Cambridge Primary Progression Test

Science paper 2
Stage 5
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45 minutes

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READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST 4
Answer all questions in the spaces provided on the question paper. 5
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You should show all your working on the question paper.
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The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question
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or part question.
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The total number of marks for this paper is 50.
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1 The Earth spins on its axis. For
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North Pole

South Pole

At X it is the middle of the day.

There is daylight.

What is it like on the opposite side of the Earth?

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2 Perfumes have a boiling point above room temperature.

What is the meaning of the words boiling point?

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3 Plants have flowers. For
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(a) Why do plants have flowers?

Circle the correct answer.

excretion

growth

nutrition

reproduction

respiration
[1]

(b) Flowers have male and female organs.

The diagram shows the parts of a flower.

Which labelled part of the flower is a male organ?

Choose from A B C D or E.

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(c) Which two labelled parts of the flower are female organs?

Choose from A B C D or E.

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4 Blessy and Oliver investigate light. For
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Blessy holds
the material

Oliver holds the

flashlight
(torch)

They investigate how well light passes through different materials.

Oliver uses a flashlight to shine light onto the different materials.

(a) Write down one way they make this investigation a fair test.

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(b) Oliver says For
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‘If all the light passes through the material give it 10 marks.

If no light passes through the material give it 0 marks.’

Blessy says

‘We need to make predictions.’

Blessy predicts a mark for black card, blue cloth and clear glass.

Draw a line from each material to the mark she predicts.

material mark

black card 9

blue cloth 1

clear glass 7

[1]

(c) Blessy makes two more predictions.

white card = 1

green plastic = 8

Blessy’s predictions are correct.

Explain why these materials have different marks.

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5 Mia investigates the speed of evaporation of pure water and sea water. For
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Here is her equipment.

20 cm3 of
pure water sea water
at 25 °C
50.0 g balance 50.0 g

Mia

• measures the masses of the two beakers at the start of her investigation

• leaves the equipment set up for five days

• then measures the masses of the two beakers again.

Here are her results.

mass of beaker in g
number of
days
with pure water with sea water

0 50.0 50.0

5 30.0 38.0

Mia wants to do a fair test.

(a) What volume of sea water does she use?

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(b) What should be the temperature of the sea water?

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(c) After five days some water has evaporated from the sea water.

How many grams of water has evaporated?

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(d) Mia makes a prediction at the start of the investigation. For
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I predict the sea water

will evaporate faster
than the pure water.

Is Mia’s prediction correct? ..............................................

Explain how you can tell from her results.

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6 Mike and Lily use a flashlight. For
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They shine the light from the flashlight onto different materials.

The light then travels onto the wall.

material

wall

flashlight
(torch)

(a) Write down the name of one material that can be used in this investigation.

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(b) Complete the sentences.

Choose the best words from the following.

absorbed bounced colour direction

reflected shape

The light from the flashlight is ............................................ by the material.

When this happens the light changes ............................................ . [2]

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7 The diagram shows a simple water cycle. For
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process B

water droplets in
clouds
water vapour
in air

rain

process A

water in rivers,
lakes and sea

Explain how water vapour in the air becomes water droplets.

Include in your answer the name of process B.

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8 Scientists explore the Solar System. For
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(a) Galileo Galilei was a scientist.

He discovered that there are craters on the Moon.

craters

What equipment did he use to see the craters on the Moon?

a flashlight

a lamp

a telescope

his eyes

his spectacles
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(b) Buzz Aldrin was a scientist who walked on the Moon. For
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special clothes
moon

Complete the sentences.

Buzz Aldrin travelled to the Moon by ..........................................................

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He wears special clothes because .............................................................

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9 Mike has a sample of butter.

He finds that the butter melts at a temperature of 36 °C.

(a) Will butter melt if placed in boiling water?

Explain your answer.

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(b) What is the freezing point of butter?

.................... °C [1]

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10 The picture shows a seed. For
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(a) Describe how seeds are formed.

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(b) Seeds need water to germinate.

Write down one other factor seeds need to germinate.

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11 Blessy makes some salt crystals by leaving a salt solution at room temperature.

She waits for all of the water to evaporate. This takes a long time.

She wants to make the salt crystals from the salt solution in a shorter time.

Suggest one way she can do this.

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12 Class 5 look at their shadows in the playground. For
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shadows

(a) The children make shadows.

Explain how shadows are formed.

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(b) The children go inside.

They come back out to the playground 3 hours later.

They stand in the same places and stand in the same way.

Their shadows have changed.

Describe two ways their shadows have changed.

1 ..................................................................................................................

2 .............................................................................................................. [2]

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13 Aiko puts 1.0 g of salt into 20 cm3 of water to make a salt solution. For
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She finds that the boiling point of the salt solution is 104 °C.

(a) What is the boiling point of pure water?

.................... °C [1]

(b) What is the effect of adding salt on the boiling point of water?

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(c) Aiko adds 2.0 g of salt to 20 cm3 of water to make a more concentrated
salt solution.

Predict the boiling point of this more concentrated salt solution.

.................... °C

Explain your answer.

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(d) Aiko heats the more concentrated salt solution until all of the water has
gone.

How many grams of salt are left behind?

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14 Hassan investigates light. For
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light source
mirror

A small angle B C

Hassan

• holds a mirror in his hand

• points a ray of light towards the mirror

• increases the angle that the ray of light makes with the mirror.

Write down what you can see in each picture.

The first one has been done for you.

In picture A the ray of light hits the mirror at a small angle.

The ray of light is reflected at the same small angle.

In picture B .......................................................................................................

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In picture C .......................................................................................................

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15 Priya and Rajiv investigate pollination of flowers by insects. For
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They make models of four different flowers.

A B C D

They count the number of insects near each model.

Here are their results.

flower model description of flowers number of insects in 1 hour

A closed petals 18

B thin spiky petals 3

C small rounded petals 2

D long flat petals 15

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(a) Draw a bar chart of their results. For
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Write the scale on the (vertical) y-axis.

number of insects
in 1 hour

A B C D

flower model
[3]

(b) Which description of flowers attracts the most insects?

Circle the correct answer.

closed petals small rounded petals

thin spiky petals long flat petals

[1]

(c) Priya says

‘Small rounded petals do NOT attract many insects for pollination.’

Describe how the results show this.

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(d) Flowering plants have a life cycle. For
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Put the three words in the correct order in the table.

fertilisation germination pollination

life cycle order

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seed production

seed dispersal

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16 Jamila is teaching Gabriella about shadows. For
Teacher’s
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They set up the apparatus shown.

screen

Gabriella wants to know what factors affect the size of the shadow.

Tick () the three correct factors.

colour of the object

distance from the object to the screen

distance of the light source to the object

material of the object

size of the object

strength of the light source

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