NILE EGYPTIAN SCHOOLS

Grade 6 1st Mock Exam

CANDIDATE
NAME
Science subject

Grade 6 A,B
School Class

Practice sheet from Block 1 to 4

SCIENCE GRADE 6
Paper 2 2023
40 minutes
Answer on the Question Paper.
Additional Materials: Ruler.

READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST

Write your name and school in the boxes above.

Write in dark blue or black pen.
You may use a soft pencil for any diagrams, graphs or rough working.

Answer all questions.

CALCULATOR is ALLOWED.

The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question

or part question. For Teacher’s Use
The total number of marks for this paper is 40 1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14

This document consists of printed pages

NES/SCI/G6/02/FP
© NES 2023 [Turn over
 2

For
examiner’s
Section A Use

© NES 2023 NES/SCI/G6/02/J/2023

[Turn over
 3
For
examiner’s
4 Use

5
[1]

6
1

© NES 2023 NES/SCI/G6/02/J/23

[Turn over
 4

For
examiner’s
Use

7. Which test is the hydrogen gas test?

8.Complete the sentence to correctly define biodiversity: Biodiversity refers to

the variety of …………………species in an ecosystem or a habitat.

the same

different

animal

plant

© NES 2023 NES/SCI/G6/02/J/2023

[Turn over
 5
For
examiner’s
Use

9.Which of these statements is true?

 A food chain can show more information than a food web.

 A food web can show more information than a food chain.
 Food webs show how matter and energy flow in an ecosystem, but food chains do not.
 Food webs show how matter flow in an ecosystem but do not show energy flow.

10.The groups in a food chain are often referred to as trophic levels. Which of the
following statements is correct about trophic levels?

A primary consumer will be in a higher trophic level than a secondary consumer.

A producer will be in a higher trophic level than a consumer.
A consumer will be in a higher trophic level than a producer.
A tertiary consumer will be in the lowest trophic level.

© NES 2023 NES/SCI/G6/02/J/23

[Turn over
 6

For
examiner’s
Use

Section B
11
a. On the diagram continue the path of light to show how light travels in this
apparatus.

[2]

b. Name the apparatus shown in the diagram.

………………………………………………………………………………………………….[1]

c. The mirrors inside the apparatus reflects light.

State the law of light reflection.

………………………………………………………………………………………….[1]

© NES 2023 NES/SCI/G6/02/J/2023

[Turn over
 7
For
examiner’s
Use

12

Each 1 cm = 10mm

© NES 2023 NES/SCI/G6/02/J/23

[Turn over
 8

For
examiner’s
13 Use

© NES 2023 NES/SCI/G6/02/J/2023

[Turn over
 9
For
examiner’s
Use
14

a. State how the hybrid cat inherited genes from both parents.

………………………………………………………………………………………………………

……………………………………………………………………………………………… [2]

………………………………………………………………………………………………..

………………………………………………………………………………………………...

© NES 2023 NES/SCI/G6/02/J/23

[Turn over
 10

For
15.Jill carried out a method of separation on samples of five substances examiner’s
Use
A,B,C,X and Y.

Her results are shown in the diagram.

a. Name this method of separation.

………………………………………………………………………………………[1]

b. Explain why the base line is drawn in pencil.

………………………………………………………………………………………….[1]

c. State which two substances are the same.

…………………………………………………………………………………………[1]

© NES 2023 NES/SCI/G6/02/J/2023

[Turn over
 11
For
examiner’s
16.A zoo measured the length of the tails of their collection of zebra, and the Use
results are shown in the graph.

Number of zebra

a. State what type of variation is shown.

…………………………………………………. [1]

b. Explain why.

………………………………………………………………………………………… [1]

c. Define what is meant by intraspecific variation

………………………………………………………………………………………….[1]

d. Give two examples for discontinuous variation.

………………………………………………………………………………………..

……………………………………………………………………………………….. [2]
Section C

© NES 2023 NES/SCI/G6/02/J/23

[Turn over
 12

For
17.Jay and Lana investigate flowing oils. examiner’s
Use
Jay has some oil at room temperature.
He pours it into a cup with a hole in the bottom.
Lana measures the time it takes for 20 ml of oil to drip out of the cup.
They repeat this with oil heated to 30°C, 35°C and 40°C.

a. State the question of their investigation.

………………………………………………………………………………………….[1]

They record their results on a graph.

……………………..

……………….……………….

b. Complete the graph by including the label of axes and units [2]

© NES 2023 NES/SCI/G6/02/J/2023

[Turn over
 13
For
examiner’s
Use

c. Estimate how long it would take for the oil heated to 25°C to drip out of the
cup.

………………………………………seconds [1]

As the oil becomes hotter, it flows more easily. This changes the time it takes to drip
out of the cup. Use the graph.

d. Describe how the temperature of the oil affects the time taken for the oil to drip
out of the cup.

……………………………………………………………………………………………………[1]

e. Describe ONE thing that Jay and Lana did to make their test fair.

……………………………………………………………………………………………[1]

© NES 2023 NES/SCI/G6/02/J/23

[Turn over
 14

For
examiner’s
18 Use

b.If universal indicator is added to the acid in step 2, the mixture changes color during
the experiment.

State the colour change

Colour at the start in acid …………………………….

Colour at the end in mixture………………………… [1]

c.State what are the products if hydrochloric acid reacts with magnesium.

………………………………………... and ……………………………………… [1]

© NES 2023 NES/SCI/G6/02/J/2023

[Turn over