Gi) NAN HUA PRIRARY SCHOOL CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT 22014 PRIMARY 5 SCIENCE, BOOKLET A ‘20 Multiple Choice Questions. (40 marks) Total Time for Booklets A and B: 1 hour 30 minutos INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES |. Write your name end index number ia the space provide. 2. Do not tur over he page until you are told to do so. Follow ail instuctins carefuly Answer all questions. ‘Shade your ansners in the Optical Answer Sheet (OAS) provided. Marks Obtainod Booklet A Booklet B Totat Name: (Class: 5 Paront’s Signature,‘Section A: (20 x 2 marks = 40 marks) Por each queston fom 1 to 20, four options are given. One of them is the correct answer, Make your choke (1, 2,°3 0F 4). Shade the cowect oval (t, 2, 3 or 4) on the Opteal Answer Sheet 4. Plants are ving tings that can reproduce. ‘Which statement explains why plants need to reproduce? (1) Plants take hn carbon dioxide (2) Plants provide food for animals. {@) Plants provide oxygen for animals. {@) Plants need to ensure that their oun Kind can continue to exis. 2. John shifted 10 his new home at a new estate thal planted many different plants, [Alter a year, most of the plants flowered, He noticed one paticular plant that had To flowers, Ho stiod the plant carefully and fund a poveder-ke substance Under its leaves as shown below. From the information above, which statement about this plants corect? (1) The plant reproduces from spores. 2) The powderlike substance Is pollen grains. {G) The plant has buds on its leaves that grow into new plant, (8) The powdersike substance protects the plant from caterpliars that feed on Is leaves.“The chart bolow shows the family tree ofthe Tan family and their tras. Josh ‘Short hair Curly hair Double eyelids ‘Blue eyes Short nails From the infomation above, how many characterises did Josh inher fom his father and mother? ‘Fat | Mother | 4 Le 1 e) 2 @) 2 “The diagram below shows an egg and some sperms, _Which of he folowing statements about human reproduction are incorroct? ‘A The spems are produced bythe male. B The male produced many sperm because mary sperms are needed to fertiise the ogg © The ogg released by the ovary matures in the womb before meeting the spe, D Tho fertised ogg becomes a zygote and develops nto a foetus (1) Aand Donly (@) Band Gonly @) Band Doniy (@) Card Doay5. _Thedlagram below shows the composition of gases inthe air we breathe in ater vapour and carbon dioxide, str gases whreogen Omyger «“The diagram below shows part of the human respiratory system. tiny ies. nostrils Lwindpipe What i the funtion ofthe tiny hairs in the nostis? (1) ‘They tap sito keep our nose warm. (2) They moien tho air before entering our windbie. (2) They remove germs and viruses in tho ale we breathe in (4) They trap dit and dust parle inthe air we breathe in. Jared studied Cell P under a microscope and listed some parts of tho cellbeiow. 1 wets] (a) eal Which of he folowing part(s) could definitely be found in Coll P? A chioropast B oytoplasm © callmemtrane (2) Aoniy (2) Rand Bonly @) Band Conly @) ABanc8 “The diagram below shows a cross-section ofa torchight. ‘when the switch le pushed forward, Part A moves forward to close the circu and tne bulb fights wo. ‘Tames brought a similar toright to his school camp. When he retumed from the camp, he found that the bulb dd not ight up when he pushed the swith. Which ofthe folowing could be the possible r working? sons why his torchight was not ‘The bulb had fused. ‘The battery had gone lat. The torchlight casing had a chipped corner. ‘The positive ends of bath batteries were connected to each other. comm () Aand Bony @) BandCony (3) ABandDony (@) A.Cand Donly ‘Three flowers, ®, B and C, had some petals removed from one side as shown in the diagrams balow. we wy ‘Which ofthe fower(s) will not be able to develop into a fru? (1) Rony 2 Bonly @) And Cony (@) Band Cony10. The diagrams below show how the exchange of gases occur in plants and humans. ‘Which of tho statements below are true about the way the plant and the human cay out gaseous exchange? ‘4 Both the plant and hurman take in oxygen from the alr. 8 The amountof air entering the human body changes with the breathing rate. © The plant controls the amount of air entring or leaving by changing the size of the stomata (1) Aand Bonly @) Rand Conly (Band Cony @ ABandC.41. Study the diagrambetow carefully. | Droplets of quiet Cross-section of the cut stem ‘The plant was cutin haf and the botiom half was thrown away. The cross-section ofthe cut stem of tho upper hatf ofthe plant was observed. Droplets of liquid can be seen coming out as shown in the diagram above. Which one ofthe folowing statements about the observation fs cect? (2) The stem was atticked by pests since it was cut and exposed. (2) As the food samnying tubes were cut, food was flowing out from the tubes. {@)_As the watercanying tubes were cut, wator was faving out from the tubes. {@) As the food and water carrying tubes were cut, food and water were flowing ‘out from the tubes.2 18. “Jamo visited the Singapore NEWater plant. She learnt that wate i recycled for Use fh our ccuntiy. In one of the processes, used water is passed through a specalfiter that does not low unwanted politants, salt, bacteria and viruses to pass tough i re Unwanted polutants, sat, Bacteria and viruses ‘Jame immediately remembered her Science lessons about cells ‘Wich part ofthe Gell has sila funtion a te ter? (Nucleus @) Cytoplasm @) Chloroplast (@) Colimorbrane Bubs 81, 82 and B3, and switches S1, S2, S8and S4 are connected ina circuit as shown bow. All swiiches and bulbs are working propery il Bt Ba f Which switches must be closed in order for B2 and BS to light up? (1) Stand $3 only @) S2and $4 only @)_ 81,82 and S4 ony (@)_ 81,83 and 84 only14, 18, ‘Adan set up an experiment with cups A and B, each containing the same ‘amount of water at diferent temperatures as shown below, The cups were placed in an alr-condoned room at 20°C. a B Which statements below about cups A and B are correct? 'A. Tere was more heat in cup A than in cp B. 'B. Water droplets would be found on the inner surface of cup A. (©. Water droplets would be found on the outer surface of both cups, (Aon (@)Conly (@)Aand B only (@)Aand C only Which of the folowing statements) is/are true about our digestive system? A. Digestion is completed inthe stomach. The digested feed is absorbed into the blood stream in the small intestine. The large inestine continues to digest the food afte the smal intestine. 1D. Water added tothe undigested food inthe large intestine. ()Acnly (@)B only (@)Aand D only (@)B, Cand D only18. 17. ‘Jeanette put some ice cubes into a beaker and heated them over a Bunsen burner over a porod of time untl & boils, The chango in temperature over the ‘hole process was shown in the graph below. oe Tins in) Jeanette repeated the experiment again and placed another flame below the beater. Which of the flowing statements correctly describe what happened when an ‘additional Bunsen bummer was added to heat the ce cubes? ‘A. Itshortened the time forthe co to met and start bolting. 'B._ Most ofthe adtional heat from the second burner would be fost to the ‘surroundings. © The extra heat fom the addtional burner was used by the ice cubes or water {o change ts stat. 1D The heat frem the cecond addtional burner caused the temperature ofthe water to Incease beyond 100°C. (1) Aand Bony @) Aand Cony () Band D ony (@) Cana Dow Study the animals below carefully ‘salon grasshoppor pigeon ‘Whats one common characteristic among these three arimals? (1) How they seathe @) The way they move @). Their outer covering @) The way they reproduce 1018. Study the chart below carefully. Which one of the following correctly matches the animals tothe letters, A,B, C, D and, in the flowchart above? [[. pesain | ewmny [mat | Eo o, 8 : ce 5 c D 8 D A B E A e n19, Bar magnet X with pols, P and Q, was brought near a compass as shown inthe diagram below. When another bar magnet Y, with poles A and B, was brought near bar magnet X, they attracted fo each other as shown below. ? [> @ | Nom South ‘South ‘North @ ‘South North North ‘South @ |S [ Nor [ over [ Woh 220. ‘Sammi prepared a setup as shown below. She coiled the insulated wiro 10 fina round the ron nail 33 Iron nai pins However, the on nail could only altract 8 pins as shown inthe diagram. ‘Which of the suggestion(s) below will enable her ion nal to attract more pins? A Use a longer iron neil Boil the insulated wire more times around the iron il © Add more batteries in series () Aonty 2) Conly (3) AandBonly (4) Band Conly BOD ae NAN HUA PRIMARY SCHOOL ‘CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT 2~ 2014 PRIMARY 5 ‘SCIENCE BOOKLETB 44 Open-ended questions (40 marke) Total Time for Booklots Aand B: 4 hour 30 minutos: INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES Witt your name and index number in the space provided. ‘Donot turn over the page until you are told to do so, Follow all instructions carefully ‘Answer all questions. ‘Wie your answers in this booklet. Spy Namo: (0) Class: Ps Date : 21 August 2014 Paront’s Signature:‘Soction B: (40 marks) ‘Wile your answers to question 21 fo 34 in the spaces provided. ‘The umber of marks available is shown in brackets [atthe end of each question or part question. 21, The picture below shows the cross-section ofa flower. (@) Name fo pats that belong to each of the folowing: 1) Male part ofthe flower tt |) Femate pat of the flower nm (©) Explain why partX fs important inthe reproduction process? m soe [DE22. The diagram below shows the process of development ofa seed. se @ * aoe et () Rearrange the diagrams inthe comect order? m (©) Whats the function ofthe eeed leaves? m (6) From the diagram above, identity the stage, A, 8, C,D, E or F, where the ‘sead leaves wil no longer be noeded. Give a reason. i} 1s23. The diagram below shows a detailed family to0 of Mr Kua. Mekua oO Of 60 D0 7 sor Cents | (2) Jevemny is Mr Kuss grandson. He has two siblings. Mark with a cross, X, and label “Jeremy” inthe famiy ree above. a (©) Mr Kua can rel his tongue. What is the maximum number of females in the family who could inher this trait? io 1624. _Joash was geting ready todo his NAPFA 1.8km run. Before he ran, he dd his ‘warm up exercises. The table below shows his breathing and pulse rates over time. Pro rate resting ato (eerminy ute rat retiag rate os 618 2 Tine ta) (2) Atwich points, A, B,C orD, did he: m (0 stop his ware up exerises; (ip stat his running, (©) Explain why Joash's breathing and pulse rals increased when he was, running? Fr "725, Ramesh did an investigation with 4 rods, P, Q, R and S, which could be electrical ‘conductors or insulators, He used the circuit shown below for his investigation, ile SiN SBA s2p_ sti ‘The fable below shows what happened when the switches were closed. sunteets ei Tale A tale obo wv lighted | -not ighted lighted — | not i notighted ghted rom the information provided above, puta tk (7) in the table below to klentiy {rode P, 0, Rand & ar nsators or conducors electricity. (2) coals OF \esuashot OF por OWTNE gyal eis pert eee alaloels Score 1828. ‘The diagram below shows the human digestive system, (8) Idenity the organs A and B. [1] a 8: (b) Hossan’s grandfather had his stomach removed due to cancer. Based on your understanding of the digestive system, wil his grandfather's digestive ‘system slllbe able to provide digested food needed by his body? [2] = 1927. Three plants X, Y and Z were planted on a land next to a river as shown below. ‘Alter several years, more ofthe theoe plants were found as shou below. X YandZ represent the parent plants thal wee planted earlier. (0) From the information provided above, match tho plants X, Y and Z to the correct fruit in the table below. {21 ‘eae Reqresened 5 19 82 (©) study the ccconut and guava fruits in pat (a). Explain why the guava seeds ‘an be dispersed further away from the paren plant than the coconut? [2] 20 428. The diagrams below showa sporn and a polen grin. Polen grain ‘The sperm has a powerful tail that helps it swim up the womb of the female to meet the egg. The pollen gain, however, does not have a tall but thas a spikey flr cover. (2) Explain clearly how the spkey outer cover of the pollen grain helps It to be ‘wansforred fo the sigma of another flower. ot (©) In the repreduction process of both the flowering plant and human, a large ‘numberof pollen grain and sperms are produced, Explain clearly why this Is 80, (3) “Ll a2, ‘Study the diagrams below careful crose-sectionof a blood vessel Cross-section ofa plant stem Both of the tubss shown above are parts of the transport systems ofthe human ‘and the plant. Their common funeon isto transport materials ae (@) The plant and human transport systems can be compared to the train system that traneparts people around. IT you study the train lines, does not cover every part of Singapore. {What wit Wappen if the piant and human transpor tubes do not cover every part of theplant or hurnan booy? a {(b) Study the aagrams ofthe human and plant transport tubes. State one observable diference between the hunan and plant anspor tubes. t30. ‘During @ecience loezon, Mehan wae givan a call to observe under a microscope. He crew the call he observed in his notebook as shown below. ‘Mohan was unable to Kently the col as his teacher had removed a pat from the cal, (@) Name the part that the teacher had removed. m (©) Other than the par that was removed, what other observation would help ‘Mohan identity the type of cell. Explain your answer clearly, P ‘Scare 2331. Jovis set up a ciraultas show in the diagram below. She was very happy that alt the bulbs ighted up. However, she did not identity a problem with this circu. There was a possibilty that ifone ofthe 5 bulbs, A, B, C,D of E, fused, all the bulbs would not ight up. (6) Identity the tub, if fused, would cause all the bubs not fo ight up? Explain Clearly wity tis happens. i (©) Redesign the whole circuit for Jovis such that all the other bulbs would remain ighted even f one bulb or up to four bulbs are fused atthe same te. Using symbols, draw the crcult diagram inthe space below. ki Score m“The diagram below shows a simple circuit ao ‘Joo wanted to vestigate the effect of adding bulbs in series to the circuit. He ‘started by connecting @ second bulb next to bulb Pand a thir bulb next to it The ‘number of batfrioa was unchanged. Each time he added a bub, he used ‘datalogger to measure the brighiness of bub P (measured in tu). No Cr Gas Teroanet? of Gulu) ‘One Two Three (@) Based on the table above, what's the relationship between the number of ‘bubs and the brighinees of bulb P? fo {(b) When Jack ated the fourth bu, his reading was zero, What could be the ‘explanation for this? ti] (©) Name 2 other variables that must be kept constant inthis experiment. [1] PL38, (©) Most ofthe earth's water is found in the seas and oceans which is salty. orermore, much of our fesh wator rescurces like rivers and lakes are polled by hammful oF waste matter caused by human activites. How ist stl possible to get a constant supply of fresh water through the water cycle? io (6) Fromyour enswer in part b), what energy is needed for the process fo occur? mn 2634, Bimal set an experinent to Compare the magnetic strength of four magnets, A, B, Cand D, The magnets were ofthe sama size. He hung them up at various, helghts froma tray of nals, SS I eth tna arins ay aliens bl nedd/ From the result of his experiment as shown above, he could nt conclude wich magnet was the stongest. (@) How should Binal change his set so that he would be abe to find out which magnet was the stongest? i) with the same setup above, Bimal replaced magnet B with amuch stronger ragaet Z of the same size. (©) State 2 obserations that could be made: e », End of paper EaANSWER SHEET USS] SSS] WY] S/S [aw aii [ez / ars [ow [as pors a7 mMrepPrpyepPetPe eee 24}a))Anther, Filament i7)Stigma, Ovary b)Part X (The petals) attract animals/insects to pollinate the flower/attract pollinators. 22)a)AC,B,0,F,E DyThey provide food for the seed to germinate into a seedling. ‘OD/E/F. The leaves have developedand able to make food for the seedlings. 23)0) Moke OnToEFOU CHO | OO & ao O ae23)b)4. 2ajaB we b)More energy is needed so he breathed faster to take in more oxygen and his heart pumped faster to supply more biood rich in oxygen for respiration. 25)P : Conductor of electricity Q: Not possible to tell R: Conductor of electricity 5: Insulator of electricity 26)a)A: Stomach _B: Small intestine DyYes. The small intestine is still able to (add digestive juices to)digest the food and pass the digested food to the circulatory system through the (small) intestinal wall. 27)a)2,%,¥ b)The guava seeds are eaten with the flesh and passed out when the animal hhad travelled far away. The coconut s dispersed by water so they are found along the riverside. 28)a)The spikey outer cover/spikes help the pollen grain to hook stick onto the animat’s/insect’s body. b)The large number of sperms and pollen grains increase the chance that an. 99 is fertilised. 29}a)The part (of the human of plant)that the transport tubes do not reach will, not receive food/ water. These parts/cells at these parts will die. b)The human has only on network/type/set of tubes but the plant has two net works of tubes, 30)a)Celt wall. 'byThe call has chloroplast to make food so it is a plant cell. 31)a)E. When Bulb E fused, electricity cannot flow through the circuit. b)32)a)As the number of bulbs increases, the brightness of bulb P decreases. b)The battery was fat. Type of bulb / Type of battery 33)a)X: Condensation. -vaporation. Only water will evaporate to form water vapour so the rain that away fresh clean water. ‘ciHeat energy. 34)a)Bimall should place the magnet at the same height. y)EE will attract more than 5 iron nails. Tt will attract the magnet A.