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1. Electrical appliances must only be connected by properly connected plugs to power outlets that are
mounted properly.

The picture shows an electrical plug.

Into which power outlet can this plug be inserted safely?

(A) ®) () D)

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2. The pie graph summarises the proportion of different food types in Andrew’s daily diet.

bar graph
Vegetable
and fruit

Andrew wants to represent this information on a bar graph which is 10 cm in length.

What length must he make the section representing grain?

(A) 25cm (B) 5.0cm (C) 6.0 cm (D) 7.5cm

3. Additives are chemicals that are added to food for different reasons.

The table lists some additives.

Additive Foods with this additive Purpose of additive

sodium benzoate juice and soft drinks prevents growth of microbes
ascorbic acid 3> and tinned foods prevents food from going brown
calcium propionate bread prevents mould from growing on bread
azorubine (j&@llies and drinks makes food look red

Ben has strawberry jam on bread for breakfast.

Based on the information in the table, what additives are likely to be present in the strawberry jam?

(A) sodium benzoate only

(B) calcium propionate only
(C) ascorbic acid and azorubine only
(D) ascorbic acid, azorubine and calcium propionate only

This food web links seven living things in a forest.

owl

snake KEY
A > B
Ais food for B
mouse
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grasshopper

grass seeds grass

An omnivore is an animal that eats plants as well as other animals.

Which is an omnivore?

(A) owl (B) mouse (C) grasshopper (D) frog

5. This graph represents the temperature variation throughout the year in different ecosystems.

Temperature in different ecosystems

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In which ecosystem does the temperature vamhroughout the year?

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(B) Grassland
(C) Tropical rainforest
(D) Temperate deciduous forest

6. Igneous rocks are rocks that have formed from molten material. Pyroclastic rocks are made up of rock
fragments that have been cemented together. Vesicular rocks are rocks that have bubbles of gas trapped
inside them.

The table summarises information about the appearance of some types of igneous rocks.

Colour

Texture Light Light Intermediate | Dark Intermediate Dark

Fine grained rhyolite dacite andesite basalt

Coarse grained granite granodiorite diorite gabbro

Fine to coarse grained | rhyolite porphyry dacite porphyry andesite porphyry | basalt porphyry

Pyroclastic breccia breccia breccia breccia

Vesicular pumice scoria

Which rock, made up of fragments that have been cemented together, can be found in all shades of
colouring”?

(A) andesite (B) breccig (C) diorite (D) porphyry

7. The glycaemic index (Gl) of foods is a measure of the effect that different foods have on blood glucose
levels. Glucose is the body’s main source of energy.

The graph represents the blood glucose levels after consuming a high Gl food and after consuming a low Gl
food.

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Time after meal (hours) blood glucose levels.

8. Living organisms can be placed into one of two groups, procaryotes or eucaryotes, based on their
structural features.

This is represented in the diagram.

Living organisms

procaryotes eucaryotes
» single-celled organisms « single-celled organisms
s no nucleus and multicellular organisms
» have a nucleus

Which statement is supported by the diagram?

(A) There are no single-celled eucaryotes.

(B) Some procaryotes and all eucaryotes are single-celled organisms.
(C) Procaryotes and eucaryotes do not have any structures in common.
(D) All procaryotes are single-celled organisms, but not all single-celled organisms are procaryotes.
9. Juan blew up a balloon. He then rubbed his hair with the balloon. When the balloon was moved away from
his head, some of his hair stuck to the balloon.

This is due to electrostatic attraction which occurs between objects that have opposite charges.

Which combination of charges could result in this attraction?

After being rubbed

Hair Balloon
(A) negatively charged no charge
(B) positively charged positively charged
(C) no charge positively charged
(D) positively charged negatively charged

10. pH is a measurement of the acidity or alkalinity of a solution. It is represented by a scale from O to 14 where
7 is neutral, less than 7 is acidic, and greater than 7 is alkaline.

increasingly acidic increasingly alkaline

neutral

The teacher listed the pH values for some solutions in a table.

Solution pH
7.4
L 4.1

M 5.0
N ?

The teacher told his class that solution N is less acidic than solution L but more acidic than solution M.

What is the likely pH of solution N?

(A) less than 4.1

(B) between 4.1 and 5.0
(©) between 5.0 and 7.4
(D) greater than 5.0 but less than 4.1
1. Sulfuric acid is a compound made up of hydrogen (H), oxygen (O) and sulfur (S). It has the chemical
’
formula H,SO,.
of atom present in
The diagram represents one molecule of sulfuric acid. It shows the number of each type
bonds in different ways.
the molecule as well as the way in which they are arranged. Atoms can form

Which type of bond is NOT present in a molecule of sulfuric acid?

(B) $=0 (C) H-O (D) H-S

(A) S$-0

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12. The graph summarises the temperature at Joe’s farm over a period of five days. The measurem
taken at midnight, 6 am, 12 midday and 6 pm on each day.

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The table below shows the typical temperatures at Joe's farm during each of the four seasons.

Temperature (°C)

Season midnight 6 am midday 6 pm

Spring 12 8 15 14

Summer 20 17 28 22

Autumn 12 8 16 14

Winter -10 -14 5 4

likely taken?
During which season were the measurements used to draw the graph most

(B) Summer (C) Autumn (D) Winter

(A) Spring
13. The tables list the top five diseases that cause death in low-income countries and in high-income countries.

Low-income countries ]

Disease Infectious or non-infectious Percentagg of deaf‘hs from

the disease (%)
Lower respiratory infections Infectious @
Diarrhoeal diseases Infectious 8.2
HIV/AIDS Infectious 7.8
Heart disease Non-infectious 6.1
Malaria Infectious 52

High-income countries

Disease Infectious or non-infectious Pencentagg o satheiitom

the disease (%)
Heart disease Non-infectious 15.6
Stroke Non-infectious 8.7
Lung cancer Non-infectious 5.9
Alzheimer’s disease Non-infectious 4.1
Lower respiratory infections Infectious ( :m
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How many diseases are among the top five causes of death for both low-income and high-income
countries?

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14. Container 1 had oil and a small rubber ball in it. Container 2 had water and oil in it.

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ball ———Q

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container 1 container 2

Jane poured the contents of container 2 into container 1.

Which diagram shows what container 1 looks like now?

(A) (B) (©) (D)

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15. The graph shows the change in concentration of carbon dioxide gas (CO,) in the atmosphere from
1960 to 2006.
The smooth line represents the average yearly CO, concentration in the atmosphere,
in parts per million (ppm). The oscillating line shows the fluctuations in CO, concentration
throughout the year.
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From the graph, what was the likely concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere in the year 20157

(A) 380 ppm (B) 388 ppm (C) 398 ppm (D) 418 ppm

16. Sounds contain energy in different frequency ranges. The frequency of sound is measured in hertz (Hz).
Different animals can hear different frequency ranges of sound.
The graph shows the frequency range heard by some animals.
0 10 100 1000 10000 100000 (hertz)

Dolphin

Sound with a frequency too low for humans to hear is called infrasound. Sound with a frequency too high for
humans to hear is called ultrasound.
How many of the animals can detect both infrasound and ultrasound?

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17. There are several indicators that can be used to identify substances in different foods.

Tony used three indicators to test four foods:

e brown paper for the presence of fat

e iodine solution for the presence of starch
e Benedict’s reagent for the presence of glucose.

The table shows his results.

Food Fat present Starch present | Glucose present

W no yes yes
X yes yes no
Y no no yes

Z yes yes yes

Tony used his results table to draw a flowchart of some of his tests.

(W,X,Yandz)

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Indicator 2

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Indicator 3

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Which of these gives the correct names of Indicator 1 and Indicator 27

Indicator 1 Indicator 2
(A) brown paper Benedict's reagent
(B) brown paper iodine solution
(C) Benedict’s reagent brown paper
(D) Benedict’s reagent iodine solution

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18. The table lists some information about five acids.

Name Formula | Boiling point | Heat of vaporisation | Flash point | Density

(°C) (kJ/mol) (°C) (glcm?®)
Formic acid HCOOH 100.6 46 68 1.214
Acetic acid CH.COOH 117.9 49 40 1.044
Propionic acid | C,H.COOH 140.8 57 51 0.988
Butyric acid C,H,COOH 163.3 64 76 0.952
Valeric acid C,H,COOH 185.5 70 88 0.935

Which property of the acids does NOT follow a trend?

(A) Boiling point

(B) Heat of vaporisation
©) Flash point
(D) Density

19. An experiment will only give valid results when one variable is changed at a time while all other variables
are kept unchanged.

Karen wanted to see if changing the temperature of a chemical has an effect on its rate of reaction. She
added a strip of magnesium to a test tube containing hydrochloric acid and measured how long it took for
the magnesium to dissolve.

The diagram represents the first step of her experiment.

thermometer

; hydrochloric acid
magnesium
Nz

Which diagram represents what Karen needs to do next to get a valid result in her experiment?

(A) (B) (©) (D)

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Jane carried out an investigation to determine the best conditions under which tomato plants grow. She
compared the plants by counting how many leaves each plant had.

She grew four groups of three tomato plants, each under different conditions. The table shows her results.

Plant height (cm) Number of leaves

Conditions Plant Plant
1 2 3 1 2 3,
Full sun, outside 85 | 74 | 81 | A6 | M4 |~15
Partial shade, outside 73 92 78 9 12 11
Full shade, outside 40 43 34 5 6 4
Partial shade, indoors 55 49 52 7 8 8

20. Which statement is supported by the results of Jane’s experiment?

(A) Taller tomato plants have more leaves.

A2 Tomato plants grow taller outside than indoors.
C Tomato plants grow tallest outside in partial shade.
Tomato plants grow the most leaves outside in full sunlight.
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21. What could Jane do to improve her investigation?

(A) use different types of plants

(B) use larger groups of tomato plants
(€) keep all the plants outside in the sun
(D) give the plants twice as much water each day

22. Mussels are shellfish that live on rocks on the coast. They produce a glue-like substance that stops them
from being washed off the rocks by strong waves. The glue is most effective when the temperature of the
seawater is between 10 °C and 18 °C.

A group of scientists studied a species of mussels found in two locations, X and Y. They found that the glue
produced by the mussels at X was more effective than the glue produced by the mussels at Y.
What inference can the scientists draw from this observation?

(A) The seawater at Y was warmer than 18 °C.

(B) The seawater at Y was warmer than the seawater at X.
(©) The temperature of the seawater at the two locations was different.
(D) The mussels at X produce a glue that is different from that produced by the mussels at Y.

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23. Catlitter is made of materials that absorb liquids.

Zac wanted to find out which of four brands of cat litter is best for absorbing liquids. He measured the
maximum amount of water absorbed by each sample of four different brands of cat litter.

W X Y Z

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cat litter samples

The table summarises the measurements and observations Zac made during his experiment.

Maximum amount Average size of

Brand of cat litter | of water absorbed | crystals in cat litter | Colour of cat litter
by cat litter (cups) (mm)
w 2 2 colourless
X 2 1 white
Y 3 3 white and green
Z Ya 1.5 white and blue

Was Zac's investigation a fair test and what reasoning would support your answer?

Was it a fair test? | Reasoning

(A) yes He used different brands of cat litter.
(B) yes He used the same liquid with each brand of cat litter.
(C) no He does not know how much of each brand of cat litter he used.
(D) no He should have used a different liquid with each brand of cat litter.

24, When a chemical reaction takes place, the number of atoms of each element present at the beginning of the
reaction is the same as the number of atoms of that element at the end of the reaction. Chemical reactions
may be written as equations where symbols are used to represent the atoms making up the different
substances.

The following equation represents a chemical reaction.

KEY

¢ and @ atoms of different elements

PO L + ¢2dd— &b+ b+ b +X
+ added to
- produces

Which of the following is the symbol for the substance X?

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25. Scientists use satellite images to measure the area of ice covering the Arctic region. One reason for doing
this is to find out if there is global warming.

The graph shows the smallest area of the Arctic region that was covered with ice, each year, from 1979 to
2010.

Arctic ice 1979-2010

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Which of these describes the overall change in the area of ice covering the Arctic region?

(A) It has increased. (B) It has decreased.

(©) It changes every year. (D) It decreased and then increased.

26. Electrical resistance is a measure of how difficult it is for electricity to flow through a material. The higher the
resistance, the more difficult it is for the electricity to flow. Resistance is measured in ohms.

Many smartphones do not work when the user

is wearing gloves because the glove blocks the
contact between finger and touch screen. Touch
screen gloves can be made by sewing star
shapes on a glove using material that conducts
electricity.

The table lists some features of four brands of material that conduct electricity. The resistivity of a thread is
the resistance of one metre of that thread.

Material Resistivity (ochm/metre) | Can it be hand-stitched?

Brand 1 75-85 No
Brand 2 14 No
Brand 3 30-35 Yes
Brand 4 40 Yes

Justin wants to hand-stitch star shapes onto his leather gloves so he can use his smartphone
while wearing them.

Which brand of material should Justin use?

(A) Brand 1 (B) Brand 2 (€) Brand 3

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27, Six children competed in a 400 metre (m) race. The diagrams show the position of each child at two
different times (1, and 1) during the race.

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The speed of a moving person or object is given by the equation

distance
speed = e
At what speed (in metres per second) did the child in Lane 1 run between time t,and ,?

(A) 5 (B) 10 (C) 15 (D) 16

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28. Helen researched the breeding cycles of five kangaroo species.

She drew this chart to show when the young are born each year.

Kangaroo R i ~ Month of the year

species | pec Jan , Feb | Mar , Apr May Jun | Jul | Aug L Sep , Oct | Nov

Different species give birth at different times of the year.

Sometimes more than two species of kangaroo give birth in the same month.

During how many months does this occur?

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29. Symbiosis is the name for a close relationship between two different species.

The table below compares different types of symbiotic relationships.

Relationship Description
Amensalism One organism is harmed but there is no effect on the other.
Commensalism One organism benefits but the other is not affected.
Mutualism Both organisms benefit.
Parasitism One organism benefits at the expense of the other.

When Galapagos tortoises rise up on their legs, Galapagos finches can

eat parasites from underneath the tortoise’s body.

What type of symbiosis is this relationship between the tortoise

and the finch?

(A) Amensalism
(B) Commensalism
(C) Mutualism
(D) Parasitism

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30. All'living things carry a chemical called DNA in their cells. Animals receive half of their DNA from their
mother and the other half from their father. DNA can be removed from its cells and displayed as a series of
visible black lines on a strip using special tests.

This means that some DNA lines from the mother and father will be visible in the offspring.

The closer two living things are related, the more black DNA lines they have in the same positions.

The diagram below shows some black DNA lines from two adult cats and four kittens.

Adult male Adult female Kitten 1 Kitten2 Kitten 3 Kitten4

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Using the black DNA lines, which kittens are most likely related?

(A) Kittens 1 and 2 (B) Kittens 2 and 3 (C) Kittens 3 and 4 (D) Kittens 2 and 4

31. Kim boiled some leaves of red cabbage in water until the water became coloured. She divided the water
evenly among five test tubes. She added drops of different substances to the test tubes. This changed the
colour of the cabbage juice.

The table summarises what she added and the final colour of each mixture.

Test tube 1 2 3 4 5
Substance added vinegar vin'e-gar amrnionia ammonia lemon juice
Number of drops added 20 L 1 20 5
Final colour of mixture ' (
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red ——Dblue green ——yellow ——Dblue
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If Kim adds the same amount of cabbage juice and 20 drops of lemon juice to a clean test tube, what will be
the most likely colour of the mixture?

(A) the same as the colour of tube 1 (B) between the colours of tubes 2 and 3
(C) the same as the colour of tube 3 (D) the same as the colour of tube 4

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The measurements that are made
in experiments always contain an amount
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complete movement forward and
whether the ‘period’ (the time for one
A group of students wanted to know
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swings.
ods of several different playground
They decided to measure the peri

d of each playground swing?

meth od must the stude nts use to get the most accurate value for the perio
What
find the average of their
(A) each student measures one period for each playground swing then
measurements then find the average of their
(B) each student measures one period for a different playground swing
measurements by five
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d and divid e this by five
(D) for each playground swing, measure oné perio

speed in an area over a period of 30 days.

33. This graph shows the average daily wind
Average daily wind speed
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34, Contour lines on a map join places that are the same height above sea level.

The map shows the contour lines for an area with a road passing through it. There are two towers, each
ten metres high. One of the towers is located at X and the other at Y.

From which place along the road is only one of the towers visible?

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35. At 20 °C, the largest amount of table salt you can dissolve in 100 millilitre (mL) of water is 36 grams (g).

A student added 144 g of table salt to 300 mL of water at 20 °C.

How much more water does the student need to add to dissolve all the table salt?

(A) 100 mL (8) 150mL (C) 400mL (D) 750 mL

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36. A camera has a shutter that opens and closes
quickly when you take a photograph. When you
take a photograph of a moving object, the object
may look blurry or leave a trail.

This photograph was taken at night by leaving a

camera with its shutter open for a long time. The
camera was pointed at the South Celestial Pole,
an imaginary point in the sky directly above the
South Pole.

The trails were formed by stars in the night sky.

Which of the following explains the shape of the

trails?

(A) Earth spinning on its axis

(B) Earth moving around the Sun
(C) the stars orbiting around Earth
(D) the camera rotating on its stand

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Electricity can flow when there is a supply of electrical energy (such as a battery) and a continuous path for
the electricity to follow. The path needs to be made of a material that lets electricity pass through
(a conductor).

The current will stop if there is a break in the path or if it is blocked by a material that does not let electricity
pass through (an insulator).

When electricity flows through a working light bulb, the light bulb glows.

The diagram shows an unbroken circuit containing a battery, four light bulbs and four unknown objects.
All the light bulbs are in working order. Two of them are glowing and two are not.

KEY

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conducting wire

~~_ light bulb

[ @ (glowing)
'/:DI Y light bulb
@ (not glowing)

Poole
unknown object

Which option best describes the unknown objects?

Definitely a conductor Possibly a conductor Definitely an insulator

(A) Xand Z WandY
(B) Y Xand Z
(C) WandY X Z
(D) WandY Xand Z

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38. The diagram represents what happens to the energy that reaches Earth from the Sun.

Earth’s Energy Budget

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rising air 7%
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and oceans 51%

What percentage of the incoming solar energy is reflected back into space?

(A) 30 (B8) 60 (c)y 70 () 100

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39. Fossils of a dinosaur called Sinotyrannus kazuoensis were recently discovered in China.

The diagram shows the size of this dinosaur next to a human.

Approximately how many times taller than a human is Sinotyrannus kazuoensis?

(A) 0.5 times (B) 1.0 times (C) 1.6 times (D) 3.0 times

40. Electrical energy is measured in kilowatt hours (kWh).

Older houses have a meter like the one shown below. The needles on consecutive dials turn in opposite
directions.

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8
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kilowatt hours
(kKWh)
(] 524

What is the reading on the meter in kilowatt hours (kWh)?

(A) 33613 (B) 33603 (C) 3261 (D) 32605

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