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CAMBRIDGE LOWER SECONDARY SCIENCE 7: END-OF-UNIT TEST

Name ___________________________________ Date _____________

Disclaimer: This test and mark scheme have been written by the authors.

End-of-unit test
Unit 9
1 Complete the sentences using the most appropriate words.

a When current flows in a wire, particles called _________________ move in the direction of
the current. [1]

b These particles have a _________________ charge. [1]


2 Paper does not conduct electricity.
a Write the word used to describe materials that do not conduct electricity. [1]

_______________________________________________________________________________
b Explain in terms of particles why paper does not conduct electricity. [2]

_______________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________
3 a Draw a circuit diagram that contains one cell and a lamp that can be switched on and off. [2]

Cambridge Lower Secondary Science 7 – Mary Jones, Diane Fellowes-Freeman and Michael Smyth © Cambridge University Press 2021 1
CAMBRIDGE LOWER SECONDARY SCIENCE 7: END-OF-UNIT TEST

b State one change to the circuit that would make the lamp brighter. [1]

_______________________________________________________________________________
c Name the component that could be used to measure current in the circuit. [1]

_______________________________________________________________________________
4 Sofia sees a small building surrounded by a fence. The diagram shows part of a sign attached to
the fence.

What does this sign mean? [1]

__________________________________________________________________________________

[Total: 10]

Cambridge Lower Secondary Science 7 – Mary Jones, Diane Fellowes-Freeman and Michael Smyth © Cambridge University Press 2021 2
Conductors and Insulators
A conductor is a material that allows electricity to pass through it.
An insulator is a material that does not allow electricity to pass through it.

metal spoon nail piece of string paperclip

drawing pin ruler pencil toy car 2p

10p piece of wood aluminium foil key

plastic spoon piece of card piece of paper

Write the objects in the prediction column in the group you think
they belong in. Test the objects and write them in the results column
they belong in. Were your predictions correct?

Conductors Insulators
Prediction Results Prediction Results

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Conductors and Insulators - Results

What kind of materials will conduct electricity?

What kind of materials will not conduct electricity?

Why are insulators important?

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