GUYANA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION NATIONAL GRADE SIX ASSESSMENT 2015 SCIENCE PAPER 2 Reading Time: 10 minutes Writing Time: 45 minutes READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU ATTEMPT TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS. . 1. WRITE YOUR CANDIDATE NUMBER CLEARLY AT THE TOP OF EACH PAGE. 2. This paper contains SIX questions. You are required to answer QUESTION ONE and THREE others. EACH question is worth 5 marks. Note: You must answer ONLY FOUR questions. Be sure to answer FULLY the FOUR questions, + Write the answer in the space provided in this booklet. ‘. Ensure that your handwriting is clear. If you have to erase, do so cleanly. Look over your work when you have finished. 7. DO NOT take away ANY part of this booklet. DO NOT TURN OVER THIS PAGE UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO so.Study the diagrams of the various plants below then answer question 1. Cassava Coconut Mango 1 (a) (b) (©) @ Name ONE plant that is grown from stem cuttings. (1 mark) Name the type of root system found in the sugar cane plant. (1 mark) Which plant is grown mostly in the interior regions and is used as a main food by the Amerindians? (4 mark) (0) ‘State one reason for the mango plant being called a dicotyledonous plant. (1 mark) eee ee ee (ii) State another characteristic of dicotyledonous plants. (4: mark) Total 5 marksThe graph below shows the time taken for water to pass through different types of soil. Study the graph carefully, then answer question 2. Time in minutes 7° (b) (c) (a) 30 25 15 10 5 A B Soil type Which soil type is most likely clay? ( How long did it take for water to pass through soil type A? Which soit type allows water to pass through the fastest? @ ii) Which soil type is best for planting sugar cane? State one reason for your answer in (4) (I). 41 mark) (1 mark) Total 5 qa ~~ marksStudy the graph below, then answer question 3. 2 | a August ‘September October November Months Rainfall pattern in Guyana (average rainfall in mm per month) 3. (@)_ Name the instrument used to measure rainfall ~ (1 mark) (b) Which two months have the same amount of rainfall? = (1 mark) (c) "Why would August be most suitable for outdoor sports? (1 mark) (d) Calculate the difference in rainfall between the month with the highest < the month with lowest recorded rainfall (2 marks; Total 5 marksStudy the diagrams below, then answer question 4. ‘Substance A : Soluble 4. (@)__ Give one example of substance A. (1 mark) () Give one example of substance B. (1: mark) pevenme ee (c) What will happen when these two substances are added to the water? SubstanceA mak) Substance B (1 mark) (qd) Name the method used to separate the small nails from the mixture. ig Total 5 marks,Study the diagram below, then answer question 5. 5. (a) (b) (o) (d) (©) ‘Which body system is the organ associated with? (1 mark) State the main function of this organ. (1 mark) ee eeSSSeSSe How can a diet filled with fatty foods affect the organ shown in the diagram? (1 mark) a How does this organ work during physical exercise? ee (1 mark) How does this organ help in the process of respiration? ee ee (1 mark) Total 5 marksStudy circuits below carefully, then answer question 6, Circuit A Circuit B 6. (a) Which part supplies the power for the circuit to work? (1 math) (b) In which circuit would the bulbs light brighter? (4 mark) (©) Which part of a simple circuit is left out? ain (4 mark) (@) __ Energy stored in the battery/cell is converted by the bulbs ~to two other forms of energy. What are the two other forms of energy? (2 marks) Total § marks END OF TEST