Grade 6 science tests with mark schemes

How the grade 6 science tests work

A test has 8 or 9 questions worth 20 marks in total and is planned for 45 minutes, which keeps scores comparable from one chapter to the next. The test on “density: why things float or sink” combines a calculation with an explanation, and the one on “building and drawing simple circuits” is a good check that circuit ideas have really settled. In Part 2 the mark scheme gives a model answer for every question and shows where each mark goes, so a teacher can enter grades quickly and a parent can see at once whether “mixtures, solutions and dissolving” needs another look. Set the tests at the end of a topic, or combine three or four into a half-term paper. They follow the same chapters, in the same order, as the grade 6 lessons and worksheets.

Table of contents

Part 1 holds the 15 tests below, in this order. Part 2 holds the mark scheme of every test, in the same order.

1. Solids, liquids and gases explained
2. How water melts, boils and freezes
3. Mixtures, solutions and dissolving
4. Choosing a method to separate mixtures
5. Measuring mass and volume accurately
6. Density: why things float or sink
7. Light sources and straight-line rays
8. Shadows, Moon phases and eclipses explained
9. Describing movement and average speed
10. Energy forms, changes and sources
11. Building and drawing simple circuits
12. How sound travels and how we hear it
13. Testing materials to choose the right one
14. Earth, day, seasons and orbits
15. Planning fair tests and reading data

Want to try a chapter first? Every grade 6 science chapter is free to read on the website: open the free grade 6 science pages.