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Science questions, unit 1
Nama / NameKelas / ClassTarikh / Date

Scientific skills

26 marks. Use Practice to check each answer as you go, or Exam to answer everything first. Ask a grown-up to help you mark the written answers.

Section A: objective questions

10 marks
Choose the best answer for each question.
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Question 1

A rose has a sweet scent. Which sense do we use to find this out?
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C
We smell with our nose. This is the sense of smell.
For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, standard 1.1.1
Textbook p. 2
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Question 2

Which body part do we use to hear?
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B
We hear with our ears.
For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, standard 1.1.1
Textbook p. 2
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Question 3

Diagram 1 shows how pupils use their senses. Which sense do we use to feel that an ice cube is cold?
Five pupils use touch, sight, smell, taste and hearing
Diagram 1
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A
We feel cold and hot with our skin. This is the sense of touch.
For the teacher: Understanding, low difficulty, standard 1.1.1
Textbook p. 2
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Question 4

We observe using our ____.
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D
Observing means using our senses.
For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, standard 1.1.1
Textbook p. 2
5

Question 5

Alia tells her friend, "A ladybird is red with black spots." How does she communicate?
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A
She uses her voice, so this is oral.
For the teacher: Understanding, low difficulty, standard 1.1.2
Textbook p. 4
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Question 6

Alia draws a ladybird on a piece of paper. Which way does she communicate?
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C
Drawing a picture is a sketch.
For the teacher: Applying, low difficulty, standard 1.1.2
Textbook p. 4
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Question 7

Which one is not a way to communicate?
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D
We communicate by speaking, drawing or writing. Sleeping does not share information.
For the teacher: Understanding, low difficulty, standard 1.1.2
Textbook p. 4
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Question 8

Diagram 2 shows a sheep made from a cauliflower, grapes and toothpicks. What is it?
A cauliflower and grapes are joined with toothpicks to make a sheep model
Diagram 2
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B
It is a model of a sheep.
For the teacher: Applying, low difficulty, standard 1.1.2
Textbook p. 5
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Question 9

Diagram 3 shows two drawers. Which drawer shows the correct way to store magnifying glasses?
Drawer a has magnifying glasses in neat rows. Drawer b has them in a messy pile
Diagram 3
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A
In drawer a the magnifying glasses are neat and safe.
For the teacher: Evaluating, medium difficulty, standard 1.2.5
Textbook p. 9
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Question 10

Why do we clean and store apparatus after an activity?
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C
Clean apparatus stored in the right place is safe and ready to use next time.
For the teacher: Understanding, medium difficulty, standard 1.2.4
Textbook p. 8

Section B: structured questions

16 marks
Answer all questions. Circle the answer or write it in the space.
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Question 11

Diagram 4 shows a cat. Observe it and complete the sentences.
A grey kitten and a close-up of its paw with claws
Diagram 4
[1 mark] (a)A cat has four ____.
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[1 mark] (b)The cat's fine hair is ____.
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soft
[1 mark] (c)The cat's claws are ____.
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sharp
For the teacher: Understanding, low difficulty, standard 1.1.1
Textbook p. 9
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Question 12

Look at Diagram 5. Which sense do we use?
Five pupils use touch, sight, smell, taste and hearing
Diagram 5
[1 mark] (a)We hear an alarm clock go tik, tik, tik.
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Hearing
[1 mark] (b)We eat an ice cream with our tongue.
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Taste
[1 mark] (c)We look at a leaf with a magnifying glass.
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Sight
For the teacher: Applying, low difficulty, standard 1.1.1
Textbook p. 2
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Question 13

Ali closes his eyes. His friend plays one of the instruments in Diagram 6. Ali guesses which one.
Five musical instruments labelled A to E
Diagram 6
[1 mark] (a)Which sense helps Ali to guess?
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[1 mark] (b)Why must we not play an instrument close to the ear?
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Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Understanding, low difficulty, standard 1.1.1
Textbook p. 3
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Question 14

Diagram 7 shows how Alia tells her friend about a ladybird.
Alia tells her friend about a ladybird by speaking, by drawing a sketch and by writing
Diagram 7
[1 mark] (a)Alia draws a red ladybird. Which way is this?
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Sketch
[2 marks] (b)Name two ways that Alia communicates.
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Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Understanding, medium difficulty, standard 1.1.2
Textbook p. 4
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Question 15

Look at the sheep model in Diagram 8.
A cauliflower and grapes are joined with toothpicks to make a sheep model
Diagram 8
[1 mark] (a)Which fruit makes the head and legs?
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[1 mark] (b)A model of a sheep helps us to share an idea.
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True
For the teacher: Applying, low difficulty, standard 1.1.2
Textbook p. 5
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Question 16

Diagram 9 shows pupils doing an activity with an onion.
A cutter cuts a red onion in two and a magnifying glass shows the onion
Diagram 9
[1 mark] (a)Which apparatus is used to look closely at the onion?
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[1 mark] (b)Which apparatus is used to cut the onion?
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[1 mark] (c)After the activity, we clean and ____ the apparatus.
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store
For the teacher: Understanding, medium difficulty, standard 1.2.1
Textbook p. 8