UUM INTERNATIONAL

SCHOOL
MID TERM ASSESSMENT
SEMESTER 2 2022/2023
YEAR 7
NAME :

SCIENCE 0893/01
Paper 1 March 2023
You must answer on the question paper. 1 hour

INSTRUCTIONS
● Answer all questions.
● Use a black or dark blue pen.
● Write your name in the boxes at the top of the page.
● Write your answer to each question in the space provided.
● Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid.
● You may use an HB pencil for any diagrams, graphs or rough working.

INFORMATION
● The total number of marks for this paper is 50.
● The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of
each question or part question.

This document consists of 6 printed pages

1 Steel is an alloy.

It contains carbon and iron.

(a) What is an alloy?

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(b) Complete the sentence by ticking (/) the correct box.

Steel is .

an atom

an element

a compound

a mixture
[1]

(c) Look at the particle models for steel and iron.

carbon atom iron atom

steel iron

Explain, using the particle model, why steel is harder than iron.

[2]

(d) Give 2 examples of application of alloys in everyday life.

i. …………………………………………..
ii. .…………………………………………. [2]
2 The diagram shows the materials that make up different parts of a car.

(a) Which two labelled parts of car are made from non-metal?
i. ……………………………………………..
ii. ……………………………………………..
[2]
(b) Which property of metal is useful for making the car body?
Circle the correct answer.

Ductile Magnetic Sonorous Strong

[1]

(c) Which property of copper is useful for making the electrical wires?
Circle the correct answer.

Ductile Magnetic Sonorous Strong

[1]
 3 This question is about hazard warning labels. Draw a straight line to match the
description to its correct diagrams.

Description Hazard warning labels

A substance that can

explode if it comes into
contact with a flame or
heat.

A substance that can

catch fire easily.

A substance that can

destroy living tissue.

A substance that can

poison you.

A substance that
can kill or
damage living
things in the
environment

[5]
 4 Look at the three food chains for a desert.
Grass Rat Hawk Microorganisms
Grass Grasshoppe Lizard Hawk Microorganism
r
Grass Rat Tarantula snake Microorganism

(a) Use the food chains to make a food web.

[3]

(b) There is a disease which kills all the grasshoppers in the desert.

Predict what happens to the number of lizards in the desert.

[1]

Explain your answer.

[1]
(c) (i) What is the role of the microorganisms in a food web?

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(ii) Explain why microorganisms are important in a habitat.

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5 The diagram shows what the microorganisms look like under a microscope.

(a) Give the definition of microorganism.

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(b) List two examples of microorganism.

i. ……………………………………………

ii. …………………………………………...

[2]
6 There are many different food chains in a desert. These can be seen in the
food web.

(a) Which are the primary consumers in the food web?

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[1]

(b) What is prey and predator, give an example from the food web above?

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[2]

(c) Many of the bamboo forests in China are being cut down. This is causing the
panda population to decrease. Suggest why.

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