Booklet A (20 * 2 marks)
For each question from 1 to 20, four options are given. One of them is the correct
answer. Make your choice (1, 2, 3 or 4). Shade your answer on the Optical Answer
Sheet. (40 marks)
1 Ona rainy day, Sanjay observed that his puppy shivered when the cold
wind blew.
What did Sanjay's observation tell you about living things?
(4) Living things can grow.
2) _ Living things can reproduce.
(8) ~Living things can move around on their own.
(4) _ Living things can, respond to changes around them.
2 — Study the table below.
Things
Group A Group B
chair crocodile
lunch box rose plant
GS H
Which of the following represents G and H?
c H
ay paper moss
@ pencil train al
) butterfly ‘stone
4) mushroom ‘dog3 Wei Li had two pet fish in her fish tank. A few weeks later, the number
of fish in her tank increased.
Which of the following statements best explains why there is an
increase in the number of fish?
(1) Fish grow as itis a living thing. F
(2) Fish lay eggs to ensure that their own kind will continue to exist.
(3) Fish can move on their own to escape from danger and look for
food.
(4) _ Fish reproduce to respond to the changes in their surroundings.
4 The picture below shows a sunflower and a fern.
sunflower
Which of the following statements about the plants is correct?
(1) Both are flowering plants.
(2) Both can move freely from one place to another.
(3) The sunfiower reproduces from seeds but the fem reproduces
from spores.
(4) The sunflower makes its own food but the fern does not make its
own food.5 Micheal prepared three setups, A, B and C, as shown below.
Plastic lid Plastic lid with holes
i ~ .
food wate food water
ft de 1} “fe ve A
grasshopper grasshopper grasshopper
setup A set-up B setup C
After a few weeks, he observed that the grasshoppers:in all the three
‘set-ups died. Which of the following explains what Micheal observed?
Set-up A Set-up B Set-up C
(1) no air no water no food
(2) no air no food no water
@) no food no air no water
(4) no water no air Tio food6 The table below shows the characteristics of two plants, K and L.A tick
(”) represents that the plant has that characteristic.
Plant
Characteristic
Kyu
Bears flowers v
‘Grows on land v v
—
Reproduces by spores v
Based on the information above, which of the following is the most
suitable heading for plants K and L? E
Plant K Plant L
a Fungi Fem
2 Water plant Land plant
(3) [___ Flowering piant Non-flowering plant
(4) Nonfiowering plant Fungi
7 The picture below shows a plant growing in the garden.
‘Which of the following statements is/are correct?
H_ {tis flowering plant.
J Theplantis a water plant.
K The plant reproduces from spores.
(1) Honly
(2) Jonly
(8) Hand K only
(4) Jand Konly8 Study the flow chait below.
plant Y
Which of the following represents A, B and C correctly?
x B c
a Ww x Y
3) x Y W
@) ¥ Ww x
(4) x Ww Y9 The animals below are classified into two groups as shown below.
Animals
Reptiles
dolphin