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ENTRY EXAMINATION
STUDENT NAME:
ENGLISH
Duration 1HOUR
You must answer on the question paper.
INSTRUCTIONS
• Answer all questions.
• Use a black or dark blue pen. You may use an HB pencil for any diagrams.
• Write your name at the top in the box provided.
• Write your answer to each question in the space provided.
• Do not use an erasable pen or correction fluid.
INFORMATION
• The total mark for this paper is 50.
• The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in brackets [ ].
Section A:
Reading
Spend 20 minutes on this section.
Read the text and then answer the questions.
The dawn chorus
The dawn chorus In spring, as the days lengthen, birds burst into song
around first light in a phenomenon that is known as the ‘dawn chorus’.
Birds sing throughout the day, but at dawn they sing together to create
an amazing symphony. Early birds The dawn chorus begins an hour or
so before sunrise and may continue for an hour afterwards. It can be
heard from March through to July and is at its peak in May, after the
main arrivals of birds visiting for the summer. Worm-eating birds, such
as song thrushes, blackbirds and robins start to sing earlier in the chorus
than smaller, insect-eating birds, such as wrens and warblers. The order
they join in is believed to be related to the size of the birds’ eyes.
Those with larger eyes can see better in lower light levels, so are the first
to make themselves heard. Singing together Most of the dawn chorus
can be attributed to male songbirds. They sing to defend their territories
and attract females. But why first thing in the morning? It is thought that
the low light levels at dawn make it a bad time for a bird to forage for
food, but a good time to make a lot of noise while still avoiding
predators. Also, at dawn the density of the air makes it clear and still
which allows sound to carry farther. The songs The songs of birds are
learned, not inherited. Within a couple of months, young birds develop a
basic song which they then refine over the next year by listening to other
more mature adults of their own species. Some birds, such as the house
sparrow, have just one song. By comparison, other birds, such as song
thrushes and nightingales have several different songs in their repertoire
Answer the questions that follow
1. What is the dawn chorus? (2mks)
2. How long in the morning can the dawn chorus go on for? (2mks)
3. Rewrite the last paragraph to include the main points using no
more than 30 words. (5mks)
4. Choose and rewrite the best description of the text, The dawn
chorus. (2mks)
It contains mostly opinions.
It contains mostly facts.
It contains about half facts and half opinions.
5. Compare these texts.
The information in both texts is the same but the language used is
different.
a) What text do you prefer to read ? (1mk)
b) Why. (3mks)
Read the text.
The Nightingale
Where most other species of songbirds sing at dawn, nightingales also
sing in the middle of the night, which is how they got their name.
Nightingale, a name which has been used for well over a thousand years,
means night songstress. It is thought they sing at night because they are
relatively plain birds that do not rely on visual appearance to attract a
mate. They have a drab, brown plumage with only a slightly brighter
chestnut-coloured tail and a sandy underbelly. Although rather indistinct
in appearance, the nightingale is greatly admired for its beautiful,
melodic songs. In the past, it was thought to be the female that sang, but
it is the male bird which is vocal. Unpaired males sing loudly, through
the night, trying to attract a mate. The nightingales that sing at dawn are
not serenading females but defending their territory. Once its eggs hatch
though, a male bird will cease most of his singing to avoid attracting
unnecessary attention to his nest. The exquisite song of the nightingale is
particularly noticeable at night because no other birds are singing. This
is why the nightingale became an important romantic symbol for poets,
writers and composers throughout the ages, dating as far back as Homer.
They are a symbol of nature’s profound beauty.
6. Why was the nightingale given its name? (2mks)
7. Nightingales are three colours. Name two of them. (2mks)
8. Suggest a reason why the male nightingale wants to avoid
attracting unnecessary attention to its nest. (3mks)
9. Write down 2 adjectives from the passage. (2mks)
10. List 3 pronouns from the above comprehension. (3mks)
11.Indicate either true/false to show which statements areFALSE
and which are TRUE.
a) Nightingales only sing at night. (2mks)
b) Nightingales sing less when their young emerge from the eggs.
(2mks)
c) Nightingales are admired because they are such beautiful-looking
birds. (2mks)
d) It is the male nightingales that sing at night. (2mks)
Section B:
Writing
Spend 25 minutes on this section. (15mks)
The reading texts The dawn chorus and The Nightingale are both
reports taken from information books. Write your own report for an
information book. It could be about: something that changes with the
seasons in your country, for example. • trees • weather • animals
something or someone that is inspired by nature, for example. • a piece
of music • a poem • a painting / sculpture • a book
PLANNING
Spend about five minutes making notes in this box.
WRITE YOUR REPORT HERE
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STUDENT NAME:
MATHEMATICS
Key Stage 2
Duration 45 MINS
You must answer on the question paper.
Tracing paper (optional).
INSTRUCTIONS
• Answer all questions.
• You may start from any number
• Write your name /center number and /candidate number in the boxes at the top of the page.
• Write your answer to each question in the space provided.
• You are not allowed to use a calculator.
INFORMATION
• The total mark for this paper is 45.
• The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in brackets [ ].
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1. Ibrahim is counting; write the next three numbers in her sequence. 3mks
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2. Calculate the following. 1mk
6.75 x 10
3. Halve ______ = double 7
2mks
4. Junior has a piece of ribbon which is 75m long, find 2/5 of the ribbon. 2mks.
5. Samara has two squares, the area of each square is 100 cm square. She overlaps
the two squares. Calculate the shaded area. 2mks
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6. Work out. 1mk
40 divided by 5
7. Oliver has $36; he gives ¼ of his money to Nathan. How much money does he
give Nathan? 2mks
8. Calculate. 1mk.
650 +125 =
9. The thermometers show the temperatures in London and Montreal
on the same day.
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a) How many degrees in London? 1mk
b) What is the temperature in Montreal? 1mk
10.
a)
In a sale, a shop takes $2.25 off the price of these books.
What is the cost of each book in the sale?
Book A 1mk
Book B 1mk
b)
What is the cost of book C and D before the book takes off the price? 2mks
c)
What is the new price of book D? 2mks
11.
Calculate the following
a) 983 – 745
1mk
b) 569, 558, 547,536, _____,______.
c) 2.57 + 8+ 3.04
1mk
2mks
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12.
A hummingbird beats its wings about 20 times one minute.
About how many times does it beat its wings in 5 minutes? 2mks
13.
Write ‘acute’, ‘obtuse’, ‘reflex’ or ‘right angle’ for each angle. 3mks
14.
Write this improper fraction as a mixed number. 2mks
12/5
15. Arrange the following temperatures from the coldest. 2mks
6⁰C, -7⁰C, 0⁰C, 8⁰C -9⁰C, 3⁰C
16. Judy has 72 oranges in her bag, 4 oranges needed to make a glass of orange juice.
How many glasses of juice can Judy make? 2mks
17. Calculate the following. 1mk
245 + 769 =__
18. A pentagon has each side measuring 8cm long, find its perimeter. 2mks
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19. Calculate the following
a) 12.3 x 3
1mk.
b) 404 x 2__ 1mk.
20. Find the first four multiples of 8.
2mks_
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ENTRY EXAMINATION
STUDENT NAME:
SCIENCE
Duration 60 MINS
You must answer on the question paper.
Tracing paper (optional).
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 /center 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.
• You should show all your working in the booklet.
• You are not allowed to use a calculator.
INFORMATION
• The total mark for this paper is 45.
• The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in brackets [ ].
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1. Alec is going to test some different materials to see if they conduct electricity.
(a) Which of these circuits should he use?
Tick the correct box? 1mk.
2.
(b) Which two items, if put into the correct circuit above, would cause the bulb to
light up? 2mk
3. Complete the diagram to show the life cycle of a flowering plant. 2mks
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4. (a) Jane draws a diagram of the water cycle.
What causes water to evaporate? 1mk
(b) Chart A shows the monthly precipitation for one country.
Which month has the highest precipitation? 1mk
(c) Chart B shows the monthly temperature for the same country.
Look at chart A and chart B.
Describe the relationship between precipitation and temperature. 2mks
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5. This is a picture of a food chain.
(a) What is the name given to the seaweed in the food chain? 1mk
(b) What other name, apart from consumer and carnivore, can be given to the
seal in the food chain? 1mk
(c) Predict two possible outcomes if all the fish were removed from the water. 2mks
(d) In the space below, construct a food chain to show the relationship between a plant, a
cat, a bird and a caterpillar. 2mks
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6. The diagram shows one organ system of a zebra.
(a) What is the function of this organ system? 2mks
(b) Which letter shows the oesophagus? 1mk
a) Name the parts 2mks
C___________________________
D________________________________
(d)Zebras have adaptations to stop them being eaten by lions.
Identify two of these adaptations. 2mks
eyes at side of head to see behind
large flat teeth to eat grass
tail to move flies away
stripes to hide in the grass
thick fur to keep warm
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5 The diagram shows the particle theory.
Complete the diagram. 3mks
7. Samara investigates the pitch of sound.
She fills four glass bottles with different amounts of water.
Samara then hits each bottle with a stick and compares the pitch.
Samara then draws a diagram to show her results
(a) Which bottle contained the most air? 1mk
(b) Write down a conclusion for this investigation. 1mk
(c) Samara wants to make the volume of the sound louder.
Describe how she does this. 2mks
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8. Ahmed uses cymbals to make a sound
Ahmed hits the cymbals together.
Describe how the cymbals make the sound Ahmed hears 2mks
9. Litter is a type of pollution that harms the environment.
10.Risa and Elsie collect the litter from five different places.
They collect the litter in bags that are all the same size.
They then record the total mass of the litter they find in each place.
Here are their results.
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(a) Where did they collect the highest mass of litter? 1mk
(b) They put gloves on before they collect the litter.
Suggest how the gloves help keep them safe. 2mks
(c) Risa makes this conclusion about their results,
‘The more bags of litter we collected the greater the mass.’
Use the results to suggest one reason why ‘her conclusion’ is not correct. 1mk
11.The picture shows a reindeer
Reindeer live in very cold climates.
Reindeer have many adaptations to help them survive.
Complete these sentences about reindeer.
Reindeer have two layers of fur to keep them ______________________ 1mk
They have large flat feet to stop them into the snow.
Fur on the bottom of their feet helps to stop them____________________ (1mk) on
the ice.
The nose of the reindeer is full of blood vessels that heat up
the__________________________ (1mk)
they breathe in.
12. Name the three ways in which sound travels 3mks
13. In one stormy evening Nasha observed a thurnderstorm and she saw light first
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before she heard the sound.
Explain 2mks
14.Name three conditions a seed needs to germinate successifully.3mks
15. An astronat travelled to space, he was able to see light but was not able to hear any
sound.
Why? 1mk.
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