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Year 5 Science Topic Test: Animals, including humans
1 Ageing
Write true or false next to the statements below:
a Old age is the final stage of development ……………… for humans.
b All old people need help with walking. ………………
c Humans start to age when they reach 65 years old. ………………
d Old people can have lively minds and learn new skills. ………………
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Year 5 Science Topic Test: Animals, including humans
2 Human development
adolescent
newborn baby
fertilised egg
toddleradult
foetus
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C
B
Timeline to show the stages of human development.
birth 10 years old 20 years old
A B C
Complete the following:
Use the labels from the pictures to match the stages of human development shown on the timeline below.
Puberty is a period when humans experience change.Write one possible change.
a
b
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fertilised egg foetus
adolescent
e.g. growth of breasts / underarm or pubic hair / acne / voice changes / periods / sweating / Adam’s apple / hormones(Accept other appropriate answers.)
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Year 5 Science Topic Test: Animals, including humans
3 Gestation periods
Which two of the animals shown in the table above have a shorter gestation period than a human?
Which two animals have an average height less than a human?
A baby is born in mid October. During which month is the egg likely to have been fertilised? Circle your answer.
The height of an adult hedgehog is about 30 cm. Which of the following could be predicted from the information in the table? Circle your answer.
a
b
d
c
Complete the following:
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animalaverage
gestation period (days)
average height of an adult
animal (cm)
human 270 180 chimpanzee 240 120 giraffe 430 570 dog 61 80
A hedgehog’s gestation period is longer than a human’s.
A hedgehog’s gestation period is shorter than a human’s.
A hedgehog’s gestation period is 250 days.
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chimpanzee
chimpanzee
dog
dog
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Year 5 Science Topic Test: Animals, including humans
4 What happens to us?
The list below describes some of the changes that take place for males and females during puberty.
Complete the following using the changes shown above:
a Identify two changes that usually occur only in males.
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b Identify two changes that usually occur only in females.
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grow taller breasts grow voice deepens
sweat glands produce more sweat
hair grows on arms and legs chest hair grows
periods (menstruation) start
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voice deepens
chest hair grows
periods (menstruation) start
breasts grow
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Year 5 Science Topic Test: Animals, including humans
5 When do things happen?
Complete the following:
The table above shows some things that usually happen to humans as they develop. Write the phrases below in the table to show which is the most common stage for them to happen.
• is fully independent
• gains ability to roll over and sit up
• baby teeth begin to be replaced by adult teeth
• starts toilet training
baby toddler child adult
is first able to see and hear
starts to walk and talk attends school
reaches maximum
height
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gains ability to roll over and
sit up
starts toilet training
baby teeth begin to be replaced by adult teeth
is fully independent
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Year 5 Science Topic Test: Animals, including humans
6 Growth of human babies
An Average Baby’s Growth Chart
age (months) birth 2 4 6 8 10 12
height (cm) 50 57 65 68 70 73 75
Answer the following questions:
a What happened to the baby’s height from birth to 12 months old?
…………………………………………………………………
b What is the main source of nutrition for babies at birth?
…………………………………………………………………
c Where do babies develop before they are born?
…………………………………………………………………
d What normally happens to a human’s height between 12 months and 18 months?
…………………………………………………………………
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It increased. (Accept other appropriate answers.)
milk (Accept other appropriate answers e.g from the mother / breast milk)
in the womb (Accept other appropriate answers.)
It increases. (Accept other appropriate answers.)
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Year 5 Science Topic Test: Animals, including humans
7 Puberty
True or false? Indicate with a tick whether the statements in the table below are true or false. One has been done for you:
true false
Puberty always starts by the time a boy or girl is 11 years old.
A boy’s larynx (Adam’s apple) grows during puberty causing his voice to sound deeper.
A girl is very likely to grow taller during puberty.
The process of puberty in both boys and girls is always complete by their 14th birthday.
Every girl’s experience of puberty is the same.
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Year 5 Science Topic Test: Animals, including humans
8 Life cycle of humans
The human body is at its peak fitness during
childhood / early adulthood / old age.
Puberty usually occurs during
adolescence / adulthood / old age.
A female stops producing eggs during
adolescence / the menopause / old age.
a
b
c
Circle the correct word in each of the following statements:
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Year 5 Science Topic Test: Animals, including humans
9 Stages of development in babies
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Complete the following:
Write true or false next to the statements below:
Number the boxes above to show the stages of a baby’s development. The first one has been done for you.
baby begins torun and jump
baby begins toroll over baby begins
to walk
foetus develops
egg isfertilised
A baby can eat solid food as soon asit is born.
An egg from the female is fertilised by sperm from the male.
All babies can walk by the time theyare 10 months old.
a
b
c
d…………………………
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