Grade 5 NS Controlled Test - Section A

Fill in the missing word in the sentence below: a. When a metal has been coated with another metal, we say it has been _________________ .

• electroplated

• oxidized

• alloyed

• galvanized

Fill in the missing word in the sentence below: b. We can beat or hammer metals into shapes because metals are _________________.

• malleable

• soluble

• flammable

• brittle

Fill in the missing word in the sentence below: c. A waste gas released by plants during photosynthesis is ____________.

• oxygen

• carbon dioxide

• nitrogen

• hydrogen

The process by which green plants make their own food is _____________.

• photosynthesis

• respiration

• transpiration

• digestion

Seeds that have hooks are dispersed by ____________.

• animals

• wind

• water

• explosion

The green pigment that allows plants to photosynthesise is called _______________.

• chlorophyll

• hemoglobin

• melanin

• keratin

Seed dispersal is the way seeds travel and move away from the _________________

• parent plant

• soil

• flower

• root

Animals that eat dead or decaying animals are called _________________.

• scavengers

• herbivores

• carnivores

• producers

Birds have ____________ bones and strong muscles to help them fly.

• hollow

• solid

• heavy

• liquid

Match the words in column A with the definition in column B. Write the correct letter only in the answer column.

• An internal skeleton.

• An animal that naturally preys on others.

• Pottery, bricks, tiles and cement.

• Very strong structures that can support a lot of weight.

• Breaks easily.

• Lacking brightness, vividness, or shine.

• Strongest bone in the human body.

• Strongest bone in the human body.

• Invertebrates.

• Strong and light in weight.