St Gabriel’s Primary School

SA2 Practice Paper 2 2022

Science
Primary 4

Answer key
Booklet A (2 marks each):

No. Answer No. Answer

1. 4 15. 1
2. 4 16. 1
3. 1 17. 4
4. 3 18. 2
5. 3 19. 2
6. 1 20. 4
7. 1 21. 3
8. 3 22. 3
9. 2 23. 3
10. 4 24. 1
11. 3 25. 3
12. 3 26. 2
13. 1 27. 4
14. 2 28. 4

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Booklet B:

Qn Correct / Acceptable Ans Marks Partially Correct Ans Marks Wrong Ans / Do Not Accept

29 Plants and their parts:

Identify the different parts of plants and state their functions (leaf, stem, root)
a X: leaf / leaves 1
b food 1
c water/ mineral salts/ minerals/mineral 1 Nutrients
30 Life cycles in a plants & animal:
Show an understanding that different living things have different life cycles

a P: Egg 1
Q: Pupa 1
b 1 No partial mark Wrong sequence [0]
D

B A

31 Magnets and their characteristics:

Recognise that a magnet can exert a push or a pull.

a non-magnetic 1 Wrong spelling:

b 1 Deduct ½ mark

pushing/ repelling

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32 Light and shadows
Recognise that an object can be seen when it reflects light or when it is a source of light.

a light 1
b reflected 1

c eyes 1
33 Measure temperature using a thermometer.

a Laboratory thermometer/ 1 Wrong spelling:

Clinical thermometer/ Deduct ½ marks
Thermometer
b 24ºC 1

34 Effects of heat
List some effects of heat gain/loss in our everyday life: Contraction / expansion of
Observation
A The balloon will deflate
further. [½]
The balloon gets sucked
into the bottle. [½]
The balloon will decrease
in size. [0]
No changes/ Remain the
same [0]
B The balloon will inflate. [½] Air inside the bottle gains
The balloon will expand/
increase in size. [0]
No changes/ Remain the
same [0]
objects
Correct observation with
Reason missing/ wrong reasoning [0]
Air inside the bottle loses
heat to the iced water and
contracts. [1]
Air inside the bottle loses
heat to the ice water. [½]
Air inside the bottle
contracts. [½]
Air inside the bottle loses
heat/ cools down. [0]
heat from the hot water
and expand. [1]
Air inside the bottle gains
heat from the hot water.
[½]

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 Air inside the bottle
expands. [½]
Air in the bottle gains heat.
[0]
35 Heat and temperature
Differentiate between heat and temperature

a Beaker Y. Water in Beaker Y has more heat (1m) as it has a 2 Beaker Y. Water in Correct choice with wrong/no
larger / greater volume of water / more amount of water Beaker Y has more 1 reasoning [0]
(1m) than Beaker X. heat energy.
Both have the same
temperature [0]

Beaker Y has a taller/greater

water level/height [0]
b Beaker X. The volume of water in Beaker X is less / least 2 Beaker X. Water in 1 Correct choice with wrong/no
(1m). Hence, it has less heat energy (1m) and takes a Beaker X has less reasoning [0]
shorter amount of time to reach room temperature. OR heat energy. Beaker Y has a shorter/lesser
water level [0]
Beaker X. It has less water [½] and takes a shorter time to Beaker X. It has less water
lose heat to the surroundings. [½] [½] and takes a shorter time
to lose heat. [0]
36 Life cycles of animals
Observe and compare the life cycles of animals over a period of time
a Both have 3 stages in their life cycles. 1
OR Both life cycles starts with an egg.
OR Both have an young/ adult stage.
OR Both lay multiple eggs.
b The young of Animal A resembles/ looks like the adult but the 1 No comparison made
young of Animal B does not resemble/look like the adult. between Animal A and B [0]
OR
The young of Animal B has a tail but the young of Animal A Young of Animal A look like
does not have a tail. adult [0]
OR
The young of Animal A has legs but the young of Animal B
has no legs.
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c To ensure more/some young reaches adulthood . OR 1 Some eggs or young [½] To ensure more/some young
. are eaten by other survive/ Prevent extinction [0]
animals
d As the temperature increases, the number of days the egg 1
takes to hatch decreases. OR

As the temperature increases, the faster the egg hatches.

37 States of matter
Differentiate between the three states of matter (solid, liquid, gas) in terms of shape and volume.

a
After the experiment Spelling mistake [0]
Total (Words are given in question
Volume of Volume of volume of Capacity of stem)
air water air and container
water ½
Increase Decrease No change No change each
b Liquid has a definite/fixed volume/ cannot be compressed. 1 Liquid does not have a fixed
Gas does not have a definite/fixed volume/ can be shape [0]
1 Gas does not have a fixed
compressed.
shape [0]
38 Magnets and their characteristics
Recognise that a magnet can exert a push or a pull

a 1

b The magnet that Ken is holding will repel the magnet on the 1
toy car [1/2] because like poles are facing each other. [1/2]
c The toy car would remain at its original position / will not 1 Nothing will happen. [0]
move. He would not observe anything.
Aluminium is a non-magnetic material [1/2] and would not 1 [0]
be attracted to the magnet. [1/2]
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39 Making magnets
Make a magnet by the ‘Stroke’ method and the electrical method.
a Any value between 5 and 15 1 Accept if students spell
out the number. (E.g.
Students spell ‘six’
instead of writing the
number ‘6’.)
b The more the number of turns of wire around the iron rod, 1 Magnetic power [0]
the stronger its magnetic strength. The more the number of turns,
the more powerful the magnet
becomes. [0]
c The iron rod would not attract any pins/ No pins would be 1
attracted to the iron rod.
Plastic is non-magnetic. 1
40 Magnets everywhere
List some uses of magnets in everyday objects.
a Like poles repel OR Magnets repel OR Repelling 1

b South pole/ South/ S 1 No partial mark

South pole/ South/ S
North pole/ North/ N
c It can separate the magnetic and non-magnetic objects. 1
OR
It will only pick up magnetic objects.
d Turn off the electricity/ turn off the electromagnet switch./ 1
Deactivate the power supply/Switch off the electricity
*[marks to be given as long as it conceptually mentions that
electricity is cut off]
41 Light
Recognise that a shadow is formed when light is completely or partially blocked by an object.
Investigate the variables that affect shadows formed and communicate findings.

a A shadow is formed when light is blocked. 1 The object completely [½] The object is opaque.[0]
OR blocks light/ does
A shadow is formed when light is blocked by an object. not allow any light to
pass through
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b As the distance between the object and torch gets 1 The further the object, the
shorter/nearer, the shadow gets bigger/ increased in bigger the shadow gets [0]
size.
OR The shadow gets bigger [0]
Torch is nearer, the height of the shadow increases.
*[Prompt pupils to do corrections]
OR
Torch is further away, the height of the shadow
decreases.* [Prompt pupils to do corrections]
OR
The nearer the object is to the torch/ torch is to the
object, the bigger the shadow gets.

c Move the screen nearer/closer to the object. 1 Move the screen nearer [0]

Move the torch further/away from the object. 1 Move the torch nearer [0]

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