2nd grade Science practice sheet
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) · from Gradelings · Name: ______________________
Question 1
What happens to a puddle of water on a very cold day?
- 🧃It becomes juice
- 🏖️It turns into sand
- 🧊It can freeze into ice
🧊 It can freeze into ice
Hint: Water freezes when it gets cold enough.
Question 2
What happens to a raw egg when you cook it?
- 💧it melts into water
- 🍳it turns solid and can't turn back
- 🐣it turns into a chick
🍳 it turns solid and can't turn back
Hint: Cooking changes an egg for good. That is a chemical change.
Question 3
What does a caterpillar turn into?
- 🐝a bee
- 🕷️a spider
- 🦋a butterfly
🦋 a butterfly
Hint: A caterpillar makes a chrysalis and becomes a butterfly.
Question 4
Which one is a push?
- 🛻pulling a wagon
- 🪢tugging a rope
- 🛒pushing a shopping cart
🛒 pushing a shopping cart
Hint: A push moves something away from you.
Question 5
Which one repels water (water rolls off)?
- 🧻a paper towel
- 🧥a raincoat
- 🧽a sponge
🧥 a raincoat
Hint: Repel means to push away. Raincoats keep you dry.
Question 6
You build a tower, take it apart and build a bridge. The pieces are…
- gone
- new pieces
- melted
- the same pieces
the same pieces
Hint: Pieces can be used again.
Question 7
Which one makes a loud sound?
- a drum
- a pillow
- a cloud
a drum
Hint: Hitting a drum makes it vibrate strongly.
Question 8
A green traffic light tells drivers to…
- turn around
- stop
- sleep
- go
go
Hint: Green means go.
Question 9
A squirrel buries acorns and forgets some. What can happen?
- Nothing ever
- New oak trees grow
- Rocks grow
- The acorns melt
New oak trees grow
Hint: Animals plant seeds by accident.
Question 10
A hawk has sharp claws. They help it…
- swim
- dig tunnels
- grab food
grab food
Hint: Claws help hawks catch prey.
Answer key
- 1. 🧊 It can freeze into ice (Solids & Liquids)
- 2. 🍳 it turns solid and can't turn back (Changing Materials)
- 3. 🦋 a butterfly (Animal Life Cycles)
- 4. 🛒 pushing a shopping cart (Push & Pull)
- 5. 🧥 a raincoat (Mixtures & Materials)
- 6. the same pieces (Build, Test & Rebuild)
- 7. a drum (Light and Sound)
- 8. go (Signals Far Away)
- 9. New oak trees grow (Plants, Seeds & Pollinators)
- 10. grab food (Animal Adaptations)
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