TSHIAMISO TUITION

Science Double Award PP1

Time: 1 hr 30 mins
MOCK EXAM

INSTRUCTIONS:

Calculators allowed
Answer all questions
There are 20 printed pages including the cover page

By Thabang Mokoto
9/27/2022
1. The diagram below shows a plant cell. Which part is also found in an animal cell?

2. Where is bile produced?

A Gall bladder

B Liver

C Pancreas

D Stomach

3. The diagram shows part of the digestive system. Where does digestion of protein take place?
4. In which organ is the hormone insulin produced?

A Kidney

B Ovary

C Pancreas

D Testis

5. If an animal cell is put in water for a long time, it eventually bursts. Why does this happen?

A It has no cell wall

B It loses too much water

C Its cytoplasm shrinks

D It vacuole is too small

6. A certain protease only works under acidic conditions. Where could it be found in the human
digestive system?

A Duodenum

B Ileum

C Mouth

D Stomach

7. A student was given a colorless solution in as test tube. He added 2cm3 of sodium hydroxide
solution, shook the tube, then added 2cm3 of copper sulphate solution. The solution turned purple.
What nutrient did the solution contain?

A Fats

B Glucose

C Proteins

D Starch
8. What term is given to the movement of organic material through the phloem vessels in a plant?

A Diffusion

B Osmosis

C Translocation

D Transpiration

9. What is respiration?

A Loss of water from the leaves

B Manufacture of food in the leaves

C Movement of water in the xylem

D Release of energy from food

10. Which effect is not a result of excessive consumption of alcohol?

A Damage to brain

B Damage to liver

C Reduced reaction time

D Reduced self-control

11. Which component of blood carries out phagocytosis?

A Plasma

B Platelets

C Red blood cells

D White blood cells

Which blood vessel carries blood to and from the body?

Blood to body blood from body

A P Q

B S Q

C R P

D S R

13. The diagram shows part of the human urinary system

What passes through Y?

A Deoxygenated blood

B Glucose

C Oxygenated blood

D Urine
The diagram shows a specialised cell. Use it to answer questions 14 and 15

14. What is the name of the cell?

A Nerve

B Phloem

C Root hair

D Xylem

Which structure controls the activities of the cell?

E T

F U

G V

H W

15. Which part of the male reproductive system is cut during sterilization?

A Penis

B Sperm duct

C Ureter

D Urethra
16. Which factor does not affect seed germination?

A Light

B Oxygen

C Temperature

D Water

The graph shows the number of pregnancies which resulted while four groups of 100 women were each
using a method of contraception. Which method is more effective?

17. Where does fertilization in flowering plants occur?

B Receptacle

C Stigma

D Style
18. Which chemicals are produced by the white blood cells to destroy harmful bacteria?
A Antibiotics

B Antibodies

C Enzymes

D Hormones

Calculate the total charge passing through a conductor if a current of 0.5A passes through it for 60
seconds.

E 0.5C

F 30.0C

G 60.0C

H 120.0C

19. The diagram below shows two resistors connected in series

What is the total resistance of the two resistors?

A 0.25Ω

B 4.0Ω

C 20Ω

D 64Ω

20. Which situation cannot result in overheating of cables?

A Overloading an adaptor

B Short circuiting an electrical appliance

D Using thin wires

Which list consists of radioactive emissions only?

E Alpha, beta, gamma

F Alpha, beta, ultraviolet

G Beta, gamma, ultraviolet

H Beta, ultraviolet, X-rays

21. The diagram shows part of a measuring instrument.

What is the name of the instrument?

A Micrometer screw gauge

B Rule

C Spring balance

D Vernier calipers

22. Power is defined as the rate of transfer of

A Charge

B Electricity

C Energy

D Mass
 23. Which of the following correctly represents the units of wavelength, frequency and
amplitude?

24. A car of mass 600kg accelerates at a rate of 5m/s2

A 0.008N

B 120N

C 3000N

D 6000N

25. Figure X shows a closed micrometer screw gauge.Figure Y shows the same micrometer used for
measuring the width of a wooden block.

What is the width of the block?

A 5.00mm

B 5.50mm

C 5.30mm

D 5.80mm
26. Which one of the following is a type of radioactive emission?

A Gamma rays

B Infra-red rays

C Ultraviolet rays

D X-rays

27. Which graph shows the motion of an object that is at rest for the first 4s, then accelerates uniformly
for the next 10s?

28. A ball falls from a tall building. It has a constant acceleration of 9m/s2 . if it takes 4s to hit the ground
how tall is the building?

A 18m

B 36m

C 72m

D 144m
29. The arrows show the movement of air through a paraffin lamp.

Which heat transfer process occurs as a result of the air movement?

A Conduction

B Convection

C Evaporation

D Radiation

30. Two 50cm3 beakers, one painted black and the other white, contain equal volumes of water. They
are heated by a source of radiant heat. The water in the black beaker boils first. This is because a
black surface is a better

A Absorber of heat

B Conductor of heat

C Emitter of heat

D Reflector of heat

31. Which electrical appliance converts sound energy to electrical energy?

A Amplifier

B Loudspeaker
 C Microphone

D Radio

32. A car of mass 2000kg moves at a constant speed of 5.0m/s.

A 0N

B 400N

C 10 000N

D 100 000N

33. A boy of mass 60kg runs up a flight of stairs 6m high in 10s.(g=10N/kg)

A 60 W

B 360 W

C 1000 W

D 3600 W

34. Which of these processes is a method of heat transfer associated with change in density of matter?

A Conduction

B Convection

C Evaporation

D Radiation
35. The diagram shows a ray of light moving from air to glass.

What is the refractive index of glass?

A Sin a/sin c

B Sin b/ sin c

C Sin a/sin d

D Sin b/sin d

36. What are the properties of an image formed by a magnifying glass?

A Inverted, real

B Inverted, virtual

C Upright, real

D Upright, virtual

37. One of the products of reacting ammonium salts with sodium hydroxide is

A Ammonia

B Carbon dioxide

C Hydrogen

D Nitrogen
38. 10cm3 of a solution of concentration 2mol/dm3 was diluted with water to the mark in a 100 cm3
volumetric flask.

What is the concentration of the new solution?

A 0.02mol/dm3

B 0.2mol/dm3

C 2mol/dm3

D 2.0mol/dm3

39. The equation for the extraction of iron is shown below

160tonnes of the ore reacted with carbon monoxide. The mass of iron produced was 100tonnes. What is
the percentage yield of iron?

A 56.0%

B 62.5%

C 70.0%

D 89.3%

40. Which element is an alkali metal/

A aluminium

B calcium

C copper

D potassium
41. Which substance is an element?

A Air

B Glucose

C Water

D Zinc

42. When a metal atom becomes an ion, it

A Gains electrons and is reduced

B Gains protons and is oxidized

C Loses electrons and is oxidized

D Loses protons and is reduced

43. What are the constituent elements of bronze?

A Copper and tin

B Copper and zinc

C Iron and carbon

D Iron and nickel

44. Which element is a member of period 3 of the Periodic Table?

A Aluminium

B Boron

C Calcium

D Lithium
45. Tin does not react with iron(III) oxide, but it reduces lead(II) oxide to lead.
Which list shows tin, iron and lead in order of decreasing reactivity?

Order of decreasing reactivity

A iron tin lead

B lead tin iron

C lead iron tin

D tin lead iron

46. Which oxide would react with both acids and basis to form salt and water?

A Aluminium oxide

B Sodium oxide

C Carbon dioxide

D Sulphur dioxide

47. Which gas would diffuse fastest in the atmosphere?

A Ammonia

B Carbon monoxide

C Hydrogen

D Nitrogen

48. What is collected at the anode when dilute sulphuric acid is electrolysed using inert
electrodes?

A Hydrogen

B Oxygen

C Sulphate

D Water
49. Which process is used to break down fats, proteins and carbohydrates to their simpler molecules?

A Esterification

B Hydrolysis

C Oxidation

D Reduction

Use the flow chart to answer question 54 and 55

50. What is substance X?

A Ethene

B Ethanol

C Oxygen

D Hydrogen

51. Which process does the flow chart represent?

A Digestion

B Fermentation

C Oxidation

D Reduction

52. What do diamond and graphite have in common?

A Good conductors of electricity

B Made of carbon
 C Used to make jewellery

D Transparent to light

53. What are the constituent elements of brass?

A Carbon and iron

B Copper and tin

C Copper and zinc

D Tin and zinc

54. A single covalent bond is defined as

A Shared pair of electrons between two atoms

B The complete transfer of two electrons between two atoms

C The electrostatic force of attraction between oppositely charged ions

D The loss of two electrons by one atom

55. What colour change is observed when a few drops of water are added to anhydrous
copper (II) sulphate?

A Blue to pink

B Blue to white

C Pink to white

D White to blue
56. Which gas can be tested by using the set-up shown in the diagram?

A Carbon dioxide

B Hydrogen

C Oxygen

D Nitrogen oxide