Mid-term examination (Theme 1 Theme 3)

Section A Duration: One hour fifteen minutes

[30 marks]
Answer all the questions. Every question is followed by four options A, B, C and D. Choose the correct answer. The suggested time for this section is 45 minutes. If you unable to answer a question, proceed to the next question. 1 Figure 1 shows two characteristics of a species. 5 Figure 4 shows different plants in a rainforest.

Figure 1 What is X? A Elephant B Ants C Tiger D Eagle 2 Figure 2 shows three animals that live in a habitat.

Figure 4 Why do the plants have different heights? A To compete for food B To compete for mate C To compete for shelter D To compete for sunlight 6 Improper management of development will cause a lot of destruction, such as Figure 2 I landslide II soil erosion III water pollution A B I and II only I and III only C D II and III only I, II and III

The competition among these animals will be more intense if the habitat has only limited supply of A sunlight B tree C grass D mate 3 Figure 3 shows animals that are commonly hunted by humans.

7 Which of the following species is an extinct species? A

Figure 3 Which of the following is true about these animals? I All these animals are protected by laws II Poachers hunt them for their body parts III The animal was killed because they disturb human activities A B C D I and II only I and III only II and III only I, II and III C

4 Which of the following activities is not the cause of extinction of some species? A Excessive conservation B Excessive development C Illegal and excessive logging D Illegal and excessive hunting
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8 Applying force to an object can I make stationary object moves. II change the motion of the object. III change the colour of the object. A B I and II only I and III only C D II and III only I, II and III

9 Figure 5 shows two groups of people playing tug of war.

Figure 8 What is the usage of the pattern? A To make the tyre heavier. B To make the tyre more rigid. C To make the tyre more beautiful. D To make the tyre exert more friction. 15 Which of the following is the correct equation for speed? A Speed = Distance Time B Speed = Distance Time C Speed = Time Distance D Speed = Time + Distance 16 Which of the following is not the units for speed? A km/h C kg/h B m/s D cm/s 17 Figure 9 shows a sail boat at the sea.

Group A

Group B

Figure 5 Both teams has equal strength. Suddenly, group B releases the rope. What will happen to group A? A Change size B Remain still C Move forward D Stumble backward 10 Dalia carried out an investigation by rolling a marble on a sandpaper and measured the distance travelled by the marble. She repeated the steps on a mirror and newspaper using the same strength. The distance travelled by the marble in ascending order is A mirror sandpaper newspaper B mirror newspaper sandpaper C D sandpaper newspaper mirror sandpaper mirror newspaper

11 Which of the following is not the ways to reduce friction? A Using oil B Using roller C Using air cushion D Using rough material 12 Figure 6 shows a box remains still on a slope.

Figure 9 What force does the ship use to move? A Pulling force produced by water B Pulling force produced by wind C Pushing force produced by wind D Force of friction produced by water Questions 18 and 19 are based on Figure 10.

Figure 6 What force enables the box to remain still on the slope? A Friction C Pushing B Magnet D Pulling 13 Figure 7 shows two boxes being pushed by a pupil.

Figure 10 shows the distance covered by four pupils in 30 seconds.

Figure 10 18 Who has the lowest speed? A Zain C B Duan D Figure 7 What can be inferred from Figure 7? A The boxes change shape. B The boxes can be moved. C The lighter the box, the more pupils are needed. D The heavier the box, the greater the friction. 14 Figure 8 shows the pattern on a tyre.
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Siva Lam

19 How much longer should Duan run to have the same distance as Lam? A 10 seconds C 30 seconds B 20 seconds D 40 seconds

20 A ball was dropped from a height of 2.50 m. It took five

seconds to reach the ground. What was its speed? A 0.5 m/s C 7.5 m/s B 5 m/s D 12.5 m/s 21 P, Q and R are steps of salting process of duck eggs. Figure 12 Which of the following steps are involved in the canning process? Choose the correct sequence of the salting process. A PQR B C D PRQ QPR QRP I Mix with vinegar II Keep in airtight cans III Heat under high temperature A B C D I only I and II only II and III only I, II and III

22 Which of the following food preservation methods can slow down the growth and activities of bacteria and fungi under low temperature? A Canning B Cooling C Pickling D Salting 23 Figure 11 shows a packet of mixed vegetables.

27 Figure 13 shows a classification of types of waste materials.

Figure 13 Which of the following represents X, Y and Z?

Figure 11 Why the mixed vegetables can last for a long time in this packet? A Bacteria and fungi cannot survive without air. B Bacteria and fungi cannot survive without water. C Bacteria and fungi cannot survive without nutrients. D Bacteria and fungi cannot survive without sunlight. 24 Which of the following is not true about the dried foods? A The hot sun provides heat to prepare dried food. B Food that is put on the burning flame under a high temperature. C Bacteria and fungi cannot survive in dried food. D The nutrients of dried food can be retained. 25 The following is a list of food. Figure 14 The sign board is rusted by acid rain. What is the other harmful effect that can be caused by acid rain? A Causes haze B Causes death C Causes corrosion of rocks and buildings D Causes fast spreading of infectious diseases 29 Which of the following does not decay? 26 Figure 12 shows the examples of canned food.
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28 Figure 14 shows a sign board which is placed beside a busy road.

What is the best method to keep these food, so that the taste and nutrient will not change? A Canning C Pickling B Drying D Freezing

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30 What will happen if waste does not decay? I II III IV A B C D Greenhouse effect Ruin the beauty of nature Attract pests that can cause diseases to humans Destruction to habitats I, II and III only I, II and IV only I, III and IV only I, II, III and IV

Towel

Shirt

Glass bottle

Woollen gloves

Section B marks]

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Answer all the questions. Write your answers in the spaces provided. The suggested time for this section is 30 minutes. If you are unable to answer a question, proceed to the next question.

Figure 1 shows the area of logging activities in a forest and number of soil erosion occurred from year 1975 until 2005.

Figure 2 shows a boy riding a bicycle to a direction opposite the direction of wind blow.

Figure 2 (a) What can you infer from the event in Figure 2? _________________________________________ Figure 1 (a) State one observation based on Figure 1. _________________________________________ _________________________________________ [1 mark] (b) Give one reason of your answer in 1(a). _________________________________________ _________________________________________ [1 mark] (c) State the following variables. 1. Manipulated variables: _________________ _____________________________________ 2. Responding variables: _________________ _____________________________________ [2 marks] (d) What conclusion can you make based on the observations? _________________________________________ _________________________________________ [1 mark] (e) What is the inference from the statement above? _________________________________________ _________________________________________ [1 mark]
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_________________________________________ [1 mark] (b) Give one reason to support your answer in 2(a). _________________________________________ _________________________________________ [1 mark] (c) What is the responding variable based on Figure 2?

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[1 mark] (d) State one effect that caused by force.

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3 Amy bought two fresh fish from the market. She put one in the refrigerator and left another one outside. After leaving it for two days, she took out the fish from the freezer and compare with the fish that was left outside. Figure 3 shows the condition of the two fish..

4 Figure 4 shows the illegal waste disposal into the river.

Figure 4 (a) Give two harmful effects caused by improper waste disposal as shown in Figure 4. 1. _____________________________________ _____________________________________ 2. _____________________________________ _____________________________________ [2 marks] (b) What is the pollution caused by this activity? _________________________________________ [1 mark] (c) Suggest two methods that should be taken to prevent this from happening. 1. _____________________________________ _____________________________________ 2. _____________________________________ _____________________________________ [2 marks]

Figure 3 (a) What is the aim of this investigation? _________________________________________ _________________________________________ [1 mark] (b) State two observations. 1. _____________________________________ 2. _____________________________________ [2 marks] (c) Give one reason for any of your answers in 1(b). _________________________________________ _________________________________________ [1 mark] (d) What method of food preservation is used to keep the fish last longer? _________________________________________ _________________________________________ [1 mark]

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