IAIS

International Assessment for Indian Schools
1.
Sample papers for Australian Students

a. Science III & IV, V & VI, VII & VIII, IX & X b. Math I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII
2.
Sample papers for Indian Students

a. English III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII b. Computer III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII c. Math III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII d. Science III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII
ETC Science Competition skills and processes

These questions are suitable for Years 3 and 4 students in NSW, or their equivalent.
Unit: Level 1
They show the types of skills tested, the methods of asking questions and the solutions to the questions. The examples are given in order of difficulty. They are multiple-choice questions. To answer the questions, select the best answer from the four options given. To check your answer and your thinking, a solutions section follows at the end of the unit.
Australian Schools Science Competition Years 3/4 Educational Testing Centre, UNSW 1
1.
Which glass object shown would be the best to measure an amount of water?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
2.
Rocks are made up of one or more different minerals. The block below contains three different minerals.
From which of these large sections of rock was the block cut? (A) (B) (C) (D)
2 Australian Schools Science Competition Years 3/4 Educational Testing Centre, UNSW
3.
The table shows the weather and when students saw cockatoos and seagulls in the school playground during one week.
Cockatoos are most likely to visit the school playground on a day that is (A) (B) (C) (D) 4. hot. cold. windy. calm.
Four students each built a bridge. They tested the four bridges to see which was strongest. The diagrams show how much weight each bridge could hold up.
Which two things could you do to change the strength of the bridge? (A) (B) (C) (D) Change Change Change Change the the the the thickness of the cardboard and the span width. height of the bridge and the span width. height of the bridge and the size of the blocks. thickness of the cardboard and the size of the blocks.
5.
Some students saw a teacher put a plastic bag over some leaves on a plant on a sunny day. One day later, they saw drops of water on the inside of the plastic bag. The teacher explained that the water had come from the leaves of the plant.
The students thought this method might also work to find out if soil has water in it. They set up the pots below and put them in a sunny place.
Their method of testing for water in soil worked successfully. What must the students have observed in the experiment? (A) (B) (C) (D) Water Water Water Water formed formed formed formed on on on on the the the the inside inside inside inside of of of of the plastic bag over pot X only. the plastic bag over pot Y only. both plastic bags. neither plastic bag.
6.
Some children wanted to know what surface snails like to move over. To answer this question they made a board and covered it with four different materials. Five snails were put into a circle in the middle.
plastic
sandpaper
wood
paper
The students recorded where the snails were after 10 minutes. They repeated this four times. The results are shown below. Number of snails on Paper Sandpaper 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1
Trial number 1 2 3 4 5
Plastic 4 3 2 2 3
Wood 1 1 2 1 1
Why is it better to use a different group of snails for each of the five trials? (A) (B) (C) (D) The The The The snails may just go to the nearest surface. first five snails may like different things from most other snails. snails may follow a trail made by other snails. snails may not remember where they went before.
ETC Science Competition skills and processes Question solutions
Unit: Level 1.
Q1 the answer is (A). Four glass objects are shown: a measuring cylinder, a test tube, a round bottom flask and a funnel. Graduations (marks), which are only on the measuring cylinder, allow different amounts of water to be measured accurately.
Q2 the answer is (D). Options (B), (C) and (D) all contain the three coloured minerals showing in the block, but only option (D) has the black line crossing the layers of the brown mineral and the three minerals in the correct sequence.
Q3 the answer is (D). The ticks in the table show some of the weather conditions and the type of bird visiting the playground during one week. The cockatoos visited when it was hot and calm, and when it was cold and calm, but not when it was windy. Therefore they were most likely to visit when it was calm.
Q4 the answer is (A). The thickness of the cardboard used for the bridge span, the span width, and the number of weights used to test bridge strength, are the things changing in the experiment. The size and number of the blocks supporting the bridges do not vary. The weights are used to measure the strength of the bridge and do not change its strength. Therefore only the thickness of the cardboard and the width of the span change the strength of the bridge.
Q5 the answer is (A). The teacher explained that, when a plastic bag was placed over a plant and water formed on the inside of the plastic bag, the water had come from the plant. For the test to show that water came from the soil in the same manner, the water must form inside the plastic bag over the pot with soil in it (pot X), and water must not form inside the plastic bag over the pot with no soil in it (pot Y).
Q6 the answer is (B). The children wanted to know what surface (all) snails liked to move over. Repeating the experiment with different snails would help to make the experimental results more representative of all snails. The first five snails may like different things from most other snails.

Unit: Level 3
1.
The table shows the characteristics of some flowers which attract specific animals.
The characteristics of flowers that mainly attract the animal Size Colour Smell/odour
Animal
bee beetle butterfly bird bat
small large small large large
bright blue or yellow white white red or yellow white
spicy or foul fruity
The key classifies 5 flowers: I, II, III, IV and V.

Flower small Colour bright blue or yellow white white Odour I II spicy or foul III fruity IV Size large Colour red or yellow V
Which animal would be attracted to flower I and which would be attracted to flower IV?
I bird bee bird bee IV beetle bird bee bat
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2.
A student heated equal masses of black coal, brown coal and wood, in separate test tubes. He wanted to compare them to see which type of coal behaves more like wood and which would be better to use to make methane. The diagram shows one test tube as the experiment was carried out.
burning methane tar water
material remaining after heating
His observations are recorded below.

Observation amount of water collected amount of tar collected amount of methane produced type of material remaining Black coal Brown coal Wood small large large large small small large small medium coke charcoal charcoal
When heated, which type of coal behaves more like wood, and which type would be better to produce methane?
More like wood black black brown brown Better to make methane black brown black brown
(A) (B) (C) (D)
3.
The table shows the average distance of each of the planets in our solar system from the Sun.
Planet Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune Pluto Average distance (millions of kilometres) 58 108 150 229 779 1 427 2 871 4 496 5 913
The distance between the Sun and Saturn is shown to scale below. Four other planets labelled A, B, C and D are also shown to the same scale. Which of these is Mars?
(B) (A) Sun (C) (D)
Saturn
4.
Particles of mercury are more attracted to each other than to glass.

drop of mercury glass
Particles of alcohol are more attracted to glass than to each other.

drop of alcohol glass
Mercury barometers measure air pressure using a column of mercury in a narrow glass tube. Some thermometers measure temperature using alcohol in a narrow glass tube, while others use mercury. An average air pressure at sea level is 1008 millibars. An average temperature at sea level is 20 C. Which diagram correctly shows a portion of a barometer at sea level?
(A) 1009 1008 1007 (B) 1009 1008 1007 (C) 21 20 19 (D) 21 20 19
5.
Peter has four types of string that he labels W, X, Y and Z. The diagram shows the maximum weight that each can support without breaking.
1 kg
3 kg
5 kg
10 kg
In which diagram will all the strings remain unbroken? (A)

Y 3 kg X 5 kg W 10 kg 5 kg 3 kg X 1 kg 5 kg Y 3 kg Y 1 kg
(B)
Z
(C)
Z 5 kg X
(D)
Z 5 kg Y 3 kg X
6.
The table shows characteristics of some mineral gemstones.

Gem emerald sapphire pyrope white opal kunzite ruby matara Composition beryllium aluminium silicate aluminium oxide magnesium aluminium silicate anhydrous silicon dioxide lithium aluminium silicate magnesium aluminium oxide zirconium silicate Colour(s) dark green blue dark red white with play of colours pink to violet dark red colourless Lustre glass-like diamond-like diamond-like glass-like glass-like glass-like diamond-like
Anne chose a characteristic and divided the gemstones into two groups according to that characteristic. Jack chose a different characteristic and did the same thing. Here are their groups.
Anne's groups Group 1 emerald, pyrope, kunzite, matara Group 2 sapphire, white opal , ruby Jack's groups Group 1 emerald, kunzite, white opal, ruby Group 2 sapphire, pyrope, matara
Which characteristic did Anne and Jack each use to put the gems into these groups?
Anne (A) (B) (C) (D) hardness hardness composition composition Jack lustre colour lustre colour

Q1 the answer is (D).
Unit: Level 3
The table identifies the characteristics of flowers that attract particular animals. The key classifies some flowers according to their characteristics. To arrive at the correct answer you must match the characteristics from the key to those given in the table.
Q2 the answer is (C). To find the correct answer you must interpret and compare the results given in the table. To find which type of coal behaves most like wood, you must compare the information given in the black and brown coal columns to the wood column. To find which is better to make methane, you must look across the row "amount of methane produced" for the greatest quantity.
Q3 the answer is (C). The scale of the diagram is derived by: (a) measuring the distance from the plotted position of the Sun to the plotted position of Saturn; and (b) comparing it to the distance given in the table. The scale must then be applied to distance shown in the table from the Sun to Mars, to identify the correct option. Distance Sun to Saturn = 143 mm. Therefore 1 cm = 100 million kilometres. Hence the position of Mars is 23 mm from the position of the Sun.
Q4 the answer is (B). A barometer measures air pressure, which at sea level is approximately 1000 millibars. Barometers are columns of mercury in narrow glass tubes. Mercury particles are more attracted to each other than glass, so the top of the column of mercury (the meniscus) would be more attracted to itself than the glass containing it. The meniscus would therefore curve down away from the glass as in option (B).
Q5 the answer is (D). For the strings to remain unbroken, the strength of each string must exceed the mass it is required to support. That is the top string must be capable of supporting the total mass of the three weights, the middle string must be capable of supporting the mass of the two weights beneath it, and the bottom string must be capable of supporting the mass of the bottom weight. This occurs only in option (D), where string Z (capable of supporting 10 kg) is supporting three weights with a total mass of 8 kg, string Y (capable of supporting 5 kg) is supporting two weights with a total mass of 4 kg, and string X (capable of supporting 3 kg) is supporting a mass of 1 kg.
Q6 the answer is (C). According to the table, Annes group 1 gemstones are all silicates and her group 2 gemstones are all oxides, therefore she has grouped the gemstones according to their composition. Jacks group 1 gemstones are all glass-like, and his group 2 gemstones are all diamond-like, therefore he has grouped the gemstones according to their lustre.

Unit: Level 4
1.
This graph shows the change in blood flow to four parts of the body as a result of exercise.
12.5
at rest exercise
KEY CNS - central nervous system Renal - renal system GIT - gastrointestinal system Muscle - muscular system
Blood flow (L/min)
1. 0
Which part of the body experiences the greatest reduction in blood flow with exercise? (A) (B) (C) (D) central nervous system renal system gastrointestinal system muscular system
CNS
Renal
GIT
Muscle
2.
A student takes a beaker of carbon dioxide gas at room temperature and tips it over the top end of a folded piece of paper held near the flame of a candle. She observes that the flame flickers and goes out.
The student made the following statements, 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Carbon Carbon Carbon Carbon Carbon Carbon dioxide dioxide dioxide dioxide dioxide dioxide is heavier than air. is a white gas. extinguished the flame. flowed down the folded paper. is soluble in water. does not support burning.
folded piece of paper
Which of these statements are inferences supported by her observations? (A) (B) (C) (D) 1 and 2 only 1, 4 and 6 only 1, 3, 4 and 6 only 2, 5 and 6 only
3.
A scientist wanted to investigate the effects of two types of antibiotics, X and Y, on the growth of a bacterium, E. coli. He grew five cultures of the bacterium in a growth medium placed on separate Petri dishes like the one shown.
Information about the preparation of the five dishes is shown in the table.
Petri Dish I 10 X 3 30 II 15 X 2 25 III 10 Y 2 30 IV 20 X 2 30 V 15 Y 2 25
Which two dishes should he use to compare the effects of X and Y on the growth of the bacteria? (A) (B) (C) (D) I and III II and V III and IV IV and V
4.
Janet thought that plants needed light and oxygen to grow. She set up four jars as shown to test this idea.
light Jar W air with oxygen
light Jar X oxygen removed from air
dark cupboard no light Jar Y only oxygen Jar Z air with oxygen
radish plant
damp soil
radish plant
Which jars would be necessary to test her idea? (A) (B) (C) (D) W and X only W and Y only W, X and Z only W, Y and Z only
One way of estimating the hazard due to radioactive wastes from the nuclear industry is to calculate the amount of water required to dilute a fixed quantity of the waste to the level considered safe for the public to drink. More hazardous wastes require more water than less hazardous wastes. The graph below shows the required amounts of water for a number of nuclear waste products.
1014
1013
1012 Fission Products Total High-Level Radioactive Wastes
Required volume of water (m3)
1011
1010
Actinides (Plutonium etc.)
109 Uranium (Mill Tailings) 108
107
106 Uranium Ore 105 1 10 102 103 104 105 106 107 Radium-226
Years after removal of waste from reactor
5.
What makes up the most hazardous material in radioactive waste after one thousand years? (A) (B) (C) (D) actinides fission products radium-226 uranium (mill tailings)
6.
The acceleration of a moving object can be expressed as the ratio a = F/m When a locomotive starts to pull a train, the carriages start to move one by one as shown. carriages still at rest moving carriages locomotive KEY a - acceleration F - net force m - mass of object being accelerated
The locomotive in the diagram produces a constant force. As time goes on, more carriages begin to move, one at a time. The time t0 is the moment when the last carriage starts moving.
Which of the graphs shows the acceleration of the train?

(A) a a (B) a (C) a (D)
t0
t0
t0
t0
Unit: level 4
Q1 the answer is (C). The item key and the legend identify blood flow in some body systems. The reduction in blood flow is represented by the decrease in blood flow when exercising, compared to the blood flow when at rest. The blood flow decreases in both the renal system and the gastrointestinal system (GIT), but the difference is greatest for the GIT.
Q2 the answer is (C). Since the flame went out then the following must be able to be inferred: Carbon dioxide is heavier than air; Carbon dioxide extinguished the flame; Carbon dioxide flowed down the folded paper; and Carbon dioxide does not support burning.
Q3 the answer is (B). To compare the effect of the two types of antibiotics on the growth of bacterium, E. coli, the scientist needs to make sure that all other possible variables were kept the same except for the antibiotic used. This only happens in petri dishes II and V.
Q4 the answer is (C). Jar W and Jar Z are required to test whether plants with oxygen need light to grow. Jar W and Jar X are required to test whether plants with light need oxygen to grow.
Q5 the answer is (A). The item states that more hazardous wastes require more water than less hazardous wastes to dilute them to a level considered safe. After 1000 years (103 years) actinides are the most hazardous material requiring 1010 m3 of water to dilute the fixed amount.
Q6 the answer is (B). For each carriage the locomotive will accelerate the train at a constant rate. When the next carriage is added the rate of acceleration will drop. Because the mass of the train increases as each carriage is added, the addition of each extra carriage increases the total mass by a smaller fraction, hence the acceleration is reduced by a smaller fraction. When all carriages are moving the acceleration is constant.

Unit: Level 5
1.
The two graphs below show what scientists believe were the concentrations of nitrogen and carbon dioxide in the atmosphere between 4 500 and 2 000 million years ago.
There was a time in history when carbon dioxide and nitrogen were present in equal percentages in the atmosphere. At what time did this occur? (A) (B) (C) (D) 2 3 4 4 000 500 300 500 million million million million years years years years ago ago ago ago
2.
The density of any substance is given by the equation: density = mass volume
1.0005
Volume (cm3)
1.0004 1.0003 1.0002 1.0001 1.0000 0 2 4 6 8 10
The graph shows the volume of one gram of water in the temperature range from 0 C to 10 C. When a pond cools, water from the surface sinks to the bottom because of its greater density. As the temperature of the air above the water drops below 0 C, the surface of the water freezes. The temperature of the ice formed stays at 0 C as more water freezes.
Which of the graphs below shows the temperature at different depths in a pond of water as the surface freezes over? (A)
4 4
KEY B = bottom S = surface (D)

4
(B)
4
(C)
0 B S
0 B S
0 B S
0 B S
3.
A student wanted to calculate the amount of heat energy released by a peanut when it burns. Which of the experimental set-ups would be best to avoid heat losses?
(A) measure the temperature change of the water (B) measure the temperature change of the air
burnt gas out thermometer water insulation
air in
burning peanut
(C) measure the temperature change of the vacuum
(D) measure the temperature change of the water
vacuum
insulation water aluminum foil
4.
When a liquid in a mixture evaporates, any dissolved solids are left behind. The soxhlet extractor works very well to extract chlorophyll from leaves using a flammable solvent. There are seven steps in the process. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. The leaves are placed in a sieve. The solvent evaporates and passes up through the bypass sidearm. The solvent vapour enters the condenser. The condenser liquefies the solvent which is now pure. The liquid drops into the sieve and dissolves chlorophyll from the leaves. When the liquid fills up to the top of the reflux sidearm, it is all siphoned back into the flask. Solvent and chlorophyll collect in the flask.
water in
condenser water out
pure solvent bypass sidearm reflux sidearm sieve
7.
The process repeats until the apparatus is switched off.
flask solvent + chlorophyll
Which of the following statements explains why the soxhlet extractor works so well? (A) (B) (C) (D) The solvent is constantly purified before re-use. Poisonous or flammable solvents can be used safely. The extracting solvent is always near boiling point. The extracted solute collects in the flask.
heat source
5.
We can estimate the distance of a star from Earth by its magnitude difference (). This is the difference between its average apparent magnitude (m) and its average absolute magnitude (M). =mM The graph shows how the distance of the star from Earth and its magnitude difference are related.
9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 -1 -2
Magnitude difference ( )
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
100
1 000
Distance from Earth (parsecs)
What does a magnitude difference of zero mean? (A) (B) (C) (D) The The The The star star star star is 10 parsecs from Earth. cannot be distinguished from others. is closer to Earth than 10 parsecs. has neither absolute nor apparent magnitudes.
6.
The diagram shows a set-up to study the expansion of objects as they are heated. The length of the rod is measured at different temperatures.
rod being tested thermometer
ruler oven
heating element
This experiment makes it possible to calculate the coefficient of linear expansion (a) for the rod. This coefficient is given by
KEY
The ruler also expands when heated, but at lesser rate than the rod. How will this affect the results of the experiment?
(A) overestimated overestimated _____________________________________ (B) overestimated underestimated _____________________________________ (C) underestimated overestimated _____________________________________ (D) underestimated underestimated
Unit: Level 5
Q1 the answer is (C). If the graphs are plotted on the same set of axes, they will cross at approximately 4 300 million years ago.
Q2 the answer is (B). From the volume versus time graph, it can be seen that at 0 C water is less dense than at 4 C, which is the temperature where water has its maximum density. This means that the surface of the freezing pond is at 0 C and the bottom is at 4 C.
Q3 the answer is (D). Compare the heat loss from the diagram of each experiment: (A) The flame heats the water in the test-tube but much of the hot air spreads out at the sides without heating the water. (B) The cold air entering the can at one side cools the thermometer while the hot gas rising heats the other side. Much of the hot air escapes without heating the thermometer. (C) The peanut would not burn in a vacuum so no heat would be measured. (D) The hot burnt gas is retained near the test-tube so as much heat as possible heats the water before escaping.
Q4 the answer is (A). Because pure solvent is always entering the sieve, the chlorophyll remaining in the leaves will always be at the highest possible concentration above that in the solution, so the maximum amount will be extracted.
Q5 the answer is (A). From the graph, a magnitude difference of zero occurs when the star is 10 parsecs from Earth.
Q6 the answer is (D). If the ruler expands, the measured extension of the rod will be underestimated. L Consider the equation: = L0 T The numerator is underestimated but the denominator is unchanged hence is underestimated.
1.
This is Johns birthday cake.
2.
Here is a cube.
3.
These five counters are overlapped and arranged into a row. The area covered by the five counters is 31 units.
Which net below will fold to make a cube?
Two counters are taken away. The area covered by the remaining three counters is 19 units.
How many candles (A) (B) (C) (D) 5 6 7 9
are on his cake?
What is the area of one counter (A) (B) (C) (D) 4 5 6 7 units units units units
Q1. Easy
Answer: C
Q2. Medium
Answer: D
Q3. Hard
Answer: D
Number: Counts objects.
Space: Identify net of a cube
Measurement: Solves complex rate problems.
1.
Which picture has 3 squares and 2 circles in it?
2.
This basketball court has seats around it.
3.
Allen is making a bead necklace using four different coloured beads, as shown.
How many different ways can he arrange these four beads on the necklace? (A) (B) (C) (D) 4 6 24 32
The shaded area has 1000 seats. What is the approximate number of seats around this basketball court altogether? (A) (B) (C) (D) 2000 3000 4000 5000
Q1. Easy
Answer: C
Q2. Medium
Answer: B
Q3. Hard
Answer: C
Space: Recognises shapes.
Number: Solves number/space problems.
Measurement: Finds possible arrangements.
1.
The ice-cream below costs $2.
2.
The objects below have the following masses.
3.
This padlock can be opened if all the buttons are pressed once and in the correct order.
How many of these ice-creams can Luke buy with $5? (A) (B) (C) (D) 2 3 4 5
Which combination of objects below makes up 2.050 kilograms?
On the buttons, the letters U, D, L, R stand for Up, Down, Left and Right.
For example, means press button A and then move 1 button to the Right. If you end on button H, at which button should you start to open the lock? (A) (B) (C) (D) A C E F
Q1. Easy
Answer: A
Q2. Medium
Answer: D
Q3. Hard
Answer: D
Space: Solves money division problems.
Number: Finds the mass of given weights.
Space: Solves complex position problems.
1.
Blake made up the following code.
2.
Laura has a lunch break from 11:50 am to 1:20 pm.
3.
Joel sold chocolate bars to raise money for his school. Each chocolate bar was sold for $200. The school received 40 cents for each chocolate bar sold. If Joel raised $5600 for his school, how many chocolate bars in total did he sell? (A) (B) (C) (D) 28 112 140 280
To read his coded numbers you start at the top left corner and read each line from left to right. Which of the following codes correctly shows the number 957 286 304?
How long is Lauras lunch break? (A) (B) (C) (D) half an hour one hour and twenty minutes one and a half hours two and a half hours
Q1. Easy
Answer: C
Q2. Medium
Answer: C
Q3. Hard
Answer: C
Space: Converts numerals into code.
Measurement: Calculates time intervals.
Number: Solves complex money problems.
1.
The table shows the year that three types of buses started running in London. Started running in London Steam Bus 1833 Electric Bus 1897 PetrolEngine Bus 1899 Type of Bus
2.
Lyn built a model of a shed. It had no floor and no door. It looked like this when it was finished.
3.
Ron and Angela carry 1300 books from the library. Ron works for 15 days and Angela works for 10 days.
Which of the following shows the shapes that Lyn used to build the shed?
They both work at different rates. Over the same period of time, Ron carries 4 books to every 7 books that Angela carries. How many books does Ron carry altogether? (Write only the number on your Answer Sheet.)
For how many years were steam buses running in London before electric buses started running in London? (A) (B) (C) (D) 130 97 66 64
Q1. Easy
Answer: D
Q2. Medium
Answer: A
Q3. Hard
Answer: 600
Space: Calculates difference.
Measurement: Recognises 2D faces of 3D figure
Number: Solves complex rate problems (open-ended question)
1.
The wind is blowing from the North-West.
2.
A snail travelled 15 metres in 4 hours.
3.
Below is a solid shape. All angles are 90 and all measurements are in centimetres.
8
To which direction is the wind travelling? (A) (B) (C) (D) South-East South-West North-East North-West If the snail continued at the same speed, how far would it travel in 160 minutes? (A) 600 cm (B) 150 cm (C) 100 cm (D) 60 cm
6 2 2
What is the volume of this solid shape? (A) (B) 72 cm3 88 cm3
(C) 104 cm3 (D) 384 cm3
Q1. Easy/Medium
Answer: A
Q2. Medium
Answer: C
Q3. Medium/Hard
Answer: B
Space: Identifies compass direction.
Number: Solves speed problems.
Measurement: Finds volume of 3D shape.
1.
Bin and Hong were given a map and a list of coordinates to mark with flags.
Map 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 A B C D E F G H
m 3k
2.
These are the 2 faces of a 50c coin.
3.
Ricky is thinking of a 3-digit number. If I subtract 9 from the number, the result will be divisible by 9. If I subtract 10 from the number, the result will be divisible by 10. If I subtract 11 from the number, the result will be divisible by 11.
A 50c coin is rolled along a line for a turn of 90. It is then flipped over and turned another 90 further along the line. It is flipped again. starting position
What does the coin look like now?
A2,
List of Coordinates C8, D5, E3, F6,
H7
Hong correctly put one flag on each of the coordinates. How many flags were in the shaded area? (A) (B) (C) (D) 2 3 5 6
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
The number Ricky is thinking of is (A) (B) (C) (D) over 900. between 750 and 900. between 500 and 750. less than 500.
Q1. Easy
Answer: B
Q2. Medium
Answer: D
Q3. Hard
Answer: A
Space: Locates coordinates on 2D grid.
Space: Solves spatial problems.
Number: Solves number problems.
1.
A shark can swim at 60 kilometers per hour.
2.
A sightseeing ferry left the harbour at x am and arrived back at y pm on the same day.
3.
Anna forgot the code of a 3-digit lock on her case (all digits ranging from 0 to 9). She remembers that the first digit was less than 5, the second digit was an odd number, and the third one was either 7 or 8. There were no identical digits in the code. How many different combinations could possibly open her lock?
At this speed, how many seconds would it take a shark to swim 100 meters? (A) (B) (C) (D) 0.6 1.6 6 60
How many hours did the trip take? (A) (B) (C) (D) yx y+x 12 + y x 12 y x (A) (B) (C) (D) 25 36 41 50
Q1. Easy
Answer: C
Q2. Easy/Medium
Answer: C
Q3. Hard
Answer: C
Number: Solves simple speed problems.
Measurement: Identify algebraic expression for time interval.
Chance Data: Solves complex combinations problems.
Read Old Ginger Nuts Holiday and answer questions 1 to 5.
CLASS 3
Old Ginger Nuts Holiday
Here I am
at the farm
One Tree farm Kangaroo Valley Dear Mum
This is Bubble
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International Assessments for Indian SchoolsEnglish 1
1.
Who wrote this letter? (A) (B) (C) (D) Grandad Aunty Irene Old Ginger Nut Old Ginger Nuts mum
CLASS 3
2.
When Old Ginger Nut says Id like a pet rat, the contraction Id is made up of the words (A) (B) (C) (D) I I I I did. had. could. would.
3.
When Grandad says, Its going to be a lot quieter here next week without you buzzing around! he means, (A) (B) (C) (D) Ill miss you when youre not here next week. Youre so noisy I cant wait for you to go home. Your constant noise reminds me of buzzing bees. Ill be able to work harder on the farm when you go.
4.
If Old Ginger Nut wrote a story about his holiday the best title would be (A) (B) (C) (D) Holidays with Mum Helping Aunty Irene Fishing with Grandad My Time at Grandads
5.
Put these pictures into the correct order to show what Old Ginger Nut did during the week.
The correct order for the pictures is (A) (B) (C) (D) 4, 2, 3, 2, 2, 4, 2, 3, 1, 3, 1, 4, 3 1 4 1
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CLASS 3
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Educational Assessment Australia would like to thank the copyright holders who have granted permission to use the texts and graphics cited below. We would appreciate information regarding any errors or omissions in the sources. SOURCES Old Ginger Nuts Holiday, text, images and graphics EAA 2006.
CLASS 3
QUESTION 1 2 3 4 5 ANSWER C D A D B DESCRIPTION OF SKILL Use text conventions of a letter to locate information Use syntactical information to identify a contraction Interpret the meaning of an idiomatic expression in text Identify the theme of a personal recount Use information in a personal recount to sequence a visual text AREA RL LG LU RL RL LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY Easy Medium Medium/Hard Hard Medium
LEGEND
Area refers to the particular curriculum area or strand assessed by the question. RL Reading: Literary questions which require students to comprehend and interpret texts such as stories, poems, extracts from novels, reviews, plays questions which require students to understand and interpret information and argument texts, including texts which incorporate diagrams, tables and images, from a range of curriculum areas, eg reports, editorials, advertisements, explanations questions about how language is employed in texts, eg writers style, tone, vocabulary, figurative language
RF Reading: Factual
LU Language: Usage
LG Language: Grammar questions about accuracy and clarity within whole texts or sentences, eg pronoun reference, syntax, punctuation, tense
Level of difficulty refers to expected level of difficulty for the question. Easy Medium Hard It is estimated that 80 100% of candidates will choose the correct option It is estimated that 31 79% of candidates will choose the correct option It is estimated that less than 31% of candidates will choose the correct option
Read Catastrophe Cat and answer questions 1 to 5.
CLASS 4
Catastrophe Cat
Catastrophe Cat Lives in our house She doesnt mind dogs She wont chase a mouse. She sleeps all day long If theres nobody there But when we come home She gets quite a scare. Cat skates on the table And breaks all the dishes She scratches the couch And knocks over the fishes. She hangs off the curtains Then skids on the floor Grandma moves quickly As Cat thumps the door. My mum likes to pat Cat But Cat wont sit still. She hides in the cupboard Waiting until Mum gets the sausages Ready for tea Then Catastrophe swipes them And leaves none for me. She waits in the hallway Outside Dads door And she starts to wail When he starts to snore. Youd think Dad would learn But he chases the cat She moves so swiftly He trips on the mat. And all through the house We hear Meeeeow and Owww That cat is a nuisance Get rid of it now! But despite all the mess The noise and the strife We all love our Cat Shes part of our life. Sheryl Persson
1.
When the family is not at home, Catastrophe Cat likes to (A) (B) (C) (D) chase mice. sleep all day. scare the fish. hang off the curtains.
CLASS 4
2.
Catastrophe Cat likes to hide in the cupboard so she can (A) (B) (C) (D) see where dad is. catch some mice. steal the sausages. get away from the noise.
3.
The poem has a rhyme scheme. Which lines in each verse rhyme? (A) (B) (C) (D) the the the the first line and the third line first line and the second line second line and the third line second line and the fourth line
4.
When Dad says that Catastrophe Cat is a nuisance, he means that she is (A) (B) (C) (D) annoying. secretive. energetic. dangerous.
5.
The cat was named Catastrophe because she (A) (B) (C) (D) kept getting lost. liked to fight with the dog. often caused trouble in the house. was usually left alone during the day.
CLASS 4
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Educational Assessment Australia would like to thank the copyright holders who have granted permission to use the texts and graphics cited below. We would appreciate information regarding any errors or omissions in the sources. SOURCES Catastrophe Cat, poem by Sheryl Persson. Copyright Sheryl Persson. Illustrations EAA 2001
CLASS 4
QUESTION 1 2 3 4 5 ANSWER B C D A C DESCRIPTION OF SKILL Locate a single piece of information in a poem Interpret related pieces of information in a poem Identify the rhyme scheme of a poem Interpret the meaning of a word in context: nuisance Infer the main theme of a poem AREA RL RL LU LU RL LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY Easy Easy/Medium Easy Easy/Medium Medium
LEGEND
RF Reading: Factual
LU Language: Usage
Read Humpback whales and answer questions 1 to 5.
CLASS 5
Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae)
Quick Facts
Humpback Whale
Size: 14m 18m in length; 30 50 tonnes in weight open ocean and shallow coastline waters
Habitat:
Humpback whales are sometimes called the circus performers of the ocean. This is because they appear to perform acrobatic feats when they dive. The name humpback, which is the common name for this whale, refers to the distinctive arch shape the whales back forms as it dives. Sometimes the humpback will embellish its dive with a spectacular movement known as a breach. During breaching the whale uses its powerful tail flukes to lift nearly twothirds of its body out of the water in a giant leap. A breach might also include a sideways twist with fins stretched out like wings, as the whale reaches the height of the breach. Humpback whales breathe air at the surface of the water through two blowholes which are located near the top of the head. It spouts a double stream of spray that can rise up to 4 metres above the water. The humpback has a small dorsal fin located towards the tail flukes about two-thirds of the way down its back. Other distinguishing features include large pectoral fins, which may be up to a third of the body length, and unique patches of black and white on the underside of the tail flukes. These markings are like fingerprints: no two are the same. Humpback whales live in large groups called pods. They communicate with each other through complex songs.
Migration: from warm tropical waters where they breed and calve, to cold polar waters where they eat Diet: krill (shrimp-like crustaceans), plankton and small fish such as herring and mackerel sometimes in groups, in which several whales form a circle under the water, blowing bubbles that form a net around a school of fish. The fish are then forced up to the surface in a concentrated mass. endangered. It is estimated that there are approximately 5 000 7 500 humpback whales worldwide.
Hunting:
Status:
1.
A humpback whale can be easily identified because of its (A) (B) (C) (D) black tail. white fins. unusual dive. solitary behaviour.
CLASS 5
2.
By forming a net humpback whales are able to (A) (B) (C) (D) trap many small fish at once. protect the pod from predators. blow bubbles to help them breathe. remain with their pods in the open ocean.
3.
In the clause no two are the same!, the word two refers to the humpbacks (A) (B) (C) (D) flukes. markings. dorsal fins. pectoral fins.
4.
Which of the following uses figurative language? (A) (B) (C) (D) a school of fish Megaptera novaeangliae underside of the tail flukes circus performers of the ocean
5.
In the diagram, what is the location of the dorsal fin?
C A D B
(A) (B) (C) (D) at A at B at C at D
CLASS 5
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Educational Assessment Australia would like to thank the copyright holders who have granted permission to use the texts and graphics cited below. We would appreciate information regarding any errors or omissions in the sources. SOURCES Humpback whales text EAA 2006. Humpback whale illustration courtesy of Uko Gorter 2003, 2004. All rights reserved. Humpback whale image courtesy Patty Geary 2003. All rights reserved. <http://www.asconline.org/factpack/humpbackWhale/huwPhotos.html>
CLASS 5
QUESTION 1 2 3 4 5 ANSWER C A B D C DESCRIPTION OF SKILL Locate information in a factual description Locate related pieces of information in a table Identify a pronoun reference in a factual description Identify a figurative use of language in a factual text Interpret information in text to label a diagram AREA RF RF LG LU RF LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY Easy Easy Medium Hard Medium
LEGEND
RF Reading: Factual
LU Language: Usage
CLASS 6
Read Glow-worms and answer questions 1 to 4.
Glow-worms
I never tire of exploring the rugged coastline near our holiday cottage. The cottage is very close to the mouth of the river. The riverbank is only ten metres away and its a very short walk to the beach. Late one night I paddled my canoe down the river towards the ocean. The sensation of floating in total darkness was quite amazing. I drifted towards the river mouth until I felt the rise and fall of unseen swells and the swirling currents as the fresh water of the river mixed with the salt water of the sea. Far away, on the horizon, lightning flashed from time to time. I continued paddling and found myself inside a deep cave in one of the cliffs adjacent to the river (it was high tide so the cave was flooded) and suddenly I was underneath a galaxy of glow-worms. I paddled in for about 30 metres. The cave was so narrow that I couldnt hold the paddle horizontally as it jammed between the walls. All the while I followed a strip of light made by thousands of glow-worms high up on the ceiling. About half way along the water became too shallow to continue paddling so I pulled the canoe up onto the sandy floor and picked my way along a narrow passageway for another 30 metres. Here the roof was so low that I had to crouch down to get through, but on the other
side it opened up into a huge room that was packed with many thousands of glow-worms. I was mesmerised. They shone like tiny bluegreen lanterns high above me; the glow so bright that I was able to make out my immediate surroundings. I stood staring around me, transfixed by their brilliance.
CLASS 6
1.
What do the words adjacent to mean? (A) (B) (C) (D) above beside around through
2.
The narrator uses the expression a galaxy of glow-worms in order to (A) (B) (C) (D) emphasise the size of the glow-worms. describe how far away the glow-worms seemed. contrast the brightness of the glow-worms with lightning. compare the appearance of the glow-worms to a night sky.
3.
Why did the narrator abandon his canoe part of the way into the cave? (A) (B) (C) (D) He felt it would be safer to crawl in the darkness. The cave had become too narrow to use the paddles. There was insufficient depth of water for the canoe to float. He was afraid that the sound of the paddling would disturb the glow-worms.
4.
What was the narrators response to his experience in the cave? (A) (B) (C) (D) He He He He felt felt felt felt a sense of wonder at its beauty. uneasy in case the tide suddenly turned. relieved to have found his way out safely. bewildered by the unfamiliar surroundings.
For question 5 choose the correct order in which the sentences make a paragraph.
1. 2. 3. 4. A thunder clap is the noise caused by the lightning. Finally it discharges, causing a huge spark, or lightning, to fly out. Thunder and lightning occur when air currents form a storm cloud. Inside the cloud, a massive electrical charge builds. (A) (B) (C) (D) 1, 1, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 2, 4, 1, 2, 4 2 2 1
CLASS 6
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Educational Assessment Australia would like to thank the copyright holders who have granted permission to use the texts and graphics cited below. We would appreciate information regarding any errors or omissions in the sources. SOURCES Glow-worms, EAA 2006. Image Harley Betts Photography, NZ 2004.
EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT AUSTRALIA, THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES SchoolsEnglish 3 International Assessments for Indian SYDNEY AUSTRALIA www.eaa.unsw.edu.au EAA is a division of NewSouth Global Pty Limited. ABN 62 086 418 582
CLASS 6
QUESTION ANSWER 1 2 3 4 5 B D C A D DESCRIPTION OF SKILL Identify the meaning of a prepositional phrase: adjacent to Interpret the meaning of figurative language in a personal recount Locate information in a personal recount Infer the authors tone in a personal recount Use grammatical clues to sequence an explanatory paragraph AREA LU RL RL RL LG LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY Easy Medium Easy Medium/Hard Hard
LEGEND
RF Reading: Factual
LU Language: Usage
Level of difficulty refers to expected level of difficulty for the question. Easy Medium Hard It is estimated that 80 100% of candidates will choose the correct option It is estimated that 31 79% of candidates will choose the correct option It is estimated that less that 31% of candidates will choose the correct option
Read Who needs a map? and answer questions 1 to 5.
CLASS 7
Who needs a map?

The family camping holiday (same place as last year, why go anywhere else?) had assumed titanic proportions this year with invited guests and close relatives swelling numbers to horrifying levels. As a young teenager, Luke was dubious (read bored witless) at the prospect of spending three weeks in close proximity to his parents friends and relatives. Luckily none of his school friends would be around to witness the 5am departure of the camping convoy (its better to travel together in case somebody gets lost or breaks down) except one. Andrew was the only redeeming feature about this marathon event a life raft that would stop Luke from sinking into a mire of aunties and babies and toddlers and pain-in-the-neck cousins who think they know everything about fishing. He could go exploring with Andrew. He had a detailed map of the forest area around the lake and further beyond into the numerous hills and gullies scored by rivers and small streams. The novelty of Andrews metal detector was never far from Lukes mind either. Imagine finding gold! There had been a gold rush in this area two hundred years earlier maybe there was something left. Shortly after breakfast on the first day, Luke and Andrew made their bid for freedom supported by a carefully packed lunch, drinks (dont forget your hats and take a jacket) and the metal detector. Yes, life in the bush was fine. No parents, no irritating cousins and a decent-sized cave A CAVE? Who needed a map? The entrance to the cave was partly obscured by enormous boulders and they would have passed it by unnoticed if they hadnt been following the beeping of the metal detector which led them to the entrance. Heavy river sand was heaped on the cave floor and their feet punctuated the silt in deep prints. Lukes torch flicked over another set of prints further ahead. Very recent prints the sides still well-defined very large boot prints. A light glimmered deeper in the cave and they could hear the low rumble of voices. Adult voices. Big boot voices.
1.
In paragraph one, Lukes attitude towards the family camping trip is one of (A) (B) (C) (D) resignation. indifference. exasperation. complacency.
CLASS 7
2.
What is the purpose for placing the quotations in brackets? (A) (B) (C) (D) to include Lukes thoughts and feelings to relate a conversation between Andrew and Luke to refer to previous comments made by Lukes parents to indicate the writers thoughts about actions occurring in the story
3.
The word scored as it is used in this text refers to (A) (B) (C) (D) the marks left on hillsides by rivers and streams. the grooves that rivers and streams make on the gullies. the points allocated to different types of rivers and streams. the many lines formed by rivers and streams that appear on Lukes map.
4.
This text is part of a longer narrative. The information in this part of the narrative sets the scene and develops a sense of (A) (B) (C) (D) history. humour. foreboding. improbability.
5.
Which word is used as an adverb in the text? (A) (B) (C) (D) mire partly around swelling
CLASS 7
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Educational Assessment Australia would like to thank the copyright holders who have granted permission to use the texts and graphics cited below. We would appreciate information regarding any errors or omissions in the sources. SOURCES Who needs a map? text and graphic EAA 2006.
CLASS 7
QUESTION 1 2 3 4 5 ANSWER C C D C B DESCRIPTION OF SKILL Interpret characterisation in a narrative text Interpret the purpose of a stylistic device in a narrative text Use context clues to interpret the meaning of a word: scored Interpret tone of a narrative text Identify a word functioning as an adverb in a narrative text: partly AREA RL RL LU RL LG LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY Medium Hard Medium Hard Medium
LEGEND
RF Reading: Factual
LU Language: Usage
Read Vikings the untold story and answer questions 1 to 5.
CLASS 8
Vikings the untold story

Viking history and stories about Vikings are often dominated by dramatic events and personalities but what of everyday Viking life ? Summer in the year 986, Hordaland fylke, Norway. Home of Olaf and Helde Nordstrom and their 14 year old son, Erik. This porridge has lumps, Helde! Olaf bellowed. Erik smirked. He knew what was coming and it wouldnt be pleasant. Fun though. Helde emerged from the cooking space at the far end of the house. It was some 20 metres to Olaf s seat by the window but Helde covered the distance plaits flying, her bulk wiping out the grass sods stacked neatly by the fireplace in milliseconds. Erik shifted quickly, just enough to keep out of the way but still retain a clear view. Another happy family scene was about to unfold in the Nordstrom household! At times Erik pondered his fathers neural capacity. Perhaps it helped if one worked in the kitchen, as Erik did every morning, observing Heldes mounting frustration. Clay pots cracking, spilling their contents over hot coals, Helde savagely pouring porridge dregs into yet another secondhand pot, all the while cursing her husband for buying cheap pots, Olaf upstairs in Viking Valhalla oblivious. On a bad day, the hot coals, caked in porridge, spluttered into lifelessness. A very bad day. Not unlike today! Olaf the Awful (his nickname) sat impassively as the dogs licked the porridge dripping from his shoulder, down his arm, onto the dirt floor (another bone of contention). Incongruous, Erik thought, simultaneously marvelling at the extent of his vocabulary. Here we have one of the most feared Vikings in the neighbourhood bloodied and bowed before breakfast. Now this is the stuff of legends!
1.
Helde could be described as (A) (B) (C) (D) clumsy and reckless. youthful and amusing. solidly-built and volatile. patient and good-natured.
CLASS 8
2.
How did Erik respond to the events at breakfast? (A) (B) (C) (D) He was amazed by his mothers actions. He was amused by his fathers behaviour. He was nervous about the effects of the violence. He was annoyed at being expected to help with the meal.
3.
From whose point of view is this story told? (A) (B) (C) (D) Olaf s Eriks Heldes the authors
4.
The word incongruous means (A) (B) (C) (D) bizarre. unclean. hilarious. devastating.
5.
The tone of this text is (A) (B) (C) (D) humorous. respectful. thoughtful. authoritative.
CLASS 8
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Educational Assessment Australia would like to thank the copyright holders who have granted permission to use the texts and graphics cited below. We would appreciate information regarding any errors or omissions in the sources. SOURCES Vikings the untold story, text copyright EAA 2006. Images from http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/vikings/life/life2.shtml
CLASS 8
QUESTION 1 2 3 4 5 ANSWER C B B A A DESCRIPTION OF SKILL Infer a characters appearance and personality from events in a story Infer from storyline a characters attitude and response Identify the narrative voice in a story Identify the meaning of a word: incongruous Interpret the tone of a narrative text AREA RL RL RL LU RL LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY Medium Medium Medium Hard Medium
LEGEND
RF Reading: Factual
LU Language: Usage
CLASS 9
Read The Break and answer questions 1 to 5.
The Break
Saturday morning. The room was dim. There was no sound. The tables stood silently, waiting. Strange shadows played across the walls. Elongated shapes. Solid spheres lay unprovoked. Snap! The rusted tin shades lit up like beacons, illuminating the felt. A crowd surged forward. Crack! Balls went flying. The break was made. The snooker game had begun. A tall boy bends down, eyes level with the table. Broad shoulders, feet flat. He studies the balls. You gonna hit em or what, Joey? Im working on it, Dave. Dont rush me. Dave grunts disapprovingly. Joey bends over the table, cue in hand. Slowly he draws back the cue. He jabs the white. It finds its target and pockets it. Dave grunts disapprovingly. The tall boy bends down, eyes level with the table, his face expressionless. He studies the balls. Hurry up and hit em, Joey. Im working on it, Dave. Dont rush me. An aggressive voice breaks his concentration. It was two-all at the last count, Joey. Time for the decider. Joey spins round and comes face to face with Jeremy Jackson. Come on, Jeremy. Give a guy a break. Jeremy snaps back, Ill take you up on that, Joey. The best of three gets the title. Joey chalks his cue. Youre on. Sorry Dave. Youre gonna have to sit this one out. Dave grunts disapprovingly. Onlookers approach silently, anticipation high. The game begins. Jeremy takes the opening shot. Joey the next. Back to Jeremy. The play is even. Dave shuffles uncomfortably in his seat. The crowd observes as one, eyes alert, concentrating. Joey wipes beads of sweat from his forehead. The strain is showing. Jeremy gives nothing away. He is concerned about his reputation. What he lacks in skill he makes up for in confidence. Three balls remain: the black, the pink, the blue. All perfectly positioned. Anybodys game. Joey pockets the blue followed by the pink making the score even. The black remains. For the first time Jeremys face indicates concern. The crowd holds its breath. Dave rises to his feet he can smell victory. Joey bends down, eyes level with the table, the cue an extension of his arm. The atmosphere is electric. As if in slow motion his cue makes contact with the white ball. The white rolls towards the black
1.
Who is the tall boy? (A) (B) (C) (D) Joey Dave Jeremy an onlooker
CLASS 9
2.
The sentence Solid spheres lay unprovoked is an example of (A) (B) (C) (D) a simile. alliteration. personification. an exaggeration.
3.
Which statement best describes Jeremy? (A) (B) (C) (D) He defers to his friends wishes. He has an inflated view of his prowess. He appreciates the skills of the other players. He displays sensitivity in his dealings with others.
4.
Which sentence from the text is grammatically incomplete? (A) (B) (C) (D) Dont rush me. Balls went flying. Joey chalks his cue. Broad shoulders, flat feet.
5.
What literary technique does the writer use to build tension during the snooker game? (A) (B) (C) (D) the use of short sentences the omission of an ending the repetition of key phrases the use of colourful language
CLASS 9
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Educational Assessment Australia would like to thank the copyright holders who have granted permission to use the texts and graphics cited below. We would appreciate information regarding any errors or omissions in the sources. SOURCES The Break, text by Zac Moulton EAA 2006. Image FreeOnline Games.com http://snooker.freeonlinegames.com
CLASS 9
QUESTION 1 2 3 4 5 ANSWER A C B D A DESCRIPTION OF SKILL Follow the storyline to identify a specific character in a narrative Identify the use of personification in a narrative Interpret characterisation from a characters actions in a narrative Identify the need for a subject and finite verb to complete a sentence Identify the literary technique of using short sentences to build tension AREA RL LU RL LG LU LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY Easy Medium Hard Medium Hard
LEGEND
RF Reading: Factual
LU Language: Usage
Hearsay
Readers are invited to submit brief comments to Hearsay on current issues or interesting social observations. Humour and satire are welcomed in this column as are brevity and pertinence. The newspaper reserves the right to edit length and content of correspondence as deemed necessary.
Read Hearsay and answer questions 1 and 4.
CLASS 10
Dear Editor,
Dear Editor, I note with interest and a smattering of good humour previous correspondence related to supermarket etiquette. In addition to previous examples of ill-mannered behaviour I wish to add my own recent observation. Conversation stoppers and aisle blockers are endemic in the supermarkets I frequent. It is my most fervent hope that supermarket chains begin to post No Stopping signs to prevent capricious conversation. Alternatively, aisle monitors could keep customers moving or post nes on their trolleys. Id welcome other readers perspectives on this issue. In perpetual motion 24 June 2006
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Dear Editor, With regard to Anonymous li ne dancing dile Id like to relate mma, my own experi ence in the hope this may shed light on a suitab le resolution. A few months ago my motherin-law invited (actually it was me more of a com mand) to join he lawn bowls club r . This necessitat ed the purchase of white wear, regulation stoc kings, hat and obligatory set of the high quality tita nium-weighted bowls in a hand -crafted leathe r bag. During my rs t game I fell fo rward rather heavily as I bo wled my rst ba ll. The resultan injury preven t ts me from furt hering my bow career but has ling salvaged the re lationship with mother-in-law. my Might I therefor e suggest a stra fall, causing tegic minimal damag e to soft tissue maximising so but cial integrity. Patella Kneebon e 28 June, 2006
Dear Editor, ently invited me to A close friend of mine rec dancing. Put simply, join her in learning line th a vengeance and I dislike country music wi unison to woeful the thought of dancing in in rural settings makes tales of unrequited love my stomach churn. ocuous invitation will I fear this seemingly inn ty year relationship. instigate a rift in our twen ned readers might I wonder if your enlighte offer advice. Anonymous 26 June 2006
CLASS 10
1. The word endemic, as it is used in the first letter, refers to (A) (B) (C) (D) a group of people who tend to congregate in aisles. an annoying habit of blocking the aisles with trolleys. a particular feature of the places where the writer shops. the way people stop talking when the writer approaches.
2.
A suitable clich that could be used as a nom de plume by Anonymous is (A) (B) (C) (D) Out of Line. Country Style. Waltzing Matilda. In Step with Dancing.
3.
Flowery language is a term used to describe highly ornate language. An example of flowery language used by one of the letter writers is (A) (B) (C) (D) with trolleys askew and purchases forgotten. In addition to previous examples of ill-mannered behaviour. causing minimal damage to soft tissue but maximising social integrity. the thought of dancing in unison to woeful tales of unrequited love in rural settings.
4.
Which of the following letters would most likely be accepted for publishing in this column? (A) (B) (C) (D) an observation about the intrinsic nutrient value of brown eggs a detailed explanation extolling the virtues of organic egg consumption a expansive dissertation analysing whether the chicken came before the egg a brief but witty response to a query about the best method for consuming a boiled egg
Choose the clause which best retains the style and meaning of the sentence.
5. Although torrential rain, _________________________________ , had drenched events in the outdoor line-dancing championship, competitors remained enthusiastic. (A) (B) (C) (D) unexpectedly forecast to be fine inexpertly described as inclement substantially an unrelated occurrence intermittently underestimated by organisers
CLASS 10
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Educational Assessment Australia would like to thank the copyright holders who have granted permission to use the texts and graphics cited below. We would appreciate information regarding any errors or omissions in the sources. SOURCES Hearsay, text copyright EAA 2006.
CLASS 10
QUESTION 1 2 3 4 5 ANSWER C A D D B DESCRIPTION OF SKILL Interpret the meaning of a word in context: endemic Identify a clich to suit the tone of a humorous persuasive text Identify the authors style in a humorous persuasive text Interpret the purpose and audience of a text Identify an appropriate adjectival clause to suit the style and meaning of a sentence AREA LU RL RL RL LG LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY Hard Hard Medium Medium Hard
LEGEND
RF Reading: Factual
LU Language: Usage
CLASS 11
Read Open to review and answer questions 1 to 5.
Open to review
Everyone is a critic mostly unpaid. I am paid. Reviewing is my career. My income dependent upon the tools of my trade: words, wit and wisdom. Film reviews are my specialty, followed closely by biographies. I find my work immensely satisfying but feel reviewers, generally, are misunderstood maligned even. The very nature of our work is criticism, positive and negative. Often the negative criticisms are the ones by which a reviewer is mostly remembered! While seasoned reviewers tend to have a formula ensuring objectivity and impartiality, barbed comments those single, indulgent departures from the formula, enticing litigation sell. A few recent one-liners spring to mind (authors shall remain anonymous). The plot thickened, pity the characters werent there to see it happen A wanton departure from the writers previous ventures into mediocrity Shambolic is a word too infrequently applied to films of this style. This was Bensons debut as a playwright. Described in advertising as a satirical work, the tragedy unfolded scene by scene. At times like these I draw inspiration from my friends and family; the book provided none. It [the movie plot] lumbered along, collapsed, and writhed on the ground while the main characters watched. These are the comments which gain reviewers that barbarous reputation. Single lines embedded in lengthy wellconstructed reviews. The tantalising snippets that are remembered that come back to bite! Spare a thought next time you ponder a review. The literary critic has performed a community service, providing a considered opinion about entertainment offerings (burnt or otherwise) possibly saving you time and money in the process. If occasionally you meet a razor sharp comment, enjoy it, but recognise it as a stylistic departure!
CLASS 11
1. Open to review is a deliberate pun and refers to the idea that reviewers (A) (B) (C) (D) need to be balanced in their criticisms. pass judgement after attending opening nights. should not hide anonymously behind unfavourable comments. are judged for their own work as much as they judge the work of others.
2.
The ideas in paragraph two may be paraphrased as: (A) (B) (C) (D) Positive reviews are not very entertaining. Critics often deliberately provoke legal action. Reviewers should be wary about their nasty remarks. Readers tend to react more to the incisive, negative comments in a review.
3.
The tone of the one-liners in paragraph three is (A) (B) (C) (D) acidic. tactful. tasteful. poignant.
4.
The writers use of the term community service is intended to be (A) (B) (C) (D) caustic. derisive. flippant. defamatory.
5.
The statement A wanton departure from the writers previous ventures into mediocrity implies that the writers (A) (B) (C) (D) style lacks verve but a positive review could provide motivation to improve. international experiences have had a positive influence on the latest work. present offering is an innovative work that has produced a stunning result. prior work was pedestrian and the change in approach isnt quite successful.
CLASS 11
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Educational Assessment Australia would like to thank the copyright holders who have granted permission to use the texts and graphics cited below. We would appreciate information regarding any errors or omissions in the sources. SOURCES Open to review, text copyright EAA 2006.
CLASS 11
QUESTION 1 2 3 4 5 ANSWER D D A C D DESCRIPTION OF SKILL Interprets multiple meanings of a pun in a title Interprets main idea in expository text Identifies tone in part of expository text Infers writers intention in an exposition Infers the meaning of an authors comment AREA LU RL RL RL RL LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY Medium Easy Medium Medium Hard
LEGEND
RF Reading: Factual
LU Language: Usage
Read Thinking and memory and answer questions 1 to 5.
CLASS 12
Thinking and memory

Human memory is thought to be highly complex, but recent research has revealed that memory may be described simplistically as being in two separate parts - short-term memory and long-term memory. Information input through the senses enters initially into short-term memory, (sometimes called working memory) as discrete elements and some of this information may be transferred into long-term memory for later recall. Some of the information elements in long-term memory may be recalled to short-term memory. Short-term memory can only hold about five separate thoughts (or elements) at one time, but some or all of these five elements may be linked together and stored in long-term memory as a single larger element, sometimes called a chunk. Elements in short-term memory may also be linked to elements already held in long-term memory. The ephemeral nature of short-term memory has implications for learning, where information is acquired and stored in long-term memory. As information enters short-term memory, any information held previously may be altered or lost. For instance, if two telephone numbers enter short-term memory one after the other, part of the first number may be remembered as part of the second. Additionally, information is more likely to be retained in long-term memory, and available for later use, if that information can be linked to information already held as a chunk in long-term memory. In a learning situation, this means that it is important to synthesise concepts from details - for example, in summarising main ideas and reinforcing them. It may be difficult to estimate the capacity of a persons short-term memory because of varying factors such as age. For example, an adult may recall the image of a mouse as a single chunked element from long-term memory. However, a child unfamiliar with mice, may remember aspects of a mouse such as the tail, whiskers or colour as separate elements. Recall of the mouse images for a child would, therefore, place more elements in short-term memory than the recall of the single-element image of a mouse for the adult. The amount of information that can be held in short-term memory may vary from individual to individual depending on the size of the chunked elements that are being recalled.
CLASS 12
1. Which of the following is an appropriate way to describe the function of short-term memory? (A) (B) (C) (D) a sensory input system a visual processing system a permanent storage system for elements a system for excluding irrelevant information
2.
The word ephemeral is used to describe the _______________ nature of short-term memory. (A) (B) (C) (D) transitory transverse transitional transposable
3.
Which of the following statements is a synthesis of ideas expressed in this text? (A) (B) (C) (D) Long-term memory initially rejects irrelevant detail and stores main ideas. Short-term memory is not an effective area of memory for retaining visual information. Overloading the short-term memory will cause inefficiencies in information processing. Children need to be shown how to make accurate observations in order to process information in long-term memory.
4.
Using the information provided in the text, which label should be placed in the empty box to complete this diagrammatic representation of the flow of information in the memory system? Input from senses SHORT TERM MEMORY Information to storage LONG TERM MEMORY
(A) (B) (C) (D)
STORED INFORMATION LOSS OF INFORMATION INFORMATION RETRIEVED INFORMATION CATEGORISED
5.
In the sentence beginning, In a learning situation, this means that it is important ... the word this refers to the (A) (B) (C) (D) efficient storage of numerical information. linking of existing ideas with new information. process of recalling familiar telephone numbers. restricted flow of information to long-term memory.
CLASS 12
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Educational Assessment Australia would like to thank the copyright holders who have granted permission to use the texts and graphics cited below. We would appreciate information regarding any errors or omissions in the sources. SOURCES Thinking and memory, text copyright EAA 2006. Image Digital Vision.
CLASS 12
QUESTION 1 2 3 4 5 ANSWER A A C B B DESCRIPTION OF SKILL Interpret the main idea of a complex text that explains and describes Interpret meaning of a technical word in context: ephemeral Synthesise information to establish the main idea in a text that explains and describes Interpret an explanatory process to complete a flow chart Identify a key idea linked by a pronoun reference AREA RF LU RF RF LG LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY Hard Medium/Hard Hard Medium/Hard Medium
LEGEND
RF Reading: Factual
LU Language: Usage
CLASS 3
These questions are suitable for students in Class 3. They demonstrate the presentation style used in the papers, the level of difculty of the questions and the topics tested. The three questions are multiple-choice. To answer the questions select the best option from the four listed.
Dave wanted to print his document. Which one of these is the Print button?
(A) The correct answer is B.
(B)
(C)
(D)
Option A is the Save button. Option C is the Print Preview button. Option D is the Paste button. Approximately 94% of students are expected to answer this question correctly.
1 International Assessments for Indian SchoolsComputer Skills
CLASS 3
This screen shot shows a spreadsheet created by Luke.
If Luke selects all the cells in the range B3:E4, which one of these cells will be included? (A) (B) (C) (D) B2 E2 A4 C4
The correct answer is D. Approximately 25% of students are expected to answer this question correctly.
International Assessments for Indian SchoolsComputer Skills 2
CLASS 3
Milly was looking at this Web page on the Internet. Some parts of the Web page are labelled.
(B)
(A) (C) (D)
Which part of this Web page allows users to enter text? (A) (B) (C) (D) A B C D
The correct answer is C. Approximately 46% of students are expected to answer this question correctly.
CLASS 4
Jamie typed this sentence on a word processor.
My birthday is January 20.

He then selected the whole sentence and clicked on then .
What did the sentence look like after he clicked on these two buttons? (A) (B) (C) (D)
My birthday is January 20. My birthday is January 20. My birthday is January 20. My birthday is January 20.
The correct answer is C. Option A is using only Underline Style. Option B has no style applied. Option D is using only Bold Style. Approximately 81% of students are expected to answer this question correctly.
CLASS 4
Sarah drew three shapes using the DRAW feature of a graphics program.
She wanted to change the way the shapes were arranged so she clicked on the triangle and chose a command from the Arrange menu. The shapes now looked like this.
Which command did Sarah choose?
(A) (B) (C) (D) The correct answer is C. The triangle has gone behind the oval but is still in front of the rectangle. Approximately 44% of students are expected to answer this question correctly.
CLASS 4
This screen shot shows a spreadsheet created by Luke.
If Luke selects all the cells in the range B3:E4, which one of these cells will be included? (A) (B) (C) (D) B2 E2 A4 C4
The correct answer is D. Approximately 35% of students are expected to answer this question correctly.
CLASS 5
Which part of a computer holds the computers memory?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
The correct answer is D. Option A shows a keyboard. Option B shows a mouse. Option C shows a monitor. Approximately 86% of students are expected to answer this question correctly.
CLASS 5
Craig clicked once in the Art window. What did the screen look like then?
(A)
(B)
(C) The correct answer is D. In Option A, the Graphics window is selected. In Option B, both windows are selected. In Option C, no windows is selected.
(D)
Approximately 43% of students are expected to answer this question correctly.
CLASS 5
Carly created this database about some books in the school library.
How many records are in this table? (A) 1 (B) 6 (C) 7 (D) 30 The correct answer is B. There is one record to match each book title. The bottom bar tells you that record 1 out of 6 is selected. Approximately 77% of students are expected to answer this question correctly.
CLASS 6
Craig opened the two folders shown in this screen shot. Some parts of one window are labelled. Which part of the Graphics window lets Craig drag it to a different place on the screen?
(A)
(B) (C)
(D)
The correct answer is B. Approximately 52% of students are expected to answer this question correctly.
CLASS 6
Carly created this database about some books in the school library.
How many records are in this table? (A) 1 (B) 6 (C) 7 (D) 30 The correct answer is B. There is one record to match each book title. The bottom bar tells you that record 1 out of 6 is selected. Approximately 82% of students are expected to answer this question correctly.
Which eld has a Yes/No data type setting? (A) (B) (C) (D) Author Publisher Pages Fiction
The correct answer is D. The tick boxes in the Fiction eld tell you this. Approximately 92% of students are expected to answer this question correctly.
CLASS 7
Mark created three letter shapes, as shown. He wanted the M to be on top of the other letters so he selected the M and opened the drawing menu. Which command should he choose?
(A) (B) (C) (D)
The correct answer is A. If he chose C, the M would come in front of the D only. Approximately 83% of students are expected to answer this question correctly.
CLASS 7
Hamish wanted to make a balance sheet to keep track of his pocket money. He designed the spreadsheet shown.
What formula has been used in cell E14? (A) (B) (C) (D) =C14-D14 =SUM(E5:E13) C14-D14 SUM(E5:E13)
The correct answer is A. Formulae must always begin with =. Approximately 40% of students are expected to answer this question correctly.
Shona created a spreadsheet document to record the number of different coloured beads she owns. She then used Chart Wizard to graph her data. Which one of the following correctly shows the titles used in the graph?
(A) The correct answer is A.
(B)
(C)
(D)

CLASS 8
Morag typed the sentence shown.
Of all the students in the class, Angus is the most malleable.

Morag felt that the word malleable was probably too difcult for most of the people in her audience. She decided to use the Thesaurus to nd a similar word. The Thesuarus dialogue box is shown below. If Morag selects the word malleable and opens the Thesaurus, in which box will that word appear?
(A)
(C)
(B)
(D)
The correct answer is A. Approximately 70% of students are expected to answer this question correctly.
CLASS 8
Danni wanted to search the Internet for a chocolate cake recipe. She opened this search engine. Here are some of the matches found with Dannis search:
Danni thought that this search found too many web pages to look at. Which search would nd the least number of matches? (A) (B) (C) (D) cake AND recipes cake OR recipes chocolate AND cake AND recipes chocolate OR cake OR recipes
CLASS 8
The screen shot shows 17 les within a directory of a computer using the Windows operating system. Each le has its le extension shown.
How many image les are there in this directory? (A) 17 (B) 12 (C) 5 (D) 4 The correct answer is D. Approximately 13% of students are expected to answer this question correctly.
CLASS 9
Mrs Brown wanted to create a new folder. She clicked on the folder called Holly.
Which menu should she use to create a new folder?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
The correct answer is A. Approximately 75% of students are expected to answer this question correctly.
CLASS 9
What will the le structure look like when she has created the new folder?
(A)
(B)
(C) The correct answer is B. The folder Holly was selected when a new folder was chosen.
(D)
CLASS 9
Mr. Gupta is using a word processing application to set some mathematics problems for his class. Mr Gupta wants a minus sign (en dash) to appear automatically when he types three hyphens.
Under which menu command could he set the computer to do this? (A) (B) (C) (D) AutoSummarize AutoCorrect Customize Track Changes
CLASS 10
Mr Gupta is using a word processing application to set some mathematics problems for his class.
Mr Gupta wants a minus sign (en dash) to appear automatically when he types three hyphens.
Under which menu command could he set the computer to do this? (A) (B) (C) (D) AutoSummarize AutoCorrect Customize Track Changes
What should Mr Gupta click on to nd the number of paragraphs in the document? (A) (B) (C) (D) Spelling and Grammar Language Word Count AutoSummarize
CLASS 10
Here are screen shots from the Windows 2000, Macintosh OS 9.2 and Macintosh OS X operating systems. Despite their different appearances, all three have common features that allow users to perform the same actions. Six of these common features have been labelled with letters of the alphabet on each screen shot.
CLASS 10
The close box closes the window when clicked on with the mouse. In some operating systems this action also quits from the application. Which letters label the close box in each screen shot? (A) LMT (C) GKRW The correct answer is LMT. Approximately 64% of students are expected to answer this question correctly. (B) (D) GOY LSZ
CLASS 3
1. This is Johns birthday cake. 3. These five counters are overlapped and arranged into a row. The area covered by the five counters is 31 units.
How many candles (A) (B) (C) (D) 2. 5 6 7 9
are on his cake?
Two counters are taken away. The area covered by the remaining three counters is 19 units.
Here is a cube.
What is the area of one counter (A) (B) (C) (D) 4 5 6 7 units units units units
Which net below will fold to make a cube?
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CLASS 3
Question solutionsClass 3
Question 1 Answer key: Category: Options A 5 B 6 C 7 D 9 Difficulty level: A Number Reasoning for options Incorrect guess. Incorrect guess. Correctly counted the candles Incorrect guess. Easy. About 80-100% expected correct.
Question 2 Answer key: Category: Options A B C D Difficulty level: D Space Reasoning for options Incorrect Will not fold to give the 4 sides Incorrect All 6 sides are not equal in length Incorrect This would have 2 tops and no base Correctly folds to make a cube Medium. About 31-79% expected correct.
Question 3 Answer key: Category: Options A 4 B 5 C 6 D 7 Difficulty level: D Measurement Reasoning for options Incorrect. Calculates 31-19 = 12, then divides by 3 in the picture Incorrect. Counts number of counters in first picture. Incorrect. Calculates area of 2 counters, 31-19 = 12, then halves 12. Correct. Calculates the area of 2 counters, then area of 1 counter is 31 - 2 12 = 7 Hard. Less than 31% expected correct.
CLASS 4
1. Which picture has 3 squares and 2 circles in it? 3. Allen is making a bead necklace using four different coloured beads, as shown.
How many different ways can he arrange these four beads on the necklace? (A) (B) (C) (D) 4 6 24 32
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2.
This basketball court has seats around it.
The shaded area has 1 000 seats. What is the approximate number of seats around this basketball court altogether? (A) (B) (C) (D) 2 000 3 000 4 000 5 000
CLASS 4
Question 1 Answer key: Category: Options (A) (B) (C) (D) Difficulty level: C Space Reasons for Options Has 2 circles, but no squares Has 3 circles and 2 squares Correctly recognises shapes Has 2 circles and no squares Easy. About 80-100% expected correct.
Question 2 Answer key: Category: Options (A) 2000 (B) 3000 (C) 4000 (D) 5000 Difficulty level: B Number Reasons for Options Only the seats on the 2 long sides were counted Correctly estimates number of seats The seats on shorter sides are fewer than on the other two. Far too big. Medium. About 31-79% expected correct.
Question 3 Answer key: Category: Options (A) 4 (B) 6 (C) 24 (D) 32 Difficulty level: C Chance Reasons for Options Incorrect. Only counts beads Incorrect. Only counts 1 level of diagram or list Correct. Clearly seen from systematic list or tree diagram Incorrect. Double counts some options Hard. Less than 31% expected correct.
CLASS 5
1. Here is a group of faces. 3. This padlock can be opened if all of the buttons are pressed once and in the correct order.
What fraction of the group has smiling faces? 13 13 13 (B) 20 7 (C) 13 7 (D) 25 (A)
On the buttons, the letters U, D, L, R stand for Up, Down, Left and Right. For example, means press button A and then move 1 button to the Right. If you end on button H, at which button should you start to open the lock? (A) (B) (C) (D) A C E F
2. The objects below have the following masses.
Which combination of objects below makes up 2.050 kilograms?
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CLASS 5
Question 1 Answer key: Category: Options A 13 B Number Reasoning for options Does not recognise denominator is the total number of faces. Correct. There are 13 smiling faces among the total of 20 . Total number of frown faces divided by total number of smiling faces. Miscounts total number of faces. Counts faces with frowns. Easy. About 80-100% expected correct.
13 13 13 B 13 13 20 7 7 13 20 13 7 13 13 25 7 7 7 13 C 20 25 13 13 25 7D 7 13 25
Difficulty level:
13
13 20
Question 2 Answer key: Category: Options A 2.25 B 2.15 C 2.150 D 2.050 Difficulty level: D Measurement Reasoning for options Mistaken place value. Incorrectly substitutes information. Incorrectly substitues information. Correct. Use the key to carefully substitute for each symbol Medium. About 31-79% expected correct.
Question 3 Answer key: Category: Options A start A B start C C start E D start F Difficulty level: D Space Reasoning for options C and F are not pressed F is not pressed A, B, C and F are not pressed Correct. All the keys are pressed once. Hard. Less than 31% expected correct.
CLASS 6
1. Here is a number pattern. 3 37 = 111 6 37 = 222 9 37 = 333 Which of these will give 888? (A) (B) (C) (D) 24 20 12 8

3.
Maria glued some cubic blocks together to make three separate solids. These three solids t together to make a larger cube. Which of these is not one of Marias solids?
37 37 37 37
2.
Alice wants to build a fence around her rectangular guinea pig pen.
(A)
(B)
width
(C) length
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(D)
She has 360 cm of fencing. What width will give the largest area? (A) (B) (C) (D) 120 cm 90 cm 80 cm 30 cm
4.
Here is the start of a pattern.
2 3
3 6
4 9
The number below each triangle gives the total number of dots on the triangle. The number inside the triangle gives the number of dots on each side of the triangle. When the total number of dots on a triangle in this pattern is 72, how many dots are there on each of its sides? (Write only the number on your answer sheet.) END OF PAPER
CLASS 6
Question 1 Answer Key: Category: Options A 24 37 B 20 37 C 12 37 D 8 37 Difficulty level: Question 2 Answer key: Category: Options A 120 cm B 90 cm C 80 cm D 30 cm Difficulty level: Question 3 Answer key: Category: A A Space Correct. Picture (A) has 8 blocks. Picture (B) and (C) have 11 blocks. Picture (D) has 5 blocks. The blocks add up 11 + 11 + 5 = 27 blocks. This is the number in a 3 3 3 cube. Also the largest number of blocks in a row is 3 to give another clue to the size of the cube. So the (A) with 8 blocks cannot be part of the bigger cube. Incorrect guess. Incorrect guess. Incorrect guess. Hard. Less than 31% expected correct. B Measurement Reasoning for options Incorrect guess. If the width of the pen was 120 cm, then the length would be 60 cm. 60 x 120 = 7 200 cm2 Correct. If the width of the pen was 90 cm then the length would be 90 cm also. 90 x 90 = 8 100 cm2 Incorrect guess. If the width of the pen was 80 cm, then the length would be 100 cm. 80 x 100 = 8 000 cm2 Incorrect guess. If the width was 30 cm, then the length would be 150 cm. 150 x 30 = 4 500 cm2 Medium. About 3179% expected correct. A Number Reasoning for options Correct. 8th multiple of 3 will satisfy the pattern Incorrect Incorrect Incorrect Easy. About 80-100% expected correct.
B C D Difficulty level: Question 4 Answer Key: Category:
25 Number Reasoning To solve this, find the pattern then test it on the examples given. Number of dots on each side = total number of dots 3 + 1 = 72 3 + 1 = 25
Difficulty level:
Hard. Less than 31% expected correct.

International Assessments for Indian SchoolsMathematics 2
CLASS 7
1. The table shows the year that three types of buses started running in London. Type of Bus Steam Bus Electric Bus PetrolEngine Bus Started running in London 1833 1897 1899 3. Lyn built a model of a shed. It had no floor and no door. It looked like this when it was finished.
Which of the following shows the shapes that Lyn used to build the shed?
For how many years were steam buses running in London before electric buses started running in London? (A) 130 (B) 97 (C) 66 (D) 64 4. 2. A cube has a volume of 343 cm3. Ron and Angela carry 1300 books from the library. Ron works for 15 days and Angela works for 10 days.
What is the sum of the lengths of the edges of the cube? (A) 7 (B) 56 (C) 84 (D) 294 cm cm cm cm They both work at different rates. Over the same period of time, Ron carries 4 books to every 7 books that Angela carries. How many books does Ron carry altogether? (Write only the number on your answer sheet.) END OF PAPER
CLASS 7
Question 1 Answer key: Category: Options A 130 B 97 C 66 D 64 Difficulty level: Question 2 Answer key: Category: Options A 7 cm B 56 cm C 84 cm D 294 cm Difficulty level: Question 3 Answer key: Category: Options A B C D Difficulty level: Question 4 Answer key: Category: 600 Space Reasoning If Angela carries x number of books per day, Ron carries 4 x books per day. Total carried by Ron in 15 days Total carried by Angela in 10 days Total of all books carried So 15 4 x + 10 7 x = 15 4 x = 10 x 7 = 1300 = 1300 = 70 So Angela carries 10 x or 700 books.
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D Chance and data Reasoning for options Incorrect Incorrect Incorrect Correct 1897 - 1833 = 64 Easy. About 80-100% expected correct.
C Measurement Reasoning for options Incorrect. This is length of one edge only. Incorrect. Not all edges have been included. Correct. If a cube has a volume of 343 cm then its edge length is 7 cm. There are 12 edges on a cube, so the total length of the edges is 7 x 12 = 84 Incorrect. This is the surface area of the cube, not the length of the edges. Hard. Less than 31% expected correct.
A Measurement Reasoning for options Correctly recognises 2D faces of 3D figure Incorrect Incorrect Incorrect Medium. About 31-79% expected correct.
Number of books Ron carries = 1300 700 = 600 books Difficulty level: Hard. Less than 30% expected correct.
CLASS 8
1. Alan uses this spinner in a game. 3. Here is the rst unit in a pattern of shapes.
To make the next unit of the pattern, each shape is rotated about its centre as indicated in the table.

On which symbol is the arrow most likely to stop? (A) (A) (B) (B) (C) (C) (D) (D)
What is the third unit in this pattern?

2.
A snail travelled 15 metres in 4 hours.
If the snail continued at the same speed, how far would it travel in 160 minutes? (A) 60 cm (B) 100 cm (C) 150 cm (D) 600 cm
4.
1 Egyptians This is how the ancient

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wrote a particular fraction.
2 3
=1
2 3
CLASS 8
The symbol has been used in this equation.
111 15
2 3
= 12 3
What is the smallest positive number that could be the denominator of the fraction (the number that would go on the BOTTOM of the fraction)? (Write only the number on your answer sheet.)
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CLASS 8
Question 1 Answer key: Category: Options A B C D Difficulty level: Question 2 Answer key: Category: Options A 60 B 100 C Number Reasoning for options Incorrect Correct. Convert hours to minutes and m to cm first. Distance travelled in 1 min Distance travelled in 160 min C 150 D 600 Difficulty level: Question 3 Answer key: Category: Options A B C D Difficulty level: Question 4 Answer key: Category: 10 Number A Space Reasoning for options Correct. Incorrect. Does each operation once and there are three operations Incorrect. This is the 4th unit of the pattern NOT the 3rd unit as requested. Incorrect. 1st correct, 2nd and 3rd shapes incorrect Hard. Less than 31% expected correct. Incorrect Incorrect = 240 cm =
150
A Chance and data Reasoning for options Correct. The arrow will be most likely to stop on the symbol with the greatest frequency Incorrect. Star occurs less frequently than arrow. Incorrect. Snowflake occurs infrequently. Incorrect. Sun occurs infrequently. Easy. About 80-100% expected correct.
150 3 160 cm 10 240
= 100 cm 3 10
Medium. About 31-79% expected correct.
Reasoning Solve equation: The value of the symbol is 3 , with the denominator being 10. 10 Difficulty level: Hard. Less than 31% expected correct.
150 240
CLASS 9
1. This is a diagram of a triangle. 3. Here is a picture of a fan.
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Which of these cannot be values for NOTx SCALE y TO x and y ? (A) 70 120
(B) (C) (A) (D) (B) (C) (D)
x50
70 70 50 50 70 50
y120
100 120 100 120 100 100
The paper part of this fan is a semicircle from which a smaller semicircle has been cut. The smaller semicircle has a diameter of 8 cm. The paper part of the fan has an area of 140 cm .
2
What is the diameter of the fan, in cm, correct to one decimal place? (A) (B) (C) (D) 7.8 10.3 15.6 20.5
2. This is a sector graph (pie graph).
Vehicles Passing the School

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4. Ricky is thinking of a 3-digit number.

If I subtract 9 from the number, the result will be divisible by 9. If I subtract 10 from the number, the result will be divisible by 10. If I subtract 11 from the number, the result will be divisible by 11.
Key
21 90
cars trucks motorbikes bicycles
What is the angle at the centre for the number of cars passing this school? (A) (B) (C) (D) 296 284 257 240
What number is Ricky thinking of? (Write only the number on your answer sheet.) END OF PAPER
CLASS 9
Question 1 Answer key: A Category: Options A B C D Difficulty level: Question 2 Answer key: D Category: Options A B C D Chance and data Reasoning for options Incorrect guess. Incorrect guess. Incorrect guess. Correct. The total number of vehicles = 135 360 90 135 Space and geometry Reasoning for options Correct. The sum of x and y adds to 190 (more than the angle sum) Incorrect. The sum of x and y is less than 180. Incorrect. The sum of x and y is less than 180. Incorrect. The sum of x and y is less than 180. Easy. About 80-100% expected corrected.
The angle at the centre for cars =
= 240 Difficulty level: Question 3 Answer key: Category: Options A B C D Difficulty level: Question 4 Answer key: Category: 990 Number Reasoning Lowest common multiple of 9, 10 and 11 Difficulty level: Hard. Less than 31% expected correct. D Measurement Reasoning for options 7.8 is the radius when working with half the area of a circle. 10.25 is the radius of the fan, not diameter. You have worked with the area of only half the fan. Correct Medium. About 31-79% expected correct. Medium. About 31-79% expected correct.
CLASS 10
1. This is a diagram of a triangle. 3. A very large number is represented, as shown.
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What is the last (units) digit of this number? (A) (B) (C) (D) 4. 1 3 7 9
Which of these cannot be values for NOT TO SCALE y x x and y ? (A) 70 120
(B)
50
120
(A) (C) 70 70 120100 (B) (D) 50 50 120100 (C) (D) 70 50 100 100
Katya has a set of Russian dolls. The heights of her dolls are shown. They increase by a fixed ratio.
2. This is a sector graph (pie graph).
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Key
21 90
cars trucks motorbikes bicycles
Katya calculates the height of the doll that could fit exactly 700 dolls inside it, including the dolls shown. She writes the answer as:
What is the angle at the centre for the number of cars passing this school? (A) (B) (C) (D) 296 284 257 240
x
What is the value of x ? (Write only the number on your Answer Sheet.)
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1 International Competitions and Assessments for SchoolsMathematics Paper H Educational Assessment Australia, UNSW
The smallest doll fits in the next, larger doll. They both fit inside the next doll. The largest doll shown fits all four of the x other dolls inside it.
CLASS 10
Question 1 Answer key: A Category: Options A B C D Difficulty level: Question 2 Answer key: D Category: Options A B C D Chance and data Reasoning for options Incorrect guess. Incorrect guess. Incorrect guess. Correct. The total number of vehicles = 135 360 90 135 Space and geometry Reasoning for options Correct. The sum of x and y adds to 190 (more than the angle sum) Incorrect. The sum of x and y is less than 180. Incorrect. The sum of x and y is less than 180. Incorrect. The sum of x and y is less than 180. Easy. About 80-100% expected corrected.
The angle at the centre for cars =
= 240 Difficulty level: Question 3 Answer key : Category: Options A A Number Reasoning for options This question has too many digits to do on a calculator, so another strategy must be found. The last digit (in fact the last two digits) in a multiplication depends on the last two digits being multiplied. Thus we can do the question with 33 33 and look for a pattern in the answers. is 33 ends in 3 331 is 1089 ends in 9 332 multiply 89 by 33 ends in 7 333 multiply last two digits 37 by 33 ends in 1 334 multiply last two digits 21 by 33 ends in 3 335 multiply last two digits 93 by 33 ends in 9 336 multiply last two digits 69 by 33 ends in 7 337 multiply last two digits 77 by 33 ends in 1 338 The pattern repeats every 4th power of 33. Every multiple power of 4 will end in 1. Power 444 is a multiple of 4 so it ends in 1. 3 is one of the other recurring end digits 7 is one of the other recurring end digits 9 is one of the other recurring end digits Hard. Less than 31% expected correct. Medium. About 31-79% expected correct.
B C D Difficulty level:
CLASS 10
Question 4 Answer key: Category: 89 Number
Rate of increase in height of successive dolls is 128 . 96 Height of doll 700 700 dolls inside 128 with 700 40.5 128 96 = 40.5 96 700 89 128 = 1.1603 10 mm 40.5 89 1.1603 value of x is 89. 96 Therefore the10 Difficulty level: Hard. Less than 31% expected correct. 1.1603 10
89
128 128 96 Reasoning 96 Height of smallest doll is 40.5mm.
CLASS 11
1. Jules has a package gift-wrapped, as shown. 3. Anna forgot the code of a 3-digit lock on her case (all digits ranging from 0 to 9). She remembers that the first digit was less than 5, the second digit was an odd number, and the third one was either 7 or 8. There were no identical digits in the code. How many different combinations could possibly open her lock?
10 cm
10 cm
30 cm
What is the volume, in cm3, of the package? (A) (B) (C) (D) 50 300 1400 3000
(A) (B) (C) (D)
25 36 41 50
2.
Mai wants to rearrange this formula.
d = b2 4ac
How should she write the formula to make b the subject?
4. In the diagram H represents the position of a hawk hovering above the ground, and M the position of a mouse on the ground.
250 200 150 100 50 0
(A) (B) (C) (D)
b = d + 4ac b = d 4ac b = + d 4ac
M
50 100 100 50 0
b = + d + 4ac
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200
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ALL MEASUREMENTS IN CENTIMETRES
The mouse moves to a new position N, which is 50 cm from position M. What is the maximum possible distance, in cm, from H to the new position N correct to the nearest whole number? (Write only the number on your answer sheet.) END OF PAPER
CLASS 11
Question solutionsPaper 11
Question 1 Answer key: Category: Options A 50 B 300 C 1400 D 3000 Difficulty level: D Measurement Reasoning for options Incorrect Incorrect Incorrect Correct Easy. About 80-100% expected correct.
Question 2 Answer key: Category: Options A B C D D Algebra Reasoning for options Incorrectb = d + 4ac (A) Incorrect (B) b = d 4ac Incorrect 2 (C) b = d 4ac d Correct b = + + 4ac + d + 4ac (D) b = Medium. About 31-79% expected correct.
Difficulty level: Question 3 Answer key: Category: Options A 25 B 36 C 41 D 50 Difficulty level:
C Chance and date Reasoning for options Incorrect Incorrect Correct. First two digits filled 5 5 ways, last digit 2 ways BUT must delete 117, 118, 337,338, 077,177,277,377 and 477. 5 5 2 9 = 41 Incorrect Hard. Less than 31% expected correct.
CLASS 11
Question 4 Answer key: Category: 190 Measurement M H
Reasoning Apart from reading 3-D co-ordinates the main mathematics in this question is Pythagoras theorem. If we look at the mouse and the hawk from above we would see this: H M H M M 161.8 cm 100 cm
M M H The line shows the Hawks path. The distance along the ground of this path (the horizontal H component) is 1002 + 502 . This is about 111.8 cm. The mouse runs 50 cm away from the H hawk. The mouse can run any way he likes but if he doesnt what to be hawk food he will run M in a direction that will get him as far from the hawk as he can. This means he should run in the same direction as H line MH in our diagram is pointing. the M M distance = 161.82 + 1002 H M H M 100 cm H H
Along the ground this gives a distance of 111.8+50=161.8 cm H This is just the horizontal distance. Luckily for the mouse the hawk is further away than that 161.8 cm H because it is hovering above the ground at a height 100 cm. We can show this on a new diagram from a different point of view. 100 cm 1002 + 502 M 100 cm H 161.8 cm 100 cm
161.8 cm
distance = 161.82 + 1002 M 1002 + 502 161.8 cm 1002 + 502 We can now use Pythagoras again to find the distance from the hawk to the mouse. 1002 = 2 distance + 50161.82 + 1002 distance = 161.82 + 1002 This gives an answer of 190.2 cm. To the nearest whole number this is 190. Comment distance = 161.82 + 1002 The underlying mathematics in this problem is not very difficult and boils down to two instances of Pythagoras theorem. As a problem, though, the question is more difficult. Students have to realise that Pythagoras is the appropriate piece of mathematics to use and have to extract infor mation presented in an unusual way. Also some insight is required to understand in what direction the mouse should run. Difficulty level: Hard. Less than 31% expected correct.
CLASS 12
1. The diagram below represents the products of (x + 5) and (3x + 2). 3. The area of one of these isosceles triangles is 60 square units.
x x
The length of the base of the triangle is 10 units. The grid below is made up of triangles exactly the same size as the triangle above.
What product is represented by the shaded rectangle? (A) (B) (C) (D) 2. 2x 6x x2 3x2
What is the perimeter of the shaded shape? (A) (B) (C) (D) 105 150 160 162
This picture is based on the style of the Dutch artist Piet Mondrian (18721944).
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4.
Harry has written the expression shown.
9a
243
ab
9b
4
NOT TO SCALE
What is the least possible value of Harrys expression if a and b are positive integers? (Write only the number on your answer sheet.)
Which expression gives the total area of the three coloured rectangles in the picture? (A) (B) (C) (D) 6a2 + 48ab - 32b2 20a2 + 24b2 4a2 + 36ab - 24b2 6a2 + 16b2
END OF PAPER
CLASS 12
Question 1 Answer key: Category: Options A 2x B 6x C x2 D 3 x2 Difficulty level: Question 2 Answer key: Category: Options A A Algebra Reasoning for options Correct. Area of green rectangle: Area of red rectangle: Area of blue rectangle: Total area: Incorrect guess. Incorrect guess. Incorrect guess. A Algebra Reasoning for options Correct. Incorrect. Combination of top two numbers. Incorrect. x times x. Incorrect rectangle chosen. Easy. Approx 80 100% expected correct.
B C D Difficulty level: Question 3 Answer key: Category: Options A 105 B 150 C 160 D 162 Difficulty level: Question 4 Answer key: Category:
2a x a = 2a2 a x 4a = 4a2 8b x (6a 4b) = 48ab 32b2 2a2 + 4a2 + 48ab 32b2 = 6 a2 + 48ab 32b2
Medium. Approx 31 79% expected correct.
C Space Reasoning for options Incorrect. Horizontal total, not including one half portion. Incorrect. Does not count two half portions of horizontal. Correct. (50 + 60 +24 +26) Incorrect addition. (50 + 60 + 26 + 26) Hard. Less than 31% expected correct.
81 Algebra Reasoning Uses a = b = 3 to give 33 + 33 + 33
Difficulty level:
Hard. Less than 31% expected correct.
CLASS 3
1 Which glass object shown would be the best to measure an amount of water?
Rocks are made up of one or more different minerals. The block below contains three different minerals.
From which of these large sections of rock was the block cut? (A) (B) (C) (D)
1 International Assessments for Indian SchoolsScience
CLASS 3
3 Some students saw a teacher put a plastic bag over some leaves on a plant on a sunny day. One day later, they saw drops of water on the inside of the plastic bag. The teacher explained that the water had come from the leaves of the plant.
The students thought this method might also work to nd out if soil has water in it. They set up the pots below and put them in a sunny place.
Their method of testing for water in soil worked successfully. What must the students have observed in the experiment? (A) (B) (C) (D) Water formed on the inside of the plastic bag over pot X only. Water formed on the inside of the plastic bag over pot Y only. Water formed on the inside of both plastic bags. Water formed on the inside of neither plastic bag.
International Assessments for Indian SchoolsScience 2
CLASS 3
Q1 the answer is (A). Four glass objects are shown: a measuring cylinder, a test tube, a round bottom flask and a funnel. Graduations (marks), which are only on the measuring cylinder, allow different amounts of water to be measured accurately. Q2 the answer is (D). Options (B), (C) and (D) all contain the three coloured minerals showing in the block, but only option (D) has the black line crossing the layers of the brown mineral and the three minerals in the correct sequence. Q3 the answer is (A). The teacher explained that, when a plastic bag was placed over a plant and water formed on the inside of the plastic bag, the water had come from the plant. For the test to show that water came from the soil in the same manner, the water must form inside the plastic bag over the pot with soil in it (pot X), and water must not form inside the plastic bag over the pot with no soil in it (pot Y).
Question difficulty level Class 3

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CLASS 4
1 Which glass object shown would be the best to measure an amount of water?
The table shows the weather and when students saw cockatoos and seagulls in the school playground during one week.
Cockatoos are most likely to visit the school playground on a day that is (A) (B) (C) (D) hot. cold. windy. calm.
CLASS 4
3 Some children wanted to know what surface snails like to move over. To answer this question they made a board and covered it with four different materials. Five snails were put into a circle in the middle.
The students recorded where the snails were after 10 minutes. They repeated this four times. The results are shown below.
Why is it better to use a different group of snails for each of the ve trials? (A) (B) (C) (D) The snails may just go to the nearest surface. The rst ve snails may like different things from most other snails. The snails may follow a trail made by other snails. The snails may not remember where they went before.
CLASS 4
Q1 the answer is (A). Four glass objects are shown: a measuring cylinder, a test tube, a round bottom flask and a funnel. Graduations (marks), which are only on the measuring cylinder, allow different amounts of water to be measured accurately. Q2 the answer is (D). The ticks in the table show some of the weather conditions and the type of bird visiting the playground during one week. The cockatoos visited when it was hot and calm, and when it was cold and calm, but not when it was windy. Therefore they were most likely to visit when it was calm. Q3 the answer is (B). The children wanted to know what surface (all) snails liked to move over. Repeating the experiment with different snails would help to make the experimental results more representative of all snails. The first five snails may like different things from most other snails.

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CLASS 5
1 The hardness of a mineral is measured by how easy it is to scratch. Hardness is shown on a scale from 1 to 10, with 10 being the hardest.
Silver Ruby Quartz Pearl Opal Graphite Diamond 0 5

Hardness
Which list names three minerals in the correct order from softest to hardest? (A) (B) (C) (D) diamond, quartz, ruby opal, quartz, ruby graphite, opal, pearl ruby, quartz, opal
10
Some students set up an experiment to investigate the effect of the Suns heat on paper of various colours. The students made ve cups using paper. All the paper was of the same type but with different colours. They left the ve cups in a sunny place for a number of hours.
45
thermometer
lid of coloured paper
black
40 35 30 25 20 green red yellow white
coloured paper
15
paper cup
10
Time (hours)
After 2 hours the difference in the temperatures of the black cup and the white cup was (A) (B) (C) (D) 17 C. 20 C. 28 C. 37 C.
CLASS 5
3
Substances with electrons Substances with electrons Some substances have electrons that are free to move from one atom to the next. that ARE free to move that ARE NOT free to move copper plastic silver rubber Substances with electrons Substances with electrons
that ARE free to move that ARE NOT free to move that ARE free to move Substances with electrons Substances copper plastic copper that ARE free to move that ARE NO silver rubber silver copper p KEY KEY ru Substances that contain electrons that are free to move, let electricity pass through silver them. direction of direction of electron flow electron flow In an electric circuit, electrons move from the negative end of the battery to the positive end of the battery. KEY positive term KEY positive terminal negative term negative terminal The diagrams show four electric circuits with electrons moving in them. direction of direction of KEY electron flow electron flow Which diagram is correct? positive termi positive terminal direction of negative term negative terminal electron flow (A) (B) positive terminal (A) battery negative terminal
(A) copper battery (B) plastic (A) battery copper (C) (D) circuit (C) silver (D) rubber circuit silver rubber silver (C) plastic copper (A)
Substances with electro that ARE free to move copper silver Substances with electro
CLASS 5
Q1 the answer is (B). Hardness is given on a scale from 1 to 10, with 1 being the softest and 10 being the hardest of minerals. The question asks which three minerals are shown in order from softest to hardest. Only (B) is so listed: Opal (hardness 6), quartz (hardness 7) and ruby (hardness 9). Q2 the answer is (A). To find the difference in temperatures of the black cup and the white cup after two hours, you must interpret the graph and calculate the difference. The graph curves represent the changing temperatures of the cups over time. The temperature of the cups at 2 hours is found by locating the intersection of the vertical line from (time) 2 hours on the x-axis and the curve representing the temperatures of the black and white cups. The temperatures are found by reading the y-axis values for these intersections. The black cup temperature is 37 C. The temperature of the white cup is 20 C. The difference in temperature between the cups is 37 20 = 17 C. Q3 the answer is (C). According to the table, copper and silver are substances that contain electrons that are free to move. Therefore the electrical circuits in options (A) and (C) which are joined with copper and silver would let electricity pass through them. The electricity moves from the negative end of the battery through the circuit to the positive end of the battery. According to the arrows showing the direction of electron flow this only occurs in option (C).

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CLASS 6
1 To recycle waste, things must be sorted into groups according to what they are made of. Here is a drawing of some of the things found in a recycling bin.
WATER
COFFEE
M I L K
M I L K
M I L K
BEANS
Soft Drink
FISH
magazines
NUTS
Below are different ways of sorting these things. Which method of sorting would group these items for recycling? (A) (B) (C) (D) large containers, small containers, at containers, round containers plastic containers, glass containers, paper bundles, metal containers large containers, small containers, paper bundles, metal containers plastic containers, glass containers, at bundles, round bundles
Some students set up an experiment to investigate the effect of the Suns heat on paper of various colours. The students made ve cups using paper. All the paper was of the same type but with different colours. They left the ve cups in a sunny place for a number of hours.
45
thermometer
lid of coloured paper
black
40 35 30 25 20 green red yellow white
coloured paper
15
paper cup
10
Time (hours)
After 2 hours the difference in the temperatures of the black cup and the white cup was (A) (B) (C) (D) 17 C. 20 C. 28 C. 37 C.
CLASS 6
3 The diagrams below show the relationship between the numbers of producers and consumers in two food chains.
Producer Food chain one Primary Consumer Secondary Consumer KEY means "gets eaten by" seeds and grass rabbits cats rabbits cats Increasing numbers of individuals
seeds and grass

Food chain two
trees caterpillars birds trees caterpillars birds Increasing numbers of individuals
Which of the following statements is supported by the information above? In a food chain (A) (B) (C) (D) there are more primary consumers than there are secondary consumers. there are more primary consumers than there are producers. primary consumers are larger than secondary consumers. primary consumers are usually insects that eat plants. Secondary Primary Producer Consumer Consumer
KEY means "gets eaten by"
Food chain one
seeds and grass rabbits cats rabbits cats Increasing numbers of individuals
seeds and grass
trees caterpillars birds trees caterpillars birds Increasing numbers of individuals
CLASS 6
Q1 the answer is (B). According to the introduction, to recycle waste, things must be sorted into groups according to what they are made of. Labels on the diagram show what the things are made of. Although the items shown could be sorted into different groups according to their characteristics, to get the correct answer, the option sorting them into what they are made of must be chosen: plastic containers, glass containers, paper bundles and metal containers. Q2 the answer is (A). To find the difference in temperatures of the black cup and the white cup after two hours, you must interpret the graph and calculate the difference. The graph curves represent the changing temperatures of the cups over time. The temperature of the cups at 2 hours is found by locating the intersection of the vertical line from (time) 2 hours on the x-axis and the curve representing the temperatures of the black and white cups. The temperatures are found by reading the y-axis values for these intersections. The black cup temperature is 37 C. The temperature of the white cup is 20 C. The difference in temperature between the cups is 37 20 = 17 C. Q3 the answer is (A). In a food chain the producers are always plants. The graphs representing the two food chains show the number of individuals that are producers, primary consumers and secondary consumers. In food chain one, there are more producers than consumers. In food chain two the size of the individuals matters more than the numbers of individuals. Because the trees are large and the caterpillars are small, few trees feed many caterpillars. However in both food chains, there are more secondary consumers than primary consumers.

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CLASS 7
1 The table shows the characteristics of some owers which attract specic animals.
The key classies 5 owers: I, II, III, IV and V.
Which animal would be attracted to ower I and which would be attracted to ower IV?
Y
3 kg
5 kg
Z
5 kg
Z
5 kg
CLASS 7
3 kg 3 kg 5 kg The table shows the average distance of each of the planets in our solar system from 3 kg Sun. the
W Planet 10 kg
X Average distance kg (millions of5kilometres)
Y
1 kg
X
1 kg
Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune Pluto
58 108 150 229 779 1 427 2 871 4 496 5 913
The distance between the Sun and Saturn is shown to scale below. Four other planets labelled A, B, C and D are also shown to the same scale. Which of these is Mars? (B) (A) Sun (C) (D)
Saturn
Peter has four types of string that he labels W, X, Y and Z. The diagram shows the maximum weight that each can support without breaking.
1 kg
3 kg
5 kg
10 kg
In which diagram will all the strings remain unbroken? (A)

Y
3 kg
5 kg
(B)
Z
(C)
Z
5 kg
Y
(D)
Z
5 kg
X
5 kg
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X
3 kg
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CLASS 7
Q1 the answer is (D). The table identifies the characteristics of flowers that attract particular animals. The key classifies some flowers according to their characteristics. To arrive at the correct answer you must match the characteristics from the key to those given in the table. Q2 the answer is (C). The scale of the diagram is derived by: (a) measuring the distance from the plotted position of the Sun to the plotted position of Saturn; and (b) comparing it to the distance given in the table. The scale must then be applied to distance shown in the table from the Sun to Mars, to identify the correct option. Distance Sun to Saturn = 143 mm. Therefore 1 cm = 100 million kilometres. Hence the position of Mars is 23 mm from the position of the Sun. Q3 the answer is (D). For the strings to remain unbroken, the strength of each string must exceed the mass it is required to support. That is the top string must be capable of supporting the total mass of the three weights, the middle string must be capable of supporting the mass of the two weights beneath it, and the bottom string must be capable of supporting the mass of the bottom weight. This occurs only in option (D), where string Z (capable of supporting 10 kg) is supporting three weights with a total mass of 8 kg, string Y (capable of supporting 5 kg) is supporting two weights with a total mass of 4 kg, and string X (capable of supporting 3 kg) is supporting a mass of 1 kg.

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CLASS 8
1 A student heated equal masses of black coal, brown coal and wood, in separate test tubes. He wanted to compare them to see which type of coal behaves more like wood and which would be better to use to make methane. burning methane The diagram shows one test tube as the experiment was carried out. burning tar water methane burning tar water methane tar water
material remaining after heating material remaining after heating material remaining after heating
His observations are recorded below. Observation Black coal Brown coal Wood amount of water collected small large large Observation Black coal Brown coal Wood small amount of tar collected large small amount of water collected small large large Observation Black Brown amount of methane produced large coal small coal Wood medium small amount of tar collected large small amount of water collected small charcoal large charcoal large type of material remaining coke amount of methane produced large small medium small amount of tar collected large small type of material remaining coke charcoal charcoal amount of methane produced large small medium type of material remaining coke charcoal charcoal When heated, which type of coal behaves more like wood, and which type would be better to produce methane?
More like wood Better to make methane black black (A) More like wood Better to make methane black brown (B) black black (A) More like wood Betterblack to make methane brown (C) black brown (B) black black brown brown (D) (A) brown black (C) black brown (B) brown brown (D) brown black (C) brown brown (D)
CLASS 8
2 Peter has four types of string that he labels W, X, Y and Z. The diagram shows the maximum weight NB: that each can support without breaking. Scaled 75% Year 9
Gem Composition Colour(s) Lustre Hardness Y X Z NB: emerald W beryllium aluminium silicate Scaled 75% green dark glass-like 75 8 Year 9 sapphire aluminium oxide NB: Scaled 75% blue diamond-like 9 pyrope magnesium aluminium silicate Year 9 dark red 65 75 diamond-like white opal anhydrous silicon dioxide white kgColour(s) colours Hardness Gem kg Composition 5 kg glass-like Lustre 45 65 10 with play of 1 3 kg kunzite lithium aluminium silicate pink to violet emerald berylliumaluminium silicate dark green glass-like 65 7 75 8 Gem Composition Colour(s) Lustre Hardness ruby magnesium aluminium oxide dark red sapphire aluminium oxide glass-like blue diamond-like 759 8 emerald beryllium aluminium silicate dark green glass-like 75 8 matara zirconium silicate colourless pyrope magnesium aluminium silicate diamond-like dark red 65 9 75 diamond-like aluminium oxide diamond-like In sapphire which diagram will all the strings remain unbroken? blue white opal magnesium aluminium silicate white with play of colours 45 65 diamond-like anhydrous silicon dioxide glass-like pyrope dark red 65 75 kunzite lithium aluminium silicate pink to violet glass-like 65 7 (A) (B) (C) (D) white opal anhydrous silicon dioxide white with play of colours 45 65 glass-like Annes groups Jacks groups ruby magnesium aluminium oxide dark violet glass-like 75 8 kunzite lithium aluminium silicate pink to red glass-like 65 7 matara zirconium silicate 2 colourless diamond-like 65 75Group 2 ruby dark red glass-like 75 8 Group 1 Group magnesium aluminium oxide 1 Group matara pyrope,zirconium silicate colourless kunzite, 65 75 diamond-like Z emerald, Z emerald, Y sapphire, whiteZ opal, sapphire, pyrope, white opal, ruby matara kunzite, matara ruby Annes groups 5 kg 5 kg Jacks groups 5 kg 3 kg Annes groups Jacks groups Group 1 Group 2 Y Group X 1 Group 2 Y X Samir Deepak emerald, kunzite, emerald, pyrope, sapphire, white opal, sapphire, pyrope, Group 1 Group 2 Group 1 Group 2 lustre ruby hardness (A) kunzite, matara 3 kunzite, white opal, matara emerald, kg ruby emerald, pyrope, sapphire, 3 kg opal, white sapphire, 3 kg pyrope, 5 kg colour ruby hardness (B) kunzite, matara white opal, ruby matara X Y W X lustre composition (C) Samir Deepak (D) colour 5 kg composition 1 kg 1 kg 10 kg Samir Deepak lustre hardness (A) colour hardness lustre hardness (B) (A) lustre (C) colour hardness (B) composition (D) colour lustre composition (C) composition (D) colour composition
The table shows characteristics of some mineral gemstones.

Gem emerald sapphire Gem pyrope Gem emerald white opal emerald sapphire kunzite sapphire pyrope ruby pyrope white opal matara white opal kunzite Composition beryllium aluminium silicate aluminium oxide Composition magnesium aluminium silicate Composition beryllium aluminium silicate anhydrous silicon dioxide berylliumaluminium silicate aluminium oxide lithium aluminium silicate aluminium oxide magnesium aluminium silicate magnesium aluminium oxide magnesium aluminium silicate anhydrous silicon dioxide zirconium silicate Colour(s) dark green blue Colour(s) dark red Colour(s)colours dark green white with play of dark green pinkblue to violet blue dark red dark red white with play of colours colourless Lustre glass-like diamond-like Lustre diamond-like Lustre glass-like glass-like diamond-like glass-like diamond-like diamond-like glass-like diamond-like glass-like diamond-like glass-like glass-like
anhydrous silicon dioxide white with play of colours lithium aluminium silicate pink to violet kunzite lithium aluminium silicate pink into glass-like Anne chose a magnesium aluminium oxide the gemstonesto red two groups according to that characteristic. characteristic and divided ruby dark violet glass-like Jack chose a different characteristicoxide did the same thing. Jacks groups diamond-like Annes groups ruby magnesium aluminium and dark red glass-like matara zirconium silicate colourless matara zirconium silicate Here are their 1 Group 2 Group groups. sapphire, white opal , emerald, pyrope, Annes groups kunzite, matara Annes groups ruby
Group 1 Group 1 emerald, pyrope, emerald, matara Anne kunzite, pyrope, kunzite, matara hardness (A) Group 2 Group 2 sapphire, white opal , sapphire, white opal , Jack ruby lustre ruby
colourless diamond-like Group 2 Group 1 sapphire, pyrope, emerald, kunzite, Jacks groups white opal, ruby Jacks groups matara
Group 1 Group 1 emerald, kunzite, emerald, kunzite, white opal, ruby white opal, ruby Group 2 Group 2 sapphire, pyrope, sapphire, pyrope, matara matara
Which characteristic did Anne and Jack each use to put the gems into these groups? colour hardness (B) Jack Anne lustre composition (C) Jack Anne lustre hardness (A) composition (D) Y X colour Z W lustre hardness (A) colour hardness (B) colour hardness (B) composition lustre (C)
(C) (D) (D) composition 1 kg composition composition lustre 3 kg colour 5 kg colour
10 kg
CLASS 8
Q1 the answer is (C). To find the correct answer you must interpret and compare the results given in the table. To find which type of coal behaves most like wood, you must compare the information given in the black and brown coal columns to the wood column. To find which is better to make methane, you must look across the row "amount of methane produced" for the greatest quantity. Q2 the answer is (D). For the strings to remain unbroken, the strength of each string must exceed the mass it is required to support. That is the top string must be capable of supporting the total mass of the three weights, the middle string must be capable of supporting the mass of the two weights beneath it, and the bottom string must be capable of supporting the mass of the bottom weight. This occurs only in option (D), where string Z (capable of supporting 10 kg) is supporting three weights with a total mass of 8 kg, string Y (capable of supporting 5 kg) is supporting two weights with a total mass of 4 kg, and string X (capable of supporting 3 kg) is supporting a mass of 1 kg. Q3 the answer is (C). According to the table, Annes group 1 gemstones are all silicates and her group 2 gemstones are all oxides, therefore she has grouped the gemstones according to their composition. Jacks group 1 gemstones are all glasslike, and his group 2 gemstones are all diamond-like, therefore he has grouped the gemstones according to their lustre.

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Muscle
CLASS 9
This graph shows the change in blood ow to four parts of the body as a result of exercise.
12.5
KEY CNS - central nervous system
at rest exercise
Renal - renal system GIT - gastrointestinal system
Blood flow (L/min)
12.5
at rest
1.0
Muscle - muscular system
exercise
Blood flow (L/min)
Which part of the body experiences the greatest reduction in blood ow with exercise? (A) (B) (C) (D) central nervous system renal system gastrointestinal system muscular system
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0 2 A scientist wanted to investigate the effects of two types of antibiotics, X and Y, on the growth of a bacterium, E. coli. He grew ve cultures of the bacterium in a growth medium placed on separate Petri dishes like the one shown.
CNS
Renal
GIT
Muscle
Information about the preparation of the ve dishes is shown in the table. 12.5 at rest
exercise
Blood flow (L/min)
at rest exercise
Which two dishes should he use to compare the effects of X and Y on the growth of the bacteria?
1.0
(A) (B) (C) (D)
I and III II and V III and IV IV and V
CNS
Renal
GIT
Muscle
light
Jar W
light
CLASS 9 Jar X
oxygen removed from air
Janet thought that plants needed light and oxygen to grow. NB: Scaled to 80% Year 8 She set up four jars as shown to test this idea.
air with oxygen
light
Jar W
light
Jar X
dark cupboard no light
Jar Y
Jar Z
bean plant
damp
air with oxygen
only oxygen
air with oxygen
radish plant
damp soil
radish plant
Which jars would be necessary to test her idea? (A) (B) (C) (D)
light
W and X only W and Y only W, X and Z only W, Y and Z only

light
dark cupboard no light
Jar W
Jar X
Jar Y
Jar Z
air with oxygen
only oxygen
air with oxygen
radish plant
damp soil
radish plant
CLASS 9
Q1 the answer is (C). The item key and the legend identify blood flow in some body systems. The reduction in blood flow is represented by the decrease in blood flow when exercising, compared to the blood flow when at rest. The blood flow decreases in both the renal system and the gastrointestinal system (GIT), but the difference is greatest for the GIT. Q2 the answer is (B). To compare the effect of the two types of antibiotics on the growth of bacterium, E. coli, the scientist needs to make sure that all other possible variables were kept the same except for the antibiotic used. This only happens in petri dishes II and V. Q3 the answer is (C). Jar W and Jar Z are required to test whether plants with oxygen need light to grow. Jar W and Jar X are required to test whether plants with light need oxygen to grow.

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Scaled to 75% Year 9 1 A student takes a beaker of carbon dioxide gas at room temperature and tips it over the top end of a folded
piece of paper held near the ame of a candle. She observes that the ame ickers and goes out.
The student made the following statements, 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Carbon dioxide is heavier than air. Carbon dioxide is a white gas. Carbon dioxide extinguished the ame. Carbon dioxide owed down the folded paper. Carbon dioxide is soluble in water. Carbon dioxide does not support burning.
Which of these statements are inferences supported by her observations? (A) (B) (C) (D) 1 and 2 only 1, 4 and 6 only 1, 3, 4 and 6 only 2, 5 and 6 only
A scientist wanted to investigate the effects of two types of antibiotics, X and Y, on the growth of a bacterium, E. coli. He grew ve cultures of the bacterium in a growth medium placed on separate Petri dishes like the one shown.
Information about the preparation of the ve dishes is shown in the table.
Which two dishes should he use to compare the effects of X and Y on the growth of the bacteria? (A) (B) (C) (D) I and III II and V III and IV IV and V
t0
3
t0
CLASS 10
t
The acceleration of a moving object can be expressed as the ratio a = F/m When a locomotive starts to pull a train, the carriages start to move one by (C) one as shown.
KEY a - acceleration F - net force m - mass of object being accelerated (D)
carriages still at rest
moving carriages
locomotive
Key The locomotive in the diagram produces a constant force. at t0 As time goes on, more carriages begin to move, one at move all cars a time.
The time t0 is the moment when the last carriage starts moving. t0 t Which of the graphs shows the acceleration of the train?
t0
(C)
(D) a
(A) a
a
(B)
t0
t0
t0
t0
CLASS 10
Q1 the answer is (C). Since the flame went out then the following must be able to be inferred: Carbon dioxide is heavier than air; Carbon dioxide extinguished the flame; Carbon dioxide flowed down the folded paper; and Carbon dioxide does not support burning. Q2 the answer is (B). To compare the effect of the two types of antibiotics on the growth of bacterium, E. coli, the scientist needs to make sure that all other possible variables were kept the same except for the antibiotic used. This only happens in petri dishes II and V. Q3 the answer is (B). For each carriage the locomotive will accelerate the train at a constant rate. When the next carriage is added the rate of acceleration will drop. Because the mass of the train increases as each carriage is added, the addition of each extra carriage increases the total mass by a smaller fraction, hence the acceleration is reduced by a smaller fraction. When all carriages are moving the acceleration is constant.

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CLASS 11
1 The two graphs below show what scientists believe were the concentrations of nitrogen and carbon dioxide in the atmosphere between 4 500 and 2 000 million years ago.
There was a time in history when carbon dioxide and nitrogen were present in equal percentages in the atmosphere. At what time did this occur? (A) (A) (B) (C) (D) 2 000 million years ago 3 500 million years ago 4 300 million years ago 4 500 million years ago
(B)
B
2
The density of any substance is given by the equation:
(C)
1.0005
density = mass volume
(D)
Volume (cm3)
1.0004 1.0003 1.0002 1.0001 1.0000 0 2 4 6
The graph shows the volume of one gram of water in the temperature range from 0 C to 10 C. When a pond cools, water from the surface sinks to the bottom because of its greater density.
S
8 10
B S As the temperature of the air above the water drops below 0 C, the surface of the water freezes. The temperature of the ice formed stays at 0 C as more water freezes.
Which of the graphs below shows the temperature at different depths in a pond of water as the surface freezes over?
KEY B = bottom S = surface
(A)
(B)
(C) 4
4
(D)
CLASS 11
3 When a liquid in a mixture evaporates, any dissolved solids are left behind. The soxhlet extractor works very well to extract chlorophyll from leaves using a ammable solvent. There are seven steps in the process. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. The leaves are placed in a sieve. The solvent evaporates and passes up through the bypass sidearm. The solvent vapour enters the condenser. The condenser liquees the solvent which is now pure. The liquid drops into the sieve and dissolves chlorophyll from the leaves. When the liquid lls up to the top of the reux sidearm, it is all siphoned back into the ask. Solvent and chlorophyll collect in the ask.
water in
condenser
water out pure solvent
bypass sidearm
reflux sidearm sieve
flask
solvent + chlorophyll heat source
The process repeats until the apparatus is switched off. Which of the following statements explains why the soxhlet extractor works so well? (A) (B) (C) (D) The solvent is constantly puried before re-use. Poisonous or ammable solvents can be used safely. The extracting solvent is always near boiling point. The extracted solute collects in the ask.
water in
condenser
water out pure solvent
bypass sidearm
reflux sidearm sieve
flask
solvent + chlorophyll heat source
CLASS 11
Q1 the answer is (C). If the graphs are plotted on the same set of axes, they will cross at approximately 4 300 million years ago. Q2 the answer is (B). From the volume versus time graph, it can be seen that at 0-C water is less dense than at 4 C, which is the temperature where water has its maximum density. This means that the surface of the freezing pond is at 0 C and the bottom is at 4 C. Q3 the answer is (A). Because pure solvent is always entering the sieve, the chlorophyll remaining in the leaves will always be at the highest possible concentration above that in the solution, so the maximum amount will be extracted.

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(A) Measure the temperature change of the water.
(B) Air in Burnt gas temperature change of the air. Measure theout
CLASS 12
Thermometer The two graphs below show what scientists believe were the concentrations of nitrogen and carbon dioxide Air in Water in the atmosphere between 4 500 and 2 000 million years ago. Burnt gas out Insulation Thermometer Burning peanut Water
Insulation
Burning peanut (C) Measure the temperature change of the vacuum. (C) Measure the temperature change of the vacuum. Vacuum (D) Measure the temperature change of the water. (D) Measure the temperature change of the water. Insulation
There was a time in history when carbon dioxide and nitrogen were present in equal percentages in the Water atmosphere. Aluminum foil At what time did this occur? Vacuum Insulation (A) (B) (C) (D) 2 000 million years ago 3 500 million years ago 4 300 million years ago 4 500 million years ago
Water Aluminum foil
(A) (B) A student wanted to calculate the amount of heat energy released by a peanut when it burns. measure the temperature change of the air measure the temperature change of the water Which of the experimental set-ups would be best to avoid heat losses? (A) measure the temperature change of the water thermometer water thermometer burning peanut water burnt gas out insulation air in (B) air in burnt gas out measure the temperature change of the air
insulation
burning peanut (C) measure the temperature change of the vacuum (C) measure the temperature change of the vacuum vacuum (D) measure the temperature change of the water (D) measure the temperature change of the water insulation water aluminum foil vacuum insulation water aluminum foil
CLASS 12
3 The diagram shows a set-up to study the expansion of objects as they are heated. The length of the rod is measured at different temperatures.
This experiment makes it possible to calculate the coefcient of linear expansion (a) for the rod.
This coefcient is given by
The ruler also expands when heated, but at lesser rate than the rod. How will this affect the results of the experiment?
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CLASS 12
Q1 the answer is (C). If the graphs are plotted on the same set of axes, they will cross at approximately 4 300 million years ago. Q2 the answer is (D). Compare the heat loss from the diagram of each experiment: (A) The flame heats the water in the test-tube but much of the hot air spreads out at the sides without heating the water. (B) The cold air entering the can at one side cools the thermometer while the hot gas rising heats the other side. Much of the hot air escapes without heating the thermometer. (C) The peanut would not burn in a vacuum so no heat would be measured. (D) The hot burnt gas is retained near the test-tube so as much heat as possible heats the water before escaping. Q3 the answer is (D). If the ruler expands, the measured extension of the rod will be underestimated.
Consider the equation:
= L L T
0
The numerator is underestimated but the denominator is unchanged hence
is underestimated.

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light Jar X oxygen removed from air

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1.0004 1.0003 1.0002 1.0001 1.0000 0 2 4 6 8 10

KEY B = bottom S = surface (D)

burnt gas out thermometer water insulation

(C) measure the temperature change of the vacuum

(D) measure the temperature change of the water

insulation water aluminum foil

condenser water out

pure solvent bypass sidearm reflux sidearm sieve

The process repeats until the apparatus is switched off.

flask solvent + chlorophyll

Distance from Earth (parsecs)

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