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REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

LITROZ BOYS SECONDARY SCHOOL

NATURAL SCIENCE DEPARTMENT

GRADE 11 END OF TERM ONE TEST

SCIENCE (PHYSICS - 5412/1) – 2024

(Internal Candidates)

DURATION: 2 Hours MARKS: 50

Instructions To Candidates:

 Write Your Full Name In Capital Letters Starting With Your Surname On Top Of This
Page.
1 There Are Three Sections In This Paper
 Section (A) Multiple Choice Questions Circle The Best Letter Of Your
Choice Using A Pen
 Section (B) Answer All The Questions In This Section In The Spaces
Provided
 Section (C) Answer Any w Questions In This Section In The Spaces
Provided
Answer All The Questions Within The Question Paper In The Spaces Provided
2 Omission Of Essential Work Will Result In Loss Of Marks.
3 All Answers Must Be Written Neatly In The Same Question Paper In The Spaces
Provided. Bad Handwriting Will Attract Loss Of Marks

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SECTION (A): [10marks] Multiple Choice Questions Answer All The Questions In This Section.

A1. The diagram below shows part of the ruler used to find the length of the nail.

What is the length of the nail? A. 2.2 cm B. 2.7 cm C. 3.2 cm D. 3.7 cm

A2. Which of the following is the S.I unit for time?

A. Millisecond. B. Second. C. Minute. D. Hour

A3. The diagram below shows part of the micrometre screw gauge. What is the reading shown in
the diagram?

A. 6.69 mm B. 6.86 mm. C. 6.68 mm D. 5.68 mm

A4. Which of the following quantities changes when a body is accelerating? A. Mass of the body
B. Weight of the body C. velocity of the body D. force acting on the body

A5. A toy car of mass 600g moves through 6 m in 2s. The average kinetic energy of the toy car is.
A. 0.0227 J B. 0.27 J C. 2.7 J D. 66.67 J

A6. When a sound wave passes through air, the particles of air...
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A. Oscillate perpendicular to the direction of the wave. C. Oscillate up and down.

B. Oscillate parallel to the direction of the wave D. Do not move at all.

A7. What is the correct scientific notation of a quantity 157nm?

A 1.57 x 109 m B 1.57 x 107 m C 1.57 x 10-9 m D 1.57 x 10-7 m

A8. A 4kg brick is dropped from the top of a building whose height is 30m. The brick reaches the
ground with a velocity of..... A 1200 m/s B 43.6 m/s C 40 m/s D 34.6 m/s.

A9. The common understanding of energy conservation is that it...

A. can be transformed from one form to another. B. remains the same in all forms.
C. can be destroyed. D. can be created.
A10. A body moving with a speed of 30m/s has kinetic energy of 1800J. What is its mass?
A. 120kg. B. 60kg. C. 4Kg. D. 2kg

SECTION (B): [30marks] Answer All The Questions In This Section

B11. The figure below shows an experiment which was carried out to measure the time interval of
a simple pendulum.

The bob was oscillating between A and C.

(a) State the meaning of the term ‘Oscillation’…………………………………………………….
………………………………………………………………………………………………….. [1]
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 (b) If the pendulum bob took 0.20 seconds to swing from A to C, calculate the period (P).
……………………………………………………………………………………………………....
………………………………………………………………………………………………….…..
…………………………………………………………………………………………………..[2]
(c) Using your answer in (b), determine the number of swings (n) of the bob after 1 second.

………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………..[2]
[5marks]

B12. A lion of mass 200kg is transferred from the moon to Earth. Acceleration of free fall on the
moon is 1.67m/s2 while that on Earth is 10m/s2.
(a) State;
i. An instrument commonly used in the laboratory for measuring the amount of material in a
body.……………………………………………………………………………...…….. [1]
(b) Calculate the weight of the lion;

i. on Earth.

[2]
ii. on Moon.

[2]
[5marks]

B13. The figure below shows a stone of mass 2kg which drops from the top of a cliff and takes
two seconds to strike the ground. Acceleration of free fall, g = 10m/s2.
An object of mass 50kg on earth where the gravitational strength is 10N/kg is taken to the moon
where the gravitational strength is 1.6 N/Kg.

a. What is the mass of an object on the moon? ......................................................................[2]

b. Distinguish between mass and weight by completing the table below
MASS WEIGHT
It is measured in kilograms (Kg) It measured in Newton (N)
The mass of an object does not change everywhere i)

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ii) It is measured using a newton meter or spring
balance
Mass is the quantity of matter in an object iii)

[5marks]

B14. Figure 1.1 shows a measuring device.

(a) Name this measuring device. ………………………………………………………………[1]

(b) What is the reading shown on the device?
……………………………………………………………………………………………………....
………………………………………………………………………………………………….…..
…………………………………………………………………………………………………..[2]
(c) State two precautions to be taken when using this device.

…………………………………………………………………………………………………..…..

…………………………………………………………………………………………………..[2]
[5marks]

B15. The figure below shows part of vernier calipers.

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(a) What is the reading of the vernier calipers?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………..…..
………………………………………………………………………………………………….. [2]
(b) Write in words the SI units of the following physical quantities and state their symbols.
SI units Symbols
i. Mass [1] ………………………………………………………………… ………......
ii. Density [1] ……………………………………………………………… …………..
iii. Acceleration [1] ………………………………………………………… …………..
[5marks]

B16. The figure 2.1 below shows a type of a thermometer in use in our everyday life.

(a) What is meant by the symbol OC? ………………………………………………..[1]

(b) What is the name of the type of the thermometer shown in the diagram above?
……………………………………………………………………………………….[1]
(c) What would be the temperature in Kelvin and degrees Celsius when ice is at
i. -2O OC? [1]

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 ii. 322 K [1]

d) State one advantage of using the above type of thermometer over the other types.
………………………………………………………………………………..……………………
………………………………………………………………………………………………….[1]

[5marks]

SECTION (C): [10marks] Choose Any Two Questions From This Section

C17. The diagram below shows a simple pendulum that oscillates between position A and C. It
takes 2.05s to go from A to C and back to mid-point B.

(a) (i) Calculate the period of the pendulum.

[2]
(ii) Determine the number of oscillation of the pendulum moved by a bob from;
A B C and back to B.
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 [2]
(b) Define the term oscillation………………………………………………………………………………………………….
……………………………...........………………………………………………………………………...........…………………..………[1]
[5marks]

C18. Matter can be measured in terms of time, length and mass. There are about seven basic units.
a) Complete the table below [2]

Basic Unit Symbol Quantity Measured

Mass i) Length
Kilogram ii) Mass
Seconds S iii)
Ampere iv) Current
Kelvin k Temperature
candela Cd Luminous Intensity
Mole mol Amount of Substance

a) State three Instruments used for measuring;

i. Length ………………………………………………………………………...........………[1]
ii. Mass ………………………………………………………………………...…………...…[1]
iii. Time ………………………………………………………………………………...……...[1]
[5marks]

C19. a) Write down the following numbers in scientific notation correct to three significant
figures.

i) 0.02255 ………………..………………………………………………………………………………………………...….…....[1]

ii) 2000 ………………………………………………………………………………...…………………………………………………....[1]

iii) 2.022 ………………………………………………………………………………...……………………………………………….…...[1]

b) Write the name of the S.I. unit for each of the following quantities;
i. Volume …………………………………………………………………...…………………….….[1]
ii. Displacement ……………………….……………………………………………………...…..…[1]
[5marks]

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