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A (30 )
Answers all the questions.
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Instruction: Each question is followed by four options, A, B, C and D. Choose th
e
correct answer.
: A,B,C D
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1. Which of the following is not a microorganism?
?
A. Earthworm
B. Paramecium
C. Amoeba
D. Bacteria
2. Which of the following are the ways to prevent the spread of dis
eases caused by
microorganisms?
?
I. By washing hands before handling food
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II. By covering the mouth and nose when coughing or sneezing
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III. By covering up wounds
.
A. I and II only
B. I and III only
C. II and III only
D. I, II and III
E.
3. Which of the following shows the ways animals ensure the survival of their s
pecies?
?
I. A frog lays many eggs.
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II. A kangaroo carries its young in its pouch.
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III. A tiger catches a deer.
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A. I and II only
B. I and III only
C. II and III only
D. I, II and III
Science
Diagnostic Test
Year 6 - 2014
4. The information below is related to the survival of animal species.
B. Snake
C. Lizard
D. Crocodile
5. Which of the following characteristics are important to plant seeds that are
dispersed
by wind?
?
I. Light
Animal X does not take care of its eggs. To ensure the survival of
its species,
animal X lays eggs in a hidden place.
X .
X .
6. The diagram below shows a food chain in a vegetable garden area.
.
vegetables
bird
caterpillar
B. Wire
C. Bulb
D. Dry cell
B. Rabbit
C. Frog
D. Fox
10. Which of the following is a renewable source of energy?
?
A. Natural gas
B. Solar
C. Petroleum
D. Coal
Paddy
Caterpillar
Snake
Rat
B. Solar cell
C. Dry cell
D. Accumulator
14. The diagram below shows a bulb. Which is the part labelled as A, B, C or D t
hat
converts electrical energy to light and heat energies when electric current flow
s
through the bulb?
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A,B,C D
?
D. the telescope.
17. Which of the following shows the similarity between evaporation and boiling?
?
A. A change of gas to liquid
B. A change of solid to liquid
C. A change of liquid to gas
D. A change of liquid to solid
18. Adam holds a balloon as shown in the diagram below.
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The shape of the balloon can be changed easily because the air
A. occupies space.
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B. has mass.
C. has no fixed shape.
D. cannot be seen.
19. A few cubes of ice added to a glass of orange juice. Drops of water are form
ed on
the outside wall of the glass as shown in the picture below.
.
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What is the taste of the drop of water formed?
?
A. Sweet
B. Sour
C. Salty
D. Tasteless
Drop of water
Ice cubes
Orange juice
20. What happens when water is heated until it boiled?
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A. The water becomes water vapour.
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B. The water vapour becomes gas.
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C. The water becomes lighter.
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D. The volume of the water becomes increases.
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21. Which of the following processes are involved in the formation of clouds and
rain?
?
I. Freezing
II. Evaporation
III. Condensation
A. I and II only
B. I and III only
C. II and III only
D. I, II and III
22. The table below shows the observations to indicate the properties of liquids
X, Y and
Z with the use of litmus paper.
X,Y Z
.
Liquid
Observation
X
Changes the colour of red litmus paper
into blue
Y
No change on the blue and red litmus
paper
Z
Changes the colour of blue litmus paper
into red
What is the conclusion can be drawn from this test?
?
X Y Z
A
Neutral
Alkali
Acid
B
Acid
Neutral
Alkali
C
Alkali
Neutral
Acid
D
Neutral
Acid
Alkali
B. Sobri
C. Ali
D. Murali
C. Orion
D. Scorpion
Which of the following are the effects due to the movement of the Earth?
?
I. Day and night.
II. The length of the shadow on the Earth changes
III. The position of the shadow on the Earth changes.
.
A. I and II only
B. I and III only
C. II and III only
D. I, II and III
E.
27. The diagram below shows a phase of the Moon.
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What is the phase of the Moon at this time?
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A. New moon
B. Crescent
C. Full moon
D. Half moon
The Earth completes one rotation every 24 hours.
24
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The Earth rotates on its axis from west to east.
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28. What is the lunar phase that can be seen on 14th and 15th according to lunar
calendar?
14 15 ?
A. New moon
B. Crescent
C. Full moon
D. Half moon
29. Which of the following is less stable?
?
Which of the following buildings has the same shape as the structure shown
above?
?
A.
C.
B.
D.
A
B
C
D
Section B (20 Marks)
B (20 )
Answers all the questions.
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Instruction: Write your answers in the spaces provided.
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1. The table below shows the changes in temperature readings of water in a glas
s
beaker for 10 minutes.
10
.
Time (Minutes)
()
0 2 4 6 8 10
The temperature of water (C)
(C)
24 29 34 39 36 33
(a) State the changes of the temperature of the water shown in the table above.
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___________________________________________________________________
[1 mark]
(b) Why does the temperature of the water increase from 0 minute to the 6th
minute?
0 6 ?
___________________________________________________________________
[1 mark]
(c) What can you say about the decrease of the temperature of the water aft
er the 6
th
minute?
6-
?
___________________________________________________________________
[1 mark]
(d) State the conclusion that can you make from the results of the experiment.
.
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
[1 mark]
2. The diagram below shows two types of constellations, X and Y.
X Y
.
[1 mark]
(c) State the directions that are shown by the constellations.
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X: ________________________________________________________________
Y: ________________________________________________________________
[2 marks]
4.00 p.m.
___________________________________________
2.
___________________________________________
[2 marks]
West
East
4. Vishailiny observed the changes in the appearance of the Moon for a month. S
he
made her observation at night, starting from the beginning of the month. The res
ults
of her investigation are shown in the following figure.
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.
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a. What is the aim of this investigation?
?
(1 mark)
(1 mark)
c. Name the phase of the Moon on 14
th
day.
14- .
(1 mark)
d. Name the phase of the Moon on 26
th
day.
26- .
(1 mark)
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