Integrated Science Questions and Answers - Grade 5 End Term 1 Exams 2023 Set 3

QUESTIONS

1. A grade 5 teacher made a picture cut out as shown below.
   
   Which activity was he displaying?
   1. Medium sprint start.
   2. Elongated sprint start.
   3. Long sprint start.
   4. Bending up sprint start.
2. The following games are played in the athletics track except
   
   1. marathon
   2. relay
   3. 100m race
   4. steeplechase.
3. Shaban was asked to improvise a relay baton for the class races. Which of the following materials was not appropriate for him to use?
   
   1. Bamboo sticks
   2. Old calendar
   3. Plastic pipes
   4. Discus plate
4. The following are followed when performing activities involving hurdles. Which is the third step?
   
   1. Landing
   2. Approaching the hurdle
   3. Take off
   4. Flight. 
5. Grade 5 learners were preparing the landing pit in a long jump. Which of the following pairs of materials can they use?
   
   1. Gravel and dry banana leaves.
   2. Sand and saw dust.
   3. Saw dust and small stones.
   4. Water and dry grass. 
6. When making a discus play facility, the throwing area should take the shape of a
   1. triangle
   2. pyramid
   3. rectangle
   4. circle.
7. The following are steps followed in performing a discus.
   
   1. Swing
   2. Grip
   3. Release and recovery
   4. Stand in the right position.
      Which is the correct order in which the steps are followed?
      
      1. (ii), (i), (iii), (iv).
      2. (i), (ii), (iii), (iv).
      3. (iv), (ii), (i), (iii).
      4. (iii), (ii), (i), (iv).
8. Muli was gifted in rope skipping. He used to skip in a zigzag movement. Which technique of rope skipping is this?
   
   1. Straddle
   2. Skier
   3. Straddle cross
   4. Heel taps.
9. Victor's softball team will have a match with the neighboring community. How many players will be in the field for both teams as the match starts?
   1. 22
   2. 18
   3. 11
   4. 16
10. The main use of the catcher's mitt in softball is to
    
    1. release the ball on time
    2. protect the hands from pain
    3. stabilize the moving ball for easy control
    4. safeguard the head of the player.
11. Shakillah outlined the qualities of an infielder as shown below. Which one is not?
    
    1. Agile and fast.
    2. Quick hands.
    3. Delivers the ball to the base.
    4. Distance thrower.
12. During the baton exchange, what should the receiver do incase the partner falls?
    1. Go and pick the baton.
    2. Wait till the partner recovers.
    3. Run without the baton.
    4. Report to the person in charge.
13. Activities performed before starting the main activity are referred to as
    1. drills
    2. injury time activities
    3. cool down activities
    4. warm ups.
14. Wesonga wanted to prepare and assemble hurdles for his team. He collected the following items. Which of them would be the most appropriate?
    1. Wire mesh
    2. Tables
    3. Jerricans
    4. Old stones.
15. A grade 5 parent bought a First Aid kit for his pupil. Which one of the following should not be in the box?
    1. Eye wash
    2. Drinking water
    3. Iodine
    4. Elastoplast.
16. Grade five students were discussing about soil erosion. What does it mean?
    1. Removal and carrying away of top soil.
    2. Poisoning of soil by chemicals.
    3. Addition of nutrients to soil.
    4. Soil having too much moisture.
17. When constructing an organic waste pit, Helen sprinkled water on it. What was the purpose of the water? To
    
    1. introduce bacteria
    2. eliminate pockets of air
    3. keep the waste from drying up
    4. help conserve water.
18. Conserving water is very important. Which of the following is not a way of conserving water?
    
    1. Harvesting rain water.
    2. Recycling water.
    3. Reusing water.
    4. Using sprinkler irrigation.
19. The following are pictures of domestic animals. Which of them is useful for labour?
    
20. When we harvest fruits, we can do so using the ways listed except
    
    1. using hand tools
    2. using machinery
    3. hand harvesting
    4. cutting branches.
21. Vegetables are classified into various categories. Which of the following is under the category of leafy vegetables?
    1. Carrots
    2. Lentils
    3. Spinach
    4. Tomatoes.
22. The picture below shows a farming tool. What is its name?
    
    
    1. Jembe
    2. Spade
    3. Rake
    4. Panga.
23. The following are materials used for making repellant spray. Which one is not?
    1. Hot pepper
    2. Garlic
    3. Rosemary leaves
    4. Spinach.
24. Wild animals can sometimes cause harm to domestic animals. Which of the following causes harm to domestic animals?
    
    1. Antelope
    2. Hare
    3. Hyena
    4. Squirrel.
25. Christine was walking by a shop that sells food items and saw the following food stuffs. Which one is a legume?
    
    1. Green grams
    2. Rice
    3. Wheat
    4. Carrots.
26. Members of the Environmental Club decided to grow their crops in waste containers. This practice is called
    1. bucket gardening
    2. basin gardening
    3. container gardening
    4. vase gardening.
27. Grade five learners observed crops with grass-like leaves and their seeds are eaten as food. Which of the following crops did the learners observe?
    1. Legumes
    2. Seeds
    3. Cereals
    4. Vegetables.
28. During an Agriculture practical lesson learners were taught that it is important to care for fruit trees. Which of these young methods shows caring of plants?
    
    1. Weeding and watering when there is no rain.
    2. Covering them with plastic bags.
    3. Washing them with soap to destroy germs.
    4. Feeding them.
29. Mandy went to the farm and noticed that some of the fruit plants had stems that were weak and needed to be supported. Which one of the following is a weak fruit plant?
    
    1. Passion fruits
    2. Bananas
    3. Mangoes
    4. Oranges.
30. Organic manure has the following advantages except
    
    1. they are healthier and more friendly to the crops
    2. it does not cost a lot of money
    3. it helps make kitchen waste useful
    4. it is time consuming.
31. Valerie is ten years old and she recently noticed that her clothes are either too short or too tight. What is she experiencing?
    
    1. Pre-teen growing
    2. Growth spurt
    3. Emotional distress
    4. Physical change.
32. Both boys and girls experience changes during pre-teen period. Which of the following changes happens to pre-teen boys only?
    
    1. Hair grows on the beard.
    2. They experience mood wings.
    3. They grow in height and weight.
    4. They get closer to their friends.
33. During pre-teen period, we should practice the following good grooming habits except
    
    1. taking a bath and wearing clean clothes daily
    2. exercising our bodies to keep physically fit
    3. wearing clean socks and underwear
    4. sleeping late as we are grown up.
34. A teacher talked to grade five learners about safety and security during play. What precautions should pre-teens consider? They should
    
    1. not share personal information with strangers
    2. stay out for as long as they like
    3. go to parties frequently
    4. drink alcohol and enjoy life.
35. Amelia was asked to write a list of foods she wanted for lunch every day. Which group consists of healthy diet?
    1. Chips, soda and cookies.
    2. Rice, potatoes and juice.
    3. Ugali, chicken and kales.
    4. Chapati and peas.
36. Grade five learners were engaging in a football game. Which other physical activity can they engage in?
    
    1. Fighting with each other.
    2. Playing video games.
    3. Watching movies.
    4. Running races around the field.
37. Wamboi is going with her mother to the market to buy new clothes. What factor should she consider before buying the clothes?
    
    1. Choose clothes that are comfortable to wear.
    2. Choose the most expensive because they are trendy.
    3. Only consider those that are pink in colour.
    4. Only consider jeans.
38. Gaelle went to a party and saw how the children were dressed as shown in the pictures below. Who do you consider as not decently dressed?
    
39. Grade five learners picked different plants during a nature walk. Which of the following plants is non- flowering?
    1. Fern
    2. Pawpaw
    3. Mangoes
    4. Maize.
40. Margaret collected different plants and placed them in various groups. This process of grouping plants with common characteristics together is referred to as
    
    1. naming
    2. classification
    3. grouping
    4. binding.
41. Grade five learners took photos of harmful plants and they pasted them on a manilla paper. Which one of the following crops is not harmful?
    1. Acacia
    2. Cactus
    3. Sodom apple
    4. Cypress.
42. Melvin saw the plant below while walking home from school. What is it called?
    
    1. Mold
    2. Mushroom
    3. Yeast
    4. Toadstool.
43. Some pupils observed different animals during their tour to the national park. They noticed that some animals had a backbone. These animals are referred to as
    
    1. amphibians
    2. invertebrates
    3. reptiles
    4. vertebrates.
44. Which one of the following animals belongs to the category of reptiles?
    1. Snake
    2. Frog
    3. Whale
    4. Eagle.
45. Human beings have five sense organs. Which of the following is not a sense organ?
    
    1. Nose
    2. Ear
    3. Tongue
    4. Foot.
46. In order to take care of our ears and make them healthy, we should
    1. remove wax using a match stick
    2. pour water inside the ear
    3. clean the inside with disinfectant
    4. clean the inside using cotton buds.
47. A computer technician wrote different applications on a board. Which of the following applications allows us to create, edit, store and print text documents using a computer device?
    1. Program
    2. Word processor
    3. Android
    4. Windows.
48. Juma was using a computer to do his homework. Which part of the computer was he using to type?
    1. Mouse
    2. Keyboard
    3. Monitor
    4. Word processor.
49. Weru creates his account for his daily activities. This document he creates is known as
    1. journal
    2. diary
    3. story
    4. plan.
50. While using the computers in the lab, grade 5 learners observed the following precautions except one. Which one?
    1. Place them on flat clean surfaces.
    2. Do not eat or drink when using them.
    3. Clean them using a cloth soaked in water.
    4. Make sure cables are intact and well connected.

MARKING SCHEME

1. B
2. A
3. D
4. D
5. B
6. D
7. C
8. B
9. B
10. B
11. C
12. B
13. D
14. B
15. B
16. A
17. C
18. D
19. D
20. D
21. C
22. A
23. D
24. C
25. A
26. C
27. C
28. A
29. A
30. D
31. B
32. A
33. D
34. A
35. C
36. D
37. A
38. C
39. A
40. B
41. D
42. B
43. D
44. A
45. D
46. D
47. B
48. B
49. A
50. D