Second Semester Examination - July 2022
Subject : Science Paper = 95%
Handwriting = 05%
Class : 5 …....... Total = 100%
Duration : 2 periods
Candidate’s name : .......................................................………… Date : .....…....…...…….………..
Answer all the questions.
1. Underline the correct answer.
(i) Which scientist explained the phenomenon of the rainbow accurately?
(a) Ibn al-Haytham (b) Shen Kuo
(c) Sir Isaac Newton (d) Anders Celsius
(ii) Water freezes at
(a) 100ºC. (b) 212ºF. (c) –273ºC. (d) 32ºF.
(iii) What is the unit used for measuring light intensity?
(a) lux (b) cm (c) km (d) kg
(iv) When a plant has weak stems it is because it lacks
(a) sunlight and water. (b) air and warmth.
(c) air and sunlight. (d) warmth and sunlight.
(v) What change of state occurs during melting?
(a) Liquid to gas (b) Gas to liquid (c) Solid to liquid (d) Solid to gas
[Total = 2 × 5 = 10 marks]
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2. (i) Number the steps of seed germination in order.
The shoot grows up above the ground.
Seeds absorb water. 1
First leaves grow and side roots grow.
First shoot starts to grow.
Seed coat splits first root starts to grow.
Roots grow down into the soil.
(5 marks)
(ii) Which part of the seed takes in water? -------------------------------------------
(2 marks)
[Total = 7 marks]
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3. (i) Ruby was investigating seed dispersal methods as her Science project. Here are two
types she investigated.
Jewelweed Coconut
(a) Identify the dispersal methods of the above seeds.
(I) Jewelweed - ----------------------- (II) Coconut - -----------------------
(2 marks)
(b) State two characteristics of seeds dispersed by wind.
(I) ------------------------------------------ (II) --------------------------------------------------
(4 marks)
(ii) Smith collected five types of flowers.
Roses, Lilly, Sunflowers, Jasmine and Hare’s-tail grass.
(a) Which part of the flower gives a scent? ---------------------------------------
(2 marks)
(b) Which parts of a flower belong to the carpel?
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(3 marks)
(c) Name the flower that is pollinated by wind. -------------------------------------
(2 marks)
[Total = 13 marks]
4. Select the most suitable word and fill in the blanks.
(light intensity, above, direction, absorbs, refracts, sundial, periscope)
(i) When a beam of light hits a mirror it changes -------------------------------.
(ii) Cardboard does not reflect light because it ------------------------------- light.
(iii) Light ------------------------------- when it passes through one material to another.
(iv) The ------------------------------- in an area can be measured using a light meter.
(v) A ----------------------------- has two mirrors. We use it to see what is -----------------------------
the surface.
(vi) ------------------------------- uses the position of the shadow to indicate time.
[Total = 7 marks]
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5. The diagram shows the water cycle.
S M
K
N Runoff
L Lake
River
Trees
Ocean
(i) What process is represented by M in the above diagram?
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(2 marks)
(ii) Which letter in the above depicts the process of evaporation? ------------------------------------
(2 marks)
(iii) Identify the process labelled L. -----------------------------------
(2 marks)
(iv) Which letter indicates the source of energy? -----------------------------------
(2 marks)
(v) Give one example where evaporation can be a disadvantage to us.
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(2 marks)
[Total = 10 marks]
6. (i) Three Grade 5 students wanted to observer how the length and position of the shadow
changes during the day. They asked John to stand as the object and used a measuring tape
to measure the length of the shadow.
(a) What time of the day will they observe the shortest shadow length?
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(2 marks)
(b) Why does John have a shadow?
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(3 marks)
(c) State the time of the day they will see the longest shadow.
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(2 marks)
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(ii) Sandy and Eric were playing football in the playground. They had their team t-shirts on
and Eric wanted to see how the back of his t-shirt looked like without taking it off.
Mirror 2
Mirror 1
State how Eric is able to see the back of his T-shirt using mirror 1 and mirror 2.
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(4 marks)
[Total = 11 marks]
7. (i) David wanted to test if the distance from the object to the screen will affect the size of the
shadow.
Distance between the ball and the screen.
(a) What is the control factor in the above experiment?
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(2 marks)
(b) What would you suggest will happen to the shadow if the ball is brought closer to the
torch?
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(2 marks)
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(c) Plot the line graph according to the results obtained by David.
Distance Width of
between the
the ball and shadow
screen (cm) (cm)
10 5
20 10
30 15
40 20
50 30
(6 marks)
(d) What can he do to make the test results more reliable?
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(1 mark)
[Total = 11 marks]
8. (i) Alison changed the screen and put a tissue paper screen and kept a puppet between the
screen and light source.
audience
puppet
tissue paper
screen
(a) What is the light source? ---------------------------------------
(2 marks)
(b) Complete the sentence.
The puppet makes an image known as a -------------------------- on the screen.
(2 marks)
(c) Why did she use a tissue paper for the screen?
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(3 marks)
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(d) What would happen if she used a white brick wall instead of a tissue paper for her
screen? -------------------------------------------------
(2 marks)
(ii) State three instances where measuring the light intensity is useful for people.
(a) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(b) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(c) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(3 marks)
[Total = 12 marks]
9. (i) Oliver took some sea water, filtered the sand and put the sea water in a beaker and left it
in the Sun. After a while he noticed that the water had evaporated and there was a
substance on the inner walls of the beaker.
(a) What do you suggest this substance to be? --------------------------------------------
(2 marks)
(b) If sea water is a solution, what is the
(I) solvent? - --------------------------------- (II) solute? - ---------------------------------
(4 marks)
(ii) (a) Tick the letter that shows where the thermometer should be held when measuring
the temperature.
(b) At what temperature does water boil?
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B (2 marks)
C
(2 marks)
(iii) State two differences between boiling and evaporation.
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(4 marks)
[Total = 14 marks]
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