MARKING SCHEME

SCIENCE YEAR 4

PART A
1 A 7 B 13 C 19 A 25 A

2 D 8 C 14 C 20 D 26 A

3 A 9 B 15 B 21 C 27 B

4 A 10 D 16 D 22 B 28 D

5 C 11 B 17 C 23 A 29 C

6 D 12 C 18 A 24 C 30 D

PART B
1(a) Able to state the aim of the investigation

Sample answer

To investigate the relationship between the amount of water and the

height of plants.

(b) Able to state the variable that is kept the same.

Sample answer

1 The type of plants

2 The number of plants
3 The type of water

(c) Able to state the conclusion

Sample answer
 If the amount of water increase, the height of plants increase

(d) Able to predict the amount of water used

Sample answer

300 ml

(e) Able to state the trend for height of plants

Sample answer

Increase

2 (a) Able to state the observation

Sample answer

The sparrow has more average of heart beat than the elephant.

(b) Able to state inference based on the observation

Sample answer

The sparrow more active than the elephant

(c) Able to state variable

Sample answer

(i) size of animals / type of animals

(ii) average of heart beat

(d) Able to write relationship

Sample answer

Size of animals increase, average of heart beat increase

3 (a) Able to state one observation

Sample answer

1 Water in bottle B warm than water in bottle A

(b) Able to state inference

Sample answer

Bottle B is covered with towel/

Animals that have thick fur can faced the cold weather/ Thick fat or
thick fur helps the animals to control their body temperature in cold
weather.

(c) Able to state variable

Sample answer

(i) size of bottle / type of bottle

(ii) condition of water

(d) Able to state the conclusion

Sample answer

Animals have their own special characteristic to protect themselves in

extreme weather.

4 (a) Able to state the aim of the investigation

Sample answer
 To investigate the relationship between the number of ice-cream
sticks and the length of book

(b) Able to state one information

Sample answer

1 Number of ice-cream stick

2 Length of book
3 Size of ice-cream stick
4 Length of ice-cream stick

(c) Able to state the relationship between WTC and WTO

Sample answer

Number of ice-cream stick increase, length of book increase

(d) Able to state the pattern of the length of book

Sample answer

Increase

(e) Able to predict the length of book

Sample answer

30 cm