SEKOLAH KEBANGSAAN LA SALLE KLANG

MONTHLY TEST (AUGUST)

SCIENCE YEAR 5
2014 100
Name: ______________________________ Date : _____________

Class : _______________ Time : 1 hour

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This question paper consists of two sections: Section A and Section B. Answer all the questions in
Section A and Section B.

SECTION A (60 marks)

Instruction: Each question is followed by four options, A, B, C and D. Choose the correct answer.
1. The diagram below shows some types of food.
A Evaporation and condensation
I. II. B Boiling and evaporation
C Condensation and freezing
D Melting and boiling
tapai yoghurt
III. IV.
4. The diagram below shows a watermelon.

cheese bread
Diagram
Which of the following foods are using yeast?

A I and II B I and IV Which of the following has the same agent of

C II and III D III and IV seed dispersal as the watermelon?

2. The diagram shows a piece of bread that has been

left for a week.

Diagram 1
Fungus has grown on the bread.
What conditions cause the growth of fungus on the
bread? 5.The diagrams below show the seeds of two types of
plants.
A Hot and dry B Cold and dry
C Hot and damp D Cold and damp

3. The diagram below shows the water cycle. Diagram / Rajah

What characteristic help in the dispersal of these

seeds by animals?

A Their small size

B Their bright colours
Which of the following processes are involved in C Thorns and hooks
this phenomenon? D Give out a sweet smell

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6. The diagrams below show two types of seeds.
D

9. The diagram below shows a food chain.

What characteristics do the seeds have and how Paddy → Grasshopper → Bird
are the seeds dispersed? Diagram 3

Characteristics Method of Which of the following will happen if many

dispersal grasshoppers die after the farmer has sprayed
insecticide?
A Have hooks By animals
B Have wing- like By the wind A The paddy yield decreases
structures B The paddy yield increases
C The total number of birds does not change
C Bright in colour By animals D The total number of birds will increase
D Have small seeds By water
10.Which of the following sources of energy cannot
be replenished when used up?
7.The diagrams below show some living things in the
region around a paddy field. A The wind B The Sun
C Biomass D Nuclear energy

11. Amira uses a hair dryer after bathing. What is the

transformation of energy which occurs when this
device is used?
Diagram 2
A Electrical energy is transformed into heat
Which of the following food webs is correct, based on energy.
the above diagrams? B Electrical energy is transformed into light
energy.
C Electrical energy is transformed into kinetic
A energy.
D Electrical energy is transformed into chemical
energy.

B
12. The information below shows a transformation of
energy.

Electrical energy → Sound energy

In which of the following electrical appliances does

this transformation of energy take place?
C
A Torch
B Radio
C Calculator

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A Bulb R and bulb T will light up.
13. The diagrams below show some electric B Bulb R and bulb T will not light up.
components. C Bulb R will light up but bulb T will not light
up.
D Bulb R will not light up but bulb T will light
up.

Which of the following is a complete electric 16.Which of the following components and symbols
circuit formed by connecting these electric are correctly matched?
components?

14.The diagram below shows an electric circuit

diagram.
A I and II B I and IV
C II and III D III and IV

17. The diagram below shows a parallel electric

circuit.

Diagram 4 Diagram 6

Which switches need to be switched on so that What will happen if bulb S is taken off from the
only bulb 1 will light up? circuit?
A Bulb R and bulb T will not light up.
A S1 and S2 B S1 and S3 B Bulb R and bulb T will
C S2 and S3 D S3 and S4 Ci Bulb R will light up, bulb T will not light up
ght
up.

D Bulb R will not light up, bulb T will light up

15.The diagram below shows an electric circuit.
18. The following diagrams show the arrangements
of dry cells and bulbs in electrical circuits. In
which circuit does the bulb light up the brightest?

Diagram 5

What will happen if bulb S fuses?

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19.The list below are the properties of light.
Which of the following devices uses the same
principle as that described above
P – Travels in straight lines
Q – Reflected by smooth and shiny surfaces A Torch B Periscope
R – Cannot get through opaque objects C Telescope D Bicycle lamp
S – Reflected when moving from one medium
to another medium 23. The diagram below shows two shapes of the
shadow of a coin. What causes the change in the
Which properties of light are involved in the shape of the shadow?
situation below?

Diagram 9

A The light source is moved nearer to the coin.

B The light source is moved further away from
Diagram 7 the coin.
A P and Q B P and R C The coin is replaced with another coin.
C P, Q and R D Q, R and S D The position of the coin is changed.

20. The diagram below show the shadows of an 24.Which of the following situations make use of the
object when light is shone on the object from principle of reflection of light?
different directions.
I II III

Diagram 8
Which of the following objects produces these A I and II B I and III
shadows? C II and III D I, II and III

21.Which of the following is a good reflector of light?

25. The diagram below shows four positions of the
A Paper B Plastic eye when taking a thermometer reading.
C Tile D Aluminium foil

22.The diagram below shows the driver of a car using

the side-view mirror to see behind the car.

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A B

C D
Which of the following, A, B, C or D, shows the
correct position of the eye when taking the
thermometer reading?

26. The diagram below shows the change in size of 29.Diagram below shows two different activities, R
the balloon after the bottle and balloon have been and S.
left in the sun for a few hours.

Diagram 10

Which of the following methods can produce the Diagram 12

same result? Which activities are the same as R and S?

A Putting the bottle into a container which R S

contains ice A Leave a cup of hot Keep a bottle of water in
B Immersing the bottle in boiling water coffee on a table a refrigerator
C Immersing the bottle in tap water
D Putting ice into the bottle B Lit a candle Hang a cloth under the
sunlight
27. Lokman fills the beaker below with hot water. C Put a bowl of hot Heat an iron ball
soup under a fan
D Lit match stick
Toast a slice of bread

Diagram 11

After 10 minutes, which of the following A, B,

C, or D is the hottest object?

28.The table shows the temperature conditions found

within different layers of the Earth.
Layer of the
Temperature conditions
Earth
K Extremely hot
L Cold
M Very cold
N Very hot

Table 1
Which of the following bar charts represents the

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30. Diagram below shows a thermos invented by a C Y D Z
pupil.

Diagram 13

Where should cotton be placed to maintain the

warmth of the water in the bottle for a longer
time?

A W B X

Section B
[20 marks]
Answer all questions

Write your answers in the spaces provided.

1. In an investigation, a sample of 200 ml of water is taken from a river. A drop of water from the river is
observed under a microscope. Then, some of the water in the sample is boiled. A drop of water which
has been boiled is observed under the microscope.

Sample
A Not boiled
B Boiled
Diagram 1
Condition of sample Movement of microorganisms
Movement detected
Movement not detected
Table 1

(a) Give one inference about sample B based on the result of this investigation?

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(b) Give one observation to support your inference in (a).

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(c) What is kept the same (constant variable) in this investigation?

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(d) What is the aim of this investigation?

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2. The diagram below shows two electric circuits that are built by Daniel in an investigation.

Diagram 2
The table below shows the result.

Table 2
(a) What is the aim of the investigation?

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[1 mark]

(b) In this investigation, state...

i. What is changed (manipulated variable).

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ii. What is kept the same (constant variable).

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[2 marks]

(c) What will happen if one more bulb is added in circuit Q?

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[1 mark]

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3. A group of pupils carried out an investigation to study the relationship between the size of the shadow of an
object and the distance between the object and the light source.

Diagram 3

The table below shows the results of the investigation.

The height of the shadow (cm)

Distance A (cm) Distance B (cm)
Ketinggian bayang-bayang
Jarak A (cm) Jarak B (cm)
(cm)
40 15 20
30 15 30
20 15 40
Table 3

(a) What is the purpose of this investigation?

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[1 mark]

(b) In this investigation, what is changed (manipulated variable)?

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(c) Predict the height of the shadow if distance A is 50 cm and distance B is 15 cm.

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(d) What conclusion can be drawn from this investigation?

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4. Munirah carries out an investigation. She fills two containers, X and Y, with 200 ml of water and heats the
water to different temperatures. Then she puts a dented ping-pong ball into each containers as shown in the
diagram below. The time taken for each dented ping-pong ball to return its round shape is recorded.

Diagram 4

Table 4

(a) What is the purpose of this investigation?

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[1 mark]
(b) In this investigation, state...

i. what is the changed (manipulated variable):

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ii. what is observed (responding variable):

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(c) State the relationship between the temperature of the water and the time taken for the dented
ping-pong ball to return to its round shape.

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5. Kamal filled a container with 100 ml of water. He placed the container in the sun. Then he measured the
volume of the water in the container every two hours. The results of the investigation are shown in the table
below.

Table 5

(a) What is the trend of change in the volume of the water?

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(b) At what time does the volume of the water decrease the most?

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(c) State one reason (inference) to explain your answer in (b).

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(d) Predict the volume of water left in the container at 4.00 p.m.

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Prepared by: Checked and approved by:

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(NORAINI BT ABDUL MUTALIB) 11 (SITI ZABEDAH BT AMAN)
Science teacher GPK1