PKSR 1 SKAT 2009

SECTION A

Each question below is followed by four possible answers. Choose the correct or
best answer from the answers marked A, B, C and D.

1. A butterfly and an eagle are similar because they have ________________.

A wings
B feathers
C two legs
D two feelers

2. Mice, dogs and tigers have ______________.

A fur
B shell
C wings
D feathers

3. Which of the following animals has a body covered with scales?

A Frog
B Snake
C Tortoise
D Butterfly

Questions 4 and 5 are based on the picture below.

The picture below shows two types of animals.

4. What is the similarity between both animals shown above?

A Paws
B Scales
C Body covering
D Number of legs

5. What is difference between both animals?

A Tail
B Eyes
C Six legs
D Body covering

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a hen, a duck, a parrot

6. Which animals belong to the above group?

A an eagle
B a crocodile
C an elephant
D a grasshopper

7. Animals can be grouped according to their ________________.

A sizes
B colour
C shapes
D external features

8. Which plant has a soft stem?

A Rose plant
B Staghorn fern
C Angsana tree
D Jackfruit tree

9. Both coconut trees and banana plants have ________________.

A red leaves
B dull leaves
C shiny leaves
D rough leaves

10. Which of the following statements is not true?

A Durian trees have woody stems.
B Ferns are non-flowering plant.
C Mango trees have green leaves.
D Banana trees have oval-shaped leaves.

11. Which of the following plants grows from seeds?

A Onion
B Mushroom
C Banana tree
D Papaya tree

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12. The picture below shows a plant.

P and Q are
P Q
A Stem Leaf
B Fruit Root
C Leaf Stem
D Flower Fruit

13. Which of the following leaves belong to a maize plant?

A C

B D

14. Read the information below.

It has long leaves. It has shiny
leaf surface.

It is……….
A grass
B banana plant
C sunflower plant
D watermelon plant

15. Which of the following plants is non-flowering and has soft stem?
A Mushroom
B Durian tree
C Orchid plant
D Papaya plant

16. Which of the following diagrams is correct?

A S N N S

attract

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B S N S N

repel
C S N S N

attract
D N S N S

repel

17. The pictures below show magnets

R S
What is R and S?
R S
A u-shaped magnet Bar magnet
B Horseshoe magnet u-shaped magnet
C Cylindrical magnet Circular magnet
D u-shaped magnet Horseshoe magnet

18. What should we do to keep the magnetism of a magnet?

A Put in water.
B Heat the magnet.
C Keep it in iron keeper.
D Knock the magnet with hammer.

19. Materials that are attracted by a magnet are usually made up of__________.
A iron
B gold
C glass
D plastic

20. The pictures below show three types of objects.

P Q R

Which of the objects can be attracted to a magnet?

A P
B Q
C R

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21. Which of the following is not true?

A Magnets are used in compass.
B Magnets are made of silver or gold.
C Magnets with the same poles will repel.
D Magnets will lose their magnetism if dropped.

22. Read the information below.

Alisha found that when she puts a bar

magnet nearer to an object, it is not
attracted to it.

The object tested is most probably a _______________.

A nail
B needle
C curtain
D cooper coin

Magnet A can attract ten paper

clips while magnet B can attract
six paper clips.

23. The above statement show that_____________________.

A magnet B is stronger than magnet A.
B magnet A is stronger than magnet B.
C magnet A and B have equal strength.

24 Diagram 1 shows 4 magnet of the same size with paper clip.

DIAGRAM 1
Which magnet attracts the least number of paper clips?

A P
B Q
C R
D S

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25. Arrange the magnets in order of strength as shown below.

I. Magnet W ---> it can hold six pins

II. Magnet X ---> it can hold ten pins
III. Magnet Y ---> it can hold eight pins
IV. Magnet Z ---> it can hold four pins

Weakest ---> Strongest

A W, Z, X, Y
B Y, W, Z, X
C X, Y, W, Z
D Z, W, Y, X

26. Diagram below shows a pencil box.

Which part of this object uses a magnet?

A W
B X
C Y
D Z

27. Figure below shows results from a test to compare the strength of a
magnet.

Magnet R is _________.
A stronger than magnet S
B weakest than magnet T
C weakest than magnet S
D the strongest

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27 Which of the following make used of a magnet?

A B

C D

28. Figure below shows two circuits.

The bulb in circuit A is ___________.The bulb in circuit B is ___________.

A brighter, brighter
B dimmer, dimmer
C brighter, dimmer
D dimmer, brighter

29. Which bulbs are brighter?

30. Samy builds a circuit by using one bulb, two connecting wires and one
battery. Krishnan does the same. But the bulb in Samy's circuit is dimmer
than Krishnan. Why?
A Samy uses a lower power battery.
B Krishnan's circuit has more batteries.
C Krishnan uses a lower power battery.
D Samy uses too many bulbs.

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SECTION B

Answer all the questions.

1. Fill in the blanks with the words given. (5 marks)

fins tail legs scales claws

Fish
Crocodile

A crocodile and a fish have some similarities and differences between

them. They both have a (1)__________________. Their bodies are covered with
(2) ____________________. A crocodile has (3) _______________________ and four
(4) _______________, but a fish does not. A fish has (5) _________________ that can
help it change directions while swimming.

2. Look at the pictures and answer the question below. (4 marks)

Bamboo plant Papaya tree Bird’s nest fern Hibiscus plant

(a) Name two flowering plants.

(b) Name a plant with irregular-shaped leaves.

(c) Name a plant with woody stem.

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3. The picture below shows some objects. ( 6 marks )

Screw
Gold ring
Metal fork

Key Coin
Mirror

Group the above objects correctly.

Objects that attracted to magnet Objects that not attracted to magnet

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4. The picture below shows an electric circuit. (5 marks)

Fill in the blanks with correct answers.

(a) P is a _________________ ( battery , switch )

(b) P is used for ___________________ ( lightening , completing ) or

_________________ ( breaking , blowing ) off the circuit.

(c) The bulb will be ___________________ ( brighter , dimmer ) when another

battery is added to the circuit.

(d) The bulb will be ___________________ ( brighter , dimmer ) when another bulb

is added to the circuit.

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