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0846/01
Paper 1
April 2021
45 minutes
You must answer on the question paper.
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INSTRUCTIONS
• Answer all questions.
• Use a black or dark blue pen. You may use an HB pencil for any diagrams or graphs.
• Write your name, centre number and candidate number in the boxes at the top of the page.
• Write your answer to each question in the space provided.
• Do not use an erasable pen or correction fluid.
• Do not write on any bar codes.
• You should show all your working in the booklet.
• You may use a calculator.
INFORMATION
• The total mark for this paper is 50.
• The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in brackets [ ].
This document has 20 pages. Any blank pages are indicated.
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The table shows some information about different foods.
levels of different substances in the food
food
fat
salt
sugar
vitamins
apple
low
low
medium
high
candy
low
low
high
low
fried potatoes
high
high
low
low
orange
low
low
medium
high
fizzy drink
low
low
high
high
(a) Pierre uses information in the table to sort the foods into two groups.
Here are his two groups.
group A
group B
apple
candy
orange
fried potatoes
fizzy drink
Which information does Pierre use to sort these two groups?
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(b) Pierre sorts the foods into healthy foods and unhealthy foods.
Use the foods in the table to complete the two groups.
One has been done for you.
healthy foods
unhealthy foods
fried potatoes
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(c) Which life process is food digestion a part of in animals?
Circle the correct answer.
growth
movement
nutrition
reproduction
sensitivity
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Chen has eight objects.
eraser
crayon
spoon
bead
pen
paper
clip
key
drinking
straw
Some of the objects are magnetic.
Chen tests the objects to find which are magnetic.
Describe how he does this.
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Humans have organs inside their bodies.
Mice also have organs inside their bodies.
B
A
kidney
E
D
C
(a) Which letter shows a lung?
Circle the correct answer.
A
B
C
D
E
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(b) Which letter shows an organ where food digests and absorbs into the blood?
Circle the correct answer.
A
B
C
D
E
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(c) Write down the function of the kidney.
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Filtering separates an insoluble solid from water.
Look at the diagram.
It shows the result of filtering a mixture of an insoluble solid and water.
..............................
..............................
..............................
beaker
..............................
Complete the labels on the diagram.
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Look at the food chain.
owl
snake
bird
grasshopper
plant
Complete the sentences about this food chain.
(a) The plant is at the start of the food chain.
The plant is a
.
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(b) The plant gets energy from the
.
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(c) The owl is a consumer that hunts for food.
The owl is a
.
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(d) The bird hunts and catches the grasshopper for food.
The grasshopper is
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Oliver sees a reflection of himself.
reflection
Oliver
mirror
(a) Which word describes a material that reflects light?
Circle the correct answer.
dull
opaque
shiny
transparent
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(b) Oliver switches on a lamp.
lamp
Draw the letter X on the diagram to show where his shadow will be.
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(c) Oliver moves further away from the lamp.
Describe what happens to his shadow.
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Ahmed and Yuri investigate seed dispersal.
Ahmed puts a glove on his hand and runs through a field of plants.
The seeds from some of the plants stick to his glove.
glove
seeds
(a) Which type of seed dispersal are Ahmed and Yuri investigating?
Circle the correct answer.
animal dispersal
explosive dispersal
gravity dispersal
water dispersal
wind dispersal
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(b) Yuri counts the number of seeds on the glove.
There are 7 seeds.
Ahmed says,
‘I think we will collect 12 seeds with a bigger glove.’
What kind of statement is this?
Circle the correct answer.
conclusion
evidence
method
prediction
result
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(c) Ahmed repeats the investigation with a bigger glove.
Yuri says,
‘We want to make the investigation fair.
To do this we will only use one glove each time.’
Write down two other things they do to make the investigation fair.
1
2
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Youssef uses a spray to paint the frame of his bicycle.
frame of bicycle
button
spray
(a) The button lets the paint out of the spray.
What force does Youssef use on the button?
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(b) Youssef puts oil on the chain of his bicycle.
chain
Explain why Youssef puts oil on the chain.
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Mike investigates how much salt is dissolved in 100 cm3 of sea water.
Mike:
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measures 100 cm3 of sea water
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pours the sea water into a beaker
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puts the sea water in a warm oven until all the water evaporates
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measures the mass of salt left in the beaker.
(a) Name the piece of equipment Mike uses to accurately measure 100 cm3 of
sea water.
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(b) Name the piece of equipment Mike uses to measure the mass of the salt.
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(c) What is the meaning of the word evaporation?
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(d) Mike finds that 100 cm3 of sea water contains 3.6 g of salt.
Mike tests another sample of sea water.
This time he uses 25 cm3 of sea water.
Predict the mass of salt in 25 cm3 of sea water.
mass of salt =
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10 Gabriella draws a picture of the Sun.
She draws the Earth in four different positions around the Sun.
Not drawn to scale
B
A
C
Sun
D
(a) The Earth moves around the Sun.
What distance does the Earth move in half a year (6 months)?
Circle the correct answer.
from A to B
from A to C
from B to B
from B to A
from C to D
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(b) How many hours does the Earth take to complete one spin on its axis?
Circle the correct answer.
12
24
28
31
48
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11 Jamila wants to know if a colourless liquid contains a dissolved solid.
She heats the liquid until it boils.
Jamila measures the boiling point of the liquid.
(a) What is the meaning of the words boiling point?
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(b) Angelique tells Jamila to keep heating the liquid until all the liquid has boiled
away.
What will Jamila see if the liquid contains a dissolved solid?
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12 Complete these sentences about plants.
Choose from these words.
cycles
disperse
organs
germinate
pollen
Plants grow flowers when they
reproduce
.
The flowers have male and female
The
insects
.
fertilises the ovum to produce seeds.
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13 Sound travels at different speeds in different materials.
The table shows the speed of sound in different materials.
material
speed of sound in m / s
air
330
ice
3980
iron
5890
lead
1960
water
1479
(a) Circle one bold word so each sentence is correct.
Sound travels through ice faster / slower than through water.
This means that the speed of sound is fastest in solids / liquids / gases.
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(b) The volume of sound is measured using a sound level meter.
What is the unit for volume of sound?
Circle the correct answer.
centimetre
decibel
degree
minute
Newton
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(c) Complete the sentence.
Sound travels when air particles
.
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(d) Explain how we hear sound.
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14 Mia finds this information about some substances at room temperature.
can the substance does the substance
does the substance
substance
be easily squeezed melt when heated
flow easily?
(compressed)?
to 100 °C?
A
no
no
yes
B
yes
no
no
C
yes
yes
no
D
no
no
no
E
yes
no
no
F
yes
yes
no
(a) Which two substances in the table are solids?
and
Give a reason for your answer.
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(b) Which two substances in the table are liquids?
and
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(c) Which two substances in the table are gases?
and
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(d) Which substance in the table changes into a liquid when it is heated to 100 °C?
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15 Blessy and Aiko investigate electrical conductors.
They make an electrical circuit to test different materials.
The first material they test is wood.
wood
battery
wire
lamp
(a) Explain what happens in this electrical circuit.
The lamp
.
This happens because
.
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(b) Aiko wants to find out which metal is the best electrical conductor.
What does she measure to find out which metal is the best electrical conductor?
Circle the correct answer.
brightness of the lamp
colour of the lamp
colour of the metal
length of the metal
temperature of the metal
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