FINAL EXAMINATION 2008

SCIENCE ( FORM 2)
Time: 1 hour 30 minutes.

Instruction: Each question has four options A, B, C and D. Choose the best answer.

Figure 1 B. reabsorb water

1. Figure 1 shows the cross-section of the ear. C. kill microorganisms
Which part of the ear transmits nerve impulses D. digest fats
from the cochlea to the brain?
A. P B. Q
C. R D. S 5. Which of the following does not belong to a pond
community?
V – Semicircular tube A. Snail B. Tadpoles
W – Auditory nerve C. Lotus D. Jellyfish
X – Ossicle
Y – Cochlea

2. Which of the ear part mentioned above is

important for keeping the body’s balance?
A. V B. W
C. X D.Y
Figure 3
3. Which of the receptors found in the skin 6. Figure 3 shows a wheelbarrow containing sand
allows a person to feel a thorn prick? being pushed up an inclined plane. In which of the
A. Pain receptors B. Heat receptors directions A, B, C and D, will friction act on the
C. Cold receptors D. Touch receptors wheelbarrow?

7. A worker of mass 53 kg carries a bag of 20 N and

climbs a stairs 4 m high in 40 seconds. What is his
power?
A. 49 W B. 50 W
C. 55 W D. 60 W

Figure 2
4. The function of the part labelled Z in Figure 2
is to
A. break down starch into glucose
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 11. Figure 6 shows the pH value of some substances.
Which substance is paired incorrectly with its pH
Figure 4 value?
8. Figure 4 shows the positions of a hanging A. Battery acid B. Detergent
balance when weights of 50 kg and 40 kg are C. Toothpaste D. Milk of magnesia
hung onto a wooden plank. At which of the
fixed points J, K, L and M must the fulcrum be 12. The following are the safety precautions taken
placed so that the balance is vertical? when using gas under high pressure. Which is
A. J B. K incorrect?
C. L D. M A. Check for gas leaking from time to time
B. The gas cylinder must be placed in a vertical
position
C. Keep the gas cylinder in a closed up room under
lock and key.
D. Place the tank containing gas under high pressure
away from heat

Figure 5 13. A force can have the following effects on an

9. The receptors shows in Figure 5 respond to object, except changing the…
the sense of touch, pain, heat and pressure. A. shape of the object B. mass of the object
What do the parts labelled P, Q, R and S C. speed of the object D. direction of the
represent? object
P Q R S
Touch Heat Pain Pressur
e
Pressur Heat Pain Touch

Pain Pressur Touch Heat

e Figure 7
Heat Pain Pressur Touch 14. What type of force is shown in Figure 7?
e A. Electrical force B. Frictional force
C. Electrostatic force D. Gravitational force

15. The unit for work is…

10. What will happen when the eye is exposed A. Newton (N) B. Newton-meter (Nm)
to sunlight? C. watts (W) D. kilogram (kg)
A. The cornea expands
B. The pupil becomes smaller
C. The ciliary muscles contract
D. The eye lens becomes short and fat

Figure 6
Figure 8
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16. What type of force is shown in Figure 8? B. the buoyancy of water
A. Gravitational force B. Electrostatic C. the fluid in their body
force D. their backbone
C. Magnetic force D. Frictional force
22. Which of the following belongs to the first class
17 A boy weighing 300 N walks 30 m from one lever?
end of the field to another. How much work is
done?
A. 300 J B. 600 J
C. 750 J D. 9000 J

18. Which of the following activities shows that

work is not done?

23. A man does 900 J of work to lift a box to a height

of 3 m. What is the weight of the box?
A. 90 N B. 300 N
C. 270 N D. 900 N

24. ____________ are adventitious roots produced

above the ground, often for climbing.
A. Tap roots B. Fibrous roots
C. Buttress roots D. Aerial roots
19. Which invertebrates has a hydrostatic
skeleton? 25. The role of the ____________ is to prevent the
A. Snail B. Bee sun’s ultra violet ray from reaching the earth.
C. Grasshopper D. Caterpillar A. ionosphere layer B. exosphere layer
C. ozone layer D. troposphere layer

26. Apple contains ___________.

A. tartaric acid B. malic acid
C. acetic acid D. citric acid

27. Which of the following is not a natural sources of

water?
A. Filtered water B. Spring water
C. Glaciers D. Rain
Figure 9
20. Which of the shapes in Figure 9 has the 28. The following works on the principle of the lever
smallest surface area? system except
A. J B. K A. using a can opener B. fishing
C. L D. M C. climbing up the stairs D. lifting a brick with
your hand
21. The weight of aquatic vertebrates is
supported by…
A. a strong endoskeleton
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 34. Food web in the paddy field. How many food
chains are there in the food web?
A. 8 B. 10
C. 9 D. 11
29. How much effort is required to keep K in
balance? For questions 35 to 40, each question can have more
A. 25 N B. 50 N than one correct answer. Read carefully and give your
C. 50 N D. 100 N answer according to the following instructions
summary:
30. Ah Meng who weight 500 N lifted a box of
books up a cupboard 2 m high. The box weighs Instructions Summary
60 N. How much work is done by Ah Meng? A B C D
A. 120 J B. 1000 J I, II and I and II II and III I only
C. 1120 J D. 1200 J III only only
35. The human tongue has receptors specialised for
31. How much power is used if Ah Meng takes sensing
5 seconds to reach the top of the cupboard? I hot taste
A. 112 W B. 224 W II salty taste
C. 422 W D. 424 W III sweet taste

32. Which is the least stable? 36. Which of the following form(s) an ecosystem?
I Animals
II Plants
III The physical environment

• Non-segmented body
• Soft body
• Body covered with shell

37. The information above relates the characteristics

of some animals, such as…
33. The clearing of forest can cause the loss of
I the oyster
the following except
II the starfish
A. habitat B. the means to improve
III the tapeworm
crops
C. a source of food D. half the air
surrounding the environment

Figure 10
38. Which organisms are primary consumers in the
food web shown in Figure 10?
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I Frog
II Grasshopper
III Rat

39. Photosynthesis produces…

I carbon dioxide
II oxygen
III glucose

40. The different types of simple machines

are…
I inclined planes
II wheels and axles
III pulleys