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1. The diagram shows an investigation carried out by a group of pupils. They

planted balsam plants in containers P and Q. The result of the investigation is
shown below.

Container P

Container Q

Observations: 1. The number of plants in container Q is more than the

number of plants in container P.
2. The plants in container Q is taller than plants in container P

a) Choose any of the above observations and give a suitable reason.

Observation: ___________________________________________________
Reason:

___________________________________________________

b) State another observation to support your reason in (a).

______________________________________________________________

c) In another investigation, a pupil finds that the grass covered with a piece of
plank turns yellowish.
Give a reason for this observation.
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________

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2. A group of pupils carry out an investigation to study the number of grasshoppers

and frogs in a paddy field in the period of four weeks.
The table below shows the result of the investigation.

Week

Number of grasshoppers

35

27

18

Number of frogs

15

20

24

a) State the changes in the number of grasshoppers and frogs based on the
above table.

b) Give a reason based on your answer in (a).

c) The number of frogs in paddy field decreases after fifth week.

State a suitable reason.

d) Give another observation to support your reason in (c).

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3. A pupil carries out an investigation by planting a plant in a pot.

The diagram shows her observation after three weeks.

After three weeks

a) Write an observation about the condition of the plant after three weeks and
give a suitable reason .
Observation: _______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
Reason :

________________________________________________
________________________________________________

b) State another observation to support your reason in (a).

___________________________________________________________

c) When further investigation is carried out, it is found that the plant has been put
inside the cupboard in the science room.
Give a reason for the condition of the plant after three weeks.
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________

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4.

The table shows the amount of waste collected in Sekolah Kebangsaan Bunga
Raya from year 2002 to 2007. The number of pupils in the school remains the
same in each year.

Year

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

Mass of waste / kg

430

450

500

480

400

350

a) Give a reason for the decreases in the amount of waste from year
2005 to 2007.
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
b) Give another reason for the decreases in the amount of waste from year
2005 to 2007.

c)

State another observation based on your answer in (b).

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5.

Alia carries out an investigation to observe the height of a plant for ten days.
The table shows her findings.

Number of days

Height of plant / cm

12

15

18

10

21

a) Based on the above findings, give a reason for the increases in the height of a
plant .
________________________________________________________________

b) State another observation to support your reason in ( a).

________________________________________________________________
c) Give another reason for your answer in (b).
_________________________________________________________________

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6. The table shows two different containers, S and T filled with the same
volume of water. The volume of water left in each container is observed after
two hours.

Container

Volume of water at the

Volume of water left

start / ml

after two hours / ml

100

85

100

95

a) Give two reasons for the difference in the volume of water left in the containers after
one hour.
1.

____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________

2.

____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________

b) State another observation to support any of the reasons in (a).

__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________

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7. An investigation has been carried out on the height of chilli plants in pots A and B.
The table shows the results after one month.

Pot

Height of chilli plants / cm

12

a) Write an observation about the height of the chilli plant in pot A compared to that in
pot B and give a reason.
Observation: ______________________________________________________
Reason :

______________________________________________________

b) State another observation to support your reason in (a).

_______________________________________________________________
c) Give another reason for your answer in (b).
_________________________________________________________________

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8. Nora carries out an investigation. She puts four objects into the water in a container
as shown in the diagram. The observation is made after one week.

Container

Water

The result obtained is shown in the table.

Rusting

Objects
Yes
Paper clip

Marble
Thumbtack

/
/

Cork
a)

No

What do you observe about the condition of the objects and state a reason.
Observation: ___________________________________________________
Reason:

b)

___________________________________________________

State another observation to support your reason in (a)

______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________

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9.

The Table shows the condition of food R and S after a week left in science room.
Food
R

Observation after a week

1. Has black patches on the food
2. has bad smell

No changes

a) Give two reason to explain the different conditions of food R and S based on
the above table.
1. _____________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________
2. _____________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________

b) State another observation to support any of the reasons in (a)

_______________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________

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10.

The diagram shows a set of apparatus that used in an investigation. The water is
being heated and its temperature is taken every five minutes.

The Table shows the results of the investigation.

Time (minutes)

10

15

20

25

30

Temperature (0 C)

10

20

30

40

50

60

a) What can you observe from the above result.

b) Give a reason for your answer in (b).

c) Give another observation to support your reason in (b)

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