SOALAN PEPERIKSAAN

Section A

Every question is followed by four options A, B, C and D. Choose the correct answer.

1 The basic needs of a plant are

I air

II heat

III light

IV water

A I, II and III

B I, II and IV

C I, III and IV

D II, III and IV

2 All living things

A need food

B do not grow

C cannot move

D stay alive forever

3 In what ways are animals and plants alike?

A Both can make their own food

B Both can move by themselves

C Both are non-living things

D Both need air and water

4 A hamster in an airtight container will suffocate and eventually die. Why?

A It does not have enough air

B It does not have enough food

C It does not have enough space

D It does not have enough sunlight

5 If you grow a plant on a windowsill, the plant will

A turn yellow

B grow away from the light

C wither and die

D grow towards the light

6 Wind, rain and clouds are

A alive because they can grow

B alive because they can move by themselves

C not alive because they cannot fly

D not alive because they cannot have young

7 Which of the following statements are correct?

I Humans need air to breathe

II Humans need sunlight to make food

III Humans need shelter to protect themselves from danger, sun and rain

IV Humans need to eat and drink to grow and stay healthy

A I, II, and III only

B I, III, and IV only

C II, III, and IV only

D I, II, III, and IV

8

Week	1	2	3	4
Plant’s height (cm)	20	25	31	43

Table 1

Name the process that produced the results in Table 1.

A Breathing C Growth

B Reproduction D Excretion

9 Why do animals move?

I To escape from their enemies

II To catch their prey

III To find their partners

IV To get food

A I and II only C I, II and III only

B III and IV only D I, II, III and IV

10 Among the following, which has the biggest surface area?

A Football field

B Netball field

C Badminton court

D Tennis court

11 Which of the following objects is the heaviest?

A 150 g of saw dust

B 105 g of feathers

C 48 g of iron rod

D 52 g of sand

12 During ancient times, the candle clock was used to determine time. How does it work?

A Based on the height of the unburned candle

B Based on the height of the candle’s shadow

C Based on the position of the candle’s shadow

D Based on the height of the candle’s flame

Section B

Instruction : Write your answers in the spaces provided.

1

Quantity of water (ml)	150	300	450	600	750
Number of leaves produced	5	8	11	15	15

Table 1

Table 1 shows the data gathered during an activity on a plant.

(a) State the trend for the number of leaves produced.

(b) Predict the number of leaves produced if the plant is watered with 650 ml of water.

(c) What can you conclude from the activity?

2

Area of cotton cloth (cm2)	Volume of water which remained (ml)
25	55
36	42
49	31
64	22

Table 1

Different sizes of cotton cloth are soaked in water and then taken out. The water that remained in every container is measured. The results are shown in Table 1.

(a) State two things that are kept the same in the above activity.

(i) _____________________________________________________________

(ii) _____________________________________________________________

(b) State the thing that is

(i) changed: ____________________________________________________

(ii) measured: ___________________________________________________

(c) State the relationship between what is changed and what is observed.

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(d) Predict the volume of water that will remain in the container if area of cotton cloth is 81 cm².

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