SCIENCE PROCESS SKILL ASSESSMENT

A bryophyllum leaf and a rambutan leaf are grown in container P and Q as

shown in the diagram below.

a) What is the purpose of this activity?

[1 mark]
b) Predict which leaf will grow after one week.

[1
mark]
c) Give a reason for your answer in (b).

[1 mark]
d) In this experiment, what is changed?

[1 mark]
e) State two other plants that reproduce in the same way as
bryphyllum.
i.
ii
[2 marks]
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A pupil carried out an investigation as shown in the figure below. The

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cardboards are placed one behind another with the holes lying in a straight
line.

a) Based on diagram above, what is your observation?

[1 mark]
b) What will happen if cardboard P is moved to the right?

[1
mark]
c) Explain your answer in (b).

[1
mark]
d) What conclusion can be made from the investigation?

[1 mark]

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The diagram below shows a parallel circuit.

a) Compare the brightness of the bulbs in the circuit.

[1
mark]
b) What happens when switch S2 is turned off?

[1 mark]
c) What should be done to light up bulb Z only?

[1
mark]
d) What will be observed if bulb X is removed?

[1
mark]
e) Give one advantage of a parallel circuit.

[1 mark]

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Aminah placed two similar bottles on the plywood in two different ways.

a) What will happen if Aminah pushes the bottle slowly?

[1
mark]
b) Give one reason for your answer in (a).

[1 mark]
c) In the investigation,
i. what is changed ?..............................................................................
ii. what is observed?...............................................................................
[2 marks]
d) Based on the investigation, give one factor that effect the stability of a
structure.

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[1 mark]

The bar chart below shows the number of living things in an area.
quantity

Living things
(a)Write one food chain based on the bar chart.

[ 1 mark ]
(b)Name the carnivorous animals in the food chain.

[ 1 mark ]
(c) State what will happen in each situation below.
i. The grasshoppers suddenly die in the area.

ii. The number of caterpillars suddenly increases in the area.

....................................................................................................................
[ 1 mark ]

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The picture below shows three similar handkerchiefs hung in different

ways.

P
(a)

What is the aim of this investigation ?

[ 1 mark ]

(b)

State one hypothesis for this experiment

[ 1 mark ]

(c)

In this investigation, state

i.

what is changed
[ 1 mark ]

ii.

what is kept the same

[ 1 mark ]

iii.

what is observed
[ 1 mark ]

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7. The table below shows the effects of substances on litmus paper.

Substance Toothpaste
Change in
the colour
of litmus
paper
a)

Red to blue

Pineapple
juice

Shampoo

Yogurt

Blue to red

Red to Blue

Blue to red

Based on the observations in the table, classify the above substances

into two groups.

[ 1 mark ]

b)

Predict the tastes of the substances based on your answer in (a).

[ 1 mark ]

c)

Predict the changes in the colour of both red and blue litmus when salt
is being tested.

[ 1 mark ]

d)

Based on your answer in ( c ), state the chemical property of salt.

[ 1 mark ]

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8 A group of pupils carry out an activity. Two rats are kept separately in two
containers as shown in the diagram below. Both containers are left for four
days.

(a) What do they want to find out?

.
[ 1 mark ]
(b) State the following.
i. What is changed?......................................................................................
[ 1 mark ]
ii. What is kept the same?.............................................................................
[ 1 mark ]
iii. What is observed?....................................................................................
[ 1 mark ]
(c) Predict what will happen to the rats in both containers after four days.

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...
[1
mark ]
(d) Give one reason for your answer in (c).
.
[ 2 marks ]
9.

The table shows the distance traveled by four toy cars at different speeds
in 30 seconds.
Toy car
A
B
C
D

Distance
83 m
75 m
92 m
67 m

a)

State one hypothesis for the investigation.

b)

[1 marks]
What is kept the same (constant variable) in the investigation?

[1 mark]

c)

Based on the investigation, which toy car moves the fastest?

..
[1mark]

d)

What conclusion can be drawn from the investigation?

[1mark]

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10 The diagram below shows an investigation carried out by a group of pupils.

nichrome wire

Circuit
X
Y
Z

Time taken for nichrome wire to turn red

(second)
30
20
10

(a) What is the aim of the investigation?

[ 1 mark ]
(b) Write one hypothesis for the investigation.

[ 1 mark ]
(c) i. What is to be changed (manipulative variable))in the experiment?

ii. What is to be kept the same (constant variables) through out the
experiment?

iii. What is to be observed (responding variable) in the experiment?

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[3 marks ]
(d) What conclusion can be made from the investigation?
..
[ 1 mark ]

11 The table below shows the information collected in an investigation.

The distance from the source
of light

Shadow on screen

5 cm

10 cm

15 cm
(a) State the aim of the investigation.

[1 mark]
(b)Based on the results of the investigation, state the following.
i. What is changed in the experiment?

[1 mark]
ii. What is observed in the experiment?

[1mark]

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(c) State the relationship between what is changed and what needs is
observed.

[1 mark ]
(d) What conclusion can be drawn from the investigation?

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[1 mark ]
A group of pupils built three models of structure as shown in the diagram
below.

Model
J
K
L
(a)

The number of books that can be

supported
3
8
6

What is the aim of this investigation?

[1 mark]

(b)

State the following.

i.
What is changed:
ii.

What is observed:
[2 marks]

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(c)

What is the relationship between what is changed and what is

observed?

[1 mark]

13 An experiment shown in the diagram below is carried out to investigate

plants basic need.

a) What can be observed from the investigation?

..
[1 mark]
b) What can you infer from your observation in (1)
.
[1 mark]
c) State two information gathered in this investigation.
i
ii
[2 marks]
d) What conclusion can be made from this investigation?

[1 mark]

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14. An agriculture officer investigated the water melon from estate X and estate
Y planted at the same time. One watermelon was taken as a sample from
each estate.
Water melon
from estate X

Water melon
from estate Y

a) State one inference about the different between the two water melons.

[1 mark]
b) State one observation to support your inference in (a)

[1 mark]
c) In this investigation state the following
i) what is change:...
ii) What is observe:.

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[2 marks]

15

The information below is recorded by a pupil based on his investigation

i.
ii.
iii.

Time taken to boil 200ml of water was 15 minutes

Time taken to boil 150ml of water was 10 minutes
Time taken to boil 100ml of water was 5 minutes

a) Based on the information recorded state two variables involved.

i
ii..
[2 marks]
b) What is the relationship between the two variables mention above

[1 mark]
c) Predict the time taken to boil 250 ml of water
..
[1 mark]

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d) What conclusion can be made from this investigation?

[1 mark]

16

Four spoons of sugar are dissolved in two beakers of water as shown in

the diagram below.

Observation i.

Time taken for four spoons of sugar to dissolve in cold

water was 6 minutes.

Observation ii. Time taken for four spoons of sugar to dissolve in hot
water was 3 minutes.
a) Based on the information recorded state two variables involved.
i..
ii
[2 marks]
b) What is the relationship between the two variables mention above

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[1mark]
c) Predict the time taken to dissolve 8 spoons of sugar in hot water

[1 mark]
d) What conclusion can be made from this investigation?

[1mark]

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