Paper 1

Section A

Answer all questions. Circle the correct answer.

1. The diagram below shows the life cycle of an organism.

Which of the following organisms has a life cycle like the one shown in the diagram?

A. A bird B. A butterfly C. A frog D. A snake

2. Which of the following must all plant and animal species do in order for each species

to survive?

A. Migrate B. Reproduce C. Make food D. Change color

3. Sarah has a pet dog. Which of the following characteristics did the dog most likely

inherit from its parents?

A. Its weight B. Its favorite food

C. The color of its fur D. The place where it lives

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4. Ranjit puts some earth worms into an open box. He covers half the box with a piece of

cardboard. He then places the box outside on a summer day, and all the earth

worms move under the cardboard.

The earth worms are most likely responding to which of the following?

A. Air pressure B. Bright light C. Wind D. Fog

5. Which of the following graphs best shows how the height of a lion changes from birth

through adulthood?

A. B.

C. D.

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Section B

Answer all questions.

1. Tick () the boxes next to the statements that are TRUE and (X) for statements that

are FALSE.

a. Living things reproduce to ensure the continuity of their own kind.

b. A life cycle is made up of all the stages of an animal's life.

c. All mammals give birth to their young alive.

d. Not all fishes lay eggs.

(4 marks)
e. Complete the flowchart below by filing in the missing words in the boxes. Use the words

below to help you. Each word or words can be used only once.

mealworms laying eggs chicken four stages cockroach rabbit

Giving birth with

laying eggs

Lions Eggs

eggs Ladybug

3 (6 marks)

(Sub-total : 10 M )
2. Circle the correct answer.

a. A group or organisms of the same kind living together is called

a ( population / community )

b. Different groups of plants and animals living together is called

a ( habitat / community )

c. ( Water hyacinth / Elodea ) is an underwater plant. It provides organisms

in the pond with oxygen.

d. A ( desert / garden ) is a sandy and rocky place that receives so little rain that most

plants cannot survive.

(4 marks)
(Sub-total : 4 M)
)
3. Use the words given to fill in the table correctly.

styroform iron plastic steel wood

Good conductors of heat Poor conductors of heat

styroform
Poor conductor of heat
Iron Good conductor of heat

(5 marks)
(Sub-total : 5 M)
)