1. Which of the following is a natural phenomenon? A. Dam construction B. Growth of a baby C. Use of mobile phone D.

Discovery of new medicines

2. Which of the following represents the prefix value of kilo? A. 10 C. 1000 B. 100 D. 10000

3. Scientific investigation requires the following except the ability to A. observe accurately B. change data when necessary C. analyse data rationally D. form conclusions without bias

4. Why is a wire gauze placed on top of a tripod stand while heating? I. To support the beaker A. I,II B. II II. To spread heat evenly C. I,II,III D. I III. To protect the tripod stand

5. Which of the following is found on the bottle containing concentrated acid?

A.

B.

C.

D.

6. P: carry out an experiment. Q: form a hypothesis. R: form a conclusion. S: identify the problem. T: identify the variables. Which is the correct sequence of steps in a scientific investigation? A. S,Q,T,P,R C. Q,S,T,P,R B. S,T,Q,P,R D. Q,T,P,S,R

7. Which of the following group below has the correct example? Multicellular plant Multicellular animal A. Hydra Spirogyra B. Spirogyra Pleurococcus C. Chlamydomonas Hydra D. Spirogyra Hydra 8. Cell Tissue R System Organism The sequence above shows the cellular organization in a living thing. Which of the following is an example of R? A. Platelets B. Amoeba C. Kidney D. Frog

9. Animals are unable to make their own food because they do not have A. Cell wall B. Vacuoles C. Chloroplasts D. cell sap

10. Which part of the plant cell is correctly matched with its function? A. Cell membrane maintain the shape of the cell. B. Nucleus allows water and gas to pass in and out of the cell. C. Cytoplasm makes chlorophyll D. Vacuoles hold cell sap

11. Which human cell does not have a nucleus? A. A cheek cell B. An ovum C. A red blood cell D. A nerve cell

12. Gases are stored as liquids in gas cylinders by A. heating the gases to high temperature. B. lowering the temperature of gases. C. using low pressure and low temperature. D. using high pressure and lowering the temperature.

13. A hot air balloon rises because A. cool air is less dense than hot air. B. the air in the balloon has contracted. C. the particles in the balloon become lighter. D. the air in the balloon is less dense than the atmosphere.

14. Diagram shows the arrangement of particles in substance Q.

What is substance Q most likely to be? A. Sea water B. An ice cube C. water vapour D. carbon dioxide

15. Diagram shows the water level in a measuring cylinder increased after 5 identical marbles are put into it.

What is the density of a marble if the mass of a marble is 35 g? A. 4.0 g/cm3 B. 2.8 g/cm3 C. 3.5 g/cm3 D. 0.7 g/cm3

16. Metals have high densities. One reason for this is that A. The atoms on metal are very closely packed. B. The atoms in metals are very big. C. Metals have very high boiling points. D. Metal stores heat and electrical energy.

17. The density of an object can be increased by A. increasing its mass and volume B. increasing its volume without changing its mass C. decreasing its mass without changing its volume D. increasing its mass without changing its volume

18.

Dull Brittle Conduct electricity Which of the following substances has the properties listed above? A. Iron B. Sulphur C. Chlorine D. Graphite
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19. A student was given a mixture of sugar, sand and iron fillings. P, Q, R and S are steps involved in separating the mixture into its component P- dissolve the mixture in water. Q- bring a magnet to the mixture R- evaporate the filtrate S- filter the mixture A. PQRS B. QRSP C. RQPS D. QPSR

20. What is meant by conservation of resources? A. careful management and protection of resources B. maximum usage of resources C. avoiding the use of resources D. nitrogen makes the air colourless

21. Which type of mixture can be separated by using a separating funnel? A. Salt solution C. petrol and water B. Sea water D. copper (II) sulphate solution

22. The table shows the observations obtained from an experiment. Substances When a bar magnet brought near the substances Mixture of iron fillings and Iron fillings are attracted to the magnet. sulphur powder After the mixture of iron The magnet has no effect. fillings and sulphur powder is heated strongly Which of the following inferences is not true? A. A new chemical substance is formed. B. The properties of new substance is different from the property of the original components. C. The components of compound can be separated easily. D. The chemical process causes the properties of the substance to change.

23. The figure shows the percentage of gases in the air. Identify gas P and gas Q. Q(21%) P(0.03%) R(78%)

A. B. C. D.

P Oxygen Carbon dioxide Rare gases Nitrogen

Q Nitrogen Oxygen Carbon dioxide Rare gases

24. What is the purpose of nitrogen in the air? A. Nitrogen increases the volume of air. B. Nitrogen slows down the action of oxygen. C. Nitrogen activates the action of carbon dioxide. D. Nitrogen makes the air colourless.

25. Which pair correctly shows the difference between oxygen and carbon dioxide? Oxygen Carbon dioxide A. Turns lime water Does not turn lime cloudy. water cloudy B. Dissolves in sodium Does not dissolve in hydroxide solution. sodium hydroxide solution. C. Changes blue litmus Changes red litmus paper to red. paper to blue. D. Ignites a glowing Extinguishes a lighted splinter. splinter. 26. What are the products of combustion of a candle? A. Nitrogen and carbon dioxide B. Water vapour and oxygen C. Water vapour and nitrogen D. Water vapour and carbon dioxide

27. Which of the following observations regarding the experiment shown in figure are correct?

I. II.

The gas released turns lime water chalky When the inner wall of the jar is wiped with blue cobalt chloride paper, it turns white. III. The wall of gas jar is warm. IV. The gas released puts out a glowing splint A. I and II B. I, II and III C. I, III and IV

D. I, II, III and IV

28. The figure shows the set-up of apparatus to investigate the process of respiration.

Wire gauze Hydrogen carbonate indicator

cockroach

At the end of the experiment, the colour of the hydrogen carbonate indicator changed to yellow. What inference can you make? A. The cockroach released heat. B. The cockroach released energy. C. The cockroach released water vapour. D. The cockroach released carbon dioxide

29. Which energy source originates from decayed wood, dried leaves and faeces of farm animals? A. Natural gas B. Biomass C. Petroleum D. Geothermal

30. Why do we need to conserve the natural sources of energy? P- To delay the depletion of non-renewable energy sources. Q- To avoid wastage of energy. R- To ensure the supply of energy sources is continuous. A. P and Q B. P and R C. Q and R D. P,Q and R

31. The following information is about the energy change in an electric appliance? Chemical energy electrical energy light energy + heat energy What is the electric appliance? A. A radio 32. B. A television C. A torchlight D. A blender

P An archer releasing an arrow from a stretched bow. Q A boy throwing a ball up into the air. R A girl riding a bicycle up a slope. S A paratrooper jumping off a helicopter in mid-air. Which of the following involved a change of kinetic energy into potential energy? A. P and R B. Q and S C. P and S D. Q and R

33. Which of the following is true about heat energy? A. Heat flows from an area of higher temperature to an area of lower temperature. B. An object with more heat is hotter than an object with less heat. C. Heat can only flow through a medium. D. Heat can increase the boiling point of a liquid.

34. The particles in which of the following matter possesses the highest amount of kinetic energy? A. Water in a glass B. A hot iron bar C. Steam D. Atmospheric air

35. Table shows three methods of heat transfer. Method Description P By heated particles that move Q By vibrating particles at fixed position R No medium is required What are P, Q and R? A. B. C. D. P Conduction Conduction Radiation Convection Q Radiation Convection Convection Conduction R Convection Radiation Conduction Radiation

36. A petrol tanker is painted with aluminium paint because aluminium is a A. a good radiator of heat C. good absorber of heat B. poor radiator of heat D. poor absorber of heat 37. Diagram shows two bimetallic strips after being heated by Bunsen burner.

Which of the following shows the rate of expansion of metals P, Q and R in ascending order? A P, R, Q B R, Q, P C Q, P, R D P, Q, R 38. Four drinking vessels made of different materials are filled with hot water of similar volume. Water in which vessel will take the longest time to cool down? A C

Iron B

Silver D

Aluminium

Glass

39. The figure shows the formation of sea breeze. hot air rises

Which of the following statement is TRUE? A. The temperature of the land is higher than the temperature of water. B. The temperature of land is lower than the temperature of water. C. The cold air on land rises. D. The hot air from the sea blows to the end.

40. Diagram shows a round-bottomed flask which is filled with coloured water and put inside a beaker filled with hot water.

What is your observation in this experiment? A. No changes. B. The level of coloured water drops. C. The level of coloured water rises. D. The level of coloured water rises and then drops.

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