SECTION A

Answer all the questions. Every question is followed by four answers A, B, C and D. Choose the correct answer. Then, blacken your answer on the answer sheet provided. The suggested time for this section is 45 minutes. If you are unable to answer a question, proceed to the next question.

1.

Figure 1 shows a type of reproduction in a plant.

Which of the following plants reproduce in the same manner?

P Papaya plant Q- Tapioco plant R- Bougainvillea tree S Balsam plant

A B C D

P and Q Q and R P, Q and R Q, R and S

2.

The following information is collected by a pupil in an investigation on a plant. X- The shoot grows towards light Y- Its leaves fold when touched Z Its roots grow towards water What is the plant? A B C D Cactus Mimosa plant Balsam plant Sunflower plant

3.

Which of the following microorganisms is yeast?

4.

Figure 2 shows four seeds.

FIGURE 2 Which of the following about the dispersal of these seeds is true? A B C D By animals K L J, K K,L By the wind J,L M M J By water M J,K L M

5. Figure 3 shows an animal P which lives in a paddy field.

FIGURE 3 Which of the following is the correct position of P in a food chain? A B C D Paddy P snake grasshopper P paddy grasshopper snake Paddy grasshopper P snake Grasshopper paddy snake P

6. Figure 4 shows a food web.

FIGURE 4 Based on the food web, which organism is an omnivore? A B C D Fish Larva Crane Tadpole

7. Figure 5 shows the inter-relationship between living things in a habitat.

FIGURE 5 Which of the following will increase the competition between carnivores for food in the area? A B C D An increase in the amount of grass A decrease in the number of deer A decrease in the number of tigers The appearance of zebras in the area

8.

Figure 6 shows seedlings planted in a place.

FIGURE 6 This is competition between the seedlings for I water II light III space IV air A B C D I, II and III only I, II and IV only I, III, and IV only I, II, III and IV

9.

Figure 7 shows the area measurement of the area of a surface.

FIGURE 7 What is the approximate size of the shaded area? A B C D 10. 14cm2 15cm2 16cm2 17cm2

Figure 8 shows the classification of energy resources into two groups.

Resources of energy

Wind Water X
FIGURE 8

Natural gas Coal Y

What do X and Y represent? A B C D X Biomass Petroleum Solar energy Petroleum Y Petroleum Solar energy Biomass Biomass

11.

Which of the following are series circuits?

A B C D

I and II only I and III only II and III only I, II and III Figure 9 shows an object seen through the rear mirror of a car.

12.

FIGURE 9 Which of the following activities use devices that function in the same manner? I II III IV A B C D Looking at the image of an object in a mirror Looking at an object through a periscope Looking at an object through a hand lens Looking at a fish in an aquarium I and II only I and III only II and III only III and Iv only

13.

Figure 10 shows an experiment.

FIGURE 10 What will happen if the glass bottle is placed in the beaker? A B C D The bottle breaks. The balloon expands. The shape of the bottle changes. The temperature of the water in the beaker increases.

14. The bar chart in Figure 11 shows the distance travelled by four toy cars in five seconds.

FIGURE 11 Which of the following is the correct order of the cars from the slowest to the fastest? A B C D R,Q,P,S P,Q,S,R S,P,Q,R Q,P,R,S

15.

A pupil builds a model as shown in Figure 12.

FIGURE 12 Which of the following materials is suitable for the part labeled X? A B C D Iron Paper Sponge Polystyrene

16 Why do humans carry out excretion and defecation? A B C D To respond to stimuli To keep the human body healthy To get energy To regulate the body temperature

16. Figure 14 shows the change of state of water.

FIGURE 14 Which is the correct order of the processes involved? A B C D Boiling, condensation Evaporation, boiling Boiling, evaporation Condensation, boiling

18.

X, Y and Z are three iron nails placed in three different conditions.

Which of the following is the correct result after two weeks? A B C D 19. Nail X No change Rusty No change Rusty Nail Y No change Rusty No change No change Nail Z Rusty No change No change Rusty

Which of the following statements about rusting are true? I II III IV A B C D Rusting occurs only in materials made of iron and steel. Rusting occurs only in the presence of water and air. Rusting can occur in all metallic materials. Rusting can be prevented by painting or greasing. I, II and III only I, II and IV only I, III and IV only II, III and IV only

20. Figure 16 shows a few planets in the Solar System.

FIGURE 16 What is planet X? A B C D Mercury Saturn Venus Pluto

21. Table 1 shows the result of a test carried out on liquids X, Y and Z using red litmus paper and blue litmus paper. Liquid X Y Z Red litmus paper Turns blue No change No change Blue litmus paper No change No change Turns red

TABLE 1 Which of the liquids is/are acidic? A B C D Z only X and Y only Y and Z only X and Z only

22. Figure 17 shows the preservation of unripe mango fruit.

FIGURE 17 Which of the following materials can be used in the preservation? S water U vinegar A B C D S, U and V S, T and U T, U and V S, T, U and V T - sugar V salt

23.

Figure 18 shows the change in the level of water in a beaker after it has been left for a few hours in the sun.

FIGURE 18 Which of the following causes the lowering of the level of water? A B C D Condensation Evaporation Boiling Freezing

24. Figure 19 shows the Southern Cross which is a constellation.

FIGURE 19 P,Q, R and S in the diagram are A B C D stars planets asteroids moons

25. Which of the following has nothing to do with the rotation of the Moon around the Earth? A B C D Eclipse of the Moon Eclipse of the Sun Night and day Phases of the Moon

26. The list below shows a few inventors.

Eli Whitney John Deere Cyrus Hall McCormick

They contributed in the field of A B C D agriculture construction communication transportation

27. All the following objects have the same height. Which object is the least stable?

28. Auntie Limah uses a pair of scissors to cut cloth. The scissors use the principle of
A B C D the lever the lever and wedge the screw and wedge the inclined plane

29. Figure 20 shows the use of a simple machine

FIGURE 20 Which of the following simple machines function in the same way?

A B C D

J and K J and M L and M K and L

30. Figure 21 shows the structure of the parliament building.

Which of the following structure is as stable as the parliament building.

(20 MARKS) Answer all the questions. You are advised to spend 30 minutes on this section. If you cannot answer any question, skip it and answer the next question. Write your answers in the spaces provided. 1. Daniel carries out an experiment to study the basic needs of plants. He uses two plants of the same size. One plant is wrapped with transparent plastic. The two plants are placed in the open.

The observation after one week is shown below. 1. Plant P has wilted 2. Plant Q has grown healthily.

(a) State two inferences based on the differences between plants P and Q after a week.
1.___________________________________________________________________ ____ 2.___________________________________________________________________ ____ (2 marks) (b) In this experiment, identify:

i.

What is change? _______________________________________________________________________

ii.

What is observing. _______________________________________________________________________ (2 marks)

(c) What is the conclusion of the experiment? _______________________________________________________________________ (1 mark)

2.

A group of pupils carry out an experiment to investigate the speed of moving objects. They build a ramp as shown in Figure 2. They roll a marble down the ramp and note the time taken for the marble to reach the bottom of the ramp. They repeat the experiment a number of times, each time changing the height of the ramp.

FIGURE 2 Table 2 shows the result of the experiment. Height of the ramp (cm) Time taken (sec) TABLE 2 (a) In this experiment, identify: i. what is changed. ______________________________________________________________________ ii. what is measured. _______________________________________________________________________ (2 marks) (b) What is the relationship between the answers in (a) I and (a) ii that you have stated? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ (1 mark) (c) Write a hypothesis for this investigation. ____________________________________________________________________________ (d) Estimate the time taken for the marble to roll down the ramp if the height of the ramp is 10 cm. ____________________________________________________________________ _______ (1 mark) 4 8 8 6 12 4 16 2

3. Nadira carries out an experiment to study the chemical properties of three substances as shown in Figure 3.

FIGURE 3 Nadira uses blue and red litmus paper to test the three substances. The result of the experiment is shown below. Effects on litmus paper Substances Bitter guord juice Pineapple juice Orange juice Red litmus paper Turns blue Remains red Remains red TABLE 3 (a) In this experiment, identify: i. what is changed ___________________________________________________________________ ii. what is observed ___________________________________________________________________ (2 marks) (b) What is the relationship between the answer in (a) i and (a)ii that you have stated? _____________________________________________________________________ (1 mark) (c) Write two observations based on the effect on the litmus paper. _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ (2 marks) Blue litmus paper Remains blue Turns red Turns red

4.

Melvin observed the phases of the moon from the 1st day of the month in the Qamari calendar. Table 4 shows the information he has collected.

TABLE 4 (a) What is the pattern of change in the size of the moon from the 1 st day to the 15th day ? _________________________________________________________________________ ( 1 mark) (b) State one reason why the moon cannot be seen on

i.
Ii

the 1st day. ____________________________________________________________________ the 20th day ____________________________________________________________________ (2 marks)

(d) Based on the result shown in the table, predict the shape of the moon on the 20th day.
Draw your answer below.

(2 marks)

ANSWERS UPSR SET 2 /MODULE 23 /SECTION (A) 1.B 2.B 3.B 4.D 5.C 6.A 7.B 8.A 9.B 10.A 11.A 12.A 13.B 14.A 15.D 16.B 17.A 18.D 19.B 20.C 21.A 22.D 23.B 24.A 25.C 26.A 27.B 28.B 29.A 30.D

SECTION (B) MODULE 23 1.(a) 1. Plant P does not receive air. 2. Plant Q received all its basic needs. (b) i. The presence of air. ii. The state of the plants. (c) All plants need air for growth. 2. (a) i. Height of ramp. ii. Time for marble to reach the bottom of ramp. (b) The higher the ramp the shorter is the time taken by the marble to reach the bottom. (c) The faster an object moves the faster it will reach it destination. (d) 5 second 3. (a) i. Type of substances. ii. Change in litmus paper colour. (b) Different substance with different chemical properties gives different effects on litmus paper. (c) 1. Bitter guard is alkaline. 2. Pineapple and orange juice are acidic. 4. (a) Get bigger (b) i. The moon is too small. ii. The sky is cloudy.