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Rules and Regulations
(Please read these rules and regulation carefully)
1.
Please fill in your FULL name correctly, IC no, school name, school code and the date and time
of contest clearly in the spaces above. Those who do not fill in the required particulars will be
disqualified automatically.
2.
Do not open the question booklet until you are told to do so.
3.
No calculators and any unauthorised electronic devices (including mobile phones) are allowed
during the contest.
4.
Strict silence must be observed at all times in the examination hall and please be reminded that
you MAY NOT leave your seat without permission.
5.
If you have any request or enquiry, please raise your hand and wait for an invigilator.
6.
Only one candidate is allowed to leave the hall at a time. You are required to return to the hall
within 10 minutes or else you will automatically be disqualified from the contest.
7.
Each question in the contest have been verified by experienced trainers, thus no further
explanation will be given.
8.
The time allowed for the paper is 60 minutes. You must stop writing when you are told to do so.
9.
You MUST fill in your answer in the answer sheet provided in second page of the question
booklet. You will not be awarded marks for any answer written in the question booklet.
10. Please be reminded that this is a contest and not an examination, try your level best to answer
all questions within the prescribed time.
11. Please tear off the answer sheet carefully and returned to invigilator along with contest
paper. Participant only can bring back the contest papers on next week.
Scoring System
1. The correct answer to each problem will be awarded one (1) point.
penalised for each incorrect answer.
However, you will NOT be
2.
The organizer reserves the right to disqualified the event of malpractice to differentiate between
those outstanding students.
3.
Contestants or a team who are disqualified from the contest will be forfeited any right to re-sit
this year.
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1
According to the food chain below, predict what will happen if population R suddenly
decreases in number?
P
Q
R
S
(A) Population S would go to another area to hunt for food.
(B) Population S would eat population P.
(C) Population Q in the area will start dwindling.
(D) Population P would grow abundantly in that area.
Question 2 – 4. Please answer the questions based on the diagram below.
Rainbow is a multi-coloured arc resulting from spectrums of lights. It is one of the most
beautiful natural phenomenon on Earth. Normally, it can be seen easily whenever there
are water droplets and sunlight shining from behind. Reflection and refraction of light help
the formation of this optical phenomenon.
2
What is the phenomenon of light that facilitate the formation of rainbow?
(A) Reflection
3
(B) Dispersion
(C) Polarization
(D) Diffraction
Arrange the sequence of the colour of the rainbow according to their respective wavelength.
(A) Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Purple, Violet.
(B) Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet.
(C) Red, Yellow, Orange, Green, Indigo, Blue, Violet.
(D) Red, Yellow, Orange, Indigo, Blue, Purple, Violet.
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4
An incident ray is projected through a less dense medium. What can be observed if the light
enters a denser medium?
(A) The light does not refract.
(B) The light refracts at a greater angle.
(C) The light experience total internal reflection.
(D) The light refracts at a smaller angle.
5
Each category of food provides different nutritional value. Which of the following food is the
best source of energy?
(A) Boiled milk
(B) Watermelon
(C) Tomato
(D) Sweet potato
6
Xin Min took four slices of bread and placed them under the following conditions.
Condition A
Condition B
Condition C
Condition D
Moist bread left in a
Moist bread left in
Toasted bread left in a
Toasted bread left in
bright room.
a dark room.
bright room.
a dark room.
After 1 week, she observed mold on some of the bread. Which of the following bread has
mold on it?
(A) Bread under condition A and B.
(B) Bread under condition C and D.
(C) Bread under condition A and C.
(D) Bread under condition B and D.
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7
In the definition of physics, force is an energy, power or strength which is able to change
the movement, direction or physical appearance of an object. There are many type of
forces, for example tension force, friction force, air resistance force, gravitational force and
magnetic force.
What is/are the important force(s) needed to overcome before an airplane can take off?
(A) Tension and magnetic force.
(B) Air resistance and gravitational force.
(C) Friction and air resistance force.
(D) Resistance force and gravitational force.
8
Study the diagram below carefully.
Adult
LAND
With reference to the above diagram, which of the following statements about life cycles is
NOT true?
(A) Mosquito and frog goes through a 3-staged life cycle shown above.
(B) All living things go through the same 3-staged life cycle.
(C) Life cycles follow a pattern that repeats itself continuously.
(D) Some life cycles are long and some are short.
9
Different living organism uses different parts of their body to exchange gases with the
environment. Which part of their body do whales use?
(A) Gills
(B) Skin
(C) Mouth
(D) Lung
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10
Magnetic fields are area where an object exhibits a magnetic influence. For an attraction or
repulsion to occur, there must be a positively and negatively charged particles. Magnetic
fields can be produced by moving charges, either by shifting the magnet or changing the
direction of the current flow constantly.
How do the magnetic fields flow?
(A) From Negative to Negative.
(B) From Positive to Positive.
(C) From Positive to Negative.
(D) From Negative to Positive.
11 Sea breeze and land breeze occur every day. These natural occurrences will take effect
whenever there are temperature differences between the land and water. Cooler air with
higher pressure will flows towards warmer air with lower pressure.
During night time, what type of breeze will normally occur?
(A) Sea breeze
(B) Night breeze
(C) Land breeze
(D) Onshore breeze
12
What is the method used to prevent latex from
coagulating?
(A) Acid solution is added to the latex.
(B) Alkaline solution is added to the latex.
(C) Alcohol is added to the latex.
(D) Water is added to the latex.
The diagram above shows the products made from latex.
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13 During winter, only the top layer of the lake or river freezes. The floating ice acts as insulation
to prevent the freezing of water below it.
Which of the following properties of water allow aquatic life to survive in extremely cold
conditions?
(A) Ice is denser than water.
(B) Aquatic life is temporary frozen in winter.
(C) Water has greatest density at 4oC.
(D) Water expands at 0oC.
Question 14 – 15. Please answer the questions based on the description below.
Sound is a vibration that propagates as a mechanical wave of pressure and displacement,
through some medium. Sometimes sound refers to only those vibrations with frequencies
that are within the range of hearing for humans or for a particular animal.
14 Sound transmits fastest through
(A) Solid
(B) Liquid
(C) Air
15 Can sound travel in vacuum?
(A) Yes, it’s same as light waves which could travel in vacuum.
(B) Yes, as long as the sound energy is large enough.
(C) No, there are no particles in vacuum as medium to transmit sound.
(D) No, sound can only transmitted through the air.
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16 Penguins are endotherm. Which of the following are structural adaptations that enable them
to live in the cold Antarctic?
I.
Presence of anti-freeze in blood.
II. Wings modified into flippers.
III. Thick layer of fat under the skin.
IV. Closely-packed overlapping feathers.
(A) I, II and III
(B) I, II and IV
(C) I, III and IV
(D) II, III and IV
Question 17 – 18. Please answer the questions based on the description below.
The solar system is made up of the Sun, the planets that orbit the Sun, their satellites,
dwarf planets and many, many small objects, like asteroids and comets. All of these objects
move and we can see these movements.
17 The fact that the Moon always shows its same face to Earth is evidence that the Moon rotates
about its axis about once per
(A) Day
(B) Month
(C) Year
(D) None of these, for the moon does not rotate about an axis.
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18 The Moon is most responsible for Earth’s tides. Which pulls more strongly on the Earth and its
oceans?
(A) Moon
(B) Sun
(C) Both about equal.
(D) None of these.
19 The diagram below show the life cycles of 2 animals.
Based on the diagrams above, in what way(s) is/are the life cycles of the animals similar?
(A) Both give birth to live young.
(B) Both their young resemble the adults.
(C) Both need to live in water after the adult stage.
(D) Both have to go through the pupa stage before they become adults.
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20 The diagram shows part of the water cycle. Which arrow represents condensation?
21 The diagram below shows a model of a food chain.
Primary
Producer
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
Consumer
Consumer
Consumer
If the population of krill increases, how will the other organisms be affected?
(A) The population of killer whale increases while the population of seal decreases.
(B) The population of phytoplankton decreases while the population of seal increases.
(C) The population of phytoplankton increases while the population of seal decreases.
(D) The population of killer whale decreases while the population of seal increases.
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22 Jessie observed some cells using a microscope. One of the cells is shown in the diagram below.
Different parts of the cells are labelled A, B, C and D. Which of the following identify the parts
of the cells correctly?
(A) A – trap light energy.
(B) B – control the entry of substances into the cell.
(C) C – can also be found in animal cells.
(D) D – control the activity of cell.
23 The chart below shows how plants can be classified.
Which of the following represents the sunflower?
(A) W
(B) X
(C) Y
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24 Based on the rule of thumb of pilot:
For every 1000 feet of altitude, the temperature falls 3.5o F.
If the temperature at sea level is 78o F, What is the temperature at 10000 feet in oC.
(A) 3.1
(B) 6.1
(C) 9.1
(D) None of the above
25 The graphs below show the oxygen level present in the river at various points in the river
starting from point P and how oxygen level in the river can affect the population size of the
fish and the bacteria.
Based on the graphs, which of the following is/are true?
(A) The river becomes polluted only after 20km.
(B) The oxygen level in the river was returned to its original level at 10km.
(C) Pollution caused the number of bacteria to increase, hence reducing the oxygen level in
the river.
(D) Reduced oxygen level in river causes the fish population to increase.
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