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Science -
Section A
Instruction:
Every questions is followed by four options A, B, C, and D. Choose the
correct answer.
The suggested time
for this section is 45 minutes. If u unable to answer a question, proceed to
the next question.
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1.
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Animals need air to ________.
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move
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B
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excrete
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C
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breathe
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D
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reproduce
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2.
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Which of the following is the need for plant to produce
food?
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A
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Oxygen
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B
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Hydrogen
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C
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Carbon dioxide
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D
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Carbon monoxide
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3.
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A plant used _______ to get water from soil.
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A
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root
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B
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stem
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C
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flower
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D
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leaves
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4.
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Which of the following are the methods of measuring length using the
limbs?
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Step
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II
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Cubit
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III
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Straw
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IV
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Thumb
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A
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I
and III only.
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B
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II
and IV only.
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C
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I,
II and IV only.
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D
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I,
II, III and IV.
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5.
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What of the following can be used to measure the length
of a curved line?
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String
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II
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Thread
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III
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Matches
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IV
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Paper clip
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A
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I
and II only.
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B
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II
and IV only.
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C
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I,
III and IV only.
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D
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I,
II, III and IV.
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6.
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The diagram below shows a measurement of a table.
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What is the length of the table?
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60 cm
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B
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65 cm
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C
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66 cm
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D
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72 cm
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7.
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What is the unit used in measuring the area of a
basketball court?
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Metre
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B
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Cubic metre
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C
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Square metre
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D
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Square kilometre
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8.
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The diagram below shows the set up of an experiment.
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Which of the following is the main factor for the seed
to germinate?
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A
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air
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B
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soil
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C
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water
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D
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sunlight
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9.
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Why animals need water?
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To get energy
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II
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To keep themselves warm
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III
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To help in blood circulation
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IV
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To control body temperature
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A
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I
and II only.
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B
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III
and IV only.
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C
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I,
III and IV only.
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D
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I,
II, III and IV.
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10.
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Among the following are the basic needs of plants, except
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air
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B
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food
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C
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water
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D
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sunlight
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11.
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The information below shows about three animals.
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The animals eat
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meat
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B
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fruit
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C
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grass
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D
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nectar
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12.
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The diagram below shows a plant.
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The natural habitat for the plant is
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A
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sea
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B
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land
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C
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pond
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D
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on the tree
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13.
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Humans need shelter to protect themselves from
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rain
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II
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storm
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III
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the sun
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IV
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earthquakes
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A
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I
and III only.
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B
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II
and IV only.
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C
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I,
II and III only.
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D
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I,
II, III and IV.
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14.
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Which of the following statements are correct?
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Humans need shelter for living.
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II
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Humans need air for breathing.
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III
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Humans need food for growing.
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IV
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Humans need sunlight to get energy.
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A
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I
and III only.
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B
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II
and IV only.
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C
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I,
II and III only.
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D
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I,
II, III and IV.
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15.
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The information below shows the characteristic about
animals.
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This shows that animals need ________.
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A
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air
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B
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food
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C
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shelter
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D
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sunlight
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16.
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Which of the following units is suitable to be used to
measure the distance between two towns?
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A
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Metre
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B
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Kilometre
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C
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Millimetre
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D
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Centimetre
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17.
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Which are the following are true?
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II
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III
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IV
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A
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I
and III only
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B
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I
and IV only.
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C
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I,
III and IV only.
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D
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I,
II, III and IV.
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18.
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Which of the following is the formula of area?
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Length
 Width |
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B
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Length + Width
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C
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Length
Width Height |
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D
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Length + Width + Height
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What is the definition of volume?
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The thickness of an object.
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B
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The size of an object's surface.
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C
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The distance between two points.
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D
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The space occupied by an object.
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20.
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Which of the following objects have the same volume?
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II
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III
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IV
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A
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I
and III only.
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B
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II
and IV only.
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C
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I,
and IV only.
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D
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III
and IV only
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21.
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The diagram below shows two cube box.
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Which of the following statements is true about
the diagram above?
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The volume of X is two times of Y.
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B
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The volume of Y is two times of X.
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C
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The volume of X is three times of Y.
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D
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The volume of X and Y are the same.
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22.
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The diagram below shows the volume of an empty box.
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Calculate the volume of the empty box.
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A
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B
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C
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D
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23.
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The X area in diagram below represents the basic needs
for both animals and plants.
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Which of the following is X?
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A
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Water and air
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B
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Water and food
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C
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Sunlight and air
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D
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Food and shelter
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24.
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The diagram below shows a bat and a bird.
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The animals shown in the diagram above build their
shelter at _______.
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A
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cave
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B
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pond
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C
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rass land
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D
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underground
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25.
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Which of the rats below can survive the longest?
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A
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B
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C
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D
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26.
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The experiment in the diagram below was carried out for
one week.
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What can be observe after one week?
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Plant Q died because lack of soil.
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B
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Both plant P and plant Q survived.
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C
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Plant Q died because lack of water.
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D
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Plant Q died because lack of sunlight.
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27.
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The diagram below shows a method of measuring.
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The method is known as __________.
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A
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step
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B
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foot
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C
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cubit
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D
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arm spam
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28.
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The diagram below shows a ceramic tiles.
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Find the area of the floor if the above ceramic tiles
are used to cover the floor.
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A
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B
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C
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D
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29.
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The diagram below shows
area of the floor.
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Calculate the area of the floor.
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B
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C
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D
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30.
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The diagram below shows information of the shaded area.
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What is the area of the shaded area?
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B
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C
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D
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The
diagram below shows three different animals.
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(a)
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Name
the breathing organs for the animals labelled X, Y and Z.
X:
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Y:
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Z:
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[3
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(b)
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List
two animals that have similar breathing organ as the animals labelled
X, Y and Z.
X:
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Y:
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Z:
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[3
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(c)
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What
animals that use gills to breathe?
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[1
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(d)
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What
is the conclusion about the investigation above?
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[1
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The
diagram below shows an investigation carried out by Maniam. He plants a
balsam plant in a pot which contains dry and wet cotton wool.
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(a)
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What
is the aim of this investigation?
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[1
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(b)
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Predict
the observation and the relevant inference after a week.
(i)
Observation:
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[1
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(ii)
Inference:
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(c)
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Draw
the results of the roots of balsam plant after a week.
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(d)
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What
is the inference of the investigation?
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[1
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The
table below shows the maximum number of cars that can park in three parking areas P, Q and R.
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(a)
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Name
the largest of the parking area.
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[1
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(b)
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Explain
your answer in (a).
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[1
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(c)
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Rearrange
the parking from the smallest to the biggest.
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[1
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(d)
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What
is the formula that you can use to calculate area ?
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(e)
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If P have
10 meter length and 3 meter width. What is the area of P ? Calculate.
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4.
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The
diagram below shows a measuring cylinder is filled up with five marbles.
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(a)
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What
was the volume of water before the marbles fill in the measuring cylinder?
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(b)
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Predict
what will happens when marbles are filled into the water.
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(c)
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What
is the volume of water in the measuring cylinder when the marbels are filled
in it?
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(d)
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Find
the volume of the marbles in cubic centimetre. What is the volume of a
marble?
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ANSWER : FOR SCIENCE YEAR 4 MAY
2007
QUESTION
1
(a) (i) Moist skin
(ii) Lungs (iii) Trachea
structure
(b) (i) Earthworm, toad (ii) Horse, kangaroo (iii) Grasshopper, bee
(c) Fish/Prawn
(d) Different animals have different types of
breathing structures.
QUESTION 2
(a) To proof that the roots of plants respond to
stimuli.
(b) (i) Observation:The roots of balsam plant
bent towards the wet cotton wool.
(ii) Inference:
The roots of balsam plant bent towards the wet cotton wool to get water.
(c)
(d) The roots of plants respond to water.
QUESTION 3
(a) Q
(b) It can park the largest number of cars compared
to P and R.
(c) P- R-Q
(d) Area = Length x width
(e) P = 30 meter square
QUESTION
4
(a) The volume of water is equal 5
(b)
The volume rises by 5
(c)
The volume of water is 10
(d)
The volume of the marble is 1
