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Online science quiz template
Most questions describe something students have seen, like lightning before thunder or a spoon heating up in soup, and ask why it happens. The chemical change question takes a point off for each wrong pick, and a final question asks which topic they'd like to go over again, which gives you a lesson plan as well as a score.
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Time for some science. These questions ask why things happen, so think it through before you pick.
What's your name?
During a storm, why do you see lightning before you hear thunder?
A metal spoon left in hot soup gets hot all the way up the handle. How does the heat travel?
Why does ice float on water?
A plant kept in a dark cupboard for a week turns pale and weak. What couldn't it do?
What causes the seasons on Earth?
Which of these are chemical changes? Pick all that apply.
Ignoring air resistance, you drop a heavy ball and a light ball of the same size from the same height. Which lands first?
What is the main job of red blood cells?
Which gas do you breathe out more of than you breathe in?
What does a light-year measure?
Which topics would you like to go over again?
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What this template uses
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- 2 branches
- 3 endings
- Scoring
Questions to consider
- Which topic or year group is this for, and does every question fit what they've been taught?
- Do the wrong answers include the misconceptions students really hold, like distance from the Sun causing the seasons?
- Should a wrong pick in the chemical change question lose a point for younger students?
- Will you use the topics students want to revisit to plan the next lesson?
How to use the responses
Check which wrong answers were most popular, since each one maps to a known misconception. Many students picking "the heavy ball" means forces and motion needs a demonstration. Combine that with the topics students asked to revisit to plan a review lesson, and export to CSV if you track progress across terms.
How to customize and share it
- 1Replace the questions with your own unit, keeping one point on each correct option and wrong answers based on common misconceptions.
- 2Edit the list of topics to revisit so it matches your scheme of work, and move the score bands if you change the question count.
- 3Share the link with your class, then read the scores, popular wrong answers and topic requests in the dashboard.
Frequently asked questions
How do I write science quiz questions that test understanding?
Describe something students have seen and ask why it happens. Use common misconceptions as the wrong answers so a wrong pick tells you what to reteach.
What age is this science quiz for?
The questions suit students around eleven to fourteen. Swap in simpler or harder questions for other groups and keep the same structure.
Can I use this as a revision quiz?
Yes. The final question asks which topics students want to go over again, so the results double as a plan for your revision lesson.