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Grade 1 Science practice sheet

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  1. Question 1

    Which one is a safe way to work in science?

    • Run around the room
    • Taste the materials
    • Follow the safety rules
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    Follow the safety rules

    Hint: Safety rules keep everyone safe.

  2. Question 2

    Which part of a plant drinks water from the soil?

    🌱
    • the flowers
    • the leaves
    • the roots
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    the roots

    Hint: Roots grow down into the soil and soak up water, like a straw.

  3. Question 3

    Where does a fish find the air it needs?

    🐟
    • In the water around it
    • From a tree
    • From the sun
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    In the water around it

    Hint: Fish take in the air that is mixed in water.

  4. Question 4

    You hear a bell ring. Which sense are you using?

    🔔
    • smell
    • hearing
    • touch
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    hearing

    Hint: Hearing uses our ears.

  5. Question 5

    A green frog sits on a green leaf. Why is it hard to see?

    🐸
    • 💨it is very fast
    • 🍃its colour blends in
    • 💤it is asleep
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    🍃 its colour blends in

    Hint: Its colour matches the leaf. Hiding by blending in is called camouflage.

  6. Question 6

    If all the trees in a forest were gone, what would happen?

    🌲
    • More snow
    • Nothing
    • Many animals would lose their homes
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    Many animals would lose their homes

    Hint: Many living things depend on trees.

  7. Question 7

    Which one gives us heat?

    • 🧊an ice cube
    • ☀️the Sun
    • ⛄a snowman
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    ☀️ the Sun

    Hint: The Sun warms the Earth.

  8. Question 8

    Why are boots often made of rubber?

    👢
    • 👀rubber is see-through
    • 🌧️rubber melts in rain
    • 💧rubber keeps water out
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    💧 rubber keeps water out

    Hint: Rubber is waterproof, so your feet stay dry.

  9. Question 9

    Which material is soft and warm for a hat?

    🧶
    • metal
    • glass
    • wool
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    wool

    Hint: Wool is soft and keeps us warm.

  10. Question 10

    Put the seasons in order. Start with spring.

    • ☀️summer
    • 🌷spring
    • 🍂fall
    • ❄️winter
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    spring → summer → fall → winter

    Hint: Spring, summer, fall, winter… and then spring comes again!

Answer key

  1. 1. Follow the safety rules (Think Like a Scientist)
  2. 2. the roots (Living Things)
  3. 3. In the water around it (What Living Things Need)
  4. 4. hearing (Our Bodies & Senses)
  5. 5. 🍃 its colour blends in (Animal Survival)
  6. 6. Many animals would lose their homes (A Healthy Environment)
  7. 7. ☀️ the Sun (Energy in Our Lives)
  8. 8. 💧 rubber keeps water out (Materials)
  9. 9. wool (Objects & Structures)
  10. 10. spring → summer → fall → winter (Sky & Seasons)

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