Cambridge International Examinations

Cambridge Primary Checkpoint

SCIENCE 0846/01
Paper 1 April 2017
MARK SCHEME
Maximum Mark: 50

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This mark scheme is published as an aid to teachers and candidates, to indicate the requirements of the
examination. It shows the basis on which Markers were instructed to award marks. It does not indicate the
details of the discussions that took place at a Markers’ meeting before marking began, which would have
considered the acceptability of alternative answers.
Mark schemes should be read in conjunction with the question paper and the Principal Examiner Report for
Teachers.
Cambridge will not enter into discussions about these mark schemes.

This document consists of 15 printed pages and 1 blank page.

IB17 05_0846_01/6RP
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1 1. lung(s) 2 four correct = 2 marks

2. brain two or three correct = 1 mark

3. kidney(s) one correct = 0 marks

4. liver

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2 2 each correct tick = 1 mark
add another cell 
three ticks two correct = 1 mark
add another lamp 
two incorrect ticks = 0 marks
make the wires longer

make the wires shorter 

remove one cell

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3 3 each correct answer = 1 mark

seed dispersal

germination

pollination

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4 Material A is copper. 3 all four correct = 3 marks

two or three correct = 2 marks

This material is used because it is a good conductor.
one correct = 1 mark
Material B is plastic.

This material is used because it is a good insulator.

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5(a) 2 two or more ticks in a row is incorrect

for that substance
state of matter at
room temperature
all four correct = 2 marks
substance
solid liquid gas two or three correct = 1 mark

carbon
dioxide
  

gasoline   

mercury   

water  () 

wood   

5(b) solid (to) liquid 1 both correct and in the correct order = 1
mark

5(c) liquid (to) gas 1 both correct and in the correct order = 1
mark

5(d) liquid 1

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6 any two from 1 two correct = 1 mark

the Moon

the Sun

planet(s) Accept two named planets = 1 mark

Do not accept Earth
moons of Jupiter / satellites of Jupiter / red spot on Jupiter

Milky Way

stars / constellation(s)

asteroids

comets

rings of Saturn

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7 2 all three correct = 2 marks

have a bath
one or two correct = 1 mark
re-use paper  four ticked three correct = 1 mark

throw away glass bottles and jars two incorrect ticks = 0 marks

turn lights off 

use litter bins 

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8(a) Shadows are made when light is blocked / stopped / 1

obstructed.
8(b) During the day shadows change in length / height / 1 Accept size
position / direction / angle. Accept (idea of) greyness

Accept (idea of) moving

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9 2 each correct answer = 1 mark

Answer must include description and

any two from explanation of adaptation for mark

(idea of) fat layer for insulation / fat to keep them warm / fat to Accept blubber for fat
withstand the cold

thick feathers for insulation / lots of feathers for insulation / thick Accept to keep them warm
feather layer for insulation Do not accept fur

claws or nails to grip (the ice) / claws or nails to help them walk on
ice

oily feathers to make them waterproof

flattened wings (flippers) to swim in the water / short wings (flippers)

to swim in the water

black (back) for camouflage / white (front) for camouflage (when

swimming)

streamline shape for swimming / aerodynamic shape for swimming

sharp beak for feeding or catching fish / long beak for feeding or
catching fish

webbed feet for (powerful) swimming If two structural adaptations only given
and no reasons e.g. sharp beak and
short legs to walk/waddle on snow/ice thick feathers then = 1 mark

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10(a) to dissolve the salt / as the salt is soluble and the sand is insoluble 1 answer must mention salt

Accept to make a salt solution

Ignore just to make a solution

Ignore to mix

Do not accept if answer includes sand

being dissolved

10(b) sand 1

10(c) to make the salt dissolve quicker 1 Accept to dissolve the salt better / to
help the salt dissolve / so all the salt
dissolved

10(d) sand 1

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11 2 three correct = 2 marks

one or two correct = 1 mark

Youssef puts the inhaler in his mouth.

Accept breathes in and out / breath (in)

He presses the inhaler and breathes (in) / inhales. Accept air or oxygen enters

The medicine travels down his windpipe to his lungs.

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12(a) vibrates 1

12(b) higher pitch 1 answer must be comparative

12(c) quieter / softer / less loud / (volume) decreases 1 answer must be comparative

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13(a) food chain 1 Do not accept food web

13(b) grass / plant / producer 1 Accept any named plant e.g. carrot

13(c) 1 more than one tick = 0 marks

Only the fox is a predator. 

Only the rabbit is a predator.

The rabbit and the fox are both carnivores.

The rabbit and the fox are both predators.

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14(a) friction 1

14(b) newton meter / forcemeter 1

14(c) 1 more than one circled = 0 marks

kilogram metre newton
Accept any indication of the correct
answer

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15(a) 50 1 Accept any number between 45 and 55

Accept answer in the table

15(b) same result as using red ink / blue ink will travel up to the flower / 1 Accept it takes the same time (as the
flower will go blue red ink)

Ignore water turns blue / flower

changes colour

15(c) 1 half the flower shaded (by eye)

Accept two three or four petals shaded

flower on the right hand side

clear water red ink

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16(a) 2 points plotted correctly, (25,55) and (30,50) 2 each point = 1 mark

Accept plots + or – ½ a small square

Ignore extra points drawn at 35

minutes

16(b) last 3 points joined as a straight line or curve 1 the line must go through all three points
ecf from candidates plotting in part (a)
but if no plots then no mark for the line
Ignore line through point plotted at 35
minutes
Do not accept if line goes through the
anomalous point at (10,55)

16(c) 10 (minutes) 1

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17(a) 2 each correct tick = 1 mark

use a stop watch to measure the time
three ticks two correct = 1 mark

use the same colour material two incorrect ticks = 0 marks

use the same mass of modelling clay 

use the same materials 


use the same size of material 

17(b) B 1 Accept 6.2

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18 3 each correct tick = 1 mark

four ticks three correct = 2 marks

conducts electricity 
four ticks two correct = 1 mark

low melting point five ticks = 0 marks

shiny 

soft

soluble in water

strong 

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