P4 Science SA1 2017 Raffles Exam Papers
P4 Science SA1 2017 Raffles Exam Papers
P4 Science SA1 2017 Raffles Exam Papers
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9 May 2017 SCIENCE Att 1 h 45 min
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1. The flower shown below doses at night and only opens In the early morning.
2. The� chart below shows how some anlrnals are claSslfled into groups A, B,
Cando.
Animals
Bet
(1) A
(2) B
(3) C
(4) D
Animal X Animal Y
Based on the above diagrams. whtch one of the fonowlng statements is correct?
(1) Both animals X and Y are insects because they_have six Jegs.
(2) Both animals X and Y ale not insects because they do not have three
body parts.
{3) Only anltnal Y Is an Insect because it has feelers but anlmaJ X does not
have feelers.
(4) Only anlmal X fs ·an Insect because animal X has wings but animal Y
does not have wings.
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6. The flow chart below shows how some animafs are classified Into groups P,
Q, Rand S.
Animals
Young resembles Young does not Adult has Adult does not
adult resembl& adult wiriga havewfngs
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Young Adult
(1) p
(2) Q
(3) R
(4) S
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7. The diagram below shows ·the life cycle of a frog.
Which one of the followlrig Is true about the rite cycle of the frog?
(1) (2)
·,
flowers fruits
/ ' . . /
young plant young plant
(3). (4)
"'
young
/' /'
plant with
plant fruits
�
ptant with seed young seed
fruits plant
substance to
absorb
moisture in air-tight
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ttwailf l-sew
damp seed
dry seed soJI
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�� 1-
Set-UQ.R. .. Set-ups
substance air-tight
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8()il
seed
·.
dry
sou
��-r-J seed
Set-UDT Set-upU
(1) R
( 2) S
(3) T
(4) U
10. Which one of th� f9'� shows the organs in the human respiratory system?
11. Which one of the following oorrecttY. matches the system to 'Its function?
System Function
(1) Skeletal system Remove$ excess water from our body
(2) Muscular system Allows us to move different parts of our body
(3) Resp1ratory system Carries useful substances to an parts of our
CIR;ulatory system Takes alr Into our body
The graphs below show the amount of undigested food left al the start and at
the end of two hours.
Amount of Amount of
undigetted food undiges ed food
......
···. .
:::-
.........
•.•
.... '
P Q R S p Q s
Type of food Type of.food
Based on the above graphs. whtch ·type of food, P, a. R ors, took the longest
time to digest?
(1) p
(2) Q
(3) R
(4) S
A Type of food
B Amount of food
C Amount of digestive jUlce
D Time taken for the food to'be broken down comptetety
(1) Aonty
(2) A and B only
(3) C and O only
(4) B, C and D only
14. Jenny· placed a plant ln a beaker of red coloured water for three h,ours. A1ter
three houre. she out -a section of the item of th8 plant end observed that some
parts were coloured red aa ahown in the diagram below.
partM
(coloured red)
PartL PartM
(1) FOO<J.canying tube Food-carrying tube
(2) Food--canying _tube Water.carrying tube
(3) Water-canylng tube Water-carryf119 tube
(4) �r�nylng tube Food-carrying tube
Which of the following pupns made the oorrect statements about part J?
16. A plant was placx,d In a black box with a hole. The diagrams below show the
plant at the be{linnlng of the experimen_t arid at the end of one week,
. �sp&ctlvety.
Which one of the following best explains the above observation after one week?
beaker
---=-- blU&-cok>ured
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water
Based on the diagram above, at which one of the following perts. A, B, c. or D,
was the stem d�?
(1) A
(2) B
(3) C
(4) D
The-umbrella shown below Is used to shelter the user from the rain and sunlight.
Which one of the following shows the most suitable materials for making parts
X and Y of the umbrella?
PartX .PartY
(1) J L
(2) K M
(3) L · K
(4) M J T
beaker of water·--
She added different amounts of water into the beaker � on each strip until
the distance between the highest and lowest polnta of 1he strip reached 2 cm.
Based on her result$, she concluded that sbip P wae the most flexlble and strip
Q was the least fleXlbJe.
Which of tho following results did she observe fn order to draw the conclusion
above?
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20. The table belOYI shows some properties of substances X, Y and Z. A tick{,/)
Indicates the p�sence � 1he property.
A B
A 8
Based on the observatior:i above, which one of the following statements about
substances A and B is correct?
22. Meimel placed a balloon attached to a straw into a basin an.d then ·filled the
..!leaker with plog pong balls to me brim, as 6hown in the dfagram below.
\:o.5\<"\. straw
ping __..._........J-'�I
pon g
ball
When Meimei blew into the straw, she observed that some of the ping pong .�.
baDs spilled out of the basin.
ttrilg---,
c:c======�====:::r_,_-roc1 t--�
X y
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24. a.
Susan conducted an experiment using set-u.ps. P and as shown below. She
attached a ple.ce of dry tissue in each cup at the same position. She made a
hole in cup Y. Then she inverted and pushed each cup into a basin of water.
cupX cupY
Arties�·
hole--,��e
.-.-.:.-.-....-:.-:.-.-.--
-- -------- --- 200 an3
:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-=-=�
� om3 of
. ::::::::::::::::=:!�::3::=:= water of water
----...---·-----
Set-up P Set-upQ
cork
When water was poured into 1he vessel through opening P, which of the,
foUowfng shows 1he correct water levels In each Of)enlng of the vessel?
(1) (2)
(3) (4)
p Q R
··
..--..
... -- ---
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---------------- -------·
A C D E
B F
(1) F C D j
E A eJ
(2)
F A B D
(3) E C · ·
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F A
(4) C E
0- F A a I
✓
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.... .... .... magnet a
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iron bar P ----c::::::J
·Diagram 1
Then she attached the magnetised Iron bar P to a s1rlng and placed magnet Q
near to it She ob8erved that Iron bar P moved In the ·direction as shown In
Diagram 2 below.
Key:
--. Dlre¢tlon of
movement
iron bar P I-
N
__ a 1-- �
._........
ag net Q
Diagram 2
. .
Which fJf the 'following actions would ctluse- Iron bar P to move further away
from magnet Q?
A Heat Iron
. bar P over a. flame.
B Drop Iron bar P onto the ground for a few times.
C Stroke Iron bar P with the magnet for a greater number of times.
(1) B only
(2) Conly
(3) A and B c;,nly
(4) A, Band C
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28. The diagram below shows a way to separate a mixture of materials.
mixlute of
materials direction of
movement of belt
magnet
DobinP bin Q
Which of the following shows the materiaJs that can be found in bins P and Q?
BlnP BlnQ
(1) iron, nickel aluminium, plastic.
(2) cobalt, plastic copper, steel
(3) nick&I, tobatt iron, plastic
(4) plastic. aluminium cobalt, nickel
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Name: _________ Index No: Class: P4"__
The three set-ups were left near the wll'\dow for three days.
The table below shows the amount ot water left in each set-up at the start· and
end of the experiment.
. (a) Which one of the set-ups, P, Q or R, contained· the pJas1Jc plant? Give a
reason for your answer. [1]
SU$8n repeated the experiment With set-up P but wrapped the roots of
the plant with a plastic bag.
(b)
Would the amount of water left ln the tube be less than 15ml. greater
· than 15ml or remain the$ame at 30ml at the end of the experiment? Give
a reason for your answer. (1]
Susan prepared four more similar set-ups. The table below shows the
Information on the four set,.ups, W, X, Y and Z.
Type of plant
Location where Number Amount of water In tf)•
Set-up tube at the start of the
set-up la placed ofteaves
axoertment (ml)
w PfantM open field 20 30
X .PlantM or,enfield 40 30
y PlantN OD81lfieJd 40 30
z PlantN Cla881'QOfll 20 20
(i) if the type of piant affects the amount of water taken In by 1he
plant? (1)
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30. Melissa classified four animals, which are not drawn to scale, into two groups
as shown below.
Fish Mammal
• Lives in water
• Has short hair
• Breathes through lungs
(b) · Based on the infonnation above, In which group, 1 Fish' ·or 'Mammar. does
enlmal K belong to? Explain your answer clearly. (21
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31. The diagrams below show 1he life cycles of animats P and Q.
Animal P Animal Q
(a) B8$ed on your observations on the above <fragrams, state one differJ:)flCe
between. the� rire
cycles. [1]
(Note: Do not compare shape, size and number of s1ages.)
The graphs below show the amount of food taken in by animals P and a in one
fife cycte.
Amount Amount
of food of food
(g ) {g )
Time Time
Gra hR Gra hS
(b) Which one of the graphs, R or S, represents the amount of food taken in
by Animal Q as it grows? Explain your answer. [21
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32. The diagram below shows the cross-section of a seed.
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�H---T
Nf;,,�--- u
The diagram- below shows a young plant which has just germinated from a
seed.
soil
(c) The two seed leaves were removed and the plant was left in the garden
for one week. ·After one week, it was observed that the plant continued
to grow and increase ih height Explain the � clearly. [2)
digested
0� D�tive
System E SystelriF .
system
oxygen and
digested food
•·
Leg muscles
(b) Name the organ In the digestive $.Y818m where the digested foed leave
the digestive system and enter� F. (1]
120
100
80
Amount of
&rndlgestad 60
food'(IJ}
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B C D
Organs
(b) In the �ph above, the amount of undigested food that just entered
organs D and I; are the same.
What could organs D and E possibly be? [1}
Organ D: _______
Organ E: __________
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35. Nee� planted a seed in a pot of soil and placed near the windQW. She observed
the development of the seed into seedling over a period of time.
(a) Neela recorded her observations as shown below (not in order). Fil in
the correct boxes with -i•, "3. and •4• to show the correct order of the
development of seed. Stages '1' and· '5' have been indicated for you. {11
(b) Neela planted another seed of the same type In another pot of soil and
placed It In a dark cupboard instead of near 1he window.
Would the seed be able to germinate? Explain your answer clearly. (2)
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36. Sophie set up the experiment below to investigate a property of three different
materials; P, Q and R. All the materials were of the same length.
$Upport support
For each material, weights are added onto the material until it �rted. to break.
Her resub are shown in the graph below. The mass of the weights that cause
each material to start to break are recorded in the graph below.
. Mass of
weights
(g)
p Q R Material
(a) Identify the property of the materials that Sophie was testing in the above
experiment [11
(b) Based on the above results, Sophie chose material P to make a book
shelf to store her books. Give a reason for her choice of material. [1)
(c) Besides the length of materials, name another variable that should be
kept constant in order to ensure a fair test. (1)
Hams
Yes Yes
A
No
sound
No
(a) $tate .one simUarity and one difference between B al'}d C. [2]
Smlarity : ___________________
Differenq e : ____________________
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(c) Which item, A. B or C, would represent the fonowtng correctly? 11] �
(i) Oil
Qij Plasticine
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39. Afice conducted an experiment using the set-up as shown below.
pump
sealed container
tOOcm3 ofQ
(a) Aiter Alice used the tap. to remove 20 cm3 of Q fl'()m the container, she
observed that the volume of I> in the container was 170 cm3•
=-----
[2]
(� Substance P
(b) ·Which property ofsubstance P did you use to obtain your answer in (a)(i)?
[1]
(c) After removing 20 cm3 of Q from the container In part (a), she used the
pump to add 10 cm3 of P Into the container. · ·
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40. Jessie fdled contamer P with 100 cm3 sand and then added 100 cm3 of water
into it, as show'n In the diagrams below.
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;..,·.·.••:·.�·.�·.: ·.. ·. :.� •. ���·
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' .. ,., ... ,,
'-'':..JJ)i1. ,,: •:.: ·J •:•;:.
\
ContainerP ContalnerP
(a ) � why the ·final volume of the content in container P was less 1han
200cm'. l2J
Container Q ·
(b) What would the final votume of the content in container Q be after
pourJng in 100 an3.ofwater? Put a tick(,/) in the correct box. [11
D
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170cm3
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Less than 170 an3
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X · z • lron bar P
2
cnl .
l;clfl,$� . .,.--- tnetalpin
tray
She placed a tray of pil')S 2· cm below the Iron bar and recorded her observations
for part X·fn the table below.
(a) Predict jhe number of metal pins-attracted to parts Y and z of the Iron
bar and write your answers·ln the above table. [1]
Using the same Iron bar and ,ame type of batteries, suggest two ways.
ff>).
to increase the total number of pinsaura� to the iron bar. [2]
(i)
(ii)
(c) Carol placed iron bar Q, near end Z of the iron bar P, as shown in the
diagram below.
string
iron iron
barP z barQ
Carol obseNed that the iron bar Q moved towards iron bar P1 as
indicated by the arrow in the above diagram. She concluded that Iron bar
Q is a magnet.
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EXAM PAPER 2017 (P4)
SCHOOL : RAFFLES GIRLS'
SUBJECT: SCIENCE
TERM: SAl
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· · plastic plant.
b)lt woul8 rerrlain tbl!! same at 30ml at the end of the experiment. The plastic
bag prevents.t�e roots from absorbing water. Therefore, it will remain in the
same.