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Common entrance
This document contains instructions and questions for a 60-minute Common Entrance Examination at 11+ for science. The examination contains 9 multiple choice and short answer questions testing knowledge of science concepts and experiments related to biology, physics, and the Earth. Students are to write their answers on the question paper and are allowed to use a calculator. The examination is administered by the Independent Schools Examinations Board.
Common entrance
- 1. SURNAME ............................................................................... FIRST NAME ............................................................................. JUNIOR SCHOOL ................................................................... SENIOR SCHOOL ..................................................................... COMMON ENTRANCE EXAMINATION AT 11+ SCIENCE Tuesday 21 January 2014 Please read this information before the examination starts. • This examination is 60 minutes long. • Answers are to be written on the question paper. • Answer all the questions. • You are allowed to use a calculator. © Independent Schools Examinations Board 28114204
- 2. S.A. 28114204 2 1. (a) (i) Name this piece of equipment. ........................................................................................................................... (1) (ii) What is this piece of equipment used for? ........................................................................................................................... (1) (iii) What units does this piece of equipment measure in? ........................................................................................................................... (1) (b) (i) Name this piece of equipment. 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 130 140 150 ........................................................................................................................... (1) (ii) What is this piece of equipment used for? ........................................................................................................................... (1) (iii) What units does this piece of equipment measure in? ........................................................................................................................... (1)
- 3. S.A. 28114204 3 Turnover 2. (a) Look at the diagram below and name the organs indicated. (4) (b) On the diagram above (i) mark the location of the brain with a B(1) (ii) mark the location of the heart with an H(1) (c) Name an organ involved in excretion. ..................................................................................................................................(1) (d) Excretion is a life process shared by all living things. Name two other life processes shared by all living things. 1. .............................................................................................................................. 2. ..............................................................................................................................(2)
- 4. S.A. 28114204 4 3. Year3 were investigating the properties of materials. They looked at three different paper towels. They put each one into a measuring cylinder which contained 100 ml of water. After one minute, they took the towels out, caught all the drips in the cylinder and then measured how much water was left. paper towel 100ml The pupils’ results are shown in the table below. paper towels volume of water left in cylinder, in ml towel A 92 towel B 86 towel C 83 (a) (i) Which property of the paper towels were they testing? ........................................................................................................................... (1) (ii) Which paper towel soaked up the most water? Explain your answer. ........................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................... (2) (iii) How could they ensure a fair test? ........................................................................................................................... ...........................................................................................................................(2)
- 5. S.A. 28114204 5 Turnover (b) In another investigation, Year 3 carried out a test of the strength of three different threads. They hung masses on the threads and measured how much mass was needed to break each thread. (i) What does the word strength mean? ........................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................... (1) The pupils’ results are shown in the table below. thread mass needed to break thread, in grams blue 15 g green 29 g red 27 g (ii) Draw a bar chart on the grid below to show these results. (4) (iii) The threads are twisted together to make ropes. Which thread will make the strongest rope? ........................................................................................................................... (1)
- 6. S.A. 28114204 6 4. Asample of soil and water has been shaken and left to settle. humus clay grains settle slowly sand grains settle quickly small stones (a) Why do the sand and clay grains settle at different speeds? .................................................................................................................................. .................................................................................................................................. .................................................................................................................................. (2) (b) What is humus? .................................................................................................................................. (1) (c) The best soils contain some clay, some sand and lots of humus. What are these soils called? .................................................................................................................................. (1) (d) In winter, hockey pitches which are on clay soils are often unplayable. Explain why. .................................................................................................................................. .................................................................................................................................. (2)
- 7. S.A. 28114204 7 Turnover A fresh soil sample was investigated. It was left for five days in an open dish in the classroom. The mass was measured on days 1 and 5, as shown below. soil sample day 1 soil sample day 5 100.0g 78.0g (e) Name the piece of equipment used in the investigation. .................................................................................................................................. (1) (f) What is the mass of the soil sample on day 1? .................................................................................................................................. (1) (g) By how much has the mass dropped by day 5? .................................................................................................................................. (1) (h) Explain what has happened to cause the drop in mass. .................................................................................................................................. .................................................................................................................................. (1)
- 8. S.A. 28114204 8 5. Completethe following sentences with the most suitable word or phrase from the box below. Each word or phrase may be used once, more than once or not at all. brittle opaque easily shaped reflective transparent heat conductor strong waterproof flexible thermal insulator (a) Saucepans often have wooden handles because wood is a good ................................................................................................................................ . (1) (b) Wool is used for making blankets because it is a good ................................................................................................................................ . (1) (c) Glass is used for making windows because it is ................................................................................................................................ . (1) (d) Plastic is used for making gutters because it is ................................................................................................................................ . (1) (e) Care needs to be taken when handling glass laboratory equipment because glass is ................................................................................................................................ . (1) (f) Steel is used for a bicycle frame because it is ................................................................................................................................ . (1)
- 9. S.A. 28114204 9 Turnover 6. Explain what happens when each of the following takes place: (a) Rice and flour are shaken in a fine sieve. .................................................................................................................................. .................................................................................................................................. (2) (b) A magnet is put into a mixture of iron filings and sand. .................................................................................................................................. .................................................................................................................................. (2) (c) A person’s body temperature reaches 39 o C. .................................................................................................................................. .................................................................................................................................. (2) (d) Muddy water is poured through some filter paper. .................................................................................................................................. .................................................................................................................................. (2) (e) The pollen grain of one plant reaches the ovule of another flowering plant. .................................................................................................................................. .................................................................................................................................. (2) (f) Water reaches 100 o C. .................................................................................................................................. .................................................................................................................................. (2) (g) A muscle contracts. .................................................................................................................................. .................................................................................................................................. (2)
- 10. S.A. 28114204 10 7. (a) Label the bones A, B and C of the rabbit skeleton below. (b) Give three functions of the rabbit skeleton. 1. .............................................................................................................................. 2. .............................................................................................................................. 3. .............................................................................................................................. (3) (c) Which of the bones, A, B or C, tells us that the rabbit is a vertebrate? .................................................................................................................................. (1) (d) Look at the long hind-leg bone of the rabbit, labelled D on the diagram. How does this adaptation help the rabbit to survive? .................................................................................................................................. (1) (e) The rabbit is a herbivore. What is a herbivore? .................................................................................................................................. (1) (3)
- 11. S.A. 28114204 11 Turnover 8. (a) Explain how the circuit below could be used to test whether a material is an insulator or a conductor of electricity. .................................................................................................................................. .................................................................................................................................. .................................................................................................................................. .................................................................................................................................. (3) (b) In the space below, re-draw the circuit above as a circuit diagram. (3) (c) Look at this picture of a three pin plug. Label an insulator and a conductor. (2) TURN OVER FOR QUESTION 9
- 12. (Total marks: 80) S.A.28114204 12 9. (a) Explain why we have day and night. .................................................................................................................................. .................................................................................................................................. .................................................................................................................................. (3) (b) How long does it take for the Earth to complete one orbit of the Sun? .................................................................................................................................. (1) A food chain is shown below. (c) Why do nearly all food chains start with the Sun? .................................................................................................................................. .................................................................................................................................. (2) (d) Underline the best answer to complete the sentence below. The Sun is a galaxy planet solar system star (1)