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Year 3 Light
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Q1.
Date:____________
Lamp
(a)
(b)
shiny
hard
strong
solid
1 mark
(c)
Draw TWO arrowheads on the lines in the picture below to show how light travels to let Ben see the
1 mark
Q2.
Torch light
(a)
She looks at the objects to see how well each reflects light.
Tick TWO boxes to show which objects are the best reflectors.
Paper book
Woolly hat
Metal spoon
Glass jar
Wooden spoon
Compact disc
2 marks
(b)
Tick ONE box to show which of Sannas objects does not make a dark shadow.
metal spoon
wooden spoon
woolly hat
glass jar
1 mark
(c)
The picture below shows Sanna looking at the torch light reflected in a mirror.
Draw TWO arrows to show the direction the light must travel for Sanna to see light from
the torch in the mirror.
2 marks
Q3.
Remote control
(a)
Ruth wants to find out how well the remote control turns on her TV when different
materials are put in front of it.
Ruth holds writing paper in front of the remote control. The TV still turns on.
Ruth repeats the test with different materials. The table below shows her results.
Material
writing paper
25
tracing paper
foil
book
Complete the graph to show the results for the tracing paper.
1 mark
(b)
Ruths brother says she should not test the book as it makes the test unfair.
Why does the book make her test unfair?
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1 mark
(c)
Ruths brother repeats the investigation to check the results. He takes fewer steps back
for each material before the TV does not turn on.
Tick ONE box to explain why Ruths brother takes fewer steps back before the TV does
not turn on.
He presses the
remote control harder
(d)
(e)
Ruth sees a pattern in her results. She states My results suggest that the remote control
uses light to turn on the TV.
Describe the evidence in Ruths table of results that supports her statement.
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1 mark
Q4.
Shadows
(a)
What equipment should she use to measure the distance of the light from the puppet?
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1 mark
(b)
What unit of measurement should she use to measure the distance of the light from the
puppet?
Tick ONE box.
cm
km
N
1 mark
(c)
What factor should she change as she carries out her test?
Tick ONE box.
(d)
light
shadow
table
puppet
screen
reflection
1 mark
(e)
What factors must she keep the same as she carries out her test?
Tick THREE boxes.
Assessment Summary
Total Mark
/22
Below Expectations
Below 8 marks
Expectations
Between 8-16 marks
Above Expectations
Above 16 marks