How to use this book

How to use this book

This workbook provides questions for you to practise what you
have learned in class. There is a topic to match each topic in your
Learner’s Book. Each topic contains the following sections:

Focus: these questions help

you to master the basics

Practice: these questions

help you to become more
confident in using what you
have learned

Challenge: these questions

will make you think more
deeply

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 1 Living things
1.1 Animals and plants alive!
Focus
1 Colour in only the things that are alive.

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 1.1 Animals and plants alive!

Practice
2 Draw lines from these things to the right group.

lion Sun tree

Non-living Living

water butterfly     chair

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 1 Living things

Challenge
3 Cross out (cross out) the wrong word in the sentences below.
Example: A ball is alive / not alive.
A fish is alive / not alive. A cat is alive / not alive.
A rock is alive / not alive. Water does not need move / food.
A cat can move / food. Water is alive / not alive.

4 Write two sentences about this living thing.

Use some of these words.

The tree is big.

leaves are small.

tall.

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 1.2 Parts of a plant

1.2 Parts of a plant

Focus
1 Draw lines from these words to label this picture of a plant.

stem

root

leaf

flower

Look at lots of plants. Look at the different shaped leaves and flowers.

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 1 Living things

Practice
2 Draw lines from the words to each picture to label the roots,
stem, leaf and flower.

stem

roots

leaf

flower

Challenge
3 When a plant starts to grow it grows a root and a stem.
The leaves grow on the stem.
Later, the plant makes flowers.
These four pictures show the plant growing but they are in the
wrong order.
Put the plants in the right order using the numbers in the pictures.
Write the numbers here:

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 1.2 Parts of a plant

1 2

3 4

Label the root, stem, leaf, flower in each picture.

4 Put a cross (3) next to the wrong sentences below:

a There is only a flower on picture 1 because:
the flowers have fallen off in the other pictures
flowers are the last thing to grow

b There is a root and stem in each picture because:

you can't draw a picture without them
the roots grow first, then the stem.

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 1 Living things

1.3 Plants and light

Focus
1 One of these plants is growing in the dark. The other is growing in the light.
Write the word ‘Dark’ or ‘Light’ under each picture. Colour in the plants.

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 1.3 Plants and light

Practice
2 Write the words in the right box.

small leaves big leaves tall stem

Plants with light Plants in the dark

____________________________ ____________________________

____________________________ ____________________________

____________________________ ____________________________

short stem green leav yellow leaves

es

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 1 Living things

Challenge
3 Cross out (cross out) the wrong words in these sentences.
Plant A was grown in the light / dark.
Plant B has small / big leaves.
Plant B has a tall / small stem.
Plant B was grown in the light / dark.

A B

4 Write what you think will happen to a plant with no leaves.

stem tall.
grow
The plant will small.
not grow
leaves again.

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 2.2 Loud and quiet

Practice
2 Draw these things in the right box below.

You need loud sounds here You need quiet sounds here

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 2 Sound

Challenge
3 Look at the pictures. Decide which is the loudest thing and which
is the quietest thing. Draw a circle around the word that describes
how loud these sound sources are.

Source of sound How loud is the source?

quietest / loudest / quiet / loud / very quiet

volcano
quietest / loudest / quiet / loud / very quiet

train
quietest / loudest / quiet / loud / very quiet

curtains
quietest / loudest / quiet / loud / very quiet

tap dripping
quietest / loudest / quiet / loud / very quiet

tap with lots of

water coming out

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 2.3 Sound moves

2.3 Sound moves

Focus
1 Loud sounds can hurt your ears.
Circle only the people who are being safe.

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 2 Sound

Practice
2 Draw lines to complete the sentences.
When a sound source is far away the sound is near

When a sound source is near the sound is far away

Sound sources are louder when you are quiet

Sounds sources are quieter when you are

loud
Challenge

3 Find these words in the puzzle.

far change
quiet

near ears sound

loud source

Draw a circle around the words when you find them.

G C R T V Z Y V D Y
D M H S L M T Z K R
F E Y A O O S P L B
A T A Z N U U O X Z
R R D R T G R D F D
W M A E S D E C N T
N E I M L B X U E N
N U T P D D O N L T
Q B G T M S X N D L
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3 Materials in
my world
3.1 Different materials
Focus
1 Draw lines to match the pictures with the materials.
One has been done for you.

glass

rock

wood

paper

plastic

fabric

metal

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 3 Materials in my world

Practice
2 What materials are these things made of?
Use these words to help you.

rubber metal
plastic

paper fabric rock

One has been done for you.

metal a

b c

d e

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 3.1 Different materials

Challenge
3 What materials are these things made of?
Finish the sentence for each one.
Use words below to help you.

fabric metal rock paper plastic

a The books are made from .

b The clothes are made from .

c The water bottles are made from .

d The paper clip is made from .

e The castle is made from .

f The can is made from .

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 3 Materials in my world

3.2 Properties of materials

Focus
1 Draw a circle around the correct word to describe the object in the picture.
The first one has been done for you.

smooth rough soft

mirror

hard weak soft

rock

b
weak soft strong

metal bridge

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 3.2 Properties of materials

hard soft rigid

fabric cushion

hard soft weak

stone floor

weak strong rough

paper

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 3 Materials in my world

Practice
2 Draw a circle around the right words in these sentences.
The first one has been done for you.

The metal can is weak and soft / strong and shiny.

a The brick is strong and dull / weak and soft.

b The rubber balloon is rough and strong /

shiny and weak.

c The rock is hard and rough / soft and smooth.

d The glass bottle is soft and rough / shiny and smooth.

e The paper is rough and strong / smooth and weak.

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 3.2 Properties of materials

Challenge
3 Choose the right words to finish the sentences.

a
rock paper glass

soft shiny weak

The mirror is made from because this material is .

b
paper fabric metal

soft weak rigid

The T-shirt is made from because this material is .

c
paper rubber glass

rough flexible weak

The balloon is made from because this material is .

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 3 Materials in my world

d
metal rock wood

rigid shiny soft

The bridge is made from because this material is .

e
paper rock glass

smooth rough strong

The castle is made from because this material is .

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 3.3 Sorting materials

3.3 Sorting materials

Focus
1 Draw lines from the labels to the correct recycling bins.

1 2 3 4

metal plastic glass paper

2 Draw a line to show which bin this should go into.

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 3 Materials in my world

Practice
3 Sort the materials into the right group.
Draw a line from each picture to the correct group.

metal

hard
plastic
fabric

soft

rubber
rock

glass

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 3.3 Sorting materials

Challenge
4 Draw a circle around the right word to finish these sentences.
a Fabric is rigid / hard / flexible.
b Metal is rough / strong / weak.
c Glass is hard / soft / flexible.

d All of these are shiny / fabric /

rough.

e All of these are hard /

flexible / strong.

f All of these are flexible /

rigid / weak.

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 3 Materials in my world

3.4 Changing materials

Focus
1 Draw a circle around the word that matches each picture.

a b

bend / twist / stretch / compress bend / twist / stretch / compress

c d

bend / twist / stretch / compress bend / twist / stretch / compress

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 3.4 Changing materials

Practice
2 Draw a circle around the word that describes what has happened
to these materials.
The first one has been done for you.

The can has been bent / twisted / compressed.

a The paper has been bent / twisted / compressed.

b The pipe has been bent / twisted / compressed.

c The balloon is being bent / twisted / compressed.

d The rope has been bent / twisted / compressed.

e The fruit has been bent / twisted / compressed.

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 3 Materials in my world

Challenge
3 Zara is testing materials.
Finish the table of results.

Material Compress Bend

paper yes yes
metal
fabric
wood
rubber
glass

Use the results to finish these sentences.

Use these words to help you.

compress bend

The first one has been done for you.

Zara can bend the paper.

a Zara cannot the metal.

b Zara can the fabric.

c Zara cannot the wood.

d Zara can the rubber.

e Zara cannot the glass.

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4 The Earth
4.1 Planet Earth
Focus
1 What does Earth look like from space?

Tick (✓) the sentences that say what an astronaut can see from space.
The Earth is like a ball. There are clouds on Earth.
There is land on Earth. There are rivers on Earth.
There are seas on Earth. There are lakes on Earth.

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 4 The Earth

Practice
2 Draw a line from the labels to the right place on the Earth.

the Earth is
like a ball

land covered
land
by a sea

land covered
by a lake

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 4.1 Planet Earth

Challenge
3 Earth is the only planet with life on it.
Write answers to complete the sentences.
Use these words:

living things ball water land planet

a The Earth is like a very large .

b The Earth is a .

c The surface of the Earth is made of .

d Some land is covered with .

e Earth is home to lots of .

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 4 The Earth

4.2 Heat and light from the Sun

Focus
1 Does light from the Sun help these things?

Draw a circle around the right word, yes or no.

yes / no

yes / no
yes / no

yes / no
yes / no

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 4.2 Heat and light from the Sun

Practice
2 We get heat and light from the Sun.
Look at the picture.

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 4 The Earth

Copy the right word to finish each sentence.

a Light from the Sun helps us to .

see warm cold hur t Sun

b Light from the Sun can .

see cold hur t our ey

warm es

c At night there is no light from the .

warm cold
see hur t Sun

d The Sun gives us heat to keep us .

cold hur t Sun

see warm

e Without heat from the Sun we would be very .

see warm cold hur t Sun

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 4.2 Heat and light from the Sun

Challenge
3 On planet Earth the light from the Sun gives us daytime.
After our daytime we get night-time.
Zara and Marcus have a model of day and night on planet Earth.
The flashlight is the Sun.
Use these words to label the model.

day Earth night

4 Marcus, holding the flashlight, can only see one side of Earth.
Draw a circle around the right word in this sentence.
He can see the day side / night side of the Earth.

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 4 The Earth

4.3 Rocks
Focus
1 Look at the two different rocks.
Write the name of each rock below the pictures.

2 How are the rocks different?

Which rock is harder?
Which rock is smoother?
3 How are the rocks the same? Draw a circle around the right answers.

Both rocks a
re strong. Both rocks are weak.

Both rocks
exible. are rigid.
Both rocks are fl

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 4.3 Rocks

Practice
4 Sofia tries to scratch these rocks with a metal nail.
She wants to name the rocks.

Granite – very hard with

different coloured bits

Chalk – soft, white

Limestone – hard, grey

Draw a circle around the correct name for each rock.

Rock A is chalk / limestone / granite.
Rock B is chalk / limestone / granite.
Rock C is chalk / limestone / granite.

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 5 Humans

Challenge
3 Put these people into groups. Write their names in the correct box.
Some of the people will be in more than one group!

short tall

black hair fair hair

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 5.4 Staying alive

5.4 Staying alive

Focus
1 Udom and Kanya are on holiday.
Colour in only the things they need to stay alive.

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 5 Humans

Practice
2 Which of these foods are healthy for humans?
Tick (✓) the right box.
The first one has been done for you.

Fruit

Healthy ✔ Not healthy

a Vegetables

Healthy Not healthy

b Cake

Healthy Not healthy

c Eggs

Healthy Not healthy

d Noodles

Healthy Not healthy

e Sweets

Healthy Not healthy

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 5.4 Staying alive

Challenge
3 Finish these sentences.
Use these words.

alive water air healthy

unhealthy food

a All animals need .

b All animals need .

c All animals need .

d Humans need these things to stay .

e If you eat the wrong food you will be .

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 6 Forces

6.1 Moving things

Focus
1 The picture shows
a playground.
Some people
are moving.
Some people are
not moving.
How are some
people moving?
Colour in only
the people who
are moving.

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 6.1 Moving things

Practice
2 Things move all around us.
Some things have lots of moving parts.
A bicycle has lots of moving parts.
Look at this picture of Zara riding her bicycle.
Draw a circle around the moving parts of the bicycle.

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 6 Forces

Challenge
3 These toys all move.
Draw a circle around one or more of the arrows to show how each
one moves.
The first one has been done for you.

Key rocking rotating moving forwards or backwards

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 6.2 Push and pull forces

6.2 Push and pull forces

Focus
1 We can push or pull lots of things.
Draw a circle around the correct word or words for each picture.

push / pull push / pull push / pull

push / pull push / pull

push / pull push / pull

push / pull push / pull

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 6 Forces

Practice
2 Think about all the things you move when at home and at school.
Think of things you have pushed and things you have pulled.
Draw pictures of three things that move when you push them.

Draw pictures of three things that move when you pull them.

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 6.2 Push and pull forces

Challenge
3 This is an arrow:
Draw arrows on the pictures to show pushes.
a Show the push that the boy gives to the ball.
b Show the push that the girl gives to the ball.

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 6 Forces

4 Use the pictures to help you to complete the sentences.

Copy the right word to finish each sentence.
a The boy pushes the ball with his .

harder little
head foot

b The girl pushes the ball with her .

harder head little foot

c They can make the ball go faster by pushing it .

harder head little foot

d They can make it go slowly with a .

harder little pu
head sh foot

Think about how you push next time you play with a ball.

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 6.3 Making things move

6.3 Making things move

Focus
1 Some things need a little push or pull force.
Some things need a big push or pull force.
Draw a circle around the biggest push.

Draw a circle around the biggest pull.

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 6 Forces

Practice
2 All these things move.
Some are pushed by hand. Some are moved by electricity.
Draw a circle around the right word for each picture in the table.

hand / electric hand / electric

hand / electric hand / electric

hand / electric hand / electric

hand / electric hand / electric

hand / electric hand / electric

hand / electric hand / electric

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 6.3 Making things move

Challenge
3 Sofia gives a big push and the ball goes a long way.

It goes a
long way.

Look at the table below.

With a big push, will the car or ball go a long way or a short way?
With a small push, will the car or ball go a long way or a short way?
In the table draw a circle around ‘a long way’ or ‘a short way’.

a long way a long way a long way a long way

a short way a short way a short way a short way

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 6 Forces

6.4 Floating and sinking

Focus
1 Some things float.
Some things sink.
Make a prediction about each of the things below. Will they float or sink?
Draw each thing in the right box to show your prediction.

Will it float or sink?

spoon key coin ball rock balloon

I predict these will float I predict these will sink

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 6.4 Floating and sinking

Practice
2 You can change the shape of some things that don’t float.
You can change them so that they float.
Look at these clay shapes.
Draw a circle around the shapes that will float.
Put a cross ( ✗ ) on the shapes that will sink.

Draw another shape that will sink.

Draw another shape that will float.

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