Final-year examination (set 1) (Theme 1 to Theme 5)

Section A

Duration : One hour fifteen minutes

[30

marks]
Answerallthequestions.EveryquestionisfollowedbyfouroptionsA,B,CandD.Choosethecorrectanswer.
Thesuggestedtimeforthissectionis45minutes.Ifyouunabletoansweraquestion,proceedtothenextquestion.

1 Figure 1 shows a type of plants.

Figure 3
What stimuli does the plant respond to?
A Air
C Water
B Touch
D Sunlight

Figure 1
Which of the following plants reproduce in the same
way as the plant in Figure 1?
A Hibiscus
C Mushroom
B Lotus
D Bamboo

5 Figure 4 shows two types of items are weighed on a

balance.

2 Which of the following instruments was not used to

measure time in the past?
A
C

Figure 4
The mass of the sugar is 1.5 kg. What is the mass of an
apple?
A 500 g
C 800 g
B 750 g
D 1 000 g

6 Figure 5 shows an animal.

3 Figure 2 shows two types of living things.

Figure 5
How does the animal in Figure 5 breathe?
A Through skin
B Through lungs
C Through gills
D Through trachea structure

Figure 2
Which of the following statements are true about
living things?
I They breathe in oxygen.
II They need space to live.
III They need sunlight to grow.
IV They need food and water to survive.
A I, II and III only
C I, III and IV only
B I, II and IV only D I, II, III and IV

7 Which plant is not matched correctly to the

characteristics that protect it from its enemies?
A
B
C
D

4 Figure 3 shows the response of a plant to stimuli.

Plant
Cactus
Bamboo
Mushroom
Pineapple

Characteristic
Has thorns
Has fine hairs
Produces poisonous substances
Has fine hairs

8 Figure 6 shows a pupil reading the volume of water in

a measuring cylinder.
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12 Which of the following objects is not made of

artificial leather?
A
C

Figure 6

Which is the correct position of eye?

A P
C R
B Q
D S

9 Figure 7 shows two groups of objects .

A
B
C
D

13 Which of the following are the characteristics of

Mercury?
I The smallest planet in the Solar System.
II Does not have natural satellite.
III The nearest planet to the Sun.
IV Does not have atmosphere
A I, II and III only
C I, III and IV only
B I, II and IV only D II, III and IV only

Figure 7
Which of the following can be placed into M and N?
M
N
Bottle
Key
Umbrella
Gold ring
Tyre
Mirror
Bag
Scarf

14 Figure 10 shows the tool used in the development in

the fields of agriculture.

10 Figure 8 shows an investigation.

Figure 8
Which statements are true based on the observation in
Figure 8?
I The triangle has a greater mass than the cube.
II The mass of three triangles is equal to that of three
cubes.
III The mass of two cubes is equal to that of four
triangles.
IV If the mass of two cubes is 0.6 kg, the mass of
each triangle is 300 g.
A I and II only
C II and IV only
B I and III only
D III and IV only

Figure 10
Which of the following shows the development of
technology from the past to present?
A Hoe Plough Tractor
B Tractor Plough Hoe
C Plough Hoe Tractor
D Hoe Tractor Plough

11 Figure 9 shows a scorpion.

15 Which statement is not true about the Sun?

A It is a star.
B It is a planet.
C It gives out heat and light.
D It is the centre of the Solar System.

Figure 9
What is the function of Z?
A To protect itself
B To drink water
C To detect an enemy
D To reproduce

16 Which of the following can be used to measure length?

I Span
III Metre ruler
II Cubit
IV Beam balance
A I and II only
C I, II and III only
B II and IV only
D I, III and IV only

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17 Plant X has the characteristic of poisonous leaf. Based

on the information, what is plant X?
A Yam plant
B Rubber plant
C Papaya plant
D Pumpkin plant
18 Figure 11 shows a metal spoon.

Figure 13
Based on the information, what is X?
A
C

B
Figure 11
Which of the following is true about the property of
metal spoon?
A Can be stretched
B Floats on water
C Conducts electricity
D Allows light to pass through it

23 Figure 14 shows four growth of a butterfly.

19 Figure 12 shows three objects.

Figure 14
Which of the following represents the correct order of
growth?
A PQRS
B QPSR
C RSPQ
D SRQP

Figure 12
Which objects can be reused?
A X and Y
C Y and Z
B X and Z
D X , Y and Z
20 Which of the following statements are true about
asteroids?
I Asteroids are giant snowball.
II Asteroids around the Sun.
III Asteroids are huge chunks of rocks mixed with
metal.
IV Asteroids belt lies between Mars and Jupiter.
A I, II and IV only C I, II and III only
B I, III and IV only D II, III and IV only

24 Which of the following pairs is not true?

Plant
Adaptation to natural
A
Bamboo
Small and divided leaves
Has leaf which straighten
B
Maize plant
during sunny days
C
Maple tree
Loses it leaves
Has waxy and waterproof
D
Yam plant
leaves

21 Which instrument can measure 3 m of milk most

accurately?
A
C

25 Figure 15 shows a box is placed on the field. The grass

under the box turns yellow after few days.

Figure 15
What conclusion can be made?
A The grass does not get sunlight.
B The grass does not get water.

22 Figure 13 shows X has three characteristics.

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C
D

The grass does not get food.

The grass cannot breathe.

28 Which of the following iron nails will rust after a

week?

26 Figure 16 shows the breathing processes of M and N.

Figure 16
Which of the following is true about M and N?
M
N
A
Is hotter
Is cooler
B
Has more nitrogen
Has less oxygen
C
Has more oxygen
Has less oxygen
Has more carbon
Has less carbon
D
dioxide
dioxide

29 Which of the following is not true about the ways to

prevent rusting?
Object
Way to prevent rusting
A
Razor blade
Cover with paper
B
Paper clip
Cover with paint
C
Clothes hanger
Cover with plastic
D
Tin food
Coat with aluminium

27 Which of the following animals wallowing in mud

holes to keep its body cool in a hot day?
A
C

30 Which of the following correctly represents the sizes

of the Sun, the Earth and the Moon?
The Sun
The Earth
The Moon
A
Marble
Ping pong ball
Basketball
B
Basketball
Marble
Sago
C
Volley ball
Marble
Tennis ball
D
Sago
Ping pong ball
Basketball

Section B
Answer all the questions.
Write your answers in the spaces provided.

[20marks]

1 Figure 1 shows two types of plants.

[2 marks]
(c) Give two other plants that produce young plants
in the same way as banana plants.
[1 mark]
2 Figure 2 shows two objects in the Solar System.

Figure 1
(a) What can you infer based on figure 1?
[1 mark]
(b) How do the above plants produce young plants?
(i) P :
Figure 2

(ii) Q :
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(a) What do objects X and Y represent?

(i) X :

4 Figure 3 shows two cloths of different sizes being

immersed in 250 m water.

(ii) Y :
[2 marks]
(b) Describe how object Y looks like.
[1 mark]
(c) What is the similar characteristic of objects X
and Y?

Figure 3
(a) In this experiment,
(i) what is changed?

[1 mark]

(ii) what is measured?

(d) What will happen to the Earths surface if object

X does not burn out completely?

[2 marks]

[1 mark]

(b) Predict which container will contain less volume

of water after the cloths are taken out.

3 Four pupils measured the length of a table using

different body parts. The results are recorded in
Table 1.
Total number of
Total number of
Pupil
spans
arm spans
W
12
3
X
14
4
Y
18
6
Z
16
5
Table 1
(a) What is your observation?

[1 mark]
(c) Give one reason for your answer in (b).
[1 mark]
(d) What is the relationship between the size of
cloth
and the volume of water left
in the beaker?

[1 mark]

[1 mark]

(b) Predict which pupil has the longest arm.

[1 mark]
(c) Give one reason for your answer in (b).

[1 mark]
(d) State the thing that is
(i) kept the same :
(ii) changed :
[2 marks]

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