
Section B: Circulation and Respiration
9. Label the parts of the heart: Left Atrium, Right Ventricle, and Aorta.
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10. What are the two main things that blood carries to the cells of your body?
Answer: __________ and __________
11. List the three types of blood vessels found in the human body.
1. __________ 2. __________ 3. __________
12. Looking at the table below, which activity causes the highest heart rate? Why?
Activity Heart Rate (bpm)
Sleeping 60
Activity Heart Rate (bpm)
Walking 95
Sprinting 165
13. Why does your breathing rate increase when you exercise? Explain the link to oxygen
demand.
Answer: _________________________________________________________
14. Put the following in the correct order of the oxygen pathway during inhalation:
Lungs, Nose/Mouth, Trachea (Windpipe), Bloodstream
Answer: __________ $\rightarrow$ __________ $\rightarrow$ __________ $\rightarrow$
__________
15. Label the respiratory organs in the diagram.
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Section C: Sound, Ecosystems, and Energy
16. Describe three properties of sound (e.g., volume, pitch).
Answer: _________________________________________________________
17. Order the speed of sound from fastest to slowest in these mediums: Liquid, Gas, Solid.
Answer: __________ $>$ __________ $>$ __________
18. Classify these relationships as Mutualism, Commensalism, or Parasitism:
A tick drinking blood from a dog: __________
A bee pollinating a flower while getting nectar: __________
19. In a food web, which organisms are usually the "Producers"?
Answer: _________________________________________________________
20. In the following chain: Grass $\rightarrow$ Grasshopper $\rightarrow$ Frog $\
rightarrow$ Snake, which animal is the Omnivore? (Trick question: analyze carefully).
Answer: _________________________________________________________
21. Construct a 4-step food chain found in an ocean ecosystem.
Answer: __________ $\rightarrow$ __________ $\rightarrow$ __________ $\rightarrow$
__________
22. Name three sources of renewable energy.
1. __________ 2. __________ 3. __________
23. Why is renewable energy better for the environment than fossil fuels? Give two
reasons.
Answer: _________________________________________________________
Section D: Earth, Space, and Matter
24. Label the processes (A, B, C) in the Water Cycle diagram.
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25. Explain the difference between Earth's rotation and its revolution.
Answer: _________________________________________________________
26. Draw a simple diagram of a Lunar Eclipse and label the Earth, Sun, and Moon.
(Space provided for drawing)
27. Name the three planets closest to the Sun.
1. __________ 2. __________ 3. __________
28. Give two reasons why Earth is the only planet in our solar system known to support
life.
Answer: _________________________________________________________
29. True or False: Water is the only substance that exists naturally as a solid, liquid, and gas
on Earth.
Answer: __________
30. What is the name of the process when a liquid turns into a gas?
Answer: __________