,

2014
Diagnostic Test 2014

/ Matapelajaran : / Science
/ Masa : 1 15 / 1 Jam 15

/ Tahun : 6 _______

/ Nama : _____________________________

1. Humans need food for the following activities, except for

.
A Defecation

B Working

C Gain energy

D Growing

2. Diagram 1 show a butterfly in a cage.

1, .

Butterfly

leaves

Diagram 1
1
The butterfly is given some leaves. What will happen to the butterfly after a week ?
.
?
A The butterfly stay alive.
.
B The butterfly died.
.
C The butterfly ate all the leaves.
.
D The butterfly became very weak.
.

3. Diagram 2 shows a plant.

2 .

Diagram 2
2
Which of the following is not needed by the plant to make food ?
?
A Carbon dioxide

B Oxygen

C Sunlight

D Water

4. A piece of bread turns moldy after being left in a dark cupboard for a few days. Which of the
following conditions can cause the bread to turn moldy?

. .
A Dark and cold

B Hot and dry

C Dark and moist

D Cold and dry

5. Which of the following apparatus can help the doctor to observe the viruses?

?
A Stethoscope

B Microscope

C Binocular

D Periscope

6. A student in standard 6M is suffering from bird flu ( H1N1 ). Which of the following is the
best way of preventing the disease from spreading?
6M .
?
A
B
C
D

Quarantine the patient.

Wash hands with soap.

Take a lot of vitamins.

Immediately take a bath after visiting the patient.

7. Diagram 3 shows an endangered animal.

3, .

Diagram 3
3
Which of the human activities cause the above animal facing the threat of extinction?

?
I Illegal logging

II Illegal hunting

III Clearing the forest for development

IV Increasing the number of conservation and preservation centres
.
A
B
C
D

I and II
I II
II and III
II III
I, II and III
I, II III
I, II, III and IV
I, II, III IV
8.
A
B
C
D

What is meant by length?

?
The distance between two points

The period between two moments

The amount of space that a container has

The amount of space covered by a flat surface

9. What will happen to our Earth if deforestation activities are not controlled?
?
A
B
C
D
10.

The amount of oxygen in atmosphere will be increasing.

.
The temperature of the Earth will be decreases.
.
The icebergs in the North Pole will melt.
.
Lead to the destruction of flora only.
.
Table 1 shows the result of an investigation.
1,
Day

Number of black spots on a piece of cake

Table 1
1
Predict the number of black spots on a piece of cake on the 12th day.

.
A
B
C
D

12
15
18
20

11. Diagram 4 shows three type of animals.

4, .

Humming bird

Honey bee

Zebra

Diagram 4
4
The following is what can you infer when they are placed in the same habitat except
,
. ,
A

The zebra, honey bee and humming bird will compete for food.
, .
B Zebra and honey bee will compete for food.
.
C Honey bee and humming bird will compete for mate.
.
D Honey bee and humming bird will compete for food.
.

12. Diagram 5 shows Mrs Tukirah is frying some fish.

5, .

Diagram 5
5
What is the purpose of this activity ?
?
A To kill bacteria in the fish
.
B To slow down the activity of microorganisms in the fish

C To avoid spoilage of the fish

D To increase the shelf life of the fish

13. Which of the following can be used to form fertilizers?
?

P and Q
P Q
B P and S
P S
C Q and R
Q R
D R and S
R S

14. Diagram 6 shows three objects.

6, .

Diagram 6
6
Which of the following objects can be classified in the same group as the above objects?
?
S

Shoe

Ruler

Ladle

Glove

Knife

Pencil

Umbrella

Shirt

Thread

Cupboard

Marble

Needle

15. Which of the following objects is made from petroleum ?

?
A Plastic

B Glass

C Paper

D Tyre

16. Ravi pours three different liquids into different containers. The time needed for the liquids to
flow were recorded into Table 2
.
2- .
Liquid

Lemon Juice

Condensed milk

Tomato Sauce

Time(s)

2
8
10
Table 2
2

What conclusion can Ravi make based on his test ?

?
A Lemon juice is the most slippery liquid
.
B Different liquids have different flow rates
, .
C Tomato sauce freezes easily
.
D Condensed milk is thicker than tomato sauce
.
17 A cook does not have tamarind for a curry fish. Which of the following fruits is not
suitable to replace the tamarind ?
.
?
A Mango

B Papaya

C Tomato

D Pineapple

18. Diagram 7 shows the condition of the Earth which caused by object X. What is object X?
7, X . X ?

Diagram 7
7
A Comet

B Satellite

C Asteroid

D Meteorite

19.
Mars
Saturn

Diagram 8
8
Diagram shows the Solar System.
8, .
Which of the following statements are true about the diagram above ?
?
I All the planets revolve around the Sun

ll The Solar System consists of nine planets only

lll All the planets and their moon give out their own light

IV There are comets and asteroids between Mars and Jupiter

.
A I and II
I II
B I and IV
I IV
C II and III
II III
D III and IV
III IV
20.

Diagram 9
9
Diagram shows a constellation. When the constellation can be seen in the sky?
.
?
A Between April and June

Between June and August

Between December and February

Between March and June

21 Table 3 shows the time of two cities, X and Y.

3, X Y .
City /
Time /
X
8.00 p.m
Y
8.00 a.m
Table 3
3
Based on the information above, what can you say?
, ?
A X and Y are on the same side of the Earth
X Y .
B X and Y did not receive sunlight
X Y .
C X is facing away from the sun
X .
D Y will experience day time after 12 hours
Y 12
22 Which of the following statements is true about friction?
?
I

Friction enables us to walk without slipping.

.
II Friction is a force that opposes motion.
.
III Friction enables an object to move faster.
.
IV Friction produces heat.
.
A I, II III
B I, II IV
C I, III IV
D II, III IV
23 What is meant by speed?
?
A The amount of time taken to travel a certain distance.

B The distance travelled in a unit of time.
.
C The measurement of how fast an object can move.

D The comparison of how fast two objects move.
.
24. Diagram 9 shows a model of a building.
9 .

Diagram 9
Rajah 9
Base on diagram 9 , the building has structures of
9, ?
I

Cone

II Sphere

III Cuboid

IV Cylinder

I II

II III

II IV

III IV

25 Diagram 10 shows a netball pole.

10 .

Diagram 10
10
How can we increase the stability of this object?
?
I

Increase the height of T and the width of U.

T U .
II Increase the width of U.
U .
III Decrease the size of S and the height of T.
T .
IV Decrease the size of S and the width of U.
S U .
A
B
C
D

I II
II III
II IV
III IV

26 The information below shows the distances travelled by four objects, P, Q, R and S in a
certain period of time.

 P, Q, R S
.
P 10 m every 20 seconds.
20 10 .

Q 20 m every 50 seconds.
50 20 .20 m

R 15m every 10 seconds.

10 15 ..

S 25m every 8 seconds.

8 25 .

Which object will travel the furthest in one minute?

?
A
B
C
D

P
Q
R
S

27 Diagram 11 shows the different masses between P, Q, R and S.

11 P, Q, R S
.

Diagram 11
11
Arrange P, Q, R and S from the lightest mass to the heaviest.
P, Q, R S
.
A
B
C
D

P, Q, R, S
S, R, Q, P
Q, S, R, P
R, Q, S, P

28 Diagram 12 shows an investigation. A shadow appears on the screen.

12 ..

Diagram 12
12
How do you make the shadow bigger?
?
A Increase the size of the screen.
.
B Add batteries into the touch.
.
C Move the object nearer to the touch.
.
D Move the object nearer to the screen.

.
29 Diagram 13 shows the different stages in the history of transportation technology.
13 .

Diagram 13
13
Starting with the oldest, arrange the diagrams above in the correct order of

transportation historical development.

,
.
A R, S, Q, P
B S, R, Q, P
C P, Q, R, S
D Q, R, P, S

30 What are the advantages of technology?

?
I Save energy.

II Upgrade the living of humankind.
.
III Environmental pollution.
.
IV Make works easier.
.
A I, II III
B I, II IV
C I, III IV
D II, III IV

SECTION B
1. Diagram 1 shows two cockroaches are covered under glass container of different
sizes. The cockroaches in glass container O died faster than the cockroaches in
glass container M and N.

1,

.O M
N

.
Glass container

Cochroach

Cockroach

Diagram 1 / 1
What is the aim (purpose) of this investigation?
?
__________________________________________________________________

a)

____________________________________________________________________
[ 1 mark / ]
b)

Give one reason (inference) why cockroaches in glass container O died

first?
O
?
__________________________________________________________________
[ 1 mark / ]
What is kept the same (constant variable) in this investigation.
( ) ?

c)

___________________________________________________________________
_
d)

[ 1 mark / ]
Write one conclusion based on this investigation.
.
___________________________________________________________________

_
____________________________________________________________________
[ 1 mark / ]
2. Table 1 shows the results of an investigating done by a group of pupils.
1 .
Types of
materials
(
)

Sponge

Mass of object
before being
immersed in
water (g)

(g)

Mass of
objects after
being
immersed in
water (g)

(g)

40

80

The quantity
of water
absorbed (g)

(g)

40

Nylon cloth

Rubber sheet

Handkerchief

65

70

90

95

50

70

Table 1 / 1
a) Find the value of X and Y in Table 1.
X Y .
i) X : __________________________________________________
ii) Y : __________________________________________________
(2 marks/ )
b) State the thing that needs to be :
:
i) changed / :
______________________________________________________________
ii) observed / :
______________________________________________________________
(2 marks/ )
c) Which materials absorbed most water?
?
________________________________________________________________________
( 1 mark / )
d) What can you conclude from the investigation above?
?
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
( 1 mark / )
3. Diagram 2 shows part of the Solar System.
2, .

Diagram 2 / 2
a) Name the following planets.
.
i) P : _________________________________________________
ii) Q : _________________________________________________
iii) R : _________________________________________________
iv) S : _________________________________________________
(4 marks/ )
b) Which planets has three beautiful rings?
?
___________________________________________________________
( 1 marks / )
c) What is the relationship between the size of the orbit and time taken by a planet
to revolved around the Sun?

.
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
( 1 marks/ )

4. A spelling list of 40 words was given to three pupils. Rani, Kavitha and Anjana. They
were told to memories the words in five minutes. The lists were taken back and the
pupils had to write down as many as possible from that list. The results are shown in
Table 2.
40

. 5 .

 . 2
.
Pupil

Number of words spelt correctly

Rani/

19

Kavitha/

12

Anjana/

27

Table 2 / 2

(a) In this investigation, what are the things that need to be

:
i.

Changed/ :

ii.

_________________________________________________________________
( 1 marks/ )
Measured/
__________________________________________________________________
( 1 marks/ )

b. What can you infer about the number of words spelt correctly?

.
___________________________________________________________________________

( 1 marks/ )
c. What conclusion can you make from this observation?
?
_____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
( 1 marks/ )
END OF SECTION B
Prepared by,
-----------------------(B.RajaLetchemy)
Science Teacher

Checked by,
-------------------------(B.RajaLetchemy)
Science Panel Head

Verified by,
-----------------------------(Mr.R.Ganesh)
Senior Assitant 1