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Science questions, unit 5

Animals

25 marks. Use Practice to check each answer as you go, or Exam to answer everything first. Ask a grown-up to help you mark the written answers.

Section A: objective questions

12 marks
Choose the best answer for each question.
1

Question 1

Which animal has a shell?
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B
A snail has a shell on its back.
For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, standard 5.1.1
Textbook p. 42
2

Question 2

Which part do a bird and a butterfly both have?
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A
Both a bird and a butterfly have wings.
For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, standard 5.1.4
Textbook p. 43
3

Question 3

Which animal has fins and scales?
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C
A fish has fins and scales.
For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, standard 5.1.1
Textbook p. 43
4

Question 4

Which two animals have horns?
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D
A deer and a goat have horns.
For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, standard 5.1.1
Textbook p. 43
5

Question 5

What are the fins of a fish for?
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B
The fins help a fish swim.
For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, standard 5.1.2
Textbook p. 46
6

Question 6

A crocodile has hard skin. What is the hard skin for?
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A
The hard skin protects the crocodile.
For the teacher: Understanding, low difficulty, standard 5.1.2
Textbook p. 46
7

Question 7

Which part of a fish is for steering?
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C
The tail helps the fish steer.
For the teacher: Understanding, medium difficulty, standard 5.1.2
Textbook p. 46
8

Question 8

A duck swims in the pond. Which part helps it swim?
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D
A duck has webbed feet for swimming.
For the teacher: Understanding, low difficulty, standard 5.1.3
Textbook p. 46
9

Question 9

A buffalo and a rhinoceros have horns. What do the horns help them do?
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C
Horns help animals protect themselves.
For the teacher: Understanding, medium difficulty, standard 5.1.3
Textbook p. 47
10

Question 10

Which part helps a butterfly fly?
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A
Wings help butterflies and birds fly.
For the teacher: Understanding, low difficulty, standard 5.1.3
Textbook p. 47
11

Question 11

Look at the pictures. Which part do the cow, the cat, the hamster and the rabbit all have?
A cow, a cat, a hamster and a rabbit
Diagram 1
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B
All four animals have fine hair.
For the teacher: Analysing, high difficulty, standard 5.1.4
Textbook p. 48
12

Question 12

Picture b shows a bird's wing. A fish has fins. How are a wing and a fin alike?
Three pictures: a, the webbed foot of a duck; b, a bird wing; c, a shell
Diagram 2
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D
A wing helps a bird fly and a fin helps a fish swim. Both help the animal move.
For the teacher: Analysing, high difficulty, standard 5.1.4
Textbook p. 47

Section B: structured questions

13 marks
Write your answer on the line.
13

Question 13

Diagram 3 shows a rooster. Choose the name of each part.
A rooster with four parts marked a, b, c and d: the beak, a wing, a leg and the tail
Diagram 3
[1 mark] (a)Part a
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Beak
[1 mark] (b)Part b
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Wing
[1 mark] (c)Part c
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Leg
[1 mark] (d)Part d
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Tail
For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, standard 5.1.1
Textbook p. 49
14

Question 14

Diagram 4 shows three body parts. Choose what each part is for.
Three pictures: a, the webbed foot of a duck; b, the wings of a bird; c, a shell
Diagram 4
[1 mark] (a)Picture a (webbed foot)
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Swim
[1 mark] (b)Picture b (wing)
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Fly
[1 mark] (c)Picture c (shell)
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Protection
For the teacher: Understanding, low difficulty, standard 5.1.2
Textbook p. 49
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Question 15

Diagram 5 shows a crocodile, a frog and a fish.
A crocodile with hard skin and a tail, a frog with webbed feet and a fish with scales, a tail and fins
Diagram 5
[1 mark] (a)Name the part that gives the crocodile self-protection.
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[1 mark] (b)Name one part that helps the fish swim.
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[1 mark] (c)What does the frog use its webbed feet for?
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For the teacher: Understanding, medium difficulty, standard 5.1.2
Textbook p. 46
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Question 16

Diagram 6 shows four animals.
A cow, a cat, a hamster and a rabbit
Diagram 6
[1 mark] (a)Name one part of the body that the cat and the rabbit both have.
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[1 mark] (b)A bird and a butterfly both have wings.
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True
[1 mark] (c)A fish has fins like a bird has wings, so a fish can fly.
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False
Fins are for swimming. Wings are for flying.
For the teacher: Analysing, medium difficulty, standard 5.1.4
Textbook p. 48