Index No. Anglo-Chinese School (Primary) P6 SCIENCE 2008 PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION BOOKLET A Name: Class: Primary 6 Date: 22 August 2008 Duration of paper: 1h 45 min Parent’siGuardian’ signature Bab PHIS BOOKLET CONTAINS 18 PRINTED PAGES. DO NOT OPEN THIS BOOKLET UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO. FOLLOW ALL INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY. a — aaBooklet A (60 marks) For each question from 1 to 30, four options are given. One of them is the correct answer. Choose the correct option (1, 2, 3 or 4) and shade the correct oval an the Optical Answer ‘Sheet (OAS) provided, 1 The figure below shows a potato plant. Which of the following are functions of the stem? a) (2) @) (4). 1 stores food for the plant. oA aS It helps the plants reproduce. Itholds the plant firmly to the ground. * It supports the branches and leaves of the plant. Aand ¢ only B and D only K A. Band D only ~A-G-andB-oaly (Go onto the next page) WS j16 Study the food chain below carefully. A— + 8 ric Oo Which one of the following food pyramids shows the populations of the organisms A, 8, C and D in the above food chain? (a) (2) 3) 17 Thepi bird's m has flowers. oF Gy |Wreproduces from seeds G)_ [tneeds sunlight to 9 mushroom ithas no Rowers. itfeeds on dead pianis ~[itreproduces by spores ight fo Grow. ido nol need sual (Go on to the next pre ob48 W.X, Y, and Z are 4 similar blobs of wax on a piece of copper wire that was bent into the ‘shape of a regular star. When the copper wire was strongly heated at a certain point, the blobs of wax began to melLin the order of W, X, Z, Y. “2D c Atwhich point, A, 8, C or D was the wire most likely to be heated? a oA @ B " | @) ¢ (4) DB - 19 Tom set up an experiment on a hot day and observed it every hour. After 4 | hours, he observed that the canvas bag of sand had reached the oil copper wire wooden pote Sd | (1) Whether the canvas bag would soak up the oil, (2) How long the wooden poles would stay upright. (3) Whether the copper wire would expand in the heat of the day. (4) How much the cotton string would be stretched by the weight of the sand. cotton string What was Tom trying to find out? (Go onto the next page) A-10 ai20 Ken conducted an experiment as shown in the diagram below. string block rubber band He pulled the rubber band backwards together with a stone to position A. When ho released the stone, it moved forward and hit the block. The block, which was suspended by a string, swung upwards to position B and then to gosition C before falling back. Which one of the following shows the correct energy transfer? }) Chemical potential energy > Kinetic energy in stone > Kinetic energy in block > Heat and sound energy PrEListic potential energy > Kinetic eneray in stone > Gravitational potential * enorgy in block > Heat and sound energy (2) Elastic potential energy > Kinetic energy in stone > Kinetic energy in block + Heal energy + Sound energy > Gravitational potential energy in block (#rehemical potential eneray > Kinetic energy in stone > Gravitational potential energy in block > Kinetic energy in block + Heat energy + Sound energy {Go on to the next page) a2 22 Mountaineers need equipment to enable them to climb up rocky or snow-covered mountains. The diagram below shows an example of what they might use in their attempt to climb a mountain. The material needed to make mountaineering equipment is very important, Which of the following shows the most suitable properties ofthe materials, required in the making of the hook and rope respectively? Hook __ OO ard and fight Sofi and flexibie : @) Tard and strong Strong and flexible yb tight and strong_ Tard and waterproof . 2 a light and flexible hard and song Freddie sets up the experiment shown below. He es the same plant in al th set-ups and gives the plants the same amount of water every day. For sot-ups) and Y, Which A B: c (4) (2) GB) (4) he uses lamps with the same light intensity. sooden box white ight green light fj i ; o = AN wll I Sot-up X Setup ¥ SotupZ of the following hypothesis are possible for the above expgriment? The presence of light affects the growth of the plant. The colour of the light affects the growth of the plant. The presence of water affects the growth of the plant. A and B only B and C only Aand C only A, Band C (Go onto the nextete) 20923 A scientist planted 8 green bean seeds under suitable conditions for them to grow. At the end of each day he removed one seedling, dried it and then weighed the masses of its seed leaves and seedling separately. He then recoited his findings in tho graph betow. secdting = seed leaves, Parts of aseed seedling, Mass (g) 7 Day1? Day2 ? Day3 ? Day4 ? DayS 2 Day6 2? Day7 Based on the graph, which one of the following is tue? (1) Both their masses changed at the same rate (2) The mass of the seedling was similar to the mass of the seed leaves (3) The mass of seed leaves is always greater than the mass of the seedling. (4) The mass of the seed leaves decreased as the mass of the seedling increased (Go onto the next page)24 The diagram below shows some fruits being matched to their method of dispersal Method of Dispersal Fruit @) Xand Zonly @ toilet 2 (Go onto the next page| An25 The diagram below shows a system which combines 2 types of simple machines, gears and wheel and axle. Gear P has 20 teeth, Gear Q has 10 teeth and the diameter of Gear P is twice that of Axle P. In order to fift the load upwards, which one of the following shows the correct direction and number of turns of Gear Q and Axle P? Direction of Number of turns of | Number of turns of | Gear Q Gear Q axle P w Aali-clockwise 4 @) Anti-cloclowise 8 4 Ft Clockwise 4 8 Fl Clockwise _8 [8 26 Which one of the following pairs are examples of sources of energy? (4) Steam and coat @) Sound energy and water gt (3) Elastic potential energy and wind = (4) Gravitationat potential energy and Kinetic energy (Go onto the next pagoT 28 Sally set up the following experiment as shown below. The water in all the set- ups has the same initial temperature. She then heated the water in each beaker to boiling and recorded the temperature and the time taken for the water to boil 200mlof Setup A Setup B Setup C Which of the following statement(s) is/are true after the water has boiled? A Setup A would take the longest ime to boi. 9H B The water in set-up © would have the highest amgAnt oM eat energy. © The temperature in set-up 6 would be higher than the temperature in setup A. 7 (1) Aonly (@) A,Bandc ‘Which one of the following human activities has a negative impact on the environment? (1) Recycling (2) Reforestation (3) Usage of Chlorotluorocarbon (CFC} products (4) Developing energy-efficient technology (Go on to the next page) (2) Rand only \% \ (3) BandC only YL 229 The diagram below shows 4 bar magnets that are attracted to each other. Wo &s i c ~_ c g F a if 3 of the magnets are selected at random, which one of the following arrangements below is a possible arrangement that will resull in the magnets attracting each other? (4) (Go onto the next page) “30 The following table provides information on 4 plants, C, D, E and F, based on two characteristics. A tick (“_) shows thal the plant has the characteristics. ems c D € Characteristics, Has flowers Grows on land v ~~ From the informaiion above, where do plants E and F belong to in the following classification lable? L Bear fruits Do not bear frui Aquatic Non-aquatic Aquatic Non-aquatic O ci : LN - Plant E Plant E| Anglo-Chinese School (Primary) P6 SCIENCE 2008 PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION BOOKLET B —_f ) Class: Primary 6 Name: Duration of paper: 1h 45 9: Date: 22 August 2008 Section A/ Booklet A 60 Section B / Booklet B 40 ‘ Total 100 ‘THIS BOOKLET CONTAINS 15 PRINTED PAGE: DO NOT OPEN THIS BOOKLET UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO. FOLLOW ALL INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY. ySection B (40 marks) For questions 31 to 46, write your answers in this booklet. The number of marks available is shown in brackets [ ] at the end of each question.or part question. 31 The diagrams below show the young of two insects. Cockroach nymph (a) Name a process that both the nymph and the larva go through as they grow into an adult fi] (b) Sam fourd a container with mosquito larvae. He sprayed a layer of oil on the surface of the water. After sometime, the larvae were dead. Explain why they died. O 4 32 (a) For a flower to develop into a fruit, two important processes have to occur. State these processes. oT {b) Inthe diagram above, draw arrows and label the following parts of the flower, anther and stigma. fo] (Go on to the next page) Score at‘Sing Hon made a smaif hole on the top of a can of condensed milk and observed 33 that the mitk dripped very slowly out of the can. om N ; (4 smatt ote 3 ‘ 4 4 (@) Why was it difficult for the milk to flow out of the can? ( (b) Sing Hon decided to make another hole on the top of the can to make the milk flow faster into the container. Was he successful? Explain why. [1] (Go on to the next page) Bo2 [ Score usThe table below shows the characteristics of three animals, D, H and M. 34 Characteristics Animal D Animal 1 Animai M The way it moves Walks and runs, Swims Swims Where it fives Land Water Water How it reproduces Lays eggs Gives birthto | Lays eggs its young Part of body that helps it Legs Flippers Fins move How it breathes Through nostrils Through Through gills blowhole {a) Classify the three animals and write ‘Animal D’, ‘Animal H’ and (b) ‘Animal M’ in the correct box. a Bird Fish Mammal State another characteristic that is found only in Animal H a) (Go onto the next page) Score35 Elton wants to find out how the surface area of a plastic sheet affects the 1 toy soldier takes to fall vertically to the ground from a certain height. Th. below shows the setup which was dropped from the certain height, plastic sheet toy soldier Elton recorded his readings in the table below. ~Fime(y taken t react the ground Area of plastic sheet (cm’) 1* timing a ‘timing Average 25 32 28 3.0 700 a at at zd a aa 50 +00 60 60 30 25 “fuze aa (a) Based on the information above, what could Elton conclude? ft) (b) Explain why it is necessary for Elton to do the experiment and record the timing twice. i) {Go on to the next page) Ba Score36 The table gives some properties of four substances P, Q, R and S. LT Substance | a R 5 Property |Cofour Green | Green | Yellow | Yellow Can it dissolve in water? | __ Yes No | Yes No iE ita magnetic material? | No No No Yes ‘Some of the substances were mixed in some beakers of water as shown in the diagram below. Beaker 1 Beaker 2 Beaker (a) _ Inwhich of the beakers would the substances be most difficull to separate? a (b) Explain your answer to (a). fi (c)__ The four substances were then mixed in a dry tray. P,Q, Rand S Which ong of the four substances would be the easiest to separate from the other$? Suggest a method to separate it 1] (Go on to the next page) Score aad37 The diagram below shows the greatest distance at which the magnets will aliract paper clips A and B. Paper clip A is twice as heavy as paper clip B. SS ZF magne ee Cm ZED tame (@) Explain why magnet X is considered the strongest among all the 4 magnets. i} (b) Based on'the setup, why is it difficult to compare the strengths of magnet X and magnet Y? 1] (Go on to the next page) Score38 The diagram below shows the shapes of the shadows formed when different objects, a tangle, a square and a circle were placed between a screen and the torchlight. The dimensions of the objects are given in the legend on the right. a) (b) screen Legend Based on the diagram above, which object(s) is/are tfansparent? uy A hole was made in the centre of the square object and it was then placed together with all the other three objects in front of the screen as shown below. Draw the shadow that will be produced on the screen. [1] screen hole {Go on to the nex page) a7 Score ne39 Study the flow chart. Start __| Does the organism Yes J have a backbone? No x Yes_| Does it eat both plants Does itmake its own |_Yes [oa fey Osea ent? Toot? +(e No No — an Yes Does it breathe Does it have fimbs? 8 [through tungs? E No 1Yy Yes Does itcause food to | Yes © _|#—~| an outer covering? decay? pF Which organisms are most likely represented by the letters A to F? Write the letters A to F in the table below. 8) Animat Letter Butterfly Rat Bread Mould Giratte Piranha Moss (Go on to the next page) B-8 Score 240 {@)_ In which part of the human digestive system does digestion first occur? (1} The diagram below shows the digestive system of a human body. (b) — Atwhich part, A, 8, C of D is digested food absorbed into the bloodstream? ty (©) Whyis it important that digested food is absorbed into the bloodstream? a (Go on to the next page) Score asbreathed in em? Volume of at a | s. A, Band Cis shown The volume of air breathed during three different activi ‘on the graph befow. A 1 Activity B Activity C a ! Volume of air breathed in om? Volume of ait breathed in em? Time in seconds (2) In Activity 8, how many breaths are taken in per minute? fa (b) Which activity, A, B or C is likely to be that of someone who is resting? [1] (©) Explain why Activity C is different from Activities A and B? i {Gp on to the next page) Score a42 “The diagram below shows blood vessels M, P and K and the direction of blood flow in the biceps, @ (e) (©) Blood Flow Which organ does blood at K eventually retum to? + 1 ‘What is the main difference between the blood flowing in M and K?- i] oo oo Blood vessel P has thinner walls than blood vessel M. Explain why P has thinner walls. ay {Go on to the next page) B11 si Score yi43 Jake carried out an investigation using the same batteries, iron rods and pe clips. The results of his test are shown below. copper | wire [— battery Setup A Setup B Set-up C (a) Explain why the number of paper clips attracted by the iron rod in each set-up was different. te fo (b) Later, Jake's friend Peter, removed the paper clips from Set-up B and tried to find out if Set-up B can attract more paper clips. The results of his test are as follow. - ~~] “Number of paper clips _ attracted by iron rod First test using Set-up B 1 Second test using Set-up B 1 . Give a reason why Peter's result is different from Jake's. 1) (Go on to the next page) B12 ‘Score44 Tony poured equal amounts of tap water into two similar tins, A and B, as shown below. Both tins were made of metal but Tin A was wrapped in black paper while Tin B was wrapped in white paper. 1 ‘ on ES ww PB BS He inserted a thermometer into both tins and placed them in the open field under bright sunlight. Tony then recorded the temperature of the water in both tins every five minutes for 30 minutes and plotted a graph as Shown below. Temperature °C Time f min 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 (a) For tin A, what is the relationship between the temperature of the water and the duration the tin was placed in the sun? 2 Co (b) From ihé roSiifts, ftate the effect of the cofour of the can’s surface on the can's temperature. ty (Go on to the next page) B18 Score45 Study the food web below carefully (a) List the food producer(s) ae io] (b) List the camivore(s) my (€)__ Inthe food web, insert another organism X which is an omnivore. Draw 2 appropriate arrows to show that X is an omnivore. {t] (Go onto the next page) Bota Score —}*Eugene was looking at a single-celled organism, Chlamydomonas, through 3 46 microscope as shown below. flagettia vacuoles eytoptasm red eyespot pucteus chloroplast cell wall a) _ State the function of cytoplasm in a Chtamydomones. a b) Eugene dectared that the organism was an animal cell. Is he correct? Explain your answer clearly. 2) The End ~ au | | | | | | i | | |ACS Primary School [Ans ‘Qunno, ‘Ans 1 4 a2 2 3 2 1 3 1 23 | 4 | 4 2 24 | 2 5 1 25 2 6 4 26 1 7 2 | 27 1 8 4 28. 3 9 2 29. 4 10 3 30 2 31a. moulting 3b. The larva breathes through breathing tube and the oil blocked, the air from ent the tube.and disabled it from breathing. 3a. 32b. 33a, Air could not leave the can easily. 33b. Yes. This allows air to enter the can easily through the mew hole and occupy the space left behind by milk as well as to push the milk out of the second hol 34. D, M, B 34b. Animal H suekles its young 38a. ‘The larger the area of plastic sheet the longer time taken for the toy soldier to reach the ground. 35b. This is fo ensure that the headings of the experiment are accurate. 36a, Beaker 2 36b. They can be dissolved in water and they are not a magnetic material. 360. S. Place a magnet near the surface of the dry tray. :31a). (b). 39a, 40a. 40b. 40¢. dia. 4b. dle. 42a. 4b. 2c. Ba, 43b. 44a. 44b, 45a. 45b. 5c, 6a. 6b. Magnet X is at the furthest distance away and can attract paper clip A which is twice as heavy as paper clip B. Both setups have 2 variables that are changed the distance between the magnet and the paper clips and the weight of paper clips attracied. To have a fair comparison only are of the variables should be changed. ‘The circle t E, 4,5, BG D Mouth B tis important as food is needed to be transported to all parts of the body. 24 breathes, ‘Activity A ‘Activity C is a high level activity the person needs more oxygen‘and that is why more air is taken in. Heart The blood in Mis ric It has thin walls where oxygen digested food and water from blood pass casily through the walls. ‘The numbers of coiling around the copper wire are different. ‘The distance where Peter placed the paper clips oa where different from Jake’s placing position. ‘The longer tin A was placed in the sun, the lighter the temperature recorded, until 20 minutes when the temperature remained constant. ‘The darker the colour of the can’s surface, the higher the temperature of the can. BandF Cand E 9 Ff Itis from new substances in it. No. There are cell wall and chloroplast in the cell.