Pearl of Africa International School

Primary Section
Mid- Term 2 Exam, 2025.
45 minutes
Science paper 2
Stage 5 For Teacher’s Use
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READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST
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Answer all questions in the spaces provided on the question 5
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You should show all your working on the question paper. 7
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1 Look at the diagram of a flower.

This flower is pollinated by insects.
petal

stigma
anther
style
filament

ovary

sepal

stem

(a) The stamen of this flower is made of two parts.

Write down the names of these two parts.

and [2]

(b) During pollination pollen moves from one part of the flower to another part.

Tick () the box that shows the correct parts.

petal to stigma

ovary to anther

anther to stigma

anther to sepal
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(c) The petals of this flower are brightly coloured.

Explain why.

[1]

(d) What is the function of the ovary of this flower?

[1]

(e) The life cycle of a flowering plant involves these processes.

germination seed dispersal seed production pollination

Write the processes on the diagram to show the life cycle of a flowering plant.

One has been done for you.

germination

………………………………….. …………………………………..

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2 Water is a liquid at room temperature.

(a) Complete this table about the properties of water.

temperature
property
in °C
boiling point
………………...
melting point
………………...
[2]

(b) Write down two other properties of water.

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3 Chen makes a model of a musical instrument.

The model is shown in the diagram.
piece of elastic

block of wood

metal rods

Chen plucks the piece of elastic.

The instrument makes a sound with a quiet volume and a low pitch.
(a) Describe how the instrument makes a sound.

[1]

(b) Chen stretches the piece of elastic so that it is tighter.

Chen plucks the piece of elastic with more force than before.
Describe the sound the instrument makes now.

[2]

(c) Chen replaces the piece of elastic with a thicker piece of elastic.
He plucks this thicker piece of elastic.
Describe the effect on the pitch of the sound the instrument makes.

[1]

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4 Safia investigates evaporation.

In her first experiment Safia:

• leaves 20 cm3 of water in an oven

• records the time it takes for all the water to evaporate.

She repeats the experiment four more times.

Each time she adds a different mass of salt into the water.

Look at her table of results.

mass of salt added time for all the water to evaporate

in g in hours
0 20
1 24
2 28
3 33
4 37

(a) Write down one way Safia makes her investigation a fair test.

[1]

(b) Describe the relationship between the time for all the water to evaporate and
the mass of salt added to the water.

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(c) Calculate how many hours longer it takes water with 4 g of salt added to
evaporate than water with 0 g of salt added.

hours [1]

(d) Safia draws a table to show the equipment she uses to make some
measurements.

Complete the table.

measurement equipment

20 cm3 of water

4 g of salt
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5 Humans need a balanced diet.

Explain why humans need a balanced diet.

[1]

6 Oliver does an experiment with salt and water.

He:

• adds some salt to water

• stirs until the salt dissolves.

(a) Complete the sentence about his experiment.

Salt dissolves in water to make a . [1]

(b) What is the name of the solvent in this experiment?

[1]

(c) What is the name of the solute in this experiment?

[1]

(d) Explain why dissolving is a reversible process.

[1]
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7 Look at the diagram of a simple water cycle.

cloud

process G

process F

ocean land

(a) What is the name of process F?

[1]

(b) What process happens inside the cloud to change water vapour into
water droplets?

[1]

(c) What is the name of process G?

[1]

(d) Suggest how water gets from the land to the ocean.

[1]

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A B

8 a Which picture, A or B, shows a pulling force?

b Which picture, A or B, shows a pushing force?

c Explain why both pictures show an applied force.

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9 a Tick (✓) the True or False box for each of these sentences.

True False

a A balanced diet gives us all the foods we

need to grow and be healthy.
b Proteins build the body.
c We should eat as much sugar as possible to
give us energy.
d Vegetables and fruits contain vitamins and
minerals our bodies need.

b Look at the pictures of different foods.

chocolate eggs noodles

bread

brown rice fried chips tomato fish

green beans chicken watermelon cookie cooking oil

a Circle the foods that contain carbohydrates in yellow.

b Circle the foods that contain proteins in red.

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10 This question is about the different particle models of solids, liquids and
gases.
(a) Hydrogen is a gas.

Plastic is a solid.

Tick () all the statements that describe the particle model for each
substance.

particle model substances

hydrogen plastic

particles are far apart from one another

particles are moving very fast

particles are in a fixed pattern

particles are moving from one place to another

[2]

(b) Hydrogen is a common gas at room temperature.

Write down the name of two other common gases at room temperature.

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11 Blessy investigates model parachutes.

She:

• drops each parachute from a height of 2 metres

• measures the time it takes for each parachute to reach the ground.

She uses four different parachutes.

Each parachute is made from a different material but has the same surface area.

time to reach the ground

material
in s
cotton 2.4
nylon 2.1
paper 1.8
plastic 1.3

Look at the diagram of one of the parachutes falling towards the ground.

toy man

(a) Draw an arrow labelled W to show direction of the weight force on

the parachute. [1]

(b) Draw an arrow labelled A to show the air resistance acting on the parachute. [1]

(c) Complete the sentence.

The least air resistance acts on the parachute made from . [1]

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(d) Blessy does one other experiment.

She uses a nylon parachute with a larger surface area than the other
parachutes.

Predict the time it takes this parachute to reach the ground.

s [1]