By

CIKGU CHRISTINA
ANDREW
SK. ST. FRANCIS XAVIER
2011

100%
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IF

Hard Work
H+A+R+D+W+O+R+K
8+1+18+4+23+15+18+11 = 98%
Knowledge
K+N+O+W+L+E+D+G+E
11+14+15+23+12+5+4+7+5 = 96%

Love
L+O+V+E
12+15+22+5 = 54%
Luck
L+U+C+K
12+21+3+11 = 47%
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Then what makes 100% ?

Is it Money ? ... NO ! ! !
M+O+N+E+Y
13+15+14+5+25 = 72%
Leadership ? ... NO ! ! !
L+E+A+D+E+R+S+H+I+P
12+5+1+4+5+18+19+9+16 = 89%
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Change Your Attitude

And You Change Your Life ! ! !
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TIPS FOR ANSWERING SECTION A

SECTION A
30 objective
questions

SCIENCE PAPER/018

SECTION B
4/5 subjective
questions

Investigating Living Things 4,5,6

Investigating Materials 4,5,6
Investigating Matter 4,5,6
Investigating Earth & Universe 4,5,6
Investigating Technology 4,5,6

Time allocated is only 30 minutes.

Read and understand the question.
Read the question twice.
Read question, identify and underline keywords.
Observe, study & understand diagram, graph, table.
Read all the choices of answers before
conforming the answer.
Slash all distracters & circle the correct answer .
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Do not waste time, proceed to the next question

if you are unable to answer the respective question .
Mark the question unanswered * as reminder.
Blacken your answers in your OMR answer sheet neatly &
correctly.
Attempt the unanswered question (s) before proceeding to
Section B.

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QUESTION/ITEM CONSTRUCTS
facts

Analyzin
g

definitio
n

definitio
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translatio
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predictio
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method

Interpret

principle

terminolog
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sequencin
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classificati
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extrapolatio
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conclusio
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CONSTRUCT ANALYSIS
SECTION A
2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

FACT

CONCEPT

CLASSIFYING

METHOD

SEQUENCING

PRINCIPLE

TRANSLATING

PREDICTING

EXTRAPOLATION

APPLICATION

30

30

30

30

CONSTRUCT

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CONSTRUCT ANALYSIS
SECTION A
2005

2006

2007

2008

30

30

30

30

2009

CONSTRUCT
FACT

CONCEPT
CLASSIFYING
METHOD
SEQUENCING
PRINCIPLE
TRANSLATING
PREDICTING
EXTRAPOLATION
APPLICATION
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CONSTRUCT ANALYSIS
SECTION A
2010

2011

30

30

CONSTRUCT
FACT

CONCEPT
CLASSIFYING
METHOD
SEQUENCING
PRINCIPLE
TRANSLATING
PREDICTING
EXTRAPOLATION
APPLICATION
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TOTAL

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FACT Recall information [to test pupils understanding

based on facts criteria/characteristics/phenomena.
1.

Which statement explains why grasshopper did not die when

its head was immersed in the water for two minutes?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Grasshopper breathe through gills.

Grasshopper can survive in water.
Grasshopper breathe through moist skin.
Grasshoppers breathing structure is on its abdomen.
Alexander Graham Bell
Gugielmo Marconi
Samuel FB Morse

2. The three inventors mentioned above contributed in the filed

of
A. Transportation
B. Communication
C. Agriculture
D. Construction
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3. The following information shows characteristics of a plant in hot and

dry region.
Long roots that are able to penetrate deep into the ground to absorb water.
Thick stem that enables the plant to store water.
Needle-shaped leaves.

Based on the above characteristics, which of the following is

correct?
A. Coconut tree
B. Pineapple plant
C. Bamboo plant
D. Cactus plant

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TERMINOLOGY: Define the terminology or explain the use of terminology in

communication
4. What is solitary animal?
A. Animals that live alone
B. Animals that live in group
C. Animals that stay in the jungle
D. Animals that live on land

5. What is meant by excretion?

A. Inhales oxygen into the lungs.
B. Getting rid of waste materials called faeces.
C. Removing of waste materials from the body.
D. Removing excess water from the body.

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KNOWLEDGE: Knowledge of main ideas, scheme or pattern applied in the

information of a phenomenon
Figure 2 shows the image seen in a plane mirror.

6. Which of the following represents the situation above?

A. Light is reflected
B. Light is refracted
C. Light is scattered
D. Light travels in a straight line

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METHOD: Handle things, method of investigation or procedures

[to evaluate pupils understanding based on methods/techniques/approaches
to identify correct answers]

7.

Peel the skin and cut pineapple into small cubes.

Heat the tin at the highest temperature.

Pour pineapple cubes in syrup into the distilled tin

Seal the lead to prevent contact with air.

W, X, Y and Z are the processes of canning. Which of the following

shows the correct procedure in food canning?
A.
B.
C.
D.

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W
W
X
X

X
Y
W
W

Y
Z
Y
Z

Z
X
Z
Y

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Diagram below show a cube and a measuring cylinder filled with 50cm
of water.

8. How many pieces of 1cm cubes are needed to ensure that the
water level rises up to 60ml?
A. 2
B. 4
C. 8
D. 10

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Classification: Knowledge of classes set or subset

Book

Tissue Box

Clay pot

Wooden chair

Brick

Leather bag

Balloon

Leather shoes
Fur coat

11.

Clay flower pot

Eraser
Car tyre

Figure above shows four groups of objects R, S, T and U. Which

groups of objects can be grouped together based on their natural
resources?
A.
B.
C.
D.

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R and S
R and U
S and T
T and U

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SEQUENCING: Arrange experimental process such as flow, motion and

direction
accordingly [to test pupils understanding based on
process/sequence/phenomena in relation to time, continuation &
development].
9.
Which of the following represents the correct sequence of the
colors of rainbow/light spectrum?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Purple, green, blue, orange

Purple, green, yellow, red
Green, blue, red, yellow
Indigo, orange, green, red

10. The following information is about layers of the Earth.

Outer core

Inner core

Earths Crust

Mantel

Which of the following shows the correct sequence of Earths

layers
temperature in ascending order?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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Inner core, Earths Crust, Mantel, Outer core

Earths crust, Mantel, Outer core, Inner core
Earths crust, Inner core, Outer core, Mantel
Earths crust, Mantel, Inner core, Outer core

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Diagram below shows classification of two different types of materials.

Materials
Pineapple
Vinegar
P

Shampoo
Bitter gourd
Q

12. Which of the following correctly represents P and Q?

P

Lime juice

Coffee

Soy sauce

Apple juice

Sugar solution

Salt solution

Tap water

Tomato ketchup

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PRINCIPLE: To test pupils understanding based on law & principles of Science

13. Figure above shows ice changes from one state to another when
placed
outside the laboratory.
What processes are involve in this investigation?
I
II
III
IV

Condensation
Melting
Evaporation
Boiling

A.
B.
C.
D.

I and II only
I and III only
II and III only
II, III and IV only

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Diagram below shows water droplets on the outer surface of the glass.

14. What process has taken place?

A. Boiling
B. Freezing
C. Condensation
D. Evaporation

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INTERPRETATION: Ability to translate through observation and accuracy in

writing one form to another.
Figure 4 shows an observation.

15. The metal ball cannot passes through the ring after being heated.
What conclusion can be made?
A.

The mass of the metal ball increased.

B.

The metal ball contracted.

C.

The metal ball expanded.

D.

The ring is too small.

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TRANSLATION: Ability to translate through observation and accuracy in

writing one form to another

16. Information above shows observation of distance traveled by cars P,

Q, R and S in one hour.
Which of the bar chart below correctly represents the observation ?
P moved farther than R
than P

Q moved farther

S moved farther than P and Q

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To evaluate pupils understanding based on the information that has been prov
Which normally need pupils to understand and transfer information from one fo
another. Such examples are tables, graphs, symbols or diagrams.
The information below shows relationship between the volume of three
boxes.

The volume of box J is greater than box K

The volume of box L is equal to box K

17.

Which of the following best represents the information above?

J

A.
B.
C.
D

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The figure shows the sizes of the Moon that we can see during its
phases

18. Which of the following bar charts shows the sizes of the Moon
that
we can see during its phases

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PREDICT

19.

Figure 6 shows the distance traveled by a wooden block on

different surfaces P, Q, R and S. The wooden block is push with
the same amount of force.
Which statement is true about P, Q, R and S ?
A
B
C
D

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Q is rougher than P, but smoother than S

S is rougher than P, but smoother than R
P has the smoothest surface
R is smoother than P and Q

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EXTRAPOLATION:
happen

20.

Making forecast from data or graph on what might

Figure 2 shows two containers P and Q filled with green bean

seeds. The green bean seeds are put in the science room for a
week.
What happens after a week?
I
The soil in container P is more damp than Q.
II
The seedlings in container Q is taller than P.
III The leaves of seedlings Q is bigger than P.
A
B
C
D

I only
I and II only
II and III only
I, II and III only
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APPLICATION: Using new knowledge to solve problems to new situations

21.

A student want to invent a boat. Which of the following are

most
suitable for making a boat that can float on water?
A. husk, plastic and rubber
B. wood, cloth, aluminum
C. wooden plank, paper, plastic
D. coconut shell, sponge, manila card

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The picture shows two glasses that are stuck together.

22. A student wants to separate the two glasses. Which of the

following
should he do?

A. Heat glass K first.

Heat glass J first.

Glass K is soaked in cold water..

Glasses J and K are heated together

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ANALYSING: To evaluate pupils understanding based on how the information

gathered is used to make a summary or to conclude from the experiment

An object has the following characteristics.

It is a member of the solar system

It often enters the Earths atmosphere
It burns and produces light

23. What is the object?

A. The Moon
B. A meteor
C. A star
D. An asteroid

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The following information states the characteristics of

seed.

I am small and light

I have wings too
I can disperse far away from my parents
After I fall, I will germinate
24. What is the dispersion agent for the seed?
A. Water
B

Wind

C Animal
D Explosive mechanism

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EXTRAPOLATION: To evaluate the understanding of the pupils based

on the effects/cause/implication from an action. Pupils require to
predict based on the information gathered from the question.
Figure shows three cats in a cage during mating season.

25. What will happen if the dividers are taken away?

A. No reaction from all the cats
B. All the cats will jump out of the
cage
C. All the cats will fight with one
another
D. The male cats will fight with each
other

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A beaker containing hot water is placed in a laboratory at room

temperature. The water is left to cool. The temperature of water is
recorded every 4 minutes. The table shows the readings of the water.

Time (minute)

12

16

Temperature (0C)

94

84

74

64

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26. What is the temperature of the water at the 20th

minute?
A. 40 0C
B. 42 0C
C. 44 0C
D. 46 0C

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