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2011 Grade 5 Rev Paper
2011 Grade 5 Rev Paper
GRADE FIVE
DATE : MARCH 2011
DURATION
: 1 hour
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
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7.
HINT : First select and mark the answers in the question booklet. When
you are satisfied, then transfer your choices to your answer sheet to reduce
errors and corrections.
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1. The footprints of astronauts will be around for 100
2.
3.
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4.
Soil must
m
have specific
s
pro
operties fo
or it to sustain
life. Fo
or this to happen:
h
the
e soil mustt be firm en
nough
to anc
chor the pla
ant, have enough
e
air and be ablle to
hold sufficient
s
w
water.
The type
t
of
soil th
hat best suits these
requirrements is::
A.
B.
C.
D.
5.
Lo
oam
Cllay
Sa
andy soil
A mixture of clay
c
and sa
and
In 199
98, lightning
g in Congo
o killed a whole
w
socce
er team.
Which
h of the folllowing, you
u would no
ot do if it was
w
lightning?
w
if yo
ou are in
A. Cllose your windows
a car
B. Pu
ut my cell-p
phone off
C. Sttay away fro
om windowss and
op
pen doorwa
ays
D. Go for a swim
m in your po
ool
6.
h ONE of th
he following statemen
nts is not true for
Which
a liquiid?
A. A liquid does not have shape,
s
but ta
akes the sh
hape of
the containerr in which it is.
B. Th
here are no air spaces between th
he particles of a
liquid.
C. A liquid can be
b measure
ed.
D. When
W
liquids are heated
d, they expa
and.
7.
Zo
oologist
En
ntomologistt
Meteorologist
Bo
otanist
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8.
The to
own of Kwa
a-Dukuza on
o the north coast wa
as
recenttly hit by severe flood
ding. Many
y people drrowned
and se
erious dam
mage was caused
c
to the town. In
n the
picturre, we see the
t followin
ng precauttion that sh
hould
be tak
ken during a flood:
A. Do
o not cross floodwater on foot.
B. Sttay away fro
om downed
d power line
es and electricity
wiires.
C. Move to higher ground and
a stay the
ere till help arrives.
a
d area, aba
andon it
D. If a car stalls in a flooded
im
mmediately.
9.
ecome a ne
ecessity in every hom
me, even
Candles have be
where
e there is electricity due to load shedding.
Howev
ver, many accidents are caused
d due to the
e
neglig
gent use off candles. Which
W
of th
he following would
be a precaution
p
to take when using
candle
es?
A. Usse only one
e candle at a time
B. Allways burn candles late
e at night.
C. Pllace the can
ndle on a no
on-flammab
ble
su
urface
D. Co
oloured can
ndles are sa
afer
electricity
lig
ghtening
Th
he sun
Ba
atteries
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A.
B.
C.
D.
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