1647 NAGIGI PRIMARY SCHOOL

TERM TWO END EXAMINATION 2018

BASIC SCIENCE
TIME ALLOWED: 1½ HOURS
(An extra ten minutes is allowed for reading this paper.)
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Write your name in the box at the top right – hand corner of your Answer Book.
3. Write all your answers for Multiple Choice questions by circling the letter of the best
answer of your choice in the answer book.
4. Answer the rest of the questions in the Answer Book with either blue or black ink
pen. Do not use red ink.
5. Do not spend too much time on any one question.
6. Do not start writing until you are told to do so.
7. There are two sections in this paper. Both Sections A and B are compulsory.
Section B is in the Answer Book.
Section Question Type Mark
There are twenty multiple – choice questions.
A 40
All the questions are compulsory.
There are four questions.
B 60
All the questions are compulsory.

SUMMARY OF QUESTIONS

SECTION A [40 marks]

There are twenty multiple-choice questions in this section. Answer this section on the
answer book by circling the letter of the best answer to each question. Each question
is worth 2 marks.
1. In a pond, the shrimps eat the pond weeds, the frogs eat the shrimps and the fish eat
the frogs. Which of the following pond organisms is the herbivore?
A. fish B. frogs C. shrimps D. pond weeds

2. Organisms in the forest cannot live in the mangroves because

A. they are big organisms. B. there are too many of them.
C. the organisms in the mangroves are not friendly.
D. they do not have the adaptive features to survive in the mangroves.

3. Tagimoucia a liana, is listed as an endemic species because it is

A. extinct. B. common. C. found only in Fiji. D. found everywhere in the world.
4. Which of the following is not observed directly during a chemical reaction?
A. change in colour B. production of gas C. production of heat
D. change in molecules

5. Non-renewable energy sources are those that

A. are cheap. B. are abundant. C. can be replaced.
D. cannot be replaced.

6. Which of the following sources of energy would produce the least amount of carbon
dioxide when used?
A. sun B. coal C. fossil fuels D. methane gas

7. The group of animals that only eats plants is known as

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 A. decomposers B. herbivores C. carnivores D. omnivores

8. A community interacting with the environment is known as

A. an ecosystem B. a food chain C. a biomass D. a habitat

9. The group of animals that eats both plants and animals is known as
A. decomposers B. herbivores C. carnivores D. omnivores

10. The group of organisms that breaks dead materials and return minerals to the soil is
known as
A. decomposers B. herbivores C. carnivores D. omnivores

11.The diagram below shows the digestive system of a human body.

Which of the following takes place at Part A? Digestive juices are

A. mixed with food to give a thick paste.
B. added and digestion of food is completed.
C. added to remove water from the undigested food.
D. mixed with food to moisten and break it down into simpler substances.

12. The reason for the establishment of Nature Reserves like parks is to
A. conserve and preserve resources. B. open places for exploitation.
C. open places to the public. D. prevent natural disasters.

13. The diagram below shows changes in the state of water.

What is process Y called?

A. Melting B. Freezing C. Evaporation D. Condensation

14. Mixtures are substances which are made up of

A. pure composition. B. only one type of atom.
C. two or more different elements chemically joined together.
D. two or more different substances which are not chemically combined.

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15. Some Year 8 students of a primary school wanted to separate sand from a mixture of
sand and soil. One of the processes they used is shown below.
What is this process called?

A. Sieving B. Spinning C. Decanting D. Distillation

16. The reading shown on the spring balance in the diagram below is

A. 3.0 g B. 3.5 g C. 4.0 g D. 4.5 g

17. All objects fall downwards because they are

A. heavy. B. streamlined. C. pulled by air resistance.
D. pulled by the earth’s gravity.

18. Solidification is the change of state from

A. solid to gas. B. liquid to gas. C. liquid to solid. D. solid to liquid.

19. In which of the following layers of the Earth do aeroplanes fly?

A. Exosphere B. Troposphere C. Stratosphere D. Thermosphere

20. Raindrops falling on earth is known as

A. saturation. B. evaporation. C. precipitation. D. condensation.

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 1647 NAGIGI PRIMARY SCHOOL
BLUE PRINT
SUBJECT : BASIC SCIENCE
EXAM : TERM TWO END EXAMINATION 2018

QUESTION TYPE
COMPREHENSIO
NO OF LESSON

TOTAL MARKS
APPLICATION
KNOWLEDGE
WEIGHTING
THEMES

N
14 MARKS 6 MARKS 5 MARKS
3 MC x 2 M 2 MC x 2M 1 MC x 2M 6MC-12M
1 FB x 0.5 M 4 FB x 0.5 M 5FB - 2.5M
LIVING THINGS AND 28%
20 1 M – 0.5M 4M- 2M 5M- 2.5M 28 MARKS
THE ENVIRONMENT
2TF x 1 M 1TF x 1M 3 TF x 1M 6TF-6M
P - 5M 1P-5M

12 MARKS 8 MARKS 5. MARKS

3 MC x 2 M 2 MC x 2M 1 MC x 2M 6MC-12M
1 FB x 0.5 M 4 FB x 0.5 M 5FB - 2.5M
MATTER 20 28% 5M- 2.5M 5M- 2.5M 28 MARKS
2TF x 1M 1TF x 1M 3 TF x 1M 6TF-6M
SA- 5M SA - 5 M

12 MARKS 8MARKS 5 MARKS

3 MC x 2 M 2 MC x 2M 1 MC x 2M 6MC-12M
5 FB x 0.5 M 5FB - 2.5M
28% 28
ENERGY 20 1TF x 1M 4 TF x 1M 1TF x 1M 6TF-6M
MARKS
5SA - 5 M 5SA - 5M

12 MARKS 8 MARKS 5 MARKS

1 MC x 2 M 1 MC x 2M 2MC-4M
5M - 2.5M 5M - 2.5M
16% 16
EARTH AND BEYOND 12 1 L – 0.5M 4L - 2 M 5L - 2.5 M
MARKS
1TF x 1M 1TF x 1M 5 TF - 5 M
P-5M 1P-5M

100
TOTALS 72 50% 30% 20% 100
%

SUMMARY OF QUESTION
SECTION NO OF QUESTION QUESTION TYPE MARK ALLOCATION
A 20 MULTIPLE CHOICE 40 MARKS
5 TRUE / FALSE 5 MARKS
B 5 MATCHING 2 ½ MARKS
QUESTION 1 5 FILL IN THE BLANKS 2 ½ MARKS
1 PARAGRAPH WRITING 5 MARKS
5 TRUE / FALSE 5 MARKS
5 MATCHING 2 ½ MARKS
QUESTION 2
5 FILL IN THE BLANKS 2 ½ MARKS
3 SHORT ANSWER 5 MARKS
5 TRUE / FALSE 5 MARKS
5 MATCHING 2 ½ MARKS
QUESTION3
5 FILL IN THE BLANKS 2 ½ MARKS
1 MAKING GRAPH 5 MARKS
5 TRUE / FALSE 5 MARKS
5 MATCHING 2 ½ MARKS
QUESTION 4
5 LABELLING 2 ½ MARKS
1 PARAGRAPH WRITING 5 MARKS

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