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Monthly Test ­ January 2020

Handwriting = 2 × 2
Subject : Science Paper = 48 × 2
Class : 5 ........... Total = 50 × 2
Duration : 2 periods
Candidate's name : ........................................................... Date : ........................................
PART I
(1) Complete the stages in the life cycle of a plant.

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[Total = 12 marks]
(2) Complete the following sentences about adding copper sulfate crystals to water. Choose
from the words below.
solvent blue colourless dissolves solute

(i) Copper sulfate ------------------------------- in water to make a solution.


(ii) Water is the ------------------------------- in this process.
(iii) Copper sulfate is the ------------------------------- in this process.
(iv) When copper sulfate is added, the solution which is ------------------------------- turns
------------------------------ in colour.
[Total = 5 marks]
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PART II
(3) (i) Label the following parts in the diagram given below.
Ovary Anther Filament Style Stigma Sepal

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(3 marks)
(ii) Name two parts of the stamen.
(a) ------------------------------------------ (b) ------------------------------------------
(2 marks)
(iii) State one function each of the following parts.
Anther - ---------------------------------------------------------

Stigma - ---------------------------------------------------------
Petals - ---------------------------------------------------------
(3 marks)

(iv) What is fertilization? Use the following keywords to write your answer.
pollen, ovule, seed

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(2 marks)
(v) Where does fertilization take place in a flower?
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(1 mark)

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(vi) Write two features of a flower that may attract insects.
(a) -----------------------------------------------------------------------

(b) -----------------------------------------------------------------------

(2 marks)

(vii) Name another method of pollination.


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(1 mark)
(viii) Give two examples of pollinators.
(a) ------------------------------------------ (b) ------------------------------------------
(2 marks)
[Total = 16 marks]

(4) Write brief answers.


(i) Write the change of state that takes place during evaporation.
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(2 marks)
(ii) Give one use of evaporation in our day-to–day lives.
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(1 mark)
(iii) 50ml of water was poured into each of the containers A and B. Predict what the water
level would be if the two containers were left overnight.
Underline the correct answer. A B
• The same amount of water will be left in both the
containers.
• There will be more water left in container A than in B.
• There will be more water left in container B than in A.
• There will be no water left at all in either containers.

(2 mark)
(iv) Give a reason for your answer for 4 (iii).
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(1 mark)

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(v) To test the above statement, Helen took four different sized containers. She poured the
100ml of water into each container and kept the containers at the same place overnight.
She measured the volume of water left in each container the following day, using a
measuring cylinder. The results obtained are as follows:
Container Volume at the start of the Final volume / cm3 Volume of water
experiment / cm3 evaporated / cm3
Bowl 100 30 70
Tray 100 20 80
Glass 100 50 50
Jam jar 100 70 30
(a) Write two things thatHelen keptthe same in order to make this a fair test.
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(2 marks)
(b) Plot a bar chart using the results given above.

80
70
Volume of water evaporated / cm3

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50
40
30
20
10
0
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Containers
(6 marks)
(c) From which container has water evaporated the most? --------------------------------

(1 mark)
[Total =15 marks]
END
Ref: CJ

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