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2. According to the following food chain, what will happen to the number of birds if all the grasses die?
Grass grasshopper bird
A. Increase B. Decrease C. No change D. Increase then decrease
4. Which of the following correctly shows the positive results of tests for oxygen and water respectively?
Oxygen Water
A. Glowing splint relights. Dry cobalt chloride paper remains blue.
B. Glowing splint goes out. Wet cobalt chloride paper turns pink.
C. Burning splint goes out. Wet cobalt chloride paper remains blue.
D. Burning splint burns more brightly. Dry cobalt chloride paper turns pink.
9. Why is the temperature of the breathed air always higher than that of the unbreathed air?
A. Friction () between air and trachea. B. Some oxygen in air is used after respiration.
C. Body temperature warms the breathed air. D. More carbon dioxide is made after respiration.
10. What is the colour of the hydrogencarbonate indicator in each of the following test-tubes after they are put
under a lamp for an hour?
black
box
leaf
soda
water
lime
X Y Z
Hydrogencarbonate indicator
X Y Z X Y Z
A. red purple yellow B. red yellow yellow
C. purple yellow purple D. purple red purple
11. Cigarette smokers cant quit smoking easily because cigarettes contain
(1) carbon monoxide. (2) nicotine. (3) cigarette smoke.
A. (1) only B. (2) only C. (1) and (2) only D. (1), (2) and (3)
12. Fanning can make a charcoal fire burn more vigorously because fanning
A. removes carbon dioxide. B. produces a cooling effect.
C. removes the water vapour. D. adds more oxygen needed for burning.
13. Which of the following would NOT be produced when the food is burnt?
(1) chemical energy (2) heat energy (3) water
A. (1) only B. (1) and (2) only C. (1) and (3) only D. (2) and (3) oly
14. The following are the steps for testing a green leaf for starch. Arrange them in the correct order.
(1) Add a few drops of iodine solution. (2) Put the leaf in hot water.
(3) Put the leaf in a test tube of alcohol in a hot water bath. (4) Boil the leaf in water for two minutes.
A. (1), (2), (3), (4) B. (2), (3), (4), (1) C. (4), (2), (3), (1) D. (4), (3), (2), (1)
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C. It is due to the flow of free electrons from positive to negative terminal.
D. It can be measured by an ammeter.
16. Which of the following copper wires has the smallest resistance?
A. B.
C. D.
18. Which of the following circuit components can be used in a dimmer switch or a volume controller?
A. B. + -
C. D.
+ -
20. Which of the following circuits has the bulb lighted up when the switch is closed?
A. B.
C. D.
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(B) True or False Statements (10 marks)
Write 'T' for a true statement and 'F' for a false one.
1. The percentage of water vapour in air is affected by the weather.
2. We can remove most of the starch in the leaves of a plant by placing it in darkness for 48 hours.
3. The process of releasing energy from food in our body cells is called burning.
4. The carbon monoxide in cigarette smoke can stimulate our trachea and lead to coughing.
5. Photosynthesis occurs in daytime only.
6. Animals respire all the time while plants respire at night only.
7. The amount of carbon dioxide and oxygen in the atmosphere will not change.
8. Only metals conduct electricity.
9. The red terminal of the voltmeter should be connected to the negative pole of the electric cell.
10. Provided other conditions are the same, higher resistance results in a lower current.
2. To increase the oxygen supply, Karen has put a potted plant under sunlight near the window of her
bedroom.
(a) (i) Explain why putting the potted plant under sunlight can increase the oxygen supply inside the
room. (3 marks)
(ii) Explain why an increased oxygen supply can make a person more energetic. (2 marks)
(b) Karens father thinks that it is not good to put a potted plant in the bedroom because the supply of
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oxygen will decrease at night. Explain his idea. (2 marks)
[Total: 7 marks]
out from the chemical wastes in a rubbish truck yesterday, the driver of the truck tried to splash water
to the wastes. The chemicals reacted with the water and caught fire, producing much more fumes.
Firemen used dry sand to absorb the water and examined the chemicals on arrival. No one was hurt in
the accident.
(a) What did the driver do to chemical wastes that were on fire? What was the result? (3 marks)
(b) What did the firemen use to put out the fire? (1 mark)
(c) List the TWO substances for putting out fire mentioned in the article. Explain the principles.(4 marks)
(d) Give another tool for putting out fire. (1 mark)
[Total: 9 marks]
4. The table below shows the Air Pollution Index (API) and the number of asthma attack in a certain district
over a week.
Day API No. of asthma attack
1 55 0
2 100 3
3 160 6
4 200 8
5 240 12
6 220 10
7 180 9
(a) What is the relationship between API and the number of asthma attack? (1 mark)
(b) Suggest TWO air pollutants that cause the asthma attack. (2 marks)
(c) State the sources of the air pollutants in (b). (2 marks)
(d) Explain why saving electricity can help to reduce air pollution. (1 mark)
(e) Besides saving energy, state TWO other ways that we can help to reduce air pollution in daily life.
(2 marks)
[Total: 8 marks]
5. You are provided with electric cell, light bulb, connectors, switch and ammeter. Draw a circuit diagram to
show how you connect the above components, so that the light bulb will light up and the current passing
through it can be measured. (3 marks)
6. Peter wants to test whether wire A is a conductor or an insulator. He has a bulb, an electric cell, wire A and
some connecting wires.
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(a) Complete the circuit by adding connecting wires. (1 mark)
(b) The bulb lighted up after Peter made an appropriate connection. Is wire A a conductor or an insulator?
(1 mark)
(c) How will the brightness of the bulb change if the length of wire A doubled? (1 mark)
(d) If wire A is replaced by a copper wire of same length and same thickness, the bulb will glow brighter.
Which one, wire A or copper wire, has a lower resistance? Explain briefly. (2 marks)
[Total: 5 marks]
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