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Section A

[ 30 marks ]

Answer all questions.

The time suggested for this section is 45 minutes.

If you are unable to answer any question, proceed to the next guestion

1 The picture shows a grasshopper

R
P

Q S

Which of the following part is the breathing structure ?

A P
B Q
C R
D S

2 What is the basic needs of plants?

A Sunlight only
B Water and air only
C Air and sunlight only
D Air, water and sunlight only
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3 The pictures show two types of plants.

Based on the pictures above, which of the following is correct about the
process of these plants?

A Breathing

B Life cycle

C Produce young

D Response to stimuli

4 Table shows the time clocked by students in a 200 m race.

Name Alia Mira Vasanthy Mary

Time(s) 32 28 36 30

Who is the winner?

A Mira
B Mary
C Alia
D Vasanthy
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5 Microorganisms are very tiny living things.

Which of the following devices is used to observe microorganisms?

A C

B D

6 Study the picture below.

Seed of the rubber tree

How is it dispersed?

A Wind
B Water
C Animal
D Explosive mechanism
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7 The information below shows how animal Y ensures the survival of its
species.

 Lays a lot of eggs in the water

 Lays slimy eggs

Which of the following represents animal Y?

A Bird
B Frog
C Snake
D Crocodile

8 Choose the information which does not match correctly.

Animals Way to ensure the survival of the

species
A Cockroach Carries eggs on its back

B Butterfly Lays eggs on the underside of the

leaf
C Turtle Lays and buries eggs in the sand

D Frog Lays slimy eggs in the water

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9 Diagram below shows a food web in a habitat.

Deer

Plant

wolf Tiger

Mousedeer

Identify the number of food chain in the food web?

A 2
B 3
C 4
D 5

10 A car takes two hours to travel from city P to city Q.

P Q
220 km

distance
Speed 
time
Calculate the speed of the car.
A 110 km/h
B 150 km/h
C 218 km/h
D 222 km/h
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11 The picture shows a starfruit.

250 gram

The mass of five starfruits is ....

A 1000g

B 1020g

C 1025g

D 1250g
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12 Muthu carried out an investigation. He push the toy car on the different
surface.
Which of the surfaces produce the least friction?

13 Drivers who are high on alcohol will likely cause accidents because they
are ………

A tired
B drunk
C sleepy
D careless
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14 The picture shows fruits with different weight

V W X Y

Fruits Gram

V 100 g The weight

W 1200 g

X 3000 g

Y 50 g

of..................................................

A V is less than Y
B X is less than W
C Y is more than V
D W is more than Y
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15 M, N, 0 and P are different objects

2 cm 3 cm

4 cm
5 cm

M N

2 cm

6 cm

O 6 cm
3 cm

O P

Which objects have the same area ?

A M and N
B O and M
C P and N
D M and P

16 The diagram shows an experiment to test on the basic needs of plants.

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Beakers

Dry cotton Seeds

At the end of the experiment the seeds did not sprout. Which step is
incorrect ?

A Size of the beaker

B Condition of the cotton
C Types of seeds
D Present of sunlight

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A measuring tool

X Used to measure mass

Measure light objects

Based on the above diagram, X refers to

A B

C D
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Measuring
cylinder

Marble

18 The volume of the marble in the above picture is

A 3 cm 3

B 5 cm 3

C 4 cm 3

D 6 cm 3

19 The information below shows a few types of animals

 Dodo bird
 Dinosaur
 Mammoth

What do the animals mentioned have in common?

A They are extinct

B They are protected
C They are bred in zoo
D They are endangered

Questions 20 and 21 are based on the graph below.

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The bar chart shows the number of pitcher plants in a highland area from 2005
to 2008

Number of pitcher plant

200

160

120

80

40

Year
2005 2006 2007 2008

20 What can you infer the number of pitcher plant?

I Illegal logging.
II The replanting of the pitcher plant.
III Rapid development of the highland area.
IV The destruction of the pitcher plants habitat.

A I, II and III only

B II, III and IV only
C I, II and IV only
D I, III and IV only

21 Predict the number of pitcher plants in 2009

A 40
B 50
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C 60
D 70

22 Flash floods happened in town Q. What can you infer about town Q?

I Town Q is placed near a river.

II People throw rubbish in the drains.
III Town Q has a good sewage system.
IV Many trees and plants have been destroyed.

A I, II and III only

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

23 Study the diagram below.

P R

Where is the position of the Moon during eclipse of the Sun?

A R
B P
C Q
D S
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24 V, W and X are the sequences of the Moon eclipse

Which of the condition of the Moon at X

V W X

D
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25 What is the method used to preserve the food shown.

A Pickling
B Salting
C Canning
D Vacuum-packing

26 The following are the steps in the canning of pineapple cubes.

R – The can is sealed tightly.

S - Pineapple juice and sugar are added

T - The can is heated

U - Pineapple cubes are place in a can

The correct sequence of the canning process would be

A S U R T
B U S T R
C U S R T
D T U S R
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27 The information below shows the condition of a place

 Has a bad smell

 Many houseflies are around
 Many cockroaches are found

Which of the following causes the condition of the place?

A Smoke released from factories

B Waste food thrown into drains
C Toxic waste released into rivers
D Rubbish burned in the open space

28. Which of the following wastes can decay?

J K

L M

A J and K
B K and M
C J,L and M
D K,L and M

29 Which of the following is an example of a simple machine ?

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A B

C D

30 Bicycle is a type of complex machine . A complex machine is

A a tool used to do work

B a device that is used to measure heat

C a device that has more than one simple machine

D a tool that allows us to use less force to do work

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1 D 11 D 21 A

2 D 12 A 22 C

3 C 13 B 23 B

4 A 14 D 24 D

5 C 15 C 25 D

6 D 16 D 26 B

7 B 17 C 27 B

8 A 18 B 28 A

9 C 19 A 29 B

10 A 20 D 30 C