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JANGAN BUKA KERTAS SOALAN INI SEHINGGA DIBERITAHU

INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES

Section A

1. This section consists of 30 questions.

2. Every question is followed by four alternative answers A, B, C and D. For each question, choose one answers only. Blacken your answer on the objective

answer sheet provided.

3. If you wish to change your answer, erase the blackened mark that you have made. Then blacken the new answer.

4. You are advised to spend 45 minutes to answer questions in this section.

5. Hand in the objective answer sheet to the invigilator at the end of the examination.

Section B

1. This section consists of 5 questions.

2. You are advised to spend 30 minutes to answer questions in this section.

3. Tie Section B and hand in to the invigilator at the end of the examination.

4. At the end of the examination, sign the declaration on page 18.

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bercetak di Bahagian A dan 2 halaman tidak bercetak

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MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE TUTORIAL

LEMBAGA PEPERIKSAAN MALAYSIAKEMENTERIAN PELAJARAN MALAYSIA

SULIT 2

Section A

[30 marks]

Answer all questions.

1 Why plants need sunlight?

A To make their own food

B To stay alive

C To absorb water

D To increase their population

2 A slice of bread was left in a drawer in a kitchen. After a week, the bread was found to be mouldy. Bread mould grows best in an environment that is

A warm and dry

B warm and moist

C cold and dry

D cold and moist

3 Why does frogs lay large number of slimy eggs in water?

A The tadpoles will swim in it

B To protect the tadpoles

C Will be eaten by the tadpoles

D Help the tadpoles to hatch

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4 Diagram 1 shows the breathing organs of humans.

Diagram 1

What is the correct passage of air movement during breathing?

A Nose → Lungs → Windpipe

B Lungs → Windpipe → Nose

C Nose → Windpipe → Lungs

D Lungs → Windpipe → Nose

5 Diagram 2 shows food web in a field.

Diagram 2

How many food chains are there in the food web in Diagram 2

A 3

B 4

C 5

D 6

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6 Diagram 3 shows the characteristics of animals X.

Diagram 3

What is animal X?

A Snake

B Chameleon

C Scorpion

D Pangolin

7 Diagram 4 shows a cuboid with the following length, width and height.

Diagram 4

What is the volume of the cuboid?

A 72 cm3

B 72 cm3

C 27 cm3

D 27 cm3

8 What energy transformation takes place when Emmanual lits a candle?

A Chemical energy → light energy

B Chemical energy → light energy + heat energy

C Potential energy → light energy + heat energy

D Potential energy → kinetic energy + sound energy

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Curls up Hard Into a X Scales ball

9 Diagram 5 shows when the lead rods are immersed into a beaker of acid, the bulb will light up.

Diagram 5

Which source of electricity is based on the same principle as the one shown in the Diagram 5?

A A dynamo

B A dry cell

C An accumulator

D A solar cell

10 Piryadarshinee can see herself when she looks in a basin of water. What does this show?

A Light can be reflected

B Light can change directions

C Light travels very fast

D Light travels in a straight line

11 The following information shows the principle of expansion and contraction.

What is X?

A Electricity cable

B Railway track

C Steam pipe

D Steel bridge

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Acid Lead rod

Gaps are left between X to prevent from buckling when they expand during hot weather.

12 Diagram 6 shows a young plants growing at the edge of a leaf.

Diagram 6

Which plants reproduce in a similar way as the plant shown in the diagram?

P – Pineapple Q – Aloe vera R – BegoniaS – Bougainvillae

A P and Q only

B Q and R only

C R and S only

D P and S only

13 Diagram 6 shows a circuit with three identical bulbs.

Diagram 6

Which statement about the circuit is correct.

A Bulbs R, S and T are equally bright

B Bulb T is the brightest

C Bulb S is the brightest

D Bulb r is the brightest


14 Which of the following is a renewable energy source?

A Biomass

B Coal

C Petroleum

D Natural gas

15 The following is a food chain in a paddy field.

Paddy → Rat → Snake → Eagle

What will happen if more snakes enters the paddy field?

A Rat decreases

B Paddy decreases

C Eagle decreases

D Snake decreases

16 Sally’s eyes are red and swollen. She feels the urge to scratch her eyes all the time. What is she suffering from?

A Scabies

B Mumps

C Conjunctivitis

D Chickenpox

17 A piece of chocolate cake was left on a table. Why is the chocolate cake spoilt after a few days?

A It was not covered

B Presence of warm and moist

C It was spoilt by bacteria and fungi

D It was kept for too long

18 Which of the following animals are under great threat of extinction?

A Milipede

B Scorpions

C Wolves

D Rhinoceros


19 Diagram 7 shows four beaker and their contents.

Diagram 7

Which iron nail will rust after one week?

A R and T only

B S, T and U only

C R, S and U only

D R, S, T and U

20 Diagram 8 shows planets in the solar system.

Diagram 8

What is X?

A Meteor

B Asteroids

C Meteorite

D Comet


R S

Nails Water

T U Boiled water

Nail

Mercury

Venus

Earth

Mars

Jupiter

Saturn

Neptune

Pluto

X

21 Diagram 9 shows the development of technology in water transport.

Diagram 9

Which are the correct stages of development technology in water transport?

A Canoe → Raft → Sampan → Sailing ship

B Canoe → Sampan → Raft → Sailing ship

C Sampan → Canoe → Raft → Sailing ship

D Raft → Canoe → Sailing Ship → Sampan

22 What will happen if planet Earth is farthest from sun?

A The temperature in eastern part of the world will freeze

B Animals will adapt to the new environment

C Water would freeze

D The North and South Pole will receive more snow

23 The following information shows the difficulty of surviving for certain animals.

Identify animals P, Q and R.

P Q R

A Pangolin Koala Panda

B Panda Koala Pangolin

C Koala Panda Pangolin

D Panda Pangolin Koala


Sampan Sailing ship

Raft Canoe

P only eats bamboo shoots Q only eats the eucalyptus tree R only eats ants

24 Diagram 10 shows a coconut drifting away from its tree.

Diagram 10

Why is this happening?

A For competition

B For excretion

C For the survival of species

D For growth

25 What is energy?

A Ability to do work

B Main source of ultimate energy

C Transformation of energy

D Energy to get from food

26 Which statement best describes excretion?

A Discharging faeces from the body

B Discharging waste products from the body

C Discharging carbon dioxide and water vapour from the body

D Discharging sweat from the body

27 The following information shows the source of electricity.

Which of the following best fits the description above?

A A dynamo

B A solar cell

C A dry cell

D An accumulator


Converts energy from the sun Used in calculators, watches and satellites

28 An cube as length, width and height of the same size which is 7 cm respectively. Calculate the volume of the cube?

A 49 cm2

B 49 cm3

C 343 cm2

D 343 cm3

29 Diagram 11 shows an observation made in a investigation.

Diagram 11

What is the conclusion in this investigation?

A Air expands when heated B Water expands when heated

C The balloon inflates when heated

D The balloon inflates when there is a change in temperature

30 What is a shadow cast?

A When light bends round an object B When light passes through a translucent object

C When light passes through an opaque object

D When light is blocked by an opaque object

END OF SECTION A


Balloon

Boiling water

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OBJECTIVE ANSWER SHEET

Every question is followed by four alternative answers A, B, C and D.For each question, choose one answer only. Blacken your answer on the objective answer sheet provided.


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[20 marks]

Answer all questions.

1 Diagram 1 shows a plant seedling growing in a petri dish which placed in a vertical position.

Diagram 1

(a) What is the aim of this experiment? …………………………………………………………………………………….

.[1 mark]

(b) In this experiment, state the (i) manipulated variable,

……………………………………………………………………………… .

(ii) responding variable.

……………………………………………………………………………… .[2 marks]

(c) What conclusion can be made from this investigation?

…………………………………………………………………………………… .[1 mark]


Seedling

Cotton

Plasticine

After 1 week

2 In an investigation, four pendulums of different length were used. The number of swings made by each pendulum in 60 s were determined and recorded in table below.

Length of pendulum (cm)

10 15 20 25

Number of swings in 60 s

80 72 64 56

(a) What is the aim of this investigation?

……………………………………………………………………………………. .[1 mark]

(b) What is the trend of change in the number of swings made by the pendulums in 60 s during the investigation?

……………………………………………………………………………………. .[1 mark]

(c) Predict the number of swings made in 60 s when the length of pendulum is 40 cm.

…………………………………………………………………………………….

.[1 mark]

(d) What conclusion can be made from this investigation?

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3 A plate of fried rice was covered with a piece of cling film and left on a table for two weeks. Diagram 3 shows the results of this investigation.

Diagram 2

(a) What can be observed on the fried rice on Day 9?

……………………………………………………………………………………. .[1 mark]

(b) State one inference to explain the observation in (a).

……………………………………………………………………………………. .[1 mark]

(c) State what will happen if a pupil consumes the fried rice on day 8.

……………………………………………………………………………………. .[1 mark]

(d) What can be concluded from this investigation? …………………………………………………………………………………….

.[1 mark]


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Fried rice

Plate

Day 1 Day 7 Day 14

4 The information below shows the food relationship among some organism in a habitat.

(a) Construct a food web based on the information above.

[3 marks]

(b) How many food chains are there in the food web? ………………………………….…………………………………………………

.[1 mark]


An eagle eats a sparrow An eagle eats a chicken A chicken eats a grasshopper A sparrow eats a grasshopper A grasshopper eats the paddy

plant A sparrow eats paddy plant A chicken eats the paddy plant

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5 Jacob carried out one activity as shown in Diagram 3.

Diagram 3

(a) What is the aim of this investigation?

……………………………………………………………………………………. .[1 mark]

(b) What is the energy transformation that took place in the diagram above?

……………………………………………………………………………………. .[1 mark]

(c) If Jacob wound-up the spring of a toy car and released it, what energy transformation will take place?

……………………………………………………………………………………. .[1 mark]

(d) What conclusion can you draw from this activity?

……………………………………………………………………………………. .[1 mark]

END OF SECTION B


Your answers for Section A and Section B should be written on this answer sheet provided.

The declaration below should be signed when you have completed the examination.

I do hereby affirm, at the close of this examination, that I had no unlawful knowledge of the questions or answers prior to the examination and that I have neither given nor

received assistance in answering any of the questions during the examination.

………………………………………………Signature

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