Practise for the national exam the way it really feels. This paper follows the structure, question types, marks and timing of the NESA Primary 6 Science & Elementary Technology exam.
These questions simulate the national exam. They are original Ganzaa questions written in the same format as the NESA papers — not the official NESA papers, and not endorsed by NESA. The official papers stay free on our past papers page.
10 versions of every question, so each attempt is a fresh paper with the same structure.
120 minutes, 100 marks, the same sections and question types as the national exam.
Your score, the correct answer to every question and a clear explanation of why.
Attempt ALL questions
A taste of the paper. Every exam you sit has different questions in this style.
Sample 1 · Farm tools
Select the tool that a farmer uses to water young seedlings in a nursery bed.
Answer: B. A watering can
A watering can pours water gently through its rose (sprinkler head), so seedlings get water without being washed away. A panga cuts, a pickaxe breaks hard ground and a rake gathers rubbish or levels soil.
Sample 2 · Reproduction in plants
Choose the correct answer.
After fertilisation, seeds develop from the ……
Answer: B. Ovules
After fertilisation, each ovule inside the ovary becomes a seed, and the ovary becomes the fruit.
Sample 3 · Plants
Complete the following sentence.
The process by which green plants make their own food using sunlight, water and carbon dioxide is called ……
Answer: photosynthesis
Photosynthesis takes place in the green leaves, which use light energy to make food (starch) and give out oxygen.
