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 Section A Objective Marks 50

Q.1 Multiple choice questions: lJz0l

For every statement there are four options A, B, C and D given, encircle the best
suitable option.

(i) What is the first step in the scientific method?

A Collect and analyze data
B Conduct the experiment
C State the problem to be investigated
D Draw a conclusion based upon the observations
(ii) Which part of Bunsen burner is moved to change the type of flame?
A Collar
B Barrel

C Air hole
D Base

(iii) What does this graph show?

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Temperoture ("C)

A The hotter the water, the faster salt dissolves

B The colder the water, the faster salt dissolves

C Salt always dissolves at the same speed

D A medium temperature is best for getting salt to dissolve

(iv) How would you collect salt from salt solution?
A Filtration
B Evaporation
C Condensation
D lt is impossible
(v) Which of the following does NOT speed up dissolving?
A Stir the mixture

B lncrease the size of container

C Heat the solvent

D Break the solute into smaller pieces

(vi) When does decay happen quickest?

A When it is warm and damP
B When it is warm and dry
C When it is cold and damp
D When it is cold and dry
(vii) Which of the following statements is not true?
A Micro-organisms cause diseases.

B Micro-organisms are present in the soil only.

C Micro-organisms are used to make cheese and yogurt.
D Micro-organisms help dead things decay.
(viii) Which of the following microorganisms is used in bread making?
A Yeast

B Virus

C Protozoans
D Bacteria

(ix) If you eat a piece of uncooked food, which of the following bacteria are you
most likely to ingest?
A Salmonella
B Paramecium
C Cyanobacteria
D Yeast

tx) The first person to observe micro-organisms was

A Anthony Van Leeuwenhoek
B Louis Pasteur

C Marie Curie
D lssac Newton
(xi) Electronic stop watch gives a display of digital reading with an accuracy up to

A 0.01- s

B 0.1- s

C 0.10 s

D Ls
(xii) An instrument used to measure small Iengths such as internal or external
diameter or length of a cylinder is called
A vernier caliper
B physical balance

C screw guage
D stop watch
(xiii) Zafar's brother threw a dart 6 m away from the board. The dart hit the board
1.5 s later. What was the speed of the dart?
A L.5 m/s
B 2m/s
C 4m/s
D !2 mls
(xiv) The measure of the extent of surface is called as

A area

B height
C volume
D diameter
(xv) Force can do the following except

A change the direction of a moving object

B slow down the moving object

C change the mass of an object

D change the speed of an object

(xvi) What happens when you stretch an elastic band?
A The more you stretch it, the harder it pulls back
B The more you stretch it, the lesser it pulls back
C The force from the elastic band does not change

D The elastic band will not retain its original shape

(xvii) When an object is thrown up the force of gravity
A is opposite to the direction of the motion
B is in the same direction of motion

C becomes zero at the highest point

D increases as it rises

(xviii) Parachutes cause objects to fall to the ground relatively slowly because they

A increase drag
B decrease drag

C increase gravity
D decrease gravity
(xix) Which of the following statements concerning weight is incorrect?
A The weight of an object depends on the mass of the object

B Weight is a force of attraction between two objects

C Weight can vary considerably depending where an object is

D Weight is usually measured in kilograms

(xx) Which one of the following will not be attracted by a magnet?
A A steel paper clip

B An iron ring
C A steel spoon

D An aluminium can
Q.2. State whether the given statements are true or false. lf the statement is false, rewrite
the correct statement. I_JLOI
(i) Uranium and Plutonium are poisonous substances.

(ii) The dissolved substance in a solution is called a solute.

(iii)Soluble solid substances can easily be separated from their solvents by filtration.

(ivlTalc powder is soluble in water

(v) Viruses reproduce only inside a living host.

(vi) BCG Vaccine can prevent Whooping cough

(vii) Quantitative observations are more precise and can easily be communicated.

(viiilTaking an improper reading due to a wrong eye position is called accuracy

(ix)The strength of gravitationalforce depends on the mass of an object

(x) The speed of a falling object depends on its surface area.

Q.3 Match the description in column A with the correct word in column B and write your
answer in column C.
Column A Column B Column C

(i) A method that uses filter paper to separate a a Malaria 1

solid from a liquid

(ii) A method where the solvent turns to water b. Upthrust lt.
vapours and the solute is left behind
( iii) Aedes mosquito c. Evaporation iii.
(iv) Female anopheles mosquito d. Measuring tape iv
(v) An instrument to measure breadth of a book e Air resistance v.
(vi) An instrument to measure mass of a grain of rice f. Condensation vt.
(vii) A measure of the force of gravity on an object o
b. Yellow fever vil.
(viii) Force acting opposite to the drag on aeroplane h Lift vlil.
(ix) It makes things float in water t. Weight ix.
(x) Force acting opposite to the weight on aeroplane j. Platform balance x.

k. Thrust
I Typhoid

m. Filtration
n. Electronic balance
Q.+ Fill in the blanks. lJl0l
(i}Abranchofsciencethatdealswiththestudyof-iscalled
chemistry.

(ii}lronfilings,sawdustandtealeavesareexampleSof-solids.
(iiilThe greater the total _of the solid, the faster it will dissolves

(ivl solids can be separated from a solution by sieving.

(v) Diseases caused by micro-organisms are called diseases.

(vi) lnfections caused by viruses, can be cured by taking

(vii) Vaccines contain weakened or germs that train your body to fight
against real germs.

(viii)The curved surface of water in a measuring cylinder is called the

(ix)The measure of the space occupied by a substance is called its

(x) Areas of surfaces can be calculated using formulae.

Section B Subjective 50 Marks
Q.5 Chemicals used in laboratory are hazardous and are represented by certain symbols.
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(a) ldentify the following hazardous symbols. t3l

(i) (ii) (iii)

(b) Write two safety precautions while working in the lab l2l

(c) ldentify the laboratory apparatus from its mentioned use below. l2l
(i) lt is used to separate the experimental setup from outside world

(ii) lt is used to support apparatus during heating.

q.5 Answer the following questions. IJgl
(a) Aarif crushes some coffee beans into a powder and adds boiling water. The water
becomes brown.

mffee beans ling water

porder
stage { -crushing stagel - boiling
wat*r added

(i) Why does the water turn brown in stage 2? t1l

Some of the coffee particles have settled atthe bottom of the beaker. Aarif then filters
the mixture of coffee and water.

filter selid

s*luti*n

stage 3 -filtering

(ii) Some brown solid is left on the filter paper. What is it called? t1l

(iii) Write the name of the liquid that passes through the filter paper? t1l

(iv) He then heats the brown coffee solution and places a watch glass on the beaker
as shown in the diagram below.

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The water vapours after evaporation are collected on the watch glass as water
droplets. What is this process called? t1l
 (v) What would be the taste of the water collected? Also give a reason to your
answer l2l

(b) Anum and Hafza compared how long it took fol different kinds of sugars to
dissolve in warm water. They conducted a fair test. These are their results.

Sugar Time to dissolve in seconds

Sugar lump 90

Sugar grains 45

Powdered sugar 30

(i) From their results shown above, which factor is affecting the rate of dissolving?
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(ii) What pattern can you see in their results? t1l

(iii) How would their results be different if they dissolved the sugar in cold water?
t1l

q.7 tJ61
(a) ldentify the following micro-organisms: t3l
(i) Used in making cheese:
(ii) Used inpizza dough:
(iii) Causing athlete's foot
(bl Why do scientists not classify viruses as living things? t1l

(c) Why fresh milk boiled before consumption, while processed milk stored in
is
packets can be consumed without boiling? t1l

(dl Why is an antibiotic not used for chicken pox? t1l

Q.8 Answer the following questions. lJ61
(a) What is decomposition? t1l

(b) Name two decomposers. L2)

(c) Which of the following can be decomposed by decomposers? t2l

Gold coin Grass cuttings Plastic bag metal spoon Onion peel
(d) How does decomposition help in the growth of plants? t1l

Q.9 Answer the following questions. IJBI

(a) Draw dotted line on the diagram below to indicate the correct positioning of the
a
eye when taking readings.

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(b) The following diagram shows an experiment to measure the volume of a stone.
di*placement
Gan
20.0 cm3 stone hurered
of v,rater into water

(i) What is the volume of the stone? i1l

(ii) What is this method called? t1l

(iiilWhy do we use this method? t1l

 (c) Fill in the empty spaces given in the following table t4l

Physical Quantity Sl units Symbol for units

Mass Kilogram

Time second

Temperature K

Newton N

Q.10 Answer the following questions. lJGl

(a) Rachel has a toy tractor and trailer. Both have magnets at each end. When she
pulls the tractor, the trailer comes with it.

tractor mag
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trailer
:rr*frachelt pull

magnet

(i) Explain why the magnets cause the trailer to move forward when Rachel pulls
on the tractor. t1l

(ii) Rachel turns hertrailer around. She pushes the trailer towards the tractor. The
tractor moves away without touching the trailer.

direction sf
fiachelb push
t tractsr
moues arilay

Explain why the magnets cause the tractor to move away when Rachel pushes
the trailer towards it. t1l
 (iii)Rachel then uses a magnet to hold a notice on the noticeboard made up of a
magnetic material in her classroom. The board is coated with plastic.
How can a magnet hold a paper to a white plastic? t1l

(b) (i) The weight of an object (A) on mars is half its weight on Earth. An object weighs
30N on Earth. How much would it weight on Mars? I1l

(ii) What will be the mass of the object (A) on Earth? t1l

(iii)What will be the mass of the object (A) on Moon? t1l

Q.11 Recall your knowledge about air resistance and answer the following questions. IJS|
(a) First, Batul drops a paper from a height and Hassam notes down the time, paper
takes to land flat on the floor.
Then, Batulfolds the paper in half and drops it. Hassam again notes down the
time.
They repeat the test, folding the paper in half each time.
They measure the area of paper each time after folding it.

f+td ft*re
Feld'l 1 **.

ft*d'
Fold 2 har* *-

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Fold 3
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ln the table below, they record the time it takes for different pieces of paper to fall to
the floor.

Number of times we folded the 0 t 2 3

paper in half

Area of the paper (cm') 600 300 150 75

Time taken for the paper to land 2.6 L.7 1.3 1.0
flat on the floor(seconds)

(i) How many times did they fold the paper that fell fastest? t1l

(ii) What is the area of the paper that fell slowest? t1l

(iii) Describe the link between the area of paper, air resistance and the time taken to
land. t1l
(iv)The children have some ideas to explain why the paper fell at different speeds
Only ONE idea is correct. Whose idea is correct? t1l

Ahrned Tania

The fclder{ paper There is n:ore

is heavier tlran ths friction on the
unteilc!*d papsr" folded pffp*r.

Rabia Hassan

Grevity is Ti'rere is less air

$trCIn$tsr on the resistance on the
foldeel paper. tolded papcr"

(v) Add two arrows to the drawing and name the forces, acting on a falling paper. [2]

(b) ldentify the forces involved in the following cases. l2l

(i) The force which makes it difficult for you to push down a float in water

(ii) The force which makes it difficult to climb a steep mountain.