SECTION A : CIRCLE THE CORRECT ANSWER.

A : .
1. Picture below shows a microorganism
.

Which of the following statement is not true about the microorganism?

?
A.

It lives in soil

B.

It is a living thing

C.

It is a bacteria
()

D.

It can move by whisking its tail

2. Picture below shows the activities of various animals.

.

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What is shown by these activities?

 ?
A.

Reproduction

B.

Survival of the species

C.

Protection

D.

Shelters of animals

3. The picture below shows seeds of several plants.

.

Which of the following shows the correct method of their dispersal?

?
Seeds

Ways of dispersal

Wind /

Animals /

Water /

Explosive mechanism /

A. Q, P

B. S, R

C. Q, S

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4. The following are four animals.
.

D. P, R

I. Mouse

II. Hen

III. Pigeon

IV. Eagle

Which of the animals above are omnivores?

?
A.

I and II only

B.

I, II
C.

I, II and III only

I, II, III

I, III and IV only

D.

I, II, III and IV

I, III, IV

I, II, III, IV

5.

Picture shows a food chain in a paddy field. What will happen if the number of snakes
increases ?
.
?
P

Number of rats increase

Paddy plants increase

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Number of rats decrease

Number of eagle decrease

A.

P, Q

B.

R, S

C.

Q, S

D.

R, Q

6. Which of the following is not true about solar energy ?

?
A.

It is used in calculator

B.

It is available day and night

C.

It can be changed into electricity using solar cells

D.

It is renewble energy

7. Which of these following circuits have the brightest bulb?

?
A.

B.

C.

D.

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8.

Choose the right statement according to the picture above.

.
A.

Light is reflected

B.

Light travels in a straight line

C.

Sound can travel faster than light

D.

Light has no shapes

9. The side mirror of a car allows the driver to see the vehicles behind because _________
,
. ________________________
A.

Light can be reflected

B.

Light cannot pass through opaque objects

C.

The mirror absorbs all the light that comes from the other vehicles

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D.

Light travels in many directions

10. Which of the following is the metric unit for measuring temperature ?
?
A.

Degree Celsius

B.

C.

Cubic metre

Kilometer

D.

Mililiter

11.

A dented ping pong ball becomes round again when it is placed in hot water. What is the
inference of this investigation?

.
?
A.

The ping pong ball expands when heated

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B.

The ping pong ball becomes hot


C.

The air in the ping pong ball contracts

D.

The air in the ping pong ball expands

12. What happens when an object cools ?

?
I.

It expands

II.

It contracts

III.

Its temperature decreases

IV.

Its temperature increases

A.

I and II

B.

I II
C.

I and III
I III

II and III

D.

II III

III and IV
III IV

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13. Kavitha wants to separate two glasses that are stuck together. What should she do ?

 .
?

A.

Soak the glass B in hot water

B

B.

Soak the glass B in cold water

B

C.

Soak both glasses in cold water

D.

Soak both glasses in hot water

14. What are the properties of air ?

?
P

Has mass

No fixed volume

Occupy space

Cannot be compressed

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A.

P and Q
P Q

B.

R and S
R S

C.

P, Q and R

D.

P, Q R

P, Q, R and S
P, Q, R S

15. Choose the process of changes involve in water cycle ?

?
I.

Boiling

II.

III.

Evaporation

IV.

A.

Freezing

II and III

B.

II III
C.

Condensation

III and IV
III IV

I, II and IV

D.

I, II IV

I, II, III IV

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16. Diagram below shows the formation of rain.

I, II, III and IV

Which of the following describes the changes in the states of matter in processes involving
in this water cycle ?
?
I.

Melting

II.

III.

Condensation

IV.

A.

Boiling

I and II

B.

I II
C.

Evaporation

II and III
II III

I and IV

D.

I IV

I and IV
I IV

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17.

Choose the process of changes in this water cycle.

.
I. Boiling

II.

Condensation

III. Evaporation

IV.

Freezing

A.

I and II

B.

I and III

I II
C.

II and IV

I III
D.

III and IV

II IV

III IV

18. All the following are correct about ways to keep water resources clean except

. _______________
A.

Always check the cleanliness of pipe water

B.

Not throwing rubbish into the river

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C.

Treating waste before releasing the river


D.

Building factories near water reservoir

19. Diagram shows some types of fruits.

.

Which of the following can be classified in the same way as the above?

A.

coffee and tea

B.

Vinegar and soap solution

C.

Apple juice and grapes juice

D.

Bitter guard juice and soy sauce

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20.

Picture above shows a constellation. What is the name of this constellation ?

.
?
A.

C.

Orion

B.

Big dipper

Southern cross

D.

Scorpion

21. Which of the following is not true about the constellation ?

?
A.

Each constellation is formed by the same number of stars.

.

B.

Constellations can guide sea travellers.

.

C.

Some constellations always point to the same direction.

.

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D.

Constellations can only be seen at certain times.

.

22. Which statement is true about the rotation of the earth?

?
A.

The earth rotates from south to north

B.

The earth rotates from north to south

C.

The earth rotates from east to west

D.

The earth rotates from west to east

23.
P

round in shape /

orbit /

release heat /

What is the similarities between the sun and the earth?

?
A.

P only

B.

P
C.

P Q

Q and R

D.

Q R

P, Q and R
P, Q R

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24.

P and Q

Based on the illustrations in picture above, what conclusion can be made?

?
A.

The earth is smaller than the moon

B.

The sun is smaller than the earth

C.

The earth's size is almost the same as the moon

D.

The sun is bigger than the earth and the moon

25. Which of the following statement is true about the moon?

?
I. Rotates on its axis from west to east

II. Move in an elliptical orbit

III. Only move around the sun

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IV. Absorb most of the sunlight during day time

A.

I only

B.

I
C.

II and III
II III

I and II
I II

D.

I, II, III and IV

I, II, III IV

26. Which statements are true?

?

A
B
I. Day occurs when part of the earth is facing the sun

II. Night occur when the part of the earth is facing away from the sun

III. It is day time for A
A
IV. It is night time for B
B
A.

I and III

B.

II and IV

I III
C.

II IV

I, II and III

D.

I, II, III and IV

I, II III

I, II, III IV
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27.

Picture above shows a structure.

 .
Which of the following shapes are used in the structure?
?
A.

Cuboid, cube and cone

,

B.

Cone, cylinder and cuboid

,

C.

Pyramid, cube and cone

,

D.

Cone, cylinder and cube

,

28. The diagram shows three different structure.

.

L
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Arrange the structure according to their stability from most stable to the least stable.

.
A.

J, K and L

B.

J, K L
C.

L, K and J
L, K J

K, J and L
K, J L

D.

L, J and K
L, J K

29. Which of the following factors affect the stability of the object?

?
I. Base area

III.

Height of the object

II. Mass of the object

A.

I and II

B.

I II
C.

I and III
I III

II and III

D.

II III

I, II and III
I, II III

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30. What factor affect the strength of a structure?
?
W.

The height of the structure

X.

The base area of the structure

Y.

How the structure is built


Z.

The material used to make the structure

A.

Y and Z

B.

Y Z
C.

W X

W, X and Z

D.

W, X Z

W, X, Y and Z
W, X, Y Z

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SECTION B
B
Answer all the questions.
.
1.

W and X

15 minutes
15

10 minutes
10

5 minutes
5
R

Kumar and his friends carried out an experiment. Time taken to melt was recorded.
.
.
a.

What is the aim of this investigation?

?
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
(1 mark / 1 )

b.

State two variables in this investigation.

.
i. ____________________________________________
ii. ____________________________________________

(2 marks / 2 )

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c.

What is the relationship between the number of ice cubes and the time taken to melt?

?
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
(1 mark / 1 )

d.

Predict the time taken to melt if the number of the ice cubes are 12.

 12-
.
_______________________________________________________________________
(1 mark / 1 )
________________________________________________________________________________
2.

The table below shows the effect of different liquid on litmus paper.
,
.
Effect on litmus paper
Type of liquid

Blue litmus paper

Red litmus paper

Blue

Red

Blue

Blue

Red

Red

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a.

State the /
i.

changed /

_____________________________________

ii.

measured /

_____________________________________

iii.

Kept the same /

_____________________________________
(3 mark /3 )

b.

What is the aim of this investigation?

?

__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
(1 mark /1 )
c.

What can you infer about liquid R?

R ?
__________________________________________________________________________
(1 mark /1

)
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3.

The table below shows the results gathered by a group of pupils to measure the length of the
shadow.
,

.
Length of the shadow (cm) /
Time /

(cm)

12.00 noon /

2.00 pm /

5.00 pm /

6.00 pm /

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a.

What is the trend of the shadow's length?

?
_______________________________________________

b.

(1 mark / 1 )

State two variables from this experiment.

i.

_____________________________________

ii.

_____________________________________

(2 marks / 2 )

c.

State one hypothesis that can be made in this investigation.

.
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
(1 mark / 1)

d.

Predict the length of the shadow at 7.00pm.

7 .
________________________________________________________

(1 mark /1

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4.

The bar chart below shows the information that was gathered by a group of pupils in
an investigation.

.

Size of the moon

Date /
4

10

15

20

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Date according to the lunar calender

a.

What is the purpose of the investigation?

?
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
(1 mark /1)

b.

What is the pattern of the change in size of the moon ?

?
_________________________________________________________

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c.

State /
i.

Manipulated variable /
___________________________

ii.

(1 mark /1)

Responding variable /
____________________________

(1 mark /1)

(1 mark /1)

d.

What is the conclusion of this investigation?

?
_________________________________________________________________
(1 mark /1)

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