EXAM PAPER

1.

Look at the diagrams of the 4 animals shown below.

a) Which of the above animals are insects?

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b) Give 2 characteristics of insects to support your answer in (a).

i)_________________________________________________________________

ii)_________________________________________________________________

2.

Study the classification chart below carefully.

a) Based on the classification chart above, state a similarity and a difference between Animal A and Animal B.

Similarity:___________________________________________________________

Difference:__________________________________________________________

b) What could Animal A be?

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3.

Look at the classification below and fill in the blanks (i) and (ii) with the suitable headings.

4.

Label the parts of the animals below.

5.
Sort all the 4 animals listed in the table below into 3 groups according to the diagram below.

Mosquito

Penguin

Swordtail

Kingfisher

6.

Study the picture of the fish below.

a) Part _________ is the gill cover.

b) The part(s) that help(s) the fish to swim is/are ______________________

c) What is the function of the scales?

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7.

Study the living things in the box below.

Deer	Snake	Tortoise	Chameleon
Cockroach	Moth	Sheep	Leopard	Cricket

a) Classify the living things with the helping words from the box above.

Classification of Living Things

X Insect Reptile

b) A suitable classification heading for "X" is ____________________.

8.

Study the classification chart below and fill in the blanks.

What could letters, P, Q, R and S possibly represent?

P: __________

Q: __________

R: __________

S: __________

9.

The classification table below shows 3 groups of animals grouped according to the place where they are commonly found.

Group A	Group B	Group C
Eel Whale Angelfish	Pig Rat Monkey	Frog Turtle Mudskipper

a) Give a suitable heading for:

Group A: ________________

Group B: ________________

Group C: ________________

b) Name another animal that belongs to Group A.

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10.

Rashid put some guppies and goldfish into an aquarium. He fed the fishes daily. At the end of each week, he recorded the number of guppies and goldfish as shown below.

	Number of fishes
Type of fish Guppies Goldfish	At the beginning Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 8 8 10 13 5 7 9 7

a) Why did the number of guppies increase from Week 1 to Week 3?

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b) What would have caused the number of goldfish to decrease from Week 2 to Week 3?

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c) What can you conclude about living things from your answes in (a) and (b)?

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