Level 4 question

1. Some pupils carried out an investigation to find out whether more sugar or more salt
dissolved in water at 60°C.

Here are some of the steps in their investigation.

They are not in the correct order.

(a) Put the letters A, B, C, D and E in the boxes below to show the correct order of
the steps in their investigation.

1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th

1 mark

(b) Why did they use a measuring cylinder?

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1 mark

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 (c) They used water at 60°C in both beakers.

What else did they do to make their investigation fair?

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1 mark

(d) They counted the number of spatulas of sugar or salt added to the water until no
more would dissolve.

(i) Why was this not an accurate method of measuring how much sugar or salt
they added?

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1 mark

(ii) Suggest a more accurate method of measuring how much sugar or salt they
added.

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1 mark

(e) Jane predicted that more sugar than salt would dissolve.

Complete the table to show a result which would support Jane’s prediction.

sugar salt

number of spatulas 32

1 mark
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Level 6
Q2.

(a) Jasmine was trying to find out how much air she breathed out in one breath.
She poured water into a bell-jar and placed it upside down in a trough of water.
The bell-jar had a scale marked in cm3.

before Jasmine breathed into the bell-jar

after Jasmine breathed into the bell-jar

(i) How much air did Jasmine breathe out?

……………………… cm3
1 mark

(ii) Air contains carbon dioxide, nitrogen, noble gases, oxygen and water
vapour.

Give three differences between the composition of the air Jasmine

breathed in and the air she breathed out.

Compared to the air she breathed in, the air she breathed out contained:

1. ............................................................................................................

2. ............................................................................................................

3. ............................................................................................................
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 (b) In the diagram below, tube A connects the lungs to the mouth. Part B is a part of
the lung where gas exchange takes place.

(i) On the diagram, write the names of tube A and part B.

2 marks

(ii) In the wall of tube A there are'rings'of a stiff material called cartilage.
Suggest one function of the 'rings' of cartilage.

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1 mark
Maximum 7 marks

Level 3

3. The drawings show six objects made from different materials.

not to scale

(a) Fill the gaps in the sentences below.

The objects are made from materials that are all types of .....................................
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 All the materials are good conductors of electricity and .........................................
1 mark

(b) From the drawings above give one object that could rust.

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1 mark

(c) The drawing below shows part of an electric cable and a plug.

(i) What material could be put around the wires to insulate them?

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1 mark

(ii) Why is this insulating material needed?

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1 mark
(d) Which pair of objects is attracted to a magnet?
Tick the correct box.

1 mark
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4. The list below shows properties that different elements can have.

 magnetic

 can be compressed

 very high melting point

 very low melting point

 good conductor of heat

 poor conductor of heat

 good conductor of electricity

 poor conductor of electricity

(a) Which two properties from the list above make aluminium suitable for
saucepans?

1. .................................................................................................................

2. .................................................................................................................
2 marks

(b) Which property in the list above explains why:

(i) copper is used in the cable of a television?

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1 mark

(ii) a lot of oxygen gas can be pumped into a very small container?

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1 mark
Maximum 4 marks

Level 5

5.

Gold, iron and magnesium are elements which

conduct electricity.

Sulphur and phosphorus are elements which

do not conduct electricity.

When iron and sulphur are heated together,

they react to form a new substance called iron
sulphide.

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 (a) From the substances named above, give:

(i) the name of a metal;

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1 mark

(ii) the name of an element which is a non-metal;

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1 mark

(iii) the name of an element which will rust;

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1 mark

(iv) the name of a compound.

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1 mark

(b) When magnesium and sulphur are heated together, they react.
Write the name of the compound which is formed when magnesium reacts
with sulphur.

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1 mark
Maximum 5 marks

Level 6.

The diagram shows an outline of part of the Periodic Table of Elements.

region 3
region
1
region 2

(a) What is the name of the element with the symbol H?

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1 mark

(b) In which regions of the Periodic Table are the following types of element found?

(i) non-metals (such as oxygen and chlorine);

region …………

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(ii) very reactive metals (such as sodium and potassium);

region …………
1 mark

(iii) less reactive metals (such as copper and zinc).

Region …………
1 mark

(c) Why is copper sulphate not found in the Periodic Table?

……………………………………………………………………………………….

……………………………………………………………………………………….
1 mark

(d) An iron nail is placed into some blue copper sulphate solution.
A reaction takes place between the iron and the copper sulphate.

(i) Complete the word equation for the reaction.

iron + copper sulphate  ……………………… +…………………………

1 mark
Maximum 7 marks
Level 5
Q7.

Air contains oxygen, nitrogen, argon, some water vapour, and a little carbon
dioxide.

Complete each row in the following table by ticking one box and by stating
the number of atoms in one molecule of the substance.

The first row has been done for you.

substance it is an it is a it is a number of atoms

element compound mixture in one molecule
nitrogen 2

carbon dioxide

oxygen

4 marks
Level 6

Q8. Copper can be obtained form its ore, copper sulphide, in two stages.

First stage heating the ore in air

Copper sulphide reacts with oxygen from the air to form copper oxide
and sulphur dioxide gas.

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 Second stage heating the copper oxide with carbon
Copper oxide reacts with carbon to form copper and carbon dioxide
gas.

(a) Give the names of three elements mentioned above.

1. .................................................................................................................

2. .................................................................................................................

3. .................................................................................................................
3 mark

(b) Give the name of one compound mentioned above.

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1 mark

(c) Give the name of the compound, mentioned above which causes ‘acid rain’.

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1 mark
Maximum 5 marks
Level 5

Q9. People who have emphysema have damaged air sacs in their lungs. The diagrams
show a section through a normal air sac and a section through a damaged air
sac.

gas gas gas gas

in out in out

normal air sac damaged air sac

(a) Gas exchange takes place at the inside surface of the air sac when a person
breathes.

(i) Which two gases are exchanged at this surface of the air sac?

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1 mark

(ii) The amount of gas exchanged is smaller in a damaged air sac.

Explain why.

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1 mark

(b) The list shows four substances present in cigarette smoke.

carbon particles carbon monoxide nicotine tar

Choose from the list the substance which:

(i) causes addiction to smoking cigarettes;

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1 mark
Level 5
Q10.The information below shows the recommended daily amounts of nutrients and energy for four different people.

person protein calcium iron energy

15–year–old girl 45 g 800 mg 15 mg 8 830 kJ
15–year–old boy 55 g 1000 mg 11 mg 11 510 kJ
computer operator 56 g 700 mg 9 mg 10 700 kJ
bricklayer 56 g 700 mg 9 mg 13 000 kJ

Information taken from Report 41 of the Department of Health - Dietary Reference Values for Food
Energy and Nutrients for the United Kingdom 1991.

(a) Suggest one reason why the bricklayer needs a higher energy diet than the
computer operator.

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1 mark

(b) Explain why the 15-year-olds need more calcium than the adults.

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2 marks

(c) Iron is needed to make red blood cells. Why do 15-year-old girls need more
iron than 15-year-old boys?

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1 mark

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 (d) A balanced diet contains a variety of foods which provide nutrients and energy.

The drawings show four different foods. Choose from these to answer the
questions which follow.

Which of these foods is the best source of:

fibre? ...........................................

calcium? ...........................................

protein? ...........................................
3 marks
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 (ii) may cause lung cancer;

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1 mark

(iii) is carried instead of oxygen in the red blood cells.

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1 mark
Maximum 5 marks

Level 6
Q11.

Diagram 1 below shows the lungs and the trachea, the airway leading to the lungs. One of
the lungs is drawn in section.

diagram 1

(a) In the wall of the trachea, there are pieces of a stiff material called cartilage.

Why is this stiff material necessary in the wall of the trachea?

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 (b) Diagram 2 below shows one alveolus and its blood supply.

diagram

(i) Look at diagram 2, above.

Gas A enters the blood from the alveolus.
Gas B leaves the blood and enters the alveolus.
What are the names of gases A and B?

gas A .....................................................

gas B .....................................................
1 mark

(ii) Give one reason why it is easy for gases to pass across the wall of an
alveolus.

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1 mark

(c) The diagram below shows a ciliated cell from the lining of the airway.

(i) What is the function of this cell in the airway?

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 (ii) This cell is affected by substances in cigarette smoke.
What effect does cigarette smoke have on the cilia?

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1 mark
Maximum 5marks

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