PSLE SCIENCE

BOOKLET A

SECTION A (28 x 2 marks = 56 MARKS)

For each question from 1 to 28, four options are given. One of them is the correct
answer. Make your choice (1, 2, 3 or 4). Write your answer (1, 2, 3 or 4) in the bracket
provided.

1. The table below shows the characteristics of items A, B, C and D. A tick () indicates
the item has the particular characteristics.

Makes its Responds to

Item Needs air, food and water Has legs
own food changes
A  

B  

C   

D   

Which one of the following items best represents an orchid?

(1) A
(2) B
(3) C
(4) D
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2. Study the classification table below carefully.

Animals

Group X Group Y

Dog Butterfly
Chicken Mosquito
Guppy Cockroach

In what way the animals above have been grouped?

Group X Group Y

(1) Mammals Insects

(2) Found on land Found in sea
(3) Give birth to young alive Lay eggs
(4) Young looks like adult Young does not look like
adult

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3. The diagram shows the parts of a flower.

Which part will develop into a fruit?

(1) (2)

(3)
(4)

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4. Nayla drew her family tree showing the hereditary of a medical condition M as shown
below.

Nayla

Key:

:Males with condition M

:Males without condition M

:Females with condition M

:Females without condition M

From the family tree, which of the following statements are correct?

A: Nayla is the second child in her family.

B: Nayla has three cousins without condition M.
C: Nayla inherited condition M from her father.
D: Nayla’s grandparents have five grandchildren.

(1) A and B only

(2) C and D only
(3) A, C and D only
(4) B, C and D only
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5. The diagrams below show the fruits of 3 different plants.

Pattern X Pattern Y Pattern Z

Legend
Parent Plant
Young Plant
Direction of wind

The diagrams above show three possible seed dispersal patterns X, Y and Z.
Which of the following best represents the dispersal pattern of the fruits
A, B and C?

Pattern X Pattern Y Pattern Z

(1) A C B

(2) B C A

(3) B A C

(4) C B A

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6. A block of ice was taken out from a freezer and heated continuously for
more than 9 minutes. The temperature of the water was measured at regular
intervals and the results were shown in the graph below.

Temperature (0C)

CC D
D

A
A B

Time (min)

Which of the following describes the processes that took place at

AB and CD?

AB CD

(1) Melting Evaporation

(2) Freezing Boiling

(3) Melting Boiling

(4) Freezing Evaporation

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7. The table below shows the characteristics of four animals, A, B, C and D.
A tick () shows that the animal has the characteristics.

Lays Has Has feathers as its Has 6 legs

Animal
eggs scales on outer body
its body covering
A  
B
C 
D  

Another classification chart was then drawn to group the 4 animals.

Animals

Give Birth to Young Alive Lay Eggs

Mammal Fish Insects Birds

s

Using the classification chart above, where can animals A, B, C and D be grouped
under?

Mammals Fish Insects Birds

(1) B A C D

(2) B C A D

(3) B C D A

(4) C B D A

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8. Study the flow chart shown below on the human reproductive system.

Which of the following would best represent A, B, C, D and E?

A B C D E

(1) Testes Sperms Ovaries Eggs Pollination

(2) Sperms Testes Eggs Ovaries Fertilisation
(3) Ovaries Eggs Testes Sperms Pollination
(4) Testes Sperms Ovaries Eggs Fertilisation

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9. Study the diagrams below. The same amount of iced tea and hot tea was poured
into two identical beakers at the same time. Identical metal lids were used to cover
the beakers as shown. The two beakers were placed in a room with average room
temperature of 26°C.

metal
lids
hot tea
Iced tea beakers 55°C
8 °C

tea minutes, water droplets were seen in both set-ups.

After five
Which of the following set-ups best represents where the water droplets were
formed?
Water droplets

metal lids
(1)
Iced tea hot tea
tea beakers

Water droplets

metal lids
(2)

Iced tea hot tea

tea beakers

Water droplets

metal lids
(3)

Iced tea hot tea

tea beakers

Water droplets
(4)

metal lids

Iced tea beakers hot tea

tea

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10. The diagram below shows the circulation of blood in the human body. A and B
represent the blood vessels that carry blood from one part of the body to another.

lungs

heart

A B

leg

The blood in B has _________________ than the blood in A.

(1) less carbon dioxide and less digested food

(2) more carbon dioxide and less digested food
(3) less oxygen and more digested food
(4) more oxygen and more digested food

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11. Four students wrote in their Science Journal about what they knew about water-
carrying and food- carrying tubes in plants as shown below.

Student Water-carrying tubes Food-carrying tubes

Adam all parts of the plant all parts of the plant
Belle roots and stem only leaves and stem only
Charles roots and stem only leaves and flowers only
Diana leaves and flowers only roots and stem only

Which student made the correct statements about water-carrying and food –
carrying tubes?

(1) Adam
(2) Belle
(3) Charles
(4) Diana
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12. Sylvia conducted an experiment using the following set-ups. She placed the set-ups
in a sunny area. The water plants and apparatus used in the set-ups were similar.
200 cm3 of water were placed in each glass tube.

wooden box painted black

What would be the likely change in the amount of oxygen after a few hours?

Amount of oxygen in the glass tubes

Set-up A Set-up B Set-up C
(1) Increase Decrease Decrease
(2) Decrease No change No change
(3) Increase No change Decrease
(4) Decrease Increase Increase

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13. Study the flowchart below.

Cell parts

No
Does it have
a nucleus? red blood cell

Yes

No
Does it have
cheek cell
part A?

Yes

No
Does it have
root cell
part B?

Yes

leaf cell

Which of the following correctly identifies parts A and B?

Part A Part B

(1) cell membrane chloroplast

(2) cell wall chloroplast
(3) chloroplast cytoplasm
(4) chloroplast cell wall
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14. The table below shows the results of testing a circuit card with a circuit tester.

Clips tested Did the bulb light up?

A and B No

A and C Yes

B and C No

B and D No

C and D Yes

Which one of the following is the correct circuit card that will give the results
shown above?

(1)
A B A B

C D C D

(3) (4)

A B A B

C D C D

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15. Zaki was given a special torch as shown below.

Zaki observed that when he pressed on the different buttons of the torch, it would
shine with a different coloured light, as shown in the table below. When a button was
pressed, the other two buttons would be switched off.

Button Colour of Light

X Red
Y Blue
Z Green

Which of the following circuit diagrams correctly shows the wiring of this
torchlight?

(1) (2)

(3) (4)

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16. Mike carried out an experiment with objects X, Y and Z, in an electric circuit
as shown.

X
B1
S1

B2
B3 S2

The table below shows the results of his experiment.

Switch that is closed Bulb(s) that lights up

S1 only B1 and B2

S2 only None

Based on his results, which one of the following statements is not true? ?

(1) If Bulb 2 fuses, the circuit will become an open circuit. .

(2) Switch 1 controls the whole circuit..
(3) Object Z is a poor conductor r of electricity.
(4) Object X and Y are conductors of electricity.

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17. David set up four circuits with different numbers of identical batteries and identical
bulbs. All the bulbs in the circuits lit up.

Arrange the bulbs from the least brightness to the most brightness.

Brightness of Bulb

Least bright → Brightest

(1) P Q R S
(2) Q R S P
(3) R Q P S
(4) S P Q R

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8. Benedict had four magnets P, Q, R and S hung above some thumbtacks as shown
below.

P
R

Q S

thumbtacks

He counted the number of thumbtacks attracted by each magnet and recorded in

the table below.

Magnet Number of thumbtacks attracted

P 5
Q 4
R 3
S 5

Based on his results, He concluded that _____________.

(1) magnet P is the weakest magnet

(2) magnet S is the strongest magnet

(3) magnet Q is stronger than magnet R

(4) magnet P is stronger than magnet S

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19. Four pieces of magnets are put together and their ends are marked as shown.

F W X H

G Y Z I

Which of the following arrangements shown below are possible?

Z Y F

F H I

Y Z G

F G I H Y

D W X Z Y

(1) A and B only

(2) C and D only
(3) A, B and D only
(4) A, B, C and D
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20. Jessica counted the number of different organisms in her garden and recorded the
data in the table below.

Organism Number of organisms

Rose 8

Aphid 6

Hibiscus 5

Butterfly 7

Ladybird 2

Grasshopper 3

Grasshopper nymph 4

Caterpillar of butterfly 4

Based on the table above, which of the following is correct?

(1) There is one community with six populations.
(2) There is one community with eight populations.
(3) There are two communities with six populations.
(4) There are two communities with eight populations.
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21. Study the food web below.

Which of the following statements is/are true of the food web shown above?

Q: E is a both plant and animal eater.an omnivore.

R: B is a predator.
S: A is able to make its own food.
T: If F is removed, D and E will eventually die.

(1) Q only
(2) R only
(3) R and T only
(4) Q and S only
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22. Which of the following are structural adaptations of animals?

A: Bears hibernate during winter.

B: Penguins huddle together to keep warm.
C: The stripes on tigers make it difficult for prey to detect them.
D: The non-poisonous king snakes have similar bands on their bodies as the
poisonous coral snakes.

(1) A and B only

(2) C and D only
(3) A, B and C only
(4) A, B, C and D only
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23. The diagram below shows a bird’s wing reactions wings before diving into water to
catch its prey.

Which one of the following explains the behavioural adaption of the bird?

(1) To reduce its weight.

(2) To have a better aim of prey
(3) To obtain a streamlined body shape
(4) To increase wing span for extra speed
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24. An experiment of four identical beakers containing different amounts of water at

different temperatures were set up.

Beaker A Beaker B Beaker C Beaker D

200 ml 200 ml 500 ml 500 ml
30ºC 20ºC 30ºC 20ºC

Based on the experiment, which one of the following statement is false?

(1) Beaker A will reach the boiling point first.

(2) Beaker has more heat than beaker A.
(3) Beaker C has more heat than beaker D.
(4) Beaker D will reach the boiling point the last.

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25. Study the diagram below carefully.

Metal cube
o
(70 C)

Water
o
(20 C)

When the heated metal cube is lowered into the water, the water will become
as it the metal cube.

(1) colder, loses heat to

(2) warmer, loses heat to
(3) colder, gains heat from
(4) warmer, gains heat from
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26. Irdyna threw a bowling ball. It rolled along the lane and then knocked down all the
bowling pins.

Which one of the following correctly shows the conversion of energy that
took place?

(1) Potential energy  kinetic energy  sound and heat energy

(2) Potential energy  kinetic energy  sound and light energy
(3) Kinetic energy  potential energy  sound and heat energy
(4) Kinetic energy  sound energy  light and heat energy
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27. A block of wood with a spring balance hooked to it was pulled across
the surface, W. The experiment was repeated by replacing the surface, W
with different surfaces, X, Y and Z.

The amount of force required to move the block of wood are shown in the
table below.

Surface W X Y Z

Amount of force
required to move
110 80 240 180
the block of wood
(units)

Which of the following is definitely true?

(1) Surface X is glass.
(2) Surface Y is the roughest.
(3) Surface Z is smoother than Surface W.
(4) Surface Z is most suitable for making anti-slip bathroom floor.
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28. A well-watered plant is put into a black plastic bag and placed under the sun for
several hours.

Black plastic bag

Glass jar
Potted plant

Which one of the following graphs correctly shows the changes in the levels of
carbon dioxide and oxygen in the bell jar during that period of time?

(1) (2)
Volume Volume
of gas of gas
Oxygen
Oxygen

Carbon dioxide Carbon dioxide

Time (hours) Time (hours)

(3) (4)

Volume Volume
Oxygen of gas
of gas
Oxygen

Carbon dioxide
Carbon dioxide

Time (hours) Time (hours)

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END OF BOOKLET A

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 PSLE SCIENCE

BOOKLET B

Section B (44 marks)

For questions 29 to 41, write your answers in this booklet. The number of marks
available in the brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.

29. The diagram below shows Salleh’s skate scooter.

wheels

light bulbs inside

generator inside the the wheel
wheel

When Salleh pushes off, the skate scooter will move and the bulbs in the front
wheel will light up.

(a) What material should the front wheel be made from? Explain your answer.

________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________
(2m)

(b) Salleh noticed that the brightness of the bulbs decreased when he was moving at
a slower speed. Explain why the brightness of the bulb decreased.

________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________
(1m)

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30. The diagram below shows some banana plants.

(a) Why does the young plat grow so close to the parent plant

________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________
(1m)

(b) In which part of the plant is the excess sugar produced during photosynthesis
stored?

________________________________________________________________
(1m)

(c) Name another plant that reproduces in the same way as the banana plant.

__________
(1m)

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31. The pictures below show the lifecycles of the cockroach and the frog.

(a) Based on the pictures above, state one similarity in the lifecycles of the
cockroach and the frog.

___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________
(1m)

(b) State one difference between the life-cycles of the cockroach and the
frog.

________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________
(1m)

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32. The diagram below shows the side view of the same car some time after the
air-condition was turned on.

water droplets
formed on the
outer surface of
the glass

(a) Explain how water droplets were formed on the outer surface of the glass

_______________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________
(1m)

(b) Explain why, on rainy days, the inner surface of the window may be fogged up.

_______________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________
(2m)

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33. Siti dropped some shorea fruits from a certain height. She then recorded the
distance these fruits travelled in a table as shown below.

Shorea Length of wing-like structure Distance travelled

(cm) (cm)
A 2 29
B 3 42
C 4 47
D 5 51
E 4 53
F 5 60

(a) What is the relationship between the length of the wing-like structure and
the distance travelled by the shorea fruit?

___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________
(1m)

(b) Besides the length of the wing-like structure, what other factors can affect
the distance travelled by the shorea fruit?

___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________
(1m)

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34. Jannah conducted an experiment to find out how the temperature of water affects
the rate of photosynthesis of a water plant. She set up the experiment as shown
below and measured the average number of bubbles produced by the water
plant per minute.

test tube
gas collected

bubbles containing gas X

o
water at 15 C
light source

beaker
water plant

Jannah repeated the experiment using four other similar set-ups while changing
only the temperature of the water for each set-up. Her results are shown below.

Average number of bubbles

produced per minute

Temperature
o
15 20 25 30 35 of water ( C)

(a) Without adding or removing any part of the experiment set-up, how can Jannah
increase the number of bubbles produced at any given temperature?

________________________________________________________________
(1m)

(b) Based on the results, how did the temperature of water affect the rate of
photosynthesis. Subsequently, suggest why this was so.

________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________(2m)

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35. The diagram below shows the electrical wiring of the lighting system in a house.
The power supply is connected to similar lights A, B, and C, .

(a) What is the advantage of this circuit?

_______________________________________________________________
(1m)

(b) Redraw the circuit in the space below using lights A, B, and C and a switch such
that the 3 lights can be controlled by one switch. (2m)

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36. A box is being pushed up a slope as shown below.

box

force applied

(a) Explain why the box could be pushed up the slope.

_______________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________
(1m)

(b) Without changing any of the components of the set-up above, suggest one way
to make it easier to push the box up the slope.

_______________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________
(1m)

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37. Garett has two iron bars A and B and he puts them near each other.

X Y P Iron bar B Q
Iron bar A

(a) He notices that they are attracted and thus concluded that the two pieces are
magnets. Do you agree with him?
Explain why.

________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________
(1m)

(b) He turns Iron bar A such that end X faces P. How will this confirm that the two
pieces are magnets?

________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________
(2m)

(c) State one way in which a magnet may:

(i) lose its magnetism

_______________________________________________________________
(1m)

(ii) gain magnetism

_______________________________________________________________
(1m)

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38. Look at the food web below and answer the following questions.

Eagle

Snake

Chicken Mynah

Worm

Wolf
Plant

(a) Name two animals which are both a predator and a prey.

(2m)

(b) How is it possible for the snake population to increase even though the
populations of the chicken and mynah do not increase?

________________________________________________________________
(1m)

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39. The Environmental Ministry is concerned that polluted water is being washed into
the rivers as seen in the picture below.

direction of
water flow

(a) On the picture above, mark with a cross (X) the locations environmental officers
must collect and test samples from to check if polluted has indeed been washed
into the rivers. (1m)

(b) In order to test the level of pollution, the environmental officers took samples of
river water from various locations and poured them into similar beakers.
Substance P was then added into each beaker. Substance P will change colour
depending on the level of pollution. State two variable(s) must the officers keep
the same to ensure a fair test?

________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________
(2m)

(c) How will polluted water affect the survivability of submerged plants in the river?

______________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________
(1m)

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40. The pictures below show four plants with descriptions of each plant’s special
features.

A B C D

waxy leaves pink leaves around juicy and thick leaves needle-like leaves
white flowers

(a) In the table below, write down one benefit for each structural adaptation
described in the pictures above. (4m)

Structural Adaptation Benefit for the plant

waxy leaves

pink leaves around

white flowers

juicy and think leaves

needle-like leaves

(b) Write down another benefit for the structural adaption for Plant D

________________________________________________________________
(1m)

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41. Hirman used a slingshot to launch a plastic ball as shown in the diagram below.

thick rubber band

plastic ball being

pulled backwards

(a) Where did Hirman get the energy to pull the rubber band from?

________________________________________________________________
(1m)

(b) State the energy conversions from the point when the ball was released to
the point when the ball hits the ground. (2m)

of the of the plastic of the plastic of the plastic

stretched ball when it is ball when it ball when it
rubber band launched lands lands
forward

(c) Without adding, changing or removing anything, how can Hirman increase the
distance travelled by the rubber ball? Explain your answer

________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________
(2m)

End of Booklet B

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