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ANGLO-CHINESE SCHOOL (JUNIOR) ANGLO-CHINESE SCHOOL (PRIMARY) pa COMBINED PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 2006 SCIENCE BOOKLET A NAME 7 ( ) CLASS: P6._ DATE 29" August 2008 Total Time For Booklets A and B: 1 hour 45 minutes INSTRUCTIONS To PupILs DO NOT TURN OVER THE PAGES UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO Follow alt instructions carefully. ‘There are 30 questions in this booklet Answer ALL questions, z INFORMATION FOR PUPILS ‘The total marks for this booklet is 60. ‘The total time for Booklets A and 8 is 1 hour 45 minutes. This question paper consists of 21 printed pages. (Inclusive of cover page) PARTI For each question from 4 to 30, four options are given. One of them is the correct answer. Make your choice (1, 2, 3 or 4). Shade the correct oval (1, 2, 3 or 4) on the Optical Anewer Sheet (30 x2 marks) Which of the following is/are possible sources of light energy for us to see at night? x ‘Sun ‘Moon Lighted candie Bony and C ony (Band C only Allof the above 2 Study the classification chart of 4 diferent materials (A, 8, C and D) betow Material Which material is most suitable for making a towel? a) (2) @) (4) com> {Go en to the next page} ‘chemica! potential energy -———-» electrical energy kinetic energy heat energy light eneray ‘sound energy The eneray conversion shown above is most likely to be found in a dynamo calculator @ handphone GR microscope Lucas looks through a bamboo pole as shown below. =< one anboo poison of Lucas’ vision [*] mirror P] From the diagram above, which box(es) will Lucas see? 29 Aonly 2) Conly A and Bonly 0 —_B,CandDonly (Go onto the next page) 4 different loads (A, B, C and D) are being balanced using lever systems as shown below. H> o > ° ° o r TS CREED ROSS SEELEY Which of the following shows the correct positions of load B and C when they are in balance? a) (2) @) (4) — 3 [object a Objects | [Object e | [Loviect Which of the fotlowing best desciibes the objects? [Object a Objects [Object ObjectD Magnetic — i ‘Magnetic Magnetic ws | _ Material Magnet Material Material © ® Magnet aay Magnet Magnet Maghetic | aera ao — Materia! _ | Magnet |_ Mdgnet | > Magnetic Magnetic” | ~~Aatedai, Material Material” (Go on to the next page) Joe arranged a few domino blocks as shown below. He then pushed the first block and the rest of the blocks toppled over. ‘This demonstrates that a force can make a stationary object move change the shape of an object stop @ moving object Conly A and B only A and C only A,BandC BRR The table below shows the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere in 3 different years, Year 1940 1990 2000 | Carbon dioxide ae {parts per million) = ues oe. ‘Which one of the following activities contributed mest to this change? @® Destruction of rain forests ® Use of non-biodegradable materials @&_—_ Dumping untreated sewage into rivers 8 Increase in the amount of household refuse (Go on to the next page) 9 Which one ofthe following animals will be least affected if the amount of dissolved oxygen in the pond decreases? (i) (2) @) 4) 10 Which of the following can conduct heat? wind ice water aluminium Conly ‘and B only 8) BandC only A, Band C (Go on to the next page) " 12 Study the map below. Key > direction of flow An environmentalist wanted to find out how much of the pollution in the river was due directly to Factory X. At which 2 places should he collect samples of water from? & B the (ty 2) (3) 4) tand 3 tand 4 2and3 Zand 4 Kim has a potted plant. She wants to obtain a leaf that does not contain starch. Which of following is the best way of obtaining such a leaf? Do not put fertilizer in the soil Do not water the plant for a day. Put the plant under a bright light in her room Keep the plant in a wooden cupboard for a few days. (Go on to the next page) 13 ‘Study the chart below. fear reece) exon oud a A B dead remains ¥ c o herbivores, J ecererers F E [ egen k- ce trees | Which one of the following correctly identifies the processes of respiration and photosynthesis? ____ Respiration | __ Photosynthesis ay oe oa 2) Chae 8 a 6 ® © os a) (Go on to the next page) 14 15 Lichens are organisms which are very sensitive to air pollution. The graph below shows how the distance from a power station affects the number of different types of lichen ‘growing, 5 Number of different types of lichen growing Distance from power station (km) Which one of the following conclusions can be drawn from the graph above? (1) Less lichens grow further away from the power station (2) There are fewer types of lichen growing near the power station. (3) As the distance from the power station increases, air pollution increases. (4) The number of types of lichen growing decreases as the distance from the power station increases, ‘When an ice-skater is skating on ice, which force(s) is/are acting on her skating shoes? A frictional YS” gravitationat elastic ~ Bonly A and B only B and only (9) AandC only (Go onto the next page) 16 The diagram below shows the animals and plants in a pond. Based on the diagram, which of the following statements is/are correct? The birds form a population. F,__The hydritas form a population

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