1

10 Coordinated Science
Mock Examination

CANDIDATE
NAME

TEACHER NAME

_______________________________________________
Paper 1 Multiple Choice 0654/11
July/August 2014
45 minutes
Additional Materials: Multiple Choice Answer Sheet
Soft clean eraser
Soft pencil (type B or HB is recommended)
_______________________________________________
READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST
Write in soft pencil
Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid.
Write your name, and your teachers name on the Answer Sheet in the spaces
provided.
There are forty questions on this paper. Answer all questions. For each question
there are four possible answers A, B, C and D.
Choose the one you consider correct and record your choice in soft pencil on the
separate Answer Sheet.

Read the instructions on the Answer Sheet very carefully.
Each correct answer will score one mark. A mark will not be deducted for a wrong
answer.
Any rough working should be done in this booklet.
A copy of the Periodic Table is printed on page 19.



2













BLANK PAGE











3
1. The diagram shows an enlarged drawing of the end of a metre rule. It is being
used to measure the length of a small feather.

What is the length of the feather?
A. 19mm B. 29mm C. 19cm D. 29cm


2. The table shows the amount of protein and fat in 100 g samples of different
foods.

Which foods are best for body-building?
A. bread and meat
B. bread and potato chips
C. meat and eggs
D. meat and fish

4
3. Calcium and iron are important components of the diet.
Which parts of the body need these components?
dietary component
calcium iron
A. blood bone
B. blood skin
C. bone blood
D. skin bone


4. Four test tubes containing egg white are incubated for ten minutes at 35 C.
Different substances are then added to the four test-tubes.
In which test-tube is the egg white first digested?
Substances added
A. 1 cm
3
of lipase solution and 3 drops of sodium hydroxide solution
B. 1 cm
3
of protease solution and 3 drops of dilute hydrochloric acid solution
C. 1 cm
3
of protease solution and 3 drops of water
D. 1 cm
3
of lipase solution and 3 drops of water


5. Which process converts energy into a form that can be used by all living
organisms?
A. decomposition
B. denitrification
C. digestion
D. photosynthesis
5
6. The diagram shows the male reproductive system.
In which structure are hormones produced that control adolescence?



7. The graph shows body temperature before, during and after running a race on
a hot day.

Which change in body temperature occurs as a result of homeostasis?
A. P to Q
B. Q to R
C. R to S
D. S to T
6
8. Which statement about enzymes is always correct?
A. They are made of carbohydrate.
B. They work best at high temperatures.
C. They speed up chemical reactions.
D. They work inside living cells.

9. The diagram shows the human female reproductive system.
Where is the egg fertilised?




10. Which one of the following female reproductive structures contracts to expel
the baby during birth?
A. cervix
B. oviduct
C. vagina
D. uterine wall



7
11. The diagram shows part of the carbon cycle. Which arrow represents
respiration by decomposers?


12. A person touches a hot object which triggers a reflex action.
In which order does the signal travel in the reflex arc?
A. relay neurone spinal cord sensory neurone
B. sensory neurone spinal cord motor neurone
C. spinal cord sensory neurone stimulus
D. stimulus motor neurone spinal cord









8
13. The diagram shows an apparatus used to show a difference between inspired
and expired air.

A student breathes in and out gently through tube X.
What will be the result after 10 breaths?

lime water in test-tube 1 lime water in test-tube 2
A.
clear clear
B.
clear milky white
C.
milky white clear
D.
milky white milky white


The next 4 questions refer to this information:
Carbon-14 is a radioactive isotope of carbon.
It has the symbol

14. The number of nucleons in a carbon-14 nucleus is:
A. 6 B. 8 C. 14 D. 20



9
15. The number of neutrons in a carbon-14 nucleus is:
A. 6
B. 8
C. 14
D. 20

16. The number of electrons in a neutral carbon-14 atom is:
A. 6
B. 8
C. 14
D. 20

17. When carbon-14 decays it emits a beta particle.
What is a beta particle?
A. an electron
B. a neutron
C. a nucleus
D. a proton

18. Some chemical compounds are purified by recrystallisation. What can be
used to test the purity of the crystals?
A. melting point
B. colour of crystals
C. size of crystals
D. solubility
10
19. Strontium, Sr, is a metal that forms an ionic chloride SrCl
2
.
Sulphur, S, is a non-metal that forms a covalent chloride SCl
2
.
Which compound is likely to have the higher melting point (m.p.) and which is
more soluble in water?

higher m.p. more soluble
in water
A. SrCl
2
SrCl
2

B. SrCl
2
SCl
2

C. SCl
2
SrCl
2

D. SCl
2
SrCl
2


20. Water is formed when 48 g of oxygen combine with 6 g of hydrogen.
What mass of oxygen combines with 2 g of hydrogen?
A. 12g
B. 16g
C. 96g
D. 144g

21. Which substance does not form copper(II) sulphate with warm, dilute
sulphuric acid?
A. copper
B. copper(II) carbonate
C. copper(II) hydroxide
D. copper(II) oxide



11
22. A liquid X reacts with solid Y to form a gas.
Which two diagrams show suitable methods for investigating the speed of the
reaction?

A. 1 and 3 B. 1 and 4 C. 2 and 3 D. 2 and 4

23. Which test method and gas are correctly linked?
Test method Gas
A. a lighted splint

oxygen
B. a glowing splint

hydrogen
C. damp litmus paper chlorine
D. limewater ammonia


12
24. Water is added to a test-tube containing dilute sulfuric acid of pH 4.
What could be the pH of the resulting solution?
A. 8 B. 6 C. 4 D. 2

25. The diagram shows how the pH of an industrial waste changes when
substance X is added to it.

What is substance X?
A. coal B. lime C. salt D. water

26. Magnesium, on the left of Period Two of the Periodic Table, is more metallic
than chlorine on the right of this Period.
This is because magnesium has:
A. fewer electrons.
B. fewer protons.
C. fewer full shells of electrons.
D. fewer outermost electrons.
13
27. A student is asked to complete two sentences.
Metallic and non-metallic elements are classified in the ...(i)... This can be used
to ...(ii)... the properties of elements.
Which words correctly complete the gaps?
gap (i) gap (ii)
A. Periodic Table measure
B. Periodic Table predict
C. reactivity series measure
D. reactivity series predict


28. Which row gives an example of the stated form of energy?
form of
energy
example
A. gravitational the energy due to the movement of a train along a level
track
B. kinetic the energy due to the position of a swimmer standing on a
high diving board
C. internal the energy due to the flow of cathode rays in a cathode-
ray tube
D. strain the energy due to the compression of springs in a car seat

29. A polythene rod repels an inflated balloon hanging from a nylon thread.
What charges must the rod and the balloon carry?
A. The rod and the balloon carry opposite charges.
B. The rod and the balloon carry like charges.
C. The rod is charged but the balloon is not.
D. The balloon is charged but the rod is not.
14
30. Two farmers use an electrically powered elevator to lift bales of hay. All the
bales of hay have the same mass.

As sunset approaches, they increase the speed of the motor so that more bales are
lifted up in a given time.
How does this affect the work done in lifting each bale and the useful output
power of the motor?

work done in
lifting each bale
useful output power of
the motor
A. increases decreases
B. increases increases
C. no change decreases
D. no change increases

31. When a liquid evaporates, some molecules escape from it and its temperature
changes.
From where do the molecules escape and what is the effect on the temperature of
the liquid?
molecules escape from temperature of liquid
A. all parts of the liquid decreases
B. all parts of the liquid increases
C. only the liquid surface decreases
D. only the liquid surface increases

15
32. The diagram shows the dispersion of white light by a glass prism.

Why does dispersion occur when white light enters the glass?
A. The frequency of red light decreases more than that of violet light.
B. The frequency of violet light decreases more than that of red light.
C. The speed of red light decreases more than that of violet light.
D. The speed of violet light decreases more than that of red light.

33. An ammeter and an 18 resistor are connected in series with a battery. The
reading on the ammeter is 0.50 A. The resistance of the battery and the ammeter
can be ignored.

What is the electromotive force (e.m.f.) of the battery?
A. 9.0N B. 9.0V C. 36N D. 36V



16
34. A thin converging lens is used to produce, on a screen, a focused image of a
candle.

Various focused images are produced on the screen by moving the lens and the
screen backwards and forwards.
Which statement is always correct?
A. The image is at the principal focus (focal point) of the lens.
B. The image is bigger than the object.
C. The image is closer to the lens than the object is.
D. The image is inverted.

35. What is the unit of work?
A. joule
B. kilogram
C. newton
D. watt



17
36. A student sets up the circuit shown. The switch is open (off).

Which lamps are on and which lamps are off?

lamp X lamp Y lamp Z
A. off

off

off

B. on off

off

C. on off

on
D. on off

on


37. A 100W traditional filament bulb that is on for 20 minutes will transfer 120
kJ of energy.
The efficiency of a filament bulb is 5 per cent.
Calculate the amount of useful energy that will be transferred by the bulb.
A. 6kJ B. 24 kJ C. 60 kJ D. 600 kJ


18
38. In this circuit, a component at X automatically protects the wiring from
overheating if there is a fault.

Which components are suitable to use at X?
A. a circuit-breaker, a fuse or a switch
B. only a circuit-breaker or a fuse
C. only a circuit-breaker or a switch
D. only a fuse

39. Which row shows the relative ionising effects and penetrating abilities of -
particles and -particles?
ionising effect penetrating ability
A. greater than greater than
B. greater than less than
C. less than greater than
D. less than less than


40. How is heat transferred in a vacuum?
A. by conduction and convection
B. by convection and radiation
C. by convection only
D. by radiation only
19

20












BLANK PAGE