1.

Living things need air, food and ……

A nitrogen
B water
C mineral B

2. Most people blink about ……. Times in one minute.

A 15
B 20
C 25 A

3. Caterpillars do not drink water. How are they able to stay

alive?

A They eat leaves

B They eat other animals
C Their body contains water A

4. What is the world’s largest animal?

A dinasour
B elephant
C blue whale C

5. ‘Incubate’ means to keep the eggs …

A cold
B warm
C hot B
6. What is the animal described by the following riddle:

“ It looks like a horse

Whose skin is like some road we cross
The black and white stripes
Make it easy for it to hide”

A tiger
B giraffe
C zebra C

7. What fish does not lay eggs?

A guppies
B hornflower
C gold fish A

8. What is the difference between a turtle and a tortoise?

A A tortoise has a high-domed shell; a turtle has a flatter shell

B A tortoise lives in the sea most of the time; a turtle lives on
land most of the time
C a tortoise has a flatter shell; a turtle has a round and high
shell
A

9. What is the largest organ in our body?

A kidney
B heart
C skin C
 10. When the sperm and the egg join together, we call this
process ….

A fertilization
B binary fission
C regeneration A

11. The longest snake in the world is

A king cobra
B anaconda
C rattlesnake B

12. The place where a population lives is called its …

A habitat
B ecosystem
C community A

13. The shortest food chain consists of only two organisme. One
example is

A the giant panda and bamboo

B the rabbit and grass
C the owl and rat A

14. Do both male and female mosquitoes bite?

A Yes
B no, only the male
C no, only the female C
 15.Durians are called king of the fruits. What fruits are called
‘Queen of the fruits?’

A mangosteens
B rambutans
C banana A

16.What is the hardest material?

A diamond
B silver
C gold A

17.
Which metal is a liquid?

A silver
B mercury
C carbon B

18.The gravity of moon is about …… that of Earth’s

A one – tenth
B one – eight
C one – sixth C

19.How many percent of the earth is covered by water?

A 70%
B 75%
C 80% B
 20. What is the gas that is contained in soft drinks?

A oxygen
B nitrogen
C carbon dioxide C

21.Which scientist discovered gravity?

A Isaac Newton
B David Humprey
C Michael Jackson A

22. The highest temperature ever recorded was

A 63oC
B 60oC
C 58oC C

23. The centigrade temperature scale was invented by

A Anders celcius
B Gabriel Daniel
C Lord Kelvin A

24. The ritcher scale is used to measure the strength of

an earthquake. It ranges from

A 1 to 7
B 0 to 8
C 1 to 9 B
 25. Which is the highest active volcano on earth?

A Mount everest
B Llullaillaco
C karakatoa B

26. Earth is rotating on its own axis. The time that it

takes to complete on rotation is

A 23.9 hours
B 30.9 hours
C 35.9 hours A

27. Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on the

moon. Who is the second that joined him 20 minutes later?

A Abraham Darby
B Thomas Allen
C Buzz Aldrin C

28. Besides Earth, which is the other place in the solar

system that has active volcanoes?

A Venus
B Jupiter
C Pluto A

29. The last halley’s comet was seen in 1986. When can we
see Halley’s comet again?

A 2010
B 2062
C 2100 B
 30. What is the only man-made structure which can be
seen from space

A The great wall of China

B Petronas Twin Tower
C New York Tower A

31. To be classified as a hot spring, the temperature of the

water must be at least ………. Higher than the average
temperature of the air.

A 20oC
B 14oC
C 80C C

32. The place on earth with the lowest temperature is the

…

A Artic
B Antartica
C Iceworld B

33. When a gas is cooled, it becomes a

A solid
B liquid
C solid and liquid B

34. Water …. when heated

A expand
B contract
C maintain A
 35. What is the pigment responsible for the colour of our
skin.

A bitumen
B melanin
C melamine B

36. When the Earth is between the sun and the moon , it is
called

A eclipse of the moon

B eclipse of the sun
C Lunar year A

37. The SI unit for temperature is

A Kelvin
B degree Celsius
C degree Fahrenheit A

38. Crystals are classified as such based on their

A size
B shape
C colour B
 39. Thomas Edison found that the best material for the
filament of the first light bulb was carbonised cotton. What
material has replaced the cotton?

A Tungsten
B Argon
C neon A

40. Which of the following is not a reptile

A snake
B crocodile
C salamander C

41.Which of the following substances will help prevent

infection?

A plasma
B red blood cells
C white blood cells C

42. Which of the following substances will turn red litmus

blue?

A bleach
B vinegar
C distilled water A

43. Which of the following is a mixture?

A air
B salt
C sugar A
 44. Plants produce and store energy using

A fossil fuels
B solar energy
C biomass fuel B

45. Which of the following is a productof photosynthesis

A starch
B water
C glucose C

46. Which of the following is used to measure the amount

of current in a circuit?

A resistor
B ammeter
C voltmeter B

47. The letters, “DOS” stand for..

A Disk Out System

B Data Out system
C Disk Operating System C

48. ISP stands for..

A Internet survey period

B Internet Service provider
C Internet Security protocol B
 For question 49 - 54 State true or false

49. An iceberg possesses more heat than a cup of boiling water.

(True)

50. If you are on the moon you will be able to hear yourself
speak (false)

51. Comets are balls of clean ice (false)

52. herbivores eat plants (true)

53. Lizards are warm-blooded (false)

54. Dogs have a very good sense of hearing that helps them find
food and follow tracks (false)

THE END OF THE QUESTION PAPER

Rosila Idrus
MINGGU SAINS & MATEMATIK SMK PEDU
2009

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