SMK (P) SRI AMAN PETALING JAYA MARCH TEST 2011 SCIENCE FORM 1 TIME : 1 HOUR ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Name:

_____________________________________________ Class: __________________

Instructions: This question paper consists of two sections A and B. Answer all the questions in the spaces provided. Section A [20 Marks]

1. Which of the following is not a science phenomenon? A. Reflection of light by a mirror. B. The manufacture of canned food. C. A worm hiding in the soil to avoid heat. D. The growth movement of a plant towards sunlight. 2. The information below are steps taken in a scientific investigation. P : carrying out experiment Q : forming a conclusion R : recording data S : identifying the problem T : forming hypothesis Which of the following is the correct order? A. S T P R Q B. T S P R Q C. S P T Q R D. T S Q P R 3. X of an object means gravity acting upon the object on Earth, while Y of an object is the amount of matter which is contained inside the object. Based on the information above, both X and Y are X Y A. weight mass B. weight gravity force C. mass weight D. mass gravity force

4. Diagram below shows a swinging pendulum.

Which of the following affects the time taken to make one complete swing? A. The number of swings. B. The thickness of the string. C. The length of the pendulum. D. The mass of the pendulum bob. 5. A 250 ml beaker was filled with 150 ml of water. A number of marbles, each having a volume of 5 cm3, were put into the beaker. The water level will reach the top if the number of marbles are A. 80 B. 50 C. 30 D. 20 6. Diagram below shows a leaf that has been traced onto graph paper.

Estimate the area of the leaf. A. 15 cm2 C. 20 cm2 7. Diagram below shows two reagent bottles P and Q.

B. 17 cm2 D. 24 cm2

Which group of chemicals should be kept in bottles P and Q as shown in the diagram? Bottle P Mercury Concentrated acid Alcohol Uranium Bottle Q Iodine Petrol Concentrated acid Sulphuric acid

A. B. C. D.

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The instrument as shown in diagram above is used to measure the diameter of a A. Pencil B. glass rod B. Marble D. beaker 9. Choose the correct pairs of physical quantity and SI unit. I Weight - gram II Mass - kilogram III Time - second A. I only B. II and III only 10. Which of the following is the basic quantity? A. Temperature B. Density 11. B. I and II only D. I, II, and III

B. Force D. Volume

Calculate the thickness of the boiling tubes wall. A. 0.50 cm B. 0.10 cm

B. 0.25 cm D. 0.05 cm

12.The diagram below shows several steps to measure the volume of a cork.

Ston e Wate r

Wate r Cork Water Stone

The correct sequence to measure the volume of the cork is A. P Q R B. Q P R C. R Q P D. Q R P 13.Which of the following statements is false about the Bunsen burner? A. The gas burns completely in a blue flame. B. The blue flame is hotter than the yellow flame. C. The Bunsen burner has a circular collar that can be adjusted. D. The yellow flame will change into the blue flame when the air hole is opened. 14.Which of the following is/are the importance of using standard units? I. To make sure that all things can be sold at the same price. II. To make sure that measurements can be understood everywhere. III. To make sure that measurement can be made using the same instruments. A. I only C. I and II only B. II and III only D. I, II and III

15.L, M, N, O and P are steps in handling a microscope when it is being used. L : Place the glass slide on the microscope stage M : Adjust the microscope mirror N : Adjust the focusing knob O : Use the lower power objective P : Place the microscope in a bright area Which of the following sequence is correct? A. P, O, M, L and N C. L, M, N, O and P

B. O, P, L, M and N D. L, M, N, P and O

16. Diagram below shows a plant cell.

Which structure absorbs sunlight for the process of photosynthesis? A. J B. K B. L D. M 17. Which of the following cell structures present in plant cells only? A. Nucleus B. Cell membrane C. Cell wall D. Cytoplasm 18. Diagram below shows the classification of organism. Organism

Amoeba

Paramecium

Spirogyra

Hydra

Which of the following is true about X and Y? X Unicellular Multicellular Have cilia Have no cilia Y Multicellular Unicellular Have no cilia Have cilia

A. B. C. D.

19. Diagram below shows the organization of cells in an organism. Cells Tissues M Systems

Which group contains examples of M? A. Skin, ovum, brain, heart C. Sperm, kidney, testis, lung

B. Liver, ear, sperm, stomach D. Spinal cord, ovary, nose, liver

20.Which of the following is not one of the reasons why humans are complex organisms? A. The cells perform specialized functions. B. They have various types of specialized cells. C. There is no division of work among the cells. D. The cells are well organized into tissues, organs and systems. Name: __________________________________________ Objective Answers Section A 5 Form: _______________

[20 Marks] No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Answer No. 6. 7. 8. 9 10. Answer No. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. Answer No. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. Answer

Marks: Section A

Section B

Section B [30 marks] Answer all questions and write the answer in the spaces provided. 1. (a) Diagram 1 shows three measuring tools.

a) On Diagram 1, name the tools P, Q and R with the following words: Spring balance Triple beam balance Measuring cylinder [3 marks]

b) Draw lines to match between the measuring tools and its uses. Measuring tool Uses Measure the mass of an object. 6

Measure the volume of a liquid.

Q R

Measure the diameter of an object. Measure the weight of an object. [2 marks]

c) Name one measuring tool that can be used to measure mass of an object, other than the above tools. _____________________________________________________________________________________ [1 mark] d) State two differences between mass and weight. i. ___________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ ii. __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ [2 marks] 2. Figure below shows a plant cell.

. a) On figure above, label structure s A, B, C and D using the following words: Nucleus Cell wall Vacuole Chloroplast [4 marks]

b) Draw lines to match the cell structure to its function.

Function Carries out photosynthesis Controls the movement of substances in and out of the cell Store water and dissolved minerals 7 Protect and maintains the cell shape

Structure A B C D [2 marks] c) Draw a structure of an animal cell with labels.

[2 marks] 3. Diagram below shows one of the human systems.

a) Name the system. __________________________________________________________________________________ [1 mark] b) State the function of the system. __________________________________________________________________________________ [1 mark]

c) Name organs X and Y. (i) X: ____________________________________________________________________________ 8

(ii) Y: ____________________________________________________________________________ [2 marks] 4. Figure below shows the apparatus set up to study how the length of a pendulum affects the time taken for ten oscillations.

Retort stand Pendulum bob

String

Table below shows the results of the experiment. Length of pendulum (cm) 80 60 40 20 Time taken for 10 complete swings (s) 20 16 12 8 Average time taken for 1 complete swing (s)

a) Calculate the average time taken for one complete swing of the pendulum and complete the table above. [4 marks] b) What is the aim of this experiment? _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ 9

[1 mark] c) Based on the table, suggest a hypothesis for this experiment. _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ [1 mark] d) State the variables involved in this experiment. i. ii. iii. Manipulated variable Responding variable Constant variable : : _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ : _________________________________________________________ [3 marks] e) What conclusion can be made from this experiment? _________________________________________________________________________________ [1 mark]

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