PERATURAN PEMARKAHAN

PEPERIKSAAN PERTENGAHAN TAHUN TINGKATAN 3

SMK MOHD KHALID
Question Rubric Mark
1 (a) Able to label the circuits correctly by using the words given

Answer
S – Series circuit/ litar bersiri 1
T – Parallel circuit/ litar selari 1

(b) Able to underline the correct answer for the sentences given

Answer:
(i) Parallel/ selari 1
(ii) Less/ kurang 1
Total marks 4 marks

Question Rubric Mark

2 (a) Able to underline the correct answer for the sentences given

Answer:
(i) High/ tinggi 1
(ii) Decreasing/ mengurangkan 1
(b) Able to match the situation and explanation correctly

Answer:
(i) The air pressure inside and outside are the same 1
Tekanan udara di dalam dan di luar adalah sama
(ii) The air pressure outside is higher than the inside 1
Tekanan udara di luar lebih tinggi berbanding tekanan udara
di dalam.
Total marks 4 marks

Question Rubric Mark

3 (a) Able to label the structure correctly.

Answer
(i) X: Sweat pore/ liang peluh 1
Y: Sweat gland/ kelenjar peluh 1
(b) Able to state the benefits of sweating.

Answer
 Gets rid of hazardous waste substances such as urea and 2
ammonia
Menyingkirkan bahan buang berbahaya seperti urea dan
ammonia
 Gets rid of excess substances such as water and mineral salts
Menyingkirkan bahan berlebihan seperti air dan garam mineral

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 Gets rid of carbon dioxide from deoxygenated blood
Menyingkirkan karbon dioksida daripada darah terdeoksigen
 Maintains good health
Mengekalkan kesihatan tubuh badan

Choose any two answers.

Total marks 4 marks
Question Rubric Mark
4 (a) Able to draw the arrangement of the particles correctly.

Answer
2

(b) Able to mark ( / ) for the correct statement and mark ( X ) for the
incorrect statement about the matter.

Answer: 1
(i) (X) 1
(ii) (/)
Total marks 4 marks

Question Rubric Mark

5 (a) Able to label the parts of the eye correctly.

Answers:
P: Eye lens / kanta mata 1
Q: Retina/ retina 1
(b) Able to explain how the vision defect can be corrected.

Answers:
E1 – short-sightedness can be corrected by using concave lenses 1
Rabun jauh dapat diperbetulkan dengan menggunakan kanta
cekung
E2 – it can diverge the rays of light entering the eyes 1
Kanta cekung boleh mencapahkan sinar cahaya yang memasuki
mata.

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(c) Able to state the type of limitation of sight and how it occurs

Answers:
P – Optical illusion 1
P - ilusi optik
E – Caused by the brain not being able to interpret accurately what the 1
eyes see
E – disebabkan otak kita tidak dapat mentafsir dengan tepat apa yang
dilihat oleh mata.

Total marks 6 marks

Question Rubric Mark

6 (a) Able to state the functions of fats in the human body

Answers:
P1 – As a heat insulators/ sebagai penebat haba 1
P2 – to protect internal organs/ untuk melindungi organ dalaman 1
(b) Able to state the class of food that can cause the disease in the given
diagram if taken insufficiently.

Answers:
Proteins/ protein 1
(c) Able to calculate the total calorific value of the nasi lemak.

Answers:
(50 x 16) + (19 x 17) + (8 x 37)kJ 3
= 1419 kJ

Substitution – 1
Answer – 1
Unit – 1
Total marks 6 marks

Question Rubric Mark

7 (a) Able to underline the correct answer.

Answers:
(i) Habitat/ habitat 1
(ii) Resources/ sumber 1
(b) Able to explain how soil sustains living things.

Answers:
P1 – Plants absorb water and mineral salts from the soil through their 1
root system.

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P1 – tumbuhan menyerap air dan garam mineral dari tanah melalui
sistem akarnya.

P2 – Air in the soil is needed for respiration of plant root cells and soil 1
organisms
P2 – udara di dalam tanah diperlukan untuk respirasi se-sel akar
tumbuhan dan organisma di dalam tanah.

Accept any relevant answers.

(c) Able to explain how do the organisms make the soil more suitable for
planting.

Answers:
P1 – these organisms make the soil porous and airy. 1
P1 – organisma ini membuat tanah lebih berongga dan berudara.

P2 – these organisms add humus to the soil 1

P2 – organisma ini menambahkan humus ke dalam tanah.

Total marks 6 marks

Question Rubric Mark

8 (a) (i) Able to state the observation for the two candles.

Answers:
P1 – candle A burns for a longer time 1
P1 – lilin A terbakar lebih lama
P2 – candle B burns for a shorter time 1
P2 – lilin B terbakar dalam masa yang singkat

(ii) Able to explain the observation in 8(a)(i)

Answers:
P1 – there is more oxygen in the gas jar containing inhaled air. 1
P1 – terdapat banyak oksigen pada baling gas yang mengandungi udara
sedutan

P2 – exhaled air contains less oxygen so the candle B burns for a shorter 1
time.
P2 – udara hembusan mengandungi kurang oksigen maka lilin B hanya
akan menyala dalam masa yang singkat.
(b) Able to explain why exhaled air usually has a higher temperature than
inhaled air.

Answers:
P1 – the temperature of exhaled air is usually the body temperature 1

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which is about 37 degree celcius
P1 – suhu udara hembusan biasanya adalah suhu badan iaitu lebih
kurang 37 darjah celcius.

P2 – the temperature of inhaled air is lower because it is the temperature 1

of the surroundings
P2 – suhu udara sedutan adalah rendah kerana suhu udara sedutan
adalah suhu persekitaran.
Total marks 6 marks

Question Rubric Mark

9 (a) Able to state the meaning of petroleum.

Answer:
P1 – petroleum is a type of black liquid found in the soil. 1m
P1 – petroleum ialah sejenis cecair hitam pekat yang dijumpai di dalam
tanah.
(b) Able to state the meaning of hydrocarbon based on the article given.

Answer:
P1 – A compound consisting of hydrogen and carbon only. 1
P1 – sebatian yang mengandungi unsur hydrogen dan karbon sahaja.
(c) Able to describe how petroleum formed.

Answers:
P1 – when sea creatures die, their carcasses sink to the sea floor, and are 1
then covered by sediment
P1 – apabila hidupan mati, bangkai mereka tenggelam ke dasar laut,
kemudian ditimbus oleh sedimen

P2 – a partial decomposition occurs in oxygen deficient conditions 1

through the action of bacteria
P2 – melalui tindakan bakteria, pereputan separa berlaku dalam keadaan
kekurangan oksigen.

P3 – under high temperature and pressure, decomposition finally 1

produces petroleum
P3 – penguraian seterusnya di bawah suhu dan tekanan yang
tinggiakhirnya menghasilkan petroleum.
(d) Able to state three fractions of hydrocarbon and its function

Answers:

Petroleum gas – used as a cooking gas

Gas petroleum – digunakan sebagai gas memasak

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Petrol – used as car fuel
Petrol – digunakan sebagai bahan api kereta

Naphtha – used in making solvents, pesticides and raw materials in the

petrochemical industry
Nafta – digunakan dalam membuat pelarut, racun perosak dan bahan
asas dalam industri petrokimia Maximum 3
marks
Kerosene – used as a fuel for aeroplanes
Kerosin – digunakan sebagai bahan bakar kapal terbang

Diesel – used as a fuel for buses and taxis

Diesel – digunakan sebagai bahan api bas dan teksi

Lubricant oil – used for machines

Minyak pelincir – digunakan untuk mesin

Fuel oil – used for ships and power stations

Minyak bahan api – digunakan untuk kapal dan stesen jana kuasa

Bitumen – used for paving roads

Bitumen – digunakan untuk menurap jalan raya

Choose any three.

Total marks 8 marks

Question Rubric Mark

10 (a) (i) Able to state the growth patterns of boys and girls

Answer
P1 – the height of a girl surpasses the height of a boy at the age 13 to 14 1
years old
P1 – tinggi perempuan mengatasi lelaki apabila berusia 13 hingga 14
tahun.

P2 – the height of a boy surpasses the height of a girl at the age of 15 to 1

17 years old
P2 – tinggi lelaki mengatasi perempuan apabila berusia 15 hingga 17
tahun.

(ii) Able to explain why there are differences in height when the
twins are 16 years old.

Sample Answer
P1 – at age 16, the height of a boy surpasses the height of a girl. 2
P1 – pada usia 16 tahun, ketinggian lelaki mengatasi ketinggian

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perempuan

P2 – a boy will experience puberty at the age 14 years which is much later
than girls.
P2 – lelaki mengalami akil baligh pada usia 14 tahun di mana lebih lewat
berbanding perempuan.

P3 – when a boy reaches puberty, his growth increases and is faster than
that of a girl
P3 – apabila lelaki mencapai akil baligh, pertumbuhan mereka meningkat
dan menjadi lebih cepat daripada perempuan.

P4 – the period of growth of a boy is also longer than that of a girl

P4 – pertumbuhan bagi lelaki juga lebih panjang berbanding perempuan.

Accept any relevant points

(b) (i) Able to state the meaning of growth

Answer:
Growth is a permanent increase in the size of an individual from a zygote 1
to an adult
Pertumbuhan ialah peningkatan kekal dalam saiz seseorang individu
daripada zigot kepada dewasa.

(ii) Able to state when girls reach puberty: based on the curve given

Answer:
At the age of 11 to 14 years 1
Pada usia 11 sehingga 14 tahun

(iii) Able to give reason for answer given in 10 (b)(ii)

Answer:
P1 – based on the growth curve given, a girl can overtake a boy in weight 1
P1 – berdasarkan kepada lengkuk perkembangan yang diberikan,
perempuan mengatasi lelaki dalam berat.

P2 – this shows that girls reach puberty at this age 1

P2 – ini menunjukkan bahawa perempuan mencapai akil baligh pada
waktu ini.
Total marks 8 marks

Question Rubric Mark

11 (a) (i) Able to state male organs of the flower

Answer:

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Stamens/ stamen 1

(ii) Able to state the female organs of the flower

Answer:
Pistil/ pistil 1
(b) Able to predict what would happen if the petals of the flower is not
attractive coloured

Answer:
P1 – the petals serve to attract insects and birds for pollination 1
P1 – ranggi berfungsi untuk menarik perhatian serangga dan burung
untuk pendebungaan

P2 – if the petals do not have attractive colours, insects and birds may not 1
come to the flower and pollination may probably not happen.
P2 – sekiranya ranggi tidak mempunyai warna yang menarik, serangga
dan burung mungkin tidak datang kepada bunga tersebut dan
pendebungaan mungkin tidak akan berlaku.
(c) Able to explain how pollen tube formed in fertilization process

Answer:
P1 – when a pollen falls on the stigma, the grain is stuck to the sugary 1
substance produced in the stigma
P1 – apabila butir debunga jatuh di atas stigma, butir itu melekat pada
bahan bergula yang terhasil di atas stigma

P2 – the pollen grain absorbs the liquid and causes an increase in size and 1
begins to produce a pollen tube into the style
P2 – butir debunga menyerap cecair itu menyebabkan saiznya meningkat
dan mula mengeluarkan satu tiub debunga ke dalam stil stigma

P3 – when the pollen tube grows towards the ovary, the male gamete 1
develops in the pollen tube
P3 – apabila tiub debunga tumbuh kea rah ovary, gamet jantan
berkembang di dalam tiub debunga.

Accept logical/ relevant answers.

(d) (i) Able to state the process in the diagram

Answer:
Tissue culture/ kultur tisu 1

(ii) Able to give two reasons why the process stated is important in
agriculture

Answer:

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P1 – produces many new plants that have the same characteristics as the
parent
P1 – menghasilkan banyak tumbuhan baharu yang serupa dengan ciri-ciri 2
baik daripada induknya.

P2 – produces plants that are free from viruses or diseases

P2 – menghasilkan tumbuhan yang bebas virus dan penyakit

P3 – increases the rate of growth/ reproduction of plants

P3 – meningkatkan kadar pertumbuhan / pembiakan pokok

P4 – the period of fruit production becomes faster and shorter

P4 – tempoh penghasilan buah menjadi lebih cepat dan singkat

Choose any two.

Total marks 10 marks

Question Rubric Mark

12 (a) able to complete the statement given

answer
same/ sama 1

(b) able to state how the heat reach the thermometer.

Answer:
By radiation/ melalui radiasi//sinaran 1

(c) Able to state the disadvantage of the apparatus set up in the student’s
investigation

Answer:
F1 – the thermometers are placed horizontally 1
F1 – kedudukan termometer yang melintang

E1 – this affects the recording of the thermometer reading 1

E1 – hal ini menyukarkan kerja merekod bacaan termometer tersebut
(d) (i) Able to state the difference in the temperature of the air in both
flasks in five minutes

Answer:
10 degree celcius 1

(ii) Able to predict the temperature if grey surface is used

Answer:

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More than 35 degree celcius but less than 45 degree Celsius 1
Lebih daripada 35 darjah celcius tetapi kurang daripada 45 darjah Celsius

(iii) Able to state which t-shirt can prevent overheating of the body
and able to justify the answer given

Answer:
P1 – the source of heat is sunlight 1
P1 – sumber haba adalah cahaya matahari

P2 – white t-shirt is more appropriate 1

P2 – tshirt putih adalah lebih sesuai

P3 – the white colour absorb less heat than black 1

P3 – warna putih kurang menyerap haba jika dibandingkan dengan warna
hitam

P4 – therefore the body feels less hot 1

P4 – oleh sebab itu, badan kurang berasa panas.
Total marks 10 marks

Question Rubric Mark

13 (a) (i) Able to state the main source energy for all the organisms in the
vegetable farm

Answer:
The sun/ matahari 1

(ii) Able to state how the energy is used by the producers.

Answer:
The sunlight enables the producers to make their own food through 1
photosynthesis
Cahaya matahari membolehkan pengeluar untuk membuat makanan
sendiri melalui fotosintesis.

(b) Able to construct one food chain.

Answer:
Vegetables  caterpillars  birds  eagles 2
Sayur  ulat beluncas  burung  helang
(c) Able to predict the outcome if all the birds in the vegetable farm die due
to a disease.

Answer:

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P1 – the number of caterpillar increases 1
P1 – bilangan ulat beluncas meningkat

P2 – the number of vegetables decreases 1

P2 – bilangan sayur-sayuran berkurang

P3 – the number of eagles decreases 1

P3 – bilangan helang berkurang
(d) (i) Able to name the relationship between the caterpillar and the
bird

Answer:
Prey-predator/ mangsa pemangsa

(ii) Able to give the benefits to agriculture

Answer:
Can be used as a method in biological control and the method is safe
Boleh digunakan dalam kaedah kawalan biologi dan kaedah tersebut
selamat
(e) Able to give two bad effects of uncontrolled use of pesticide.

Answer:
P1 – poisonous and dangerous chemical affect the human health 1
P1 – bahan kimia yang beracun dan berbahaya menjejaskan kesihatan
manusia

P2 – causes air pollution 1

P2 – menyebabkan pencemaran udara

Accept any relevant answers

(f) Able to suggest an environmental friendly method to increase the yield
of the vegetable farm

Answer:
Use organic fertilizers 1
Menggunakan baja organik.
Total marks 12 marks

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