1. Read the following information and answer the questions that follow.
*Melbourne is a city in Australia at a latitude of about 38 degrees South of the equator.
Sun. Source: The Age newspaper, Melbourne, Australia, 22nd June 1998 (adapted)
Which statement explains why daylight and darkness occur on Earth?
A. The Earth rotates on its axis.
B. The Sun rotates on its axis.
C. The Earth’s axis is tilted.
D. The Earth revolves around The Sun.
2..
In the last sentence of the article it is stated that many governments have already decided to forbid
cloning of people by law. Two possible reasons for this decision are mentioned below. Are these reasons
scientific reasons? Circle either “Yes” or “No” for each
Answer: Yes, No
2. Read the following newspaper article and answer the questions that follow.
What kinds of diseases can people be vaccinated against?
A. Inherited diseases like haemophilia.
B. Diseases that are caused by viruses, like polio.
C. Diseases from the malfunctioning of the body, like diabetes.
D. Any sort of disease that has no cure
4. Based on question 3, If animals or humans become sick with an infectious bacterial disease and then
recover, the type of bacteria that caused the disease does not usually make them sick again. What is the
reason for this?
A. The body has killed all bacteria that may cause the same kind of disease.
B. The body has made antibodies that kill this type of bacteria before they multiply.
C. The red blood cells kill all bacteria that may cause the same kind of disease.
D. The red blood cells capture and get rid of this type of bacteria from the body
5.
It is important to have a source of good drinking water. Water found underground is referred to as
ground water.
Give one reason why there is less bacteria and particle pollution in ground water than in water from
surface sources such as lakes and rivers.
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Answer:
Responses referring to ground water being filtered through the grounds
-When it goes through sand and dust the water is cleaned.
-It has been naturally filtered.
-Because when water goes down through the ground it will be strained by rocks and sand.
Responses referring to the ground water being encapsulated and therefore protected from possible
pollution; OR that surface water is more easily polluted
-Ground water is inside the earth and therefore air pollution cannot make it dirty.
-Because ground water isn’t open, it is located under something.
-Lake and rivers can be polluted by the air and you can swim in it and so on, that’s why it is not clean.
-Because lakes and rivers are polluted by people and animals.
Other correct responses, such as:
-Ground water is water without much food for bacteria so they will not survive there.
-Ground water is not in the Sun.
-There is blue-green algae