PSSO 2008 Question Paper

Primary School Science Olympiad 2008
1 A banana plant bears fruit but no seeds can be seen in the fruit. Without seeds, how does
the banana plant reproduce?
A. There are tiny seeds in the fruit and we need a magnifying glass to see them.
B. A banana plant reproduces by spores so there are no seeds in the fruit.
C. A part of the parent plant can be placed in the soil to produce a new plant.
D. A banana plant continues to grow on and on, so there is no need for the plant to
reproduce.
2 Which statement about water is not correct?
A. Water takes up space and has weight.

B. Water takes the shape of the container it is in.
C. Water flows from a higher place to a lower place.
D. Water has no definite volume but it has a definite shape.
3 Which one of the following statements does not explain why we need to conserve fossil
fuels?
A. More and more machines that use fossil fuels as energy sources have been
invented to help us do work.
B. More devices that use solar energy have been invented due to the development of
science and technology.
C. They have limited supplies as they take a very long time to form naturally in the
ground.
D. They are non-renewable resources.
4 ___________________ is not an example of a renewable energy.
A. Sunlight
B. Moving water
C. Wind
D. Cloud
5 When the earth rotates, it rotates from _____________________.
A. East to West
B. West to East
C. North to South
D. South to North
6 ___________________ produces a tail of ice and dust and can be seen clearly from Earth
when it comes close to the Sun.
A. Comet
B. Asteroid
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C. Star
D. Sun
7 In a food chain, what does a link refer to?
A. Each green plant in the food chain.

B. Each plant and animal in the food chain.
C. Each animal in the food chain.
D.The population of each organism.
8 Which of the following substances are transported by the blood plasma?

(i) waste products
(ii) oxygen
(iii) minerals
(iv) dissolved food
A. (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)

B. (i), (iii) and (iv)
C. (i), (ii) and (iii)
D. (i) and (iii)
9 Lina dropped her rod magnet onto the ground and it broke into two pieces. How can she
determine which are the south and north poles of the magnet?
A. Use the magnet to attract any paper clip.

B. Place the magnet on the table and see where it points to.
C. Use the trial and error method.
D. Place it in front of a compass.
10 What is the most important factor which determines which animals live in which
environment?
A. Other animals
B. Plants
C. Weather
D. Air
11 Which of these common activities involve chemical reactions ?
(i) Cooking food (ii) Boiling water

(iii) making ice cubes (iv) burning joss sticks
A. ii,iii
B. i,iii,iv
C. i,ii,iv
D. i,iv
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12 The Transport system in human comprise ______________

(i) Heart (ii) Arteries
(iii) Blood (iv) Veins
(v) Blood Vessel
A. All except ii
B. All except iii
C. All the above
D. All except iv
13 Why do root hairs have elongated parts ?
A. To absorb more oxygen from the earth

B. To allow more water and minerals to flow into the root cells
C. To absorb more carbon dioxide
D. To expel water into the earth
14 When a substance changes its state the changes refer to _____________
(i). a change in the size of its particles

(ii). a change in the speed of its particles
(iii). a change in the energy of its particles
(iv). a change in the distance between its particles
A. i,ii,iv
B. i,iii
C. ii,iii,iv
D. All of the above
15 Transpiration helps __________________
(i) to cool the plant through evaporation of water

(ii) the plant to send sugar through the phloem vessels
(iii) to provide the force to pull water up through the xylem vessels
(iv) in the process of photosynthesis
A. i,ii,iii
B. ii,iii
C. i,iii
D. ii,iii,iv
16 A prism can disperse white light into its component colours because ________________
A. Of the different wavelength of each colour

B. The prism changes the wavelength of each colour
C. Of the shape of the prism
D. Of the material of the prism
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17 What is needed for an electric current to flow?
(i) switch
(ii) battery
(iii) conductor
(iv) insulator
A. i,ii
B. ii,iii
C. i,ii,iii
D. All of the above
18 Which of these reactions require oxygen?
(i) respiration
(ii) rusting
(iii) combustion
(iv) oxidation
A. i,iii,iv
B. ii,iii,iv
C. i,ii,iii
D. All of the above
19 To stay alive, living things need to________________________.

i. respond to changes.
ii. reproduce themselves.
iii. watch television programmes.
iv. eat food.
A) ii, iii and iv. B) i and ii only.

C) i, ii and iv. D) All of the above
20 Which of the following animals would NOT be warm-blooded?
A. Animal A is covered with fur

B. Animal B can survive and remain active over winter
C. Animal C is sluggish until it lies on warm rocks in the morning sun
D. Animal D has a body temperature of 37oC even in winter
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21 When a person get conjunctivitis, which part of his eyes is affected?

A) membrane B) pupil
C) eyelid D) iris
22 We can get cholera, typhoid and dysentery if we eat ______________________food.

A) cold B) refrigerated
C) contaminated D) heated
23 “To every action there is an equal:”

A. and stronger reaction
B. and similar reaction
C. and opposite reaction
D. and perpendicular reaction
24 We can see an image of ourselves when we look into a basin of water because of
A. Reflection of light
B. Absorption of light
C. Light
D. Sun
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Which one of the following statement is true ?
A. B will experience night because the moon is blocking the sun rays
B. A will experience day after 12 hours
C. B experiences night while A experiences day
D. Both A and B experiences night
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26 The changes in the season of the year are caused by the ____________________
A. revolution of the earth around its axis.

B. rotation of the planets around the earth
C. revolution of the earth around the sun
D. rotation of the earth around the sun
27 The process whereby a liquid changes into a gas is called

(i) condensation
(ii) sublimation
(iii) evaporation
(iv) boiling
A. (i) and (iii)

B. (i) and (iv)
C. (ii) and (iii)
D. (iii) and (iv)
28 Which one of the following statements does not explain why we need to conserve fossil
fuels?
A. More and more machines that use fossil fuels as energy sources have been
invented to help us do work.
B. More devices that use solar energy have been invented due to the development of
science and technology.
C. They have limited supplies as they take a very long time to form naturally in the
ground.
D. They are non-renewable resources.
29 The table below shows four modes of transport and their energy sources. Which mode of
transport will not cause depletion of natural resources?
Mode of Transport Energy Source
A. Train Electricity from burning fuels
B. Bus Diesel oil
C. Taxi Petrol
D. Sailing boat Wind
30 The potted plant shown on Figure 1 was kept near the glass window. Several days later,
the plant died. What could possible have happened?
A. The plant do not get sunlight.
B. The plant do not get air.
C. The plant was not watered at all. Figure 1
D. The plant was watered everyday.
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SECTION B
Answer all questions in the space provided.
1. Use the following words to fill in the blanks
sun solar equator 24 hours twilight

rotation earth seasons stars planets
1. After sunset we still have some light from the sun that brightens the day. This is called
__________________________ .
2. The movement of the earth around the sun causes the ___________________________ .
3. When the earth revolves round the sun once in 365 days, it is known as the
_____________ year .
4. The spinning of the earth on its axis is called _______________________ .
5. The ________________ is the centre of our solar system.
6. Suns are _____________________ which give out their own light.
7. In our solar system there are nine _______________________ revolving around the sun.
8. The sun appears to move through the sky because the ______________________ is
always spinning.
9. The earth takes ____________________ to make one turn.
10. The ______________________ is the imaginary line that circles the middle of the
earth.
[ total 10 marks ]
2 Study the pictures and then fill in the blanks with the given words.
food Baby shoot leaves Baby root smaller

Seed leaves grow upward hole Seed coat
The bean seed first takes in water through the 1. ______________________ in its seed coat.
It swells and the 2. _______________________ bursts. We can see the 3._____________
under the seed coat. Soon a 4. ____________________________ appears. It grows
downwards. Then the 5. __________________________ appears. It grows
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6. ________________. The baby plant uses the food stored in the seed leaves to
7. __________________ . This is why the seed leaves become 8. _____________________
as the seedling grows. Soon young 9. _____________________ appear. Later the seedling
can make its own 10. __________________________ in sunlight.
[ total 10 marks]
3. The classification diagram below shows some organisms that are found living on an old
rubber tree.
Old Rubber Tree
A B C D
Aphid Caterpillar Bird’s Nest Fern Bracket Fungus
a) What is the term used to describe the above habitat? ( 1 mark)

_________________________________________________________________
b) Which two groups of organisms are animals? (1 mark)
_________________________________________________________________
c) What do the organisms in Group B feed on? (1 mark)
_________________________________________________________________
d) How do the organisms in Groups C and D reproduce? (1 mark)
__________________________________________________________________
4. Study the diagram in Figure 4 below and answer the following questions.
Figure 4
(a) The diagram in Figure 4 above shows the
(b) What is X made of ?
(c) Name the process when water from the sea forms “X”.
(d) The process where water is lost through plant leaves is called
[4 marks]
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5. Study the chart in Figure 5 carefully.
Animals
Vertebrates Invertebrates
1. Amphibians 3. Annelida
Examples : Examples : Examples : Examples :

Crocodile Toad Cockroach Earthworm
Snake Butterfly
2. __________
Turtle
Birds Fish 5.
Examples : Examples :
Eagle Snapper Examples :
Sparrow Shark Cat
Ostrich Whale
4.__________
Goat
Figure 5
(a) Complete the chart by giving the name of the group and/or examples of animals
belonging to the group in the boxes given in Figure 5.
1.__________________
2.__________________
3.__________________
4.__________________
5.__________________ [5 marks]
(b) What is the main difference between a vertebrate and an invertebrate ?
[1 mark]
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(c). Birds and mammals are vertebrates but they show differences in characteristics.
(i) Give two differences between birds and mammals.( 2 marks)
(ii) Give one example of a mammal that can fly. (1 mark)
6. (a). What is a primary colour? Name the primary colours of light. (2 marks)
(b). What will happen when you combine primary colours ? (1 mark)
7. Figure 7 shows four thumbtacks, each to four identical metal rods with wax. The
end of each rod is put into a container of hot water.
Figure 7
(i) In which order will the thumbtack drop? (1 mark)
(ii)What is the heat transfer that takes place in the above experiment?
(1 mark)
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8. Draw the symbol or diagram for each of the following electrical components.
Electrical component Symbol / Diagram
2 bulbs in parallel
2 batteries in series
(2 marks)
(b) (i) You are given three materials :
 three bulbs
 connecting wires
 a battery
From the materials given, draw a series circuit that can light up the three bulbs.
(2 marks)
(ii) What would happen if you remove one of the bulbs in the circuit ? (1 mark)
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9 At the start of the experiment, two flasks are placed at equal distance from the lighted bulb, as
shown in Figure 11.
Figure 11
(a) What will you observe after two hours? (Compare your observation between the two flasks)
( 1mark)
(b) What can be concluded from this experiment? (1 mark)
(c) What kind of heat transfer occurs in this experiment and why can’t it be Conduction? (2
(2 marks)
10. (i) Dafi wants to find out which evaporates faster, sea water or tap water. He uses two saucers
which are similar in material, size and colour.
Write down three other variables that he must keep the same so that his investigation is a fair
one.
a) __________________________________________________________________
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( 1 mark )
b) __________________________________________________________________
( 1 mark )
c) __________________________________________________________________
( 1 mark )
(ii) Marsha put a glass of water on the scale pan of a weighing machine and the scale read
150 g. She added some ice to the water and the reading increased to 180 g.
a) What was the weight of the ice added?
__________________________________________________________________
( 1 mark )
Marsha left the glass of ice and water undisturbed on the weighing machine pan for 5
minutes and took down the reading again.
b) Which one of the following reading that Marsha most likely took down – 176 g, 180 g or
183 g?
__________________________________________________________________
( 1 mark )
c) Give a reason for your answer to (b).
__________________________________________________________________
( 1 mark )
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11. Five people take it in turns to sit on a see-saw. The table gives the weight of each person.
Person Weight, in N
Jack 510
Ellie 540
Rosie 490
Maggy 540
Andy 560
(a) Andy sits at one end, but there is nobody on the other end.
Andy sits on the see-saw. In which direction does his end of the see-saw move?
(1 mark)
(b) Which two people in the table above could make the see-saw balance? And
(1 mark)
Use information in the table to help you answer parts (c) and (d).
(c) Rosie sits on end A, and Jack sits on end B.
They lift their feet. What happens to each end of the see-saw? Write up or down in the boxes
under Rosie and Jack.
(1 mark)
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(d) Ellie sits on end A, and another of the group sits on end B. Ellie’s end stays down.
Who could be on end B?
(1 mark)
12. Figure 12.1 shows an experiment on energy conversions. A student ate a meal of rice, which
contains carbohydrates. He then pedalled a bicycle which drove a generator (dynamo) producing
electricity.
Fig.12.1
The electric current from the generator passed through a heating coil in 100 g of water. The
temperature of the water was read before and after the experiment.
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(a) Complete the lines below to show the energy conversions which took place.
chemical energy
to ....................................... energy
to ........................................ energy
to .......................................... energy (3 marks)
(b) Fig 12.2 shows the dials of the ammeter and the voltmeter used in the circuit.
Fig 12.2
(i) What was the ammeter reading? ..................................... amps [1mark]

(ii) What was the voltmeter reading? ..................................... volts [1 mark]
(iii) The total energy carried by the electric current during the experiment can be
calculated by using the following formula.
energy = amps x volts x 0.6 kJ
Calculate the total energy using your answers to (i) and (ii).
.................................................................................................................. kJ (1 mark)
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(c) Fig. 1.3 shows the thermometer reading at the beginning and at the end of the
experiment.
(i) What was the first reading, T1, on the thermometer? ...................... °C (1mark)
(ii) What was the second reading, T2, on the thermometer? ................ °C (1mark)
(iii) The total energy which had been gained by the water can be calculated by using
the following formula.
energy = 0.42 x (T2 – T1) kJ
calculate this total energy using your answers to (i) and (ii).
.................................................................................................................. kJ (1mark )
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Primary School Science Olympiad 2008

2 Which statement about water is not correct?

A. Water takes up space and has weight.

4 ___________________ is not an example of a renewable energy.

5 When the earth rotates, it rotates from _____________________.

7 In a food chain, what does a link refer to?

A. Each green plant in the food chain.

8 Which of the following substances are transported by the blood plasma?

A. (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)

A. Use the magnet to attract any paper clip.

11 Which of these common activities involve chemical reactions ?

(i) Cooking food (ii) Boiling water

12 The Transport system in human comprise ______________

13 Why do root hairs have elongated parts ?

A. To absorb more oxygen from the earth

14 When a substance changes its state the changes refer to _____________

(i). a change in the size of its particles

15 Transpiration helps __________________

(i) to cool the plant through evaporation of water

A. Of the different wavelength of each colour

17 What is needed for an electric current to flow?

18 Which of these reactions require oxygen?

19 To stay alive, living things need to________________________.

A) ii, iii and iv. B) i and ii only.

20 Which of the following animals would NOT be warm-blooded?

A. Animal A is covered with fur

21 When a person get conjunctivitis, which part of his eyes is affected?

22 We can get cholera, typhoid and dysentery if we eat ______________________food.

23 “To every action there is an equal:”

Which one of the following statement is true ?

A. revolution of the earth around its axis.

27 The process whereby a liquid changes into a gas is called

A. (i) and (iii)

1. Use the following words to fill in the blanks

sun solar equator 24 hours twilight

food Baby shoot leaves Baby root smaller

a) What is the term used to describe the above habitat? ( 1 mark)

(a) The diagram in Figure 4 above shows the

(b) What is X made of ?

5. Study the chart in Figure 5 carefully.

Examples : Examples : Examples : Examples :

(b) What is the main difference between a vertebrate and an invertebrate ?

(i) Give two differences between birds and mammals.( 2 marks)

(ii) Give one example of a mammal that can fly. (1 mark)

(i) In which order will the thumbtack drop? (1 mark)

Electrical component Symbol / Diagram

(b) What can be concluded from this experiment? (1 mark)

a) What was the weight of the ice added?

Who could be on end B?

(i) What was the ammeter reading? ..................................... amps [1mark]

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