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SUMMATIVE TEST 1
Section A 1B 2A 6D 11 A 12 D 16 C 17 C 21 A 22 A 26 B 27 D 3C 7B 13 D 18 A 23 C 28 D 4C 8C 14 D 19 D 24 A 29 A 5D 9B 15 B 20 D 25 B 30 B 10 A

Section B 1 (a) To show that food is a basic need of animals (b) i. Food ii. Water, number of rats and size of container (c) The rat in container Y will still be alive but the rat in container X will be dead. (d) The rat in container Y is supplied with food and water whereas the rat in container X is not supplied with food. 2 (a) i. Plant P will grow very well and will be healthy. ii. Plant Q will not grow well and will be unhealthy. (b) i. Plant P gets sunlight every day. ii. Plant Q does not get sunlight. (c) Plants need sunlight to grow well and be healthy. 3 (a) i. Increase ii. Decrease (b) i. Oxygen ii. Carbon dioxide (c) Inhaled air has more oxygen than exhaled air./ Exhaled air has more carbon dioxide than inhaled air. 4 (a)

(b) i. Monkey, bird ii. Butterfly, bee (c) Carbon dioxide

SUMMATIVE TEST 2
Section A 1B 6A 11 A 12 16 B 17 21 C 22 26 C 27 2C 7B 13 A 18 C 23 A 28 D 3D 8A 14 A 19 C 24 D 29 D 4B 9B 15 C 20 B 25 D 30 B 5C 10 C

C C C C

Section B 1 (a) Kumari (b) Different students have different results because each student has different length of arm span. (c) i. The student ii. Total of arm span iii. The length of the classroom (d) Use a metre ruler or a measuring tape 2 (a) The volume of water increases uniformly. (b) Ice melts faster and the volume of water in the measuring cylinder increases faster. (c) i. Time ii. The volume of water collected (d) 90 ml 3 (a) The ceramic glass is heavier than the plastic glass. (b) i. 1.5 kg ii. 0.5 kg (c) The mass of an object depends on the material used to make the object. 4 (a) i. 1 hour 50 minutes ii. 1 hour 20 minutes iii. 2 hours 20 minutes iv. 30 minutes (b) i. Fariz ii. Because his home is far away from school./ because\ he walks to school (c) 45 minutes

SUMMATIVE TEST 3
Section A 1B 6D 11 A 12 A 16 B 17 B 21 C 22 D 26 C 27 C 2C 7A 13 B 18 D 23 C 28 B 3B 8D 14 B 19 C 24 A 29 C 4C 9B 15 C 20 A 25 B 30 B 5C 10 C

Section B 1 (a) 1. A rubber band and a bicycles inner tube can be stretched. 2. Raffia cannot be stretched. (b) i. Type of substance ii. Initial length of substance (c) If the substance can be stretched, its length and shape can change. 2 (a) The ability to float depends on the materials. (b) Light materials will float while heavy materials will sink. (c) Type of materials (d) The ability of an object to stay on or near the surface of a liquid. 3 (a) i. Decreases ii. Increases (b) The use of the natural material is reduced. (c) Plastic is cheaper, easier to get and is more suitable for the products. 4 (a) R : Plants S : Animals T : The Earths crust (b) Copper and gold (c) Natural materials have three sources : plants, animals and the Earths crust. 5 (a) Steel wool P will rust whereas steel wool Q will not rust. (b) 1. Steel wool P will rust because of the presence of water and air. 2. Steel wool Q will not rust because grease prevents it from coming into contact with water and air. (c) 1. Painting objects made of iron 2. Coating objects made of iron with lead/chromium

SUMMATIVE TEST 4
Section A 1C 6A 11 C 12 D 16 B 17 C 21 B 22 C 26 C 27 C 2D 7D 13 B 18 B 23 C 28 A 3B 8A 14 A 19 D 24 D 29 A 4D 9A 15 D 20 B 25 C 30 C 5D 10 B

Section B 1 (a) Pluto is the furthest planet from the Sun. (b) Mercury (c) Pluto (d) Because each planet rotates around the Sun along its own orbit 2 (a) P : Mercury U : Saturn Q : Venus V : Uranus R : Earth W : Neptune S : Mars X : Pluto T : Jupiter (b) The Sun (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury. Because it is the nearest planet to the Sun. 3 (a) Student B (b) Student B represents planet Venus which rotates in a clockwise direction. (c) i. Student I ii. Student I represents planet Pluto which is the furthest planet from the Sun. (d) ii and iii (e) The student will collide with one another. 4 (a) The nearest planet to the Sun has the highest temperature while the furthest planet from the Sun has the lowest temperature. (b) There is no air and water to support lives. (c) The Earth is the only planet which has a suitable temperature for living things to live.

SUMMATIVE TEST 5
Section A 1B 6C 11 A 12 16 B 17 21 D 22 26 B 27 2A 7B 13 D 18 C 23 B 28 A 3C 8D 14 B 19 B 24 A 29 B 4A 9C 15 C 20 C 25 C 30 D 5C 10 A

B A D A

Section B 1 (a) Fishermen cannot swim and catch fish for a few days. Therefore, they need a fishing boat to stay at sea for a few days. (b) They need dragnets to catch fish on a large scale. (c) Human abilities are limited. 2 (a) Ghani can see the furthest, followed by Lee Man and Jamie. (b) The ability of different people to see far objects is different. (c) Spectacles (d) i. Student ii. Maximum distance from which they can read iii. Font size of the words on the card 3 (a) Hot air balloon

(b) He observed how birds fly and land. (c) Hot air balloon flyer aeroplane (d) 1. We can travel from place to place faster. 2. We can go to a far place easier. (a) i. The invention of concrete ii. It is used as the frame of a building. (b) 1. Living in a flat is more comfortable than living in a cave. 2. More people can stay in a flat than in a cave. (c) A flat is built from bricks and concrete. Therefore, it is stronger and stable than a cave. (d) The cost of living becomes higher.

FIRST TERM TEST

Section A 1A 6A 11 C 12 16 C 17 21 C 22 26 A 27 2B 7A 13 C 18 D 23 B 28 D 3D 8C 14 C 19 A 24 D 29 B 4C 9C 15 A 20 B 25 C 30 A 5D 10 A

C B A C

Section B 1 (a) Glass jar Y (b) The grasshoppers do not get air. (c) Presence of air (d) Air can pass through it. (e) Animals need air to live. 2 (a) i. Nostril ii. Windpipe iii. Lungs (b) Carbon dioxide, water vapour and heat (c) Oxygen 3 (a)

(b) The roots of a plant respond to water. (c) i. The roots of the plant will grow downwards while the shoot of the plant will grow upwards. ii. The roots of a plant respond to gravity while the shoot responds to sunlight. 4 (a) i. Type of measuring tool ii. Measurement of length (b) The readings obtained by using a pencil are the same while the readings obtained by using the cubit are different. (c) The cubit of different pupils are different. (d) A non-standard measuring tool does not give an accurate measurement.

END-OF-YEAR TEST

Section A 1A 6A 11 C 12 16 C 17 21 A 22 26 B 27

B B D C

2D 7A 13 B 18 A 23 B 28 C

3D 8C 14 B 19 A 24 B 29 B

4B 9C 15 A 20 C 25 A 30 B

5B 10 B

Section B 1 (a) To identify the basic needs of plants (b) i. The plant did not get any water. ii. The plant did not get air. iii. The plant did not get sunlight. (c) The basic needs of plants are water, air and sunlight. 2 (a) Decrease (b) 1. The length of the pendulum string 2. The number of pendulum swings in 30 seconds (c) The longer the pendulum string is the less is the number of pendulum swings in 30 seconds. (d) 15 3 (a) The pieces of cloth have absorbed water in all the three beakers. (b) i. Size of cloth ii. Volume of water left iii. Initial volume of water, time, same type of cloth (c) The bigger the piece of cloth, the less is the volume of the water left in the beakers. (d) Material J cannot absorb water. Material K can absorb water. 4 (a) Planet X is nearest to the Sun compared to planet Z. (b) The further the planet is from the Sun, the longer is takes for it to move one complete round the Sun. (c) Between planet Y and planet Z (d) Planet X is nearer to the Sun. So it receives more heat from the Sun than planet Y.