Pearl of Africa International School

Primary Section
End of Term 1 Exam, November, 2022.
45 minutes
Science paper 1
For Teacher’s Use
Stage 6 Page Mark
Name ……………………………………………….
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Date ………………………………………………… 2
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READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST
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Answer all questions in the spaces provided on the question 5
paper.
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You should show all your working on the question paper. 7
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The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] 9
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at the end of each question or part question.
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The total number of marks for this paper is 40. 12
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Total
1. Changes of state are physical changes.

a. Complete the sentence to explain why melting is a physical change.

Melting is a process because the liquid formed

can be

changed into a solid by

.

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b. (i) Describe one similarity between boiling and evaporation.

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ii. Describe one difference between boiling and

evaporation.

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c. Draw a line to match each process to its correct description.

process description

change of when a solid turns into a liquid or

state when a liquid turns into a solid

when the particles get further apart

freezing
and solid change into a liquid

when the particles get closer

melting
together and liquid changes into a
solid

[1]
2. Pierre makes a cake.

He mixes four different substances.

eggs butter flour sugar

a. What equipment does Pierre use to measure 100 g of flour?

Circle the correct answer.

balance measuring tape ruler thermometer

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b. Pierre cooks the mixture in an oven at a high temperature.

Write down one risk with this activity and describe how to stay safe.

risk

how to stay safe

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(c) A chemical reaction takes place when Pierre cooks the mixture.

Describe how cooking this mixture is a chemical reaction.

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 3. Food chains are made of different living organisms.

osprey
shrimp bleak perch pike

Not drawn to
scale

a. What type of living organism is missing from the start of this food chain?

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b. What type of organism is the

perch? Circle the correct

answer.

carnivore and herbivore

herbivore and predator

herbivore and prey

predator and prey

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a. How many predators are there in this food chain?

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3 (a) Oliver investigates electrical

circuits. He connects a lamp to a

battery.

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The lamp is bright.

Oliver adds another battery to the electrical circuit.

i. Predict what happens to the lamp.

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ii. Oliver wants to make this investigation a fair test.

What must he keep the same?

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(b) Rajiv has two electrical circuits, A and B.

Circuit B
Circuit A

off on off on

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 circuit A circuit B

i. Complete the sentences.

The electrical circuit that is open is circuit .

I know this because

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ii. Rajiv cuts the wire in electrical circuit B. Describe what

happens to electrical circuit B.

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1. Priya and Rajiv are visiting this rainforest.

Priya and Rajiv are worried they may be bitten by an insect and get an infection.

7 Describe two ways Priya and Rajiv can avoid being bitten by insects in the
rainforest.
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 (b) Some diseases are caused by infection of bacteria.

Write down the name of two other types of organisms that may cause a
disease by infection.
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2. Elephants have a similar circulatory system to humans.

a. Write down the names of the three types of blood vessels in an elephant. 1

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(2) Write down the function of the heart.

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(3) One of the functions of the blood in an elephant is to transport the gas
carbon dioxide.

Write down two other substances the blood transports.

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Yuri investigates how many sugars cubes dissolve in different temperatures of water.
In his first experiment Yuri:
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• pours 100 cm of water into a glass beaker
• measures the temperature of the water
• keeps adding sugar cubes to the water until no more sugar dissolves
• records the number of sugar cubes that dissolve.
He repeats the experiment four more times.
Each time he uses water at a different temperature.
(a) Write down a prediction for this investigation.

Use your knowledge and understanding of particles to explain your

prediction.

prediction

explanation

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(b) Name a piece of equipment used to accurately measure 100 cm of water.
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(c) Name a piece of equipment used to measure the temperature of water.

[1]

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(d) Explain why Yuri uses 100 cm of water in each experiment.

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(e) Write down the dependent variable in this investigation.

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8 This question is about objects in the Solar System.

(a) Complete the table by adding the correct name of each planet.

distance from the Sun

Planet
in millions of km

58

108

150

228

779

1434

2871

4495
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(b) A planet moves in a path around the Sun.

Write down the name of the force that

keeps these planets orbiting the sun.

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(c) The Moon moves around the Earth.

Circle the time it takes the Moon to complete one cycle around the Earth.

24 hours 29 days 1 week 365 days

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1. Which of these statements about the heart are true and which are false?
Tick the correct box for each statement.

Statement True False

a The heart is made of muscle.

b The heart has to stop sometimes to rest.

c The left side of the heart pumps blood that contains
oxygen.
d The right side of the heart pumps blood that contains
oxygen.
e The ribs protect the heart.

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9 (a) Class 5 is doing a quiz about dissolving solids.

Complete the quiz.

For each answer write true or false.

The first one has been done for you.

Quiz

1. Dissolving is a reversible process.

True

2. A solution is a liquid that dissolves a solid.

3. A solvent is a solid that dissolves in a liquid.

4. Water is a liquid used to dissolve solids.

5. A mixture is made when a solid dissolves in a liquid.

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END SUCCESS.