a LYCEUM INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL Second Semester Examination ~ July 2014 6 ss rion 3 periods Date ndidare’s name Admission no 1 nderline the correct answ Which diagram represents the change of state of Lavender oil in the oll bumer when heated ? —teendrot 9) Peak feed ma oO 1&8 locos ad) 2 Which scientist is said to have seen an apple felling and then worked out the theory of gravity a) Louis Pasteur b) Stephen Hawking c) Isaac Newton a) Marie Curie 3 which equipment would be the best for separating the soil from a mixture of soil and water ? ay alt °@ a ¢ atz ay ney | id] [ZI] 4 Duckweed is a plant that floats on water in pends, reat _| The root of the duckweed keeps the plant stable and reduces "mavernent ac-oss the pond, What other function does the root have ? water + a) Photosynthesize b) Take in water and minerals root | ©) Produce fruits d)— Absorb sunlight DIKE: 5 Which organ pumps blood around the body ? a) Brain b) Lungs Liver Heart 6 The part of the respitatory system labelled as “A is a) thealveolus. —b) the diaphragm, ©) thetrechea, —d)_—_the larynx. 7 The pictures below show che change in the fur of an arctic rabbit from summer to winter of Which of the following statements best describes how this p77 5 change helps arctic rabbits ? 3) It lowers their body temperature. b)_itprotects their eyes from sunlight ©) Ithelps them move on slippery ice d)__ Itmakes them less visible to predators Farin summer Furin winter contd..ut0 page 2Grade 6 Science contd...from page 1 8 inch of the following systems breaks fod into nutrients that can be used by the body? Circulatory —-b)-~—«Respiratory —c)-—-Reproductived)_—‘Digestive 9 Ye force eat pulls things towards the Eorth is called }upthrast ®) friction, © gravity d) resistance, 10. which bady system includes arteries and veins? n) Excretory system b) Circulatory system 1 Respiratory system ) Skeletal system [Total = 20 marks} Fart it Sewer all the questions, 1 The drawings below show the trees in a woodland area at the beginning of April and at the Beginning of April © End of May The graph below shows the amount of I-ght reaching the top of the trees and the woodland Key light reaching the top of the trees amount of light * __ light reaching the woodland floor a Fa War Ba ay Bi Ta Aig Bap SFR” Boe month, ) Look at the diagcams and explain shy the amount of light reaching the woodland floor decreases during May. (3 marks) #) Explain why plants grow bigger and faster when there is plenty of sunlight.2 W a) Ste p cardboard strip alum switch copper tube 3 Grade 6 Science contd....from page 2 Daisy and Rema, students of Grade 6 make this circuit. They close the switch but the rapes li (baery) one at a time rl scissors astic comb ninium spoon] Hews: The bulb does not light up. ‘The electrical wires are connected Give one possible reason why their circuit does not work wher they close the switch. (B marks) They make another circuit. It works, They put these objects into the gap in the circuit Which of these objects would allow electricity (o flow through and the bulb co light up ? G marks) (i) Daisy and Rema make three similar circuits to test which metal makes the bulb light avy) most brightly First they make thei wires, To compare tl circuit ? Tick the corre 5 clreui with el wires, then with copper wires, then with aluminium heir results, what must they keep the same about the wire in all three nswer Wire Type of metal Must be the same (marks) The students can change the wires in their circuit to make the bulb brighter. ribe one other brighter: change that the students could do to their circuit to make the bulbs G marks) [Total = 13 marks] contd. to page 44 Grade 6 Science contd....from page 3 ww the changes of thice ditferen: materials. Which changes are reversible Hotal = 6 marks} (i) Stadenis of Class 6B ald differ ) The photographs shove the solids b lids 10 water e and after adding water Bath Bath crystals Coconut, — Coconut Citicacid Citric acid in water water caystals crystals in water npleve the table by writing "yes" or ‘no’ In each row to show if the solids dissolve aphs to help vou | Did the solid dissolve? | (6 marks) (b) Explain how the students coule 5 acid crystals from the mixture 0 cittic acid crystals and wat (marks) contd...t0 page 55 Grade 6 Science contd.....from page 4 Gi) Mace, a student of Cats 68 is mixing bicarbonate of sada with vinegar Read Sarees pl 2) Puc bicarbonat of sed into a balloon Pur the balloon over the top of the bore, but do orlen . the bicarbonate of soda fal! sarars Zi 5, Add dhebiearbonaesat cla Before aang fro the balloon othe vinegar balloon | up batoonin_ gf Alter adding bicarbonate o bbcarbonate of sods {a} Which two properties of the balloon make it a good material to put aver the top of the botile ? Tick two boxes, smoonr [| apaqve flewble =] stechy 7] L| LJ meets) (b}_ What is produced when bicarbonate of soda and vinegar are mixed ? mars) (c) Marcel repeats his test using diffe-ent liquids in the bottle. He measures the size of each balloon before and after adding bicarbonate of soda inco the liquid. He draws a graph of his results. 25. 7 ss Key Before edding After adding Bi ‘Measurement around 20 balloon (cm) 14 10. vinegar water cola milk orange cooking Liquid juice ol Name two liquids that did not cause the balloon to blow up. and (4 marks) [Total = 18 marks} contd..t0 page 6Grade 6 Science contd....from page 5 § Sndemts of Class 6A drew a food chain “inking ail the plants and animals they savy in the moot garden pas = [hm (i) Whsris the mistake in their food chein ? (3 marks) Ga) Which word best describes the function of the cabbage in the food chain ? T \ ane box etiser [| Seer organism F producer L (2 marks) Sordents made a table about some other animals they found, Animals Where they Number Number found it of legs ‘of wings ae Tear the pond & 7 ig nthe Base 5 v (ranalegiow worm | tn the grass = 7 [ae Tear the pond z z Ther use their table to make a key +a) Write the missing question on the key below ey Write the name of each animal trom the table in the correct box on the key below. (One has been done for you, Question baeskevesteps? | ee Question Question Does it have wings ? l ‘Yes No Spicer | (@ marks) {Total = 13 marks} contd...to page 7Grade 6 Science contd....from page 6 6 ois ac the picture of Shehan of C ass 6C trying to measure the temperature of water. What is the insiru ment be is using to measure the temperature of water ? 2 marks) an wants to find out how the temperature of water affects the time taken for sugar Ive (4) What should Shehan change es he carries out his investigation? (2 marks) 181 Name one factor he should keep the same to make his investigation fair. (2 marks) Gil) He carries out his investigation three dimes and records his results Time taken for sugar to dissolve [Temperature of water ‘Time (minutes) feneeee (tc Test Test 2 Test 3 30 | | 9 1 i 40 8 12 9. | 30 7 8 a c | 3 For which temperature does on2 of the results seem unlikely or wrong ? (2 marks) (ie) Before the investigation, Shehan predicted that sugar will dissolve more quickly when the water is hotter, (a) Do the results of his investigation support his prediction ? Tick ane box. ‘Yes: No “CT Cy mars) fb) Explain your answer. contd...t0 page 8a Grade 6 Science contd...from page 7 Mikes stud « 66, puts to boats in a how of water. They float on the water Mike pustes down on one af the boats wit his finger ‘a {\ boat (2) Tick one box to show what Mike ca feel as he pushes down: ‘he force from the water The force from the water oushing the boat up pushing the boat down. Lo orce from the air [—] The force from the air shing the boat up. pushing the boat down. LJ (3 marks) ilerline the correct answer ‘When boats are floating on water, (a) _ the upthrust is bigger than the weight. 5) the upthrust is smaller chan the weight, te} the boat has no weight, (4) the upthrust is the same as the weight (3 marks) (ili) Mike makes sails forthe boats out of paper. He uses a stave to move one of the boats ton the water, Draw an arrow on the picture to show the direction of the force pushing the boat. @ marks) (iv) Whatis the name of the force that slows down the boat? (2 marks) [otal = 11 marks} END Ref: CH