ANGLICAN HIGH SCHOOL

2022 Secondary 1
Science Weighted Assessment 3
Chapters 4, 5 and 6
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Date: 18th August 2022 .…………………………………………….

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Section A: Multiple Choice Questions [10 Marks]

Answer all questions of this section in the spaces provided.

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1 Which statement about simple distillation of seawater is correct?

A The boiling chips are added to increase the speed of separation.

B The thermometer is used to measure the temperature of seawater.
C Water will be left behind in the distilling flask.
D Water will be collected as the distillate.

2 Which of the following sets of apparatus is needed to obtain water from a mixture of muddy water?

A chromatography paper, boiling tube

B evaporating dish, Bunsen burner, wire gauze
C distilling flask, Bunsen burner, wire gauze, condenser, beaker, thermometer
D conical flask, filter funnel, filter paper

3 Which of the following is an application of evaporation in daily life?

A cleaning of water in a siltation pond

B separation of coloured substances in food products
C preservation of food
D making perfumes
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4 A mixture contains two substances. What property must the two substances have for them to be
separated by paper chromatography?

A A Both substances must be soluble in the chromatography solvent.

B Both substances must have low boiling points.
C Both substances must be coloured.
D Both substances must be solid at room conditions.

5 A ray of light is refracted at the boundary of two optical media A and B as shown below. Which of
the following statements is correct?

A Medium A can be air and medium B can be water.

B Medium A can be glass and medium B can be air.
C Light travels at a slower speed in medium B.
D The angle of incidence is smaller than the angle of refraction.

6 A boy stands beside a girl in front of a large plane mirror. They are both the same distance from the
mirror. Where does the boy see the girl’s image?

A B C

7 Which of the following colours bends the most when white light passes through a glass prism?

A black
B yellow
C indigo
D violet

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8 Which of the following eyepiece and objective lens combinations will allow you to see the greatest
number of blood cells on a slide at one time?

objective eyepiece
A x 10 x 10
B x 40 x 5
C x 4 x 5
D x 40 x 10

9 The diagram shows a plant cell as seen under a microscope.

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Which row correctly identifies the number part to each function?

controls the entry of food factory in

substances cell
A 1 3
B 2 1
C 3 2
D 3 1

10 Which of the following statements about cells is correct?

A Animal cells have numerous vacuoles.

B All plant cells have chloroplasts.
C All plant cells have a regular shape.
D All animal cells have a nucleus.

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 Section B: Structured Questions [25 Marks]
Answer all questions in this section in the spaces provided.

1 A mixture contains iron, mud and salt solution. Name the separation techniques in the correct order
1 to obtain salt from this mixture. State the purpose of each separation technique.

First separation technique: ………………………………………………………………………………....[1]

Purpose: ………………………………………………………………………………………….....................

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Second separation technique: ……………………………………………………………………………..[1]

Purpose:
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Third separation technique:

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Purpose: …………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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[Total: 6 marks]

12 Figure 12.1 below shows a paper chromatography setup.

Figure 12.1

Explain what happened to the food dye when the solvent travelled up the strip of filter paper.

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[Total: 2 marks]

13 Figure 13.1 below shows a light ray travelling from air into two different media, X and W.

medium W medium X air

ray A
ray B
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P
55o

Figure 13.1 (not drawn to scale)

(a) Draw arrows on light rays A and B to show the directions in which the light rays would travel.
[1]

(b) Draw the normal at the point of incidence, P. [1]

(c) State the value for the following angles at P:

(ii) angle of reflection ………………………………. [1]

(iii) angle of refraction ……………………………… [1]

(d) Describe what happens to the light ray as it enters medium W which is optically denser
than medium X.

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[Total: 5 marks]

14 A student sits in front of a plane mirror. In Figure 14.1, E is the position of the student and M and
N are the ends of the mirror.
M

Figure 14.1
N

(a) Mark with a cross (X) the position of the student’s image formed by the mirror. [1]

(b) State one similarity and one difference between the image formed by the plane mirror and
the convex mirror.

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[Total: 3 marks]

15 Figure 15.1 and 15.2 shows a root hair cell and a red blood cell respectively.

Figure 15.1 Figure 15.2

(a) State three structural differences between a root hair cell and a red blood cell.

1st difference: ………………………………………………………………………………………………

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2nd difference: ……………………………………………………………………………………………..

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3rd difference: ……………………………………………………………………………………………...

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(b) Discuss three structural adaptations of a red blood cell and how they are related to its functions.

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(c)(i) Define division of labour in a cell.

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(ii) Explain how division of labour occurs in the root hair cell with reference to two cell structures
in the root hair cell.

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[Total: 9 marks]

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