HOLY CROSS COLLEGE

INTEGRATED SCIENCE
FORM 1
Christmas Term Test
1hr 30 mins
Name: _______________________________ Class:_________________________

Instructions
1. Please complete the entire paper. ALL questions in each section.
2. All questions must be answered on this paper
3. Write your full name and class in the spaces provided above

Section A: Multiple Choice

1. Please circle options A, B, C, D
2. Each question is one mark

Section B: Structured
1. Answer question on the lines provided
2. All working or calculations must be shown
 SECTION A

1. Science can be defined as:

a. The study of machine
b. The study of life
c. The study of physical and natural world through observations and experiments
d. The systematic study of all subjects taught at school

2. A physical quantity is defined as:

a. Any quantity that can be counted
b. Any quantity that can be measured
c. Any quality that can be counted
d. Ay quality that can be measured

3. What unit of measurement is correct for volume?

a. Metres
b. Square metres
c. Cubic metres
d. Kilograms

4. In science, measurements are always reported using_______________

a. A number or value only
b. Unit name only
c. Both a number and a S.I. unit
d. Either a number or a S.I. unit

5. The volume of liquid represented in the diagram below is __________

a. 35cm3
b. 40cm3
c. 38cm3
d. 37cm3

6. Shivan wants to collect 20 millilitres (ml) of water from a stream. Which would be the best
apparatus for measuring exactly 20ml of water?
a. 250ml beaker
b. 30ml test tube
c. 2ml dropper
d. 50ml measuring cylinder

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7. Mass is a measure of ____________.
a. How much matter an object contains.
b. How much space anobject occupies.
c. The amount of matter in a fixed space.
d. The shape of an object.

8. Which of the following apparatus is used to measure volume?

9.

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10. A cube has a volume of 0.05m3 and a density of 40kg/m3. Calculate its mass
a. 750kg
b. 800g
c. 20g
d. 800kg

11. Question 8 refers to the following diagram which shows a ruler and a piece of string.

(D) 6

12.

(D) Both Beaker 1 and 2

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13.

(D) unknown

14. Which of the following laboratory precautions is INCORRECT?

a. All chemicals in the laboratory are to be considered dangerous to touch,taste or smell
unless specifically instructed to do so.
b. Never leave a lit burner unattended. Never leave anything that is being heated or is
visibly reacting unattended
c. Wear safety goggles and aprons at all time in the laboratory
d. Report damaged equipment/apparatus immediately

15. Which eye position is accuratein the reading of volume from a measuring cylinder?
a. Position 1
b. Positon 2
c. Position 3
d. None of the above

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 16. Calculate the density of the cube.
a. 2g/cm3
b. 4g/cm3
c. 6g/cm3
d. 3g/cm3

17. What is the first step when finding the volume of an irregular solid?
a. Pour the water into the graduated cylinder
b. Put the object into the graduated cylinder
c. Pour the water into the graduated cylinder and record the volume
d. Find the volume of the irregular solid

18. What is the reading on the stopwatch below?

a. 1 hour and 8mins
b. 60mins and 9mins
c. 30mins and 8secs
d. 30mins and 9secs

19. Which part in the scientific method tells you step by step what to do?
a. Conclusion
b. Hypothesis
c. Methods
d. Materials

20. Which is the correct order of the steps in the scientific method?
a. Make a hypothesis, test the hypothesis, analyze the results, ask a question, draw a
conclusion
b. Ask questions, make a hypothesis, test the hypothesis, analyze results, draw conclusions
c. Ask questions, make a hypothesis, test hypothesis, draw conclusions, analyze resuls
d. Ask questions, analyze results, make a hypothesis, test the hypothesis, draw conclusions

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 SECTION B

1. This apparatus is used in the laboratory. Use some of the following words to write the names of
the apparatus.

(4 marks)

2. These are some measuring instruments. Match (by joining the dots) the one you would use to:

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 Question 3-8 requires that you show working and write statements in the spaces below.
3. A car uses 10 litres of fuel to travel 50km. What is the car’s fuel consumption rate in litres per
kilometre? (3mks)

4. A man has a 50.0ml bottle completely filled with 165g of a liquid. What is the density of the liquid?
(3mks)

5. What is the mass of an object that has a density of 8g/ml and a volume of 64ml? (3mks)

6. Calculate the area of the leaf if each side of the square is 0.5 cm long. (3mks)
0.5 cm
0.5cm

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7. Chloe puts two equal-sized marbles in a graduated cylinder containing 50cm 3. What is the volume of
each marble? (3mks)

8. An irregular shaped piece of gold was lowered into a measuring cylinder holding a volume of water
equal to 17ml. The height of the water rose to 20ml. If the mass of the gold was 27g, what was its
density? (3mks)

9. Explain the function of the following laboratory apparatus: (3mks)

(i) Measuring Cylinder

_________________________________________________________________________________

(ii) Beaker

_________________________________________________________________________________

(iii) Test Tube

_________________________________________________________________________________

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10. Jacob and Abigail wanted to investigate water. The first thing they did was to heat 100ml of water

until it boiled and observed what happened. Underline TWO apparatuses that they used:

spatula beaker bunsen burner funnel balance

(2 mks)

11. The following Vernier calipers have no zero errors. Determine the actual reading in the spaces below.

(3mks)

12. The following calipers have zero errors s indicated in each case. Determine the actual reading from
each caliper:

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