Test term 1

Name  Class

1  Circle true or false. Copy the sentences and correct the ones
that are false.
(a) Bread and cereals are carbohydrates. True / False

(b) Proteins are for energy. True / False

(c) We need to eat lots of fats. True / False

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2  Match the sentences about the digestive process to the correct
parts of the digestive system.
(a) The small intestine breaks
down the food mixture
even more.
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(b) The stomach uses gastric
juices to turn the food
2 into a thick liquid.
(c) The digestive process

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starts in the mouth. 1
(d) The remains finally
leave our body
through our anus.
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(e) Our tongue pushes
5 the food around our
mouth to a tube called
the oesophagus.
(f ) Remains of the food
6 go to the large
intestine.

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3 Write the stages of life.
a b c d e

baby
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4 Classify the words.

arteries scrotum diaphragm vulva heart

lungs penis ovaries bronchi veins urethra

Circulatory Respiratory Reproductive system

system system Male Female
arteries

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5 Match the sentences to the parts of the respiratory system.

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1
4
2
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(a) The pharynx opens. 2

(b) Air goes down a tube called the trachea.
(c) We breathe in air through our nose and mouth.
(d) The air enters the lungs and the oxygen passes from
the lungs into our blood.
(e) The air travels down two tubes called bronchi.
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6 Complete the text about mammals.

omnivores vertebrates lungs fur legs milk flippers

Mammals have a backbone which means they are (a) vertebrates

.
Most mammals have a protective covering of (b) or hair.
They breathe in oxygen from the air with (c) .
Mammals are viviparous, which means they give birth to live babies and all
baby mammals drink their mothers (d) . Most mammals
have four (e) but some mammals have
(f ) to move in water. Mammals can be carnivores,
herbivores or (g) .
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7  Read about the crocodile. Use this text as a model to write
about the crab.
A crocodile is a reptile. It is a cold-blooded
vertebrate and has four limbs. Crocodiles
have scales that cover and protect their
body. They breathe in oxygen with their
lungs. Crocodiles are oviparous and are
carnivores.

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8 Write the answers to the definitions.
(a) The stamens produce this. pollen
(b) This is the female reproductive organ
of the flower.
(c) This is where fertilisation happens.
(d) This part of the flower produces ovules.
(e) These are the male reproductive organs
of the flower.
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9 Complete the texts with pollination or fertilisation
(a) The transfer of pollen from the stamens to the stigma of a plant is
.
(b) When pollen joins with an ovule its .
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10  Circle true or false. Copy the sentences and correct the
ones that are false.
(a) Photosynthesis is when plants make food in their
leaves. True / False


(b) During photosynthesis plants release carbon dioxide
into the air. True / False


(c) The roots absorb light from the Sun. True / False


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Test
Total
40

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