Cambridge Assessment International Education

Cambridge Secondary 1 Checkpoint

SCIENCE 1113/02
Paper 2 October 2019
MARK SCHEME
Maximum Mark: 50

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Annotations and abbreviations

/ OR alternate responses for the same marking point

( ) the words or units in brackets do not need to be stated
Accept an acceptable response
Do not accept indicates an incorrect response that would contradict another otherwise correct alternative
Ignore indicates an irrelevant answer that is not creditworthy, however, full marks can still be achieved even with the answers that are ignored
ecf error carried forward, marks are awarded if an incorrect response has been carried forward from earlier working, provided the subsequent
working is correct
ora or reverse argument
Note provides extra information when necessary

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Question Answer Marks Further Information

2(a) A 1 Accept top layer

2(b) Animals did not live in areas where 1 more than one box ticked = 0 mark
metamorphic rocks were formed.
Metamorphic rocks are formed when molten
rock cools.
Metamorphic rocks were formed before there
was life on Earth.
Metamorphic rocks are formed under high
temperatures and pressures. 

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Question Answer Marks Further Information

3(a) density = mass 3 correct answer on own = 3 marks

volume
450
50

9(.0) (g/cm3)

3(b) aluminium 1 more than one answer = 0 marks

copper
iron
magnesium
sodium

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Question Answer Marks Further Information

4 (idea of) no light / darkness 3 Accept no colour / black / nothing

and for one mark each:
red filter only lets red light through / red filter absorbs all light except Accept red filter absorbs blue and green / red filter
red transmits red light

green filter only lets green light through / green filter absorbs all light Accept green filter absorbs red light
except green

Question Answer Marks Further Information

5 only in males 3 Accept voice gets deeper / voice gets lower / bigger
voice breaks / produces sperm / grows beard / facial hair Adam’s apple / shoulder broaden / starts ejaculation
/ scrotum enlarge / testes enlarge / penis enlarge

Do not accept any marking point from the both

males and females list

only in females Accept has period / eggs released / menstrual cycle

menstruation / ovulation / develop breasts / hips widen / growth of ovaries

Do not accept any marking point from the both

males and females list

in both males and females

growth of body hair / enlargement of sex organs / teenage spots /
growth spurt

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6(a) 36.8 1 Accept any value between 36.75 to 36.85 inclusive

6(b) number of 2 each correct column = 1 mark

temperature students at
o tally
in C this
temperature Accept ecf from (a) for the tally column
36.6 (0) Accept ecf for the number of students from the tally
36.7 (0) column
36.8 I 1
36.9 IIII 4

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6(c) 3 Note the correct values for the graph are shown in
the table
o
temperature in C number of students
36.6 0
36.7 0
36.8 1
36.9 4
37.0 7
37.1 5
37.2 2
Two marks maximum for the axes and scales 37.3 1

EITHER
x axis and linear scale correctly labelled – temperature in C = 1 mark
y axis and linear scale correctly labelled – number of students, # Accept axes reversed
students or tally = 1 mark
Ignore any numbers at the origin in term of the linear
OR scale
x-axis and y-axis labels correct = 1 mark
x-axis and y-axis have a linear scale = 1 mark

one mark for bars or graph

correct bars that occupies roughly half or more of the grid / correct Accept ecf from tally chart
frequency graph shown as a smooth curve that occupies at least half Accept a vertical line as a very narrow bar
or more of the grid = 1 mark Accept one error in the plotting of points or bars

Note numbers must be in the middle of the bar

Do not accept a graph that is dot to dot

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Question Answer Marks Further Information

7(a)(i) electrons 1

7(a)(ii) protons 2 Accept electrons if answer to 7(a)(i) is incorrect

two circles drawn inside the inner circle Accept any colour other than black and any size – if
black the circle must be either labelled or clearly
different to the original black circles on the question
paper

Do not accept circles on the inner circle but they

can just touch the inner circle

7(b)(i) radon 1

7(b)(ii) increases 1

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8(a) The angle of reflection equals the angle of incidence. 1 Accept incident

(idea that) for the smooth surface all the rays are parallel / rays are 1 Accept reverse argument
8(b) lined up / the rays that hit and leave the surface are all in the same
direction Accept reflections are scattered with rough surface /
reflections irregular for rough surface / reflections are
random for rough surface / ora for smooth surface
Accept angle of reflection is the same for each ray
with a smooth surface / ora for rough surface

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9(a)(i) anther 1

any one from 1

9(a)(ii)
(idea of) spikes hook on to insect’s body

(idea of) spikes increase surface area

9(b) (idea of) growing a (pollen) tube 2 Accept (pollen) germination

any one from

(idea of) male gamete has to meet female gamete
(needed before) fertilisation can take place
Accept so gametes can fuse / so pollen can meet
ovule / so it can form a zygote / so pollen can enter
the ovary / so male sex cell can meet the female sex
cell

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10(a) A clay soil 2 all correct = 2 marks

one or two correct = 1 mark

B loam soil
If two lines come from a letter then the answer for
C sandy soil that letter is incorrect.

10(b) deposits humus sediments top soil 1

Question Answer Marks Further Information

11 At A warm air rises because it is less dense. 3 Ignore light

At B cool air sinks because it is more dense. Ignore heavy

This process is called convection.

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12 2 all correct = 2 marks

(acid)
one or two correct = 1 mark
nitric (acid)
Accept hydrogen nitrate / hydrogen sulfate /
hydrogen chloride
sulfuric (acid) Accept correct formulae, HNO3, H2SO4, HCl

hydrochloric (acid)

Question Answer Marks Further Information

13 trapped air is a good conductor 1 more than one answer circled = 0 marks

trapped air is a good convector

trapped air is a good insulator

trapped air is a good radiator

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Apparatus Activity
14 2 three correct = 2 marks
collecting ground
net dwelling animals one or two correct = 1 mark
which are active and
hunt at night

sampling aquatic
cup pitfall insects living in
trap a small stream

sampling the plants

quadrat growing in an area of
frame grassland

Question Answer Marks Further Information

15(a) The circuit diagram shows a series circuit. 2 three correct = 2 marks

one or two correct = 1 mark

The component shown by A is (an) ammeter.
Accept amps / amperes
This component measures current.

15(b) The circuit diagram shows a parallel circuit. 2 three correct = 2 marks

one or two correct = 1 mark

The component shown by V is a voltmeter.

This component measures voltage across the lamp. Accept volts / potential difference

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16(a) potassium / sodium / calcium 1

16(b) (copper is) more reactive than silver / silver is lower in the reactivity series 2 Accept copper is between lead and
(than copper) silver in reactivity series = 2 marks

(copper is) less reactive than lead / lead is higher in the reactivity series (than
copper)

16(c) copper nitrate and silver 1 both needed for mark

either order

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