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SOUTH AFRICAN NATURAL SCIENCE

OLYMPIAD

1ST ROUND REVISION

HELD UNDER THE AUSPICES OF
SAASTE (KZN)

Cuc urbita pepo

GRADE FIVE

DATE : MARCH 2011 DURATION : 1 hour

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
1. This paper consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 7 pages.
2. Write your NAME, GRADE and NAME OF SCHOOL at the top of the separate
answer sheet provided.
3. For each question/statement FOUR (4) possible answers are given. Only ONE is
correct. Select the correct answer and place a CROSS (X) over the letter only of
the correct answer in your answer sheet.
4. Ensure that your cross is in line with the question number you are working with.
No credit will be given if there is more than one cross for a particular question.
5. If a cross is placed in a wrong block then shade the incorrect block. Thereafter,
place a cross in the correct block.
6. Only the answer sheet must be submitted to the teacher at the end of the
examination. The question booklet must be retained by you.
7. Use a blue or black pen only.

HINT : First select and mark the answers in the question booklet. When
you are satisfied, then transfer your choices to your answer sheet to reduce
errors and corrections.
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1. The footprints of astronauts will be around for 100
million years, as they cannot be eroded by water, air or
volcanic activity on the moon. A possible explanation
for this would be: -

A. The astronauts used shoes with deep markings.

B. There is no water, air or volcanic activity on the moon.
C. The moon does not move.
D. Astronauts want to be remembered for being on the
moon

2. The moon takes about 28 days to travel around the

sun. In this time, its shape changes eight times. These
changes depend on the position of the moon at that
time. Which of the following shows the correct order
of these changes?

A. Full moon, Waning, half moon, Crescent, New moon,

Crescent, Half moon, Waxing
B. New moon, Crescent, Half moon, Waxing, Full moon,
Waning, Half moon, Crescent
C. Crescent, half moon, waxing, full moon, Waning, Half
moon, Crescent, New moon
D. Half moon, Waxing, Full moon, Waning, Half moon,
Crescent, New moon, Crescent

3. Thabi went for a walk in the garden one morning. She

saw droplets of water on the grass. She was confused
because she did not see rain the day before. Which
one of the following statements explains Thabi’s
findings?

A. At night, the water vapour in the air touching the grass

cools down and forms droplets of water known as dew.
B. Thabi was asleep when the rain fell.
C. Grass gives off water at night
D. This is part of the water cycle.
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4. Soil must
m have specific
s pro
operties fo
or it to sustain
life. Fo
or this to happen:
h the
e soil mustt be firm en
nough
to anc chor the plaant, have enough
e air and be ablle to
hold sufficient
s w
water. The type
t of
soil thhat best suits these
requirrements is::

A. Lo
oam
B. Cllay
C. Sa
andy soil
D. A mixture of clay
c and sa
and

5. In 199
98, lightningg in Congoo killed a whole
w socce er team.
Whichh of the folllowing, you
u would no ot do if it was
w
lightning?

A. Cllose your windows

w if yo
ou are in
a car
B. Puut my cell-p
phone off
C. Sttay away froom windowss and
op
pen doorwa ays
D. Go for a swimm in your poool

6. Which h ONE of th nts is not true for

he following statemen
a liquiid?

A. A liquid does not have shape,

s but ta
akes the sh
hape of
the containerr in which it is.
B. Thhere are no air spaces between th he particles of a
liquid.
C. A liquid can beb measure ed.
D. When
W liquids are heated
d, they expaand.

7. entist who studies we

A scie eather is a:

A. Zo
oologist
B. En
ntomologistt
C. Meteorologist
D. Bo
otanist
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8. The toown of Kwa a-Dukuza on
o the north coast wa as
recenttly hit by severe flood
ding. Many y people drrowned
and se erious dammage was caused
c to the town. In
n the
picturre, we see the
t followin ng precauttion that sh
hould
be tak
ken during a flood:

A. Do o not cross floodwater on foot.

B. Sttay away fro om downed d power line
es and electricity
wiires.
C. Move to higher ground and a stay theere till help arrives.
a
D. If a car stalls in a flooded
d area, aba
andon it
im
mmediately.

9. Candles have be ecome a ne ecessity in every hom me, even

wheree there is electricity due to load shedding.
Howev ver, many accidents are caused d due to the
e
neglig
gent use off candles. Which
W he following would
of th
be a precaution
p to take when using
candlees?

A. Usse only onee candle at a time

B. Allways burn candles latee at night.
C. Pllace the can
ndle on a noon-flammab ble
su
urface
D. Cooloured canndles are sa
afer

ource of all forms of energy is:

10. The so

A. electricity
B. lig
ghtening
C. Thhe sun
D. Baatteries
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11. Which of these changes electrical energy to heat
energy?

12. Look at the following cartoon. Which explanation best

describes why ice floats?

A. Ice wants to get warm.

B. Ice is denser than water.
C. Liquids expand when cooled.
D. Ice freezes at the top of liquids

13. Nokwazi was hungry one afternoon and rushed to the

pot on the stove to dish some food. The boiling pot
had a metal spoon in it and Nokwazi burnt her hand.
Why did she get burnt?

A. The metal spoon chemically reacted with Nokwazi’s

hand
B. The metal spoon conducted heat to Nokwazi’s hand
C. The metal spoon conducted electricity to Nokwazi’s
hand
D. The metal spoon insulated Nokwazi’s hand
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14. The diagram below shows a simple food chain.

Which of the following animals would compete with the coyote

above?

15. A group of students are building a model of an

ecosystem. Which of the following organisms should
they use to act as a decomposer?
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SOUTH AFRICAN NATURAL SCIENCE OLYMPIAD

1ST ROUND REVISION

HELD UNDER THE AUSPICES OF
NATIONAL SCIENCE OLYMPIADS

Cucurbita pepo

GRADE FIVE
DATE : MARCH 2013 DURATION : 1 hour

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
1. This paper consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 6 pages.
2. Write your NAME, GRADE and NAME OF SCHOOL at the top of the separate answer sheet
provided.
3. For each question/statement FOUR (4) possible answers are given. Only ONE is correct.
Select the correct answer and place a CROSS (X) over the letter only of the correct answer
in your answer sheet.
4. Ensure that your cross is in line with the question number you are working with. No credit will
be given if there is more than one cross for a particular question.
5. If a cross is placed in a wrong block then shade the incorrect block. Thereafter, place a cross
in the correct block.
6. Only the answer sheet must be submitted to the teacher at the end of the examination. The
question booklet must be retained by you.
7. Use a blue or black pen only.

HINT : First select and mark the answers in the question booklet. When
you are satisfied, then transfer your choices to your answer sheet to reduce errors and
corrections.
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1. Metamorphosis refers to the changes which animals undergo to

look like their parents.

The animal in the picture undergoes ……..

A. partial change B. no change
C. complete metamorphosis D. incomplete metamorphosis

2. Study the following instruments.

Which combination of the above from 1 to 3 would show

temperature, wind speed and wind direction respectively?

A. 2; 1; 3 B. 3; 1; 2 C. 2; 3; 1 D. 1; 2; 3

3. Zane studies the breakfast menu at Wimpy. The menu offers:

A cup of tea - 150KJ
A portion of bacon and eggs - 2 600KJ
A bowl of cereal with milk - 720KJ
A toasted cheese sandwich - 1 800KJ
A glass of milkshake - 325KJ

How much energy would Zane get if he ate the following for
breakfast: A glass of milkshake, a bowl of cereal with milk,
a portion of bacon and eggs and a cup of tea?

A. 1 124KJ B. 2 436KJ C. 3 795KJ D. 5 595KJ

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4. Study each of the statements about dicotyledons carefully and then

select the incorrect combination.

1. The flower parts are arranged in multiples of three.

2. The seed has two cotyledons.
3. The plant has a fibrous root system.
4. The veins on the leaves are a network.

A. 1 and 4 B. 3 and 4 C. 1 and 3 D. 2 and 4

5. The diagram below shows ways in which groundwater can be

affected by humans.

Which statement is best supported by the diagram?

A. Chemicals applied by farmers lower the level of pollution in drinking

water
B. Drinking water can become polluted by unsuspected sources
C. Human activities do not affect groundwater
D. Toxic waste is safe if buried below the level of basements of
nearby homes

6. The pistil in a flower is made up three parts. Which one of these

combinations is correct.

A. stamen , style, ovaries

B. stalk, stigma, anther
C. stigma, style, ovaries
D. style, stalk, ovaries

7. The illustration below shows an example of energy changing forms.

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Which changes in energy form

are shown in the diagram?
A. electrical  sound  light
and mechanical
B. sound  mechanical  light
and electrical
C. mechanical  light  sound
and electrical
D. light  electrical 
mechanical and sound

8. Suppose you have four straws: one 4cm long, another 5cm long, a
third 6cm long and the last 7cm long. What would happen to the
pitch if you blew air through these straws.

Which straw will have the lowest pitch?

A. 4cm straw
B. 5cm straw
C. 6cm straw
D. 7cm straw

9. Mossgas is a South African company that turns gas into ……..

A. oil B . liquid fuel C. solids D. water

10. During the process of photosynthesis, plants use the light of the
sun, their chlorophyll and a gas from the air to make food in their
leaves.

What is this gas called?

A. oxygen
B. hydrogen
C. carbon dioxide
D. water vapour
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11. Sam built this model of the Sun,

Moon and Earth.

Which phase of the Moon is

shown in Sam’s model?

A. full moon
B. new moon
C. first quarter
D. third quarter

12. Nirvana wants to collect 20 millilitres (ml) of water from a forest

stream so that she can observe the tiny organisms that live in the
water. What would be the best tool for measuring exactly 20 ml of
water?

A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4

13. Dhesh sometimes leaves bread pieces on her bird feeder for the
robins ( bird ) to eat. She is trying to determine whether robins
like rye, wheat or white bread. She hypothesized that robins like
wheat bread more than the other types of bread.

Dhesh places equal amounts of each

bread on the bird feeder. What
information would then determine if her
hypothesis is correct?

A. when the robins come to eat

B. how many robins come to eat
C. which type of bread is gone first
D. how long until all the bread is gone

14. The teeth of the animals enable them to eat different things.
A drawing of different animals and a chart comparing the diets of
these animals are shown below.
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Using the information in the chart, which one of the other animals
has teeth that are most similar to those of a panther?
A. Black bear B. Cow C. Bobcat D. Raccoon

15. Kesh built a circuit in the picture below using a battery, insulated
copper wire and an iron nail. The nail has become magnetized
by the battery and is attracting
a metal clip.

Which form of energy caused

this nail to become magnetized?

A. electrical
B. heat
C. light
D. mechanical
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SOUTH AFRICAN NATURAL SCIENCE OLYMPIAD

1ST ROUND REVISION

HELD UNDER THE AUSPICES OF
NATIONAL SCIENCE OLYMPIADS

Cucurbita pepo

GRADE FIVE
DATE : MARCH 2016 DURATION : 1 hour

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
1. This paper consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 8 pages.
2. Write your NAME, GRADE and NAME OF SCHOOL at the top of the separate answer sheet
provided.
3. For each question/statement FOUR (4) possible answers are given. Only ONE is correct.
Select the correct answer and place a CROSS (X) over the letter only of the correct answer
in your answer sheet.
4. Ensure that your cross is in line with the question number you are working with. No credit will
be given if there is more than one cross for a particular question.
5. If a cross is placed in a wrong block then shade the incorrect block. Thereafter, place a cross
in the correct block.
6. Only the answer sheet must be submitted to the teacher at the end of the examination. The
question booklet must be retained by you.
7. Use a blue or black pen only.

HINT : First select and mark the answers in the question booklet. When
you are satisfied, then transfer your choices to your answer sheet to reduce errors and
corrections.
 Page 2

1. Metamorphosis refers to the changes which animals undergo

to look like their parents.

The animal in the picture undergoes ……..

A. partial change B. no change
C. complete metamorphosis D. incomplete metamorphosis

2. Study the following instruments.

Which combination of the above from 1 to 3 would show

temperature, wind speed and wind direction respectively?

A. 2; 1; 3 B. 3; 1; 2 C. 2; 3; 1 D. 1; 2; 3

3. Shreya studies the breakfast menu at Wimpy. The menu offers:

A cup of tea - 150KJ
A portion of bacon and eggs - 2 600KJ
A bowl of cereal with milk - 720KJ
A toasted cheese sandwich - 1 800KJ
A glass of milkshake - 325KJ

How much energy would Shreya get if she ate the following for
breakfast: A glass of milkshake, a bowl of cereal with milk,
a portion of bacon and eggs and a cup of tea?

A. 1 124KJ B. 2 436KJ C. 3 795KJ D. 5 595KJ

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4. Study each of the statements about dicotyledons carefully and then

select the incorrect combination.

1. The flower parts are arranged in multiples of three.

2. The seed has two cotyledons.
3. The plant has a fibrous root system.
4. The veins on the leaves are a network.

A. 1 and 4 B. 3 and 4 C. 1 and 3 D. 2 and 4

5. The diagram below shows ways in which groundwater can be

affected by humans.

Which statement is best supported by the diagram?

A. Chemicals applied by farmers lower the level of pollution in drinking

water
B. Drinking water can become polluted by unsuspected sources
C. Human activities do not affect groundwater
D. Toxic waste is safe if buried below the level of basements of
nearby homes

6. The pistil in a flower is made up three parts. Which one of these

combinations is correct.

A. stamen , style, ovaries

B. stalk, stigma, anther
C. stigma, style, ovaries
D. style, stalk, ovaries
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7. The illustration below shows an example of energy changing forms.

Which changes in energy form

are shown in the diagram?
A. electrical  sound  light
and mechanical
B. sound  mechanical  light
and electrical
C. mechanical  light  sound
and electrical
D. light  electrical 
mechanical and sound

8. Suppose you have four straws: one 4cm long, another 5cm long, a
third 6cm long and the last 7cm long. What would happen to the
pitch if you blew air through these straws.

Which straw will have the lowest pitch?

A. 4cm straw
B. 5cm straw
C. 6cm straw
D. 7cm straw

9. Mossgas is a South African company that turns gas into ……..

A. oil B . liquid fuel C. solids D. water

10. During the process of photosynthesis, plants use the light of the
sun, their chlorophyll and a gas from the air to make food in their
leaves.

What is this gas called?

A. oxygen
B. hydrogen
C. carbon dioxide
D. water vapour
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11. Paul built this model of the Sun,

Moon and Earth.

Which phase of the Moon is

shown in Paul’s model?

A. full moon
B. new moon
C. first quarter
D. third quarter

12. Neha wants to collect 20 millilitres (ml) of water from a forest

stream so that she can observe the tiny organisms that live in the
water. What would be the best tool for measuring exactly 20 ml of
water?

A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4

13. Princess sometimes leaves bread pieces on her bird feeder for the
robins ( bird ) to eat. She is trying to determine whether robins
like rye, wheat or white bread. She hypothesized that robins like
wheat bread more than the other types of bread.

Princess places equal amounts of each

bread on the bird feeder. What
information would then determine if her
hypothesis is correct?

A. when the robins come to eat

B. how many robins come to eat
C. which type of bread is gone first
D. how long until all the bread is gone
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14. The teeth of the animals enable them to eat different things.
A drawing of different animals and a chart comparing the diets of
these animals are shown below.

Using the information in the chart, which one of the other animals
has teeth that are most similar to those of a panther?
A. Black bear B. Cow C. Bobcat D. Raccoon

15. Kian built a circuit in the picture below using a battery, insulated
copper wire and an iron nail. The nail has become magnetized
by the battery and is attracting
a metal clip.

Which form of energy caused

this nail to become magnetized?

A. electrical
B. heat
C. light
D. mechanical
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SOUTH AFRICAN NATURAL SCIENCE OLYMPIAD

1ST ROUND REVISION

HELD UNDER THE AUSPICES OF
NATIONAL SCIENCE OLYMPIADS

Cucurbita pepo

GRADE FIVE
DATE : MARCH 2016 DURATION : 1 hour

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
1. This paper consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 8 pages.
2. Write your NAME, GRADE and NAME OF SCHOOL at the top of the separate answer sheet
provided.
3. For each question/statement FOUR (4) possible answers are given. Only ONE is correct.
Select the correct answer and place a CROSS (X) over the letter only of the correct answer
in your answer sheet.
4. Ensure that your cross is in line with the question number you are working with. No credit will
be given if there is more than one cross for a particular question.
5. If a cross is placed in a wrong block then shade the incorrect block. Thereafter, place a cross
in the correct block.
6. Only the answer sheet must be submitted to the teacher at the end of the examination. The
question booklet must be retained by you.
7. Use a blue or black pen only.

HINT : First select and mark the answers in the question booklet. When
you are satisfied, then transfer your choices to your answer sheet to reduce errors and
corrections.
 Page 2

1. Metamorphosis refers to the changes which animals undergo

to look like their parents.

The animal in the picture undergoes ……..

A. partial change B. no change
C. complete metamorphosis D. incomplete metamorphosis

2. Study the following instruments.

Which combination of the above from 1 to 3 would show

temperature, wind speed and wind direction respectively?

A. 2; 1; 3 B. 3; 1; 2 C. 2; 3; 1 D. 1; 2; 3

3. Shreya studies the breakfast menu at Wimpy. The menu offers:

A cup of tea - 150KJ
A portion of bacon and eggs - 2 600KJ
A bowl of cereal with milk - 720KJ
A toasted cheese sandwich - 1 800KJ
A glass of milkshake - 325KJ

How much energy would Shreya get if she ate the following for
breakfast: A glass of milkshake, a bowl of cereal with milk,
a portion of bacon and eggs and a cup of tea?

A. 1 124KJ B. 2 436KJ C. 3 795KJ D. 5 595KJ

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4. Study each of the statements about dicotyledons carefully and then

select the incorrect combination.

1. The flower parts are arranged in multiples of three.

2. The seed has two cotyledons.
3. The plant has a fibrous root system.
4. The veins on the leaves are a network.

A. 1 and 4 B. 3 and 4 C. 1 and 3 D. 2 and 4

5. The diagram below shows ways in which groundwater can be

affected by humans.

Which statement is best supported by the diagram?

A. Chemicals applied by farmers lower the level of pollution in drinking

water
B. Drinking water can become polluted by unsuspected sources
C. Human activities do not affect groundwater
D. Toxic waste is safe if buried below the level of basements of
nearby homes

6. The pistil in a flower is made up three parts. Which one of these

combinations is correct.

A. stamen , style, ovaries

B. stalk, stigma, anther
C. stigma, style, ovaries
D. style, stalk, ovaries
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7. The illustration below shows an example of energy changing forms.

Which changes in energy form

are shown in the diagram?
A. electrical  sound  light
and mechanical
B. sound  mechanical  light
and electrical
C. mechanical  light  sound
and electrical
D. light  electrical 
mechanical and sound

8. Suppose you have four straws: one 4cm long, another 5cm long, a
third 6cm long and the last 7cm long. What would happen to the
pitch if you blew air through these straws.

Which straw will have the lowest pitch?

A. 4cm straw
B. 5cm straw
C. 6cm straw
D. 7cm straw

9. Mossgas is a South African company that turns gas into ……..

A. oil B . liquid fuel C. solids D. water

10. During the process of photosynthesis, plants use the light of the
sun, their chlorophyll and a gas from the air to make food in their
leaves.

What is this gas called?

A. oxygen
B. hydrogen
C. carbon dioxide
D. water vapour
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11. Paul built this model of the Sun,

Moon and Earth.

Which phase of the Moon is

shown in Paul’s model?

A. full moon
B. new moon
C. first quarter
D. third quarter

12. Neha wants to collect 20 millilitres (ml) of water from a forest

stream so that she can observe the tiny organisms that live in the
water. What would be the best tool for measuring exactly 20 ml of
water?

A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4

13. Princess sometimes leaves bread pieces on her bird feeder for the
robins ( bird ) to eat. She is trying to determine whether robins
like rye, wheat or white bread. She hypothesized that robins like
wheat bread more than the other types of bread.

Princess places equal amounts of each

bread on the bird feeder. What
information would then determine if her
hypothesis is correct?

A. when the robins come to eat

B. how many robins come to eat
C. which type of bread is gone first
D. how long until all the bread is gone
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14. The teeth of the animals enable them to eat different things.
A drawing of different animals and a chart comparing the diets of
these animals are shown below.

Using the information in the chart, which one of the other animals
has teeth that are most similar to those of a panther?
A. Black bear B. Cow C. Bobcat D. Raccoon

15. Kian built a circuit in the picture below using a battery, insulated
copper wire and an iron nail. The nail has become magnetized
by the battery and is attracting
a metal clip.

Which form of energy caused

this nail to become magnetized?

A. electrical
B. heat
C. light
D. mechanical
SOUTH AFRICAN NATURAL SCIENCE OLYMPIAD

1ST ROUND REVISION

HELD UNDER THE AUSPICES OF
SAASTE (KZN)

Cuc urbita pepo

GRADE FIVE

DATE : MARCH 2010 DURATION : 1 hour

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
1. This paper consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 8 pages.
2. Write your NAME, GRADE and NAME OF SCHOOL at the top of the separate answer sheet
provided.
3. For each question/statement FOUR (4) possible answers are given. Only ONE is correct.
Select the correct answer and place a CROSS (X) over the letter only of the correct answer
in your answer sheet.
4. Ensure that your cross is in line with the question number you are working with. No credit will
be given if there is more than one cross for a particular question.
5. If a cross is placed in a wrong block then shade the incorrect block. Thereafter, place a cross
in the correct block.
6. Only the answer sheet must be submitted to the teacher at the end of the examination. The
question booklet must be retained by you.
7. Use a blue or black pen only.

HINT : First select and mark the answers in the question booklet. When
you are satisfied, then transfer your choices to your answer sheet to reduce errors and
corrections.
 Page 2
1. The graph below shows the temperature and rainfall in Polokwane
from January to December, study the graph and determine which
month in Polokwane has the lowest rainfall and temperature.

A. June
B. July
C. January
D. December

2. If we eat too much food with lots of energy each day, the energy may
be stored as fat and we will gain mass. Look at the table below and
then decide which two foods you should eat in small amounts

Type of food Energy (in kJ) per 100g

lettuce 20 kJ
chips 1022kJ
yoghurt 96kJ
pasta 752kJ
whole-wheat bread 960 kJ
grilled chicken breast 670 J

A. lettuce and grilled chicken breast

B. pasta and yoghurt
C. chips and pasta
D. chips and whole –wheat bread
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3. The graph below shows how much of water is used by a small family
in one day. The total amount of water used by this family in one day is
…

A.200 L
B. 192, 5 L
C. 150 L
D. 150,5 L

4. The animal shown below has one type of tooth that is well suited to
its feeding habits. These teeth are called …

A. Incisors
B. Canines
C. Premolars
D. Molars

5. The sketches below show different forms of energy. Choose one set
of correct labels, from left to right, for these sketches.

A. Heat; heat; heat; sound B. Light; light; light; sound

C. Light; heat; solar; sound D. Electrical; heat, solar; sound
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6. Eskom, an electricity supplier in South Africa, experienced a
problem in coping with the increased demand for electricity on 20
February 2006. South Africa is planning to build a second nuclear
power station. Which of the natural resources listed below can be
used to generate electricity in a nuclear power station.

A. Coal B. Uranium C. Lead D. Nickel

7. Kamesh is pulling back a catapault to shoot a can on a wall.

When he releases the elastic which one of the following energy
changes occurs?

A. Kinetic to potential
B. Potential to kinetic
C. Gravitational to potential
D. Gravitational to kinetic

8. Study the circuit diagrams

below and determine in which diagram current will flow.

9. Which Set of characteristics about the following animals,

represented by X. Y, AND Z IS INCORRECT.

X Y Z
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X Y Z
A Body covered by Body covered by Body covered with
feathers dry scales scales
B Body temperature Body temperature Body temperature
changes with the remains the same does not change
environment with the
environment
C The young hatch The young hatch The young hatch
from eggs from eggs from eggs
D Lungs are Lungs are Gills are breathing
breathing organs breathing organs organs

10. Study the diagram which shows the process of photosynthesis.

Select the answer that has the correct requirements with the
products.

Requirements products
A Water, oxygen, radiant energy carbon dioxide, food

B Food, carbon dioxide, water oxygen, radiant energy

C Food, oxygen, carbon dioxide radiant energy, water

D Radiant energy, water, carbon dioxide food, oxygen

11. A grade 5 learner stretched a rubber balloon over the neck of an

empty bottle. He then placed the bottle in a dish of hot water.
The balloon inflated (got bigger) the reason for this is:
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A. The steam of the hot water caused the balloon to stretch
B. The warmer air in the bottle expanded and moved into the balloon
C. Steam from the hot water in the dish filled the balloon
D. As the steam moved upwards, it pulled the balloon up with it.

12. Find the correct answer that best describes the characteristics
of sand, loam and clay.

Sand Loam Clay

A Holds a lot of air holds some air and holds little air and
and little water water plenty of water
B Holds some air holds little air holds a lot of air
and water and plenty water and little water
C Holds little air and holds a lot of air and holds some air
plenty of water little water and water
D Holds a lot of air holds a little air holds some air
and water and water and water

13. Study the “food pyramid” below and then find the answer
that is a correct description of each group labeled, W, X, Y,
Z

W X Y Z
A protein Fats and oils vitamins carbohydrates
B carbohydrates vitamins proteins fats and oils
C fats and oils proteins carbohydrates vitamins
D vitamins carbohydrates fats and oils proteins
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14. Which of the following pictures illustrates the conversion
of electrical energy into heat energy?

A. 1, 2, 3, and 4
B. 1, 3, and 4
C. 2, 3, and 4
D. 1, 2 and 4

15. Global warming occurs when gases like carbon dioxide,

sulphur dioxide and carbon monoxide prevent heat from
escaping from the Earth into space. Global warming can
result in the following events:

1. melting of ice at the poles

2. temperature increasing
3. levels of ocean increasing

If you re- arrange the order of these events, the correct order
is…
A. 2, 3, 1
B. 1, 2, 3,
C. 2, 1, 3
D. 3, 2, 1
SOUTH AFRICAN NATURAL SCIENCE OLYMPIAD

1ST ROUND REVISION

HELD UNDER THE AUSPICES OF
SAASTE (KZN)

Cuc urbita pepo

GRADE FIVE

DATE : MARCH 2010 DURATION : 1 hour

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
1. This paper consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 8 pages.
2. Write your NAME, GRADE and NAME OF SCHOOL at the top of the separate answer sheet
provided.
3. For each question/statement FOUR (4) possible answers are given. Only ONE is correct.
Select the correct answer and place a CROSS (X) over the letter only of the correct answer
in your answer sheet.
4. Ensure that your cross is in line with the question number you are working with. No credit will
be given if there is more than one cross for a particular question.
5. If a cross is placed in a wrong block then shade the incorrect block. Thereafter, place a cross
in the correct block.
6. Only the answer sheet must be submitted to the teacher at the end of the examination. The
question booklet must be retained by you.
7. Use a blue or black pen only.

HINT : First select and mark the answers in the question booklet. When
you are satisfied, then transfer your choices to your answer sheet to reduce errors and
corrections.
 Page 2
1. The graph below shows the temperature and rainfall in Polokwane
from January to December, study the graph and determine which
month in Polokwane has the lowest rainfall and temperature.

A. June
B. July
C. January
D. December

2. If we eat too much food with lots of energy each day, the energy may
be stored as fat and we will gain mass. Look at the table below and
then decide which two foods you should eat in small amounts

Type of food Energy (in kJ) per 100g

lettuce 20 kJ
chips 1022kJ
yoghurt 96kJ
pasta 752kJ
whole-wheat bread 960 kJ
grilled chicken breast 670 J

A. lettuce and grilled chicken breast

B. pasta and yoghurt
C. chips and pasta
D. chips and whole –wheat bread
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3. The graph below shows how much of water is used by a small family
in one day. The total amount of water used by this family in one day is
…

A.200 L
B. 192, 5 L
C. 150 L
D. 150,5 L

4. The animal shown below has one type of tooth that is well suited to
its feeding habits. These teeth are called …

A. Incisors
B. Canines
C. Premolars
D. Molars

5. The sketches below show different forms of energy. Choose one set
of correct labels, from left to right, for these sketches.

A. Heat; heat; heat; sound B. Light; light; light; sound

C. Light; heat; solar; sound D. Electrical; heat, solar; sound
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6. Eskom, an electricity supplier in South Africa, experienced a
problem in coping with the increased demand for electricity on 20
February 2006. South Africa is planning to build a second nuclear
power station. Which of the natural resources listed below can be
used to generate electricity in a nuclear power station.

A. Coal B. Uranium C. Lead D. Nickel

7. Kamesh is pulling back a catapault to shoot a can on a wall.

When he releases the elastic which one of the following energy
changes occurs?

A. Kinetic to potential
B. Potential to kinetic
C. Gravitational to potential
D. Gravitational to kinetic

8. Study the circuit diagrams

below and determine in which diagram current will flow.

9. Which Set of characteristics about the following animals,

represented by X. Y, AND Z IS INCORRECT.

X Y Z
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X Y Z
A Body covered by Body covered by Body covered with
feathers dry scales scales
B Body temperature Body temperature Body temperature
changes with the remains the same does not change
environment with the
environment
C The young hatch The young hatch The young hatch
from eggs from eggs from eggs
D Lungs are Lungs are Gills are breathing
breathing organs breathing organs organs

10. Study the diagram which shows the process of photosynthesis.

Select the answer that has the correct requirements with the
products.

Requirements products
A Water, oxygen, radiant energy carbon dioxide, food

B Food, carbon dioxide, water oxygen, radiant energy

C Food, oxygen, carbon dioxide radiant energy, water

D Radiant energy, water, carbon dioxide food, oxygen

11. A grade 5 learner stretched a rubber balloon over the neck of an

empty bottle. He then placed the bottle in a dish of hot water.
The balloon inflated (got bigger) the reason for this is:
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A. The steam of the hot water caused the balloon to stretch
B. The warmer air in the bottle expanded and moved into the balloon
C. Steam from the hot water in the dish filled the balloon
D. As the steam moved upwards, it pulled the balloon up with it.

12. Find the correct answer that best describes the characteristics
of sand, loam and clay.

Sand Loam Clay

A Holds a lot of air holds some air and holds little air and
and little water water plenty of water
B Holds some air holds little air holds a lot of air
and water and plenty water and little water
C Holds little air and holds a lot of air and holds some air
plenty of water little water and water
D Holds a lot of air holds a little air holds some air
and water and water and water

13. Study the “food pyramid” below and then find the answer
that is a correct description of each group labeled, W, X, Y,
Z

W X Y Z
A protein Fats and oils vitamins carbohydrates
B carbohydrates vitamins proteins fats and oils
C fats and oils proteins carbohydrates vitamins
D vitamins carbohydrates fats and oils proteins
 Page 7
14. Which of the following pictures illustrates the conversion
of electrical energy into heat energy?

A. 1, 2, 3, and 4
B. 1, 3, and 4
C. 2, 3, and 4
D. 1, 2 and 4

15. Global warming occurs when gases like carbon dioxide,

sulphur dioxide and carbon monoxide prevent heat from
escaping from the Earth into space. Global warming can
result in the following events:

1. melting of ice at the poles

2. temperature increasing
3. levels of ocean increasing

If you re- arrange the order of these events, the correct order
is…
A. 2, 3, 1
B. 1, 2, 3,
C. 2, 1, 3
D. 3, 2, 1
 NATIONAL
NATURAL SCIENCE
OLYMPIAD
GRADE FIVE
FIRST ROUND 2009

DATE : 15 MARCH 2009

DURATION : 1 hours
TIME : 8:30 to 9:30
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
1. This paper consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 12 pages
2. Write your NAME, GRADE and NAME OF SCHOOL at the top of the
separate answer sheet provided.
3. For each question/statement FOUR (4) possible answers are given.
Only ONE is correct. Select the correct answer and place a CROSS (X)
over the letter only of the correct answer in your answer sheet.
4. Ensure that your cross is in line with the question number you are
working with. No credit will be given if there is more than one cross for a
particular question.
5. If a cross is placed in a wrong block then shade the incorrect block.
Thereafter place a cross in the correct block.
6. Only the answer sheet must be submitted to the teacher at the end of
the examination. The question booklet must be retained by you.
7. Use a blue or black pen only.
HINT : First select and mark the answers in the question booklet. When
you are satisfied, then transfer your choices to your answer sheet to
reduce errors and corrections.

CONVENOR OF OLYMPIAD : Mr. S. Naidoo

 Page 2
1. To discover if water in a bottle is hot, you would use your sense
of…
A. Smell B. taste
C. touch D. hearing

2. Study the diagram below:

Lime water turns milky in the presence of a high concentration of
carbon dioxide. After the flame goes out, the clear lime water
will…

A. turn milky because oxygen is sheet of glass

present.
B. stay clear because carbon dioxide
is present.
C. turn milky because carbon dioxide is candle
present. cork
D. stay clear because oxygen is clear lime water
present.

3. The following leaves could be classified (grouped) according to

their shapes. If they are grouped in this way, which of the
following leaves
would be in the same group?

1 2 3
A. 1, 3 and 4
B. 2, 4 and 6
C. 3, 4,and 5
D. 2, 5 and 6

4 5 6

4 If you drop a piece of chalk into a glass of water, bubbles will

come from the chalk. The surface of the chalk remains
unchanged. The purpose of this activity is to show that …

A. there is air in water.

B. air will always escape from water.
C. there is hidden air in the chalk.
D. the chalk reacts with water.
 Page 3
The diaagrams below reppresent various stages in the life
e-cycle of a
frog. Usse the diagrams to answer Ques
stion 5 and Question 6.

1 3

2 4

5 The
e stages in the liffe-cycle represen
nted above takes
s place…
A. inn water only. B. in waterr and on land.
C. on
o land only. D. in water
and in the air.

6 Which numbers sho

ow the correct se
equence of the stages
s of the
life--cycle?
A. 2, 3, 1, 4 B.
4 2, 3, 1
4,
C. 3, 1 ,2, 4 D.
4 2, 1, 3
4,

7 Use
e the information
n in the cartoon to
t answer the qu
uestion.

The
e water was form
med because…
A. the heat of the flam
me affected the co
old glass.
B. all
a the oxygen wass used up.
C. water
w vapour was formed during co ombustion (burning).
D. carbon
c dioxide wa as produced.
8 If a plastic ruler is rubbed
r with a wo
oollen cloth as sh
hown in the
pictture, then the ruller will pick up
piecces of:
A. copper
c B. iron
C. paper
p D. glass
 Page 4

9 When water is obtained from a river or a well for drinking

purposes,it is important to boil it.The reason we boil water before
we drink it is to:
A. make the water clear B. kill
germs
C. destroy chemicals D. remove
solid particles
10 Read the following four lines of a given poem.

Green plants are busy factories

that keep us alive.
Without them we would have no meat,
No honey from the hive

What does the poem tell us?

(i) Green plants produce food
(ii) Animals are dependent on plants
(iii) Plants need animals to survive
(iv) Animals and people need plants
Choose the correct combination of answers.
A. (i), (iii) and (iv) B. (i) , (ii) and (iv)
C. (ii), (iii) and (iv) D. (i) , (ii) and (iii)

11 A litre bottle (1) and a bowl (2) were filled with equal quantities of
water. They were then exposed to the sun for four hours.

What will the result be after four hours?

A. Both containers will have the same

amount of water
B. Both containers will be empty
C. Container (1) will have more water
D. Container (2) will have more water 1 2
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12 In which of the examples shown in the diagram will the water be
safe to drink?

1 2
A. 1 and 2
B. 2 and 3
C. 3 only
D. 1 only

13 Friction is a force that tries to stop things moving past each other.
Which one of the following examples will cause the least friction?

A. Rubbing your fingertip over a piece of sandpaper

B. Walking across a carpeted floor wearing shoes with rubber soles
C. Rubbing your fingertip across a mirror
D. Dragging a log along the ground

14 Study the picture below.

power lines to
carry electricity water in high dam

water flows down

power station where running
water turns turbines

water flows in lower stream

The picture above shows the generation of electricity. What
source of energy is used?
 Page 6
A. Sun
B. Nuclear
C. Water
D. Wind
15. The sun shines on grass, the grass grows. Cows eat the grass
and people eat the cows. There is a link between the grass, cows
and people. This link is called a food chain.
The organisms below could form a food chain. What is the correct
order of the food chain?

A. grass seeds, hawk, mouse, snake

B. grass seeds, mouse, snake, hawk
C. mouse, hawk, grass seeds, snake
D. snake, hawk, mouse, grass seeds
 NATIONAL
NATURAL SCIENCE
OLYMPIAD
GRADE FIVE
FIRST ROUND 2009

DATE : 15 MARCH 2009

DURATION : 1 hours
TIME : 8:30 to 9:30
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
1. This paper consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 12 pages
2. Write your NAME, GRADE and NAME OF SCHOOL at the top of the
separate answer sheet provided.
3. For each question/statement FOUR (4) possible answers are given.
Only ONE is correct. Select the correct answer and place a CROSS (X)
over the letter only of the correct answer in your answer sheet.
4. Ensure that your cross is in line with the question number you are
working with. No credit will be given if there is more than one cross for a
particular question.
5. If a cross is placed in a wrong block then shade the incorrect block.
Thereafter place a cross in the correct block.
6. Only the answer sheet must be submitted to the teacher at the end of
the examination. The question booklet must be retained by you.
7. Use a blue or black pen only.
HINT : First select and mark the answers in the question booklet. When
you are satisfied, then transfer your choices to your answer sheet to
reduce errors and corrections.

CONVENOR OF OLYMPIAD : Mr. S. Naidoo

 Page 2
1. To discover if water in a bottle is hot, you would use your sense
of…
A. Smell B. taste
C. touch D. hearing

2. Study the diagram below:

Lime water turns milky in the presence of a high concentration of
carbon dioxide. After the flame goes out, the clear lime water
will…

A. turn milky because oxygen is sheet of glass

present.
B. stay clear because carbon dioxide
is present.
C. turn milky because carbon dioxide is candle
present. cork
D. stay clear because oxygen is clear lime water
present.

3. The following leaves could be classified (grouped) according to

their shapes. If they are grouped in this way, which of the
following leaves
would be in the same group?

1 2 3
A. 1, 3 and 4
B. 2, 4 and 6
C. 3, 4,and 5
D. 2, 5 and 6

4 5 6

4 If you drop a piece of chalk into a glass of water, bubbles will

come from the chalk. The surface of the chalk remains
unchanged. The purpose of this activity is to show that …

A. there is air in water.

B. air will always escape from water.
C. there is hidden air in the chalk.
D. the chalk reacts with water.
 Page 3
The diaagrams below reppresent various stages in the life
e-cycle of a
frog. Usse the diagrams to answer Ques
stion 5 and Question 6.

1 3

2 4

5 The
e stages in the liffe-cycle represen
nted above takes
s place…
A. inn water only. B. in waterr and on land.
C. on
o land only. D. in water
and in the air.

6 Which numbers sho

ow the correct se
equence of the stages
s of the
life--cycle?
A. 2, 3, 1, 4 B.
4 2, 3, 1
4,
C. 3, 1 ,2, 4 D.
4 2, 1, 3
4,

7 Use
e the information
n in the cartoon to
t answer the qu
uestion.

The
e water was form
med because…
A. the heat of the flam
me affected the co
old glass.
B. all
a the oxygen wass used up.
C. water
w vapour was formed during co ombustion (burning).
D. carbon
c dioxide wa as produced.
8 If a plastic ruler is rubbed
r with a wo
oollen cloth as sh
hown in the
pictture, then the ruller will pick up
piecces of:
A. copper
c B. iron
C. paper
p D. glass
 Page 4

9 When water is obtained from a river or a well for drinking

purposes,it is important to boil it.The reason we boil water before
we drink it is to:
A. make the water clear B. kill
germs
C. destroy chemicals D. remove
solid particles
10 Read the following four lines of a given poem.

Green plants are busy factories

that keep us alive.
Without them we would have no meat,
No honey from the hive

What does the poem tell us?

(i) Green plants produce food
(ii) Animals are dependent on plants
(iii) Plants need animals to survive
(iv) Animals and people need plants
Choose the correct combination of answers.
A. (i), (iii) and (iv) B. (i) , (ii) and (iv)
C. (ii), (iii) and (iv) D. (i) , (ii) and (iii)

11 A litre bottle (1) and a bowl (2) were filled with equal quantities of
water. They were then exposed to the sun for four hours.

What will the result be after four hours?

A. Both containers will have the same

amount of water
B. Both containers will be empty
C. Container (1) will have more water
D. Container (2) will have more water 1 2
 Page 5
12 In which of the examples shown in the diagram will the water be
safe to drink?

1 2
A. 1 and 2
B. 2 and 3
C. 3 only
D. 1 only

13 Friction is a force that tries to stop things moving past each other.
Which one of the following examples will cause the least friction?

A. Rubbing your fingertip over a piece of sandpaper

B. Walking across a carpeted floor wearing shoes with rubber soles
C. Rubbing your fingertip across a mirror
D. Dragging a log along the ground

14 Study the picture below.

power lines to
carry electricity water in high dam

water flows down

power station where running
water turns turbines

water flows in lower stream

The picture above shows the generation of electricity. What
source of energy is used?
 Page 6
A. Sun
B. Nuclear
C. Water
D. Wind
15. The sun shines on grass, the grass grows. Cows eat the grass
and people eat the cows. There is a link between the grass, cows
and people. This link is called a food chain.
The organisms below could form a food chain. What is the correct
order of the food chain?

A. grass seeds, hawk, mouse, snake

B. grass seeds, mouse, snake, hawk
C. mouse, hawk, grass seeds, snake
D. snake, hawk, mouse, grass seeds