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Science form one

Introduction To Science
Paper 1

1. The following statements are true about science except

A battery can produce electricity.


B wood can float on water.
C body temperature rises during work out.
D Sunday is a holiday in many countries.
2. Which of the following incident is not a natural phenomena?

A A baby cries when she is hungry.


B A baby grows up to become an adult.
C An object will fall if release at mid air.
D Ice melts if surrounding temperature rises.
3. Which of the following activities require the use of science?

A Making announcements through a speaker.


B Plucking rambutans with a bamboo stick.
C Counting with your fingers.
D Chopping vegetable with a chopper.
4. A person who is expert in natural or physical sciences is

A a scientist.
B a doctor.
C a lawyer.
D an astronaut.
5. Which of the following is not a natural phenomenon?

A Price of petrol increases every year.


B There are two ways to Seremban from Kuala Lumpur.
C A mobile phone is more expensive than a ruler.
D Thunder is heard after lightning.
6. The following are natural phenomena except

A volcanic eruption.
B pollution.
C earthquake.
D thunder.

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7. Science can be described as

A the study of how natural phenomena occurs.


B the study of how different countries fight crimes.
C the study of different types of culture.
D the price of water variation in different countries.
8. Which of the following is incorrect about science?

A Science enable doctors to find medical solutions to cure disease.


B Science has made it possible for astronaut to land on the Moon.
C Science has created pollution to human.
D Science can be described as the study of how natural phenomena occur.
9. Which of the following is a science-related career?

A Dentist.
B Police.
C Lawyer.
D Bus driver.
10. Which of the following terms best describe the work of studying planets and stars?

A Meteorology
B Physiology
C Astronomy
D Geology
11. Which of the following statements about science is incorrect?

A Science helps in inventing machines and technology.


B Science helps human being to understand the environment.
C Science provides the knowledge to build rocket.
D Science can make dead organic matter alive.
12. The following is science-based subject except

A medicine.
B history.
C communication technology.
D biotechnology.

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13. Which of the following is not a man-made object?

A Televisions.
B Spaceship.
C Gold.
D Radio.
14. The study of science is important to human because

A it improves our health.


B it helps baby to become an adult.
C it helps us to get higher pay.
D it helps us to be a leader.
15. Which of the following statement is incorrect about technological improvement?

A Technological improvement increases rate and efficiency of productivity.


B Technological improvement can fertilize an ovum from a bear with a sperm
from a deer, to produce new species.
C Technological improvement enables us to watch a Badminton Cup live.
D Technological improvement makes the process of detecting disease easier.
16. Which of the following is a special feature of natural phenomena?

A The occurrence depending on certain periods only.


B They can be stopped by human.
C They are not man-made.
D They occur in some places only.
17. Which of the following statement is true about inference?

A The Sun rise in the North.


B An insect has 6 legs.
C The temperature at foot hill is higher than the temperature on a hill.
D The Earth revolves round the Sun.
18. Which of the following statements concerning the improvement of science and
technology is incorrect?

A We can communicate with friends in overseas by e-mail.


B Human can reach the Moon.
C Many types of diseases can be cured.
D We can bring dead organisms alive.

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19. Which of the following is not a natural phenomenon?

A Pollution.
B Earthquake.
C Volcano eruption.
D Hot spring.

20. Which of the following is correct about science?

A Science is about technological knowledge to meet human needs.


B Science is about experiment conducted by scientist.
C Science is the common laboratory rule.
D Science refers to the organized knowledge of the physical world and its natural
phenomena.
21. The period oscillation of a pendulum depends on the

A length of the pendulum.


B mass of the pendulum.
C size of the pendulum.
D angle of oscillation.
22. The following is the steps in planning scientific investigation except

A making hypothesis.
B testing science equipment.
C interpreting data.
D controlling variables.
23. The basic skill in a scientific investigation is

A making hypothesis.
B predicting.
C observing.
D analyzing data.

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24. Which of the following labels can be found on a bottle that contains alcohol?

25. P – Collect data


Q – Do observation
R – Do experiment
S – Make conclusion
T – Analysis data
The above shows the skills of a science process. Choose the correct one.

A QRPTS
B RQPTS
C RQTPS
D TRQSP

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26.

Where should we keep the materials that have a warning label as shown in the
above diagram?

A Water.
B Paraffin oil.
C Plumbum container.
D Alcohol.
27. Which of the following statements about the safety rules in laboratory is not true?

A Return all chemical substances to the original place after use.


B Do not eat or drink in the laboratory.
C Report any accident to teacher at once.
D Pour unused chemical substances back into their bottles.
28. The following statement is true about variables in an experiment except that

A some variables change due to response change of other variables.


B some variables can be kept constant.
C some variables are changed by the experimenter.
D some variables are allowed to change uncontrollably.

29. In some experiment, changing the condition is mainly for

A controlling the variables.


B doing the experiment in various places.
C doing the experiment at different times.
D repeating the experiment as many times as it can.
30. Which of the following means by analyzing and interpreting?

A Seeking the meaning of what has been observed.


B Thinking of whether the hypothesis is valid.
C Collecting data.
D Summarising and writing a report.

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31. Below are the correct methods to heat chemical material in testing tube, except

A use pincers to hold a testing tube


B do not put a hot testing tube directly into water.
C put as much chemical substances as possible into a testing tube in order to get
a specific result.
D shake the testing tube gradually.
32. Where does the sodium metal should be kept in a laboratory?

A In the water.
B On a clean table.
C In the paraffin oil.
D At cold and dry place.
33. Which of the following statements is true?

A Observed data can be easily remembered.


B Observed data needs to be recorded but it does not serve any purpose.
C Observed data must be neatly tabulated and recorded.
D Observed data can be written on a rough piece of paper.
34.

Kim Seng needs the time of 20 complete oscillations of the pendulum shown
above to solve a mathematical problem. Calculate the time taken to solve the
mathematical problem if the pendulum takes 1 second to swing from X to Y?

A 1 second
B 10 seconds
C 20 seconds
D 40 seconds

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35. Which of the following symbols is correctly labelled?

36. Fire caused by petrol can be extinguished by using the following extinguishers
except

A acid soda extinguisher.


B BCF extinguisher.
C carbon dioxide extinguisher.
D dry powder extinguisher.
37. Which of the following a scientist should not do?

A Form a hypothesis.
B Change experimental data when necessary.
C Identify problems.
D Plan experiments.
38. If a hypothesis is valid, it should be made into a

A experiment.
B result.
C theory.
D survey.

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39. Which of the following is true about the necessity to make a hypothesis?

A It speeds up the process of getting the experiment result.


B It gives a clear idea of what we are trying to find and also to identify a
problem.
C It makes it faster to collect data.
D It makes it easier to collect apparatus.
40. Which of the following is true about the special feature of scientific investigation?

A No matter who carries out the investigation, the results should be the same.
B All the investigations must be equipped with sophisticated equipment.
C Investigation can only be carried out by special scientists.
D Investigation cannot be carried out by an individual.

For questions 41 – 50, follow the instruction below :

A B C D
I,II,III I,II Only II,III Only I Only

41. Which of the following tools is used to measure length?

I Ruler.
II Micrometer.
III Vernier caliper.
42. The below figure shows some tools and its functions. Which of the following pair
is matched correctly?

Tool Function
I Cone flask Hold fluids
II Spatula Shift powder form of chemical substance
III Burette Measure the volume of liquid accurately

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43.

The above diagram shows the process of filtration. Which of the following P, Q
and R is labelled correctly?

I P – Residue
II Q – Mixture
III R – Filtrate
44. The quantity of light that enters the microscope can be controlled by

I diaphragm.
II condenser.
III mirror.
45. Which of the following is not true?

I 1 hour = 600 seconds.


II 1 day = 24 hours.
III 1 year = 365 days.
46. The below figure shows some derivative quantities and its relationship to physical
quantities. Which of the following pair is/are true?

Derivative Relationship
quantities
I Density Mass
Area
II Speed Distance
Time
III Acceleration Distance
Time × Time
47. Which of the following measuring tools is/are suitable to measure a curve?

I Ruler and calipers.


II Ruler and thread.
III Ruler and opisometer.
48. Which of the following measuring tools can be used to measure the thickness of
the wall of a beaker?

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I Ruler.
II Internal calipers.
III External calipers.
49. Which of the following statements about taking readings is/are correct?

I If a hand lens is used to see the scale, parallax errors will be eliminated.
II Parallax errors occur mainly due to incorrect position of the eye when taking
readings.
III By placing the eye directly above the scale, parallax errors will be eliminated.
50. Which of the following measuring tools can be used to measure a very short length
accurately?

I Vernier calipers.
II Micrometer screw gauge.
III Internal calipers.

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Paper 2

Answer all the questions.

Section A

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J K L

α
β (a) Name the laboratory apparatus shown above, labelled :
(i) J
(ii) K
(iii) L

(b) A student wants to measure the external diameter of a glass tube. What is the
most appropriate apparatus to be used?

(c) State three ways to ensure that the measurement in (b) is accurate.

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2 A student was carrying out an experiment to study the effects of nitric acid on copper
carbonate.

(a)

One of the chemical reagent bottles he used had the above warning symbol.
Name the chemical.

(b). When he poured the acid into the test tube, he held the reagent bottle on the
label side. Why did he do this?

(c) He used the apparatus above to transfer a little copper carbonate into a test tube.
Name the apparatus.

(d) He noticed that a gas was released when the acid was poured onto the copper
carbonate. Which step of a scientific investigation is this?

(e) He guessed that the gas in (d) was most probably carbon dioxide. Which step of
a scientific investigation is this?

Section B

A group of students conducted an experiment as shown in the figure above.

(a) What is the aim of the experiment?

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(b) What is the name of the method shown?

(c) Why is plasticine used in the experiment?

(d) If the lump of wax is half submerged in the water, can this method be used?
Give a reason for your answer.

(e) The students were told to use a white piece of paper when carrying out this
experiment.
(i) Describe how the white paper would be used.
(ii) Give a reason for the answer in (e) (i).

(f) Why does a 12 g lump of of plasticine sink in water but a 12 g lump of wax float
in water?

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4

Pendulums M and N as shown in the figure above were used in an experiment to


measure time. Two similar iron spheres of 25 g each were used as the pendulum
bobs.

(a) Name the variable that


(i) is kept constant
(ii) is manipulated
(iii) responds

(b) Why is an oscillating pendulum suitable to be used to measure time?

(c) Pendulum M is pulled to the right and then released. What type of energy does
the pendulum have when it was pulled to the right?

(d) Sketch a graph in the space below to show the relationship between the
variable that is manipulated and the variable that responds.
Variable that is
manipulate

(e) What is the SI unit for time?


Variable that responds
(f) What can be conclude

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