GOOD MORNING

GUIDE IN ANSWERING SCIENCE

UPSR QUESTIONS FOR SECTION A
AND SECTION B

PREPARED BY :
Pn. S. Jothimani

SCIENCE UPSR FORMAT

SCIENCE UPSR CONSISTS
SECTION A
30 QUESTIONS

SECTION B
4 OR 5
QUESTION

COMMON ERRORS
BY CANDIDATES

Do not understand
question well.
Do not understand the
terminology

Answers with unclear

meanings
Incomplete answers
Bad hand writing

Kept same
Techniques of
answering

changed

Read
questions

measured
Underline

Understanding
the questions
given

Identify the
key words

Circle
Think

Types of questions for

section A
1. Making observations

7. Interpreting data

2. Classifications

8. Knowledge

3. Techniques

9. Principles of Science

4. Reasonings

10.Term / Terminologies

5. Arrangements

11. Science concepts

6. Sequences

12. Planning an experiment

SECTIONBB
SECTION
TYPES
TYPESOF
OF
QUESTION
QUESTION

Making
Makingobservation
observation . .Making
MakingConclusion
Conclusion
Classification
. .Predict
Classification
Predict
Identifying
Identifyingvariable
variable
Making
Makinginference
inference
Making
Makinghypothesis
hypothesis
Interpreting
Interpretingdata
data
a.a.Aim
Aimofofinvestigation
investigation
b.b.State
Statethe
therelationship
relationshipbetween
between
variables
variables
c.c.Trend
Trendchanges
changes

Identify
variable

Same

sama

Change

berbeza

Measured

keputusan
eksperimen

Make sure all variable answers have the following key words below :
a. Size

b. The number

c. Temperature

d. Time

e. Type

f. Place

g. Volume

h. Distance

I. Position

Night

ANSWER :
KEPT SAME : THE NUMBER OF FISH
CHANGED : TIME
MEASURED : POSITION OF FISH

Day

TEGAK
Changed
Time
0minute
1minute
2minute
3minute
4minute
5minute
6minute

Measured
Water
temperature
30C
40C
50C
60C
70C
80C
90C

Thetablewith3column:So
Same Changed Measured

Measured
80
70
60
50

P
U

40
30
20
10
0

8.00

9.00

10.00

11.00

Waktu/Pukul

Changed

12.00

1.00

2.00

How to state your aim / purpose /find out

To investigate the relationship between
CHANGED and MEASURED
Examples of question :

1. What is the aim of this investigation ?

2. What is the purpose of this experiment ?
3. What do the pupils want to find out from
this experiment ?

EXAMPLE :
To investigate the relationship between
CHANGED and MEASURED .
CHANGED
VARIABLE:

MEASURED VARIABLE:
Water temperature after heating

Time taken

CHANGED
taken
To investigate the relationship Time
between
and
Water
MEASURED
temperature

Example :

State the hypothesis based on the

experiment above.
Write the suitable hypothesis .
Based on the information above , write
down the hypothesis

HOW MAKING THE HYPOTHESIS

The more or less the CHANGES , the
MEASURED increases or decreases .
Changed :
Time taken

The

Measured : Water temperature

more
apa
the

the water
MEASURED
temperature

CHANGED
time
taken

increase

HOW TO MAKE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN

VARIABLES
QUESTION :
State the relationship between year and the
number of pandas from year 2000 until 2004.

EXAMPLE :
Suggestion Answer :
The MORE OR LESS first variable , the
Second variable INCREASE OR DECREASE

Year The Number of Pandas

2000

200

2001

140

2002

100

2003

80

2004

50

ANSWER

The more the year , the number

of pandas decrease

Give a logic reason based on your

observation
Contoh:

Pot A

What is your inference from your experiment above

Because the plant in pot A has enough water , air and
sunlight

Example :
The distance between object and
screen

10 cm

20 cm

30 cm

The size of shadow

small

smaller

smallest

State the trend for the size of shadow .

Increase

OR decrease Of
Unchange .

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Esok jangan rindu - rinduan.

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