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TEST 25
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DATE:………………………………………………………………
SUBJECT: SCIENCE (JC - FORM 3)
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ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS
1. This chemical bottle shows two hazard symbols.
a) Choose words from the box to give the meaning of each hazard symbol.
poisonous corrosive irritant flammable
(2 marks)
b) Write down TWO laboratory safety rules.
i. _____________________________________________________________
ii._____________________________________________________________
(2 marks)
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2. In the science laboratory, the lab technician prepared the following apparatus.
B
A
a) Circle the apparatus used to magnify small living things. (1 mark)
b) Name the apparatus labelled
A:_________________________ B: _________________________ (2 marks)
c) Martha poured 50 cm3 of water in a measuring cylinder. She then put a steel ball in
the measuring cylinder.
i. What is the new reading of the measuring cylinder? _____________ (1 mark)
ii. What is the volume of the steel ball? _________________________ (1 mark)
d) Lara needs to heat 65 cm3 of water to 80 0C. List THREE of the apparatus which
Lara needs.
____________________ ____________________ ____________________
(3 marks)
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3. The picture below shows five different animals.
Octopus
a) Which group of vertebrates does a shark belong to? ________________ (1 mark)
b) Which of the animals above is covered with feathers? ______________ (1 mark)
c) Which animal in the picture above is an invertebrate? _______________ (1 mark)
d) Both the bat and the whale are mammals. Name TWO characteristics common to
both animals.
i. _______________________________________________________
ii. _______________________________________________________ (2 marks)
Hedgehog
4. Charlie observed a hedgehog in his farm.
Worm
Leaves
a) This food chain shows the relationship between these living things. Complete.
Hedgehog
(2 marks)
b) If all the worms died, what would happen to the hedgehogs?
__________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________ (2 marks)
c) Name an organism in the food chain which is
i. a producer: ______________ ii. a consumer: _____________ (2 marks)
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d) Both plants and hedgehogs are living things.
Tick () TWO things which both plants and hedgehogs can do.
They eat food They move from place to place
They grow They reproduce
(2 marks)
5. Each of the following animals is adapted to live in its habitat.
Complete the table below about animal characteristics and their function.
Arctic hare elephant eagle frog
Animal Characteristic Function
Frog Long sticky tongue
Arctic hare To keep warm
Elephant Flaps its large ears
Eagle To grasp the prey and tear flesh
(4 marks)
6. Scientists found a new living thing in the Mexican desert. They studied its cells under the
microscope.
a) Underline the correct word: The new living thing is (an animal, a plant). (1 mark)
b) Give ONE reason for your answer in (a).
_____________________________________________________________ (1 mark)
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c) Match each cell structure with its correct function. The first one has been done for
you.
1 Cytoplasm Protects the cell
2 Cell wall Stores water and sugars
3 Chloroplast Allows chemical reactions to take place 1
4 Vacuole Contains green chemical to trap sunlight
(3 marks)
d) The diagram shows a sperm cell. It is found in male animals.
i. Which part of the cell helps it to reach the egg? _____________________ (1 mark)
ii. In which part of the male’s body are sperms formed? ________________ (1 mark)
iii. Which part of the sperm controls the cell and carries genetic information?
__________________________________________________________ (1 mark)
7. The diagram below shows some of the organs in the human body. Answer the following
questions.
a) Which letter represents the brain?
____________________ (1 mark)
F
b) What is the function of organ F?
____________________________________
____________________________________
(1 mark)
c) Organs D and E form part of the
____________________ system. (1 mark)
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d) Last March, the doctor told Joanne that she was pregnant. Her
pregnancy is expected to last 9 months.
i. Mention TWO bad habits which may harm the unborn baby.
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
(2 marks)
ii. The diagram below shows the female reproductive system.
Oviduct
Name the part of the reproductive system where (egg tube)
Fertilisation takes place _________________
The baby grows ______________________
Ovary Uterus
(womb)
(2 marks)
Cervix
Vagina
8. This question is about energy.
a) Underline TWO forms of energy in the list.
battery radio light sun heat (2 marks)
b) Name the form of energy found in each picture below. (2 marks)
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c) David went into his room. He lit the gas heater and played his guitar. Write the useful
energy change that took place in each example. (2 marks)
Input energy Example Output energy
d) Which fossil fuel is used to make the heater work? __________________ (1 mark)
9. This question is about electricity. C
a) There are three hazards in the picture. They are
labelled A, B and C. Choose ONE of the hazards
and explain the danger shown in the picture.
B
Hazard: __________
Explanation:
A
______________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________ (2 marks)
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b) Jacob has two circuits on his bench. There are no problems with the batteries and the
bulbs, yet the bulbs do not light up. Give a reason for each problem.
Circuit A Circuit B
Circuit A Reason: _____________________________________________________
Circuit B Reason: _____________________________________________________
(2 marks)
c) Look at the following two circuits.
Identify the circuit with bulbs connected in parallel. ___________________ (1 mark)
Circuit C Circuit D
d) In the box below, use symbols to draw circuit C. (2 marks)
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10. Tom took a glass of milk and tested it with RED litmus. The litmus paper
stayed RED.
a) Tom tested the same milk with blue litmus. What was the result?
______________________________________________________________ (1 mark)
b) Tom used the Universal indicator to test some things found in his house. He drew his
results as shown below.
Lemon Vinegar Soap
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Coffee
Egg
Water Wasp
i. Which chemical has pH 4? _________________________________ (1 mark)
ii. State the thing in Tom’s house which is:
a. Neutral _____________________________
b. The weakest alkali ____________________
c. A strong acid ________________________ (3 marks)
c) A wasp sting is pH 10. Which substance in Tom’s house is able to neutralise this sting?
_____________________________________________________________ (2 marks)
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11. This question is about states of matter. Study the picture below.
a) Use the picture to name:
i. a solid ___________________ ii. a gas __________________ (2 marks)
b) Complete the following sentences.
i. Jonathan poured some wine in a glass. Wine is a ___________________ (1 mark)
ii. Wine takes the ______________________ of the glass. (1 mark)
iii. Wine can be poured because the particles ______________________________
__________________________________________________________________.
(1 mark)
c) Claudia is hanging the clothes to dry.
i. Name ONE thing that helps clothes to dry faster.
_____________________________________
(1 mark)
ii. The following diagram shows the particles of water in different states. Name the
process of this change of state.
___________________________________
(2 marks)
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12. This question is about physical and chemical changes.
a) Fill in the spaces below. State whether each picture is a physical or a chemical change.
(3 marks)
b) Francesco carried out an experiment in the lab. He put some magnesium in a boiling
tube and added dilute hydrochloric acid. Bubbles were observed and the magnesium
disappeared.
i. What shows that a chemical reaction took place?
_________________________________________________________ (1 mark)
ii. Francesco put a lit splint in the boiling tube. This burned with a pop. What gas
was given off?
_________________________________________________________ (1 mark)
c) Tick () the correct statements:
i. Oxygen is needed for breathing.
ii. Without oxygen, a fire dies out.
iii. Oxygen cannot be made in the lab.
iv. Oxygen is the only gas in the air.
(2 marks)
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13. Sylvia rode her car and went shopping.
a) Fill in the box in the diagram to name the force acting on the car. (1 mark)
Push Friction
b) What happens to Sylvia’s car when the push and the friction forces are balanced?
_________________________________________________________ (1 mark)
c) There are different places in the car where friction is acting. For each of the following
statements, whether friction is wanted or unwanted.
Wanted or Unwanted
Friction between the tyres and the road
Friction between the air and the windscreen
Friction between the moving parts of the car engine
(3 marks)
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