Colégio Vitoria Internacional

Maputo City, Mozambique

PRIMARY DEPARTMENT

2023 SECOND TERM EXAMINATION IN SCIENCE 5

Name:________________________________________________ Score:
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Date:_________________________________________________ Grade Level:
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[ON THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM]

1. Choose your answers in the table to answer the following questions. Write your
answers at the space provided at the end of each test item. [10]

Stomach Liver Oesophagus Mouth Blood Food

Small Large Bile Saliva Digestion Digestive
Intestine intestine System
Rectum Sphincter Anus

a. It is the process of breaking down food into smaller pieces. …………………….

b. An organ of the digestive system that pushes the food down to the stomach.
…………………….
c. It is a digestive juice that mixes with the food in the stomach to break down food faster.
……………………….
d. It is the fluid produced by the glands in the mouth to moisten the food put in the mouth.
………………………
e. It is the organ in the digestive system that produces digestive juices. ………………………….
f. It is the part of the digestive system where digestion starts. ………………………….
g. The part of the digestive system where most of the nutrients are absorbed.
………………………
h. It is the open end of the large intestine where undigested food goes out.
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i. It is the part of the digestive system where water is usually absorbed.
…………………………….
j. It delivers the food all over the parts of the body. ……………………

2. Answer the following questions. [10]

a. Why do we need food?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
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b. Explain how the digestive system works.
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3. Label the different parts of the Digestive System and answer the questions. [30]

Explain how each organ helps in digestion: [2pts each]

a. Small intestine-
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b. Large intestine-
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
c. Liver- …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
d. Mouth- ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
e. Oesophagus-
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
f. Anus- …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
g. Stomach- ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………

How can you take care of your Digestive System? Give an example on how to do it. [3pts]
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Why does digestion of carnivores take longer than digestion of herbivores? [5]
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4. Identify the following food if they are main sources of the table by coloring them
as: [35]

Red=Protein Vitamins and Minerals= Green

Carbohydrates=Yellow Fats and Oil= Blue

Give 5 food sources of bad carbohydrates: [5]

a) …………………………………….. d)…………………………….

b) ……………………………………. E) ……………………………..
c) …………………………………….

Give 5 food sources of good carbohydrates [5]

a) …………………………………….. d)…………………………….

b) ……………………………………. E) ……………………………..
c) …………………………………….

Give 5 food sources of Vitamins and Minerals [5]

a) …………………………………….. d)…………………………….

b) ……………………………………. E) ……………………………..
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c) …………………………………….

Match and connect the correct answers from Column A to Column B [5]
Proteins a. It comes from plants
Carbohydrates b. Builds body muscles
Fibre c. Keeps our body hydrated
Water d. All the food we eat
Diet e. Gives our body energy

5. The following are nutritional information about Quaker Oats and Coco Crunch Cereals. [15]

QUAKER OATS COCO CRUNCH

a. Which food has the most protein?[3] ………………………..

b. Which food has the most sugar? [3] ………………………….
c. Which food has the most fats? [3] ……………………………..
d. Which food should you use as part of a balanced diet? [3] …………………………
e. Explain your answer in d. [3]
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[ON THE DIFFERENT STATES OF MATTER]

1. Use the processes below to complete the flow chart. [4]

Solid

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 Gas Liquid

FREEZING MELTING EVAPORATION CONDENSATION

2. Read the following paragraphs below and choose the correct word to fill in the
blanks.

Daisy is writing a report on an investigation. Help her complete her report. Use the words in
the box to help you. You may use some words twice or more. [13]

Salt Solute Evaporating Solvent Warm

Dissolved Evaporation Solution Water Evaporated

Aim
We wanted to find out if you can get salt back from a __________________ by ________________
Method
We ______________some salt in water in a beaker to make salt ___________. The salt was the
______________ and the water was the ________________. We left the beaker in a __________
Place for a few days.
Results
After a few days there was ______________ in the bottom of the container. There was no
_________________. It had __________________.
Conclusion
We found that we can get ______________ back from a _____________. We do this by
________________ the water.

3. The illustration below is the process of water cycle. Put the correct
answer in the boxes. Choose the correct answer in the word box
below: [4]

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 PRECIPITATION CONDENSATION EVAPORATION COLLECTION

4. Select the answer in the table to answer the following questions

below it. [10]
Thermomet Liquid Gas Atmospher Melting Boiling Temperatur Water
er e Point Point e
Reversible Solution Solute Precipitatio Condensatio Evaporatio Air Nitroge
Process n n n n
Solvent Uniform Insolubl Dissolve Freezing Melting Contract Expand
Appearanc e solids
e

1. What is the process that happens when the particles of gas lose heat energy
when they get cooler? …………………………….
2. What do you call the water present in air? ……………………………..
3. What do you call the liquid in a solution? ……………………………..
4. What is the device used to measure temperature? ……………………………..
5. It is the process when rain or snow falls from the cloud.
……………………………..
6.The process that can happen at the surface of liquid substances at any
temperature.
……………………………..
7.What is the state of matter when the particles can move freely in all
directions and move very fast?……………………………..
8. The layer of the air that surround the Earth is called ……………………………..
9. These happens when the air is not clean because of substances coming from
cars and factories.……………………………..
10. It is usually called Universal Solvent because so many substances can
dissolve in it.
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5. Analyse the following graph and answer the questions that follow.
[14]

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3000
2856 2861
2500 2562 2519
2000

1749
1500
1538

1000 1064 1085

500 660
327
0
Gold Copper Melting Point IronBoiling Point Lead Aluminum

a. Which of the following metals has the highest melting point?

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b. Which of the following metals has the highest boiling point?
………………………….
c. Which of the following metals has the lowest melting point?
………………………….
d. Which of the following metals has the lowest boiling point?
…………………………..

Arrange the following data from the highest to lowest.

Boiling Point (Highest to Lowest) Melting Point (Highest to Lowest)
1. 1.
2. 2.
3. 3.
4. 4.
5. 5.

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