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Pushes and pulls

Kindergarten (Reception and Year 1 in England) · 16 questions · Common Core: NGSS.K-PS2-1, NGSS.K-PS2-2 · England: KS2 Y3 Forces and magnets

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Question 1
Pushes and pulls: which statement is true?
- A. Opening a drawer is a push.
- B. A force can stop a moving object.
- C. A gentle push makes a ball go faster than a hard push.
- D. Things can start moving all by themselves with no force.
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Question 2
Is this a push or a pull: picking an apple from a tree?
- A. push
- B. pull
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Question 3
You squeeze a ball of modelling clay (play dough). What does the force do?
- A. It changes its shape
- B. Nothing
- C. It makes it disappear
- D. It changes its colour
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Question 4
Pushes and pulls: which statement is true?
- A. Opening a drawer is a push.
- B. A force can make a still object start to move.
- C. A gentle push makes a ball go faster than a hard push.
- D. Things can start moving all by themselves with no force.
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Question 5
Is this a push or a pull: picking an apple from a tree?
- A. push
- B. pull
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Question 6
Which needs a bigger push to start moving?
- A. a balloon
- B. a feather
- C. an empty shopping trolley (cart)
- D. a full shopping trolley (cart)
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Question 7
Pushes and pulls: which statement is true?
- A. Opening a drawer is a push.
- B. A gentle push makes a ball go faster than a hard push.
- C. A force can change the direction something is moving.
- D. Things can start moving all by themselves with no force.
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Question 8
Is this a push or a pull: pulling up your socks?
- A. push
- B. pull
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Question 9
You squeeze a ball of modelling clay (play dough). What does the force do?
- A. Nothing
- B. It changes its shape
- C. It makes it disappear
- D. It changes its colour
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Question 10
Pushes and pulls: which statement is true?
- A. Things can start moving all by themselves with no force.
- B. A force can stop a moving object.
- C. A gentle push makes a ball go faster than a hard push.
- D. Opening a drawer is a push.
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Question 11
Is this a push or a pull: picking an apple from a tree?
- A. push
- B. pull
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Question 12
A rolling ball hits a wall. What does the push from the wall do?
- A. It makes the ball bigger
- B. It makes the ball heavier
- C. Nothing
- D. It changes the ball's direction
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Question 13
Pushes and pulls: which statement is true?
- A. Pushes and pulls are forces.
- B. Things can start moving all by themselves with no force.
- C. A gentle push makes a ball go faster than a hard push.
- D. Opening a drawer is a push.
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Question 14
Is this a push or a pull: kicking a ball?
- A. push
- B. pull
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Question 15
Which needs a bigger push to start moving?
- A. a balloon
- B. a full shopping trolley (cart)
- C. a feather
- D. an empty shopping trolley (cart)
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Question 16
Pushes and pulls: which statement is true?
- A. Things can start moving all by themselves with no force.
- B. A gentle push makes a ball go faster than a hard push.
- C. Opening a drawer is a push.
- D. A force can make a still object start to move.

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Answer key: Pushes and pulls

1. B. A force can stop a moving object.
2. B. pull
3. A. It changes its shape
4. B. A force can make a still object start to move.
5. B. pull
6. D. a full shopping trolley (cart)
7. C. A force can change the direction something is moving.
8. B. pull
9. B. It changes its shape
10. B. A force can stop a moving object.
11. B. pull
12. D. It changes the ball's direction
13. A. Pushes and pulls are forces.
14. A. push
15. B. a full shopping trolley (cart)
16. D. A force can make a still object start to move.