ANALYSIS OF PAST-YEARS PAPER (2006-2010)

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Basic Needs
Basics Needs ! H"#a$s 1
Basics Needs ! A$i#a%s 1 1 1
Basics Needs ! P%a$&s 1
Lie P!"cesses
Li!e P'cesses &(a& H"#a$ )$de'* 1
Bad habits that disturb humans life
processes
Life processes that animals undergo
1 2 1 1
Life processes that plants undergo
1 1
A#i$a%s a#d &%a#'s &!"'ec' '(e$se%)es
Protection of animals from danger
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Protection of animals from extreme
weather
Survival of animals
Adaptation of plant to nature
1 1
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Mic!""!+a#is$
Microorganism is a living thing
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Some microorganisms are harmful and
some are useful
1 1
S,!)i)a% O '(e s&ecies
Survival of animals
Survival of plants
1 1 1
Importance of survival of the species
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Food chains
2 1
Food web
1 1 1
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Some animals live in groups while others
live in solitary
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Competition
1 1 1
Protection of endangered species
1 1
Impact of human activities on the
environment
1 1
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Meas,!e$e#'
Length
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Area
2 1
Volume of solid
Volume of liquid
1 1
Mass
Time
1 2
Importance of standard units
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Uses of energy
Transformation of energy
1 1
Renewable and Non-renewable energy
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E%ec'!ici'0
Sources of electricity
A series circuit and a parallel circuit
1 1
Safety precaution to be taken when
handling electrical appliances
Li+('
Light travels in a straight line
1 1
Refection of light
1 1 1
Hea'
Temperature
1
Efects of heat on matter
Yea! 6
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Push and pull
1
Efects of a force
1
Friction
1 2 1 1 1
Speed
1 2
Yea! 4
Ma'e!ia%s
INVESTIGATI
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Materials around us
Properties of materials
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Conductors and insulator
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Transparent, translucent and opaque
materials
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Keeping things hot or cold
Uses of materials based on their
properties
1 1 1
Reuse, reduce and recycle of materials
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Rusting
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S'a'es " $a''e!
Solid, Liquid and Gas
1 1
Change of matter from one state to
another
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Water cycle
1
Importance of water resource
Acid and Alkali
Properties of acidic, alkaline and
neutral substances
1 1
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Food Preservation
Food spoilage
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Food preservation
1 1 1 .
The importance of preserving food
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.as'e Ma#a+e$e#'
Efects of improper disposal of
waste on the environment
1 1 1
Some waste can decay
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T(e Ea!'( a#d T(e 1#i)e!se
The Solar System
1 2 1 1 1
Size and distance between the
Earth, the Moon and the Sun
Perfect Placement of Planet
Earth in the Solar System
1 1
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The Earth, the Moon and The
Sun
Movements of the Earth, the
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Moon and the Sun
Occurrence of Day and Night
2 1
Phases of the Moon
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Ec%i&ses
Eclipses of the Moon
1 1 1
Eclipses of the Sun
1 1 1 1
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Human limitations
1 1 1 1
Development of Technology
1 1
Solving Problems Using
Technology
1 2 1
Advantages and disadvantages
of technology
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S'!e#+'( a#d S'a/i%i'0
Shapes of objects in structures
Strength and stability of a
structure
1 1 1 1
Yea! 6
Mac(i#es
Simple machines
1 1 1 2 1
Complex machines
1
Appreciating the invention of
machines