Section A Answer all questions 1. Which of the following animals live in solitary? I. II. III. IV. A. C.

Penguin Leopard Turtle Bees B. II and III D. II, III and IV

I and IV I, II and III

2. Diagram 1 shows two types of herbivores.

Both the animals will compete for A. food C. space B. water D. sunlight

3. which of the following is an endangered animals?

4. which of the following animals will not compete with others for food? Both the animals will compete for A. leopard C. zebra B. snake D. hawk

5. Trees in the forest grow well when they A. B. C. D. have more leaves grow on ground are shorter grow taller

6. which of the following human activities cause certain animals to face the threat of extinction? I. II. III. IV. A. B. C. D. Illegal hunting Excessive logging Buying products made from endangered animals Improper management of development I and II II and IV I,II and IV I, II,III and IV

7. Diagram 2 shows an activity performed by a boy.

What affect of a force is shown in the above diagram? A. B. C. D. Stopping a moving object Changing the direction of a moving object Making a stationary object start moving Changing the shape of an object

8. what is meant by friction? A. B. C. D. A force that acts on an object A force that opposes the movement of an object A force that changes the position of an object A force that increases the speed of a moving object

9. Diagram 3 shows a car tyre.

The tyre has pattern on its surface. It will A. B. C. D. Decorate the car. Allow the car to move faster. Slow down the car. Stop the car when the brakes are applied.

10. Table 1 shows the time taken by a toy car to move to move down on four different types of surfaces. Type of surface W X Y Z Time taken (s) 20 30 40 50

Predict which surface is made of glass. A. B. C. D. W X Y Z

11. Which of the following statement show the advantages of friction? I. II. III. IV. A. B. C. D. Enables moving vehicles to stop or slow down. Enables us to hold things without slipping out of our hand. Needs more effort to pull things. Waste of energy. I and II II and IV I, II and IV I,II and IV

12. what is the speed of a bicycle travelling for 30 minutes over a distance of 600 metres? A. 0.33 m/s C. 0.75 m/s B. 0.5 m/s D. 1.2 m/s

13. Diagram 4 shows a bar graph.

Which of the following statements explain the average speed of the four cars travelling to the same destination? I. II. III. IV. Car R is the first to reach the destination. Car S is the last to reach the destination. Car Q travelled slower than car P. Car P travelled faster than car R. A. I and III C. I, III and IV B. I, II and III D. II,III and IV

14. A car takes 2 hours to reach a destination which is 150 km away. Calculate the speed of the car. A. 100 km/h C. 75 km/h B. 85 km/h D. 65 km/h

15. Mr. Tan takes 40 minutes to cycle from his house to a market. If the distance between his house and the market is 2 km, calculate the speed of Mr.Tan travelling. A. 0.25 m/s C. 0.50 m/s B. 0.33 m/s D. 0.83 m/s

16. food spoilage means A. B. C. D. The preservation of food The damage of food The storage of food Keeping food clean

17. which of the following causes the spoilage of food? A. Air C. vinegar B. water D. microorganism

18. Diagram 5 shows a type of microorganism.

Which of the following food can go bad because of the microorganism? A. Milk C. bread B. sugar D. vinegar

19. the characteristics of spoilt food are I. II. III. IV. Mouldy Pleasant smell Texture changed Unpleasant smell A. I and III C. I,III and IV B. II and IV D. I,II,III and IV

20. Diagram 6 shows a few types of fruits.

The fruits above can be kept for a longer time by A. salting C. cooling B. smoking D. pasteurization

21. The following statement shows a method of food preservation.

This method will remove all the water or moisture from the food become lighter in weight.

Which of the following methods is the best described by the statement above? A. freezing C. pickling B. salting D. drying

22. The following shows the importance of food preservation except A. B. C. D. to reduce wastage the food will last longer easier to store the food the food can be sold at a higher price

23. what are the effects of the improper disposal of the wastage? I. II. III. IV. Water pollution The breeding of flies The scattering of rubbish by animals The production of foul smells in the surrounding A. I and II C. I,II and III B. II and III D. II,III and IV

24. Which of the following components is a non- biodegradable waste? A. B. C. D. Dead animals Dead leaves Leftover food Glass

25. Diagram 7 shows the position of the Sun, the Earth and the Moon.

What phenomenon occurs during this time? A. B. C. D. The occurrence of day and night The eclipse of the Moon The phases of the Moon The eclipse of the Sun

26. Diagram 8 shows the total eclipse of the Sun.

What is X? A. B. C. D. The Moon The Earth The shadow of the Moon The shadow of the Earth

27. a knife is an example of a A. pulley C. gear B. wedge D. inclined plane

28. one of the main component of a crane is the A. screw C. pulley B. wedge D. inclined plane

29. which of the following pulley systems need less force to lift a load?

30. which of the following is not the way we appreciate machines? A. B. C. D. We used it to help us travel fast. We use it to wash our clothes. We use it to make a nuclear bomb. We use it to tell time.