CRACKiT Tuition Botswana Term 2 National Examinations Primary

School Leaving Examinations

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CLASS: CRACKiT CENTER:

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SCIENCE 5 END OF TERM 2

1 hour

Students to answer on this question paper.

Additional materials: 1. Electronic calculator
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SAMPLE
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You may use an HB pencil for any diagrams or graphs. Answer 50
all questions. If working is needed for any question, it must
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1. A barometer measures _________________.

A. Air pressure
B. Wind
C. Rainfall
D. Temperature

2. A body completely covered in scales is a characteristics of ________________. A. Cats

B. Fish
C. Hens
D. Tadpoles
3. Animals can be grouped into two groups namely: ________________
A. Flora and fauna
B. Reptiles and amphibians
C. Plants and animals
D. Vertebrates and invertebrates

4. If the environment does not provide adequate water, to the plants this will reduce the
_____________.
A. Plants holding capacity
B. Carrying capacity of animals
C. Water holding capacity
D. Carrying capacity

5. What are some of the things an environment should have that will make it possible for
plants and animals to live in it?
A. Space, water and food
B. Electricity
C. Water, nutrients and termites
D. Nutrients, water

Use statement below to answer question that follows

Mr Mosarwa took a spoon on a rainy day, then put it in water outside the house. He took another
spoon and put it in the house with no water. After 3 days one in the water turned brown.

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6. A. Rain water causes rusting

B. Air and water causes rusting

C. Object in the house will not be changed by the rain and sun
D. Object outside the house will rust when it rains
7. Which of the following are group of animals?

A. Birds and reptiles

B. Endoskeleton and exoskeleton
C. Vertebrates and invertebrates
D. Invertebrates and amphibians

STUDY THE DIAGRAM BELOW AND ANSWER QUESTIONS 11, 12 AND 13

8. What process is shown in the diagram above?

A. Plant cycle
B. Water cycle
C. Food cycle
D. Cloud cycle

9. Name the process which takes place a C.

A. Condensation
B. Convection
C. Conduction
D. Evaporation
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10. Which component of air is important for animals to live?

A. Nitrogen
B. Carbon dioxide
C. Carbon monoxide
D. Oxygen

11. What causes rusting?

A. When soil and water mix in a metal
B. When air and water mix in a wood
C. When air and water mix in a metal
D. When soil and water mix in a wood

12. Which of the following instrument is used to measure humidity?

A. Rain gauge
B. Thermometer
C. Hydrometer
D. Thermometer
13. Which process takes place first in the water cycle?

A. Condensation
B. Photosynthesis

C. Transpiration
D. Evaporation

14. Rain water can be collected in the following ways except ___________________.
A. Dams
B. Reservoirs
C. Trenches
D. Tanks

15. Which of the following is NOT a property of air?

A. It occupies space
B. It smells and has a good taste
C. It can be compressed
D. It has mass

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16. It was raining on Friday morning, Neo wanted to measure the amount of rainfall
instrument did she use?
A. Barometer
B. Rain gauge
C. Thermometer
D. Wind vane
USE THE DIAGRAM BELOW TO ANSWER QUESTION 20

17. Which condition of photosynthesis requirement is found at letter B

A. Sunlight
B. Air
C. Water
D. Carbon dioxide

18. Which of the following is NOT required by plants to make their own food?
A. Water
B. Chlorophyll
C. Carbon dioxide
D. Oxygen

19. Which of the following is a process by which plants make their own food?
A. Chlorophyll
B. Photosynthesis
C. Respiration
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D. Reproduction

20. The maximum number of living things that can live in an environment without damaging
it is called ______________.
A. Community
B. Volume
C. Ecosystem
D. Carrying capacity

21. Which of the following statement best describes the interaction between living and
nonliving components?
A. Stones on the soil
B. Plants grow in the soil
C. A rock found in the water
D. Water soaks the soil

22. In which scientific process do scientists write their discoveries in books and magazines
for other people to read?
A. Observation
B. Hypothesis
C. Communication
D. Experimentation

23. A body completely covered with feathers is a characteristic of __________________. A.

Cats
B. Fish
C. Birds
D. Amphibians

24. Which name is given to animals which have an outside skeleton?

A. Exoskeleton
B. Endoskeleton
C. Mammals
D. Amphibians

The diagram below shows a weather chart symbol. Use it to answer question 28.

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25. Which weather condition does the symbol represent?

A. Rainy with strong wind
B. Sunny and windy
C. Rainy with thunder
D. Partly cloudy

26. Which of the following cannot stop metals from rusting?

A. Greasing them
B. Burying them in wet soil
C. Painting them
D. Oiling them

Use statement below to answer question that follows

Use the information below to answer question below There is a strong dangerous
smoke from Selibe Phikwe chimneys. This smoke destroys plants and as a result animals
do not have anything to eat.
27. What kind of problem is shown by the statement above?
A. Animal problem
B. Human problem
C. Air pollution
D. Environmental problem
28. Which statement below does not describe reptile animals?
A. They lay eggs
B. They live in water and on land
C. Their blood is cold
D. Their blood is warm

29. If there is a draught, the carrying capacity of the environment will _____________.
A. Increase
B. Decrease
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C. Remain the same
D. Be damaged

30. After Thato investigated conditions necessary for photosynthesis, he discovered that the
following are necessary except _______________.
A. Stomata
B. Carbon dioxide
C. Water
D. Chlorophyll

31. Which two things can cause rusting in a metal?

A. Air and plant
B. Air and water
C. Oil and plant
D. Grease and plant
32. Which process does water change to vapour in the water cycle?
A. Condensation
B. Evaporation
C. Precipitation
D. Transpiration
USE THE INFORMATION AND THE DIAGRAM BELOW TO ANSWER QUESTION 33
Nathan used the set up below to investigate a condition necessary for seed germination. He
added seed in transparent cups as follows.

A B

C D

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33. In which cup will the seed grow

A. B
B. D and C
C. Both
D. A
34. Which condition necessary for photosynthesis was Nathan Investigating?
A. Oxygen
B. Carbon dioxide
C. Chlorophyll
D. Sunlight

THE SET UP BELOW SHOWS A LIST CANDLE INSIDE A GLASS CONTAINER AND HOW THE
CANDLE LOOKS LIKE AFTER 5 MINUTES. USE IT TO ANSWER QUESTION 37.

Glass container

Candle

Setup after5 minutes

Setup at the beginning

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35. Which component of the air got used up inside the glass container during the 5
minutes?
A. Oxygen
B. Nitrogen
C. Other gases
D. Carbon dioxide

36. MrMotlamme a cattle farmer in kgalagadi district owns 900 heads of cattle. Advise him
on how he can control the problem of soil erosion.
A. Allow animals to graze all over his farm at the same time
B. Divide the farm into paddocks and then carry out rotational grazing
C. Cut down all the trees on his farm
D. Overgraze on his farm

37. Which of following is not a weather element?

A. Climate
B. Rainfall
C. Temperature
D. Wind

38. Which of the following is a characteristics of invertebrates?

A. Backbone
B. Exoskeleton
C. Skull and brains
D. Feathers

39. Which of the following class of animals live both in water and land?
A. Reptile
B. Fish
C. Amphibian
D. Birds

40. Which of the following is NOT a way of preventing rusting?

A. Oiling
B. Watering
C. Painting

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D. Greasing

41. How does soil affect animals?

A. Soil feed from animals
B. Soil feed on animals
C. Soil provides animals with carbon dioxide
D. Animals feed on plants that grow in the soil

42. Which of the following statement best describes invertebrates?

A. Have spines
B. Have back bones
C. Have no back bones
D. Live on hand only

43. 75% of the water is found at ________________.

A. Underground
B. Earth surface
C. Atmosphere
D. Hard rock

44. How is photosynthesis important to plants?

A. Helps them to make their own food
B. Help to release carbon dioxide
C. Helps to use nutrients from the soil
D. Helps them to reduce oxygen

45. Which of the following factors can affect the carrying capacity of an environment?
A. House ,cows ,cold people ,school
B. Water ,Diamond ,Technology and plants
C. Water ,plants ,food ,space
D. Rocks, plants, water, soil
46. What is the theory of hypothesis in science?
A. Conclusion
B. Application of the new knowledge
C. A possible explanation
D. Forgetting the old knowledge

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47. Which of the following prevent soil erosion?

A. Keeping a lot of animals
B. Ploughing down the slope
C. Ploughing across the slope
D. Cutting down trees

Thakala looked carefully at an insects and discovered that it has eight legs and two body
segments.

48. The scientific processes that include looking at something carefully and recording only
what you see is called_______________.
A. Communication
B. Experimentation
C. Observation
D. Prediction
Use the diagram to answer question 49 and 50

49. The diagram above shows states of matter ,in which state does sound trave faster
A. B
B. C
C. A
D. ALL
50. Where does the process of condensation occur
A. CB
B. AB
C. BC
D. CA

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