DIAGNOSTIC TEST

Total: 60 marks
SECTION A: MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS (15 marks)

1.
Which of the following characteristics does not describe
birds?

2.

3.

4.

They lay eggs.

They have backbones

They are cold-blooded.

They are covered in feathers.

Insects have __________________.

A

more than three pairs of jointed legs

more than three pairs of not jointed legs

three pairs of non-jointed legs

three pairs of jointed legs

What causes plants to be usually green in colour?

A

Photosynthesis

Chlorophyll

Algae

Cellulose

What does a vascular system transport?

A

Seeds, water and sunlight

Seeds, water and food

C
Water,
sunlight and mineral
salts
D

Water,

mineral
salts
and
food.

5.

Diagram shows a food web. Which of the following statements

is correct?
A

L is a herbivore

J and K are omnivore

C
The population of M increases if the population of L
decreases
D
increases

6.

The population of K increases if the population of plants

Diagram above shows a phenomenon from an investigation

done by a group of students. What processes were involved in the
investigations?

7.

Boiling and condensation

Boiling and melting

Freeze and melting

Cndensation and freeze

When light travels from air to glass...

It is refracted

It slows down

It speeds up

It moves in the same direction

8.
Which is the MAIN energy transfer taking place when a candle
burns?

9.

A.

Light -----> Chemical

B.

Chemical ----> Light

C.

Light ----> Sound

D.

Thermal ----> Sound

What does an electric circuit need to provide energy?

A wire

A bulb

A switch

A battery

10. Which type of soil will have good DRAINAGE, meaning water
runs through it quickly?

11.

12.

13.

Clay

Sandy

Silt

Loam

When a solid changes to a liquid, it...

Freezes

Condenses

Melts

Evaporates

What are excretory products?

Food which are not digested

Excess water in the body

Waste products that are not needed by the body

Materials that are needed by the body

The diagram above shows an animal. How does the animal

keep itself warm during the cold weather?

By having thick fur

By having thick layer of fat

By sleeping during the cold weather

By eating a lot of fish

14. Ahmad tested mineral water with blue litmus paper and red
litmus paper. What are the effects on the blue litmus paper and the
red litmus paper?

15

Blue litmus paper

Red litmus paper

No change

No change

Turns red

Turns blue

No Change

Turns red

No Change

Turns blue

The diagram shows two metal cups that are stuck together

Cup J

Cup k

Two students wanted to separate the two cups. Which of

the following should they do?

Heat cup K first

Heat cup J first

Cup K soaked in cold water

Cups J and K heated together

STRUCTURED QUESTIONS (45 marks)

1. (a)

Name the structures labeled in the diagram above.

A) _______________________
B) _______________________
C) _______________________
D) _______________________
4(1)

(b) Name the two structures shown on the diagram which allows
you to say that this is a plant cell

(i) ___________________________
_____________________________

(ii)
2(1)

2. Say if the following are true or false.

a) Vertebrates are animals. ___________________

b) Invertebrates make their own food. _________________
c) Vertebrates have cell wall. ________________
d) Invertebrates have backbone. _______________
e) Vertebrates are larger than invertebrates. _________________
5(1)

3. The name of four types of tooth are;

(a) __________________________
(b) __________________________
(c) __________________________
(d) __________________________
4(1)

4. Name the three states of matter.

(a) _________________________
(b) _________________________

(c) _________________________
3(1)

5. What do we call these changes;

(a) Liquid ----------> Gas

Boiling

(b) Gas ----------> Liquid

___________________

(c) Solid ----------> Liquid

____________________

(d) Liquid ----------> Solid ___________________

3(1)

6. What is diffusion? Give an example.

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7. Give three examples of elements.

(a) __________________________
(b) __________________________
(c) __________________________
3(1)

8. Look at the boxes

Which
box
contains:
(a) Iron only? _______________________
(b) Mixture of iron and sulphur? ____________________
(c) Iron sulphide only? ______________________
3(1)

9. Lemon juice is a common everyday acid. Name one other

household acids
(a) __________________________
1(1)

10. What is the definition of force?

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11. Write down five different kinds of force.
(a) _____________________
(b) _____________________
(c) _____________________
(d) _____________________

(e) _____________________
5(1)

12. A group of pupils carries out an investigation as shown in

diagram below. The table shows the results of the investigation.

(a) What is the aim of the investigation?

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(2)

(b) Write one hypotheses based on result in the table above.

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(2)

(c) State the variable in this experiment

(i) Manipulated variable: ______________________
(ii) Responding variable: ____________________

(iii) Constant variable: _____________________

3(1)

(d)

If the paper is folded as above, predict the number of 10g weight

that can be supported by the paper.
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(1)