Primary 6 – Basic Science and Technology Mid Term Test Questions and Answers

PRIMARY 6 – THIRD TERM BASIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

MID TERM TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

OUTLINES

FIRST TERM – First Term Mid Term Test

SECOND TERM – Second Term Mid Term Test

THIRD TERM – Third Term Mid Term Test

THIRD TERM MID TERM TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

A. Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is a simple machine?

A. Television

B. Radio

C. Computer

D. Lever

2. A pulley is mainly used to ______.

A. cook food

B. wash clothes

C. cut wood

D. lift heavy loads

3. An inclined plane is a ______.

A. sloping surface

B. round wheel

C. sharp knife

D. metal rod

4. Force is a ______.

A. colour

B. sound

C. push or pull

D. shape

5. Frictional force ______ movement.

A. increases

B. opposes

C. creates

D. measures

B. Fill in the Blanks

6. A ______ helps to lift heavy loads with a rope.

7. A ______ is a simple machine with a bar resting on a fulcrum.

8. A force is a ______ or a ______.

9. An inclined plane helps to move heavy objects with less ______.

10. Friction produces ______ when two surfaces rub together.

C. True or False

11. A lever is a simple machine. ______

12. A pulley uses a rope and a wheel. ______

13. Friction always makes work easier. ______

14. Force can change the direction of an object. ______

15. A staircase is an example of an inclined plane. ______

D. Match Column A with Column B

Column A – Column B

16. Lever – A. Sloping surface

17. Pulley – B. Push or pull

18. Inclined Plane – C. Opposes movement

19. Force – D. Bar resting on a fulcrum

20. Friction – E. Lifts heavy loads

ANSWER KEYS

1. D – Lever

2. D – Lift heavy loads

3. A – Sloping surface

4. C – Push or pull

5. B – Opposes

B. Fill in the Blanks

6. Pulley

7. Lever

8. Push, Pull

9. Effort

10. Heat

11. True

12. True

13. False

14. True

15. True

16. D – Lever → Bar resting on a fulcrum

17. E – Pulley → Lifts heavy loads

18. A – Inclined plane → Sloping surface

19. B – Force → Push or pull

20. C – Friction → Opposes movement