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SMK TAMAN KOSAS AMPANG
ACADEMIC TEST 1 (2009)
SCIENCE FORM 4
1 HOUR

There are forty questions in this paper. For each question, four suggested answers are given. Choose
one correct answer and indicate it on the multiple-choice answer sheet provided.
5. Which of the following are not the positive
1. During an experiment, which of the following
scientific attitudes and noble values needed in a
variables is observed and recorded?
scientific investigation?
A. manipulated variable
A. Being critical and analytical
B. Fixed variable
B. Being systematic and rational
C. responding variable
C. Being sensitive and suspicious
D. controlled variable
D. Being responsible and cooperative
2. What is the best definition of the word
hypothesis?
A. A statement of the actual investigation which
has been proven
B. A statement of the actual investigation which
has not been proven
C. The result of an investigation which has been
confirmed
D. an evaluation of the results and data of an
investigation
3. Which of the following is the correct
sequence in a scientific investigation?
V
Identifying the variables
W Making a hypothesis
X Making inferences
Y
Planning the procedure
Z
Recording the data
A. WV Y Z X
B. VY Z X W
C. YX Z V W
D. X Z Y V W

6.

I do not want to wash the beakers that I

have used.

A student has this thought after an experiment.

Which of the following values is not shown by
the student?
A. Daring to try B. Independence
C. Responsible D. Objective
7. Qualitative observations can be obtained
through
A. the size of rats
B. the number of rats
C. the health of rats
D. the length of rats
8. Which of the following forms can be
presented in a report?
I. Graph
II. Table
III. Chart
A. I and II only
B. I and III only
C. II and III only
D. I,II and III
9. The diagram shows a measuring cylinder
containing water. Find the volume of one cork.

4. A hypothesis is a statement that

A. describes the problem
B. is repeated in the conclusion
C. describes the relationship between the
manipulated and responding variables
D. describes the relationship between the fixed
and responding variables
A. 15cm3
C. 7.5cm3

B. 12cm3
D. 5.5cm3

10. Which of the following diagrams shows a

complete swing of a pendulum?

14. Figure below shows the human brain. Name

the part labeled Q.
A. medulla oblongata
B. cerebrum
C. spinal cord
D. cerebellum

11. Figure below shows a type of neurone. The

arrows show the path flow of nerve impulses
through the neuron. Name the part labeled P.

A. Dendron
C. Dendrite

B. Myelin sheath
D. Axon

12. Figure below shows a reflex arc involved in

the withdrawal of a hand from a hot object.

15. What is the effect of the under secretion of

the hormone thyroxine by the thyroid gland?
A. high metabolic rate
B. excessive sweating
C. weight of loss
D. swelling of the thyroid gland (simple goiter)
16. Which statement on a hormone is true?
A. hormones are secreted in large quantities
B. A specific hormone stimulates specific
activities
C. A hormone is circulated through the nervous
system
D. the effect of hormones is fast but temporary
17. Figure below shows the pathway of an
impulse when a person removes his hand from a
hot object.
Receptor

Which part is correctly labeled?

A. motor neuron
B. sensory neuron
C. receptor
D. effector
13. Figure below shows the endocrine glands in
a human being. Which gland produces the
hormones which control the level of glucose in
the blood?

Spinal cord

Which of the following actions have a similar

impulse pathway?
A. Picking up a book
B. A knee-jerk
C. Dilation of pupils
D. Walking on a narrow bar
18. Which of the following is not an effect of
alcohol on body coordination?
A. Slurred speech
B. Blurred speech
C. Slow reflexes
D. Slow heart rate
19. Which of the following statements is true of
the mind?
A. It is part of the brain
B. It is not under the control of our will
C. It is the ability to think and reason
D. It is a hormone released by the brain
20. The function of the spinal cord is to
A. control reflex actions only
B. control involuntary actions
C. control voluntary actions and involuntary
actions
D. control involuntary actions and reflex actions

Effector

21. What is the basic unit of the nervous system?

A. axon
B. neurone
C. dendrite
D. myelin sheath

26. Diagram below shows flow chart for the

main parts of the human nervous system

22. Diagram Below shows a type of neurone that

is found in the human nervous system. What is
the function of the neurone?

A. enables impulse to move in one direction

B. carries the impulses to the muscle or gland
C. connects the sensory neurone and the motor
neurone
D. carries the impulses from the sensory organ to
the central nervous system
23.

Which of the following is controlled by X?

A. senses
B. reflex action
C. mental activities
D. uncontrolled action

27. Which of the following is the function of the

cranial nerve?
A. connects the brain to sensory organs in the
head
B. connects the spinal cord to internal organs
C. controls the secretion of chemicals from
endocrine glands
D. receives impulses from sensory organs to be
Diagram shows the human central
interpreted
nervous system. Which of the
following part is / are involved in a
28. Which of the following are involuntary
reflex action?
actions?
I. Hearbeat
A. P only
B. Q only
II. Breathing
C. Q and R
D, P, Q and R
III. Drawing pictures
A. I and II only
C. II and III only

B. I and III only

D. I, II and III

24. Diagram below shows part of human brain.

29.The
following
proprioceptors except
I. cycling
II. writing letter
III. clapping hands

activities

What is the function of area X?

A. Receives impulses from the sensory organ
B. Controls mental activities
C. controls the body automatic activities
D. controls the muscles for movement

A. I and II only
C. II and III only

B. I and III only

D. I, II and III

25. Body coordination of a human being is

controlled by the
I. endocrine system
II. Excretory system
III. nervous system
A. I and II only
C. II and III only

B. I and III only

D. I, II and III

involve

30. Proprioceptors are found in the

I. muscles
II. bones
III. joints
A. I and II only
C. II and III only

B. I and III only

D. I, II and III

31. Hallucinations is caused by

A. LSD
B. cocaine
C. alcohol
D. solvent and glue

32. Which of the following is not due to

addiction to drugs?
A. Vomiting
B. muscle cramp
C. too much of sweating
D. always feeling hungry
33. Liver cirrhosis is the effect of
A. taking too much of drugs
B. taking too much of sweets
C. drinking too much of alcoholic drinks
D. consuming too much of high cholesterol food
34. The figure shows a process that occurs
during cell divisions
The process refers to
A. mitosis
B. mutation
C. cross-over
D. fertilisation
35. Figure below shows a cell division process
that
occurs
in
human
skin.

Which of the following statements is true?

A. Gamete is produced
B. Doubling process occurs twice
C. occurs in the productive organs only
D. the number of daughter cell chromosomes is
the same as that of the parent cell
36. Diagram below shows a type of cell division
in animals. Which of the following occurs after
stage R?

A. chromatids separate
B. cell divides into two
C. chromosomes shorten and become thicker
D. Each chromosomes carries out a doubling
process
37. The parents by which character determinants
are handed on from to their offspring is called
A. mitosis
B. meiosis
C. genetics
D. hereditary

38. Where does meiosis occur in plants?

I. AntherII. Ovary
III. Ovule
A. I and II only
C. II and III only

B. I and III only

D. I, II and III

39. The genetic material in the nucleus is present

in
A. gamete
B. zygote
C. centromere
D. chromosome
40. Which of the following characteristics is
determined by genes?
A. skin colour
B. Body weight
C. Height
D. Gender
Prepared by:_______________
(Madam Neela)
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