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PENANG CHINESE GIRLS’ HIGH SCHOOL

FIRST TEST (MAC) 2019


SCIENCE FORM 1

DURATION: 1 HOUR

NAME:_________________________________( ) CLASS:____________

INSTRUCTIONS
Full Marks
Question
marks obtained
1. Do not open this examination paper
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until you are told to do so.

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2. Write your name, class number


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and class in the space provided.

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3. This question paper consists of
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7 questions.

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4. Answer ALL the questions in the


7 10
space provided.

Total
50
marks
5. Hand in this question paper to the
invigilator at the end of the
examination.

___________________This paper consists of 8 printed pages_____________________

1. a) Name the following apparatus.

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[2marks]

b) Each pupil were given the same book of the same size and same weight. They
were asked to make several measurement.

Diagram 1

i) Suggest a suitable measuring tool(s) to measure the thickness of a


sheet of paper.

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[1mark]

ii) Explain the method to measure the weight of a single sheet of paper.

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[2marks]

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2. Tick (/) for the true statement(s) and cross (x) for the false statement(s).

a) Before setting up the experiment, one must have the hyphothesis.

b) There are two types of variables to be considered.

c) To get a more accurate data, one must repeat the procedure.

d) Plotting a graph is one way of interpreting data.

e) A hyphothesis can be made after the data has been analyzed

f) One must change to passive sentence when writing a report.

[6marks]

3. Diagram 2 shows a method of measuring length.

0 1 2
c3 4 5
m

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Diagram 2

(a) What is the length of the pencil shown in Diagram 2?

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[1mark]

(b) Mark ‘X’ in the box provided on Diagram 2 to show the correct position of the
eye in taking the reading.
[1mark]

(c) A student carried out an activity to measure the length of the curve shown in
Diagram 3. The results are shown in Table 1.

Diagram 3

Reading 1 2 3

Length of curved line (cm) 8.6 8.8 8.7

TTable 1

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(i) How would you measure the length of the curved line?

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[1mark]
(ii) Why did the student take three readings?

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[1mark]

(iii) Based on Table 1, what is the length of the curved line?

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[2marks]

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4. A pupil conduct an experiment by adding marbles into a polystyrene container
which has been placed on the water. Table 2 shows the result from the observation of
the experiment.

Number of Depth of polystyrene container in the water


marbles

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Table 2

a) From Table 2, state the relationship between mass and density.

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[1mark]

b) Suggest a method fo the pupil to make the polystyrene container with 10 marbles to
float higher.

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[2marks]

c) If the same polystyrene container with 10 marbles was to be placed in a concentrated


salt solution.

i ) Predict the outcome.

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[1mark]
ii ) Explain your answer in 4(c)(i).

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[2marks]

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5. Diagram 4 shows measuring apparatus P and Q.

P: …………………………. Q: ………………………….

Diagram 4

(a) On Diagram 4, label P and Q.


[1mark]

(b) (i) Which measuring tool will give different results when measuring activities
are conducted in two different places, at the Equator and at the North Pole?

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[1mark]
(ii) Give a reason for your answer in 5(b)(i).

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[2marks]

(c) (i) If an astronaut has a mass of 70 kg on Earth. What will be his mass in space?

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[1mark]

(ii) Explain your answer in 5(c)(i).

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[2marks]

6. A pupil carried out an experiment to determine the time taken for one complete swing
of a pendulum as shown in Diagram 5. The time taken for 10 complete swings is
recorded and the experiment is repeated using strings of different lengths.

Wood pieces
Wood
pieces

stri
ng Lengt
h of
string Length of
pendu
pendulum
lum
Pendulum
bob One complete
swing
10
Pendulum
bob
One complete swing

Diagram 5

(a) Table 3 shows the time taken for 10 complete swings for various length of strings.
Complete Table 3 by calculating the time taken for one complete swing.

Length of pendulum (cm) 10 20 30 40 50

Time taken for 10 complete swings (s) 10 15 18 20 22


Time taken for 1 complete swing (s) 1.0

Table 3
[2marks]

(b) Based on the data in Table 3, plot a graph of time taken for one complete swing
against the length of pendulum.
Time taken for one complete swing (s)

33.0

2.0

1.0

10 20 30 40 50 60
Length of pendulum(cm)
11
(cm)
[2marks]
(c) Predict the time taken for one complete swing when the length of the string
is 25cm.

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[1mark]

(d) Diagram 6 shows a scene at the playground. The three children on the swings are
trying to solve a problem of who can swing the fastest. Child D suggests that
the length affects the time taken while child F thinks that it has to do with their
mass.
(Note: child D and E have the same mass)

D E F
Diagram 6

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(i) Do you agree with child F? Why?

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[2marks]

(ii) Who do you think will swing the fastest? Why?

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[2marks]

(iii) Rearrange the children from the slowest to the fastest in their swing.

[1mark]

7.

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Thread Thread

Aluminium Aluminium
lump lump

30ml 36ml

Diagram 7

(a) Name the method used in Diagram 7?

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[1mark]

(b) (i) Can the volume of the cork be obtained directly without using the
aluminium lump?

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[1mark]

(ii) Explain your answer in 7(b)(i).

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[1mark]

(c) If the aluminium lump has a mass of 81 g, calculate its density.

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[2marks]

(d) Is the method in 7(a) can be used to to determine the volume of three cubes of
sugar? Explain your answer.

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[2marks]

(e )

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Prepared by, Checked by, Endorsed by,
Pn.Masginger
Mohamed
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