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Grade 2 Science practice sheet

Alberta Curriculum · from Gradelings · Name: ______________________

  1. Question 1

    What should you do if you spill water during an experiment?

    • Tell your teacher and wipe it up
    • Hide it under paper
    • Leave it
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    Tell your teacher and wipe it up

    Hint: Spills can make the floor slippery, so clean them up safely.

  2. Question 2

    Which material would be best for a raincoat?

    • a sponge
    • plastic that water cannot soak into
    • a paper towel
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    plastic that water cannot soak into

    Hint: A raincoat needs to keep water out.

  3. Question 3

    A mirror makes light…

    🪞
    • turn into sound
    • bounce off it
    • disappear
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    bounce off it

    Hint: Light bounces off shiny surfaces. This is called reflection.

  4. Question 4

    A landform is…

    • a natural feature of Earth's surface
    • a kind of weather
    • a toy
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    a natural feature of Earth's surface

    Hint: Mountains, hills and valleys are landforms.

  5. Question 5

    Water on land flows…

    • uphill
    • downhill
    • only sideways
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    downhill

    Hint: Gravity pulls water downhill.

  6. Question 6

    How many hours are in one day?

    • 24
    • 12
    • 60
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    24

    Hint: One day is 24 hours.

  7. Question 7

    Put the butterfly's life cycle in order.

    • 🐛caterpillar
    • chrysalis
    • 🦋butterfly
    • 🥚egg
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    egg → caterpillar → chrysalis → butterfly

    Hint: It starts as a tiny egg on a leaf. A caterpillar hatches, makes a chrysalis, then comes out as a butterfly.

  8. Question 8

    Which action can harm birds?

    🐦
    • Putting up a bird house
    • Planting native flowers
    • Leaving litter such as fishing line
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    Leaving litter such as fishing line

    Hint: Litter can tangle or hurt birds.

  9. Question 9

    Good instructions have steps that are…

    • very long
    • clear and in the right order
    • mixed up
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    clear and in the right order

    Hint: Clear steps in order help others follow along.

  10. Question 10

    A scientist tests one thing at a time. Why?

    • So the room is quiet
    • So it takes longer
    • So they know what caused the result
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    So they know what caused the result

    Hint: A fair test changes only one thing so we know what made the difference.

Answer key

  1. 1. Tell your teacher and wipe it up (Think Like a Scientist)
  2. 2. plastic that water cannot soak into (Materials and Their Uses)
  3. 3. bounce off it (Light and Sound)
  4. 4. a natural feature of Earth's surface (Landforms and Earth)
  5. 5. downhill (Lakes, Rivers and Oceans)
  6. 6. 24 (Earth and the Sun)
  7. 7. egg → caterpillar → chrysalis → butterfly (Life Cycles)
  8. 8. Leaving litter such as fishing line (Animals & People)
  9. 9. clear and in the right order (Clear Instructions)
  10. 10. So they know what caused the result (Think Like a Scientist)

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