TEST CODE 09630010 FORM TP 2022389 GUYANA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION NATIONAL GRADE SIX ASSESSMENT SCIENCE Paper 01 JULY 6, 2022 (p. 1 hour and 10 minutes READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY. 1. This test has 40 questions. You have 1 hour and 10 minutes to answer them. 2. Each question has four suggested answers: (A), (B), (C) and (D). Read each question carefully and then choose the correct answer 3. On your answer sheet, find the number that matches the question you intend to answer. 4. Shade the circle with the letter, (A), (B), (C) or (0), that matches your answer for each question Sample Question Carbon dioxide is a Sample Answer (A) mixture i : (8) liquid ABE (©) solid A®O® (D) gas. The correct answer is "gas", so (D) has been shaded 5. _ Ifyou want to change your answer, erase it completely before you fill n your new choice. 6. When the supervisor tells you to begin, turn the page and work as quickly and as carefully as you can, 7. _ Ifyou try a question and find that you cannot answer it, leave it and go on to the next one. You may retum to that question later. 8. You must not use calculators for this examination. Rough work may be done in this booklet. DO NOT TURN THIS PAGE UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO. Copyright © 2022 Alllrights reserved 09630010/NGSA 2022-2 4: The food nutrient that is referred to as the ‘body builder’ is called (A) proteins. (8) vitamins (C) minerals. (D) carbohydrates. Question 2 refers to the following diagram which shows the teeth in the upper section of the human mouth. 2. Which of the following options shows the correct names for the type of teeth, Q, R, S and K, shown in the diagram above? Q R s kK (a) Molars premolars incisors canines 8) Molars canines incisors premolars (Cc) Premolars incisors canines molars () Premolars molars canines incisors GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE, 09630010/NGSA 20223. In which part of the body do food nutrients get absorbed? (A) (8) (C) (D) Liver Stomach ‘Small intestine Large intestine Question 4 refers to the following diagram which shows the main organ of the human respiratory system Left bronchus 4. The waste products of the organ shown above are produced by the process of (A) digestion. (B) respiration. (C) reproduction. (D) photosynthesis. GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 09630010/NGSA 2022-4- 5. Which of the following are responses of the respiratory system to intense physical exercise? 1 Increase in breathing rate I Decrease in carbon dioxide production lll, Increase in the amount of air in the lungs (A) Land il only (8) Land tll only (C) Mand Ill only (D) Mand iit 6. _Exhalation is important during a period of intense physical exercise because (A) blood must be pumped faster to the tissues. (B) the rate at which fat is broken down in the liver is increased. (C) oxygen, a waste product produced during cellular respiration, must be removed. (D) carbon dioxide, a waste product produced during cellular respiration, must be removed. 7. Animals that eat both plants and other animals are known as (A) omnivores. (B) producers. (C) _ camivores. (D) _ herbivores. GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 09630010/NGSA 2022~ Bie 8. _ Insects and crustaceans belong to the same group of invertebrates called (A) annelids. (8) molluscs. (C) — myriapods. (0) arthropods. 9. _ Insects with complete metamorphosis are different from insects that undergo incomplete metamorphosis because they (A) (B) (c) (D) Quest can fly as adults. cannot fly as adults. have a dormant/resting stage. are able to eat plants for their food Nn 10 refers to the following table which shows how a pupil grouped a set of insects into those that undergo complete metamorphosis and those that undergo incomplete metamorphosis. Complete Metamorphosis Incomplete Metamorphosis Butterfly Beetle Housefiy Cockroach Mosquito Spider Grasshopper Dragonfly 10. Which insects were incorreetly placed in the two groups? (A) (B) (Cc) (D) Mosquito and spider Housefly and mosquito Beetle and grasshopper Dragonfly and cockroach GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 09630010/NGSA 20221. 12. Question 11 refers to the following diagram which shows a food chain te eS Grass Grasshopper Snake Which organism in the food chain is the producer? (A) (B) (c) (D) Frog Grass Snake Grasshopper Which of the following statements about the frog, snake and grasshopper is incorrect? (A) The frog and the snake can be both a predator and a prey. (B) The snake is a carnivore, the grasshopper a herbivore and the frog an omnivore. (C) The snake is a predator while both the grasshopper and the frog can be considered prey. (D) The frog undergoes incomplete metamorphosis while the snake and grasshopper undergo complete metamorphosis, GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 09630010/NGSA 202213. The substance in a leaf that collects sunlight for photosynthesis is. (A) water. (B) chlorophyll. (C) waxy cuticle. (0) carbon dioxide, 14. During seed germination, an embryo develops into a (A) flower. (B) zygote. (C) seedling. (D) complete plant, Question 16 refers to the following diagram of a seedling TX 18. The part labelled Q in the diagram above is the (A) (B) (C) (D) leaf. ‘stem. cotyledon. seed coat GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 09630010/NGSA 202216. 17. ge The purpose of the stomata on a leaf is to (A) attract more sunlight. (8) help to retain water. (C) increase the rate of photosynthesis. (D) allow for the exchange of carbon dioxide and oxygen. Question 17 refers to the following statements which describe the different stages of a seed germinating into a seedling. f The shoot grows upwards. " The root grows downwards. UL The seedling develops its first leaves. IV. The young plant uses sunlight to make food. Which of the following options shows the stages of germination in the correct order? (A) LUV (B) MAI (Cc) WALI (>) VA GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 09630010/NGSA 2022oa Question 18 refers to the following diagram which shows some plant parts that pupils were given to examine and then to identify as plant parts from monocotyledonous and dicotyledonous plants. GS 18. In which of the following groups are the plant parts matched correctly to the type of plant they were taken from? Monocotyledonous | Dicotyledonous a) H ERG (8) FH E.G ©) E,FG H 0) E,G FH 19. The sequence in which energy and nutrients are transferred from one organism to the next is known as = ( a habitat (B) a food chain. (C) a community. (D) —_ anecosystem. S GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 09630010/NGSA 202220. 241. 22. -10- Excessive smoke and dust from factories will most likely cause (A) air pollution. B) soil pollution. (C) noise pollution D) water pollution. Which of the following statements about non-biodegradable materials is true? (A) Only liquid waste from materials are non-biodegradable. (B) These materials cannot be broken down by the process of decay. (C) These materials are capable of being broken down by the process of decay. (0) Waste materials such as leaves and paper are examples of non- biodegradable materials. Question 22 refers to the following diagram which shows a food chain Hie yxee- I SH Grass Grasshopper Frog Snake What will MOST likely happen if the number of snakes in the food chain shown above decreases? (A) The number of frogs will increase. (B) The number of frogs will decrease (C) The number of grasshoppers will increase (D) The number of grasshoppers will not change. GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE, 09630010/NGSA 20221. 23. The type of weather instrument that measures wind speed is the (A) wind vane. (8) _ barometer. (C) —_ anemometer. (D) thermometer. Question 24 refers to the following diagram which shows a weather instrument 30°C 20°C 10°C orc 10°C 24, The weather instrument shown in the diagram above is (A) abarometer. (B) —_arain gauge. (C) a thermometer. (0) —_ananemometer. GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE, 09630010/NGSA 2022-12- 25. Why are forests important in reducing the effects of climate change? (A) Trees provide building materials. (B) Trees are an important food source. (C) The leaves of trees reflect all sunlight away from the Earth. (D) _Trees in the forests absorb more carbon dioxide than they release. 26. Climate change can lead to 1 droughts. I. arise in sea levels. mM floods in coastal areas, (A) tand tl only (B) land Ill only (C) Mand tll only (D) I, Wand tt 27. Which of the following is not a property of a liquid? (A) Definite mass (B) Definite shape (C) Definite volume (D) Not easily compressed 28. The substance that dissolves the solute is called the (A) liquid. (B) solvent. (C) — saturant. (0) solution. GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE, 09630010/NGSA 2022-13- Question 29 refers to the following diagram which shows the changes in state of water. 29. The process that occurs at Z is called (A) boiling, (B) melting. (C) freezing. (0) evaporation 30. John placed a spoon full of sugar into a glass half-full of water and stirred vigorously. He later observed that all the sugar crystals disappeared and that the water became brownish in colour. Which of the following statements about John's experiment is correct? (A) (B) (c) (D) Sugar is insoluble in water. The mixture that formed is a suspension. The sugar dissolved the water and formed a colloid. The water dissolved the sugar and formed a solution. GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 09630010/NGSA 2022-14- Questions 31 and 32 refer to the following diagram which shows the illustration of a separation technique. _ Mixture of sugar, salt, sand and water 31. Leon poured the mixture of sand, salt, sugar and water into the funnel containing the filter paper. Which of the following substances would he find on the filter paper? (A) Sand only (B) — Sugar only (C) Sand and salt (D) Sugar and salt 32, Which two methods of separation can be used to separate the sand and the salt and sugar, respectively, from the mixture? (A) Filtration and evaporation (B) _ Distillation and evaporation (C) Filtration and condensation (D) Condensation and distillation GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 09630010/NGSA 2022-15- 33. The movement of Earth around the sun in a fixed path is called a (A) itt (8) phase. (C) rotation, (D) revolution n 34 refers to the following diagram which shows a phase of the moon 34. Which phase of the moon is shown in the diagram above? (A) Waxing crescent (B) Waning crescent (C) Waxing gibbous (D) Waning gibbous 35. The type of tide that occurs during the full or new moon is called (A) fall tide. (8B) high tide. (C) _ neap tide. (0) spring tide. GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 09630010/NGSA 2022-16- Question 36 refers to the following diagram which shows the phase of the moon on a particular night during the month of July. Moon 36. What type of tide was occurring on Earth at that time? (A) High tide (8) Lowtide (C) —_Neap tide (0) Spring tide 37. An insulator of electricity is defined as a material that (A) produces electric current. (B) _ increases the flow of current. (C) allows current to pass through it easily. (0) _ prevents current from passing through it 38. Which of the following groups of materials are examples of good conductors of electricity? (A) Rubber and fiberglass (B) Graphite and seawater (C) Rubber, graphite and fiberglass (D) Graphite, fiberglass and seawater GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 09630010/NGSA 2022“175 Question 39 refers to the following diagram which shows how heat is transferred when water boils in a pot. 38, When water boils in a pot, heat is transferred by radiation, conduction and convection. Which of the options below shows the correct match between the labels on the diagram and the type of heat transfer taking place at that point? Radiation | Conduction | Convection @ Q P s 8) s P Q (©) P 8 Q ©) s Q P GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 09630010/NGS~A 2022(A) (B) (c) (D) -18- Question 40 refers to the following diagram which shows two simple circuits. The arrows show the direction of the flow of current. Circuit A Circuit B Which of the following statements about the two circuits is true? Circuit A is connected in parallel while Circuit B is connected in series. Circuit A forms a single loop while Circuit B forms more than one loop. More current flows through each bulb in Circuit A so the light of the bulbs will be brighter, In Circuit A current flows in one direction while in Circuit B current flows in multiple directions END OF TEST IF YOU FINISH BEFORE TIME IS UP, CHECK YOUR WORK ON THIS TEST. 09630010/NGSA 2022Prepared by CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL