SCIENCE ADVANCEMENT COMPETITION

SCHOOL LEVEL
QUESTION PAPER
GRADE 9

Date : 14 May 2024

Total marks : 30 Marks
Duration : 45 Minutes

This question paper consists of 11 pages

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INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

1. Write your NAME and NAME OF SCHOOL on the separate answer sheet
provided.
2. For each question/statement FOUR (4) possible answers are given. Only ONE is
correct. Select the most appropriate answer and place a CROSS (X) over the
letter only of the most appropriate answer in your answer sheet.
3. If a cross is placed in a wrong block, then shade the incorrect block. Thereafter,
place a cross in the correct block.
4. Only the answer sheet must be submitted to the teacher at the end of the
examination, the question booklet must be retained by you.
5. Use a blue or black pen only.

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1. What is the organelle that controls what enters and exits the cell? (1)
A. Nucleus
B. Cytoplasm
C. Cell wall
D. Cell membrane
2. The part that carries genetic and hereditary information of a cell. (1)
A. DNA
B. Mitochondria
C. Vacuole
D. Cell wall
3. Figure 1 shows two systems in a human body. Provide the function of the part labelled A. (1)

Figure 1

A. Physical breakdown of food

B. Chemical breakdown of food
C. Pumping blood
D. Gaseous exchange

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4. The basic structural and functional unit of all living organisms is called the … (1)
A. chloroplast.
B. DNA.
C. cell.
D. Mitochondria.
5. Which of the following forms part of the musculoskeletal system? (1)
A. Kidneys
B. Cartilage
C. Small intestine
D. Brain
6. The sequence in which food moves along the alimentary canal is … (1)
A. oesophagus, stomach, large intestine, small intestine.
B. oesophagus, small intestine, large intestine, stomach.
C. oesophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine.
D. oesophagus, small intestine, stomach, large intestine.
7. The diagram below illustrates an important biological process. What is the name given to (1)
the process shown below?

A. Respiration
B. Mitosis
C. Meiosis
D. Photosynthesis

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8. Which of the following is NOT a function of the male reproductive system? (1)
A. Production of sperm cells
B. Transportation of sperm cells
C. Production of oestrogen
D. Secretion of hormones such as testosterone
9. Anorexia nervosa is a health condition related to… (1)
A. the nervous system.
B. the circulatory system.
C. the excretory system.
D. the digestive system.
10. Which of the following is NOT an organ of excretion? (1)
A. Heart
B. Skin
C. Lungs
D. Kidneys
11. Figure 2 below represents the digestive system. What is the function of the part numbered A? (1)

Figure 2

A. it secretes digestive juices

B. it assists during digestion
C. it stores water and undigested food materials
D. it assists during chemical digestion

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12. An organ is a group of … (1)

A. all enzymes working together to perform a particular function.
B. cells working together to perform a particular function.
C. tissues working together to perform a particular function.
D. systems working together to perform a particular function.
13. Which one of the following health issues is associated with the respiratory system? (1)
A. Asthma
B. Anorexia nervosa
C. Ulcers
D. Stroke

14. The term which describes birth control? (1)

A. Abortion
B. Menstruation
C. Contraception
D. Fertilisation

15 The function of the large vacuole in plants is that it … (1)

A. gives shape to the cell.
B. controls what gets in and out of the cell.
C. absorb sunlight for photosynthesis.
D. maintains the water balance in the cell.
16. A substance that does NOT have a definite set of physical properties. (1)
A. Molecule
B. Compound
C. Mixture
D. Element
17. A material that consists of atoms of only one kind. (1)
A. Compound
B. Elements
C. Mixtures
D. Molecule

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18. Which of the following is a symbol of Copper? (1)

A. Co
B. K
C. C
D. Cu
19. Which of the following compounds is made of three different elements? (1)

A. Soduim chloride
B. Water
C. Methane
D. Calcium carbonate
20. Chemical equations … (1)
A. representation of a chemical reactions.
B. does NOT show how to write chemical formulae of substances.
C. give directions for naming chemical compounds.
D. describe only biological changes.

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21. Figure 3 below shows a Grade 9 learner blowing air in a test tube containing clear lime (1)
water. After 5 seconds of blowing the clear lime water started to turn milky.

Figure 3

Choose the chemical name of the milky substance formed

A. Calcium hydroxide
B. Magnesium hydroxide
C. Aluminum hydroxide
D. Calcium carbonate
22. The name of the compound shown in figure 4 below is … (1)

Figure 4

A. Sulfur oxide.
B. Sulfur dioxide.
C. Sulfur trioxide.
D. Sulfur tetroxide.

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23. The name of the salt that is formed when sodium reacts with chlorine. (1)
A. Sodium trichloride
B. Sodium chloride
C. Sodium chlorite
D. Sodium chlorate

24. Which of the following substances will turn a blue litmus paper to red? (1)

SUBSTANCE FOUND IN MOST

PH VALUE
HOUSEHOLDS
A Vinegar 3,2
B Bleach 13,1
C Oven cleaner 11,2
D Distilled water 7,05

25. Figure 5 represents the structure of a lithium atom. (1)

Figure 5

Name the particle represented by

A. Electron
B. Neutron
C. Nucleus
D. Proton

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26. Which of the following is a correct, balanced chemical equation of the reaction between (1)
magnesium and oxygen?
A. Mg + O → MgO
B. Mg + O2 → MgO2
C. 2Mg + O2 → 2MgO
D. 2Mg + 2O2 → 2MgO

27. The name given to the reaction between acids and bases. (1)
A. Oxidation
B. Neutralisation
C. Reduction
D. Hydrolysis

28. Which one of the following combinations gives the correct number of sub-atomic particles (1)
for the element in figure 6?

Figure 6

Protons Electrons Neutrons

A. 17 18 18
B. 17 17 18
C. 17 18 17
D. 17 17 35

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29. Which option correctly labels X,Y,Z and W shown below (1)

W X Y Z
A. Mixture Element Compound Compound
B. Compound Mixture Element Element
C. Element Mixture Mixture Compound
D. Element Element Compound Mixture

30. The iron gate in figure 7 below will rust if exposed to... (1)

Figure 7

A. wind and heat.

B. heat and light.
C. oxygen and moisture.
D. oxygen, heat and light.

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