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Name: Class: Primary CHIJ ST NICHOLAS GIRLS’ SCHOOL, Primary 4 Semestral Assessment 2 SCIENCE BOOKLET A 25 October 2018 ‘Total Time for Booklets A and B: 1 hour 45 minutes 28 questions 58 marks Do not open this booklet until you are told to do so. Follow all instructions carefully. Answer all questions. This booklet consists of 19 printed pages. Section A (28 x 2 marks = 86 marks) 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). Shade the correct oval (1, 2, 3 or 4) on the Optical Answer Sheet provided. 1, The diagram below shows the life cycle of an animal, JN, nymph egg | 2. The graph below shows the number of days for each stage of the life cycle of organism X. number of days 20 egg lava pupa du stage How many days would organism X take to become an adult after the egg is hatched? (1) 8 days (2) 19days (3) 23-days (@) 26 days 3. The table below shows how some living things can be grouped. Things ‘Which one of the following is the most suitable heading for group X? (1) Fems (2) Mosse (3) Bacteria (@)_ Flowering plants 4. The table below shows the characteristics of four organisms A, B, C and D. A tick (7) shows that tho organism has the characteristic. Characteristics ae A 8 ¢ D produces flowers v v grows on land v |v v makes food v v v Joanna saw a plant in a pond shown below. 5. Which one of the animals shown below is not an insect? a) @) ® @) 6.” The diagram below shows a young plant. ‘The leaf helps the plant to (1) make food (2) grow upright (9) take in water (4). take in minerats 7. The diagram below shows the tiny openings found on a leat. magnified view ‘What s the function of the tiny openings on the leaf? (1) Totrap light @) Totake in water (3) To help the plant reproduce (4) To help the plant take in and give out gases 8. What is generally common among insects and birds? (1). They have three body parts, @) Their young look tke the adult. (3) They reproduce by laying eggs. (4) They have the same type of body covering, 9. Study the classification chart below. has scales ‘Animals We on land | | five on land and water ‘The diagram below shows animals X and Y. does not have scales I live on land live on land and water c ‘Animal X ‘Animal ¥ Which group A, BC or D do animals X and Y belong'to? a (2) 3) @) ‘Animal X ‘Animal Y alco] >| >> jojo}! 10. The picture below shows Faisal playing basketball. ‘Which organ systems in his body work together when he plays basketball? A Skeletal system B Muscular system C Circulatory system D Respiratory systert (1) Aand Bonly @) BandCony (3) A, Cand Donly @) — AB,CandD 14, Study the diagram below. ASS part X ‘What is the function of part X? ‘A Support the plant B Absorb water from the soil © Absorb minerals from the soll D_ Hold the plant firmly to the ground (1) Aand Bony (2) BandConly 8) A,BandC only (@) B,C and Donly 12. Study the diagram below. oF ao Qo Which block A, B, G or D has the most mass? a) @ @) @ vow> 13. Matter is anything that has mass and occupies space. Which one of the following is not matter? Yo (2) @) 4) air sand water shadow 14, Study the diagram below. 150 om? of air 150 cm’ of oil ‘What will happen to the mass and volume of air inside the container when the plunger is pushed in? i= ‘Mass Volume Temain the same decreases decreases decreases increases increases Temain the same increases, 45. Evelyn filled containers A and 8 with 200 cm? of water. Next, she placed a stopper on one opening of container B. Then, she added another 100 cm? of water to each container. 100 crm? of water 4100 om? of water Yj stopper —pam y | | 200 om*_| of water container A container B Which ofthe following shows the possible water level in both containers at the cond of the experiment? Container A Container a @ ® @ 10 16. Which one of the following can be attracted by a magnet?. steel ruler plastic rater ‘wooden ruler ‘aluminium ruler 417. Study the diagram below. string magnet ‘Sue observed that the string with the paper clip remained upright when it was placed near the magnet. ‘What can Sue conclude from her observation? a) @ @) ‘The string is made of a magnetic material, ‘The paper clip is made of a magnetic material. ‘Ths tnagnet and the paper clip are repelling each other. Magnetic force can act at a distance. coup AandC only Band D only A,Band Cony B, Cand D only W | | | 18. Tessa placed two metal rods A and B next to each other. The results of her | ‘experiment are shown below. Based on the information given, which of the following statement(s) is/are true? A Xand Y are unlike poles. B_ Metals rods A and B are magnets. © Metal rod B is made of copper. (1) Aonty (2) Bonly (3) Band Conly 4) A,BandConly 2 19, Study the diagram below. torch Wooden block fixed a support GR sereen ee 6 «6 Ae BC) ee) Ali placed the wooden block at position A and recorded the height of the shadow formed on the soreen. He repeated the experiment by placing the wooden block at positions B, C and D. Which of the following graphs correctly shows the height of the shadow of the wooden block at positions A, B, C and D? height of shadow (cm) (2) height of shadow (em) AB C D_ position BC D_ position @) @ height of shadow (om) height of shadow (em) A BG D_ position A BG D postion 13, 20. Study the diagram below. at. a

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