Science Questions and Answers - Class 8 Opener Exams Term 1 2022
Questions
Which one of the following pairs of diseases is correctly matched with the time of immunization?
Six weeks
Nine months
A
Polio
tetenus
B
Measles
tuberculosis
C
Diptheria
pertusis
D
pertusis
yellow fever
Which one of the following components of blood is attacked by HIV?
Red blood cells.
White blood cells.
Platelets.
Plasma.
Which one of the following is a compound fertilizer?
Mono Ammonium Phosphate
Triple super phosphate
Sulphate of Ammonia
Muriate of potash
The importance of fibre in the human diet is to
digestion of food
absorption of nutrients
absorption of water
movement of food
It is true to say that all reptiles
Arecold blooded invetrbrates
Lay fertilised eggs in water
Have scales on their bodies
Lay unfertilized eggs in sand
All the following are safety measures when handling current electricity. Which one is not?
Do not touch switches with wet hands
Fitting lightning arrestors on tall buildings
Do not overload sockets
Do not insert sticks ,wires and other materials in sockets.
The rate at which water drains in the soil is mainly determined by
volume of the soil.
size of the soil particles.
humus content in the soil.
air content in the soil.
Which one of the following is a social effect of drug abuse ?
Addiction
Truancy
Withdrawal
Fits
Which one of the following methods will mainly conserve soil moisture and add nutrients after rotting?
strip cropping
Terracing
Mulching
Gabions
Pupils set up an experiment as shown in the diagram below. Which one of the following was a correct observation from the experiment?
Water level in the trough increased.
Candle flame brightened.
Water level in the glass jar increased.
Colour of the water changed.
A sample of soil was mixed with water in a transparent container, shaken and then allowed to settle.This was to investigate
Drainage
Capillarity
Composition
Fertility
The following are signs and symptoms of certain diseases:
fever.
severe headache.
violent diarrhoea
severe dehydration.
vomiting.
Which are for cholera?
(i) and (ii).
(ii) and (iii).
(iii) and (iv).
none
The commonly abused drug in Kenya is?
Tobacco
Glue
Alcohol
Khat
The following are misconceptions about hiv/aids except?
Hiv and aids is a curse.
Sex with a young girl cures hiv aids.
All thin people have aids.
Hiv and aids has no cure
The following are processes that take place in fertization of plants Germination of pollen tube Pollination Fusion Pollen tube breaks The process that is second is?
Pollination
Fusion
Pollen tube breaks
Germination of pollen tube
Below is an illustration of a food chain. Plant —> Antelope —> Lion —> Vulture Primary consumers are represented by
plants.
antelope.
lion.
vulture.
While breathing in , the
Diaphragm flattens
Volume of the chest decrease
Diaphgram become dome shaped
Lungs contract
Which one of the following occurs in both adolesence boys and girls
Production of sex cells
Hips broaden.
Voice breaks.
Enlargement of breasts.
When the tail of the a windvane points to the East,the wind must be blowing from?
.East to west
West to east
North to south
South to North
Which one of the following characteristics can be used to identify molars?
one root and chisel shape .
cusps and ridges
one root and cusps
ridges and chisel shape.
The following can be seperated using a magnet ecxept
Iron fillings and office pins
Staple pins and sand
Iron fillings and flour
Iron fillings and copper pieces
Which property of clay soil lead to flooding in a flat land?
Stickness
Fine texture
Poor drainage
High capillarity
Sound moves slowest in ?
Solids
Vacuum
Liquids
Gases
Carbon dioxide during blood circulation is removed from the blood stream in the
Lungs
Left ventricle
Right auricle
Aorta
The diagram below represents a female reproductive system
Which one of the parts labelled p,q,r and s is correctly matched to its function
Part
Function
A
Q
site for fertilization
B
R
site for implantation
C
S
egg formation
D
R
ovulation
Which part does fertilization take place
Q
R
S
P
Which pair of materials below float because of material they are made of?
Sufuria and bottle
Plasticine and wood
Wood and wax
Wax and sufuria
The best procedure of seperating mixture of salt ,maize flour,and maize husks is
Filtering-sieving-evaporating
Dissolving- filtering-sieving-evaporating
Winnowing-dissolving-filtering-evaporating
Sieving-dissolving-filtering-evaporating
The following are methods of maintaining simple tools:
Cleaning after use
Proper storage
Sharpening cutting edges
Proper use of tools.
Which pair consists only of methods for safety from accidents?
(ii) and (iv).
(i) and (iv).
(ii) and (iii).
(i) and (iii).
When a force equal to the force of a moving object is applied in the opposite direction,the moving object will
Continue moving
Move backwards
Stop
Decrease the speed
Which property of light leads to the formation of a shadow
Dispersion of light
Light travels in a straight line
Reflection of light
Refraction of light
A component of air used for germination is also required for
burning substances.
preserving soft drinks.
making proteins.
making electric bulbs.
Which one of the following has definite shape,size and mass
Clay, water, nitrogen
Glue,toothpaste,spirit
Stone,oil,water vapour
Flour,chalkdust,cement
Which of the following organs in the human body both produce sex cells?
Testis and penis
Ovary and uterus
Ovary and testis
Penis and vagina
Which one of the following parts of a passion plant is modified to climbing
Branch
stem
leaves
Bud
Which one of the following consists of foods that are mainly for body building?
beef, cassava, potatoes.
mutton, maize, pawpaw.
peas, beans, eggs.
carrots, bananas, tomatoes.
Which one of the following is a storage pest
Aphid
white ant
cutworm
Weaverbird
Which of the plants has root nodules
Maize and potatoes
cabbages and millet
Groundnuts and and pea
Tomatoes and beans
Which one of the following components of blood is correctly matched with its function?
Blood component
Function
A
Red blood cells
clotting of blood
B
White blood cells
transport oxygen.
C
Platelets
fight germs.
D
Plasma
transport food.
Which one of the following is advisable when spraying chemicals
Spraying when the temperatures are high
Wearing a gas mask when spraying
spraying against the direction of wind
Wash hands before spraying
The method of grazing that would require the largest piece of land to practice is
herding
stall feeding
tethering
paddocking.
The following are reasons for placing a tap near the bottom of a tank except
to let all water out
increase pressure
making water flow faster
Making gravitational force act on water
Which one of the following statements is not true about commercial feeds?
some are given as the only feeds
they are mainly given to increase production
they are mainly given for protection against diseases
some are given together with other feeds
Which one of the following is a safety measure against lightning when it is raining?
Leaning against walls.
Walking on open areas.
Wearing rubber shoes.
Using an umbrella.
The diagram below represents a set up that can be used to investigate good and poor conductors of electricity? Which one of the following materials when used to connect wires at point S would make the bulb not light?
Pencil.
Aluminium foil.
Steel wool.
Rubber band.
Coccaine and bhang share all the following except
Causes depression
Causes hallucinnations
Are all narcotics
Cause addiction
The reasons we are not able to see the stars during the day is
A. they switch off during the day
the sun is too bright
they are never present in the sky
they do not produce their own light
The following are some characteristics of soil:
fine particles.
cracks when dry.
poor drainage.
good capillarity.
The characteristics are for
loam soil
loam and sand soil
sand soil
clay soil.
Which one of the following soil conservation measures is best suitable on a nursery bed?
Terracing.
Mulching.
Tree planting.
Contour farming.
A farmer practicing stall feeding is not likely to feed animals on
pasture and fodder
pasture
fodder
concentrates .
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