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PRIMARY SCHOOL LEAVING EXAMINATION

AE/5/0 (A) PSLE
MOCK EXAMINATION
SCIENCE
(BOOKLET B)
​Total Time for Booklets A and B: 1 h 45 min

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
1. Write your Index No. in the boxes at the top right hand corner.
2. Do not turn over this page until you are told to do so.
3. Follow all instructions carefully.
4. Answer all questions.
5. Write your answers in this booklet.

This booklet consists of 20 printed pages and 2 blank pages.

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For questions 29 to 40, write your answers in this booklet.

The number of marks available is shown in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or
part question. (44 marks)

29 The diagram below shows bread dough undergoing process F, where yeast inside the dough
takes in sugar in the dough mixture to release energy and produce carbon dioxide. Yeast cannot
survive in high temperatures.

(a) ​The dough and the holes inside increase in size over time until 1 hour after kneading.
Explain the increase in size of the dough and the holes inside clearly. [1]

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(b)​​ Why was there no significant further increase in the size of the dough after 1 hour? [2]

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After a while, the dough was placed in an oven to bake.

It was observed that the size of the dough and the “holes” inside continued increasing.

(c) ​Could this have been due to an increase in the rate of process F? Explain your answer. [2]

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30 David wanted to find out if water is needed for living things to survive and prepared two set-ups
as shown below.

(a) ​His friend Michelle told him that his experiment was not a fair test. Why did Michelle say
so? [1]

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(b) ​It is known that all living things need food to survive. How do green plants obtain food? [1]

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31 Sam conducted a field study on the seed dispersal of plants P, Q and R. He recorded his
observations on the distribution of seeds by the plants in diagram 1 below.

Diagram 2 below shows the fruit of one of the plants in Diagram 1.

Which plant, P, Q or R is this fruit most likely from? Explain your answer clearly. [2]

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32 Keon set up an experiment as shown in the diagram below, using similar apparatus and plants P
and Q of the same type but having different numbers of leaves.

Set-up A Set-up B

He placed both set-ups in a classroom. After one day, he observed that the water levels in both
set-ups had decreased, while the water level in set-up A decreased more than the water level in
set-up B.

(a)​​ What was the aim of Keon’s experiment? [1]

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(b) ​Why did Keon pour oil on the water in each set-up? [1]

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(c)​​ Why did the water level in set-up A decrease more than the water level in set-up B? [1]

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(d) ​Write down two variables that Keon must keep constant in order to keep this experiment a
fair test. [1]

33 Alexis made 2 statements as shown below.

Statement 1 ​: Decomposition can only take place in a dark place. Once the decomposing
organism has been removed from the dark place, the decomposing object can no longer
decompose.
Statement 2​​: In plants, respiration only takes place at night and photosynthesis only takes place
in the day.
Her teacher said that her two statements were wrong. Explain clearly why her statements were
incorrect. [2]

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34 The diagram shows a model of a cell that Ryan built. The bag-like structure represents the cell
membrane.

(a) ​Material X allows only simple substances to pass through it, but not substances like starch.
Ryan observed that at the beginning of the experiment, the water outside the bag-like structure
was clean and did not contain any other substances.

Predict what will happen to the starch in the bag-like structure after a few hours. [1]

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Study the food chain shown below.

→​
plant ​ Insect M ​→​ bird
Adult female insects M are always filled with fertilised eggs, which are indigestible.
(b)​​ Using the information above, describe what would happen to the insect and the eggs in the
bird's digestive system starting from the small intestine. The digestive system in the bird is
similar in function to the human digestive system. [2]

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Eggs:________________________________________________________________________

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Birds feed on many insects M before migrating to another place.

(c) ​How does Insect M benefit from this relationship? [1]

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35 Keng Siong prepared a set-up as shown below to find out if the number of coils of wire around a
silver rod will affect the pulling force exerted on the iron bar.

He then varied the number of coils of wire and recorded the readings on the spring balance. The
results were as shown below.

No. of coils of wire Reading on spring balance (units)

around silver rod
Attempt 1 Attempt 2 Attempt 3 Average results

5 7 7 7 7

10 7 7 7 7

15 7 7 7 7

20 7 7 7 7

25 7 7 7 7

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(a)(i) ​State the relationship between the reading on the spring balance and the number of coils
of wire around the silver rod. [1]

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(ii) ​Explain the relationship in part (a)(i). [2]

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(b) ​Name a material, that when the silver rod is replaced with it, the reading on the spring
balance can increase when the number of coils around a rod made with that material increases.
[1]

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36 Study the diagram below. When Jason placed object X near the magnet, the rubber ball was
pushed off the table.

(a) (i) Name two forces that caused the rubber ball to fall from the table to the ground. [1]

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(ii) Identify a property of the rubber ball that prevents it from breaking when it falls to the
ground. [1]

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(b) Identify object X and explain how it was able to push the ball off the table. [2]

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(c) The rubber ball bounced off the ground when it reached the bottom and bounced off several
more times before coming to a stop. Jason noticed that the maximum height that the bouncing
rubber ball reached decreased after every bounce. Explain why this was so. [1]

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37 When a lift button is pressed, the button will light up and a ‘beep’ sound is produced, then the lift
moves to the selected storey.

(a) ​Fill in the boxes provided below to show the correct energy conversion. 2 of the boxes have
been filled in for you. [2]

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(b)​​ Explain in terms of forces and/or energy why more electricity had to be used when a lift
moves upwards as compared to moving downwards. [1]

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(c) ​Study the diagram below, which shows part of the inside of a lift button panel.

Describe and explain how the button lights up and produces a ‘beep’ sound when pressed. [2]

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38 Jonathan prepared two set-ups as shown below to find out if exposed surface area of an object
affects the rate of heat transfer.

He filled two similar beakers M and N with 300 ml of water each at 1°C, then surrounded beaker
N with six other similar beakers.

Beaker N and the six beakers surrounding it contained the same amount of water at 1°C, and
the total volume of water in beaker N and the six surrounding beakers was 300 ml. He took both
set-ups out of the refrigerator and into a room at the same time.

Jonathan measured the temperature of the water every minute for the first 20 minutes and every
2 minutes for the next 10 minutes, and recorded the results as shown below.

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(a)(i) ​Why did Jonathan measure the temperature of the water every minute for the first 20
minutes? [1]

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(ii) ​Based on the data recorded in the graph above, what can Jonathan conclude from the
experiment? [1]

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Lemurs like to huddle together on cold and windy days.

(b)(i) ​Based on the above experiment, explain how this behaviour helps the animals to stay
warm in low temperatures. [1]

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(ii) ​Name a structural adaptation of the lemurs which helps them to stay warm, and explain
how this adaptation helps in keeping the lemurs warm. [1]

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39 The diagram below shows 2 arrangements of a wooden block and a plastic ramp. These
arrangements were set up in a windy area where wind blew on the set-up.

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Based on the above arrangements, Naomi made the four following statements. Place a tick (✔)
in the columns provided, whether each of Naomi’s statements is ‘True’, ‘False’ or ‘Not Possible
to Tell if True or False”. [2]

Statement True False Not

Possible to
Tell if True
or False

Frictional force did not act on the wooden block in

arrangement 1.

Frictional force acted on the wooden block in

arrangement 2.

The wooden block in arrangement 2 will definitely

slide downwards if oil is added to the surface of
the plastic ramp.

The amount of gravitational force acting on the

wooden block in the two arrangements was
different.

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40 (a) ​The diagram below shows a device in a shop, which has only one door for exiting and
entering.

This device counts the number of customers entering and exiting the shop. Every time a
customer enters the shop, a low light reading is recorded and when there are no customers
entering the shop, a large amount of light is detected and recorded.

Throughout a particular day, 2000 low light readings are recorded. All the customers only
entered and exited the shop once.

On that day, how many people entered the shop? Explain your answer. [2]

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(b) ​The diagram below shows Adib igniting a gas lighter in front of a white wall. The room
where he was in was completely dark except that a lamp that was switched on and the lighter
flame, which were the only two light sources.

(i) ​ Why was the experiment conducted in a dark room? [1]

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(​ ii) ​It was observed that there was no shadow of the flame produced by the lighter formed.
Explain why this is so. [1]

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