KS2 science practice tests (Years 3 to 6)

Free KS2 science practice tests for Years 3, 4, 5 and 6, written for the national curriculum in England, with explanations.

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The tests

Year 3 science practice test20 questions · Year 3 Year 4 science practice test20 questions · Year 4 Year 5 science practice test20 questions · Year 5 Year 6 science practice test20 questions · Year 6

About these tests

Free science practice tests for Years 3, 4, 5 and 6, written for the national curriculum in England. Each test covers the science topics for its year, such as plants, rocks, light, sound, electricity, Earth and space, and evolution.

Every question has a short explanation, and each test picks new questions from a larger bank when you try again. The questions are our own: they are not taken from past papers.

Key facts

The national curriculum sets out the science that pupils should be taught in each year of key stage 2, and across key stage 3 (Years 7 to 9). Source: National curriculum in England: science programmes of study (GOV.UK)
In Year 6, pupils learn only about series circuits, not parallel circuits, and learn to draw circuits using recognised symbols. Source: Science programmes of study: key stages 1 and 2 (Year 6, electricity)

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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Curriculum statements from: Department for Education, National curriculum in England: science programmes of study, © Crown copyright.