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30 QUESTIONS
TIME ALLOWED: 45 MINUTES

STUDENT'S NAME:

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on the ANSWER SHEET

Readthe instructions
andfill in yourNAME, SCHOOL YEAR, GENDER
and the LANGUAGE YOU FIRST SPOKE.

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Use the information to choosethe BE$T answer
fromthe four possible
options.

On yourANSWER SHEET blackenthe ovalthatmatches

the answeryou choosefor eachquestion.
MarkonlyONE answerfor eachquestion.

Yourscorewill be the numberof correctanswers.

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Smallrocksformedby waterin riversare usuallysmoothand rounded.

The photosshowthe actualsizeof 4 sniallrocks.

Whichrockwas mostlikelynot formedin a river?

(A) (c)

G
O Whatis the lengthof the longestrock?

(A) 2l cm (B) 3 cm (C) 3*cm (D) 4 cm

O foundthe remainsof someanimalsin a cave.

Scientists
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leg bones teeth skulls backbones
Type of rernains

O witheggsin themneara beach'

Maryfound4 birds'nests

r Whatcolouris a tern'seEgmost
Egg colour of eggs in the nest
Numbe_r likelyto be?
bluishwhite 3 (A) bluishwhite
whiteand black 1 (B) whiteand black
white 2 (C) white
2 (D) blueand white
blueandwhite
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I The drawingshowssomepartsof the humandigestivesystem.

mouth
oesophagus

liver

gall bladder stomach

smallintestine largeintestine

Whatdoesfoodpassthroughon its way fromthe mouthto the stomach?

(A) gallbladder
(B) largeintestine
(C) oesophagus
(D) smallintestine

O Syrupsare thick,[Link] thickerthe syrup,the slowerit will movedowna

slope.

The graphshowsthe distance4 differentsyrupsmoveddowna slopein one

minute.
50 Whichsyrupis the'thickest?

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showthe temperature
The thermometers
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classroom undera tree unshaded

playground

Whichplaceis coolest?

(A) classroom
(B) undera tree
(C) unshadedPlaYground
(D) classroomcuPboard

g changeelectricalenergyintodifferenttypesof [Link] table

appliances
Electrical
aboutthis.
givesinformation

Appliance Light energy Heatenergy Soundenergy MovementenergY

fan r' r' r'

heater r' r'

washing r' r' r'

machine

CD player r' r' r' r'

energychangedinto mostoften?
which typeof energyis electrical

(A) light (B) heat (C) sound (D) movement

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Leaf What is the Does the leaf ha What colour is the leaf?
leaf's shape? grooved edges
P blade
O blade CS reenand dark qreen
R oval no dark qreen
+i: S heart yes

Whichphotoshowsleaf P?

(A) (D)

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Foodtype Plantor animal Numberof starfisheatingfood type

a l qa e plant 21
marinesnail a n i ma l o
prawns a n i ma l 3

fromherobservations?
WhatcouldNaomiconclude

(A) The starfishate bothplantsand animals.

(B) The starfishate PlantsonlY.
(C) Morestarfishate prawnsthanmarinesnails.
(D) Morestarfishate marinesnailsthanalgae.

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Jug \- Gasjar Testtube Flask

Whichdrawingis the gasjar fromabove?

(A) (B) (c) (D)

@ The diagrams,drawnto the samescale,show2 viewsof'a modelplane.

Top view Sideview
weightednose

Whichdiagramshowsthe frontviewof the planecorrectly?

(A) (B) (c)
(u) (D)
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Butterfliesare insects.

In its lifetimea butterflychangesthroughthe followingstages:

egg ---=---*--> caterpillar ---,-- --------> chrysalis -------'------> butterfly

The picturesshow what these stageslook [Link] stagesare not in order.

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W h i c hl i sto rd e rsthe butterfly's

(A) X, W, Z, Y (B) X,Z,W,Y (c) z,w, x,Y (D) Z,Y,W,X

@ Insectshave3 mainbodyparts:head,thoraxandabdomen.

The drawingsshow the body partsof one side of a caterpillarand a butterfly.

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As a butterflythe insecthas 6 legs attached

The caterpillarchangedinto a butterfly.
to its thorax.

How many true legs are attachedto tlre insect'sthoraxwhen it is a caterpillar?

(A) 3 (B) 6 (c) B (D) 18 :'

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Some studentswantedto know what attracts honeybeesto flowers.

r h') beehive
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colourtest W tastetest
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The studentsplacedcirclesof colouredpaperandcirclesof brownpapersoakedin

(salty,sweetandsour)arounda beehive.
solutions
different All the circleswerethe
samesize.

The numberof beesthatvisitedeachpapercircleis shownin the table.

rvp"@"r-- Numberof beesattracted
blue BO
oreen 10
oranqe 7
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purple 7s
red 6
white 120
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salty(saltandwater) 2
sweet(suqarandwater 12
sour(lemon juice 5

fromtheirexperiment?
what couldthe childrenconclude

The honeybeesweremainlyattractedto an objectby its

(A) smell. (B) colour. (C) shape. (D) taste.

@ which flowerwouldbe likelyto attractthe mostbees?

(A) (B) (c)

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be changed.

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high-pitched sound
low-pitched
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sound
high-pitched sound
low-pitched

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Whichstringwouldvibrateto makea soundwiththe lowestpitch?

(A)
(B) €-a
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(D)

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observed
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The studentsthoughtthatthe antsusedtheirant:nnasto identify:

1. colonyantsand otherants
2. the trailtheyfollowedto theirhole
3. food

the studentsmade?
by the observations
Whichidea(s)are supported

(A) 1 only (B) l and2only ( C) 1 and 3 only ( D) 3 only

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A recorder
makesa musicaltonewhenthe columnof air insideit vibrates.

The playerblowsair intothe recorder.

Someair escapesthroughthe lip of the recorder
causingthe air insideto vibrate. :
The musicaltonecan be changedby openingandclosingthe toneholesor the i,,',,':
open end with the fingers.

The diagramshows the parts of a recorder.

tone hole

blowhere
-_--> o o d o o@ openend
L__*____J
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headjoint middlesection footjoint

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t$| The playerclosedone openingin the recorderand blew into it. No soundwas made.

Whichone openingdid the playerclose?

(A) the lip

(B) t o n e h o l en u mb e r1
(C) t o n e h o l en u mb e r7
(D) t h e o p e ne n d

@ A longervibrating
columnof air makesa lowertonethana shorterone.

The diagramshowsthe tonesthatcan be produced

by the recorderin the diagramby
shortening
or lengthening
theaircolumn.

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lowtone

Whichtoneholeswoulda playercloseto playtoneX?

(A) 6 only
(B) 6andTonly
(C) 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 a n d6 o n l y
* (D) 1, 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 a n dt h el i po n l y
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Somestudentsmeasured

showhowtheymeasured
The drawings theirnailusinga [Link]'s
measurementis givenbesidethe drawing.

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0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R a c h e=l Z | c m

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0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 12 Jane= 3 cm

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0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 = 2f, cm
Brenda

r l r l r l
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0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11'12 Nadia= 4 cm

the lengthexactly?
Whichstudentmeasured

(A) Rachel (B) Jane (C) Brenda (D)

Tom thoughtthat most vehiclesenteringthe streetbesidehis schoolwere taking

studentsto and from [Link] schoolday was from 9 am to 3 pm.

He countedthe numberof vehiclesthat enteredthe streetin one schoolday. His

resultsare shownin the table.
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Type of 8-9 9-10 1 0 - 1 1 1 1- 1 2 12-1 1-2 2-3 3-4
vehicle am am am am pm pm pm pm
oushbikes 54 0 0 0 0 0 3 51
cars 110 10 12 2 15 13 40 120
bus 8 1 1 1 1 1 I
trucks 0 2 2 1 1 0 U 0
motorbikes 0 0 1 0 0 U t)

W h i c hv e hi cl en u mb e rssu p p o rtT om' sidea?

(A) cars only

(B) cars and busesonly
(C) push bikes,cars, busesand trucksonly
(D) push bikes,cars, buses,trucksand motorbikes

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Carbondioxidegas and oxygengas dissolvein water.

Plantsgive out more oxygenthan they take in. Plantsuse carbondioxide.

Animalsneed to take in oxygento live,Ort tt',"ydo not make it. Animalsmake carbon
dioxide.

The drawingshowsthe experimentsome childrenset up in [Link] jar

was sealedso that no air couldenteror leave.

rid
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plant
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,rrl.,fii;1 (A) Do plantsneedlightto producecarbondioxide?

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(B) Do animalsgiveout oxygenwhentheyeat a waterplant?
(C) Do oxygenandcarbondioxidefromthe air dissolvein water?
(D) Do plantsandanimalsprovidethe gasesandfoodthe otherneedsto live?

Afteroneweekthe plantand [Link] the planthad been

eaten.

Whichdrawingshowsthe most likelyfood chainin the sealedjar?

means"is eatenby"

(c) ( D)

pPant plant plant --) snail plant*--> srlail

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the positionof the mast had on the speed
Some studentswantedto know what effect
of a sailboat'
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They madefour modelsailboats(w, x,Y and
positionsof their masts'Each mast was
sailboatswere the same exceptfor the
placeda differentdistancefrom the bow'
string - woodenboom

cardboardsail
woodenmast

string ,, cardboardhull
cardboardrudder
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test was fair?
What must the studentshave done to ensurethe

(A) make all the sailsthe same size'

igi typesof cardboard
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M i l l i ema d ea ca rd b o a rdsh a p ethat lookedlikea bir d in flightwhenseen fr om b el ow .

S h e m ove dth e sh a p eo ve rso [Link] tur nedthe shapear oundand
movedit over the chickensa [Link] way the chickensreactedto the shape
on each occasionis shown.

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chickenswerenot afraid chickens were afraid

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type of bir ddependingon how
M i l l i ec on cl u d e dth a tth e sh a p elookedlikea differ ent
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The photosshow what some birdslook like in flightwhen seen from below.

Which photoshowsa bird the chickenswould not be afraidof?

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hydrogen lightest
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of some gases. helium
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Some studentstied balloonsc;ontaining c1 I

oxyqen
same amountof each of the gasesto a
carbondioxide heaviest
long stickto comparetheirweightsas shown.

Whichdrawingcorrectlyshowsthe resultwhen the gases heliumand carbondioxide

were compared?

( A) (B ) (c) (D)

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werethe sameheight
[Link] supports
some studentsmadethe bridgesupports
and madefromthe sameplasticmaterial.

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The bridgespansin the experimentdid not [Link] studentsaddedblocksof the
same massto the middleof each bridgespan untilthe plasticsupportsbeganto
collapse.

carriedout.
The drawingsof the bridgesshow the teststhe str,rdents

bridgespan

bridgesupport

@ werethe studentsmostlikelytryingto answerwiththisexperiment?

Whatquestion

(A) What materialmakesthe strongestbridgesupport?

(B) What shapemakesthe strongestbridgesupllort?
(C) What heightshouldbridgesupportsbe?
(D) What bridgespan lengthmakesthe bridgethe strongest?

@ wasa fairtest.
The experiment

What did the studentsnot have to keepthe same for each bridge?

(A) the mass of the individualblocksusedto tesi the bridgestrength

(B) the numberof blocksusedto test the bridgestrength
(C) the lengthof the bridgesPan
(D) the mate$alusedto makethe bridgesupports

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for permissionto reproduceor adapt illustrations.
obtainpermissionfor the use of [Link] hopesthat its apologies
will be acceptedfor any errorsor omissions.

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