2O2I-22 57 First Examination Science Question P1

INSIRUCIIUNS:

l. The tull mark is 100

2. This paper consists of FIVE sections, A. B. C. D and E.
3. Section A consists of Multiple-choice questions.
Section B consists of True / False questions.
Section C consists of Matching questions.
Section D consists of Fill-in-the-blanks questions.
Section E consists of Conventional questions.
4. Answer ALL questions.
5. Mark your answers of Sections A to C on the Special Answer Sheet.
6. Write your answers of Sections D to E in the spaces provided on the Answer Sheets.
7. Hand in the Ouestion Paper. Special Answer sheet and Answer Sheets separately.
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Section A Multiple-choice questions (20 marks)

Choose the most suituble answer and mark it on the Special Answer Sheet.

1. Which of the following apparatus can be used to store a solution?

(1) Dropping bottle
(2) Reagent bottle
(3) Wash bottle

A. (1) and (2) only

B. (1) and (3) only
C. (2) and (3) only
D. (1), (2) and (3)

2. The figure below shows five identical marbles lined up against a ruler.
What is the diameter of each marble?

A. 0.9 mm
B. 0.9 cm
C. 4.7 mm
D. 4.7 cm

3. Five marbles are added into water in a measuring cylinder as shown below. If the volume of
each marble is 2 cm3, what is the volume of water in the measuring cylinder?

A. 10 cm3
B. 13 cm3
C. 18 cm3
3
D. ZJ CM

4. Fanning can make a wood fire bum more strongly because fanning

A. makes the wood hot enough to bum.

B. increases the amount ofheat energy released.
C. provides the energy needed to keep the fire going.
D. adds more oxygen needed for buming.
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5. 940 m is equal to

A. 0.94 km.
B. 9.4 km.
C. 94 km.
D. 9400 km.

6. Karen adds some ice cubes to a beaker under room temperature and continuously measures its
temperature until all the ice cubes melt to become watet

Which of the following graphs correctly shows the change of the temperature?

A. B.

O O
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p. p
E s
F. Fr

Time
Time

C. D.
U
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I
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a.
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Fg

Time

7. People generally feel colder when snow melts than it snows. This is because

A. falling snow releases energy to the surroundings.

B. snow absorbs energy ftom the surroundings when it me1ts.
C. melting snow can reflect sunlight away.
D. the human sensation is not reliable.

8. Erica wants to investigate how air flow affects the rate of evaporation. Which of the
following is the dependent variable?

A. The volume of water used

B. The mass of water evaporated
C. The rate of air flow
D. The area ofthe water body exposed to air
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9. The model below simulates the water cycle in nature.

p--'.
ramp lCe

Wr- food wrap

rubber band

hot water

sand

Which of the following simulates the raining process in the water cycle?

A. Water droplets falling from the bottom part of the food wrap
B. Water vapour evaporating from the hot water
C. The cool air surrounding the bag ofice
D. The heat released from the lamp

10. Some solubility data of substaace P are listed below:

. Solubility in w ater at25 "C: 0.16 g/cm3

. Solubility in water at 100 'C: 0.38 g/cm3

From the above dala, what conclusion can you draw?

A. The solubilities of substance P at different temperatures are the same.

B. Substance P is more soluble in water at 25 "C than that in water at 100 oC.
C. Substance P has a higher solubility at 100 oC than that in w ater al25 oC.
D. There is not enough information to draw any conclusion.

Questions l1 and 12 refer to the experiment described below.

Fanny pours about 100 cnf ofmuddy water into a beaker. She then adds a spahrla of substance Xto
the water and stirs the mixture with a glass rod. The photo below shows what she observes after
waiting for five minutes.
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11. Fanny pours the upper part of the muddy water to another beaker. What is the name of this
method?

A. Decantation
B. Evaporation
C. Separation
D. Sedimentation

t2. Which of the following is substance Xmost likely to be?

A. Alum
B. Copper sulphate
C. Sugar
D. Table salt

13. Chalk, salt and sugar are mixed in water. The mixture is then filtered. Which of the following
is/are 1ikely to be more in the filtrate than in the insoluble impurities?

(1) Chalk
(2) Salt
(3) Sugar

A. (1) and (2) only

B. (1) and (3) only
C. (2) and (3) only
D. (1), (2) and (3)

14. Snakes are reptiles because they

A. lay eggs.
B. have no wings.
C. have dry scales.
D. have no legs.

15. The table below shows the chmacteristics of four plant groups.

W' X Z

,<
Have transport tissues
Produce seeds x x
Have flowers x x x

Which of the plant groups does grass belong to?

A. T4/

B.X
C.Y
D.Z
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16. Simon is trying to make a key for three animals in a park.

animals in the park

'j'
fish
,,j, t'i'
bird butterfly

Which of the following combinations of (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) is appropriate?

(i) (ii) (iiD (iv)

A. Vertebrates invertebrates with feathers without feathcrs
B. can fly cannot fly lay eggs does not lay eggs
C. with wings without wings with a backbone without a backbone
D. body temperature body temperature with a beak without a beak
is not affected by is affected by the
the environment environment

17. Which of the following is a way that we can do in order to protect our environment?

A. Using private cars instead ofpublic transportation

B. Picking wild flowers in the countryside
C. Feeding owls at home
D. Planting green plants in the countryside

18. Which of the following combinations is wrong?

Living thing Habitat

A. Zebra Grassland
B. Whale Ocean
C. Octopus Pond
D. Seal Polar region

19. Which of the following is a vertebrate?

A. Crab
B. Tortoise
C. Snail
D. Butterfly

20. Which of the following is not a vital function of living things?

A. Being able to think

B. Being able to grow
C. Being able to move
D. Being able to reproduce
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1. If a beaker is broken accidentally, we should pick up the broken glass before reporting
to the teacher.
2. Errors in measurement can be reduced by using apparatus with smaller scale division.
J. Evaporation of water takes place below its boiling point.
4. Energy is absorbed from the surroundings when water is freezing.
5. We can study the extemal features of living things through observation.

Column I Column II
1-- Decantation * The work to be done to protect wildlife and tle natural

,Z Sedimentation B. The method ofpouring the upper layer ofa liquid from
one beaker to another

{ Melting point
,c The presence of a wide variety of living things

,{ Biodiversity D. The natural environments that living things live

5. Conservation ,y Some insoluble impurities sinking to the bottom during this process

F. Liquid becoming solid at this point

.q. Solid becoming liquid at this point

Section D Fill-in-the-blanks

1. A (a) is an apparatus used to hansfer a small amount of liquid.

2. To measure the weight ofa spoonfirl of sugar accurately, we should use a,/an (b)
3. The water cycle consists of evaporation, (c) , cloud formation, cloud movement and
raining.
4. The process of removing impurities from water is called (d)
5. To carry out '(e) , we need to use a filter. A liquid that passes through the filter is called a
filhate. Some insoluble solids are trapped in the filter as (f)
6. Dogs can (g) so as to remove harmful waste produced inside their body.
7. Fern is a (.h) plant which reproduces through (i) , but not through seeds.

8. We can use a (j) to identify the living things in a habitat.

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Section E Conventional questions (50 marks)

Write down the correct answers on the Answer Sheets.

1. Look at the hazard waming label on the bottle of chemical shown below.

(a) What does the hazard waming label tell us? (1 mark)
o) List two safety measures when handling this chemical. (2 marks)

2. James heats alcohol in a test tube as shown.

Jame's hand

test tube

alcohol

Bunsen burner

bench

(a) State three mistakes that James has made when he heats alcohol? (3 marks)
(b) James does not open the air hole of the Bunsen bumer.
What is the shape of the flame? (1 mark)
(c) Due to improper procedures ofheating, alcohol causes fires accidentally.
James uses a fire extinguisher to put out the fire. When he puts out the fire,
which condition(s) in the fire triangle is/are removed? (2 marks)
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J. Albert wants to find out if the non-luminous flame of a Bunsen burner is hotter than the
luminous flame. He sets up his experiment in the following way.

Condifion of air hole Open Open Closed Closed

Volume of water to
100 150 i00 150
be heated (cm3)

Size of beaker (cm3) 200 s00 500 500

(a) Why does Albert open or close the air hole in different set-ups? (2 marks)
(b) To ensure the test is fair, which pairs of set-ups should Albert use? Why? (2 marks)
(c) (i) After choosing the right pair of set-ups, what should Albert compare? (1 mark)
(ii) If the non-luminous flame of a Bunsen bumer is hotter than the luminous
flame, lvhat expected results should Albert get? (1 mark)

4. Cindy is going to dissolve 1 00 g of sugar in 0.5 L of water.

(a) Cindy is going to measure the total mass of the solute and the solvent before and after
mixing them.
(i) Briefly describe how the measurement caa be carried out. (3 marks)
(ii) When all the sugar dissolves, what is the expected mass of the mixture?
Suppose the mass of 0.5 L of water is 0.5 kg. (1 mark)
(b) Cindy tries to dissolve the sugar faster by heating up the solution. However, she finds that
there is a slight decrease in mass in the solution and this is not noticed if the solution is not
heated. Briefly explain why. (2 marks)
(c) A manufacturer designs a mixing machine as shown.

fiae sugar
particles

water flow

arge sugar particles

(i) It ciaims that the machine can be used for preparing s1,::up by dissolving a large
amount of sugar at a high speed. Suggest two facton that the machine makes use
of to speed up dissolving. (2 marks)
(ii) The design may not be suitable for dissolving washing detergent in water.
Why? (1 mark)
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5. The graph below compares the solubility ofsucrose (a kind of sugar) and salt at different water
temperatures.
solubility (g/cm3)

temperature l'C)
20 40 60 80 100

(a) What can you tell from the graph? (2 marks)

(b) What is the change in solubility for sugar when the temperature rises
from 20 "C to 80 "C? (2 marks)

A student uses some M&M's beans (with sugar coating) to demonstrate how sugar dissolves
differenfly in hot water and cold water.

(c) Sketch the set-up and describe briefly how the demonstration is carried out. (4 marks)
(d) Ben argues that the above demonstration is not a fair test. Why?
How would you improve the experiment? (2 marks)
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Below are the of four kinds of animals .

Dolphin

Dog
Dog Shark
(a) What main group of animals do they belong to? (1 mark)
(b) (i) Which one ofthem does not belong to the same sub-group? (1 mark)
(ii) ( ) What sub-group of animals does it belong to?
1 (1 mark)
(2)State two unique features ofthis animal. (2 marks)
(c) State two common features of the other three kinds of animals. (2 marks)

1. The follovqing shows a food web of some living things in a farm.

( + represents 'eaten by'.;:

Snake

a
Mouse Rabbit
Toad

tr B

Com Grass
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(a) Write down one food chain in the farm. (1 mark)

(b) If many mice die of a disease, can the snakes and remaining mice survive
in this habitat? Explain your answers. (3 marks)
(c) According to the answers in (b), state the importance ofbiodiversity. (1 mark)

8. Consider the '4Rs'of conservation. Which'R'is related to each action shonn below? (4 marks)

Action The 'R'related

(i) Use milk powder cans as containers. (a)

(ii) Buy a large bag ofbiscuits, instead ofmany (b)

small bags.

(iii) Put used metal cans in the right collection bin (c)

(iv) Use glasses, instead ofdisposable plastic cups (d)

End of Question Paper

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2021-22 Secondary 1 Science First Term Examination Marking Scheme

Section A Multiple-choice questions (20 marks)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

A B B D A D B B A C

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

D A C C D C D C B A

Section B True / False questions (5 marks)

1 2 3 4 5

F T T F T

Section C Matching questions (5 marks)

1 2 3 4 5

B E G C A

Section D Fill-in-the-blanks questions (20 marks, 2 marks@)

(a) dropper (b) electronic balance (c) condensation

(d) purification (e) filtration (f) residue (g) excrete

(h) vascular (i) spores (j) key

Section E Conventional questions (50 marks)

1. (a) The chemical is corrosive. (1 M)

(b) Wear gloves. (1 M)
Wear safety goggles. (1 M)
(or other reasonable answers)
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2. (a) He should put a heatproof mat under the Bunsen burner. (1M)
He should use a test tube holder to hold the test tube. (1M)
He should use a hot water bath to heat alcohol. (1M)
(b) The shape of flame is irregular. (1M)
(c) High temperature and oxygen (1M × 2)

3. (a) The flame is luminous when the air hole is closed, (1 M)

and is non-luminous when the air hole is open. (1 M)
(b) Set-up B and Set-up D. (1 M)
It is because the two set-ups differ only in the condition of air hole. (1 M)
(c) (i) The time taken for the water to boil. (1 M)
(or other reasonable answers)
(ii) The time taken for the water to boil using a non-luminous flame is shorter.
(or other reasonable answers) (1 M)

4. (a) (i) Measure the mass of a beaker without water and then the mass of a beaker
with 0.5 L of water. The difference in mass is the mass of the water. (1 M)
Measure 100 g of sugar with the balance. The sum of mass of the sugar
and the water is the total mass of the solute and the solvent before mixing.(1 M)
Dissolve all the sugar in the beaker of water and measure the total mass.
Having deducted the mass of the beaker, we can obtain the total mass of
the solute and the solvent after mixing. (1 M)
(ii) The mass should be 0.1 + 0.5 = 0.6 kg. (1 M)
(b) The decrease in mass is due to evaporation. (1 M)
The change becomes noticeable because heating can increase the rate
of evaporation. (1 M)
(c) (i) First, rapid stirring can increase the rate of dissolving. (1 M)
Second, the sugar is grounded into finer particles. The increase
in surface area can increase the rate of dissolving. (1 M)
(ii) Large amounts of bubbles will be produced and the solution will spill out.(1 M)

5. (a) Sugar is more soluble than salt in water. (1 M)

More sugar dissolves in water when the temperature rises. (1 M)
(b) The increase is
365 – 200 (1 M)
=165 g/cm3 (1 M)
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(c) The set-up: (1 M)

hot water cold water

M&M’s M&M’s
bean bean
Prepare two cups of water, one hot and the other cold. with the same volume.(1 M)
Put one bean into each cup of water. (1 M)
Observe how the colour coating on the beans ‘disappear’ (dissolve in water).(1 M)
(d) The beans have different size and have different thickness of sugar coating. (1 M)
Repeat the demonstration with more beans. (1 M)

6. (a) Vertebrate (1 M)
(b) (i) Shark does not belong to the same sub-group. (1 M)
(ii) (1) Fish (1 M)
(2) Their body is covered with slimy (moist) scales. /
They have gills for breathing./
They have fins for movement.
(Any two) (or other reasonable answers) (1 M × 2)
(c) Females feed their babies with milk produced by mammary glands. (1 M)
Most of them give birth to babies. (1 M)
(or other reasonable answers)

7. (a) corn → mouse → snake / grass → rabbit → snake

(or other reasonable answers) (1M)
(b) Yes. (1M)
Snakes can eat other living things e.g. toads or rabbits as they are high in number. (1M)
The remaining mice can reproduce. (1M)
(c) Biodiversity is important to the stability of the habitat. (1M)

8. (a) reuse (1M)

(b) reduce (1M)
(c) recycle (1M)
(d) replace (1M)

End of Marking Scheme