NOUVEL COMMUNITY ACADEMY
END OF SECOND TERM ASSESSMENT
2025/2026 ACADEMIC YEAR
SUBJECT SCIENCE
YEAR 5
NAME: ____________________________________ DATE_______________________
DURATION: 1 Hour 15 Minutes
INSTRUCTIONS TO STUDENTS - Read all questions carefully and answer them in
neat handwriting.
SECTION A
Underline the correct answers.
1. A mixture is ______.
A. Two or more substances mixed together
B. One pure substance
C. a liquid only
D. a gas only
2. Which of the following is a mixture?
A. Salt
B. Sand and water
C. Oxygen
D. Sugar
3. Sieving is used to separate ______.
A. liquids from liquids
B. large solids from small solids
C. gases from liquids
D. liquids from gases
4. The equipment used for sieving is called a ______.
A. filter paper
B. sieve
C. funnel
D. beaker
5. Filtration is used to separate ______.
A. a solid from a liquid
B. gas from liquid
C. two gases
D. two metals
6. Which equipment is used in filtration?
A. ruler
B. sieve
C. filter paper
D. scissors
7. Dissolving happens when ______.
A. a solid mixes completely in a liquid
B. water becomes ice
C. a liquid turns into gas
D. sand sinks in water
8. When salt dissolves in water, the mixture is called a ______.
A. solid
B. solution
C. gas
D. mixture of sand
9. To find dissolved salt in water, the water must ______.
A. freeze
B. be filtered
C. evaporate
D. be sieved
10. Decanting means ______.
A. pouring off a liquid carefully from a solid
B. boiling water
C. mixing sand and water
D. dissolving salt
11. Decanting can be used to separate ______.
A. sand and water
B. salt and water
C. sugar and water
D. oil and water
12. A water filter is used to ______.
A. add salt to water
B. clean dirty water
C. heat water
D. colour water
13. Which of these materials can be used to make a water filter?
A. sand and gravel
B. paper and glue
C. plastic and rubber
D. chalk and stone
14. Presenting results means ______.
A. hiding the results
B. showing the results clearly
C. ignoring the results
D. changing the results
15. Scientists often present results using ______.
A. drawings or tables
B. songs
C. stories
D. games
16. Which method is best to separate sand from water?
A. filtration
B. sieving
C. dissolving
D. melting
17. Which method is best for separating stones from sand?
A. filtration
B. dissolving
C. sieving
D. evaporation
18. Which substance dissolves in water?
A. sand
B. salt
C. stones
D. soil
19. A mixture of oil and water can be separated by ______.
A. decanting
B. dissolving
C. freezing
D. melting
20. Choosing the correct method of separation depends on ______.
A. the colour of the mixture
B. the size and properties of the materials
C. the container used
D. the temperature only
SECTION B
Answer all the questions in this section
1. What is a mixture? Give two examples.
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2. Explain the method of sieving.
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3. Describe filtration.
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4. What does dissolving mean?
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5. Explain decanting.
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6. Why is choosing the correct method of separation important?
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