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Comprehensive Mock Science
Comprehensive Mock Science
INSTRUCTIONS
Write your index number, section, school/campus and date clearly in the space provided.
Read and follow the instructions given in the question.
Answer all questions in the spaces provided.
Check your answer paper before you hand it in.
Calculators are not allowed.
Marks for each section are shown below.
This paper consists of 16printed pages including the cover page.
Question # 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Marks Obtained
Percentage
Grade
SECTION A MARKS 50
Q1) Encircle the correct option. (20)
1. A boat is floating on still water and it is not moving. Which of the following
describe the forces acting on the boat
a. Downward force on the boat is greater than the upward force of water
b. Downward force on the boat is less than the upward force of water
c. No forces are acting on the boat
d. Downward force on the boat is the same as the upward force of water
a. Helium
b. bromine
c. mercury
d. lithium
a. Slowly
b. Stationary
c. Steadily
d. Fastly
a. 1
b. 7
c. 11
d. 3
5. Alkalis turn
6. A compound contains
a. Weight
b. Volume
c. Density
d. Gravity
a. Amount of solute
b. pH
c. Amount of solution
d. Temperature
a. Moon
b. Sun
c. Earth
d. All of the above
12. Iron Sulphide cannot be further subdivided into simpler substances by physical
means therefore it is a
a. Compound
b. Mixture
c. Element
d. None of the above
a. Streamline
b. Conical
c. Rectangular
d. Oblongata
e. Days
f. Nights
g. Seasons
h. All of the above
16. When a ball is thrown in the air, it comes back to the ground due to
a. Frictional force
b. Air resistance
c. Gravitational force
d. Magnetic force
17. When acid reacts with reactive metal it gives out which gas
a. Nitrogen
b. Helium
c. Hydrogen
d. Carbon dioxide
a. Vacuole
b. Tissue
c. Organ
d. Cellulose
19. Structures too small to be easily seen with the naked eye are
a. Heteroscopic
b. Microscopic
c. Macroscopic
d. Endoscopic
a. Cu
b. Ca
c. Cl
d. Ag
Q2.Determine if the given statements are true or false. Rewrite the correct statement if
it’s false. (10)
a. Parachutes are streamlined to help increase air friction
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b. Lime is added to soils to neutralize the soils which have become too acidic
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d. Indigestion tablets contain an acid.
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e. Electronic microscope is used to observe tiny discrete particles.
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f. There is more friction between two rough surfaces than two smooth surfaces.
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g. Heart is the main organ of the Digestive system
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h. Atmosphere is a thick layer of gases around the Earth.
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i. Stars are made of hydrogen or helium
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j. Mass changes with the location.
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b. An object floats when the _______________ is equal to the weight of the object.
A B C
Q5.The solubility of common salt in water is 36 gram per 100 gram of water at 20 degree
centigrade
(a) (3)
(i) If 30 gram of common salt dissolves in 100 grams of water, what is the mass of
the salt solution formed?___________________________________________
(ii) What is the maximum mass of common salt which will dissolve in 20 gram of
water at 20 dgeree centigrade?______________________________________
(iii) If 50 gram of common salt is added to 150 gram of water at 20 degree
centigrade how many grams of common salt will remain undisolved in the
water? _________________________________________________________
(b) Chris poured some of the salt water from the flask into a dish.
He put the dish on a balance and left it in a warm room for a week. (3)
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(ii) After one week there was a white solid but no liquid in the dish.
What had happened to the water in the dish?
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Q6.a. When copper carbonate is heated copper oxide and a gas are formed. The gas when
passed through lime water turns it milky as shown in the diagram below. (2)
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Q6b.Below is the first 36 elements in the periodic table with their atomic numbers. (3)
i. A metal __________________
ii. An inert gas ___________________
iii. A non-metal in liquid state______________________
iv. ____________ chlorine in the table above.
v. What is the atomic number of Chlorine? __________
vi. What is the group number of chlorine_______________?
Block of osmium
Q8a. Alkalis are used in alkaline batteries, which property of alkalis makes them suitable
for use in batteries. (4)
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Q8b. From the list separate Acids and alkalis and write in the respective columns. (2)
A A
B B
C C
D
E
Name the structures labeled:
A: ___________________________________
B: ___________________________________
C: ___________________________________
D: ___________________________________
E: ___________________________________
Q10 (8)
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(d) Differentiate between the solar eclipse and lunar eclipse. (4)
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ii.When pages of two books overlap each other. Why is it difficult to pull them apart?
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Q11b. Find out the direction and force acting on the object given below. (2)
30 N 50 N
25 N
60 N 15 N
Q11c. Identify the following types of forces. (4)
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