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Assessment of primary education
What 12-year-old students learn

 

Natural sciences

Materials and their properties

There were 5 questions on
  • Origin and properties of materials
  • Mass, volume, weight, etc.
  • Physical and chemical changes
  • Uses of materials
Objective
An approach to physical and chemical science through the introduction to the study of the properties of materials
Overall Result
Average score for this part of the test: 59% correct answers
Easiest question: 70% correct answers
Most difficult question: 44% correct answers



Easiest question

Objective
Analyzing the result of a simple experiment

All the balls below are the same size. Which is the lightest?

A                      1
B                      2
C                      3*
We cannot tell         4


Most difficult question

Objective
Knowledge of the origin of fuels
Petroleum is a fossil fuel formed from:

Plutonium                                    1
Sea water                                    2
Gasoline                                     3
Remains of buried and animals and plants     4*


Average difficulty question

Objective
Knowledge of the properties of materials
Icebergs float on water. Which of the following statements is correct in this connection?

 
Ice is not as hard as water                        1
Ice is colder and that is why it floats            2
Ice is less dense than water and floats on it      3*
Ice does not always float on water                 4


Correct answers

 

Ordered: easiest, most difficult, average difficulty question.

 

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