Science SA1 Practice Paper

Section A ( 30 que x 2 marks each ) - self-editing; completed

Section B ( 16 que = 40 marks ) - marked

Corrections for Section B
31) Living: A, C, F
Non-living: B, D, E

32) (i) grow - a chick turns into a hen
(ii) reproduce - lays eggs
(iii) move - eagle flies
(iv) respond to changes - crawls...when light is shne at it

33)(a) Ixora
(b) Bird's nest fern
(c) Water lily
(d) seaweed

34)(a) X = shell, Y= hair
(b) Any one of the following:
~ porcupine has legs but whale does not have/ has fins
~ porcupine lives on land but whale lives in the water

35)(a) Leaves in R have an entire edge but leaves in S have a toothed/jagged edge
(b) Leaves in X are heart-shaped but leaves in Y are oval-shaped

36)(a) The ant in B will die after 1 week
(b) The ant in B has no food ( i.e. the sugar cube ) and it needs food to stay alive

37)(a) F
(b) T
(c) F
(d) T

38)(a) Animal C lives in water and has scales
(b) dolphin = B, crocodile = C

39)leather - snake
book - tree
uniform - cotton plant
woollen jacket - sheep

40)(a)Holes allow air to enter the bag
(b)Both cannot make their own food/ feed on living things that are dead or alive

41)(a) Flowers of Plant X grows singly but flowers of Plant Y grow in clusters
(b) Plant X has a week stem (1m) so it needs to climb up a support (i.e. the fence) to grow towards the sunlight (1m)

42)(a) giraffe & butterfly
(b) lion

43)(a) rubber slippers
(b)Any 2:
~rubber is lighter than glass so rubber slippers are more comfortable to wear
~rubber is more flexible than glass so rubber slippers are more comfortable to wear
~rubber is less fragile than glass so rubber slippers are less likely to break and cut the feet

44)(a) X- cap, Y- stalk
(b) arrow should point to the gills
(c) fungi

45)(i)T
(ii)F
(iii)F
(iv)T
(b) Any 2: log / water / shell / rock

46)(a) G - plastic, H - metal (example: steel)
(b) G is a poor conductor of heat/gains heat slowly(1/2m) so our hands will not get burnt(1/2m) when we hold the handle
H is a good conductor of heat/gains heat quickly(1/2m) so the water will get heated and boiled quickly(1/2m)