a Rie Index No. ANGLO-CHINESE SCHOOL (JUNIOR) ANGLO-CHINESE SCHOOL (PRIMARY) a < uae COMBINED PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 2010 SCIENCE BOOKLET A Friday 27 August 2010 1 hour 48 minutes, NAME ai Co) CLASS + PS. INSTRUCTIONS TO PUPILS DO NOT TURN OVER THE PAGES UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO Follow all instructions carefully. ‘There are 30 questions in this booklet. Answer ALL questiéns. INFORMATION FOR PUPILS The total marks for this booklet is 60, ‘The total ime for Booklets A and Bis 1 hour 45 minutes. This question paper consists of 16 printed pages. (Inclusive of cover page)For each question from 1 to 30, four options are given. One of them is the correct answer, Make Your choice (1, 2, 3 or 4). Shade your answer on the Optical Answer Sheet @ (60 marks) Re of the folowing examples of structural and behavioral adaptations i correci 7h groups (o capture prey that is larger. as xq] Eagles have claws to catch and gre fagles have sharp eye-sight to help their prey. -- see their prey from the sky, ae Camels hunt for food at night to avoid ‘Sun's heat, the Sun's heat. ~ Hashicy conducted a study on the type and number of animals he found in a rotting fog cgmmunity and a leaf Kter community. “He then constructed two pie. chatls as chose below. Contpedes 20% “Roting Leg Community Leat Utter Gonimunty Based on the information above, which of the following statements) is/ard true? v UC" There are fewer spiders than termites in the rotting log community. 7K__ The centipedes in the leaf liter community prey on earthworms oniy. LEZ Allthe organisms in each of the community can form a single food chaie T—+pe—s Based cn the information above, which of the following shows tha’Gorrect)elassiication of the organisms? : Herbivores Carnivores Omnivores: Q TandU Pands RandS P,Q, TandU None wx U7 T PandQ y= roid Sandu Tanda@ PAlan wants to find oulawhether the number of batteries affects the strength of an electromagnet, Whiclftwo'a}rangements below should he Set up to conduct « fair test? totus totums [> a 20 turns : oo a ee ee The picture below shows a huge electromagnet that is used in scrap yards to separgiéthe magnetic metals from the non-magnetic metals and non-metal. Which one of the following items will he attractedpy the electromagnet? Iron rod Glass bottle Wooden stick ‘Aluminium can9 The ciagrams below show the stages in the life cycle of a mosquito and a butterfly. A {n what way(s) are the two organisms at stages A and B as shown above similar? AE, Theytivein water 7 They undergo moutting. 1/ = They move aboutreely, They hatched from eggs. 4 J: XH ony Pe Ronly SE, Pand S only . aT Q, Rand $ only 10 Simon completely filed two identical syringes, ane with air while the other with water, ‘covered them with black paper as shown in the diagram below. black paper plunger x sealed +— force opening ruler o 10cm He then pushed each piunger as hard as he could and measured the distan: Which one of the following shows the correct values of x" a ‘Syringe with water _« Syringe with air xem xem a 40 0 2K, ° 10 wr 10 a we a 1011 The table below shows some of the physical characteristics of Vivek and his parents. Physical Characteristics Eyes Eyelids Earlbes Hair Length Vivek | brown If single | detached A] __ shart Cienata a Mis Bala grey single attached tong ‘Which one of the following statements i true, 246 He Inherited all the characteristics from his father %,-_ He inherited one characteristic from his father and fwo from his mother. (8% He inherited one characteristic from his father and one from his mother Usk He inherited two characteristics from his father and one from his mother. 12. Whic of the following statements abou sexual Jeproduction in both animals and od are true? AZ Fertilisation occurs. 8B The sperm fuses with the egg. (LET » The eggs are released from the ovules. , =p" — The male and female sex cells are required. ‘Aand B only and D only B,C and D only A AB, CandD ee err oe 43 Yanti would fike to investigate how the amount of heat affects the tempersture of water. A beaker, filed with §00 ml of water at room temperature, was Reated fo boling point for 10. minutes. The beaker of boiling water continued to be heated for another 10 minutes. She used a laboratory thermometer to record the temperature of the water at a ceftain time: interval Which one of the following tables shows the most likely temperature of the water during this time interval? ~ Time interval Start 10" min 20" min Temperature of water [°C 25 400 110 emanate | cot eon LAX] Temperature of water /c 25 100 700 | X#C|_Temperature of water /°C 25 110 40019) GYiniar glasses, BOR and $, wore,gaehyfed wilh Som! of water at diferent 4 iia ol and placéstin tie same-room &. 2526%sksehown ITHE'ciagram below. Whick ae (8) will have water droplets forming on thé outer face of the glass(es) after some time? : 10°C 100°C 30° 8989 Qonly ae R only P and Q only P, Rand § only 18 —Agroup Lote are discussing the possible ways to conserve water as shown by their statements Below. Angie : let the tap run while brushing my teeth, Bala: take showers often to cool myself due to the hot weather. Gail: reuse the water used to wash vegetables to flush the toilet’ ar Dollah: I use a watering can instead of a hose to water my family’s planks 7 io is are Kero} mos kel tobe conserving water? Bala only Caili only Angie and Bala only Calli and Dollah only 16 Which ofthe fllowing sources of energy arg renewable? * 2%, Coal Wind Natural fas Running Water ~ ATA and C only eB and D only 137A, 3 and D only —44yB, C and D only oA17 Robert placed a torch at position K. The torch shone at the object that was placed at position Mas shown below. A Shadow Was cast on the screen. =a “To sereen torch ———— object [}- tater J K E Mi N At which positions of the ruler should the torch and the object be placed so as to obtain a ‘smalier shadow on the screen than before? ue K — 3K cas c L ae ey AM} Aand € only GYR and D only and C only Bren Deny Zax 18 Samuel classified the energy that the following objects possess into 3 groups, P/Q And/R J ‘There are 2 objects in each group. ° : n of object Vv zlsl|alz | A bottle of petrol A cup of ice cream Moving water in-a river! Compressed spring in a toy Rolling a ball on a flat ground A stretched rubber band in a catapult Which one of the following correctly represents the moat likely headings for groups. P, Qand R? a P Q R ‘Chemical Potential a Eneray Elastic Potential Energy Hepecsiy HEED aeey Elastic Potential Energy Kinetic energy GrenisaeT | cactsracmiatneey | Keetoonaey 7 Z g&19 Which of the following are sources of potential energy? KE Battery vw VB, Compressed air in a rifle Ye Water stored in the rooftop tank of a building 7 tA and 8 only Ly Aand C only ‘and C only ‘A, Band C ig heated some water in a beaker unti it boiled. He continued to_allow the water to bol {of some time. It was then left on a table to cool. He recorded the results in the graph as jown aelow. Temperature (*C) 12 18 18° 21 24 27 Time (minutes) Which of the following statements érecl) show.what happened to the water at the different stages? = 2 KZ Heat is gained during Q to R. (HZ Water was heated for 18 minutS 7 Water exists in 2 states between P and Q Evaporation takes place only at R to S only. f° 215 A and B only BandConly - , A, Band C only A.B, Cand D only24 Naufal conducted an experiment with ‘a wound-up_toy. At each try, he only changed the number of turns of the key and measured the distance travelled by the toy upen release. _ wound up toy ‘Whit of the following are possible aims for the above experiment? 2R< To find out if the mass of the toy affects the distance moved by the toy. ‘SBC To find out if the number of tums of the key affects the distance trpygligd by the toy. 2K Tofind out if the surface the toy travels on affects the distance travelled by the toy. eK To find out ifthe potential energy gained by winding up the toy affects the, kinetic energy in the toy. Bonly Aand C only a aI UBT Band Donly GY Cand Deonly oa 22 ook at the set-up below. The paper spiral began to spin soon after haw nected below. switch q Paper spiral al ‘Which one of the following correctly describes the energy changes from the time the switch ‘was dosed fill the time the spiral began to spin? = ichrome wire batteries AT, electrical energy + heat energy + light energy — kinetic energy “OFT, electrical eneray — kinetic energy —» healsnergy + light eneyay BZ -themical potential ene: Ciecicakend aye Kinet y + heateperay the 1 potential eneMGY ~» electrical enggfy — heat energy + light exeray “kinetic eneray 323: The chart below shows how materials W and Y are classified Materials Non + metals Metals Electrical Electrical Magnotic Non- magnetic conductors insulators [»] LY] Which ofthe folowing materials could W Ang ¥ pe? w. Y OK ceramic cobalt rubber sitver et gold aluminium - > SRK wood steel 24 Study the flowchart below. Matier ves fi} Yes 7} te Ie Ie Ie [_oneen Glass Copper ‘Which of the following are suitable questions that can be represented by J, K and L.?_ 3 ae 7 La] Isita solid? yf aan e oe rae OS | ttmagreter x oe Is ita sole? wer Is it magnetic? x Isita solid? eeeuenne25 Alexander carried out an. ea in a dark. ceam_as shown in the diagram below. He {lest exponed a stalk of hycila to a litight bulb connected to 1 battery. After 4 hours, he measured the Volume of axygen colleciedin the testtube.—~ slectric circuit dark room Le 1B inverted test tubo] 4 hours filed with water | ———> later exygen bydrilia Atthe start of the experinient At the end of the experiment He then repeated the whole experiment using cifferent number of batteries. The batteries used were new and identical and they were arranged in series. Which one of the following graphs best represents the amount of oxygen collected when using different number of batteries? oe —— oxygen (em") ‘oxygon (om) : i t Fiumber of Eb Nacberot amber o Fg 3 Number o 1 2 8 patteries 6 batteries (4) "Volume of | Volume of | oxygen (em) coxygon (cm) 4 S Narthor of Fl 12 3 Number o jambor of batteries Ce A?25 The ‘able below shows how the blood types of donors and recipients are compatible. JA tick (¥) indicates that the blood from the donor can be safely accepted by the recipient, Blocd type of donor [ Blood type ofrecipient | A | iad ° A v | 1 AB le v Le ‘The blood typé of Jackie and his family members are shown in the table below. Person | Father | Mother | Brother | Sister | Jacke Bloodtype | ce [a7 | we | cet | oe "Tackle needs a blood transfusion, who can he safely receive bload from? Father only Father and sister only Brother and sister only Father, brother and sister only 21 The diagram below shows some processes taking place between plants and animal eR animiats Which of the following best represents the processes (A, B, and D) involved in this interaction? AandB CandD decomposition decomposition breathing pp] "photosynthesis of photosynthesis photosynthesi breathing | ~ decompositon a RRRS28 The diagram below shows a simplified diagram of the human circulatory system. The arrows represent the direction of blood flow in the blood vessels. _—~-s| Other parts of the body x : 4 onal Hoart , w : Lungs Which oair of blood vessels contains blood righ irgcarbon ctioxide) ny, XendY eG YandZ Wand X Sy was 29 The diagrams below show the cross-section of a stem and part of the human dculatory LA Ss— FE part of human circulatory system cross-section of stem ‘Which of the following is a function of both X and Y? Ua “Transports food Transports water Keeps the organism firm SE. Allows for gaseous exchange Ant430 Brandon drew the diagram below to show how sugar and water are transported to and from different parts of the plant represented by J, K and L. = pe Stem Which ofthe following paris of the plant are best represented by J, K and L? J K L fruits : leaves roots: ee feaves Toots, fruits x roots | leaves fruits. , at leaves fruits rootsIndex No. : ANGLO-CHINESE SCHOOL (JUNIOR) ANGLO-CHINESE SCHOOL (PRIMARY) COMBINED PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 2010 SCIENCE BOOKLET B Friday 27 August 2010 1 hour 4 minutes NAME t ( i CLASS : P6. INSTRUCTIONS TO PUPILS 00 NOT TURN OVER THE PAGES UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD To DO so Follow al instructions carefully, There are 14 questions in this booklet. Answer ALL questions. INFORMATION FOR PUPILS ‘The number of marks is given in brackets { Jal the end of each question or part question. ‘The total marks for this booklet is 40. The total time for Booklets A and B is 1 hour 46 minutes. This question paper consists of 16 printed pages. (Inclusive of cover page) BOOKLET A 160 BOOKLETS “140 TOTAL 1100 ‘Parents signature! Dato: —_For questions 31 to 44, write your answers in this booklet ‘The numbe: of marks available is shown in brackets [ |] at the end of each question or part question, (40 marks) 34 Jonathan used the set-up below to heat some seawater in a beaker until it boiled. A metal Sheet was then placed over the beaker. After 15 minutes, he noliced that sonié d?oplets were formed at the bottom surface of the metat sheet and these droplets were collected in a cup as shown below. metal beaker of seawater tripod bunsen burner cup (@) What was collected in the cup? tH) ' (®) State the process€3)which cause the formation of these droplets. (1 t : i (©) Explain why, after some time, there were less droplets forming on the metal sheet. [2] (Go to the next page) Bet Score32 Thediagrams below show the reproductive parts of a Tree fern and a Dandelion plant. we at Dandelion flower Tree Fern | os Reproductive part of the Reproductive part of the Dandelion Tree Fern (@) Based on the diagrams, what is the most likely method of dispersal for both plants? [1] (b) State two common features of the reproductive parts of both plants that help them in their dispersal a i (©) The diagram below shows the reproductive parts(A JinG! B, pf two other plants that have special structures to help them in Heir dispersal fibrous ookctike husk razah structure (Goto the next page) B2 Score | *33 Robert had a spring which is 8om long. He hung a_209 weight on it and the total length became 10cm. He added anotfier 20g mass and the tdlal length became 12am. He continued to add 20g mass up to a maximum of 100g and recorded the respective total length of the spring. 3 spring Ee (@) Draw a line graph based on ail the information given for mass up to 100g, fay (©) Givea suitable heading for the Y-axis. 1 Y-axis X-axis ; t 1 1 Mass /g (Goto the next page)34" Raymond wanted to find out if feathers can insulate heat in a container. He set up the experiment as shown below. ‘Thermometer Feathers (@) Draw and label the control setup in the box below so that Raymond's experiment is a Tair one. tt ate (b) __ Birds have feathers to keep them warm wh was fiy. State ancther adaptation of birds and explain how this adaptation helps them fly. el (Goto the nexit page) Score35 The diagram below shows a picture of a toy. Bott the toy and the sphere have magnets inside them, The sphere appears to be loating’ in the air toy intornal magnets ‘floating’ sphere (@) Label the poles of the magnet in the toy so that the sphere is able to ‘float' in the air. iu} (©) _Itis observed that when the toy is removed, the sphere drops to the ground. Explain why. 2] (©) Can partX of the toy holding the magnet be made of steel? Explain wry. ‘ma \ (Goto the next page) B-5 Score36 Samuel set up a circuit tester as shown below to test the electrical conductivity of four materials, W, X, Y and Z. = : | connecting points He used each material one at a time across the connecting points and recorded his observation in the table below. (a) Material w x Y Zz Did the bulb ight up? | Yes No No Yes ‘Complete the classification chart below using data from the table above. Write suitable ssub-headings and the letters (W, X, Y and 2) in the boxes provided, tf Materials (&) Samuet next set up the circuit shown below. He wanted to include a switch which could allow hhim to switch on or off one bulb, Mark with an “X" on the circuit diagram below to show whsré he should place the switch. {1 |t] m1 = 3 Pp 4 R 8 (Go to the next page) B- Score : 2© Using only batteries, wires and a switch, Samuel set up three different heating devices as shown below. He wanted to find out which set-up would take the shcrtest lime to heat up 50m of water to 30°C. Pee NT battory switch nichrome wire Key: normal wire {t MH Tapnl | Le Setup Sotup F Setup 6 Match the line'graphs tothe correct setups. Write the letters (E, F and) in the boxes provided ti Temperature (°C) 30 oa 25 (Goto the next page)37 Sean and Joel set up the experiment shown below. glass rod beaker of iodine tubing containing solution : nd starch solution ‘The diagrams below show how the tubing of starch solution had changed after the experiment. [Ai the start of tho experiment ‘A tho end of th experiment (before placing the tabrn {artoremeving the tating fromm the eaker of fodine) tpeakor of iodine) Sent SE starch solution was starch solution had translucent tured dark tue Sean did not find any holes on the tubing. The beaker of iodine solution also did not turn dark: blue at the end of the experiment” He was puzzled by his observation. Joe! hinted that the tubing resembied a part of a cell (2) Which part of the cell does the tubing resemble? i (b) Explain your answer in (a). 1) (Goto the next page) Score38 (©) The boys then examined some freshly plucked leaves under a microscope. The diagrams below show the changes that occur in a leaf seen under a microscope, guard cells guard cells Xs an opening found between the two guard cells and its size is affected by these two cells, When the plent is placed under strong light, it is observed that the size of X increases. Explain why X becomes larger. fal Study the food chain shown below. ‘The graph below shows what hapfighs when the popuiation’of organism $ increases, Identify the correct graphs for the respectiv Erganizms by writing the letters P, Q, R and S beside the line graphs in the boxes provided 2 Number of organisms. Time (Goto the next page) B-9 Score39 Josagh and Bene thnk that meat fs easer to cgest than cheese, They conducted the experiment Shown below to test their hypothesis, ‘stopper 800ml conical flask 200mi of acid in each flask Set-up R Set-up S. ‘Their experiment wad{Teff )ndisturbed in the labaralary for three days. At the end of the 3 day, Joseph removedthe“mixture from their respective flasks and measured the volume of each type of remaining food. (@) The boys concluded that meat is easier to digest than cheese. Whet would they have ‘observed in their experiment in order to arrive at this conclusion? a (©) Benedict reminded Joseph that it was important to keep the size of the cubes of meat and cheese the same before the experiment started. How would this help to ensure that the test is fair? fo a +." Gotothe next page) Beto Score40 Jeremy wanted to find out if_leaves_can give out water in the form of water vapour. He prepared Set-up Y as shown balow near a window. Se (@) Using only the apparatus provided, draw a labelled diagram to show how his contro! (Set-up Z) should look like in the space provided, You need not use al the apparatus, a Plastic measuring ‘600ml of red. plant without plant without _ normal plant bag cylinder coloured water Toole leaves plaetio big ! i le i measuring . Z cylinder wth 300m! red : coloured \ water : - ‘Setup ¥ c C Sebupz Jeremy noticed droplets of water on the, cg, of the siastic hag in Set-up Y a few hours later. As such, he concluded that leaves ean give out water in the form of water vapour. Looking at Jeremy's experiment, iis classmate, Rayner, commented that it was also important fo add a layer of oil to prevent the water from’ evaporating. This would then allow Jeremy to” cogriclude that plants can transpire, (b) Was Rayner’s suggestion for the change necessary for the conclusici'to be made? Explain your answer. Oi ee | Goto the neytpage) B11 ‘ Score41 The picture below shows two fruits, grapes and mango, ‘Seeds grapes mango (a) _ State the difference between the grapes and the mango in terms of their method of seed dispersal, 1 0 aoe tied (») Grapes have a higher chance of reproducing. Explain why. iy (Goto the next page) 8-12 ‘Score42 The diagram below shows two beakers each containing 200ml of water and placed in a room with @ temperature of 25°C. 25°C Beaker X Beaker Y Daniel poured 50m! of water from one of the above beakers to the ather. He measured the temperature of the water in both beakers and recorded his readings in the table below. Time Temperature of water() (minutes) Beaker X Beaker ¥ eee0 5 25 5 a 25 10 iT L coisas [itis is 14 ees 22) 20 48 la 23 25. 22. 24 30) 25 25s com 25 7 (2). Which beaker did Daniel pour the $0m! of water into? i (©) What would be the most likely téitiperdture of the water'ih Baker Y at the 60" minute? {4 a (© Based on the table, explain the change in temperature for the water in Beaker X for the uration of the experiment ~ io (Goto the nextpage)43 Dose (@ Suggest a way wh'ch Jp€f can cool the water in Beaker Y rapialy without removing it Irom the table? tt ‘The classification table groups some animals according to their body coverings. Bay coverings oF animals — Fara Shells Z |__Fabbit eb “ostrich Tiney | pin Kingfisher (@) What ig the sub-heading that represents 2? i (©) Under which sub-heading would you place a dolphin? ro a (©) “Inthe tabie betow, classify the animals based on another characteristic such that 3 animals are in one group and the rest are in another group. Give suitabe headings for each group. ti Animals (Goto the next page) B14 Score44 Roy wanted to find out how the height of the ramp affects the time taken for the toy car to reach the end point of the ramp. He set up the experiment as shown below. Starting point ramp toy car ending point box (@) Tick (7) the variables that must remain unchanged in the experiment. tt Variables that remain unchanged Tick () Surface of the ramp . Mass of the toy car 7 Height of the box Distanced travelled by the car (©) Roy observed that the higher the ramp was raised, the faster the toy car moved. Explain his observation, a END OF PAPER B-15 Scoreed Answer Sheets ACS Pri 6 SA2/2010 SCIENCE 2 22.24.b)They also be strong muscles in their wings io help them fly through strong winds, 36.a) ae siiclve force to hold the magnet in the air and gravity Would pull th oho end, aes 35.c)No mad 36.2) Temperatre C0) 36.c) (@][E] [F Tine int)42.a)Beaker Y 42.b)Itwould be 25° 42.c)Heats was gained from the surrounding until it became similar to the room temperature. Live in ocean Gold fish Ss Epp ak ne examsutra@yahioo.com.sg37.a)coll membrane 37.b)It allows fodine ton pass through but not the starch solution. 37.0) used to allow gaseous exchange to take place between the plant and the surrounding and it also release excess water. ata ea o er fee AES dn sefups. seed is being thrown away. 41.b)It has more seeds than a mango.