PRIMARY SCHOOL EXAMINATION MARCH 11, 2008 DAY ONE 6566 kk ENGLISH PAPER 1 SCIENCE MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST BOOKLET KEKE DO NOT OPEN THIS BOOKLET UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO. FIRST NAME LAST NAME SCHOOL NAME SCHOOL NUMBER INDEX NUMBER ee ee eee eee Ministry of EdueationGENERAL INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES The invigilator will read aloud the following instructions. Listen carefully and follow these instructions: 1. This booklet contains multiple-choice items for: + English Paper | + Science 2. You have been given a Multiple-Choice Answer Sheet. 3, Inthe appropriate section of the sheet, with a #2 pencil, shade the space for your answer for each item. 4, Should you make a mistake shading in the answer, erase the old answer completely before shading another answer. 5. Dictionaries and calculators of any kind are not allowed in this examination. 6. When you have completed each section, DO NOT GO ON TO THE NEXT SECTION OF THE BOOKLET UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO. 7. Ifyou finish before the time allotted for a section, spend the remaining time checking your answers.ENGLISH PAPER 1 SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES The invigilator will read aloud the following instructions. Listen carefully and follow these instructions: 1. This section contains 50 multiple-choice items. You are allowed one hour and thirty minutes to complete this section. 2. Each item in this test has four suggested answers (a, b, c, d). ONLY ONE is correct. Read each item carefully and choose the correct answer. In the ENGLISH section on your answer sheet, find the number of the item and shade the letter that corresponds to the answer you have chosen. FOR EXAMPLE Question 1. The opposite of good is a. worse b. better c. bad d. best The correct answer is bad. On your answer sheet, with a #2 pencil, shade the circle that contains the letter “c” as shown below: ENGLISH Answer Sheet 1. @ ® @ @ 3. The invigilator will tell you when time is up for this section.RREEK ENGLISH PAPER 1 MULTIPLE CHOICE RREKKPRIMARY SCHOOL EXAMINATIONS 2008 _ ENGLISH Read the following passage carefully, then answer the questions 1 - 17. Hurricane Hattie The raindrops approached like tiny feet running across the zinc roofing of my grandmother's house. It gradually gained momentum until the sound became that of rampaging elephants. “Grandma, | think we should leave,” Sarah the youngest of the four girls, pleaded 5 earlier that day when the National Hurricane Centre in Miami, Florida, upgraded the tropical storm to a dangerous hurricane. “Those people wanting to leave should do so now!" the voice of the local announcer urged over Radio Belize. “If the hurricane gets stronger, you may not be able to.” 10 “No little wind is going to chase me from my house,” Grandma stated. As if in response to her defiance, the wind blew in like the whistle of a train, getting closer and closer until it thundered overhead. In a mournful howl, it enveloped us, shaking the wood-framed house, tearing off a portion of the roof that was sent careening into a rushing stream where the street used to be. “Oh my God!” screamed Sarita. “We're going to die.” “My hair is going to be ruined,” cried Rachel We moved from one corer of the house to another to avoid the leaks, some pouring like faucets. “can't see anything,” cried Sarah. 20 “Find the kerosene lamp!” Sarita shouted above the force of the wind. But the gale tossed her voice away. A lightning strike illuminated the house, momentarily identifying objects strewn about by the fierce intrusion of the hurricane. “Perhaps we should have gone to higher ground,” Grandma said grudgingly, as 25 she hugged Rachel to calm her shivering and her moans, “My hair. My hair.” “Will you forget about your hair?” Sarah shouted during a lull in the wind. “We may all die.” “What's that?” asked Rachel “Its the house crying,” said Grandma. “It is begging for mercy.” 30 But to us children it felt more like the house slipping off its wooden stilts. With a sudden jolt, it tilted precipitously. Chairs and tables crashed into one another as we 15climbed into the loft. There we hung to the beams to keep from falling into the water Tushing just a few feet below us. Grandma's gold watch, worn around her neck and hanging from a cord, read 6:30 a.m. when silence descended as if Mother Nature had exhausted herself and needed a respite. No wind, no rain, Only an eerie quiet filled the air. Hurricane Hattie had gone as rapidly as she had arrived. A bright tropical sun blinded us. Blue skies greeted us with no reminder of the night before. Adapted: Memories Dreams and Nightmares/Belizean Writers Vol. 2 . The purpose of this passage is to do all EXCEPT (a) warn people of how dangerous hurricanes are. (b) convince people to evacuate on time. (c) encourage people to ignore hurricane warnings. (d) encourage people to seek shelter in a secure building. . “Grandma, | think we should leave,” line 4 is an example of (a) choral speech. (b) direct speech. (c) indirect speech. (d) reported speech. }. The word illuminated, (line 22) means. (a) darkened. (b) opened. (c) shook up. (d) lit up. . The bright tropical sun blinded us. (line 39) Which of the underlined words above is used as a verb? (a) bright (b) tropical (c) sun (d) blindedThe passage suggests that the disaster took place (a) at midday. (b) at sunrise. (c) during the day. (d) during the night. . According to the passage, what was this family experiencing? (a) an earthquake (b) a hurricane (c) a tropical storm (d) a tropical wave . This passage suggests that Grandma and the girls had (a) a frightening experience. (b) a wonderful experience. (c) a peaceful experience. (d) a joyous experience. . “It’s the house crying,” said Grandma This statement is an example of which figure of speech? (a) simile (b) metaphor (c) personification (d) alliteration ). After this family's experience, what will they most likely do when another hurricane comes? (a) They will remain in their home. (b) They will evacuate to a safe place. (c) They will invite others to stay with them. (d) They will convince others to stay at home. 10. The radio announcer's tone in line 7, “Those people wanting to leave should do $0 now!" was meant to convince listeners to (a) call in with requests. (b) board up their windows. (c) ride out the storm (d) evacuate the area.11. Which of the phrases below is showing strong emotion? (a) “Ican't see anything.” (line 19) (b) ‘Oh my God!” (line 15) (c) ‘What's that?” (line 29) (d) "It's the house crying.” (line 30) 12."No little wind is going to chase me from my house,” Grandma stated. (line 10) This statement shows us that Grandma is (a) a brave person. (b) an unconcerned person. (c) an unwilling person. (d) a fearful person. 13.Which of the following BEST describes how the children felt during the hurricane? (a) annoyed (b) sad (c) scared (d) angry 14. In line 38, ‘eerie quiet’, the underlined word is used as (a) an adjective. (b) an adverb. (c) a noun. (d) a verb. 15. “Oh, my God!” (line15) The punctuation used at the end of the sentence above is (a) a. comma. (b) an exclamation mark. (c) afull stop. (d) a semi-colon. 16.Which is the BEST title for the passage? (a) Rachel and Her Sisters (b) Nature's Wrath (c) A Frightening Experience (d) Stubborn GrandmaPRIMARY SCHOOL EXAMINATIONS 2008. ENGLISH 5 17. The passage is an example of (a) descriptive writing. (b) narrative writing, (c) persuasive writing (d) expository writing. Read the poem carefully, then answer numbers 18 to 29. The New Spirit The sun has risen across the Mayan hills, And in the morning light a Maya tills, Upturning with each blow rich virgin soil, Not a minute spent in else but toil. 5 His tools are ancient as the crops he sows, And ancient are the hands which guide the hoe, but what new light in those old eyes now gleams, Anew arising, some new hope it seems. No longer does he work without an aim, 0 And days which once to him were all the same, And milestones to a goal which had been vain, for Mopan is arising now again A thousand white men came from off the sea Ten thousand Negroes wanting to be free, 15 And in the North bloodthirsty Indians chased, Mestizoes down to Belize all in haste. The Mayas who with patience work the land, Tall Caribs with a harpoon held in hand, Lived side by side and yet so far apart, 20 With not a common dream to bind heart. But now there is a spirit in the land, And all the races join hand in hand, Their task — to build a nation that is free, ‘A young new nation born in liberty. Written by Glen D Godfrey 48. The word liberty (line 24) is (a) an abstract noun. (b) a proper noun. (c) a common noun, (d) a concete noun19. Which of the punctuation marks below could be used in place of the hyphen in line 23? 20. Has risen (line 1) is written in the (a) past tense. (b) present tense. (c) past perfect tense. (d) past participle tense 21. His tools as ancient as the crop he sows, (line 5) is an example of (a) hyperbole. (b) metaphor. (c) personification (d) simile. to build a nation that is free. Which of the underlined words in the sentence above is a possessive pronoun? (a) their (b) task (c) to (d) that 23. According to the passage, who worked using a harpoon? (a) blood thirsty indians (b) Mayas (c) Mestizos (4) tall Caribs 24. Spirit, (line 21) refers to (a) a ghost. (b) a dream. (c) an awareness. (d) an arising.25. The first stanza, lines 1 - 4 suggests that the Mayas are (a) hard working people. (b) idle people. (c) careless people. (d) religious people. 26. The fifth stanza (lines 17 — 20) tells that the Mayas and the Caribs used to live near, yet were (a) dependent on each other. (b) independent of each other. (c) fearful of each other. (d) reliant on each other. 27. This poem was most likely written to (a) amuse readers. (b) annoy readers. (c) entertain readers. (d) inform readers. 28. This poem is mostly (a) descriptive. (b) narrative. (c) humorous. (d) sorrowful. 29. The use of harpoons suggests that their users were (a) farmers. (b) fishermen. (6) firemen. (d) fighters.PRIMARY SCHOOL EXAMINATIONS 2008 _ ENGLISH Read the passage carefully then answer numbers 30 to 43. The Eye and the Camera THE HUMAN EYE Orjec ‘ How does the human eye see? In some ways, the way you see can be compared to the way a camera takes a picture. The first thing that the eye needs to see, and a camera needs to take a picture, is light. Light enters the eye through a small hole called the pupil. Around the pupil is the iris s the ring that gives your eye its colour. The iris automatically opens or closes the pupil to. let in more or less light. In the same way, the hole in the camera, called the aperture, can change size automatically. Imagine if you had to close your eye every time you saw something new. A camera is like that. Unlike the eye, a camera must return to darkness right after allowing light to 10 enter. That's why it has a shutter. A camera's shutter acts like a curtain to allow light into the camera when a picture is taken In both the eye and the camera, light then passes through a lens. The lens bends the light rays so that they meet, or focus. To shift from focusing on faraway objects to objects nearby, the shape of a lens must change. 1s Your eye muscles do this work for you. Your eye muscles change the lens’ shape automatically, while a photographer must decide to change one lens for another. The light rays inside the camera focus on a chemical layer on film. The points of light change the chemical, forming a pattern. Then the film goes through the developing process. The pattern of light and darkness turns into a photograph. 20 Inside the eye, the light also forms a pattern on a light-sensitive layer. This layer, at the back of the eye, is called the retina. The cells of the retina respond to light. In contrast to a camera with film, the eye processes its images instantly. The cells of the retina send electrical impulses speeding along the optic nerve. When these impulse reach the brain, they make sense of the image. 25 The images on film and on the retina are not the same as in real life. Because of the way light rays travel, the image is upside down. To look at a photograph, you must turn it right-side up. To look at the words on this page, however, you don’t have to turn the book. Your brain turns the visual image around for you.A fine camera can be a marvel of engineering. Even the best camera, though, is 30 nowhere near as spectacularly complex as the eye-brain connections you are using right now. Adapted: Modern Curriculum Press F Dr. Diane Lapp Dr. James Flood 30. What is the camera's shutter compared to in the passage? (a) light (b) picture (c) curtain (d) lens 31. Which word from the passage means the same as opening or hole? (a) aperture (line 6) (b) curtain (line 10) (0) eye (line 1) (d) retina (line 21) 32. Which of the following is a proper noun? (a) Light Sensitive (line 20) (b) Objects (line 14) (c) Optic Nerve (line 23) (d) Rays (line 13) 33. According to the passage, which of the following is formed upside-down because of the way light rays travel? (a) images (b) impulses (©) patterns (d) brains 34. In the passage, to what object does the writer compare the eye? (a) lens (b) light (c) camera (a) curtain 35. The apostrophe 's' is used in the word camera’s(line 10) to show that itis a (a) common noun. (b) possessive noun. (c) plural noun. (d) masculine noun.36. According to the passage, why would itbe very difficult to see in the dark? (a) absence of curtains (b) absence of light (c) poor focus (d) no camera 37. The passage was written to (a) explain how we see. (b) explain how a camera works. (c) tell the importance of light. (d) tell us to use a camera. 38. The punctuation used in the word ‘light-sensitive’, (line 20) is a (a) line. (b) comma. (c) colon. (d) hyphen. 39. All of the following are true about the eye and camera EXCEPT (a) images on film are the same as those on the retina. (b) light passes through the lens. (c) lens bends light rays so that they meet. (d) Both have holes where light passes through. 40. That's why it has a shutter. (line 10) In the sentence above the word it refers to the (a) eye. (b) camera. (6) light. (d) aperture. 41. The camera is unlike the eye because (a) it must return to darkness right after allowing light to enter. (b) the aperture can change size automatically. (c) ithas a shutter that acts like a curtain. (d) It allows light to pass through a lens.42. A fine camera is describes as a marvel of engineering because (a) of how similar itis to the eye brain connection. (b) it shows how inventive people can be. (c) it can see images. (d) it doesn't require much to use it. 43. A photographer must decide to change one lens for another. (line 16) The subject of the sentence above is (a) lens. (b) change. (0) decide. (d) photographer. Read the advertisement below carefully then answer numbers 44 to 50. Pelican Beach Resort Dangriga invites applications for experienced + Cooks + Waiters At its Dangriga and South Water Caye locations. Applicants should have: - Experience in menu planning and food preparation Ability to maintain high standards of food service Responsible attitude with attention to detail Ability to work under pressure Application forms are available at Pelican Beach, Dangriga. Letter of application or completed application form should be submitted by Friday, October 19, 2007 to General Manager, Pelican Beach Resort P.O. Box 2, Dangriga admin@pelicanbeachbelize.com44, The wordinvites (line 3) is used as (a) an adjective. (b) a pronoun. (c) averb. (d) an adverb. 45. In line 8, the word applicant refers to a person who (a) is currently employed. (b) is interested in the position offered. (c) reads the advertisement. (d) is offering the position. 46. Pelican Beach Resort is located in (a) Belize City. (b) City of Belmopan. (c) Stann Creek. (d) Toledo. 47. Which of the words below is an adjective? (a) attitude (line13) (b) detail (line 14) (©) with (line 13) (d) responsible (line 13) 48. In line 8, the punctuation mark following the word have is a (a) comma. (b) colon. (©) period. (d) semi colon. 49. The vacancy invites applications for 50. Ability to work under pressure, (line 15) most likely means that they want someone (a) cooks only. who is (b) waiters only. (c) waiters and cooks. (a) composed. (d) cooks and receptionists. (b) excitable. (c) flustered. (d) nervous.DO NOT GO ON TO THE NEXT SECTION UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DOSOKRREKSK SCIENCE MULTIPLE CHOICE KRSCIENCE SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES The invigilator will read aloud the following instructions. Listen carefully and follow these instructions: 1. This section contains 50 multiple-choice items. You are allowed one hour and fifteen minutes to complete this section. 2. Each item in this test has four suggested answers (a, b, c, d). ONLY ONE is correct. Read each item carefully and choose the correct answer. In the SCIENCE section on your answer sheet, find the number of the item and shade the letter that corresponds to the answer you have chosen. FOR EXAMPLE Question 1. Animals require for respiration a. water b. nitrogen c. oxygen d. carbon dioxide The correct answer is oxygen. On your answer sheet, with a #2 pencil, shade the circle that contains the letter “c” as shown below: SCIENCE 1@ ®@@ 3. The invigilator will tell you when time is up for this section. Answer Sheet16 PRIMARY SCHOOL EXAMINATIONS 2008. _SCIENCE Use the poster to answer number 1. Wash your hands betore eating or ‘Drink only clean weated or boled water Preparing food, and afar using the tollet treated or boiled water 1. Which disease can be prevented by following the advice on the poster above? (a) Cholera (b) Dengue (c) Malaria (d) Measles 2. All the following nutrients can be found in the fruits shown EXCEPT {a) Vitamins. (b) Minerals (c) Fibers. (d) Fats. Use the picture to answer number 3. 3. Which method of pollination is shown in the illustration? (a) pollination by bird (b) pollination by human (c) pollination by insect (d) pollination by windUse the diagram to answer number 4. 4, Where in the female reproductive system does a baby normally develop? (a) vagina (b) uterus (c) ovary (d) fallopian tube 5. Which of the organs below is most affected by the heavy drinking of alcohol? (a) heart (b) liver (0) lungs (d) stomach Use the illustration to answer number 6. insect i ‘suwuitevieeaiar 6. What would most likely happen if humans use spray to kill the insects? (a) The amount of hawks would increase. (b) The amount of small birds would decrease. (c) The amount of grass would decrease. (d) The amount of snakes would increase.What's wrong with me? My breasts are getting bigger and | have pimples. 7. Which stage in her development is the girl in the picture experiencing? (a) Infancy (b) Childhood (c) Adolescence (d) Adulthood Use the illustration to answer number 8. 8. Which teeth are chiselled shaped and are used for cutting and biting food? (a) Incisors (b) Canines (c) Premolars (d) Molars 9. Which picture below shows how someone may get infected with HIV/AIDS virus? (a) (b) (a)PRIMARY NATION: Use the picture to answer number 10. 10. Which type of accident could result from the situation shown? (a) broken bones (b) choking (c) drowning (d) electrical shock Use the definition to answer number 11 Metamorphosis: a change in the shape or characteristics of an animal's body as it grows 11. Which diagram below shows metamorphosis occurring? i I 42. Which of the following processes is the model po VE see showing? ON -- ete, ot (6) WanspirationUse the description below to answer number 13. 13. Which of the invertebrates below best fits the description above? (a) ©) S © .. is Use the chart to answer number 14. Energy Use Activities Kilojoules per Hour Lying on the beach 250 Doing school work 500 Riding a bicycle 2000 Running in a race 5000 14. Which activity below uses the most energy? (a) lying on a beach for 4 hours (b) doing school work for 2 hours (c) riding a bicycle for 45 minutes (d) running in a race for 12 minutes15. Use the line graph to answer number 15. = 5 15 25 35 45 65 Time (min.) The line graph shows the pulse beat of an individual over a period of time. 15. Within which period did the individual do the most physical activity? {a)a-b (b)b-c ()c-d (d)d-e 16. Rocks that have been changed by heat and pressure are called (a) Solid Rocks (b) Sedimentary Rocks (c) Metamorphic Rocks (a) Igneous Rocks 17. What name is given to the process by which rocks are broken down into smaller pieces by wind, rain and changes in temperature? (a) weathering (b) ploughing (c) pollution (d) explosion22. PRIMARY SCHOOL EXAMINATIONS 2 18. The illustration shows a plant responding to (a) gravity. (b) water, (0) light (d) touch, an. 19. Which part of the plant absorbs water and minerals? — fa) D @) ¢ (c) B @ A Use the diagram below to answer number 20. Grass Grasshopper Fish Hawk 20. Which organism in the food chain above is the producer? (a) fish (b) grass (c) grasshopper (d) hawkIMARY INS TENCE Soil Profile —— 21. In the soil profile above, where would plants grow best? os a (a) O only ee (b) O and A \ (c) Aand B By (d) B only 22. In the sedimentation test shown above, in —tayor which layer would humus most likely be found? (a) layer A layer B (b) layer B (c) layer C —— layer ¢ (d) layer D yor — gavel 23. All of the following are conditions required for a seed to grow into a new plant EXCEPT (a) water. (b) oxygen. (c) suitable temperature. (d) sun light. 24. The three parts of a seed are (a) seed coat, leaves and roots. (b) roots, leaves and stem. (c) seedling, seed coat and stored food. (d) seed coat, roots and stored food.Use the illustration to answer number 25. Ovwgen is released Glucose is formed Photosynthesis 25. According to the illustrati needed to produce glucose in the presence of sunlight and chlorophyll? (a) carbon dioxide only (b) carbon dioxide and water (c) oxygen and water (d) water only 26. Which diagram below best shows the reflection of light?Use the illustration to answer numbers 27 and 28. 27. In order to turn off both lights, a switch must be placed in the circuit at (a)1 (b)2 (3 (d)4 28. The illustration above is an example of (a) a series circuit (b) a parallel circuit (c) an open circuit (d) a crossed circuit Use the illustration to answer number 29. 29. Which of the following would best explain why the part of the note card seen through the glass jar is different from the rest of the card? (a) The jar reflected the light hitting the surface and made the letters larger. (b) The water absorbs light hitting its surface and made the letters larger. (c) The jar scatters light passing through it and made the letters larger. (d) The water bends the light passing through it and made the letters larger.30. Which of the following in the human ear is responsible for balance? (a) Semicircular canal (b) Oval window (c) Eardrum (d) Cochlea Use the image to answer number 31 ‘Sound waves were used to produce the image of the baby for this mother's womb. 31. Which BEST explains how sound waves were able to create the image in the ultrasound? (a) Sound waves can be absorbed (b) Sound waves bounce off objects. (c) Sound waves measure different temperatures. (d) Sound waves change speed in different materials When ruler is flicked gently When ruler is flicked harder little energy is produced ‘greater energy is produced 32. The illustration above shows the (a) amplitude of sound. (b) frequency of sound. (0) pitch of sound. (d) quality of sound.PRIMAR) )L EXAM! 33. Jack saw a jet zooming across the sky; then few seconds later he heard the sound of the jet. Why did he see the jet before he heard it? (a) Light and sound both travel in wavelengths. (b) Light travels faster than sound. (c) Sound travels faster than light. (d) Sound and light travel at the same speed. Use the illustration to answer number 34. The picture shows two balls being held in position with four pieces of ropes. 34, Which piece of rope must be cut in order for the box to flip over? (a)W (b) x ()¥ (d)Z Use the drawing of the gear wheels to answer number 36. Ay xs 35. In the diagram above, wheel 2 will turn (a) clockwise (b) anticlockwise CD (c) clockwise then anticlockwise. (d) anticlockwise then clockwise. WheelUse the diagram to answer number 36. 36. On the track, the train has the GREATEST kinetic energy at (at (b)2 (c)3 (aya Jenny rolled a ball up and over a ramp very quickly. 37. Which illustration below shows the path the ball travelled?EXAMINATIONS 21 TE} 9 Use the picture to answer number 38. 38. Which of the following levers below is similar to the lever found in the human body shown above? > effort anuen toad fulcrum (a) 39. Which simple machine is shown above? (a) wheel and axle (b) lever (c) inclined plane (d) pulley40 The illustration above is an example of (a) friction, (b) gravity. () inertia. (4) upthru: Use the definition below to answer number 41.PRIMARY SCHOOL EXAMINATIONS 2008 _SCIENCE 42. Which illustration below BEST shows heat energy? (a) () (a) Ww Use the illustrations to answer numbers 43. 43. The illustration shows that condensation occurs when (a) moist air meets a cool surface. (b) warm air meets a cool surface (c) cool air meets a warm surface, (d) moist air meets a warm surface. 44. The illustration shows the transfer of energy by (2) conduction, (b) convection. (©) insulation. (¢) radiationPRIMARY SCHOOL NATIONS 25 25 0 Use the illustration to answer number 45. C ) 45. The illustration above shows the transfer of heat to the roof of the house by (a) Radiation (b) Insulation. (©) Convection. (d) Conduction. CIENCE Use the diagram to answer number 46. S- South - ‘ee N - North a «@ 46. According to the illustration, which is TRUE about the poles of a magnet? (2) Both south poles are attracted to each other. (b) Both north poles are attracted to each other. (©) Opposite poles are attracted to each other. (d) Neither of the two poles is attracted to each other.ICE. Use the illustration of the electromagnet to answer number 47. batteries in holder 47. The electromagnet above can be made stronger by (2) increasing the length of the nail (b) decreasing the current passing through the coil (©) decreasing the size of the battery. (d) increasing the number of windings around the coil. 48. Which of the bottles below will topple over easiest when pushed? (a) (b) a () f (@)Moon 49. The illustration above shows (a) how tides are formed. (b) that gravity is greater on the earth than on the moon. (c) a lunar eclipse. (d) the moon orbiting the earth. 50. Which of the objects below has the greatest gravitational force? @ ©) featherPrinted by (rere