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MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, SINGAPORE
PRIMARY SCHOOL LEAVING EXAMINATION

0ooe/2 (A) PSLE

3 0croBER 2017

SCIENCH
(BOOKLET A)

Additional Materials: OpticalAnswer Sheet (OAS) Total Time for Booklsts A and B : t h 45 min

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

1. Write your lndex No. in the boxes at the top right hand corner.
2. Do not turn over this page until you are told to do so.
3. Follow all instructions carefully-
4. Answer all questions.
5. Shade your answers on the OpticalAnswer Sheet (OAS) provided.

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For each question from 1 to 28, four options are given. One of them is the correct answer. Make
your choice (1 ,2, 3 or 4) and shade your answer on the Optical Answer Sheet.
(56 marks)

Which of the following is a function of the human skeletal system?

(1) protects organs in the body

(2j protects the muscular system

(3) transports blood around the body

(4) transports food in the digestive system

Study the chart below.

insect

mammal

Which of the following shows the characteristics represented by A and B?

Characteristics

A B

{1) has fur has a beak

t2) has six legs has feathers

{3) has wings has fur

(4) has hard body covering gives birth to young

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3 Which one of the following organisms is not a fungus?

(1) fern

(2) yeast

(3) mould

(4) mushroom

4 Which of the following correctly describes the transfer of energy in a community of

organisms?

(1) Energy is transferred from predaiors to prey in a food web.

(2) Energy is transferred from one plant-eater to another in a population.

(3) Energy is transferred from producers to consumers in the same habitat.

(4) Energy is transferred from decomposers to producers in the same community.

5 Halim found an animal in a stream deep in a forest.

Which of the following characteristics should he use to identify it as amphibian, fish or reptile?

(1) presence of gills

(2) type of body covering

(3) method of reproduction

(4) whether it can live both on land and in water

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The food relationship between three organisms is shown.

R ----------) S --------+ T

The following took place when a large number of organism T died.

A The number of R decreased.

B The number of S increased.

C The number of S decreased.

D There was insufficient food for S.

Which of the following shows the correct sequence of events?

(1) A, B, D, c
(2) A, D, C, B

(3) B, A, D, C

(4) B, D, C, A

Two cells A and B are shown.

Which of the following gives the correct classification of the cells and the function of part J?

Plant Animal
Function of part J
cell cell
(1) A,B controls movement of substances in and out of the cell

(2) B A controls movement of substances in and out of the cell

(3) B A gives the cell a shape

(4) A,B gives the cell a shape

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I The diagram shows plant P growing on a tree trunk. lts roots grip the surface of the trunk but
do not reach the ground.

flower

tree trunk

When tiny, dust-like substance from plant P land on other tree trunks, they grow into new
plants.

Which statement about plant P is correct?

(1) Wind is used for the dispersal of its spores.

(2) P grows on a tree trunk so that it can avoid insects.

(3) Its roots can absorb water droplets formed from condensation.

(4) Fertilisation takes place after the dust-like substance are dispersed.

Which of the following are correct?

carrying out reforestation helps to reduce soil erosion and floods

B preventing disposal of waste into water helps to reduce pollution and haze

C using less fuel helps to reduce haze and global warming

(1) A and B only

(2) A and C only

(3) B and C only

(4j A,BandC

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10 Jack grew some seeds of a plant on four irays inside a room. The experimental conditions
and results are shown below.

Presen*e
Tray $oil Appearance cfseeds an Day 5
of light

dry no o o a)

wet nc
_D p
dry yes a) o UJ

tl wet yes
p
Based only on the results shown above, what is the correct conclusion for the germination
of the seeds?

(1) light is required

(2) water is required

(3) light, water and air are required

(4) air, water and warmth are required

11 A student made three statements about sexual reproduction in plants and humans: ,^\
A Fertilisation occurs in a female reproductive part.
B Reproductive cells are produced in the anthers.
C The fertilised egg is found in the ovary.

Which *f the following is ccrrect?

Plants Humans

(1) lf A,C

(2) A,C L

(3) A,B,C A

{4) A,B,C A,C

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12 A farmer has two different plots of land, X and Y, growing similar tomato plants as shown
below.

I I one tomato plant

I I

X Y

He predicts that more tomatoes will be produced by adding 5 g of fertiliser to the soil around
each plant.

However, his wife predicts that adding 10 g of the same fertiliser will give better results.

Which of the following arrangements should the farmer use tc provide a correct tesi for both
their predictions?

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13 A scientist studied the effect of light on plant S. His observations are shown below.

average number
average height
cf leaves
of plant (cm)

amount of amount of
light iunits) light (units)

Which of the following will he most likely observe when plant S is grorrvn under different
amounts of light?

(1) {2}
low amouni of light high amount of llght low amount *f light high am*unt of light

{3) (4)

low amount of light high amount of light low amcunt o{ light high amount of light

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14 Minah huilt a small pond in a garden on Day 1.

Minah observed three types of animals, mosquito, butterfly and frog living in the garden.
The number of days needed for their eggs to haich is shown below.

Characteristic mosquito butterfly frog

Number of days needed for eggs to hatch 1 J 21

On Day 15, what would Minah most likely find in the pond?

(1) mosquito larvae and butterfly larvae

(2) mosquito larvae and tadpoles

(3) frog eggs and mosquito larvae

(4) frog eggs and butterfly larvae

15 The diagram shows a cylinder and a plunger. Ahmad filled the cylinder with some water as
shown.

cylinder
plunger
air

water

Why is Ahmad able to push the plunger downwards without air or water escaping?

(1) air has weight

(2) air occupies space

(3) air has no definite shape

(4) air has no definite volume

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16 The diagram shows the change of state of water.
gas

C liquid

C
What are processes X and Y?
solid

x Y
(1) freezing evaparation

{2) condensation freezing

(3) freezing condensation
(4) condensation melting

17 An insect is covered in a shell that supports its body and protects its organs. This shell is
made of material C.

shell of material C

Which property of material C allows the shell to perform the functions described?

(1) strength

{2) flexibility

i3) waterproof

(4) ability to float

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18 Aisha conducted an experiment by heating substance P. At the start, P was a solid at 30"C.
After 15 minutes of heating, P reached a temperature of 100"C as shown.

After 15 minutes

solid P liquid P
(30"c) (100 "c)

heat

Based on Aisha's experiment, which one of the following is possible?

Melting point of P ("C) Boiling point of P {'G)

(1) 1U 105

\t) LJ 100

(3) ?n 95

(4) 50 110

19 A ball tied to a string was released. lt swung and hit the plastic bottle. The bottle fell down.

Which of the following shows the correct conversion of energy?

(1) kinetic energy of ball + potential energy of ball

-' kinetic energy of bottle

{2} potential energy of ball --* kinetic energy of ball --* kinetic energy of bottle

(3) kinetic energy of ball --- kinetic energy of bottle ---+ potential energy of bottle

(4) potential energy of ball ---+ potential energy of bottle ---, kinetic energy of bottle

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20 Which of the following is a possible effect on the water cycle when the temperature of the
environment increases?

(1) Condensation of water vapour decreases resulting in more rain.

(2) Condensation of water vapour increases resulting in less clouds.

(3) Evaporation of water increases resulting in more rain.

(4) Evaporation of water decreases resulting in less water vapour in the air.

21 Two magnets A and B were placed close together with their north poles as shown.

A B

When B was released, it moved along the surface of the floor.

Which of the following shows the direction of the magnetic force acting on A and the direction
of frictional force acting on B?

Magnetic force acting on A Frictionalforce acting on B

(1) r+ <-
(2) {- <-.
(3) ---+
(4) -.-+

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22 An engineer set up a system using light buli: P and alarm Q to aiert him when the ternoerature
of an oven is too high. He used a metal rod that expands easily when temperature increases.

The table shows his resuits at different {emperatures.

Temperature of the oven {"C} Light bulb P Alarm Q

to aff off

100 on cff
300 on on

Which of the following is his set-up?

(1)

metal ccntact

metal rod
wall of oven

(3)
ffi"(4) ffi
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23 Bulbs A, B, C and D were connected in a circuit hidden in a wooden box shown below.
All the light bulbs lit when the circuit was closed.

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Y = v I

i ;-- wooden box

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Melissa removed one light bulb from the circuit each time and observed what happened to
the rest of the light bulbs. Her observations are recorded in the table below.

Bulb removed Bulb{s} lit I

A B,CandD
B None
C AandB I

D AandB

Which of the following correctly shows the circuit hidden in the wooden box?

(2)

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24 Sulaiman placed two empty identical containers, K and M, both initially at room temperature,
on a table. He poured 500 cm3 of boiling water into container K and 250 cm3 of boiling water
into container M.

container K container M

The temperatures of water in K and M were recorded every minute for some time.

Which one of the following is the correct graph for his results?

(1) (2)
temperature ("C) temperature ("C)

100 100

time (minutes) time (minutes)

(4)
temperature (oC) temperature ("C)

100 100

time (minutes) time {minutes)

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A compass has a small magnet that can rotate freely as shown.

north pole of
small magnet

Four bar magnets were arranged such that they were attracted to one another. A compass
was then placed near end P and the direction of the compass needle is as shown
below.

e-
- comoass

i.S;
What would be the direction of the needle when the compass was placed at Q?

(1)
@
(2)
c (3)
0 {4}
c

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26 A spring is ccmpressed and released at A. ii moves to B as shown'

The graph shows the amount cf different types of energy of th* spring at A.

Energy iunits)

Types of
eiasiic gravitationai kinetic energy
€
i potentiai potential energY
enersy energy
Ea ground

Which of the following graphs shows the amounts of different types of energy for the spring
at B before it hits the ground?

(1) t,2)

Energy (units) Energ-v (units)

Types of Types cf
elastic gravitational kinetic ene rgy elastic gravitational kinetic energy
potential potential energy potential potential energy
enerEy energy energy energy

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Energy (units) Fnergy iunits)

Types cf Types of
elastic gravitational kinetic energy elastic gr"avitational kinetic energy
potential potential energy potential pr:teniial energy
energy energy energy energy

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27 Weishen has three sheets of different materials with different shapes cut in the middle.
Only one sheet is made of a material that allows light to pass through.

,.{l zt T-------'1

i+----t i+---->
3cm 3cm

sheet L sheet M sheet P

He conducted an experiment in a dark room using the setup below.

screen

P
torchlight 1

Which of the following could be seen on the screen?

n
(1)

L-,1 E
(3) (4)

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,. t) Wenkang sat on a ride at an amusement park.

elastic rope

Diagram 1 Diagram 2

When released, the stretched elastic ropes pulled Wenkang upwards as shown in
Diagram 1. The elastic ropes stretched to a maximum length when he was at the highest
point Q as shown in Diagram 2.

Which one of the following correctly explains why Wenkang was slowing down as he moved
from P to Q?

(1) Elastic potential energy was converted to heat by friction.

(2) Elasiic potential energy was csilverted to gravitational potential energy.

(3) Elastic force was increasing as he was moving upwards.

(4) Elastic force was pulling him in opposite direction to his weight.

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MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, SINGAPORE
PRIMARY SCHOOL LEAVING EXAMINATION

000e/2 (B) PSLE

3 ocroBER 201r

SCIENCE
(BOOKLET B)

Total Time for Booklets A and B : t h 45 min

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The number of marks available is shown in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.
(44 marks)

29 (a) The diagram shows half a seed. Part Q protects the baby plant.

baby plant

State another function of part Q. t1l

(b) Melvin observed stages in the tife of fish T and fish W as shown.

C
Fish T
stored food
egg young (stage 1) young (stage 2) adult

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Fish W

young adult (gives birth to young)

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(i) Based on Melvin's observation, state a characteristic of the young of fish T that helps
it to survive in stage 1. t1l

(i i) State a characteristic of the young of fish W which gives it an advantage to survive

compared to the young of fish T at stage 1, Explain your answer. t1l

(iii) Fish T lays its eggs inside a cave as shown. lt is known to protect its eggs.

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Explain how laying eggs in a cave helps fish T to protect its eggs. t,l I
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30 (a) Bacteria M can cause illness when it is present in large numbers. Rahim conducterj an
experirnent to find out how quickly bacteria M can reproduce when it is kept at differrent
temperatures. His results are shown below.

Temperature at which Amount af bacteria M (unit)

bacteria M is kept ("C) At the start of experiment 24 hours later
30 1 120
35 1 250
40 I 130
45 1 bU

{i) Describe how the amount of bacteria M changes with temperature. i1l

{ii) Bacteria M can be found on raw food. The human body temperature is 37 oC. Based
on the information given, suggest why bacteria M will reproduce quickly in the human
intestines when raw food is eaten. t1l

(b) Rahim carried out a second experiment to find out if bacteria M can be killed at high
temperatures. He heated the same amount of bacteria at different temperatures for 15
seconds. His results are shown below.

Amount of bacteria M
left after 15 seconds

amount of bacteria
at start of experiment

Temperature ("C)
80 90 100
He cooked some raw food to 100 'C. The cooked food was left at 30 "C for several
hours. Based on the results of Rahim's two experiments, explain why the cooked food
may no longer be safe to eat. 121

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31 A farmer observed a food relationship on his farm:

plant E ----| insect B

The farmer learnt that another insect, L, is a predator of insect B. lnsect L also likes to feed on
pollen. Using this information, he grew plant E beiween rows of plant D, as shown.

Plant D
Plant D

Based on the information above, explain how this farming method allows the farmer to grow
plant E without pesticides. 121

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32 {a} The diagram shows cells during a process H in the reproduction of an animal.

Part C controls all the activities of the cetl" Name part C. I1j

tb) Process H also occurs in plant P. The diagram shows how a fruit is formed from the
An
flower af plant P. The fruit af plant P has been cut open.

*-+ --- Froce;1.l---*

F,.ces$ cl

flower fruit

(i) Describe process G. l1l

{ii} State the part of the flower thai J developed from. 11l :,

{c} ln a population of plant K, each plant has only red flowers or only white flowers.

A farmer collected seeds from plant K with red flowers to grow new plants. Explain why
the new plants will have only red flowers. l1l

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33 A scientist carried out an experiment to measure the volume of blood supplied per minute to
different parts of the human body during two activities; resting and running.

Activities

Volume of blood
supplied per
n resting

minute (cm3)
W running

small intestine

(a) Describe how oxygen in the environment reaches the legs. 121

(b) Using the graph above, explain how running after a meal affects the absorption of
digested food in the small intestine. l1l

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34 (a) Four parts of a plant are shown below. Draw arrows (------+) in the diagram below to
show how water is transported in a plant. l1l

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(b) {i} Describe the process of phoiosynthesis in green plants. t1l

{ ii} lnsect R eats its way into a tree trunk. This affects the growth of the roots of the tree.
Explain why. t1l

(c) Plant T grows in a desert. lt is able to store air in the leaves.

Carl observed the cells of a leaf of plant T during the day and at night as shown.

tiny apening

Day (45'C) Night {9 "C)

Based on Carl's observations, explain how plant T is adapted for photosynthesis in a

desert. t21

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35 A metal lid was fitted tightly onto an empty giass jar. Mary placed the lid in hot water.

(a) After a while, she found it easier to remove the lid. Explain why. t1l

thick glass wall

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(b) When Mary took a cold thick-walled glass from a refrigerator and placed it in boiling
water as shown above, the glass cracked. Explain why. 121

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(a) State a difference between evaporation and boiling. l1l

(b) Fatimah fried some bananas and put two pieces each in box R and box S as shown
below.

hole in the lid

hot fried bananas

Box R Box S

She observed that the bananas in box R became slightly wet after some time, but not
those in box S.

Explain why the bananas in box R became wet. t2)

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37 Dingweiwanted to investigate how the nunrber of batteries affects ihe number of paBer ciips
attracted by a rod using the set-up below.

He placed the rod 1 cm from some paper clipe and counted the number of paper clips that
were attracted to it.

His results are shown belcw.

number of paper clips

s number cf batteries
,1

(a) Name one suitable material for the rod. l1l

{h} Suggest two reasons lvhy the number cf paper clips attracted did not increase when
the number of batteries was increased fronr three to four. i2l

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38 Muthu performed an experiment on two different types of springs, P and Q, of the same length
using the set-up shown in Diagram 1.

ruler
pin
(taped to spring)

MASS.

Diagram 1

He measured the extension of the spring after adding a mass.

His results are shown in Table 1 below.

Spring P Spring Q
Mass (g)
extension (cm) exiension (crn)
100 2.9 1.9
2AA 6.1 4.0
300 9.0 5.9
400 12.1 8,1

Table 1

(a) Based on his results, state the relationship between the mass and extension of spring P.
l1l

(b) Explain the purpose of the pin in the set-up. l1l

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Muthu used spring P to make a dish rack as shown in Diagram 2'

plate

c ----- spring P
B -----
A ---- metal disc

Diagram 2

(c) When Muthu removed a few plates quickly from the top, the metal disc moved up
continuously from A to C. Name the main forms of energy of the metal disc at B. t1l

(d) Next, Muthu changed all the spring P to spring Q. He put back allthe plates on the metal
disc.
Based on the results in Table 1, describe one difference Muthu will observe of the new
dish rack with spring Q when he removes a plate from the top. Explain your answer. I2l

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39 John wanted to compare how fast a wooden block can rnove on different planks using the set-
up below. He released the block, measured the distance moved by the block down the plank
and the time taken.

plastic plank R

(a) A shorter plank made of the same material as R was placed at the same height, h.
Will the block take a shorter, longer or the same time to reach the bottom of the plank?
Explain your answer in terms of energy changes. 121

(b) John's results for plank R are shown below.

distance (cm)

80

time (s)
1.0 2.4

John repeated the experiment with a wooden ptank of the same length. The vvooden
block moved down the plank more slowly.

(i) State which graph, J, K, L or M shows the correct results for the wooden plank.
t1l
distance (cm) graph K graph L
graph J
BO
graph M

time (s)

Graph:

(ii) Besides the height, h and the length of the plank, state two other variables that
John must keep constant for the comparison. t1l

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40 Poh Lee wants to remove water from the ground using a water pump when it rains heavily. He
uses the set-up shown below to turn on the water pump.

Rain waier enters the container through a hole at G.

(a) State a property of rubber that allows the set-up to work properly. i1l

Describe and explain how the water pump is turned on when it rains heavily. t11
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{c} $liihout using different apparatus, suggest one way to turn on the water pump when it
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rains less heavily. Explain your answer. I rl

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