Science Area of Weakness MCQ – SA1 Post-Examination Revision

Name : ______________________ ( ) Date : ______________

Class : 4 ___

1. The diagram below shows a container filled with water. The spouts of the container

allow the water to flow out.

Which one of the following diagrams below shows the final position of the water level

after a marble was dropped into the container?

(1) (2)

(3) (4)

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SpoutSpout

Water

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2. The diagram below shows three containers A, B and C. Janet wants to pump 400 cm3 of

oxygen and 400 cm3 of water into one of the three containers.

Which of the following container(s) will be able to hold all the oxygen and water?

(1) C only (2) A and B only

(3) B and C only (4) A, B and C

3. Eric made three different shapes using clay, each weighing 60g. He then placed the

shapes into three measuring cylinders each containing 80ml of water. Then, he

measured the new water level in each of the measuring cylinder.

What was the aim of Eric’s experiment?

He wanted to find out if the ____________________________________.

(1) state of matter will affect its volume

(2) volume of matter will affect its mass

(3) shape of matter will affect its mass

(4) shape of matter will affect its volume

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Container A

Capacity: 400 cm3

Container B

Capacity: 750 cm3

Container C

Capacity: 900 cm3

4. Rachel placed equal volumes of three substances A, B and C into three identical

syringes as seen below. She then pushed each plunger as much as she could to

observe whether she was able to push the plunger in.

What was the aim of her experiment?

She wanted to find out which substance _________________________.

(1) occupies space

(2) has a definite volume

(3) is harder than the others

(4) has more mass than the others

5. Which two animals have life cycles that are similar to the life cycle of a butterfly?

(1) Moth and grasshopper

(2) Cockroach and mosquito

(3) Housefly and mealworm beetle

(4) Cockroach and mealworm beetle

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PlungerSealed

C

PlungerSealed

A

B

PlungerSealed

6. Joel wants to find out if the strength of the batteries affects the strength of an

electromagnet.

Which two arrangements below could he set up to conduct a fair test?

(1) A and C (2) B and C

(3) B and D (4) C and D

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7. The aim of Elliot’s experiment is to find out which type of materials can be made into a

temporary magnet using the electrical method. Which of the following variables should

he keep the same in order to conduct a fair test?

A: The type of wire

B: The material of the nail

C: The type and number of batteries

D: The length and thickness of the nail

E: The number of coils around the nail

(1) A, C, D and E only

(2) A, B, D and E only

(3) A, B, C and D only

(4) B, C, D and E only

8. Nicole grew some balsam and bean seeds. She put an equal number of balsam or bean

seeds in each pot A, B, C and D. She watered all the 4 pots with equal amount of water

each day. She recorded what she did in the table below.

Pot Type of seed Type of soil Where the pot

was put

A balsam sand under sunlight

B balsam garden soil in the shade

C bean sand under sunlight

D bean garden soil under sunlight

Which 2 pots should she compare in order to find out whether balsam or bean seeds

develop into seedlings faster?

(1) A and B (2) A and C

(3) B and C (4) B and D

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9. Three containers are shown below. Jieming has 500 cm3 of oxygen and 500 cm3 of oil.

He wants to pump all the oxygen and pour all the oil into another container. Which of the

following containers would be able to hold all the oxygen and oil?

(1) C only (2) A and B only

(3) B and C only (4) A, B and C

10. Hui Ling aims to conduct an experiment to find out whether plants need water to

survive. Which two of the following set-ups should she use to ensure a fair test?

Set-up Plant Condition

A Balsam Air Sunlight Water No Fertiliser

B Rose Air Sunlight Water Fertiliser

C Balsam Air Sunlight No Water Fertiliser

D Balsam Air Sunlight Water Fertiliser

(1) A and B

(2) B and C

(3) B and D

(4) C and

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Container ACapacity: 500 cm3

Container BCapacity: 950 cm3

Container CCapacity: 1200 cm3

11. An iron nail becomes a magnet when it is placed in a coil of wire joined to batteries.

Aminah wants to find out whether the number of turns of the coil affects the strength of

the magnet. She uses 2 of the following setups to test the strength of the magnet by

counting the number of paper clips each magnet can attract.

Which 2 setups should she use to conduct a fair test?

A. B.

C. D.

(1) A and B

(2) A and C

(3) B and D

(4) C and D

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steel rod(20 coils)

steel rod(30 coils)

steel rod(20 coils)

copper rod(40 coils)

12. Nadia aims to conduct an experiment to see how light affects the growth of plants.

Which of the following set-ups should she choose to ensure a fair test?

(1) A and B only

(2) A and D only

(3) B and C only

(4) B and D only

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13. Study the life cycles of the mosquito, hen, grasshopper and mealworm as shown below.

Life cycle A is different from the rest because ___________.

(1) it has four stages instead of three

(2) its young is hatched from eggs

(3) all of its life cycle is spent on land

(4) part of its life cycle is spent in water

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14. Study the table below.

Which one of the following represents Animal A and B?

Animal A Animal B

Number of stages in its life

cycle3 4

Does the adult look like the

young?Yes No

Animal A Animal B

(1) Chicken Grasshopper

(2) Cockroach Mealworm

(3) Grasshopper Dragonfly

(4) Frog Mosquito

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15. Which of the plungers below cannot be pushed inwards?

(1) P only

(2) P and Q only

(3) Q, R and S only

(4) P, R and S only

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PQ R S

Answer Key

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