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: Living World Questions, Year 8 

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  Level: Year 8
Approach:  Independent
Focus: Student knowledge in the areas covered by these multiple choice questions.
240k
Resources: Pictures of five animals.
Questions / instructions:
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mean score
y8
1999(1995)
1. You have 5 pictures of animals. Look at each animal in turn. Follow the arrows on the key to find out its name.
woodlouse
82
earwig
82
centipede
65
spider
93
millipede
62
Number correct:
5
56 (51)
4
2 (1)
3
27 (27)
2
5 (10)
1
6 (7)
0
4 (4)
2. Which gas must an animal breathe to remain alive?
a. carbon dioxide
11 (11)
b. hydrogen
3 (3)
c. nitrogen
1 (1)
d. oxygen
85 (85)
Commentary:
Performance on the animal key task improved slightly from 1995 to 1999. Students had greatest difficulty in distinguishing the centipede and the millipede. The percentage understanding the importance of oxygen for animal life was unchanged from 1995 to 1999.
 
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