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Cambridge Primary Progression Test Science 2018 Stage 4 Paper 1 Question
Cambridge Primary Progression Test Science 2018 Stage 4 Paper 1 Question
Stage 4
35 minutes
For Teacher’s Use
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Name ………………………………………………….……………………….
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Additional materials: Ruler
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READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST 5
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Answer all questions in the spaces provided on the question paper.
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You should show all your working on the question paper. 8
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The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question
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or part question.
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The total number of marks for this paper is 40. 12
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SCIENCE_01_S4_8RP
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1 The skeleton has many parts. For
Teacher’s
Use
skull
jaw
humerus
ribs
elbow
pelvis
ulna
knee
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2 There are forces between two magnets. For
Teacher’s
Use
(a) Look at the two magnets.
N S N S
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N S S N
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3 Stearic acid is a white solid at room temperature. For
Teacher’s
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Carlos heats some stearic acid until it becomes a liquid.
(a) What is the name of the process when a solid becomes a liquid?
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(b) Carlos lets the stearic acid cool down. It changes back into a solid.
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4 Safia and Jamila are learning about sound. For
Teacher’s
Use
balloon
Jamila
Safia
moving slowly
very hard
very soft
vibrating quickly
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5 Materials are either solids, liquids or gases. For
Teacher’s
Use
Here is a list of materials.
carbon dioxide
hydrogen
iron
silver
water
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6 Sound can travel as vibrations through different materials. For
Teacher’s
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Complete the sentences.
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7 A baby is given medicine. For
Teacher’s
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medicine in
a syringe
baby
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(c) Put the sentences in order. For
Teacher’s
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Use numbers 1 2 3 4 and 5.
sentences order
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8 Lily blows across the top of a test tube to make a sound. For
Teacher’s
Use
She blows across the top of a test tube and makes a new sound.
What happens to the sound when there is water in the test tube?
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9 Yuri boils 30 g of water in a beaker. For
Teacher’s
Use
After 5 minutes there is only 15 g of water left in the beaker.
Explain why.
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10 Mia has pictures of six different animals. For
Teacher’s
Use
A B C
D E F
yes no
yes no yes no
Tegenaria Dermanyssus
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Use the key to identify the animals. For
Teacher’s
Use
One has been done for you.
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C ...............................................................................
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Dermanyssus
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11 This question is about the properties of materials. For
Teacher’s
Use
(a) A material flows easily and completely fills any container it is put into.
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(b) A material does not flow easily and has a fixed shape.
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(e) A material has a fixed volume and takes the shape of its container.
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12 Youssef makes an electrical circuit. For
Teacher’s
Use
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13 Blessy and Chen investigate where woodlice live. For
Teacher’s
Use
Blessy Chen
leaves
log
They look in two places to see how many woodlice they can find.
‘We must look for woodlice under the leaves for 3 minutes.
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(b) Blessy collects woodlice from under the log for 3 minutes. For
Teacher’s
Use
woodlice
Complete the sentences to show one other thing she can measure of the
woodlice.
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14 Carlos has a radio on a table. For
Teacher’s
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measuring
radio equipment
Carlos measures the distance from the measuring equipment to the radio.
measurement measuring
equipment
light meter
balance
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15 Mia investigates the effect of heating water. For
Teacher’s
Use
Every five minutes she measures the
temperature of volume of
time mass of water
water water
in minutes in g
in oC in cm3
0 20 20 20.0
5 27 20 20.4
10 41 20 20.8
15 48 20 21.0
20 60 20 21.5
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(d) What happens to the volume of the water as the temperature changes?
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16 Oliver investigates how sound travels through different materials. For
Teacher’s
Use
Oliver
alarm clock
material
(a) Write down one way he can make this a fair test.
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(b) Look at Oliver’s results. For
Teacher’s
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volume of sound
material
very very
quiet loud
quiet loud
cardboard
glass
perspex
plastic
wood
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(c) Describe how Oliver can make the sound he hears very quiet in this
investigation.
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