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Name:____________________ Class : ___________________ Date :

_______

END-OF-YEAR TEST
SECTION A [30 marks]
minutes

Time: 45

Answer all the questions.

Instructions: Each question is followed by four options, A, B, C and D.


Choose the correct answer.
1

Which of the following are the basic needs of animals?


I Sunlight
II Water
III Shelter
IV Food
A I and II only
B I, II and III only
C II, III and IV only
D I, II, III and IV

Diagram 1 shows an experiment.

transparent
plastic bag

after a week
moist soil

Diagram 1
What can be learnt from the experiment?
A Plants need water to stay alive.
B Plants need sunlight to stay alive.
C Plants need soil to stay alive.
D Plants need air to stay alive.
3

Diagram 2 shows the parts of animal P, labelled as A, B, C and D. Which is the part that is
the breathing structure for animal P?

Diagram 2
4 Which of the following shows the correct standard unit for length, volume and mass?
Length
Volume
Mass
A
Millilitre
Kilogram
Centimetre
B
Centimetre
Millilitre
Kilogram
C
Kilogram
Centimetre
Millilitre
D
Centimetre
Kilogram
Millilitre
5

Diagram 3 shows the process of breathing.

air in

Diagram 3
Which of the following statements are true?
I The process is called exhalation.
II The chest moves up.
III The air taken in contains more oxygen.
A I and II only
B I and III only
C II and III only
D I, II and III

The statement below refers to the life processes carried out by humans and animals.
To stay healthy, humans and animals must
get rid their waste materials and undigested
food from the bodies.
Humans and animals do the above through the process of
I excretion.
II defecation.
III reproduction.
A I and II only
B I and III only

C II and III only


D I, II and III
7

The following can be used for measuring.


P Pulse
Q Arm span
R Water dripping
S Swinging of a pendulum
Which can be used to measure time?
A P and Q only
B Q and S only
C P, R and S only
D P, Q, R and S

Diagram 4 shows an experiment of the growth of the parts of a seedling.

Diagram 4
What will be observed after a few days?
A
B

Which of the following are the characteristics of animals that live in very cold weather?
I Huge body
II Thick furs
III Thick layer of fat
A I and II only
B I and III only
C II and III only
D I, II and III

10 Which parts of the body are suitable to use for measuring the length of a desk?
I Span
II
Cubit
III Foot
IV
Arm span
A I and II only
B I and III only
C I and IV only
D I, II and IV only

11 Which of the following shows the correct eye position when taking the reading of the
volume of a liquid in a measuring cylinder?
A
B

12 Diagram 5 shows the length and width of a card and a 1 cm2 square plastic chip labelled P.
Several squares of P are arranged to cover the surface of the card, completely.

Diagram 5
The number of squares P needed is
A 7.
C 14.

B 12.
D 20.

13 The list below are ways to save materials.


Reusing
Reducing
Recycling
Why is there a need to save materials?
A Materials are expensive.
B Materials will be used up.
C Materials are difficult to get.
D Materials can be used to make objects.
14 Which of the following comparisons between a steel spoon and a cork are true?
I
II
III
IV
A
B
C
D

Steel spoon
Made of metal
Sinks in water
Good conductor of heat
Absorbs water
I and IV only
I, II and III only
II, III and IV only
I, II, III and IV

Cork
Made of wood
Floats on water
Good insulator of heat
Does not absorb water

15 Table 1 shows two group of objects.


Material X
Newspaper
Cork
Tissue paper

Material Y
Nail
Knife
Paper clip
Table 1

Which of the following is true about materials X and Y?


A
B
C
D

Material X
Wood
Clay
Plastic
Wood

Material Y
Plastic
Leather
Rubber
Metal

16 Which of the following can keep the water hot for the longest period of time?
A
B

17 Below are objects R, S, T and U, which are made of different materials.


R Flower pot
S Wooden ruler
T Tracing paper
U Transparency sheet
Which of the following shows the correct classification of the objects above?
Transparent material
Translucent material
Opaque material
A
T
S and U
R
B
R
S and T
U
C
U
T
R and S
D
T and U
R
S

18 What can you do to prevent an iron rod from rusting?


I Paint the rod.
II Apply grease on the surface of the rod.
III Wrap the rod with moist paper.
A I and II only
B I and III only
C II and III only
D I, II and III
19 The information below shows four objects.
K Plastic comb
L Towel
M Eraser
N Plastic bottle
What are the objects made from natural materials?
A L and M only
B L and N only
C K, M and N only
D K, L, M and N

20 Which of the following nails will turn rusty after a week?


A
B

21 The list below shows some of the planets in the Solar System.
Saturn, Mercury, Neptune,
Earth
Which of the following shows the arrangement of the positions of the planets from the nearest
to the furthest from the Sun?
A Saturn, Neptune, Earth, Mercury
B Earth, Mercury, Neptune, Saturn
C Neptune, Saturn, Mercury, Earth
D Mercury, Earth, Saturn, Neptune

22 An object has the following characteristics.


It is a member of the Solar System.
It consists of rock and metal.
It can be found between the planet Mars and the
planet Jupiter.
What is the object?
A A comet
B An asteroid
C A meteoroid
D A natural satellite
23 The following information is about constituent X of the Solar System.

It lies between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.


It consists of small pieces of rocks mixed with metals
It is vary in size

What is X?
A Comet
B Asteroid
C Meteor
D Natural satellite
24 Diagram 6 shows an object Y moving around another object X in the Solar System.

Diagram 6
What are objects X and Y?
Object X
A
A planet
B
The Sun
C
The Moon
D
The Sun

Object Y
A comet
A planet
The Sun
A meteor

25 The following objects can be used to compare the sizes of the Moon, the Sun and the Earth.
A sago seed
A marble
A basket ball
Which objects represent the sizes of the Moon, the Sun and the Earth correctly?
The Moon
The Sun
The Earth
A
A sago seed
A basket ball
A marble
B
A sago seed
A marble
A basket ball
C
A marble
A basket ball
A sago seed
D
A basket ball
A sago seed
A marble

26 Diagram 7 shows the position of the Earth from the Sun.

Diagram 7
What will happen if the Earth is placed at position P?
I The Earth will stop moving around the Sun.
II The Earth will become very hot.
III All living things will die.
A I and II only
B I and III only
C II and III only
D I, II and III
27 Which of the following activities
A Driving a car

does not need the application

of technology?

B Writing a letter
C Sleeping at night
D Watching a movie
28 Technology can be harmful to mankind if
A it is developed to benefit humans.
B it is used wisely.
C it is used for war.
D it is used to invent too many other devices.
29 Diagram 8 shows the instruments used in the development in the fields of communication.

Diagram 8
Which of the following shows the development of technology from the past to the present?
A X Y Z W
B X W Z Y
C Y Z X W
D Z X W Y
30 Which of the following statements are true about a television and a computer?
I Both can be used for storing data
II Both can be used for entertainment
III Both can be used for transportation
IV Both can be used for communication
A I and III only
B
II and IV only
C I, II and IV only
D
II, III and IV only

______________________________________________________________________________
SECTION B [20 marks]
Time:

30 minutes

Answer all the questions.


Write your answers in the spaces provided.
1
A student measures the masses of a ceramic glass and a plastic glass
using an electronic
balance as shown in Diagram 1.

Diagram 1
(a) What can be observed from the above figure?
_____________________________________________________________________
[1 mark]
(b)

What is the mass of the glasses in kilogram (kg) unit?


i. Ceramic glass:
_______________________________________________________
ii. Plastic glass:
_______________________________________________________
[2 marks]
(c) What can be learnt from this experiment?
_____________________________________________________________________
[1 mark]

2 The graph in Diagram 2 shows the amount of wood and plastic used in a
factory from 1996 to 2004.

Diagram 2

(a) State how the amounts of wood and plastic used change from 1996 to
2004.
i. The amount of wood used.
______________________________________________________________________
ii. The amount of plastic used.
______________________________________________________________________
[2
marks]
(b)
Based on the information in Diagram 2, how is the use of a
natural material affected by the use of a synthetic material?
________________________________________________________________________
[2
marks]
(c)
Why does the owner of the factory use more plastic?
________________________________________________________________________
[1
mark]

3 Diagram 3 shows the positions of three planets from the Sun.

Diagram 3
Table 1 shows the period for one complete movement of the planets
around the Sun.
Planet

Period for one complete

movement (years)
2
12
84

X
Y
Z
Table 1

(a) Compare the position of planet X and Z to the Sun.


________________________________________________________________________
[2
marks]
(b) What is the relationship between the position of the planet and the
period for one complete movement of the planet round the Sun?
________________________________________________________________________
[1
mark]
(c) Planet S takes 76 years to make one complete round the Sun. Predict
the position of planet S.
________________________________________________________________________
[1
mark]
Planet X is hotter than planet Y.
(d) Give a reason based on the statement above.
________________________________________________________________________
[1
mark]

4 Table 2 shows the maximum distance from which three students can read
the writing on the same card.
Student
Maximum
distance

Ghani
5 metres

Lee Man
4.5 metres

Jamie
2 metres

Table 2
(a) What can you observe from this activity?
________________________________________________________________________
[1
mark]
(b) What is the reason for your answer in (a)?
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________

[1
mark]
(c) Jamie cannot see objects which are very far away. Name a device that
can help him to see better.
________________________________________________________________________
[1 mark]
(d) In this experiment
i. what must be changed?
_____________________________________________________________________
ii. what must be measured?
_____________________________________________________________________
iii. what must be kept the same?
_____________________________________________________________________
[3
marks]

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