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Science Review

Grade 2 · Building confidence · 10 questions · Version PG-1N5PUPJ-1U30

Children investigate a leaf and a frog with a caregiver beside a pond.
1.

What do roots take in from soil?

2.

What do birds use feathers for?

3.

Does the Moon make its own light?

4.

Which animal begins life as a tadpole?

5.

Which body part helps you see?

6.

Is a whale a fish or mammal?

7.

What do we call moving air?

8.

What do magnets attract: iron or wood?

9.

Which sense uses your ears?

10.

What force pulls objects toward Earth?

Answers and teaching notes

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  1. What do roots take in from soil?Water and nutrients
  2. What do birds use feathers for?Warmth and flight
  3. Does the Moon make its own light?No
  4. Which animal begins life as a tadpole?A frog
  5. Which body part helps you see?Eyes
  6. Is a whale a fish or mammal?Mammal
  7. What do we call moving air?Wind
  8. What do magnets attract: iron or wood?Iron
  9. Which sense uses your ears?Hearing
  10. What force pulls objects toward Earth?Gravity

Worked example

Connect the question to an observable process or scientific model.

Common mistake

Selecting a familiar term without checking its meaning.

Helpful hint

Explain why your answer makes sense.