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TuitionGoWhere Practice Paper - Science Primary 5

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Subject: Science
Level: Primary 5
Paper: Practice Paper (Topic: Diversity) – Version 1 of 5
Duration: 45 minutes
Total Marks: 40
Name: ___________________________
Class: ________
Date: ____________

Instructions:

This practice paper is generated from syllabus-first templates. It is NOT derived from any past-year exam paper.
Answer all questions.
Section A: 10 multiple-choice questions (1 mark each).
Section B: 6 short-answer questions (2 marks each).
Section C: 4 structured questions (total 8 marks).
Use a pencil to write your answers.

Section A (10 marks)

Choose the correct answer for each question.

1. Which of the following is NOT a way that living things can be grouped by their diversity?
A. By where they live
B. By the colour of their shoes
C. By what they eat
D. By their body covering

2. Which group contains only living things?
A. Cat, rock, fern
B. Mushroom, bacteria, rose
C. Water, soil, ant
D. Sun, tree, fish

3. A student groups objects as living or non-living. Which of these should be placed under non-living?
A. Grass
B. Earthworm
C. Plastic bottle
D. Fungus

4. Which of the following is a characteristic of living things?
A. They can move by themselves only if they have legs
B. They need food and water
C. They are always green
D. They never change size

5. Plants and animals are both living things. Which of the following do BOTH need to survive?
A. Sunlight and soil
B. Water and air
C. Parents and milk
D. A backbone

6. Which of these is a non-living thing that is made by living things?
A. A bird's nest
B. A live crab
C. A growing seedling
D. A mushroom

7. Diversity among living things means that they —
A. are all exactly the same
B. are different in many ways
C. do not change over time
D. live only on land

8. Which group shows diversity in where living things live?
A. Fish in water, bird in air, worm in soil
B. Cat, dog, rat
C. Rose, sunflower, grass
D. Boy, girl, baby

9. Which of the following is a correct reason for grouping living things?
A. To make them look the same
B. To study their differences and similarities
C. To count only the big ones
D. To stop them from growing

10. A snail, a penguin, and a lizard are different. They show diversity because they are —
A. all mammals
B. all plants
C. different animals with different features
D. non-living objects

Section B (12 marks)

Answer each question in the space provided.

11. Name two ways we can group living things by their diversity.

12. State one difference between a living thing and a non-living thing.

13. Give one example of a living thing and one example of a non-living thing found in a garden.
Living: ______________________ Non-living: ______________________

14. Why is a car not considered a living thing? Give one reason.

15. List two things that all living things need to stay alive.

16. Explain why a dead leaf is not a living thing even though it came from a plant.

Section C (18 marks)

Answer the questions below.

17. (a) Draw a line to match each thing to living or non-living. [3 marks]

Dog ..................... Living
Cloud ................... Non-living
Bacteria ................ Living

(b) Give one reason why bacteria are living things. [1 mark]

18. A student collected the following items from a park: a feather, a stone, a leaf, a beetle, and a puddle of water.
(a) List the living things. [2 marks]

(b) List the non-living things. [2 marks]

19. (a) What does the word "diversity" mean when we talk about living things? [1 mark]

(b) Give two examples of diversity among animals. [2 marks]

20. Look at the groups below.
Group 1: Eagle, sparrow, penguin
Group 2: Tulip, fern, mango tree
(a) What is Group 1? [1 mark] ______________________
(b) What is Group 2? [1 mark] ______________________
(c) State one way the two groups are different. [2 marks]

End of Practice Paper

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TuitionGoWhere Practice Paper - Science Primary 5 (Answer Key)

Subject: Science
Level: Primary 5
Paper: Practice Paper (Topic: Diversity) – Version 1 of 5
Total Marks: 40

Section A – Answers (1 mark each)

1. B
Teaching note: Diversity means differences among living things. The colour of shoes is not a biological trait of organisms; it is a human-made item detail. Correct groups are habitat, diet, body covering.

2. B
Teaching note: Mushroom (fungus), bacteria (microorganism), rose (plant) are all living. Rock, water, soil, sun are non-living.

3. C
Teaching note: Plastic bottle is made by humans from materials, not born or growing. Grass, worm, fungus are living.

4. B
Teaching note: All living things need food and water to carry out life processes. Not all have legs, not all are green, and they do grow.

5. B
Teaching note: Plants and animals both need water and air (for respiration / gas exchange). Soil and sunlight are not needed by animals in the same direct way.

6. A
Teaching note: A bird's nest is built by a bird (living) but is non-living itself. Crab, seedling, mushroom are living.

7. B
Teaching note: Diversity = variety / differences. Living things are not all the same.

8. A
Teaching note: Shows different habitats: water, air, soil. This is diversity in living places.

9. B
Teaching note: We group to study similarities and differences, not to make them same.

10. C
Teaching note: Snail, penguin, lizard are different animals → show animal diversity.

Section B – Answers (2 marks each)

11. [2 marks] Any two of:

By habitat (where they live)
By what they eat (herbivore, carnivore)
By body covering (feathers, scales, fur)
By type (plant or animal)
Marking: 1 mark per correct way.

12. [2 marks] Example: Living things can grow and reproduce; non-living things cannot. (1 mark for stating difference, 1 mark for clarity)

13. [2 marks] Living: e.g., rose / worm. Non-living: e.g., stone / watering can. (1 mark each)

14. [2 marks] A car does not eat, grow, or reproduce; it is made by humans and needs fuel but is not alive. (Accept any one correct reason, 2 marks for explanation)

15. [2 marks] Any two: water, air / oxygen, food, sunlight (for plants). (1 mark each)

16. [2 marks] The leaf is dead; it no longer carries out life processes such as growing or responding. It came from a living plant but is now non-living. (1 mark: dead / no life processes; 1 mark: explanation)

Section C – Answers (18 marks total)

17. [4 marks]
(a) [3 marks] Dog–Living, Cloud–Non-living, Bacteria–Living (1 mark each)
(b) [1 mark] Bacteria are living because they are made of cells and can reproduce / grow.

18. [4 marks]
(a) [2 marks] Living: leaf, beetle (1 mark each)
(b) [2 marks] Non-living: feather (from living but not alive), stone, puddle of water (1 mark each, max 2)
Note: Feather is non-living though from bird.

19. [3 marks]
(a) [1 mark] Diversity means variety / differences among living things.
(b) [2 marks] Examples: different body coverings (fur vs scales); different habitats (land vs water). (1 mark each)

20. [5 marks]
(a) [1 mark] Group 1: Birds (animals)
(b) [1 mark] Group 2: Plants
(c) [2 marks] Difference: Group 1 are animals that can move and eat; Group 2 are plants that make food using sunlight. (1 mark identification, 1 mark reason)

1 mark coherence / clarity in total allocation across (c).

Total: 10 + 12 + 18 = 40 marks. Matches stated Total Marks.