1. Karinna investigated how temperature affects the rate at which bread dough rises.

 She made some bread dough using flour, yeast, sugar and water.
 She divided the dough into three equal pieces, A, B and C.
 She put each piece of bread dough into a measuring cylinder.
 The volume of each piece of dough was 20cm³.
 Karinna put each measuring cylinder into a place at a different temperature.
 After one hour, she measured the volume of each piece of dough again.
The diagram shows the three measuring cylinders.
A kept at 4°C B kept at 20°C C kept at 40°C

The table below shows the results for the experiment.

Dough Temperature / Volume at start / Volume after Increase in
……… ……… one hour / …... volume / ……
A 20
B 20
C 20

a. Complete the headings by writing in the units for each column.

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b. Complete the temperature column in the result chart.
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c. Complete the volume after one hour column in the result chart.
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d. Complete the increase in volume column in the result chart.
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e. Write down a conclusion that Karinna could make from her results.
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f. Explain what makes bread dough rise.
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2. The diagram below shows a food chain.

a. What do the arrows in the food chain show?

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b. Name the producer in this food chain.
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c. How many different consumers are there in this food chain?
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d. The frog lives in trees. Using features that you can see in the diagram, explain two ways
in which the frog is adapted to avoid being eaten by snakes.
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3. Shi Kai investigated variation in bean pods. He picked 20 bean pods, all from the same
species of bean plant. He counted the number of beans in each pod. These are the result
that he wrote down.
7,3,8,6,3,4,7,5,5,8,6,4,6,7,5,5,6,5,4,8

a. Calculate the mean number of beans in a pod. Show your working.

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b. Complete the table below with the information given.
Number of
beans in a
pod
Tally
Number of
pods
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c. Which was the most common number of beans in a pod?
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d. Draw a frequency diagram in the graph paper provided by using the data in the table
above.

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4. The diagram below shows the arrangement of the particles in solid, liquid and gas.

A B C

a. State the state of matter of A, B and C.

A:………………………………………..
B:………………………………………..
C: ……………………………………….
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b. Explain using the particle theory, what happens when a liquid is heated and then
evaporates.
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c. By using the particle theory, explain what happens when a liquid is frozen.
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d. For each of the following terms state which states of matter are involved.
For example:

i Freezing – from liquid to solid

ii Evaporation ……………………………….
iii Condensation ………………………………
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5. The colour of the pH paper can change in different solutions.

a. Maryam tests difference fruit juices with pH paper

b. Predict the pH of the mango juice.

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c. Which juice is the most acidic?
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d. Maryam dips pH paper into a solution of pH14. Suggest the colour of the pH paper.
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e. Maryam mixes the alkaline solution with orange juice. What is the name of this reaction?
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f. State two examples of acids we use in our daily life.
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6. Kimball is a leading company in selling tomato and chili sauce. These sauces are usually
packed in glass bottles. The director of the company wants to use plastic bottles instead
of glass bottles for packaging.

a. Based on your understanding, state the advantages of using plastics bottles in packaging
sauces.
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b. State the disadvantage of using plastic bottles.
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7. The diagram below shows a vertical section through an area of land.

Rocks A, B and C are sedimentary rocks. Rock D was formed from hot lava that cooled.
Rock E was changed by the heat from the lava.
a. What type of rock is rock D?
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 b. What type of rock is rock E?
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c. Rock A contains fossils.
i What is fossil?
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ii Which other two rocks could contain fossils?
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Prepared by, Checked by, Approved by,

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(Ms. Kanmane) (Ms. Belinda) (Ms. Tee Swee Lee)
Subject Teacher Head of Department Senior Assistant