Summative Test 5

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CD Question Bank - Workbook Science Year 5

Name: Class: .. Date: ..

SECTION A

Instructions: Each question is followed by four options, A, B, C and D. Choose the

correct answer.

Sources of Electricity

1 The picture below shows two electrical appliances.

Which of the following sources of electrical energy for X and Y are correct?

X Y

A Accumulator Dry cell

B Rechargeable battery Dry cell C Solar cell Rechargeable battery

D Dynamo Solar cell

2 Which of the following are sources of electrical energy?I II III

A I and II only

B I and III only

C II and III only

D I, II and III

SUMMATIVE TEST 5ELECTRICITY

Theme 2: Investigating Force and Energy


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3 The picture below shows a television set.

Which of the following sources of electrical energy can make the television set

function?

I Dry cellsII Accumulator

III Hydroelectric power station

A I and II only

B I and III onlyC II and III only

D I, II and III

4 The picture below shows a source of electrical energy.

Which of the following devices uses the source of electrical energy shown above?

A B

C D


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5 In which of the following instruments are solar cells used as the source of electrical

energy?

I SatelliteII Computer

III Calculator

IV Mobile phoneA I and III only

B II and IV only

C I, II and III only

D I, II, III and IV

6 Which of the following sources of electrical energy produces the largest electrical

energy?

A B

C D

Series and Parallel Circuits

7 Which of the following components and symbols are correctly matched?

A I and II only

B III and IV only


D II, III and IV only

8 The picture below shows a torch.

Component Symbol

I Dry cell

II Bulb

III Switch

IV Wire


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Which of the following is the symbol for the part labelled X?

A B

C D

9 The picture below shows some electric components.

Which of the following is a complete electric circuit formed by connecting these

electric components?

A B

C D

10 Which of the following is not a component of a simple electric circuit?

A Wire

B Switch

C Dry cell

D Bulb holder

11 The diagram below shows an electric circuit.


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Which of the following circuit diagrams represents the above electric circuit?

A B

C D

12 Which of the following circuit diagrams represent parallel circuits?

I II

III IV

A I and III only

B II and IV only


D II, III and IV only

13 The following diagram shows an electric circuit. When the switch is turned on, the

bulb does not light up.


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Which of the following are probable reasons for the fault?

I The bulb has a burnt filament.II The dry cell is old.

III The wires are too long.

A I and II only

B I and III only

C II and III only

D I, II and III

14 The diagram below shows four electric circuits. In which circuit does the bulb lightup the brightest?

A B

C D

15 The diagram below shows an electric circuit which is made up of two dry cells,

two bulbs, a switch and wires.

Y

X

If bulb X burns out, what will happen to bulb Y?


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A Bulb Y will not light up.

B Bulb Y will still light up.

C Bulb Y will become dimmer.

D Bulb Y will explode.

16 Which of the following will affect the brightness of a bulb in an electric circuit?I The number of dry cells

II The number of bulbs

III The number of switches

A I and II only

B I and III only

C II and III only

D I, II and III

17 The diagram below shows the dry cell holder of a toy car.

Based on the above diagram, the correct arrangement of the dry cells is

A B

C D

18 The diagram below shows a parallel circuit with two bulbs and three switches.

PX

Q

Y

R


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What should be done to light up both bulbs X and Y?

A Turn on switches P and Q

B Turn on switches P and R

C Turn on switches Q and R

D Turn on switches P, Q and R

Safety Precautions when Handling Electrical Appliances

19 Which of the following are the dangers of mishandling electrical appliances?

I Fire

II Burn

III ElectrocutionIV Electric shock

A I and II only

B I, II and III only

C II, III and IV onlyD I, II, III and IV

20 Which of the following should not be adopted when using electrical appliances?

I II III

A I and II only

B I and III only

C II and III only

D I, II and III


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SECTION B

Answerall the questions.

Instructions: Write your answers in the spaces provided.

Sources of Electricity

1 The picture below shows some sources of electrical energy.

P Q R S

(a) Name the sources of electrical energy shown above.P:

_______________________________________________________________

Q:

_______________________________________________________________R:

_______________________________________________________________

S:_______________________________________________________________

(b)Give one example of an electrical appliance which uses each of the followingsources of electrical energy.

P:

_______________________________________________________________

Q:_______________________________________________________________

R:

_______________________________________________________________S:

_______________________________________________________________

(c) Which source of electrical energy can supply the largest amount of electricalenergy?

__________________________________________________________________

(d)State one disadvantage in using P.

__________________________________________________________________


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Series and Parallel Circuits

2 The diagram below shows two electric circuits.

W P Q

X Y Z

Circuit A Circuit B

(a) What do W, X, Y and Z represent?

__________________________________________________________________

(b) i. Which circuit is a parallel circuit?

_______________________________________________________________

ii. Give a reason for your answer in (b) i.

_______________________________________________________________

(c) i. Which circuit is a series circuit?

_______________________________________________________________

ii. Give a reason for your answer in (c) i.

_______________________________________________________________

(d) What should you do toi. light up both bulbs in circuit A?

_______________________________________________________________

ii. light up only bulb Q in circuit B?

_______________________________________________________________

(e) When all the switches are turned on, the bulbs in which circuit are brighter?

__________________________________________________________________


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