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Science Paper 1 For Teacher's Use

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Additional materials: Ruler
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READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST
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Answer all questions in the spaces provided on the question paper.
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You should show all your working on the question paper.
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The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question 10
or part question.
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The total number of marks for this paper is 40.
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1 Materials have different properties. For

Teacher's
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Tick (
) the best material to make each item.

One has been done for you.

item metal plastic rubber

tip of walking stick

key

lens

car tyres

saucepan

[4]

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2 Class 3 have a quiz about humans and other animals. For

Teacher's
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Write the answers to their clues.

(a)

Animals that have feathers and fly are

called ..................................

[1]

(b)
Carnivores are animals that eat

......................................

[1]

(c)
A rabbit is a living thing because it

.................................................

[1]

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3 Label the diagram of the plant. For

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[2]

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4 Lisa plays with soft clay. For

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(a) She pushes the clay.

What does the clay look like after Lisa pushes it?

Circle one answer.

bigger squashed stretched twisted

[1]

(b) She pulls the clay.

What does the clay look like after Lisa pulls it?

Circle one answer.

smaller squashed stretched twisted

[1]

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5 Greg and Nikki investigate how plant bulbs grow. For

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They want to find out if temperature affects the growth of the bulbs.

They put some bulbs in 3 pots of dry compost.

cool dark cupboard cold dark fridge warm classroom

in a dark box

(a) They want to make a fair test.

What have they forgotten to keep the same?

[1]

(b) What else should they keep the same to make it a fair test?

[1]

(c) What must they give the plant bulbs at the start of their investigation?

[1]

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(d) After 10 days, they look at one bulb from each pot. For
Teacher's
Use

cool dark cupboard cold dark fridge warm classroom

in a dark box

Finish their conclusion.

The plant bulbs grew best in the .

This is because…

Circle the correct answer.

plants need water to grow

plants grow better in the dark place

plants grow better in a warm place

[2]

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6 Class 3 use a magnet to try to separate some mixtures. For

Teacher's
Use
Tick (
) to predict what they will find.

One has been done for you.

can separate using a cannot separate using a

magnet magnet

mixture
N S N S

wood chips
and
iron nails

salt
and
sugar

steel buttons
and
plastic buttons

copper bracelets
and
silver bracelets

iron powder
and
steel powder

steel balls
and
glass balls

silver coins
and
nickel coins

[3]

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7 Gemma and Fredrik investigate floating and sinking in water. For

Teacher's
Use
Tick (
) to predict what they will find.

One has been done for you.

object will float will sink

$


silver coin

SOAP
SOA

bar of soap

wooden brick

metal toy car

stone

tennis ball

glass marble

[3]

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8 The pictures show some foods. For

Teacher's
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A fish B cheese C rice

D chicken E carrot F chocolate

(a) Put the letter for each food into the correct group.

Two foods have been done for you.

fruit and foods with a lot of

vegetables carbohydrate

milk and other meat, fish and

dairy food pulses

B A +

foods with
a lot of fat
[4]
and sugar

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(b) Why is it important to eat foods from different groups? For

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[1]

(c) Which group should we not eat too many foods from?

[1]

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9 Leroy and Patience float a ping-pong ball on water. For

Teacher's
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ping-pong ball

water line

They push the ping-pong ball under the water.

Then they let it go.

(a) What happens to the ping-pong ball?

[1]

(b) Which force makes this happen?

[1]

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10 Tim, Pat and Amita are looking after some plants. For
Teacher's
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My plant does not

need any water, I am
not going to water it.
I am going to give my
plant water every day.

I will give my plant a

little water every month.
Tim Amita

Pat

(a) Whose plant will grow best?

[1]

(b) Why will this plant grow best?

[1]

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11 Forces can be pushes or pulls. For

Teacher's
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Write pushing or pulling to finish these sentences.

Tom switches on the light by .

Sam closes the door by .

Nadia opens the door by .

Jo opens the window by .

[2]

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12 Humans use senses to find out about their environment. For

Teacher's
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Join with a line the stimulus to the correct sense.

stimulus sense

light hearing

sound touch

sight
Food

cold hot
taste and smell

[3]

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13 Xan and Asya are testing the strength of different sorts of paper. For
Teacher's
Use
They set up their test like this.

clip

strip of paper

(a) Name the equipment labelled F.

[1]

(b) What sort of force are they measuring?

[1]

(c) How can Xan and Asya make the force bigger?

[1]

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