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MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, SINGAPORE
PRIMARY SCHOOL LEAVING EXAMINATION

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2 ocToBER 2012

SCIENCE
(BOOKLET A)

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PART !

For.each question from 't to 30, four gptians are given. One of them is the oonect ansvyer.
Malte your choiee and shadethe qval (1,2,3 or 4) on the Optical Angwer Shaet.
(60 marks)

Some .birds feed on the nectar of this flower.

Which one of thefollowing birds is best suited for pollinating this flower?

(1) (2)

(3)

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2 Which one of the following characteristics can be used to differentiate between birds and
mammals?

(1) number of legs

(2) body temperature

(3) presence of wings

(4) type of body covering

The diagram shows a plant cell.

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R

Which two parts are also found in animal ce[[s?

(1) P and Q

(2) P and S

(3) Q and R

(4) R and S

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Which of the following feature(s) would most likely be found in plants growing in a hot and
dry place?

A swollen stems

B short roots

C broad [eaves

(1) A only

(2\ B only

(3) AandConly
(4) BandConly

The diagram shows a seed growing into a young plant.

What is the direction in which food and water are being transported at X?

Direction for transport of

food water
(1) upwards upwards
(2) upwards downwards
(3) downwards downwards
(4) downwards upwards

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Organ involved in Organ involved in

digestion of food absorption of food

(1) mouth large intestine

(2) stomach large intestine
(s) small intestine small intestine
(4) large intestine small intestine

A scientist observed that the temperature of the air on Earth has increased over the last ten
years.

Which of the following activities could have caused the increase in the temperature?

A An increase in the planting of trees.

B An increase in the use of air-conditioners.

C An increase in the use of solar energy.

D An increase in the number of vehicles on the road.

(1) AandBonly
(2| BandDonly
(3) AandConly
(4) CandDonly

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Guohui wante'd to keep a grasshopper as a pet. He thought of three possible ways A, B

and C to keep his grasshopper.

lid with holes

grasshopper

lid without holes

glass jar
grasshopper
leaf

lid with holes

grasshopper

Which one of the following is correct?

Least suitable way Most suitable way

to keep the grasshopper to keep the grasshopper
(1) A B

(2) B C

(3) A C

(4) B A

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Aini conducted an experiment to find out whether oxygen is needed for the germination of
seeds. She used the set-up shown below,

airtight stopper
substance that
absorbs
oxygen

seeds
damp cotton
wool

Which one of the following should Aini use as a control for her experiment?

(1) (2)

substance that substance that

absorbs absorbs
carbon dioxide oxygen

damp cotton damp cotton

wool wool

(3) (4)

substance that
absorbs
oxygen

dry cotton damp cotton

wool wool

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10 A flowering plant undergoes processes X and Y as shown,

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Y

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young plant

Which of the following correcily represents the processes X and Y?

x Y
(1) germination fertilisation
(2) germination pollination
(3) fertilisation germination
(4) fertilisation pollination

11 Swee Meng conducted an experiment with a flower on a plant.

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He removed one part of the flower. The flower did not produce any seeds after that.

Which part of the flower, A, B, C or D, did Swee Meng remove?

(1) A

{2\ B

(3) c
(4) D

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12 Food relationships between organisms T, U and V, are shown in the food web below.

T +
I
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I
V

After some time, organism W was introduced to the habitat as shown in the food web
below.

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T+

The graph below shows the number of organism V over a period of time.

At which point of the graph was organism W first introduced?

nurnber of organism V

1
(s)

T
(1)

time

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13 Kumar conducted an experiment using the following set-ups.

box painted black

stopper
ht

water plant

ABC

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

Amount of carbon dioxide in set-up

A B c
(1) lncrease tncrease no change

{2) decrease no change no change

(3) increase no change rncrease
(4) decrease tncrease tncrease

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14 Study the chart below.

Does it make its

own food?

Which one of the following is correct?

P Question Q
(1) P is a non-flowering plani. Does it have bright-coloured flowers?
(2) P is a non-flowering plant. Does it pollinate with the help of wind?
(3) P is a decomposer. Does it have bright-coloured flowers?
(4) P is a decomposer. Does it pollinate with the help of wind?

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15 James set up an experiment using four similar leaves P, Q, R and S on the same plant.
These leaves have openings known as stomata on both their upper and lower surfaces.
Leaves lose water through the stomata.

He coated some surfaces of the leaves with oil as shown in the table.

Coated with oil

Leaf
Upper surface Lower surface
P yes no

o no yes

R yes yes

S no no

The plant was under bright sunlight for two hours. James measured the volume of water
loss at regular time intervals. His results ate shown in the graph below.

volume of water
loss (cm3)

time (min)

James used his results to compare the ditference between stomata on the upper and lower
surfaces of the leaves.

What can James conclude about the stomata on the leaves of this plant?

(1) There are more stomata on the lower surfaces.

(2) There are more stomata on the upper surfaces.

(3) The openings of the stomata on the lower surfaces are bigger.

(4' There are equal numbers of stomata on the upper and lower surfaces of leaves.

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16 Selvi blew air into a balloon and tied it tightly,

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material of balloon

After leaving the balloon in the refrigerator for a few hours, she observed that the balloon
was smaller than before.

Which one of the following is correct?

Heat flowed from the

(1) refrigerator to the air inside the balloon

(2) refrigerator to the material of the balloon

(3) material of the balloon to the air inside the balloon

(4) air inside the balloon to the material of the balloon

17 A ball was thrown straight up into the air. lt moved from P to Q as shown in Figure 1 and
then dropped to P as shown in Figure 2.

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Pr:
-)
Po
Figure 1 Fig.ure 2

Which one of the following is correct?

Potential energy of the ball Kinetic energy of the ball

from P to Q from Q to P

(1) decreases decreases

(2) decreases rncreases
(3) rncreases decreases
(4) rncreases increases

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l8 Three bar magnets AB, CD and EF can be arranged as shown below.

A BIC DIE
DIE F

Which one of the following arrangements of the magnets is p! possible?

(1) (2)

(3) (4)

19 A glass beaker containing boiling water was left on a table.

Which of the following action(s) would cool the boiling water in the shortest time?

A Put a metal spoon in the water.

B Cover the top of the beaker with a wooden lid.

C Wrap the beaker with a cloth that was wet with tap water.

(1) A only

(2| B only

(3) A and C only

(4) B and C only

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20 Study the circuit below. The batteries and bulbs are all working properly.

Which one of the following correctly states the number of bulb(s) that would still be lit when
one or more bulbs are blown?

Bulb(s) that islare blown Number of bulb(s) still lit

(1) A 1

(2) C 3

(3) BandD 2

(4) EandF 4

21 Kelly heated some ice cubes in a beaker using a Bunsen burner. After 10 minutes, all the
ice melted. After another 10 minutes, the water started to boil" She then turned off the
Bunsen burner 10 minutes after the water started to boil.

Which one of the foilowing graphs correctly shows the results of Kelly's experiment?

(1) temperature ("C) {2) temperature Cc)

010243040 time (min) 0 10 20 30 40 time (min)

(3) (4)
temperature (oC) temperature (oC)

10 20 30 40 time (min) 10 2A 30 40 time (min)

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22 Mei Ling set up an experiment using a heat lamp, a piece of cardboard, a thermometer and
a glass box with one side open. She covered the open side of the glass box with the
cardboard.

When x=Scm, Mei Ling recorded the temperature every 10min after the lamp was
switched on, She then repeated her experiment with x = 10, 15, 20 and 25 cm each time.

MeiLingwantedtoinvestigatehowthetemperaturerecordedisaffectedby-.
(1) the thickness of the cardboard

(2) the amount of heat produced by the lamp

(3) the distance x between the lamp and the cardboard

(4) the time taken for the heat to pass through the cardboard

23 An experiment was set up to investigate condensation of water vapour. The same amount
of hot water at 90oC or ice-water at OoC was poured into cups made of either glass or steel.
The cups were of the same thickness, size and shape.

Which one of the following correctly shows where water droplets would form after a short
while?

(1) steel {2) steel

cup

hot
water

(3) (4)

glass glass
cup cup
water

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24 Siva conducted an experiment using a wooden btock W and a flat wooden plank XY placed
horizontally as shown in Figure '1 below.

W
VLV I-l

Figure 1

He raised end X of the plank slightly as shown in Figure 2 but the block did not slide down.
When end X was raised high enough, Siva observed the block stiding down as shown in
Figure 3.

Figure 2 Figure 3

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

A Frictionalforce acted on the block when it was resting on the plank in Figure 1.

B Frictional force acted on the block when the plank was being raised in Figure 2.

C Frictionalforce acted on the block when it was sliding down the plank in Figure 3.

(1) A only

(2) C only

(3) BandConly
(4) A, B and C

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25 The diagram below shows pad of a roller coaster ride that can be found in amusement
parks.

roller coaster car

The roller coaster car travels from A to D.

Which one of the following statements about the roller coaster car is correct?

(1) lts kinetic energy at C is zero.

(2) The gravitationalforce acting on it at D is zero.

(3) The gravitational force acting on it at B is the same as the gravitational force acting
on it at A.

(4) lts total potential and kinetic energy at C is greater than its total potential and kinetic
energy at B.

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26 Justin walked in a straight line from P to R as shown in Figure 1 below.

At Q, he was directly under the lamp. The distance between P and Q is the same as the
distance between Q and R.

ffin^,

Figure 1

Figure 2 shows how the length of Justin's shadow on the ground changed during his walk.

length of
shadow

time

Figure 2

Based on the graph in Figure 2, which one of the following statements about Justin's walk
is E! correct?

(1) He took two times longer to walk from Q to R than to wdk from P to Q.

(2) He walked at a slower speed between P and Q than between Q and R.

(3) When he was directly under the lamp, the length of his shadow was zero.

(4) As he walked away from the lamp from Q to R, his shadow became longer.

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Gopal set up four electrical circuits P, Q, R and S using identical batteries and identical
bulbs. The batteries and bulbs are allworking properly.

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Circuit P Circuit Q

Circuit R

Which one of the following is correct?

Circuit(s) with brightly lit bulb(s) Circuit(s) with dimly lit bulb{s}
(1) o P,RandS
(2) QandS PandR
(3) RandS PandQ
(4) P,QandR S

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28 Shufen conducted an experiment using the set-up shown below.

She measured the brightness of bulb X,

ln her second experiment, she connected another identical bulb Y and a switch to this
circuit. Both bulbs X and Y lit up. Shufen measured the brightness of bulb X again.

She found thatthe brightness of bulb X remained the same in both experiments.

Which of the following statement(s) about the circuit in Shufen's second experiment is/are
correct?

A There is only one path for the current to flow.

B Each butb can be switched on or off individually.

C When one bulb blows, the other bulb can still be lit.

(1) A only

(2) B only

(3) AandConly
(4) BandConly

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Mariam tested three types of string X, Y and Z by hanging weights from each string.
She increased the weights until the string broke. The maximum weight that the strings
could hold before breaking is shown below.

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Mariam then tried a few arrangements of hanging different weights.

Which one of the following arrangements would be possible?

(1) (2) (3)

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30 Four metal pins A, B, C and D were fixed onto a wooden board as shown in Figure
below. Figure 2 shows a battery and a bulb connected to two wires X and Y.

wooden
A B board
a a

a a
D c

Figure 1 Figure 2

Rui Yang connected some but not all of the pins on the wooden board in Figure 1 with
wires.

She then connected X and Y across ditferent pairs of pins in turn. She recorded her results
in the table below

Pin connected to X Pin connected to Y Did the bulb light up?

A B yes
B c yes
C D no
D A no

Which one of the following correctly shows the connections made by Rui Yang?

(1) (2)

(3) (4)

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