CARMEL DIVINE GRACE FOUNDATION SECONDARY SCHOOL

SECOND TERM EXAMINATION 2022–2023

SECONDARY I INTEGRATED SCIENCE
PAPER 1

Name: _____________________________________ Date: 19th June 2023

Time allowed: 1 hour
Class: ___________ Class No.: ________ No. of pages: 13
Total Marks: 100
Answer ALL questions on the Answer Sheets provided.
Use pencils and rulers for drawings if necessary.

Section A: Multiple Choice Questions (30 marks, 2 marks each)

Directions: Questions 1 and 2 refer to the following experiment. Tony prepared four set-ups (P, Q,
R and S) as shown below. In the set-ups, the fans were operating at the same speed.

drying agent
(absorbs water
vapour)

P Q

R S

1. Which of the following factors are studied in the above four set-ups?
(1) Temperature
(2) Humidity
(3) Air speed
A. (1) and (2) only
B. (1) and (3) only
C. (2) and (3) only
D. (1), (2) and (3)

2. Which set-up would contain the least amount of water in the container after two days?
A. P
B. Q
C. R
D. S

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3. Which of the following pieces of apparatus is used to measure the volume of liquid?
A. B. C. D.

4. Dennis is drinking a cup of hot tea. A thin layer of moisture forms on his glasses. Which of the
following processes best describes the process taken place on his glasses?
A. Freezing
B. Condensation
C. Evaporation
D. Boiling a thin layer of
moisture

5. Which of the following is NOT a function of an umbilical cord?

A. It connects the placenta to the embryo.
B. It transports waste away from the embryo.
C. It protects the embryo against shock. umbilical
D. It transports oxygen to the embryo. cord

6. DNA consists of two strands. The following is the sequence of bases formed on one of the strands.
AC CTG CTAC
The sequence of bases on the other strand is
A. C A A G T A G C A.
B. T G G A C G A T G.
C. G T T C A T C G T.
D. A C C T G C T A C.

7. A roller-coaster starts from rest at point A and goes down a track from A to D. It comes to rest at
D eventually. At which point does the roller-coaster have the greatest amount of potential energy?

C
D

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8. The following light bulbs are identical. Which of the following thermometers will give the
highest reading after some time?
A. B.

white surface glass

10 cm 10 cm
C. D.

black surface silver surface

10 cm 10 cm

9. A piece of moist filter paper is put between a copper sheet and an aluminium sheet as shown
below. When they are coiled up and inserted into a lemon, the motor turns on.

copper
moist filter
paper
motor
aluminium

Which of the following energy conversions takes place in the above case?
A. thermal energy  chemical energy  kinetic energy
B. kinetic energy  electrical energy  kinetic energy
C. electrical energy  chemical energy  kinetic energy
D. chemical energy  electrical energy  kinetic energy

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10. When a small amount of alcohol is left on an evaporating dish, it slowly evaporates. Which of
the following diagrams correctly shows the correct change in the arrangement of the alcohol
particles during evaporation?
A.

B.

C.

D.

11. Crystal’s mother is cooking in the kitchen. Crystal can smell the food even when she is in the
living room. Which statement of the particle theory best explains this phenomenon?

A. Particles are very small.

B. Particles are moving freely in all directions.
C. Different particles have different sizes.
D. There are empty spaces between particles.

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12. In March 2019, a giant floating sculpture, called Kaws: Holiday, ‘visited’ Hong Kong at the
Victoria Habour. One day, there was a leakage of gas and the sculpture deflated.

Which of the following statements best explains the above observation?

A. The spaces between gas particles decrease and hit the wall of the sculpture less frequently.
B. The gas particles become smaller and hit the wall of the sculpture less frequently.
C. The gas particles move slower and hit the wall of the sculpture less frequently.
D. The number of gas particles decreases and hits the wall of the sculpture less frequently.

13. Which of the following sets of chromosomes shows a normal body cell of a man?
A. B.

C. D.

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14. The diagram below shows the male reproductive system and its associated structures.

(4)
(5)

(3)

(2)
(6)
(1)

Which of the following is the correct path through which sperms pass out of the male body?
A. (5)  (4)  (3)
B. (4)  (5)  (6)
C. (6)  (4)  (3)
D. (1)  (4)  (3)

15. A menstrual cycle is counted from the first day of menstruation to the day before the next. The
following three pictures show the different stages of the uterine lining of a woman.

(1) (2) (3)

Which of the following is the correct order of the pictures above during a menstrual cycle?
A. (2)  (1)  (3)
B. (2)  (3)  (1)
C. (1)  (2)  (3)
D. (3)  (1)  (2)

Section B: True or False (6 marks, 1 mark each)

1. A blue flame has a higher thermal energy than a yellow flame.

2. When water is changing from one state to another, its temperature remains unchanged.

3. Having wet dreams is a sign of illness in boys during puberty.

4. When looking at the microscope, we should turn the coarse adjustment knob down slowly.

5. In a DNA strand, A always pairs with T while C always pairs with G.

6. The density of an object remains unchanged at different temperatures.

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Section C: Fill in the Blanks (10 marks, 2 marks each)

1. To find out whether salt or sugar dissolves faster in water, the time required for the solid to
dissolve is the __________ variable of the experiment.

2. More sugar can dissolve than salt in a fixed amount of water of the same temperature. This shows
that sugar has a higher __________ than salt in water.

3. Some plant cells have __________ for photosynthesis. Therefore, they are green in colour.

4. Most cells have a __________ which contains DNA and controls the activities of the cell.

5. When handling toxic chemicals, we should perform the experiment in a __________ as shown
below.

Section D: Matching (4 marks, 1 mark each)

Which of the following types of scientific investigation is the most suitable to investigate the
problems about COVID-19? Match the answers on the Answer Sheet by writing letters A, B or C.

A. Fair testing
B. Pattern seeking
C. Classifying

1. Do elderly people have a higher risk of 2. Can wearing a face mask lower the risk of
catching COVID-19? catching COVID-19?

3. Is COVID-19 a bacteria or virus? 4. Is 75% alcohol effective in killing germs?

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Section E: Structured Questions (50 marks)

1. A gas is placed inside a sealed gas syringe. The plunger is pushed inward and the gas inside is
compressed as shown below.

plunger
Before the gas is compressed After the gas is compressed

(a) On the Answer Sheet, draw the gas particles inside the syringe after the gas is compressed.
(1 mark)
(b) If the gas syringe is filled with water instead of gas, is it possible to be compressed? Explain
your answer. (1 mark)
(c) Circle the correct answer on the Answer Sheet to show how the following variables change
when the gas is compressed. (2 marks)
Variable Change
Number of particles Increases / Decreases / Remains unchanged
Kinetic energy of particles Increases / Decreases / Remains unchanged
Gas pressure of the syringe Increases / Decreases / Remains unchanged
Density of the syringe Increases / Decreases / Remains unchanged

(d) The syringe is then put into a beaker of hot water.

plunger

hot water

(i) What will happen to the plunger? (1 mark)

(ii) Explain your answer in (i) in terms of gas pressure. (3 marks)
(Total: 8 marks)

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2. In a science lesson, S1 students need to design an experimental set-up to collect as much pure
water as possible from muddy pond water. Kaman designs the following set-up.
X

beaker
glass cup
muddy pond water

(a) Explain why they can collect pure water in the empty glass cup. (2 marks)
(b) Suggest a suitable material for making X. (1 mark)
(c) What can Kaman do to speed up the collection of pure water? (1 mark)
(d) Her groupmate, Marco, wants to check whether the water collected contains any soluble
impurities or not. He puts a few drops of the liquid collected on a watch glass and heats it
as shown in the diagram below.
liquid collected
Y

(i) Y is a colourless glass apparatus. Name Y. (1 mark)

(ii) What can Marco observe on Y? (1 mark)
(e) Name TWO other methods that can purify the muddy pond water. (2 marks)
(Total: 8 marks)

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3. Paper cups are commonly used for holding takeaway hot drinks. These cups can usually keep a
drink hot for some time. The following diagram shows a type of paper cup.

cup body made

of white paper

(a) State ONE feature of the above paper cup that can help slow down the heat loss to the
surrounding by
(i) conduction, (1 mark)
(ii) convection, and (1 mark)
(iii) radiation. (1 mark)

(b) A paper cup sleeve is added to the cup sometimes. It prevents us from getting burnt easily
when we hold the cup.

cup sleeve

Explain how the cup sleeve helps prevent us from getting burnt. (2 marks)

(c) Thermal bottles keep drinks hot better than paper cups. One of the reasons is that there is a
vacuum layer between the walls of a thermal bottle.

vacuum layer

(i) Explain the function of the vacuum layer in the thermal bottle. (2 marks)
(ii) Explain why the wall in the thermal bottle is shiny. (2 marks)
(Total: 9 marks)

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4. Sky lanterns are used in Taiwan for making wishes. They are made by sticking thin paper on a
bamboo frame. They contain a small candle in the middle. When the candle burns, the lantern
rises to the sky.

thin paper

candle

(a) State the energy conversion that takes place when the candle is burning. (2 marks)
(b) On the Answer Sheet, draw the arrangements of air particles inside the sky lantern before
and after the candle is lighted up. (Use  to indicate an air particle.) (2 marks)

candle
Before the candle is lighted up After the candle is lighted up

(c) Explain, in terms of density, why the sky lantern rises when the candle burns. (3 marks)
(d) Why is thin paper used to make the sky lantern? (2 marks)
(Total: 9 marks)

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5. Two males, P and Q, claim themselves to be the father of a child.

I am your father. I am your father.

Who is my real father?

mother child male P male Q

Parentage testing is conducted to find the real father of the child. The diagram shows the DNA
fingerprints of the child, the child’s mother and the two males.

child mother male P male Q

(a) Circle FOUR numbers on the Answer Sheet to show the bands of the child which come
from his mother. (2 marks)
(b) Explain why only half of the DNA bands of the child match his mother’s. (1 mark)
(c) Which male, P or Q, is the real father of the child? Explain your choice. (1 mark)
(d) The diagram below shows the joining of a sperm and an ovum. An embryo is formed after
fertilisation.

fertilisation

sperm ovum zygote embryo

(i) Mark on the Answer Sheet to show where fertilisation of ovum takes place using ‘X’
and where implantation of embryo takes place using ‘Y’. (2 marks)
(ii) State ONE similarity and ONE difference in terms of chromosomes between a sperm
cell and an ovum cell. (2 marks)
(Total: 8 marks)

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6. Bioprinting is a new technology that can be used to ‘3D print’ living tissues and organs.

cell

bio-paper

Cells are added to a More layers are printed Cells join together and A living tissue
layer of bio-paper. on top of another. bio-paper dissolves. is printed.
(a) Which level, a tissue or an organ, is easier to be printed? Explain your answer. (2 marks)

Patients with serious skin damage (e.g. having burns) need to replace the damaged skin with
new skin. In the future, doctors can print the new skin made from the patient’s own cells.

new skin

The flow chart below shows the key steps in obtaining enough new skin cells.

1 Obtain the patient’s 2 Allow the cells to 3 Make the stem cells
undifferentiated grow and develop specialise into skin
stem cells into more cells cells

(b) Name processes 2 and 3. (2 marks)

(c) Consider process 2.
(i) Draw the steps to show how a cell forms two new individual cells. (2 marks)
(ii) How many chromosomes are there in a newly formed daughter cell? (1 mark)
(iii) Are the genetic materials in the new daughter cells the same as the old ones? Explain
your answer. (1 mark)
(Total: 8 marks)

End of Question Paper

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