a average 0.

5
mass of sugar
height of bread / mm height of m
/g
bread / cm per
30 34 37 35 35.3 bla
nk
40 53 54 56 54.3
50 88 84 86 86.0
60 79 82 78 79.7
70 62 57 61 60.0
b i) mass of sugar [1]
ii) height of bread [1]
c The height of the bread increases as the mass of the sugar added [1]
increases, until 50g.

a Toothpaste brand B is not effective in destroying the bacterial which [1]

cause bad breath in the student.
b Brand of the toothpaste used. [1]

c Occurrence of bad breath. [1]

d  He should continue to brush his teeth twice a day [2]

 He should continue to brush his teeth the same way as before
 He should continue to use the same amount of toothpaste to
brush his teeth each time
 He should spend the same amount of time to brush his teeth
each time/he should brush his teeth about the same time each
day
 Any suitable answer [B2]

a The higher the temperature of the water, the shorter the [1]
time taken for the ice cubes to melt completely.

b Independent variable: Temperature of water. [1]

Dependent variable: Time taken for the ice cubes to melt [1]

c Test D has more ice cubes so it is not a fair test. [1]

a Plants grow better under more light bulbs/light. [1]

b Height of the plant / number of leaves of the plant / size of the plants.
Do not accept: amount of soil, lit bulb, number of lit bulbs or more than
one answer.

c Plants in set-up Y grew better as they are able to make food /

 photosynthesis under more light. [1]

a The higher the rate of stirring, the faster the salt dissolves. [1]
Reject non predictive hypothesis, e.g. To see whether rate of stirring
can affect time taken to dissolve salt.

b The rate of stirring. [1]

c The size of the salt particles used. [1]

Reject: temperature of water, of room, location, type of container