Year 2 ICAS Science 5-Question Sample

Question 1 of 5 Observing and measuring

Five objects were held one at a time against the same bar magnet and then let go. How many more objects fell away than stayed stuck to the magnet?

What each object did at the magnet

Object	What it did when let go
steel spoon	stayed stuck
wooden peg	fell away
iron nail	stayed stuck
plastic lid	fell away
paper card	fell away

A 1 B 2 C 3 D 5

Question 2 of 5 Interpreting

Six objects were lowered one at a time into the same tub of water. Which sentence fits every row of the record?

What happened in the water tub

Object	Made from	What it did
foam block	foam	floated
metal key	metal	sank
foam ball	foam	floated
metal spoon	metal	sank
foam ring	foam	floated
metal washer	metal	sank

A The foam objects floated and the metal objects sank. B The metal objects floated and the foam objects sank. C The objects with round shapes sank and the others floated. D The objects listed later in the record sank.

Question 3 of 5 Predicting and concluding

A class kept moth eggs in a mesh box and wrote down the day each new stage was first seen. A second box of eggs was laid on Day 4. If the second box changes at the same rate, on which day should its caterpillars be seen?

First box: day each stage was first seen

Stage	Day first seen
egg	1
caterpillar	6
case	15
adult moth	24

A Day 5 B Day 6 C Day 15 D Day 9

Question 4 of 5 Investigating

A class dropped a ball into a tray of sand three times and measured the dent it left each time. Which part of the set-up did they deliberately keep the same?

How each drop was set up

Trial	Drop height (blocks)	Ball used	Sand tray
1	2	the red ball	tray A
2	4	the red ball	tray A
3	6	the red ball	tray A

A The height the ball was dropped from B The number of trials carried out C The size of the dent in the sand D The ball and the sand tray

Question 5 of 5 Reasoning and problem solving

The nature table has a rule: an item goes on the SEED shelf only if it came from a plant and it can grow into a new plant. Which item came from a plant but is still kept off the seed shelf?

Nature table items checked against the rule

Item	Came from a plant	Can grow into a new plant
gum nut	yes	yes
pebble	no	no
dry leaf	yes	no
bean	yes	yes

A the gum nut B the pebble C the dry leaf D the bean

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