SJK ( T) CONVENT

KOMPLEKS SEKOLAH WAWASAN, SEREMBAN 2.

MONTHLY TEST - SEPTEMBER 2013
SCIENCE YEAR 5 1 HOUR 15 MINITUES

Section A/

Answer all questions.

.

AIDS/
Chikenpox/
Conjunctivitis/

1. All these diseases are caused by ______________

__________
A.

viruses

B.

fungi

C.
bacteria

D.
protozoa

2. Picture below shows the activities of various animals.

.

What is shown by these activities?

?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Reproduction

Survival of the species

Protection

Shelters of animals

3. The picture below shows seeds of several plants.

.
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Which of the following shows the correct method of their dispersal?

?
Seeds

Ways of dispersal

Wind /

Animals /

Water /

Explosive mechanism /

A. Q, P

B. S, R

C. Q, S

D. P, R

4. The following are four animals.

.
I.
Mouse
II.
Hen

III.
Pigeon
IV.
Eagle

Which of the animals above are omnivores?

?
A.
I and II only
B.
I, II and III only
I, II
I, II, III
C.
I, III and IV only
D.
I, II, III and IV
I, III, IV
I, II, III, IV

5.

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Picture shows a food chain in a paddy field. What will happen if the number of snakes
increases ?
.
?
P
Number of rats increase

Q

Paddy plants increase

R

Number of rats decrease

S

Number of eagle decrease

A.

P, Q

B.

R, S

C.

Q, S

D.

R, Q

6. Which of the following is not true about solar energy ?

?
A.
B.
C.
D.

It is used in calculator

It is available day and night

It can be changed into electricity using solar cells

It is renewble energy

7. Which of these following circuits have the brightest bulb?

?
A.

B.

Dry Cell /

Bulb/

Dry Cell /

Bulb/

Dry Cell /

Dry Cell /

C.

D.
Bulb/
Bulb/
Bulb/

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8. Choose the right statement according to the picture above.

.
A.
B.
C.
D.

Light is reflected

Light travels in a straight line

Sound can travel faster than light

Light has no shapes

9. The side mirror of a car allows the driver to see the vehicles behind because _________
,
. ________________________
A.
B.
C.
D.

Light can be reflected

Light cannot pass through opaque objects

The mirror absorbs all the light that comes from the other vehicles

Light travels in many directions

10. Which of the following is the metric unit for measuring temperature ?
?
A.
C.

Degree Celsius

Kilometer

B.
D.

Cubic metre

Mililiter

11.
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A dented ping pong ball becomes round again when it is placed in hot water. What is the
inference of this investigation?

.
?
A.
B.
C.
D.

The ping pong ball expands when heated

The ping pong ball becomes hot

The air in the ping pong ball contracts

The air in the ping pong ball expands

12. What happens when an object cools ?

?
I.
II.
III.
IV.
A.
C.

It expands

It contracts

Its temperature decreases

Its temperature increases

I and II
I II
II and III
II III

B.
D.

I and III
I III
III and IV
III IV

13. Kavitha wants to separate two glasses that are stuck together. What should she do ?
.
?
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Glass A
A

Glass B
B

A.
B.
C.
D.

Soak the glass B in hot water

B
Soak the glass B in cold water
B
Soak both glasses in cold water

Soak both glasses in hot water

14. What are the properties of air ?

?
P
Has mass

R
Occupy space

A.
C.

Q
S

P and Q
P Q
P, Q and R
P, Q R

No fixed volume

Cannot be compressed

B.
D.

R and S
R S
P, Q, R and S
P, Q, R S

15. Choose the process of changes involve in water cycle ?

?
I.
Boiling
II.
Condensation

III.
Evaporation
IV.
Freezing

A.
C.

II and III
II III
I, II and IV
I, II IV

B.

III and IV
III IV
D.
I, II, III and IV
I, II, III IV

16. Diagram below shows the formation of rain.

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Which of the following describes the changes in the states of matter in processes involving
in this water cycle ?
?
I.
Melting
II.
Evaporation

III.
Condensation
IV.
Boiling

A.
C.

I and II
I II
I and IV
I IV

B.
D.

II and III
II III
I and IV
I IV

17. Choose the process of changes in this water cycle.

.
I. Boiling
II.
Condensation

III. Evaporation
IV.
Freezing

A.
C.

I and II
I II
II and IV
II IV

B.

I and III
I III
III and IV
III IV

D.

18. All the following are correct about ways to keep water resources clean except

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. _______________
A.
B.
C.
D.

Always check the cleanliness of pipe water

Not throwing rubbish into the river

Treating waste before releasing the river

Building factories near water reservoir

19.
Diagram shows some types of fruits.
.

Which of the following can be classified in the same way as the above?

A.
coffee and tea

B.
Vinegar and soap solution

C.
Apple juice and grapes juice

D.
Bitter guard juice and soy sauce

20.

Picture above
shows a constellation. What is the name of
this constellation ?
.
?
A.
Orion
B.
Big dipper

C.
Southern cross
D.
Scorpion

21. Which of the following is not true about the constellation ?

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 ?
A.

Each constellation is formed by the same number of stars.

.
B.
Constellations can guide sea travellers.
.
C.
Some constellations always point to the same direction.
.
D.
Constellations can only be seen at certain times.
.
22. Which statement is true about the rotation of the earth?
?
A.
B.
C.
D.

The earth rotates from south to north

The earth rotates from north to south

The earth rotates from east to west

The earth rotates from west to east

23.
P
Q
R

round in shape /
orbit /
release heat /

What is the similarities between the sun and the earth?

?
A.
C.

P only
P
Q and R
Q R

B.
D.

P and Q
P Q
P, Q and R
P, Q R

24.

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Based on the illustrations in picture above, what conclusion can be made?

?
A.
B.
C.
D.

The earth is smaller than the moon

The sun is smaller than the earth

The earth's size is almost the same as the moon

The sun is bigger than the earth and the moon

25. Which of the following statement is true about the moon?

?
I. Rotates on its axis from west to east

II. Move in an elliptical orbit

III. Only move around the sun

IV. Absorb most of the sunlight during day time

A.
C.

I only
I
II and III
II III

B.

I and II
I II
I, II, III and IV
I, II, III IV

D.

26. Which statements are true?

?

A
B
I. Day occurs when part of the earth is facing the sun

II. Night occur when the part of the earth is facing away from the sun

III. It is day time for A
A
IV. It is night time for B
B
A.
C.

I and III
I III
I, II and III
I, II III

B.

II and IV
II IV
D.
I, II, III and IV
I, II, III IV
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28.

29.

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NAME

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Section B / B
[20 marks / ]
Answer all the questions.
.
1.

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15 minutes
10 minutes
5 minutes
15
10
5
P
Q
R
Kumar and his friends carried out an experiment. Time taken to melt was recorded.
.
.
a.
What is the aim of this investigation?
?
__________________________________________________________________________

b.

__________________________________________________________________________
(1 mark / 1 )
State two variables in this investigation.
.
i.
____________________________________________
ii.

c.

____________________________________________

(2 marks / 2 )

What is the relationship between the number of ice cubes and the time taken to melt?

?
____________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________
(1 mark / 1 )
d.
Predict the time taken to melt if the number of the ice cubes are 12.
12-
.
_______________________________________________________________________
(1 mark / 1 )
2.

The table below shows the effect of different liquid on litmus paper.
,
.
Effect on litmus paper

Type of liquid

Blue litmus paper
Red litmus paper


P

Blue

Red

Blue

Blue

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a.

b.

Red

Red

State the /
i.
changed /

_____________________________________

ii.

measured /

_____________________________________

iii.

Kept the same /

_____________________________________
(3 mark /3 )

What is the aim of this investigation?

?
__________________________________________________________________________

c.

__________________________________________________________________________
(1 mark /1 )
What can you infer about liquid R?
R ?
__________________________________________________________________________
(1 mark /1

3.

The table below shows the results gathered by a group of pupils to measure the length of the
shadow.
,
.
Length of the shadow (cm) /
Time /
(cm)
12.00 noon /

2.00 pm /

5.00 pm /

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6.00 pm /

a.

What is the trend of the shadow's length?

?
(1 mark / 1 )

_______________________________________________
b.

c.

State two variables from this experiment.

i.

_____________________________________

ii.

_____________________________________

(2 marks / 2 )

State one hypothesis that can be made in this investigation.

.
__________________________________________________________________________

d.

__________________________________________________________________________
(1 mark / 1)
Predict the length of the shadow at 7.00pm.
7 .
________________________________________________________

(1 mark /1

4.

The bar chart below shows the information that was gathered by a group of pupils in
an investigation.

.
Size of the moon

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a.

10
15
20
26
Date /
Date according to the lunar calender

What is the purpose of the investigation?

?
__________________________________________________________________________

b.

c.

__________________________________________________________________________
(1 mark /1)
What is the pattern of the change in size of the moon ?
?
_________________________________________________________
State /
i.
Manipulated variable /
ii.
iii.

d.

___________________________
Responding variable /

(1 mark /1)

____________________________

(1 mark /1)

(1 mark /1)

What is the conclusion of this investigation?

?
_________________________________________________________________
(1 mark /1)
PREPARED BY,

CHECKED BY,

-----------------------------------( MR R..NADARAJAH)
HEAD OF SCIENCE PANEL

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(MRS.JEYANTHEE)
GPK 1

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