Science 1 · Unit 3: Materials in my world · Cambridge Primary Science Stage 1

Questions

1. 1. What is the name of the planet we live on?

   • Earth
   • Mars
   • the Moon
   • the Sun
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2. 2. What does it mean to recycle a material?

   • to burn it
   • to use it again
   • to hide it
   • to throw it in the sea
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3. 3. What happens when we recycle?

   • We make more waste.
   • Things get dirty.
   • Plants stop growing.
   • We make less waste.
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4. 4. Which bin does an old newspaper go into?

   • metal
   • paper
   • glass
   • plastic
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5. 5. Which bin does an empty drink can go into?

   • metal
   • paper
   • glass
   • fabric
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6. 6. Which bin does a glass jar go into?

   • paper
   • glass
   • fabric
   • plastic
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7. 7. A plastic bottle can be recycled. What can it be made into?

   • a rock
   • a banana
   • another bottle
   • a tree
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8. 8. Old clothes can be recycled. What can their fabric make?

   • new rocks
   • new clothes
   • new windows
   • new cans
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9. 9. Which group does a metal spoon go in?

   • metal
   • fabric
   • plastic
   • paper
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10. 10. Which one goes in the soft group?

    • a woolly hat
    • a glass
    • a metal key
    • a rock
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11. 11. Which one goes in the hard group?

    • a pillow
    • a sock
    • a sponge
    • a rock
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12. 12. Fabric is ...

    • flexible
    • rigid
    • hard
    • shiny
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13. 13. Glass is ...

    • hard
    • soft
    • rough
    • flexible
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14. 14. The children bend things to find out which are flexible. How are they sorting?

    • by size
    • by testing
    • by guessing
    • by colour
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