JABATAN PELAJARAN NEGERI SELANGOR

UPSR 2008
ANSWER SCHEMES

SECTION A (30 marks)

1. C 11. B 21. B
2. A 12. C 22. C
3. D 13. D 23. A
4. C 14. A 24. D
5. B 15. B 25. A
6. C 16. B 26. C
7. B 17. A 27. D
8. D 18. A 28. B
9. D 19. D 29. A
10. B 20. A 30. C

SECTION B (20 marks)

1a) More fish died when there were more number of oil drops because of
lack/shortage of oxygen/air in water // The layer of oil prevented air from entering
the water (1/0
mark)

b) Position of fish was nearer to the surface (1/0

mark)

c) All the fish will die // 10 fish (1/0

mark)

d) The more the number of oil drops, the more number of fish died. (1/0
mark)

e) Type of fish // Volume of water // Size of aquarium (1/0

mark)

(5 MARKS)

2a) Thumbtack Q fell first / took the shortest time to fall. // Thumbtack R fell last / took
the longest time to fall. (1/0
mark)

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b) Because Q is a good conductor of heat / received the most heat // good
conductor (1/0
mark)

c i & ii) Size of thumbtack // Type of thumbtack // Size of rod // Position of thumbtack //
Distance of thumbtack from candle(heat source) // Number of candles
(Any TWO are acceptable) (2/1/0 marks)

d) Rod Q is the best conductor of heat followed by rods P, S and R. (1/0 mark)

e) Able to hold the cup because cups are made of glass which is a poor conductor
of heat. (1/0 mark)

(6 MARKS)

3a) To study the relationship between diameter/size of planets and the weight of
objects on the planets // To study the effect of the diameter/size of planets on the
weight of objects on the planets. (1/0
mark)

b) Increasing (1/0
mark)

c) Mercury // Venus // Mars // Pluto (1/0 mark)

d) The larger/more the size of the planet, the more the weight of object on the
planet.
(1/0
mark)

(4 MARKS)

4a) X has the shortest distance because it has the greatest/highest friction.
(1/0
mark)

b) Distance travelled is more (1/0 mark)

ci) Type of toy car // Size of toy // Same car (1/0 mark)

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 ii) Type of surface (1/0
mark)

iii) Distance travelled (1/0 mark)

(5 MARKS)

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