UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS
Cambridge International Primary Achievement Test
*2549037267*
SCIENCE 0843/02
Paper 2 May/June 2008
45 minutes
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1 (a) Underline two things that all humans need to take in to stay alive.
carbon dioxide food light water [1]
(b) Underline two things humans need to do to keep healthy.
eat a good diet eat fried foods smoke cigarettes take exercise [1]
(c) When we run we need to move the bones in our arms and legs. What is joined
to the bones to make them move?
Tick () one box.
arteries
hairs
muscles
skin
[1]
2 Joe knows he must look after his teeth.
(a) What two things must he do to keep his teeth healthy?
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(b) What is plaque? Tick () one box.
a tooth used for grinding food
a white covering on the teeth made by bacteria
patches of decay on teeth
the soft inner layer of a tooth
[1]
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flower
stem
leaf
root
Which part of the plant does these jobs?
(a) Transports water around the plant.
[1]
(b) Uses light to make food for the plant.
[1]
(c) Takes in water and minerals from the soil.
[1]
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(a) These seeds are being carried away on the wind. This is called seed
dispersal.
What does seed dispersal prevent? Tick () one box.
dehydration
fertilisation
germination
overcrowding
[1]
(b) Describe one way that animals can help move seeds to grow in a new
place.
[1]
(c) Which part of the plant starts to grow first after a seed cracks open?
[1]
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(d) Plants need light so they can grow properly. Light is not needed for seeds to
germinate.
Explain why. Tick () one box.
Seeds do not use up energy.
Seeds have their own store of food.
Seeds get their food from the soil.
Seeds are not living things.
[1]
5 Look at the food chain shown here.
leaf slug bird cat
(a) How many consumers are there?
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(b) Name the predator of the bird.
[1]
(c) Name the producer.
[1]
(d) Name the prey of the bird.
[1]
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6 Water can exist in three different forms.
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Ice Water
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(a) Fill in the missing word in the box. [1]
(b) What is the name of the process 2 shown in the diagram when water
turns into ice?
[1]
7 (a) Sort these materials into solids, liquids and gases.
A B C D E
soap juice air gold ring mercury
(in a balloon) (in a thermometer)
Write the letters in the correct place on the table.
solid liquid gas
[2]
(b) What is it called when a solid changes into a liquid when warmed?
Underline your answer.
boiling freezing melting solidifying [1]
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8 (a) The water cycle is shown in the diagram below.
Sea
Heat from the makes the water in the sea and lakes
into water vapour. [2]
(b) What is the name of the process when water vapour in the clouds turns into
liquid rain?
[1]
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(a) (i) Is burning wood a reversible or irreversible change?
[1]
(ii) Explain what this means.
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(b) Wood makes many waste gases when it burns.
How can the waste gases be changed into liquids?
[1]
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Magnets are useful for picking up some materials.
Iron is magnetic.
What does this mean? Tick () one box.
Iron attracts iron.
Iron attracts plastic.
Magnets attract iron.
Magnets attract metals.
[1]
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(a) Use the words below to complete the sentence.
colour direction speed weight
When the footballer kicks a football, the force of the kick can change the
and the of the ball. [2]
(b) The footballer must make sure his feet do not slip when he kicks the ball.
Name the force that gives him a good grip so he does not slip.
[1]
(c) The picture shows football boots.
What gives football boots a good grip?
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Jon stretches a rubber band between his fingers.
When he plucks it with his other hand it makes a sound.
(a) Why does the rubber band make a sound?
[1]
(b) How can he make the sound louder?
[1]
(c) When he moves his fingers further apart the rubber band stretches more. This
changes the pitch of the sound.
What is pitch?
[1]
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cell (battery)
+ -
bulb
(a) Usha is describing how her circuit works.
Are her statements true or false?
Tick () one box in each row to say whether each statement is True or
False.
Statement True False
Electric current flows from the
cell (battery) around the circuit and back
again.
If there is a gap in the circuit after the
cell (battery), it will still work.
[2]
(b) What can Usha add to the circuit so she can easily turn the bulb on and
off?
[1]
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(c) Usha turns round the cell (battery) so the wire to the bulb is on +.
What happens to the brightness of the bulb?
Tick () one box.
cell (battery)
- +
bulb
The bulb is brighter.
The bulb is dimmer.
The bulb does not work.
There is no change.
[1]
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14 (a) Underline two materials which let light through.
air metal stone water [1]
(b) What do you see behind an opaque material which blocks the light from a light
source?
Tick () one box.
echo
image
reflection
shadow
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(a) Suggest one material which could be used for the wire inside these
electrical plugs.
[1]
(b) Explain why.
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(c) Use one word to complete the sentence below.
People often wear rubber boots when they use electrical tools. This
is because rubber is a good electrical [1]
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Test 1
Juanita is looking at the behaviour of a burning candle.
She puts a jar over a lighted candle as shown in Test 1.
(a) How can she measure the capacity (volume) inside the jar?
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(b) In Test 1 she times how long it takes for a candle flame to go out.
Test 1 Test 2 Test 3
She repeats her test (Test 2 and Test 3) using identical candles and the same
jar.
These are her results.
Time for candle to go out (seconds)
Test 1 20
Test 2 15
Test 3 17
She does not know why the results are different. She thinks that her test is not
fair.
Tick () one box which gives the reason why her test is not fair.
She cannot tell exactly when the flame goes out.
There are waste gases in the jar.
Her timer is inaccurate.
She should have used the same candle.
[1]
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(c) She wants to find out more about burning. She predicts that for the candle to
burn longer it will need more oxygen.
What should she change to test her prediction?
Tick () one box.
the candle
the size of jar
the temperature
the time
[1]
These are her results.
A B C D
Experiment volume (ml) 50 100 150 200
Average time (s) 11 23 44 47
She notices that one result does not fit the pattern.
(d) (i) Which result should she check?
[1]
(ii) Predict what the result should be.
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