GRADE 5 – REVISION WORKSHEET
Section – A (LIFE CYCLE)
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What organ does a plant need to reproduce?
In which part of the flower is pollen made?
Why do plants disperse their seed?
What are the male / female parts of a flower called?
5. What does the word ‘extinct’ mean?
6. When a seed germinates, what is the first plant part to grow out of the seed?
7. Which of the following words describes the moment a seed begins to grow?
8. What do seeds need in order to germinate?
9. What happens if seeds are planted too closely together?
10. Flowering plants produce many seeds which never grow. Why do they do this?
11. What adaptation do sharks and penguins share?
12. Zebras live in large herds in a grassland habitat. How does a striped coat help them survive this
habitat?
13. Many mammals living in the Arctic have fur which changes in what way over the course of the
year?
14. Label the stages of metamorphosis.
15. Identify the pictured life cycle as complete and incomplete metamorphosis and what are the differences
between the two types of metamorphosis?
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15. What are egg-laying mammals called? Give one example.
16. Name the extinct marsupial wolf.
17. Write two interesting facts about the animals found in forest habitat. Give one example.
18. Write how Limpets are adapted to ocean habitat?
19. Identify the animal given below and write the amazing ways of avoiding predators; do you know what
these are?
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20. Gestation period of animals refers to the amount of time the young animal takes to develop
inside the female parent's body before birth.
The graph below shows the gestation periods of four mammals.
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Based on the graph, which mammal has the shortest gestation period?
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(b) What is the relationship between the mass of the mammal and the gestation period?
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Section – B (Material)
1. Metals can be beaten into sheets. What is that property called? ______________________________
2. Why is copper used to make wire in circuit? ________________________
3. Class 6 want to find out which material is best at keeping drinking chocolate hot. The class have four
identical plastic cups. They wrap each one in a different material. They put the same amount of chocolate
drink in each cup and put lids on.
Newspaper
Foil
Food wrap Bubble wrap
what property the material should have if it is best at keeping the drink hot. The material should be
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A material that does NOT let electricity pass through it is called _______________________.
Draw a line to match the best material for each of these uses.
Used for building walls as it is strong
and can be joined together.
glass
paper
Used for windows as light passes
through it easily.
metal
Used to make water pipes as it
is strong, but easy to shape into
hollow, watertight tubes.
brick
6. What is the correct order of materials, from the best insulator to the worst?
A ceramic, polystyrene, plastic, metal
B metal, ceramic, plastic, polystyrene
C polystyrene, plastic, ceramic, metal
D polystyrene, plastic, metal, ceramic
7. Most magnets are made of
A Iron or paper
B Paper or steel
C Iron or steel
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8. The following diagram shows a battery and a bulb connected by wires
to various materials
Which of the bulbs will light?
A 1 only
B 1 and 3 only
C 1, 3 and 4 only
D 1, 2 and 3 only
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10. Modern aircraft are made of aluminum, this is because it is
A brittle.
B lightweight.
C elastic.
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D magnetic.