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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

Nisa sniffs the warm bread that her mother baked. Which sense does she use?
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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. 3
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Question 2

Which body part do we use to taste food?
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A
The tongue tastes food.
For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, standard 1.1.1
Textbook p. 3
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Question 3

What do we use when we are observing?
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B
Observing means using our senses: seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting and touching.
For the teacher: Understanding, low difficulty, standard 1.1.1
Textbook p. 3
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Question 4

Diagram 1 shows two groups of animals. What is different about the goat, tapir and tiger?
Two groups of animals: duck, eagle and penguin in one group; goat, tapir and tiger in the other group
Diagram 1
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D
The goat, tapir and tiger are animals without wings.
For the teacher: Understanding, low difficulty, standard 1.1.2
Textbook p. 6
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Question 5

A penguin has wings. Which animal belongs in the same group as the penguin?
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B
The eagle has wings, like the penguin.
For the teacher: Applying, low difficulty, standard 1.1.2
Textbook p. 6
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Question 6

Diagram 2 shows the dial of a weighing scale. What is the body weight shown by the red pointer?
A weighing scale dial with the red pointer at 35
Diagram 2
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C
The red pointer is at 35, so the weight is 35 kg.
For the teacher: Applying, low difficulty, standard 1.1.3
Textbook p. 9
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Question 7

Which tool do we use to measure body weight?
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B
A weighing scale measures weight. A ruler measures length.
For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, standard 1.1.3
Textbook p. 8
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Question 8

Diagram 3 shows a pencil on a ruler. How long is the pencil?
A pencil from the 0 mark to the 8 mark on a ruler
Diagram 3
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D
The pencil starts at 0 and ends at 8. It is 8 cm long.
For the teacher: Applying, low difficulty, standard 1.1.3
Textbook p. 9
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Question 9

Which one is a way of communicating information?
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A
We can share information in a picture, chart, graph or model. A graph is a way to communicate.
For the teacher: Understanding, low difficulty, standard 1.1.4
Textbook p. 11
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Question 10

Why should we release the garden snail after the activity?
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C
A snail is a living thing. We must be kind to it and put it back in its home.
For the teacher: Evaluating, high difficulty, standard 1.2.2
Textbook p. 14

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 Nisa and her brother with the bread. Which sense does each one use? Choose from: sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch.
Nisa and her brother smell, hear, taste and touch the bread that their mother baked
Diagram 4
[1 mark] (a)"Mmm! What a yummy scent from the oven!"
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Smell
[1 mark] (b)"Mother, the timer has sounded."
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Hearing
[1 mark] (c)"This bread is soft and fluffy."
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Touch
We feel soft and hard things with our skin.
For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, standard 1.1.1
Textbook p. 3
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Question 12

Diagram 5 shows six animals.
A duck, a tiger, a penguin, a tapir, an eagle and a goat
Diagram 5
[1 mark] (a)Name one animal that has wings.
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[1 mark] (b)Name one animal that has no wings.
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[1 mark] (c)Which group does the tiger belong to?
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Without wings
For the teacher: Understanding, low difficulty, standard 1.1.2
Textbook p. 5
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Question 13

Diagram 6 shows a boy standing next to a height chart.
A boy standing next to a height chart; the top of his head is at the 120 mark
Diagram 6
[1 mark] (a)What is the height of the boy? Write the number and the unit.
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[1 mark] (b)Which unit do we use for body weight?
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kg
For the teacher: Applying, medium difficulty, standard 1.1.3
Textbook p. 16
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Question 14

Class 2 Arif asked every pupil to choose a favourite pet. Diagram 7 shows the results.
Bar chart: cat 7, fish 4, bird 2, rabbit 5
Diagram 7
[1 mark] (a)Which pet is the most favourite?
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[1 mark] (b)How many pupils like fish?
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[1 mark] (c)How many more pupils like cat than fish?
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Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Analysing, medium difficulty, standard 1.1.4
Textbook p. 11
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Question 15

Diagram 8 shows what Dina is doing in her Science book.
A pupil draws a fish in a book with the parts head, tail and body labelled
Diagram 8
[1 mark] (a)Which manipulative skill is Dina practising?
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Sketching
[1 mark] (b)Why does she write head, tail and body next to her drawing?
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Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Understanding, low difficulty, standard 1.2.3
Textbook p. 16
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Question 16

Diagram 9 shows a pupil handling a garden snail.
A gloved hand holds a garden snail, puts it in a tray beside a magnifying glass and releases it
Diagram 9
[1 mark] (a)Which apparatus helps the pupil see the snail's small parts?
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[1 mark] (b)After the activity we should wash our hands.
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True
[1 mark] (c)What does the pupil wear on the hand to hold the snail?
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Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Understanding, medium difficulty, standard 1.2.2
Textbook p. 14