Ellipse International School
School Year 2025-2026
YEAR 5
Term 2 Assessments (S.Y. 2025 - 26)
Science
Name: ____________________________________________
Date: _____________________________________________
Instructions:
● Make sure you have all the necessary equipment to complete the test paper
● Sit where you are directed by the teacher and complete the test paper
undisturbed
● Read the questions carefully
● Answer all the questions on the test paper
● Go through and check your answers when you have finished
● If you are not sure what to do, put up your hand and ask your teacher
For marker’s use only:
Level achieved: Level Mark Range (total %)
Teacher’s name: 5 80-100
Teacher’s sign: 4 60-79
Date: 3 40-59
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SCIENCE PRACTICE TEST
1. Which food chain is found in a water ecosystem?
A.
the Sun algae fish heron
B.
water lily the Sun frog dragonfly
C.
the Sun algae water lily fish
D.
frog the Sun heron dragonfly
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SCIENCE PRACTICE TEST
2. Use the picture below to answer the question.
A farmer notices that the leaves on some sunflower plants have holes caused by insects. The seeds of
these sunflowers are planted. How many of the new sunflower plants will inherit leaves with holes?
A. all
B. none
C. one-half
D. three-fourths
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3. Use the picture below to answer the question.
bulb
wire
Which object is needed to light the bulb?
A. a battery
B. a switch
C. another bulb
D. another wire
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SCIENCE PRACTICE TEST
4. Use the pictures below to answer the question.
Before Event After Event
Which event caused the change to the mountain?
A. eruption
B. flood
C. hurricane
D. landslide
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5. Which time of day does the Sun appear highest in the sky?
A. midnight
B. noon
C. sunrise
D. sunset
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SCIENCE PRACTICE TEST
6. Use the picture below to answer the question.
Ant Experiment
ant
Which question does this experiment test?
A. Where do ants get food?
B. What is the mass of the ants?
C. How many kinds of ants are there?
D. Will ants go to a dark or light area?
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7. Which object is opaque?
A. glass window
B. ice cube
C. sunglass lens
D. wooden door
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8. Students want to find out which box of feathers has the greatest mass. Which tool could they use to
measure the mass of each box?
A. B.
°C °F
100 210
80 170
60
120
40
20 70
0 32
C. D.
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9. What is another word for protective coloration?
A. camouflage
B. habitat
C. hibernation
D. migration 634937 / I9
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SCIENCE PRACTICE TEST
10. Use the table below to answer the question.
Summer Day in Fremont, Nebraska
Time Air Temperature
8:00 a.m. 18°C
9:00 a.m. 19°C
10:00 a.m. 20°C
11:00 a.m. 22°C
12:00 p.m. 24°C
1:00 p.m. 26°C
2:00 p.m. 29°C
What is the predicted air temperature at 4:00 p.m.?
A. 27°C
B. 29°C
C. 35°C
D. 43°C 634848 / I10
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SCIENCE PRACTICE TEST
11. Use the list below to answer the question.
Procedure:
1. Lay three equal pieces of sod (grass and soil) in three trays.
2. Place lights as shown in the picture.
light
sod
2 hours 6 hours 12 hours
3. Turn on the first light for two hours. Turn on the second light for six hours.
Turn on the third light for 12 hours.
4. Add 200 milliliters (mL) of water to the sod in each tray every four days.
5. Measure the height of the grass in each tray on Friday of each week.
Students are completing an investigation. Which factor changes during the investigation?
A. amount of light
B. type of grass
C. amount of water
D. type of soil
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12. Which BEST describes how the Sun heats Earth’s surface?
A. consistently
B. equally
C. evenly
D. unevenly
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SCIENCE PRACTICE TEST
13. Use the pictures below to answer the question.
Bird Feet
1 2 3 4
Which bird foot is the BEST for swimming?
A. foot 1
B. foot 2
C. foot 3
D. foot 4
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14. Which describes a change that takes place when a chocolate bar melts?
A. A solid becomes a gas.
B. A liquid becomes a gas.
C. A solid becomes a liquid.
D. A liquid becomes a solid.
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SCIENCE PRACTICE TEST
15. Use the picture below to answer the question.
Plant Experiment
light
Which conclusion can be made about this plant?
A. The plant grows without light.
B. The plant grows toward the light.
C. The plant grows slower with light.
D. The plant grows away from the light.
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16. Which shows an effect of humans on an environment?
A. a nest made of dead branches
B. a river eroding away a riverbank
C. a trail built by cutting down trees
D. a group of butterflies landing on flowers
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17. Use the picture below to answer the question.
arch
Which process shaped the arch?
A. deposition
B. earthquake
C. landslide
D. weathering 634955 / I17
18. Which will a magnet attract?
A. glass marble
B. plastic cap
C. rubber band
D. steel nail 634872 / I18
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