SC/PPT/THN5/2013

SJKT LADANG SENAWANG,71450 SG.GADUT

MID TERM EXAMINATION
SCIENCE YEAR 5
1 HOUR 15 MINUTES

NAME : ________________________
_______________

YEAR:5

SECTION A :SHADE THE CORRECT ANSWER.

A : .

1.

Which of the following is a microorganism?

?

2.

Asha makes dough by mixing the following ingredients.

, .

Flour
AIDS/warm
water

Chikenpox/

Conjunctivitis/

dried yeast

After 30 minutes, the dough

This is because ________

rises.
30
,
_______________________

A.

B.

3.

sugar

The yeast dies

C.

The yeast moves

The yeast grows

D.

The yeast breathes

Which the following statements about microorganisms isnot true?

?

A.

Microorganisms are living things

B.

Microorganisms breathe and grow

C.

Microorganisms cannot be seen with the naked eyes

.

D.

Microorganisms cannot move from place to place

.

4.

A few diseases are listed below

.

All these diseases are caused by ______________

__________

A.

B.

viruses

C.

fungi

D.

5.

bacteria

protozoa

The diagram below shows the different groups of animals.

.

Animals/

Lays its eggs in the cage

Lays its eggs in the soil

What are animals X and Y?

X Y ?

A.

bird

earthworm

B.

mosquito

mouse

C.

D.

snake

crab

cockroach

turtle

6.

What are the speci

al characteristics of the eggs of the animal
above to keep them safe?
.

I.

Laid in slime

II.

III.

Laid on rocks

Laid in hundreds

IV.

Laid in the sand

A.

I and II only

C.
II and III only
II III
D.
I, II and III only
I, II III

I II

B.

7.

III and IV only

III IV

The following information shows the characteristics of a seed.

I am small and light

I have wing too

I can disperse far away from my parent

After I fall, I will germinate

W
wwhat is the dispersion agent for the seed?
?

A.
B.

8.

Water

C.

Wind

Animal

D.

Explosive mechanism

The seeds of which groups of plants are dispersed by explosive

mechanism?
?

A.

papaya, rambutan, tomato

, ,
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B.
C.
D.

balsam, rubber, okra

, ,

coconut, lotus, lily

, ,
meranti, angsana, cotton seed
, ,

9.

What is shown by these activities?

?

A.

Reproduction

B.

Shelters of animals

C.

Protection

D.

Survival of the species

10.

Figure 3 shows a food web.

3 .

Animal P
P

Plants

Animal Q

Animal T
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Animal R

Animal S

How many carnivores in the food web?

?

11.

A.

C.

B.

D.

A food chain in a paddy field is shown as below.

.

Paddy

bird

snake

eagle

If all the snakes are killed, which of the following will increase in
population?
, ?

A.

paddy

C.

B.

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eagle

bird

D.

paddy and bird

The diagram show a food web

, .

Frog

snake

Plants

grasshopper

hen

Deer

tiger

How many food chain can be found based on the food webs shown?
?

13.

A.

C.

B.

D.

What form of energy can be obtained from the sun?

?

I.

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light

II.

Heat

III.

A.

I and II
I II

C.
II and III
II III

B.

I and III

D.

I III

I, II III

sound

I, II and III

The picture below shows two person are running ?

, .

The energy needed for run is obtained from

_____________________
_____

A.
B.

fuel

food

C.
D.
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the sun

the wind

15.

Which of the following is not a form of energy ?

?

A.

B.

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air

C.

light

heat

D.

sound

The picture below shows a table fan which is switched on.

.

What transformation of energy takes place in the fan ?

?

A.

sound energy

B.

electrical energy

C.

electrical energy

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kinetic energy + sound energy

kinetic energy

kinetic energy

kinetic energy + heat energy

D.

heat energy

sound energy

electrical energy

Which of the following is a non-renewable source of energy ?

?

A.

C.

B.

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D.

Which of the following are ways to save energy ?

?

I.

switch off the lights and fans when nobody is in the room.

II.

switch off the television when nobody is watching it.

III.

carpool instead of driving alone

A.
B.
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I and II only
I II
I and III only
III

C.
II and III only
II III
D.
I, II and III
I, II III

The picture below shows two electrical appliances.

, .

Which of the following sources of electrical energy for X and Y are

correct?
X Y ?

X
A Dry cell

Y
Accumulator

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B
C

Dry cell

Rechargeable battery

Rechargeable battery

D Solar cell

20.

Solar cell
Dynamo

Which of the following components and symbols are correctly matched?

?

Component

Symbol

Dry cell

II

Bulb

III

Switch

A.

IV

C.
I,
II and
III

Wire

only
I II
III and IV only
III IV

B.
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I and
II only

I, II III
D.
I, II, III and IV only
I, II, III IV

Which of these following circuits have the brightest bulb?

?

A.

B.

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C.

22.

D.

Which of the following circuit diagram represent parallel circuits?

?

I.

III.

II.

IV.

A.
II only

B.

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I and III only

C.

I III

I II

II and IV only

D.

II IV

II, III IV

I and

II, III and IV only

Which of the following properties of light cause the formation of a

shadow ?
?

I.
II.
III.

light travels in straight lines

light can be reflected by a shiny object

Light cannot pass through an opaque object

,

A.

I and III only

C.

I III

II III
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II and III only

B.

I and III only

D.

I III

I, II and III
I, II III

24.

Choose the right statement according to the picture above.

.

A.
B.
C.
D.

Light is reflected

Light travels in a straight line

Sound can travel faster than light

Light has no shapes

25.

The side mirror of a car allows the driver to see the vehicles behind
because _________
,

.__________
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A.

Light can be reflected

B.

Light cannot pass through opaque objects

,

C.

The mirror absorbs all the light that comes from the other
vehicles

D.

Light travels in many directions

26.

Which of the following situations make use of the principle of reflection

of light?
?

A.

II

I and II only
I I

B.

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III

C.

II III

I and III only

D.

I III

I, II III

What happens when an object cools ?

?

I.

It expands

II.

II and III only

It contracts

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I, II and III

III.

Its temperature decreases

IV.

Its temperature increases

A.

I and II

C.

I II

B.

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II and III
II III

I and III

D.

III and IV

I III

III IV

Which of the following is the metric unit for measuring temperature ?

?

A.

Degree Celsius

B.

Kilometer

D.

Cubic metre
C.

Mililiter

29.

A dented ping pong ball becomes round again when it is placed in hot
water. What is theinference of this investigation?

.?

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A.

The ping pong ball expands when heated

B.

The ping pong ball becomes hot

C.

The air in the ping pong ball contracts

D.

The air in the ping pong ball expands

30.

Kavitha wants to separate two glasses that are stuck together. What
should she do ?

. ?

A.

Soak the glass B in hot water

B

B.

Soak the glass B in cold water

B

C.

Soak both glasses in cold water

D.

Soak both glasses in hot water

SECTION B
B

Answer all the questions.

.
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1. Harini carried out a study to find out the relationship between sources
of food and the number of consumers. The study involved eagles and
rats in the paddy field.



. .

The observations are recorded in the following

table.
.

Number of eagles

Number of rats

50

40

30

20

a.

State the aim of investigation.

_____________________________________________________
__
_____________________________________________________
__
(1 mark)

b.

What is the trend of change in number of rats ?

?

__

_____________________________________________________
(1 mark)
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c.

Predict the numbers of rats if the numbers of eagles is 10.

10 .

_____________________________________________________
__
(1 mark)
d.

What is the conclusion can you make based on the observation ?

?

_____________________________________________________
__
_____________________________________________________
__
(1 mark)

2.

A group of pupils carried out an activity using model cars. The bar chart
below shows the information they have obtained.
,
.

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Speed/m/s

60
50
40
30
20
10
2

Number of dry cells

a.

What is the aim of the investigation ?

?

_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
____
(1 mark)
b.

In this investigation:
:

i.

What to changed ?
?

__________________________________________________
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(1 mark)
ii.

What to observed ?
?

__________________________________________________
(1 mark)
c.

What is the relationship between number of dry cells and speed ?

?

_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
(1 mark)

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3.

A fair test is carried out by a group of pupils.

.
x

X
a.

What is the aim of the investigation ?

?

_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
____
(1 mark)
b.

What is the difference between shadow in X and Y ?

x Y ?

_____________________________________________________
__
(1 mark)
c.

Give reason for your answer in b.

b ?
_____________________________________________________
__
(1 mark)

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d.

In this investigation, state

:

i.

what is changed
?

__________________________________________________
(1 mark)
ii.

what is kept the same

?

__________________________________________________
(1 mark)
iii.

what is observed
?

__________________________________________________
(1 mark)

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4.

The diagram shows the apparatuses used in an investigation.

, .

Table below shows the result of the investigation.

.

a.

Heating period (minute)

Length of the copper wire (mm)

()

()

0
2
4
6
What is the aim of this investigation ?

7
8
9
10

_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
____
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(1 mark)
b.

State the pattern of length of the copper wire.

.

_____________________________________________________
__
(1 mark)
c.

What is the relationship between heating period and the length of the
copper wire ?
?

_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
____
(1 mark)
d.

In this investigation, state:

:

i.

what is changed
?

__________________________________________________
(1 mark)
ii.

what is kept the same

?

__________________________________________________
(1 mark)
iii.

what is observed
?

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__________________________________________________
(1 mark)

Prepared by,

Checked by,

_______________

_____________

(Mrs.B.Renuka)

(Mrs.V.Ahlakamah)

Science Teacher

GPK 1

Mid Term Exam Science Yr5-2013

Answer:Section A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
1

B
D
D
A
A
B
C
B
D
B

11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

B
C
A
B
A
C
B
D
B
D

21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30

A
C
A
B
A
A
C
A
D
A

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Section B
1.
a. To investigate the relationship between the number of eagles and the
number
of rats.

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b. Decreases

c. 10
d. If the number of eagles increases the number of rats decreases.
.

2.
a. To investigate the relationship between the number of dry cells and speed.

b. i.number of dry cells

ii. speed

c. If thenumber of dry cellsincreases speed also increases.

3.
a. To investigate the relationship between the type of object and the darkness
of the shadow.

b. Shadow in x darker than shadow in y

x- Y- .

c. x is opaque object and y is transparent object

x Y

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d. i. type of object

ii. darkness of the shadow.

4.
a. To investigate the relationship between heating period and length of the
copper wire.

b. increases

c. If the heating period increases length of the copper wire also increases.

d. i. heating period

ii. type/thickness of the copper wire, mass/type/size of the iron ball

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iii. length of the copper wire.

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