Paper 95%

Monthly Test ­ October 2019

Handwriting 5%
Subject : Science
Total 100%
Class : 6 ...........
Duration : 2 periods Date : ........................................
Candidate's name : ........................................................... Admission no : ..........................

Keep your colour pencils at hand. Borrowing will not be allowed.

Answer all the questions.
Part ­ I
Underline the most suitable answer.

1. Observe the simple diagram of the heart and answer questions (i) and (ii).
B
A
(i) Which chamber of the heart receives blood from the body ? D
C
(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D

(ii) Which chamber of the heart supplies blood from the heart to the whole body ?
(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D

(iii) What is the instrument you used to count your pulse rate in class ?
(a) The stethoscope (b) The metre ruler
(c) The calculator (d) The wristwatch

(iv) The digestion of a biscuit begins in your

(a) gullet. (b) mouth. (c) stomach. (d) liver.

(v) The machine that acts similar to our kidneys is the

(a) MRI machine. (b) ultrasound machine.
(c) dialysis machine. (d) x­ray machine.

(vi) The brain stem cannot control your

(a) balance. (b) heartbeat. (c) sneezing. (d) breathing.

(vii) ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ remove/s excess water from the body.

(a) Lungs (b) Kidneys (c) The gullet (d) The heart
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(viii) Underline the food chain which conveys the feeding relationship between plants and animals
in your school garden.
(a) Dragonfly bird cat
(b) Earthworm bird cat
(c) Leaves caterpillar bird
(d) Housefly lizard bird

(ix) Underline the correct statement.

(a) Lungs are a part of the digestive system.
(b) Only the intestines digest food.
(c) Digested food particles pass from the intestines into the blood.
(d) Digested food particles pass from the stomach into the blood.

(x) Divers carry air tanks that contain

(a) a mixture of gases.
(b) only oxygen.
(c) only oxygen and carbon dioxide.
(d) a mixture of carbon dioxide and hydrogen.
[Total = 10 marks]
Part ­ II

1. The heart pumps blood to all the parts of the body. These questions are based on the human
heart.
(i) Name the main parts of the circulatory system.

(a) ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­

(b) ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­

(c) ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­
(3 marks)
(ii) Write a function of the lungs.

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(2 marks)
(iii) Write two functions of blood.

(a) ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­

(b) ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­
(2 × 2 = 4 marks)

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(iv) The following questions are based on the diagram given below.

A B

(a) Identify A and B.

A ­ ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­

B ­ ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­
(2 × 2 = 4 marks)
(b) Follow the instructions below and mark the pathway of blood through the body.
­ Use colour pencils only.
­ Draw red arrows to mark oxygenated blood and blue arrows to mark
deoxygenated blood.
(2 × 2 = 4 marks)
[Total = 17 marks]
2. (A) A group of Grade 6 students carried out an experiment to check their pulse rate per
minute while doing three different activities. Their average pulse rates are given below.
Activity A B C D E
Average 70 120 140 90 100
pulse rate

(i) What is the unit used to measure the pulse rate ?

­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­
(1 mark)
(ii) Draw a line graph to present the above
results. (Clue : The x axis / horizontal
axis represents Activity)
Label the axes with necessary units.

(11 marks)

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(iii) Why is it important to take the average pulse rate ?

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(2 marks)
(iv) Give an example for activity C.­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­
(1 mark)
(v) During which activity does the pulse rate remain that of a normal adult ?

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(1 mark)
(b) List out the following animals according to their pulse rate starting from the highest rate.
(elephant , human , blue whale, mouse)

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(1 mark)
[Total = 17 marks]
3. (i) We use food chains to represent the feeding relationships between plants and animals.
Use your experience gained by the observations on habitats in gardens and construct
two different food chains each with three links.

(a) ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­

(b) ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­
(2 × 3 = 6 marks)
(ii) The brain is a soft, grey and wrinkly organ. Different parts of the brain have different
functions.
Label the different parts of the brain A , B and C.

C
(3 marks)
(iii) Write two uses of part C

(a) ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­

(b) ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­
(2 marks)
(iv) What is "Concussion" ? Include the signs and symptoms of concussion to your answer.

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­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­
(2 marks)
[Total = 13 marks]
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4. Write short answers.

(i) (a) Write the pathway of the food we swallow in four steps.

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(4 marks)
(b) What is the function of your teeth, in the digestive process ?

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(2 marks)
(c) What does saliva contain which helps to digest food ?

­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­
(2 marks)
(d) Write one of the main two functions of the liver.

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(2 marks)
(e) How are the following organs protected from damage ?

Lungs ­ ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­

Brain ­ ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­

Heart ­ ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­
(3 marks)
(ii)

(a) Identify the above organ.

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(2 marks)
(b) Name the process which is related to the above organ.

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(2 marks)
(c) What is the product of the above process ?

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(2 marks)
(d) Write a function of the organ you identified in question (ii) – (a).

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(2 marks)
[Total = 21 marks]

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5. (i) Complete the following paragraph. Use the words given below.
(larger , smaller , oxygen, carbon dioxide , mouth , nose)

When we play a flute, our lungs get ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ and the air is pushed out from

the lungs mostly through the ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­. This air contains more

­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ and less ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­.

(4 marks)
(ii) Answer in brief.
(a) Why do we breathe faster when we exercise ?

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­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­

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(2 marks)
(b) Use a flow chart and explain the process of breathing out.

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(4 marks)
(iii) (a) Label the following diagram by using the given space.

(3 marks)
(b) On the above diagram, draw arrows to show the air flow of carbon dioxide.
(4 marks)
[Total = 17 marks]

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