UPSR

SCIENCE
A.

IDENTIFIYING OF SCIENCE UPSR PAPER

SECTION

TYPE OF
QUESTIONS
Objective:
1. Multiple choice
questions
2. Multiple
combination
questions

NUMBER OF
QUESTIONS

TOTAL
MARKS

PERCENTAGE
(%)

30

30

60 %

45

20

40 %

50

100

Subjective:
TOTAL

The UPSR Science Questions - Analysis (2004 2008)

Theme
Living things
Force and Energy
Materials
The Earth and The
Universe
Technology
Total

2004
7
9
5

2005
8
5
9

2006 2007
9
6
9
7
6
9

2008
8
6
6

3
30

5
30

4
30

3
30

5
30

Section a Science Questions - Analysis (2004-2008)

Type of Questions
Facts
Terminology
Sequencing
Method
Classification
Principle / Concept
Translation
Interpretation
Prediction
Application
Total

2004
2
2
2
3
2
4
4
2
5
4
30

2005
2
1
3
2
7
5
4
6
30

2006
4
2
2
2
2
3
2
5
2
6
30

2007
4
2
3
2
1
2
3
5
5
3
30

2008
5
2
2
2
1
1
5
4
8
30

Distribution of Marks for UPSR Science Paper

Section B Science Process Skills (2004 2008)
Science Process Skills
Inferencess

2004
4

2005
5

2006
4

2007
4

2008
2

Variable
Hypothesis
To Predict
Analysis Data
Application
Total
B.

4
1
3
8
20

4
1
4
6
20

2
4
2
8
20

6
3
2
5
20

6
3
3
6
20

EXAMPLES CCTS QUESTIONS

Section A
1) Classification
(Creative Thinking Skills)
Diagram 1 shows three types of animals.
Rajah 1 menunjukkan tiga jenis haiwan.

Diagram 1
Rajah 1
What is the breathing organ for these animals?
Apakah organ pernafasan bagi haiwan-haiwan ini?
A

J
Moist skin
Kulit lembap

K
Gills
Insang

L
Trachea system
Sistem trakea

Trachea system
Sistem trakea

Lungs
Peparu

Moist skin
Kulit lembap

Trachea system
Sistem trakea

Moist skin
Kulit lembap

Lung books
Peparu buku

Trachea system
Sistem trakea

Lungs
Peparu

Moist skin
Kulit lembap

C
D

M
Gills
Insang
Lungs and moist
skin
Peparu dan kulit
lembap
Lungs
Peparu
Lungs and moist
skin
Peparu dan Kulit
lembap

2) Make Sequences:
(Critical Thinking Skills)
The following are a few planets.
Berikut adalah beberapa planet.
P

Mars
Marikh

Mercury
Musytari

Saturn
Zuhal

Neptune
Neptune

Which of the following shows the arrangement in descending order, for the period of
revolution of the planets around the Sun?
Antara yang berikut, yang manakah susunan mengikut tertib menurun, bagi tempoh
pusingan planet mengelilingi Matahari?
A
B
C
D

PRQS
SQRP
SRPQ
QPRS

3) Prediction:
(Creative Thinking Skills)
Time / minutes
Masa / minit
Temperature / C
Suhu / C

10

15

20

25

27

42

57

72

87

Table 1
Jadual 1
Table 1 shows the temperature against time for heating of water. Would the
temperature be at 25 minutes?
Jadual 1 menunjukkan suhu mengikut masa semasa pemanasan air. Apakah suhu
pada minit ke-25?
A
B
C
D

92 C
97 C
100 C
102 C

Section B:
1) Making Conclusion
(Critical Thinking Skills)
When four tissue papers are moisted, their total weight is 200g. The tissue papers
are put to dry and their weights are recorded every hour. The result of the
investigation is recorded in the Table 2.
Apabila empat helai kertas tisu dilembapkan, jumlah beratnya ialah 200g. Kertas tisu
itu dibiarkan kering dan beratnya dicatatkan pada setiap jam. Keputusan
penyiasatan itu dicatatkan dalam Jadual 2.
Time
Masa
1 hour
1 jam
2 hours
2 jam
3 hours
3 jam
4 hours
4 jam

Total weight of eight tissue papers / g

Jumlah berat lapan kertas tisu / g
170
150
125
100

Table 2
Jadual 2
Questions:
Soalan:
State one conclusion from this experiment.
Nyatakan satu kesimpulan daripada penyiasatan ini.
___________________________________________________________________
[1mark]
[1 markah]
2 Making Inference:
(Creative Thinking Skills)
Remaining number
of animal X
Bilangan haiwan X
Yang tinggal
100
80
60
40
20
0
Jan Feb Mac Apr May

Month
Bulan

Diagram 2
Rajah 2
Diagram 2 shows a graph about the remaining number of animal X for five months.
Jadual 2 menunjukkan sebuah graf tentang bilangan haiwan X yang tinggal untuk
lima bulan.
Question:
State one inference about the number of animal X from January to May based on the
information in the diagram.
Nyatakan satu inferens tentang bilangan haiwan X dari bulan Januari ke Mei
berdasarkan maklumat dalam rajah.
___________________________________________________________________
[1mark]
[1 markah]
3

Tabulating Data:
(Creative Thinking Skills)

Diagram 3 shows object P, Q and R are of the same size, shape, and material. P, Q
and R were blown with equal strength. It was found R toppled fisrt, followed by Q and
P.
Rajah 3 menunjukkan object P, Q dan R yang mempunyai saiz, bentuk dan bahan
yang sama. P, Q dan R ditiup dengan kuatan yang sama. R didapati tumbang
dahulu, diikuti Q dan P.

Diagram 3
Rajah 3
What is the relationship between manipulatied variables (the things you changed)
and responding variables (to measured)?
Apakah hubungan antara perkara permboleh ubah dimanipulasi (yang diubah) dan
pemboleh ubah bergerak balas (yang diperhati)?
___________________________________________________________________
[1mark]
[1 markah]

C.

SCIENCE LEARNING STRATEGY

1. 3 Phases of Learning Science
How do I plan for a systematic and
affective way of learning science?

3 PHASES
OF
LEARNING
SCIENCE

BEFORE

Prepare earlier for

the next topic

A WHILE

AFTER

Sequences for Experimentall Activities

Observation

Pay attention
Take down
notes
Ask questions

Assessment
Enrichment
Reflection

 Inferences
Prediction
Controlling variables
Experimenting
Collecting Data
Tabulating Data
Making Conclusion

These skills will assess by the UPSR Science Practikal Work

Assessment (UPSR PEKA)
UPSR PEKA is to enable the students to Master the Scientific Skills:
Science Process Skills (20 marks)
Science Manipulative Skills (30 marks)
Techniques of Making Notes during Science Revision
Guide line and steps in making note:
Write down the topic

Complete set of stationery

Identifiy keywords

Detect the main idea and

concept

Read the specific notes

Using symbols / colours to

differientiate main points

Simplify the main points

Rearrange the key words and their explanation
according to your own choice of note

Types of notes
1) Collecting
important point

Examples
- Energy
Sources of energy:
- The wind
- The sun
- Food
- Water
- Batteries
- Fuels

Forms of Energy:
- Light energy
- Solar energy
- Heat energy
- Sound energy
- Potential energy
- Kinetic energy
- Chemical energy

Basic
Needs

2) Mind / Concept
map

3) Flow chart

Pickling Process
Cut the fruit into pieces
Mix the fruit with salt
Wash and rinse the fruit
Put the fruit into concentrated sugar solution
Add some vinegar
Seal the bottle tightly

4) Diagram
The correct way to measure the temperature of
boiling water

Water takes the shape of its container

5) Table
PROPERTIES OF SOLIDS, LIQUIDS AND GASES
Properties

6) Summary note

Solid

Liquid

Gas

Has mass
/
/
/
Has a fixed volume
/
/
X
Occupies space
/
/
/
Has a fixed shape
/
X
X
Can be compressed
X
X
/
1) Shapes of objects in Structures
- Buildings are built on shapes such as cone, sphere,
cuboid, cube, cylinder and pyramid
- Most buildings are built by combining several
shapes

2) The strength of a structure depends on:

- the types of materials used
- the size of the structure
- the shape of the structure
7) Neumonic

The nine planets in the Solar

System with the nearest to the Sun
Mercury My
Venus Very
Earth
Excellence
Mars
Mother
Jupiter Just
Saturn Serve
Asid
Uranus Us
Neptune Nine
Pluto
Pizza

MERAH

SAMBAL
BIRU

THE IMPORTANT TOPICS FOR UPSR SCIENCE

(YEAR 4, 5 AND 6)
A

INVESTIGATING LIVING THINGS

Complete the boxes and statements with their details.

Year 4
1

Basic Needs
Humans
Shelter
Food
Water
Air

Animals
Shelter
Food
Water
Air

Plants
Sunlight
Water
Air

Life Process
Breathing
Excreation and
Defecation
Response
Reproduction
Bad habits
Breathing
Excreation and

Humans
The lungs
The lungs, skin, kidneys
The skin, eyes, nose, ears, tongue
Giving birth
Smoking, taking drugs, drinking alcohol
Animals
The lungs, moist skin, trachea system, gills
The lungs, kidneys, skin, gills

Alkali

Defecation
Reproduction
Life cycles

Giving birth, laying eggs

Mosquito, frog, butterfly

Response
Reproduction

Plants
To sunlight, water, gravity
By seeds, spores, suckers, stem cuttings, leaves

Protection

Danger and their

enemies

Extreme weather
condition
(polar region)
Extreme weather
condition
(desert habitat)

Animal Protect Themselves by:

Hard scales
Tortoise, pangolin, crocodile, snail
Bad smell
Skunk, bed bug
Change colour
Chameleon, arctic fox
Strong thorns
Buffaloo, Goat, cow
Long legs and strong
Horse, mouse deer,
muscels
Breaking off tail
Lizard
Move in groups
Wild bulls, wolves
Produce poison
Cobra, bee, scorpion
Sharp spines
Porcupine,
Pretend to be dead
Beetle, millipede
Curl up body
Milipede, pangolin
Hide in shell
Snail, garden snail
Thick fur
Bear
Thick fat
Seal, penguin
Migrate
Flamongo, swallow, swan
Hibernate
Bear, mouse
Wallowing
Hump

Danger and their

enemies
Extreme weather
condition
(hot and dry
regeion)
Extreme weather
condition
(strong wind)

Buffaloo, hippopotamus
Camel

Plants Protect Themselves

Thick and hard bark
Coconut tree, shorea tree
Fine hairs
Pumpkin plant, bamboo
Produce latex
Papaya tree, rubber tree, jackfruit
Thorns
Cactus, durian, pineapple, mimosa
Produce poison
Mushroom, yam plant
Drop leaves
Rubber tree, bougainvilla
Hairy leaves
Watermelon plant, pumpkin plant
Waxy leaves
Pandan leaves, banana tree, hibiscus
Curls up leaves
Banana tree, lallang, maize plant
Divided leaves
Coconut tree, nipah tree
Can sway
Needle-like leaves
Casuarina, pines, conifers
Buttress roots
Flame of the forest, mangrove plant

Year 5
4

Microorganisms:
- Microorganisms are classified as living things because they carry out life
processs such as breathing, growth and movement.

4 main types of microorganisms.

Match the microorganisms with their details.

Microorganisms

Shape

Bacteria
Viruses
Fungi

Protozoa

Useful Microorganisms : Making tapai, bread, tempe, fertilisers

Harmful Microorganisms : Cause illnesses, food poisoning, food to turn bad, tooth
decay

Survival of Species
Survival of Animals
By keeping in the mouth
Crocodile, guppies
By carrying their young
Kangaroo, scorpion
Protecting
By staying in herds
Buffaloo, elephants, buffalo
the eggs
By laying slimy eggs
Frog,
or young
By attacking their enemies
Hen, tiger, cat
By feeding their young
Bird
Survival of Plants
Plants
By the wind
Lallang, shorea, angsana, cotton
Dispersal By water
Coconut, nipah, lotus, pong-pong
of seeds By animals
Rambutan, mango, durian, cillies, love grass
By explosive
Sword bean, balsam, rubber, chesnut
mechanism

Food Chains and Food Webs

Herbivores
Carnivores
Omnivores

Class or animals food

Goat, cow, butterfly, grasshopper, mouse deer, caterpillar
Tiger, lion, mosquito, snake, eagle, frog, shark, wolf,
Bear, rat, chicken, duck, pig

Year 6
7

Interaction among Living Things

Group animals
Solitary animals

For safety and food

Ex : Lion, champanzie, buffalo, zebra, ants, bees, elephants
To avoid competition for food and space
Ex : Eagle, pangolin, snake,

Competition:
- Among animals for : Space, foods, mate
-

Among plants for: Sunlight, water, space

Protecting Endangered Species:

Animals that are extinct
Endangered animals
Endangered plants
Factors
Ways to prevent

Ex : Dodo, dinasour, Tasmanian tiger, mammoth

Ex : Pangolin, tiger, hornbill, rhino, tapir
Ex : mangrove, rafflesia, pitcher plan
Human activities : Illegal or excessive logging, hunting,
development
Campaign, educating the public, re-plant, enforcing law

INVESTIGATING FORCE AND ENERGY

Complete the boxes and statements with their details.

Year 4

Measurements:
Length
Area
Volume
Mass
Time

Tools
Units
Formula
Units
Cube, cuboid
Liquid
Units
Tools
Units
Tools
Units

Ruler, measuring tape

mm, cm, m, km
Length x width
mm, cm, km
Length x width x height
By beakers, measuring
mm, cm, ml, l
Lever balance, electronic valance
mg, g, kg
Clock, stopwatch
Second, minute, hour, day, month

Year 5
2

Energy
Sources of Energy (7)
1 The wind
2 The sun
3 The water
4 The fuels
5 Batteries
6 Food
7 Coal

Forms of Energy (7)

1 Light energy
2 Heat energy
3 Kinetic energy
4 Potencial energy
5 Solar energy
6 Sound energy
7 Chemical energy

Renewable energy: Solar energy, wind energy, water energy, biomass fuel

Non-renewable energy: Natural gas, petroleum, coal

Electricity
Sources of electricity: 1Dry cells__________ 2 Accumulator
3 Solar cells

4 Dynamo

Which are the series circuits and parallel circuits?

Parrallel Circuit
4

Series circuit

Light
-

Light travels in a straight line. The formation of shadow is

a phenomenon that shows light travels in a straight line when an opaque
object blocks a ray of light.

When light travels in a straight line and strike the surface of an object, it will
Reflected
Year 6

Force
A force can cause:
Stationary objects to start moving
A change in the shape of an object
A change in the motion of an object
Friction
Effects

Factors

Advantages

DisadvantagesWays to reduce6

Make the surface warm, makes a moving object slow down

and stop
Depends on the condition of surfaces and on the weight of an
object
Ex: Allow us to walk or run without slipping, vehicles to travel
on the road safely and enables us to hold things.
causes surfaces which are touching each other to wear out.
Using rollers, ball bearings and using lubricants

Movement
-

Speed shows how fast an object moves.

Objects that remain stationary do not have speed.

Formula: Speed = Distance
Time

INVESTIGATING MATERIALS

Complete the boxes and statements with their details.

Year 4

Properties of Materials:
Conduct electricity
Conduct heat
Absorb water
Float on water
Elastic
Transparent
Translucent
Opaque
Natural materils:

Nail, screw, thumbtack, copper wire

Metal spoon, paper clip, nail, needle
Towel, cloth, tissue paper, paper
Cork, straw, wooden ruler, boat
Spring, rubber band
Glass, plain water, lens
Ice cube, tracing paper,
Umbrella, roof wood,
Wood, metal, leather, soil, cotton, fur, rubber, silk, coal, clay

Man-made materials: Nylon,plastic, glass, synthetic rubber, synthetic cloth

2

Rusting of Materials:
Rusty objects
Non-rusty objects
Factors which cause rusting
Ways to prevent rusting

Iron rod, Iron nail, drink can, zinc roof, needle

Gold-ring, pencil, clay, glass, sink, plastic
Reaction of iron with oxygen and water
Painting
Coating with oil or grease
Electropating
Galvanizing

Year 5
3

Heat
-

The Sun is our main source of heat. The temperature of an object is a

measurement of its degree of hotness or coldness.

Matter expands when heated and matter contract when cooled.

States of Matter
Properties
Has mass
Has a fixed volume
Occupies space

Solid

Liquid

Gas

/
/
/

/
/
/

/
X
/

Has a fixed shape

Can be compressed
Examples

/
X
Marble, chalk,
wooden block, ice
cube

X
X
Shampoo, glue,
tomato sauce,
water, oil, milk

X
/
Oxygen, nitrogen,
hydrogen, air

Change of state of water

Melting
Solid liquid
Boiling
Liquid gas
Evaporation
Liquid gas
Water vapor liquid
Freezing
Liquid solid
5

Acids and Alkalis

Acidic

Blue litmus
paper

Red litmus
paper

Taste

Turn to red

Unchanged

Sour

Unchanged

Turn to
blue

Bitter

Alkaline
Neutral

Unchanged Unchanged

Tasteless,
sweet, salty

Examples
Fizzy drink, vinegar,
grapes, orange
Detergent, shampoo,
baking powder,
toothpaste
Sugar cane, common
salt, mineral water, rice

Year 6
6

Food Preservation
-

Food preservation is important because it makes food last longer and its kills
bacteria and fungi.
Bacteria and fungi can easily grow in damp and warm conditions.
We can preserve food by killing the bacteria and fungi.
Preservation process
Drying
Boiling
Cooling
Vacuum packing
Pickling
Freezing
Canning
Pasteuring

Examples
Fish, prawns, cuttlefish, fruits
Vegetables, fruits, eggs, cake
Nuts, crackers, powdered mik
Fruits, vegetables, chillies
Chicken, meat, prawns, cuttlefish
Meat, curry, red beans
Ice cream, juices, milk

Waste management
Ways of Disposing Waste
Proper
Reuse or recycle
Bury waste that can decay in soil
Dispose of waste in the right place
Treat waste before disposing of into the darin

Improper
Littering
Open burning
Release of waste into the rivers
Release of smoke into waste

INVESTIGATING THE EARTH AND UNIVERSE

Complete the boxes and statements with their details.

Year 4
1

The Earth and the Universe:

Match the objects for their details.

The Sun
Planets
Natural satellites
Comets
Meteors
Asteroids

Rock or metal that orbit around the Sun

A star in the centre of the Solar System
Rock and metal which lie between the orbits of
Mars and Jupiter
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn,
Uranus, Neptune, Pluto
Ice and dust that orbit around the Sun
The moon around the planets

Day and night

-

The Earth rotates on its own axis from west to east.

Its cause the day and night to the Earth.
The earth also moving around the Sun

Year 5
3

Constellations
A group of stars which form a certain shapes.
Four main types of constellations are:_big dipper, orion, southern cross, scorpio

Phases of Moon
New Moon New crescent New half-Moon New gibbous Full Moon Old
gibbous Old half-Moon Old crescent
Year 6

Eclipse

Eclipse of the Sun

-

Eclipse of the Moon

Caused by the Moon revolving around the Earth. The Earth and Moon also
revolve around the Sun.
Also occurs because light travels in straight lines and light cannot pass
through an opaque object.
E INVESTIGATING TECHNOLOGY

Complete the boxes and statements with their details.

Year 4

Technology around us
Devices and Inventions
Communication devices
Kitchen appliances
Electronic games and toys
Building and structures
Devices for performing calculations

Examples
Telephone, satellite, cell phone, internet
Rice cooker, oven, electric kettle,
Robot, control car, computer game
Penang bridge, KLCC tower, condominium
Calculator, computer,

Development of technology
Field of
Communication
Land transportation
Water transportation
Air transportation
Agriculture
Buildings
Bridges

Example
Smoke signal beating drum carrier pigeion telegraph
telephone cell phone teleconferencing
Walk riding animal bullock steam poer car petrol
car
Tree trunk canoe raft sailing ship cruise
Hot air balloon airship glider aeroplene
Sticks & animal bones hoe & rake plough tractor
Cave hut wooden house concrete house
condominium
Tree trunk wooden bridge concrete bridge concrete
& steel bridge

Year 5
3

Strength and Stability

-

Shapes of Objects

Pyramid hemisphere cylinder

cube cuboid

sphere

cone

The strength of an object depends on the types of material, the shape of the
object and how the object is placed
The srability of an object depends on base area and the height of an object

Year 6
4

Machines
Simple Machines
Lever
Pulley
Wedge
Screw
Gear
Incline plane
Wheel and axle
-

Examples
Bottle opener, claw hammer, see-saw, pliers, scissors
Raising or lowering a flag, lifting a heavy object
Axe, knife, saw, ice pick, needle, arrow
Drill bit, spanner, tap
In bicycle, in a watch
The staircase,
Car spanner, screw driver, pencil sharpener

A tool with more than one simple machine is called a __________________

SCIENCE TERMINOLOGIES
Year 4

Excreation

Defecation

Reproduction
Drugs

Alcohol

Area

Length

Volume

Mass

Time

Natural MaterialMan-made Material

Conductor

Insulator

Transparent Translucent Opaque

Reusing
Recycling
Natural SatellitesAsteroids
Comets
Meteoroids
Meterors
Technology -

is the process by which waste materials are dischgarged from the

human body(Upsr 2003, 2004)
is the process in which faeces is removed from the human body
is a process to produce offspring
are substances that can affect the functions of humans body
is a substance used to make alcoholic drinks
is the size of surface (Upsr 2004)
is the distance between two points
is the amount of space taken up by the object (Upsr 2007)
is the amount of matter in an object
is the period between two moments
object originated from plant, animal and trock (Upsr 2007)
object are obtained through chemical processes (Upsr 2001)
is a material that conducts electricity or heat
is a material that does not conduct electricity or heat
materials that allow most of the light to pass through them (Upsr 2001,
2005)
materials that scatter light and allow some light to pass through them
materials that do not allow any light to pass through them
use waste materials again for purposes other than its original use
process waste materials to produce new ojects
are the natural objects which orbit around planets
are small pieces of rocks mixed with metals orbiting the Sun
are small pieces of ice and dust that orbit round the Sun
are small pieces of rock or metal floating in outer space
are meteroroids which enter the Earths atmosphere
the use of scientific knowledge in practical ways to design devices and
machines.
Year 5

Bacteria
Viruses
Protozoa
Survival of species Dispersal
-

are a major group of living microorganisms

are the tiniest of the microorganisms
are the biggest microorganisms
the ability of a species to survive in this world (Upsr 2000)
means scattering or distributing the seeds to other places for
Germination
Carnivore
animal only eat other animals
Herbivore
animal only eat plants (Upsr 2008)
Omnivore
the animals eat bothh other animals and plants
Food chain
a relationship between living things
Food Webs a relationship between all the living things in a habitat
Renewable energy- energy that can be replenished when used up (Upsr 2008)
Non-renewable energy that energy cant be replenished when used up
Series Circuits is a circuit in which the bulbs are arranged one after another in the
same path
Parallel Circuitsis a curcuit in which the bulbs are arranged in two or more branches
Melting
is the process when a solid changes to a liquid
Condensation is the process when a water vapour changes to water
Evaporation is the process when a liquid changes to gas
Constellations the arrangements of a group of stars with certain shapes or
images
Phases of the Moon- are the different shapes of the Moon that can be seen from the Earth
Year 6
Competition

occurs when two or more living things have the same needs that are
limited
Preservation
to maintain the condition of habitats so that living things can live
naturally (Upsr 2006)
Conservation to care for something by improving it towards its original state to avoid
extinction
Extinction
occurs when all the animals or plants of that species die
Endangered animals or plants are facing the threat of becoming extinct
Friction
is a force that opposes the movement of an object
Food preservation- makes food last longer by delaying it from becoming bad
Machines
are tools that help us to do most of our work
Simple machinesis a device that allows us to use less force to make it easier and faster
for us
Complex machines- is a tool with more than one simple machine to work