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Stephen’s Girls’ College

Mid-year Examination 2019-2020

Form 1 SCIENCE JSCL, PYM, WYY

179 students Time allowed: 1 hour 15 minutes

Name: ______________________________ Class:________ No: ________

Instructions:
1. This paper consists of two sections. Section A (Conventional Questions) carries 90 marks and
Section B (Multiple Choice Questions) carries 10 marks.

2. Answer ALL questions on this Question-Answer Paper.

Marks

Section A

Section B

Total

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Section A – Conventional Questions (90 marks)

1. A student is performing an experiment to study a chemical reaction. The reagent bottle containing
a chemical is shown in the figure.
(a) State one chemical property of the chemical from the labels
on the bottle. (1 mark)

(b) Suggest TWO precautions in performing this experiment.

(2 marks)

(c) If the student accidentally spills the chemical to her eyes during the
experiment, what should she do immediately? (2 marks)

(Total: 5 marks)

2. A student carelessly burned something in a rubbish bin in the classroom. His teacher put off the
fire using the method as shown in the figure.
(a) What equipment is the teacher using? (1 mark)

(b) Explain how the method works by the theory of ‘fire triangle’.
(1 mark)

(c) Suggest one OTHER method that the teacher can use to put off the fire. Also explain this
method using the theory of ‘fire triangle’. (2 marks)

(Total: 4 marks)

3. The diagram on the right is a Bunsen burner.

(a) Name parts A and B. (2 marks) A

A: _____________________________________________
B
B: _____________________________________________

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(b) Complete the following steps for lighting up a Bunsen burner. (6 marks)

1. Wear a ____________________ to protect your eyes.

2. Connect the rubber tubing of the Bunsen burner to the _________________.
3. Place the Bunsen burner on a ________________________________________.
4. ___________ the air hole.
5. Place a lighted match over the ______________ while turning on the______________.

(c) A match is placed in the middle of the opening of part A as shown. Explain whether the
match will be lighted up when the Bunsen burner is on. (2 marks)

(Total: 10 marks)

4. Paul wants to compare the hotness of the two types of Bunsen flames. He sets up the apparatus as
in the diagram below and measures the temperature of the water after heating it for 20 minutes.

(a) Paul has made a mistake in the set up. What is it? How should he
avoid this mistake? (2 marks)

(b) Name TWO controlled variables and the corresponding measuring

instruments that Paul should use in his experiment. (4 marks)

Controlled variable Measuring instrument

(i)

(ii)

(c) Complete the following variable table for Paul’s experiment. (2 marks)
Dependent variable (i)

Independent variable (ii)

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(d) Explain why it is more preferable to record the temperature of the water every minute and
how we can compare the hotness of the flame in this case. (3 marks)

(Total: 11 marks)

5. In an experiment, the maximum amounts of washing powder dissolved in water at different

temperatures were measured.
(a) Name the apparatus used for stirring the washing power in a beaker of water. (1 mark)

(b) Write down two controlled variables of the experiment. (2 marks)

(c) The following table shows the result of the experiment.

Data point A B C D E
Temperature of water (℃) 20 40 60 80 100
Maximum amount of washing powder
14 23 32 35 50
that dissolves in 100 cm3 of water (g)

(i) Plot a graph to show the experimental result. (6 marks)

Title: ______________________________________________against ________________

__________________________________________________________________________

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(ii) Which data point is most probably incorrect? (1 mark)

Data point *A/ B/ C/ D/ E ( * circle the correct answer )
(iii) How many grams of washing powder can be dissolved in 100 cm3 of water at 30℃?
(1 mark)

(iv) What conclusion can be drawn from the result? (1 mark)

(v) A student repeated the experiment with another type of powder. He concluded that the
maximum amount of the powder dissolved in the five test temperatures is higher than that
of the washing powder. Draw a line on the same graph in (c)(i) and label it as X to show
the results. (1 mark)
(Total: 13 marks)

6. Liquid X is at -196oC. Mary carried out an experiment by putting a balloon into liquid X. The
experiment set-up is shown below.

(a) After putting the balloon into liquid X, the size of the balloon will *remain unchanged /
increase / decrease. (*circle the correct answer) (1 mark)
(b) Draw the arrangement of air particles inside the balloon before and after it is put into liquid X.
(2 marks)
Before After

(c) (i) Mary took out the balloon from liquid X and put it in ice water. The size of the balloon will
*remain unchanged / increase / decrease. (*circle the correct answer) (1 mark)
(ii) Explain the answer in (c)(i) in terms of particles’ energy and motion. (3 marks)

(Total: 7 marks)

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7. Instrument X which contains water stands on instrument Y. Object A is put into the water. The
diagrams below show the set-up before and after putting object A into the water.

(a) What is instrument Y? (1 mark)

(b) Calculate the density of object A. Show your workings. (Correct the answer to 2 decimal
places.) (3 marks)

(c) Object A is now put into liquid B in the set-up below. The density of liquid B is 0.0015 kg/cm3.

Diagram I Diagram II

(i) Draw object A in the correct position in diagram I after it is put into liquid B. (1 mark)
(ii) Diagram II shows the set-up when air is continuously blown into liquid B through a plastic
tubing.
(1) By comparing diagrams, I and II, state the change in volume of liquid B. (1 mark)

(2) Object A will sink in liquid B after air is blown into the set-up. Explain why.
(3 marks)

(Total: 9 marks)

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8. In an experiment, Daniel mixed 50 ml of water and 50 ml of alcohol together and measured the
total volume of the mixture. He then drew the following diagram to explain his result.

(a) Point out TWO mistakes in Daniel’s diagram. (2 marks)

(b) Explain how the total volume of the mixture is different from the sum of the volumes of
water and alcohol using particle theory. (3 marks)
The total volume of the mixture is *larger/the same/ smaller than 100 ml.
(* circle the correct answer)

(Total: 5 marks)

9. Around 200 years ago, a scientist found that pollen grains move randomly on their own even in
still water.
(a) Imagine that the black dot below is a pollen grain, add arrows to describe the direction of
movement of the pollen grain if you are watching it under a microscope. (2 marks)

Describe the motion of the pollen grain.

The pollen grain is moving in __________________________________________________
(b) (i) Name this kind of movement observed. (1 mark)

(ii) Explain why the pollen grains moved in this way on the water surface as observed.
(2 marks)

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(c) Deduce what will happen to the movement of the pollen grains if they are in hot water.
(1 mark)

(Total: 6 marks)

10. A, B and C are three different states of water. The table below summarizes some of their properties.
Water in state Ease of Ease of Spreading Shape
compression
A Low High Not fixed
B High High Not fixed
C Low Low Fixed

(a) Identify the three states (A, B and C) respectively. (3 marks)

A: __________________; B: __________________; C: __________________
(b) Explain, using particles theory, why
(i) substances in state A cannot be compressed easily. (1 mark)

(ii) substances in state B do not have a fixed shape. (1 mark)

(iii) substances in state C cannot spread out when poured in a container. (1 mark)

(c) Arrange the three states of water (A, B and C) in ascending order of
(i) the average speed of particles.
_____________, _____________, ____________
(ii) their densities.
_____________, _____________, ____________ (3 marks)
(Total: 9 marks)

11. Draw a labelled vertical section diagram for the experiment set-up shown below. (4 marks)

(Total: 4 marks)

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12. The diagrams below show a process when a piece of solid is put into liquid A and B and the
results after one minute and 2 hours.

(a) Name the process. ___________________________________________ (1 mark)

(b) In the process for liquid A, explain if the mass and volume of the liquid will change after the
addition of liquid A. (4 marks)

Mass change:
Explanation:

Volume change:
Explanation:

(c) The process taking place in liquid B is slower than that in liquid A. Give TWO methods to
speed up the process. (2 marks)

(Total: 7 marks)

End of Section A

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Section B – Multiple Choice Questions (10 marks)

Choose the best answer for each question and write the corresponding letter in the boxes below.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

1. The chemical formula of ethanol is C2H6O. How many atoms does an ethanol molecule consists
of?
A. 3 B. 8 C. 9 D. 12

2. Which of the following volume is the same as 500 cm3?

A. 0.5 m3 B. 0.005 L C. 50 ml D. 0.0005 m3

3. The figure shows the storage of some paints in a factory.

Which of the following actions is/are correct accordingly?

(1) The paint should be kept far away from heat.

(2) The paint should not be put together.
(3) The factory workers should wear goggles in handling the
paint.

A. (1) only B. (1) and (2) only C. (2) and (3) only D. (1), (2) and (3)

4. A purple solid is added to a beaker of water and after some time, the whole liquid turns to
purple. Which of the following statements can be deduced from the observation?

(1) The number of purple solid particles increases.

(2) The purple solid particles spread out evenly in the purple liquid.
(3) The purple solid particles are moving.

A. (1) only B. (2) only C. (1) and (2) only D. (2) and (3) only

5. What is the correct reading of the weight shown by the apparatus below?

A. 42.4 g B. 542.4 g C. 564 g D. 4524 g

6. Which of the following combinations about the flames of a Bunsen burner is CORRECT?
Air hole closed Air hole opened
A. Color Blue Yellow
B. Luminosity Luminous Non-luminous
C. Shape Regular Irregular
D. Temperature Higher Lower

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7. Which of the following apparatus is most suitable for transferring small amount of powder?
A. Dropper B. Funnel C. Spatula D. Tongs

8. Susan applied some perfume on her clothes in the morning and the odour of the perfume
disappeared after a day. Which of following best explain the phenomenon?
A. Particles of perfume are too small to be detected.
B. Particles of perfume are free to move and escape into the air.
C. Particles of perfume are too large to stick on the clothes.
D. Particles of perfume decrease in size as time pass.

9. Arrange the following substances in ascending order of density.

(1) Steel (2) Oil (3) Water (4) Oxygen

A. (4), (2), (3), (1) B. (1), (2), (3), (4) C. (2), (1), (4), (3) D. (3), (1), (2), (4)

10. The strip below is composed of two metal layers. The top layer is metal X while the bottom
layer is metal Y. When this strip is heated, it bends down as shown.

Which of the following statements best explain the above phenomenon?

A. Metal X expands more than metal Y on heating.
B. Metal X expands less than metal Y on heating.
C. Metal X contracts more than metal Y on heating.
D. Metal X contracts less than metal Y on heating.

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