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ST. FRANCIS SECONDARY SCHOOL
HALF-YEARLY EXAMINATION 2016 - 2017
FORM 1 SCIENCE TIME: 1.5 HOURS
Name: _________________________ Class: _______
Read instructions carefully and answer ALL questions in the spaces provided using Black/Blue ink.
Do not scribble on the exam paper. Work in pencil will be considered as rough work.
Please fill in your Name and Class in BOTH of the spaces provided on this first page.
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Name: ________________________________ Class: ______________
Remark : _____________________________________________________
Question Number
1 2 3 4 5- 6 7 8 9 10 Total
Mark
11 10 16 11 11 10 5 6 14 6 100
Mark Obtained
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1. This question is about different apparatus used in science.
a) Fill in the names of the lab equipment shown in the space given below.
A: __________________________________________________________
B: __________________________________________________________
C: __________________________________________________________
D: __________________________________________________________
(4 marks)
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b) Match the correct equipment and write the name of the apparatus down, next to the use mentioned in the table below.
Apparatus Name Used for
Used to pick up or hold hot objects
Used for cleaning the inside of a test tube
A device used to measure the mass of an object or substance.
Used for transferring a small amount (drops) of liquid
Used for holding one or more test tubes
Used to heat objects
A piece of three-legged equipment used as a platform to hold and support glassware usually whilst heating objects
(7 marks)
(Total: 11 marks)
Tongs, tripod, test-tube rack, weighing balance,
bunsen burner, pipette, test-tube brush
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2. Cassie has a feather, a small rock, a small piece of metal and a glass bead. She wants to find out if they have different volumes.
a) Write a method showing how Cassie can find out the different volumes of each irregularly shaped object mentioned above. Your method should include all the apparatus needed. Method: (4 marks) _______________________________________________________
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b. In the space given below, draw a labelled diagram showing the set-up of
the apparatus that Cassie needs to use to find out the volume of the
irregularly shaped objects. (3 marks)
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c) List three precautions that Cassie has to take during this experiment.
1. ______________________________________________________
2. _______________________________________________________
3. _______________________________________________________
(3 marks)
(Total: 10 marks)
3. This question is about food chains and food webs.
a) Fill-in the empty spaces using the correct word.
All living organisms (plants and animals) must eat some type of food for
survival. Plants make their own food through a process called
__________________. Using the energy from the _________, water and
_______________ from the atmosphere and nutrients, they chemically
make their own food. Since they make or produce their own food they are
called _____________________.
Organisms which do not create their own food must eat either plants or
animals. They are called ______________. Some animals get their energy
from eating plants while other animals get energy indirectly from plants by
eating other animals that already ate the plants. Animals that eat only plants
are called _______________. Animals that eat both plants and other
animals are called ________________. Animals that eat only other animals
are called ________________. Some animals eat only dead or decaying
materials and are called decomposers. (8 marks)
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b) Look at this food chain.
lettuce greenfly ladybird thrush cat
i. What does the arrow in a food chain mean?
ii. Name the producer in the food chain _____
iii. Name the third trophic level in the food chain. __________
iv. Name the tertiary consumer in the food chain. _____ (4 marks)
c) Look at this food web. Then answer the questions.
i. Write a food chain from this food web.
fox heron
perch
small fish frog
slug
diving
beetle water fleas
tiny water
plants
newt
insect
land plants
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ii. Name the animals that the small fish eats.
iii. Name the animals that eat the small fish.
iv. Explain what could happen to the community if all the frogs suddenly died. _______________________________________________________
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(4 marks)
(Total: 16 marks)
4. This question is about animal adaptations to their environment.
a) Name an animal for each example below. Name one adaptation of body covering or body part that helps the animal to survive in its environment. (8) Animal Adaptation Lives in water
Lives in cold, icy climate (tundra)
Builds its nest in a tree
Feeds on grasses
In a population of insects, there were two colour variations: green and
brown. One dry summer, all of the grass where the insects lived dried up
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and died. What do you think happened to the insects? Be sure to explain
what happened to the green insects and the brown insects. (3 marks)
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(Total: 11 marks)
5. This question is about States of Matter
For the following phrases state what change of state is taking place from the list below (5)
Evaporation Melting Condensation Freezing
SITUATION CHANGE OF STATE Clothes drying on the roof
Mirror fogging in a bathroom after a hot shower
Puddles vanishing in the yard
Formation of ice-cubes in the freezer
Olaf snowman left in the sun
Droplets forming on a bottle of water taken out from a freezer
Ice cream left in the sun
Water collecting in the dehumidifier or air-conditioning bucket
Formation of clouds
Steam coming out from a kettle heated on the oven hob
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a. Miriam sets up a test to find out if water evaporates faster inside the classroom or outside in the yard. She puts water in two containers as shown below.
i. Name one thing that Miriam needs to do to have a fair test. (1)
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ii. Below are the results Miriam obtained.
Inside the class Outside the yard
Time taken for all water to evaporate/ hours
7.5 hrs 5 hrs
Where does the water evaporate fastest? Explain why. (2)
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iii. Miriam repeats the experiment the next day using the same amount
of water, the same cups and putting them in the same places.
Water Inside the classroom Water outside in the yard
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However this time the water outside evaporates faster. Give one
possible reason why this happens. (1)
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iv. List the apparatus Miriam would need to make a fair experiment. (2)
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(TOTAL 11 marks)
6. This question is about solids, liquids and gases
During our stay at Mandy’s house I had a shower and rushed downstairs for
breakfast. Her mother prepared a glass of cool orange juice. Mandy took some
cereal with milk in a bowl. Before eating her food Mandy made sure that the dog
Pippa had plenty of water in her red bowl and some dried food in her blue bowl.
a. From the text write down two examples of liquids. (1)
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b. Underline the solids in the following list. (3)
Metal water paper wood
Rock helium plastic lemonade
Hydrogen cotton air
c. Give two examples of gases. (1)
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d. In a syringe there is a mystery substance. I try to squeeze it but I am not
able to do so. What could be inside the syringe? Underline the answer/s.
(1)
- Solid ice
- Lemonade
- Air
e. Megan’s teacher said that gases spread out to completely fill up any
container. Do you think she is right? (1)
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i) Below there are two containers. Show how 7 of these gas particles
behave. (2)
ii) Do you think that the particles of a solid and a liquid also spread out
to fill up any container? Write yes or no as an answer. (1)
Solids: ______________
Liquid: ______________
(TOTAL 10 marks)
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7. This question is about using the Bunsen Burner
Martha decided to show her brother Jason how to light up the Bunsen Burner
and use it to heat 40ml of water to 75oC. Can you help her by putting the steps in
order by placing a number from 1 to 6 near each of the statements below ? (3)
Statement Number
Open the gas tap
Close the airhole
Tie your hair, wear your safety spectacles and clear the bench from any papers or flammable materials.
Turn the airhole to have a blue flame
Put the beaker with the water and the thermometer on the tripod
Stay at arm’s length from the Bunsen burner and keep your face off the fire. Use a spark from the flicker light
a. What measuring apparatus would Jason need to do this experiment?
(2)
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(TOTAL 5 marks)
8. This question is about safety in the lab and hazard symbols.
The laboratory is a different room from the classroom or the art room. Mention
two safety rules that must be practiced by everyone in the lab. (2)
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a. This glue is used by Thomas the carpenter to fix some of the furniture.
It carries two hazard symbols. Explain what the hazard symbols mean.
(2)
b. What part of the fire triangle is removed in these situations: (2)
Cutting down trees from a forest to limit a forest fire. _______________
Spraying foam on a burning plane. ___________________________
(TOTAL 6 marks)
9. This question is about Living things.
a) All animals are living things. Which three things do all animals do? Tick
() three boxes. (3)
Lay eggs See
Walk Fly
Get rid of waste Feed
Grow Talk
Swim
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b) All animals are split into two large groups. These groups are the
VERTEBRATES and the INVERTEBRATES.
i. What animal characteristic decides whether it is a vertebrate or an
invertebrate? (1)
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ii. Vertebrate animals are then divided into 5 main groups. These groups are FISH, AMPHIBIANS, REPTILES, BIRDS and MAMMALS. To sort animals into these groups, they use the following characteristics.
Have dry scaly skin. Covered in scales. Have feathers and wings. Covered in hair or fur. Feed young using mammary glands. Need water to breed. Lay eggs with leathery shells. Have fins and gills. Have beaks and no teeth. Breathe through moist skin and
lungs. Look at the list of characteristics above. There are two characteristics for
each vertebrate group. Write them down in the correct boxes. In each
box, also write down the name of two animals that belong to that group.
(10)
Group Amphibians Reptiles
Characteristics
Animals
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Group Fish
Characteristics
Animals
(Total: 14 marks)
10. This question is about energy
Energy is found everywhere around us. Write down why the objects mentioned
below need energy: (5)
Object: Why energy is needed:
Car
Kettle
Radio
Heater
Television
Group Birds Mammals
Characteristics
Animals
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ii. Energy can be _________________ from one form to another. (1)
(Total: 6marks)
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