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Friday, 22 April 2022 07:07
Science / Technology & Agriculture Questions and Answers - Grade 4 End of Term 1 Exams 2022 Set 1
QUESTIONS
SCIENCE
- Name three living things
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- List three characteristics of living things
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- Animals with backbone are called
....................................................... - Name four types of teeth
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- Write living things or non living in the pictures (4mks)
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- Name two food crops you know
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- Name three ways on how to care for animals
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- We use ....................................................... and ....................................................... to clean our teeth
AGRICULTURE
- The best soil for cultivation is ....................................................... soil
- The compost manure is prepared using
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- Name three uses of water at home?
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- What is weeding?.......................................................
- Name three types of soil
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The boy is ....................................................... the crops.- Write three small animals rised to destroy crops
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- Draw the fruits we eat
- Name two animals that gives us milk
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SCIENCE
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- cow
- man
- hen
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- They feed
- They move
- They reproduce
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- vertebrates
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- incisors
- canines
- molars
- premolars
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- living thing
- living thing
- non-living
- non-living
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- maize any other)
- beans
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- watering them
- feeding them
- treating them
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- water, toothpaste
AGRICULTURE
- loam
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- kitchen refuse
- dry grass any other)
- ashes
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- washing
- cooking
- drinking
- Removal of unwanted plant
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- clay
- loam
- sand
- watering
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- birds
- monkeys
- mongoose
- any fruit
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- cow
- goat
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Wednesday, 20 April 2022 11:21
Science & Agriculture Questions and Answers - Grade 5 End of Term 1 Exams 2022 SET 2
QUESTIONS
- Name the digestive system
- Write three invertebrate animal
- Name two animals that give birth to young ones
- The digestion of food start in the____ and ends in the_____
- We use___ to brush our teeth
- Draw three personal items and name them
- Name the sense organ below
- Name two external parasites
AGRICULTURE
- What is soil conservation?
- Name three types of soil
- Write down three materials required to make compost manure
- List down three uses of water on a farm
- The below method of irrigation is called____
- Write small animals that clothing crops
- Draw a scarecrow (2mks)
- Match the animal with it's products
cow wool
goat egg
sheep mohair
hen milk - We get water from?
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SCIENCE
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- oesophagus
- stomach
- small intestine
- large intestine
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- earth worm
- files
- cockroaches (any insect)
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- cow
- dog
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- mouth
- small intestine
- brush, water
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- eye
- ear
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- bedbugs
- ticks (any other)
AGRICULTURE
- Soil conservation is practice of using water efficiently to reduce unnecessary water usage
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- loam
- clay
- sand
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- dry grass
- ashes (any)
- top soil
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- watering crops
- washing tools
- mixing chemicals
- drip irrigation
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- Monkey
- Squirrel
- Cow - milk
goat - mobair
sheep - wool
hen - ege - rain
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Tuesday, 19 April 2022 13:21
Science Questions and Answers - Class 7 End of Term 1 Exams 2022 Set 2
QUESTIONS
- Which one of the following pairs of human body is used in digestion?
- Liver and lungs
- Nose and trachea
- Stomach and mouth
- Oesophagus and rectum
- Which one of the following part of the breathing system does the exchange of gases take place?
- Trachea
- Airsacs
- Mouth
- Nose
- Which one of the following pair of diseases can be transmitted by getting into contact with infected people?
- Bilharzia and tuberculosis
- Tetanus and polio
- Malaria and Kwashiokor
- Covid-19 and common cold
- Which of the following is the second stage of HIV transmission?
- Symptomatic
- Window
- Fullblown
- Asymptomatic
- Which one of the following is NOT a source of heat?
- Drying
- Lighting the house
- Cooking
- Warming
- Which one of the following is NOT a special sound?
- Bell ringing
- Car hooting
- Ambulance siren
- Baby crying
- The soil that cracks when dry is BEST used for
- modeling
- farmning
- building houses
- planting crops
- The diagram below shows a set up used to investigate a component of soil.
The component that was investigated is- living things
- air
- organic matter
- water
- Which of the following type of soil erosion forms U-shaped ditches?
- Gulley
- Sheet
- Rill
- Splash
- Which of the following nutritional deficiency disease is more LIKELY to be suffered by a child who lacks enough food?
- Kwashiokor
- Anaemia
- Marasmus
- Rickets
- Which one of the following foods is rich in body building foods?
- Beans, peas, greengrams
- Ugali, beef, spinach
- Chapatti, rice, arrowroots
- Sweet potatoes, yam, sorghum
- The CHEAPEST way to make water sale for drinking at home is
- buying from clean shops.
- Giltering and boiling,
- putting in a refrigerator.
- covering water in containers
- A Std.6 teacher drew the diagram shown below on the black board
The teacher was LIKELY to explain that- travels in all directions.
- can be reflected.
- can be refracted
- can pass through opaque materials.
- Which one of the following will float in water?
- Heavy piece of wood.
- A small stone.
- Small piece of wire.
- A long wire.
- Which one of the following is NOT true about tools?
- Tools should be cleaned after use.
- Tools should be stored in a clean dry place.
- Tools should be handled carefully.
- All tools should be oiled.
- Which of the following is NOT a way in which heat transferred?
- Conduction
- Radiation
- Convection
- Evaporation
- Which one of the following consist of materials that are translucent?
- Clear water. clear glass. air
- Frosted glass, tinted glass, dirty water
- Stone, wood plastic ruler
- Metal sheet, paper, oiled paper
- The chart below represent simple classification of plants.
Which of the following will BEST fit in Q,R,S?
Q R S- Cactus Lichen Mushroom
- Cabbage Mango Datura
- Grass Fern Athletefoot
- Bean Cedar Yeast
- Which of the following material is NOT useful when demonstrating refraction of light!
- Water
- Pencil
- Scale
- Glass
- The percentage of the component of air that is used for advertisement is
- 78%
- 21%
- 0.03%
- 0.97%
- Which of the following groups of substances has definite size and shape?
- Glucose, salt, oxygen
- Ink, juice, petrol
- Air, smoke, ice
- Powdered milk, rice, wood
- Sound travels BEST in
- Vacuum
- liquids
- solids
- gases
- Which of the following group consist of food crops?
- Yams, beans, spinach
- Tea, coffee, cocoa
- Sisal, cotton, flax
- Coconut and sunflower
- When modelling the sky the following materials are necessary EXCEPT
- manilla paper
- cotton wool
- foil paper
- pins or thorns
- A farmer who walks on swampy rice fields is LIKELY to be infected with
- Cholera
- Bilharzia
- Malaria
- Typhoid
- Newt and toad have the following characteristics EXCEPT. Presence of
- varying body temperature.
- moist skin.
- a backbone.
- scales on their body.
- Which of the following groups of activities ONLY consist of farm uses of water?
- Irrigation, washing tools, spraying.
- Washing clothes, drinking, mixing chemicals.
- Boat racing, canoeing, fishing.
- Cooling machines, washing products, making fountains.
- Which one of the following is NOT part of the circulatory system?
- Blood
- Blood vessels
- Heart
- Lungs
- The following describes incisors teeth EXCEPT they
- are chisel shaped
- are sharp and pointed.
- have cusps and ridges.
- have one root.
- Which one of the following part of a plant is useful in reproduction?
- Root
- Flower
- Stem
- Leaf
- Which one of the following group represent source of proteins for animals?
- Molasses
- Lucerne
- Sali licks
- Grass
- Fish meal
- Bone meal
- (i), (iii), (v)
- (ii) and (v)
- (iv).(v), (vi)
- (ii) and (vi)
- Which of the following nutritional deficiency disease can affect the brain of a child?
- Rickets and anaemia
- Scurvy and malaria
- Kwashiorkor and marasmus
- Kwashiorkor and rickets
- Which of the following is an effect of HIV and AIDS on the family?
- Poor health.
- Lack of parental care.
- Poor agricultural production.
- Stigmatisation
- Which one of the following is TRUE about the immunization schedule of infants?
- DPT is given at birth
- BCG protects against tuberculosis.
- Polio and DPT are mostly given at the same time,
- Measles vaccine is given through injection
- The BEST way of preventing the spread of TIIVIAIDS in Kenyan Youths is by
- vaccinating them.
- being faithful to their par ners.
- going for medical tests.
- abstaining from sexual activities.
- Which of the following method of grazing animals MOSTLY use permanent Structures?
- Herding
- Stall feeding
- Strip grazing
- Paddocking
- For germination to take place the seed requires all the following EXCEPT
- warmth
- light
- moisture
- oxygen
- During a science lesson Std. 6 pupils were asked to drop the materials shown from the same height
It is TRUE to say that- Material A reached the ground first.
- Material Breached the ground first.
- Both materials reached at the same time.
- Both materials bounced off from the ground.
- The largest and smallest planet in the solar system is and RESPECTIVELY.
- Jupiter and Neptune
- Jupiter and Mercury
- Venus and Mercury
- Mars and Earth
- Which one of the following pair of plants is LIKELY to have hair-like roots from the stem?
- Grass and sugarcane
- Wheat and beans
- Mango and acacia
- Green grams and arrowroots
- Which of the following woods grows horizontally with the ground and has blue/ purple flowers?
- Oxalis
- Mexican marigold
- Wandering jew
- Blackjack
- The diagram below shows a maize grain
Which of the parts P.Q.R.Sprotects the inner part of the seed?- P
- R
- Q
- S
- The pull towards the centre of the earth is known as
- mass
- weight
- gravity
- force
- The following are ways in which animal react to protect themselves EXCEPT
- walking
- flying off
- biting
- coiling
- The following are human activities that cause soil erosion EXCEPT
- mining
- deforestation
- overgring
- type of soil
- Which of the following sentences does NOT describe cumulus clouds
- Thick and fodihery.
- Have a flat base
- Common in fine weather
- They are rain bearing
- Which of the following food preservation methods is BOTH modern and traditional
- Drying
- Freezing
- Canning
- Refrigeration
- The following foods can make our teeth Strong EXCEPT
- carrots and vegetables
- juice and chocolate
- milk and sugarcane
- fish and beef
- The diagram below shows a weather instrument
The wind is LIKELY to be blowing to the- West
- North
- Fast
- South
- Force is measured with an instrument known as
- Kilogram
- Newtons
- Beam balance
- Newton-meter
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Thursday, 14 April 2022 08:59
Science Questions and Answers - Class 7 End of Term 1 Exams 2022 Set 1
QUESTIONS
- Which one of the following type of soil erosion is characterised by small channels on sloping land?
- Sheet erosion
- Gulley erosion
- Rill erosion
- Splash erosion
- The method of food preservation that works by making bacteria inactive is;
- drying
- canning
- smoking
- freezing
- The brightest planet in the solar system is;
- Mars
- Mercury
- Earth
- Venus
Use the diagram below to answer questions 4 and 5.
- Fertilization takes place in the part labelled;
- M
- N
- O
- P
- A mature ova is released from part M every 28 days through a process called;
- menstruation
- ovulation
- fertilization
- urination
- The most refracted colour of the rainbow is;
- violet
- red
- indigo
- orange
- The following are methods of controlling soil crosion. Which one is not?
- Contour ploughing
- Planting cover crops
- Digging along the slopes
- Mulching
- Which one of the following animal feeds is not classified as a concentrate?
- Dairy meal
- Silage
- Sow and weaner
- Growers mash
- For a seed to germinate, the gas needed
- Nitrogen
- Carbon dioxide
- Argon
- Oxygen
- The component of soil being investigated in the experiment below is;
- water
- organic matter
- mineral particles
- air
- Which one of the following water-borne diseases can be controlled by draining stagnant water?
- Bilharzia
- Typhoid
- Cholera
- Malaria
- Which one of the following objects has a definite volume but no definite shape?
- A piece of chalk
- Carbon dioxide
- Kerosene
- Sand
- The experiment below was used to investigate a certain process in plants. The set-up was placed in the sunlight for a few days.
The process demonstrated above is;- absorption in plants
- photosynthesis in plants
- transportation in plants
- transpiration in plants
- In which of the following objects will sound travel the slowest?
- Metal
- Wood
- Water
- Air
- The following are signs and symptoms of a certain water-borne disease.
- Severe abdominal pains
- Violent diarrhoea with mucus
- Dehydration The disease can be prevented by;
- wearing protective clothing
- draining stagnant water near the home
- boiling drinking water
- killing fresh water snails
- Which one of the following mammals reproduces by laying eggs?
- Bat
- Duck-billed platypus
- Ostrich
- Monkey
- HIV/AIDS can be transmitted through the following ways except;
- sexual intercourse
- sharing skin piercing tools
- mosquito bites
- mother-to child during delivery
- The type of pollination shown in the diagram below is;
- insect pollination
- cross pollination
- self pollination
- wind pollination
- The type of food responsible for growth of new tissues and repair of worn-out body parts is;
- proteins
- carbohydrates
- vitamins
- mineral salts
- Which one of the following is a use of water in the industries?
- Cooling machines
- Cooking
- Mixing acaricides
- Boat riding
- On which principle does a raingauge work?
- Liquids occupies space
- Liquids expands when heated and contract when cooled
- Air in motion
- Air is a mixture of gases
- Std. 6 pupils did the experiment below.
All the following happens after some time except:- the candle goes off
- water enters the glass
- water rises in the
- the level of water in the basin drops
- What were the pupils likely to be investigating?
- Oxygen is used in burning
- Oxygen is needed during photosynthesis
- Air has mass
- Air expands
- The smoothness or coldness of soil is known as:
- drainage
- capillarity
- water retention
- soil texture
- Which one of the following crops is not a tuber?
- Cassava
- Greengrams
- Yams
- Sweet potatoes
- Which one of the following parts of the male reproductive system is wrongly matched with its function?
- Testis - Produce sperms
- Spermduct - Store sperms
- Scrotum - Regulate the temperature of the testis
- Urethra - allow the passage of sperms and urine outside the body
- Chrispine dropped a coin in water and it appeared raised as shown below.
This is due to;- splitting of the white light
- refraction of light
- reflection of light
- dispersion of light
- The tendency of an object to remain in its state either moving or stationary is known as;
- motion
- gravity
- weight
- inertia
- Who among the following children ate a balanced diet?
- Faith - Termites, groundnuts, pork
- Mary - Beef, mutton, fish
- Fidelis - Ugali, green grams, kales
- Alice - Potatoes, matoke, cabbage
- The following are examples of rotational methods of grazing except:
- strip grazing
- paddocking
- tethering
- herding
- The air we breathe in is cleaned in the:
- air sac
- nose
- bronchus
- mouth
- Which one of the following boxes consists of body fluids through which HIV can be transmitted?
- Digestive juices
Blood
Semen - Semen
Saliva
Blood - Bile
Breast milk
Vaginal fluid - Mucus
Blood
Urine
- Digestive juices
- Which one of the following diseases is not included in the immunization schedule for infants?
- Tetanus
- Tuberculosis
- Malaria
- Measles
- Which one of the following materials will allow some light to pass through but you cannot see through them clearly?
- Frosted glass
- Mirror
- Clean water
- Wood
- The following are groups of cash crop except;
- beverage crops
- oil crops
- fibre crops
- tuber crops
- Which one of the following is not a use of water in the body?
- Prevents the skin from drying
- Prevents constipation
- Keeps the body tissues soft
- Prevents the skin from drving
- The diagram below shows a beam balance.
It is used to:- measure the weight of objects
- measure force of different objects
- compare mass of different objects
- measure the volume of objects
- The following are examples of legumes in livestock feeds except:
- nappier grass
- luceme
- clovers
- desmodium
- Which one of the following weeds is used as a vegetable?
- Sodom apple
- Oxalis
- Wandering jew
- Pigweed
- Which one of the following cannot cause death in animals?
- Starvation
- Being killed by other animals
- Boredom
- Old age
- Which one of the following is an effect of HIV/AIDS to the nation?
- Congestion in hospitals
- Low self-esteem
- Loss of family income
- Sadness in the family
- The following are signs and symptoms of a certain communicable disease.
- Rise in body temperature.
- Headache
- Pain in the joints
- Loss of appetite
The disease described above can be prevented through all the following ways except;- drain stagnant water
- covering all the surfaces of pools of water with oil
- immunization
- destroying empty containers
- When a force is applied on an object, the following can happen except;
- make a stationary object start moving
- change the state of an object
- reduce the speed of a moving object
- stop a moving object
- Which method of weed control also conserves moisture?
- Use of chemicals
- Slashing
- Digging out
- Mulching
- The following are characteristics of all animals except they;
- move from one place to another
- transpire
- remove waste
- reproduce
- The problem related to teeth shown in the diagram below is called;
- dental cavities
- bad breath
- bleeding gums
- plaque
- Which one of the following is not a characteristic of cumulus clouds?
- They are low in the sky
- They have a flat base
- They are white in colour
- They look like bundles of cotton wool
- On a see-saw, a small boy can lift a big boy when;
- they sit on the same side
- the two boys move equal distance from the pivot
- the big boy moves closer to the pivot
- the big boy sits further from the pivot
- The phase of the moon that cannot be seen at all is;
- full moon
- gibbous
- crescent
- new moon
- Which animal below does not have a moist skin?
- Crocodile
- Frog
- Salamanda
- Toad
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Thursday, 14 April 2022 07:49
Science Questions and Answers - Class 8 End of Term 1 Exams 2022
QUESTIONS
- Heat is transferred through liquid by
- conduction only.
- radiation only.
- convention only.
- convention and radiation.
- Which of the following processes occurs when temperature increases?
- Evaporation and expansion.
- Condensation and contraction,
- Melting and contraction.
- Freezing and melting.
- Sound travel BEST in
- air
- vaccum
- water
- metal
- The diagram below represents a set up used to demonstrate a certain property of light
Which one of the following statement is CORRECT about the set up? Light- is refracted at a corner.
- travel in a straight line.
- is reflected at a corner.
- travel in all direction.
- The following source of electricity work the same way as dynamo EXCEPT
- wind driven turbine.
- geothermal generator.
- torch batteries.
- petrol driven generator.
- Digestion of food take place in all of the following parts EXCEPT
- oesophagus
- small intestine
- stomach
- mouth
- The following are changes that occurs during adolescent stage.
- Production of sex cells.
- Hips broaden.
- Enlargement of breasts
- Increase in weight and height
Which changes occurs in BOTH boys and girls?- (ii) and (iv)
- (i) and (iv)
- (ii) and (iii)
- (i) and (w)
- Which one of the following blood vessel carries blood from the heart to the lungs?
- Pulmonary artery
- Aorta
- Venacava
- Pulmonary vein
- Study the diagram below and answer the question that follow
When part marked S is pulled down part- N burst.
- M allow air to move out
- N decrease in size.
- R move upward and outward
- The following are the functions of placenta. Which one is NOT?
- Facilitate transfer of waste products.
- Facilitate transfer of food.
- Protect the foetus from shock.
- Exchange of oxygen and carbondioxide.
- Which one of the following is an advantage of zero grazing?
- Animals feed on commercial feed only.
- Pasture is utilized properly.
- Pests and diseases spread easily.
- The manure can be easily collected.
- Which one of the following is a COMMON characteristic between a newt and a nile perch?
- Have scales.
- Covered with moist scale.
- Lay unfertilized eggs.
- Take care of their young ones.
- The bird beak drawn below is LIKELY to be found in a
- muddy places.
- rice farm.
- granary
- flower garden
- Which one of the following pair of animal feed provide animals with energy?
- Maize germ and rice husks.
- Fish meal and honey
- Salt lick and lucerne
- Desmodium and giycine
- Which one of the following animal parasite can be controlled by dipping?',
- Tsetsefly
- Liverfluke
- Tapeworm
- Mite
- The soil which has smooth texture has
- large particle.
- best drainage
- best capillarity
- alot of humus
- The BEST way of conserving soil in steep slope is by
- mulching
- terracing
- building gabion
- planting trees
- Which ône of the following type of manure is made of material collected from kitchen left-over and farm waste?
- Farmyard manure
- Straight manure
- Composit manure
- Green manure
- The diagram below represent composition of air
The component of air used in preservation of drinks is represented by letter- S
- N
- M
- R
- Which one of the following materials works in the same way as side mirror?
- Frosted glass
- Skylight
- Clean water
- Milk
- Which is the first step when separating a mixture of salt, sand and iron filling?
- Filtering the mixture.
- Using a magnet.
- Adding water to the mixture.
- Decanting the mixture
- Which one of the following pair is made of materials that attract magnet?
- Office pin and aluminium foil
- Copper coin and staples
- Steel wool and nails
- Hair strand and glass
- During a science lesson pupils setup the experiment as shown below to investigate factor that affect sinking and flowing.
Both material floated because of their- material
- weight
- shape
- size
- Which one of the following is a COMMON characteristic between paraffin and ice cubes?
- Have indefinate size.
- Have indefinate mass.
- Have definate volume.
- Expand most on heating.
- Pressure in liquids increases with
- surface area
- volume
- height
- depth
- A plant with flexible stems also have
- thin cuticle
- fewer stomata
- shallow roots
- needlike leaves
- The diagram below shows parts of the flower
Pollen tube develop in part labelled- M
- R
- S
- X
- Which one of the following pairs consists of plants that are green and non flowering?
- Bracket tree and algae
- Cedar and fern
- Mushroom and moss
- Cypress and onions
- Which of the following is a sign of unhealthy crops?
- Robust growth
- Leafy branches
- Streaked leaves
- Reduced yield
- Study the food chain below and answer the question
Grass → grasshopper frog→ snake
The MOST abundant organisms is represented by- grass
- frog
- snake
- grasshopper
- In which one of the following activities is water NOT used sparingly?
- Repairing leaking pipe.
- Closing taps when not in use.
- Using basin when bathing.
- Construction of dam
- Which one of the following will NOT pollute soil?
- Oil spillage
- Overstocking
- Rotting vegetable
- Excess fertilizers
- MOST fungi depend on other plants for
- support
- habitat
- shade
- oxygen
- During a science lesson, pupils collected the following material.
- A glass bottie
- Water
- A container
- Ink
- Manilla paper
Which weather instrument were pupils LIKELY to make?- Liquid thermometer
- Raingauge
- Windvane
- Air thermometer
- Which one of the planets is between Mars and Saturn?
- Jupiter
- Earth
- Neptune
- Uranus
- Thick and feathery clouds also
- are dark in colour.
- cover the whole sky.
- have flat base,
- are low in the sky.
- Which one of the following pairs consist of health effects of drug abuse?
- Trauncy and addiction.
- Impaired judgement and marital conflicts.
- School dropout and loss of consciousness. ....
- Addiction and lack of concentration.
- The following are signs of a certain sexually transmitted infections.
- Sore throat..
- Painless chancre
- Skin rashes
- Lead to madness
The infection is LIKELY to be- syphilis
- gonorrhoea
- chancroid
- genital herpes
- Which one of the following ways of campaign against HIV and AIDS is the MOST effective? Use of
- newspapers
- radio
- billboard
- wedding ceremonies
- Which one of the following diseases is NOT immunizable but communicable?
- Tuberculosis
- Measles
- Typhoid
- Malaria
- The following are effects of HIV and AIDS to the family EXCEPT
- loss of income.
- school drop out.
- embarrassment
- increase number of orphan.
- Which one of the following is a recommended way of storing medicine?
- Taking medicine according to doctor's prescription..
- Completing the dosage.
- Labelling all the medicine
- Checking expiry date when buying medicine.
- A child had the following signs
- Wasted muscles.
- Alert eyes.
- Visible bones.
- Crying alot.
In order to control the above disease, the child should be given food rich in- protein
- all nutrients
- iron
- mineral salts
- Which one is NOT a traditional method of preserving food?
- Canning
- Use of honey
- Drying
- Smoking
- Which one of the following lists consist of food rich in protein?
- Milk, banana, soya beans B.
- Fish, wheat, irish potatoes C.
- Rice, ugali, yams D.
- Coconut, peas, termites
- Which one of the following is a sign of cholera?
- Persistent cough
- Dehydration
- Skin rashes
- Pain in the joints.
- Which one of the following is an industrial use of water?
- Rearing fish
- Irrigation
- Making fountain
- Surfing
- The diagram below represents a lever in use
The iever illustrated above works in the same way as a- wheel barrow
- craw bar
- spade
- bottle opener
- Metallic tools are MAINLY oiled and greased inorder to
- reduce friction.
- prevent theft.
- make work easier.
- prevent rusting.
- Which one of the following is measured using a spring balance?
- Weight
- Mass
- Length
- inertia
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Wednesday, 13 April 2022 06:30
Science Questions and Answers - Class 8 End of Term 1 Exams 2022 Set 1
QUESTIONS
- The following are functions of the nose during breathing EXCEPT
- absorption of the air.
- trapping dust.
- moistening air.
- warming air.
- Cusps and ridges are present in
- premolars and canines
- incisors and molars
- molars and premolars
- canines and incisors
- The diagram below represents a female reproductive system.
Which process take place in the part Tabelled- Egg formation.
- Attachment of embryo.
- Production of sex cells.
- Fusion of sex cells.
- Which one of the following physical changes take place in the boys ONLY during adolescence stage?
- Hips broaden.
- Production of sperms.
- Breast appears.
- Increase in height and weight.
- Which one of the following parts of digestive system is CORRECTLY matched with its function?
Parts Functions- Small intestine Absortion of mineral salt.
- Mouth Produce digestive juice.
- Large intestine Absorption of digested food
- Rectum Store digested food.
- The first stage of HIV infection is known as
- window
- symptomatic
- asymptomatic
- incubation
- Which one of the following is an effect of HIV/AIDS to the nation?
- Loss of income.
- Low self esteem.
- Shame in the family.
- School dropout.
- The following are effects of drug abuse?
- Lack of concentration.
- Truancy.
- Impaired judgement.
- Drug induced accidents.
- Marital conflict.
Which are the social effects of drugs?- (i), (ii), (iii)
- (i) and (iii)
- (ii), (iv), (v)
- (i), (iv),(v)
- Vaccines given at 10 weeks protect an infant against
- Diptheria and Polio
- Tuberculosis and Polio
- Yellow fever and Measles.
- Tetanus and Tuberculosis.
- Which of the following is the BEST way of controlling the spread of tuberculosis?
- Observing proper sanitation.
- Isolating the sick people.
- Eating balanced diet.
- Using preventive drugs.
- Which one of the following component of soil improve its water holding capacity?
- Air
- Living organism.
- Humus
- Mineral particles.
- The set up below was used to investigate a certain property of soil?
The soil with large airspacesis LIKELY to be represented by letters- M
- K and L
- K
- L
- Which one of the following is an advantage of organic manure?
- Needed in small amount.
- Improve soil structure.
- Contain specific nutrients.
- Has no weeds.
- Which one of the following is a human factor that increase the rate of soil erosion?
- Mining
- Slope of the land.
- Type of the soil.
- Amount of the rainfall.
- In which of the following activities is friction NOT required?
- Skating
- Writing
- Swimming
- Braking
- Which of the following factor make a small piece of wood floats on water?
- Mass of material.
- Shape of material.
- Type of material.
- Size of material.
- The MAIN function of mineral salts in the body is to
- make blood.
- prevent dehydration.
- prevent constipation.
- maintain good health.
- Which one of the following is NOT advisable when spraying with chemicals?
- Washing hands after spraying.
- Spraying against the direction of winds.
- Wearing a gas mask when spraying.
- Spraying when the temperatures are low.
- The first step in obtaining sugar from a mixture of sugar solution and picces of iron
- filtering
- picking
- use of a magnet
- evaporation.
- Substances that have definate volume and shape are
- solids and liquids
- liquids only
- liquids and gases
- solids only
- The diagram below show a set up that can be used to investigate the effect of heat on matter.
The effect investigated is- solids expand when heated.
- gases change state on heating.
- gases expand when heated.
- solids change state when heated.
- In which of the following arc both materials CORRECTLY grouped as non magnetic and magnetic?
Non magnetic Magnetic- Staple pine Iron wire
- Copper wire Steel wool
- Zinc Wood
- Razor blade Aluminium
- Which one of the following is the use of gas that cover approximately 21% of the environment?
- Making electric bulb.
- Breathing.
- Making food in plant.
- Fire extinguisher.
- During a science lesson, pupils collected small pins and big iron wire and placed them on the water. Which factor that affect, sinking and floating were they investigating?
- Shape of the material.
- Size of material.
- Mass of material
- Type of material.
- In the solar system, Mars is found between
- Earth and Jupiter
- Mercury and Neptune
- Saturn and Neptune
- Venus and Uranus
- The clouds that are dark grey in colour are NOT LIKELY to
- appear low in the sky.
- be mountainous in shape.
- bring heavy rainfall.
- look like bundles of cotton wool.
- Which one of the following statement is TRUE about weather instrument shown below?
- It is a windvane.
- It point the direction the wind is blowing to
- Measure one aspect of weather.
- It only measure the direction of wind.
- Which one of the following is an animal that lay fertilized eggs and has a varying body temperature?
- Bat
- Spiny ant eater
- Snake
- Dove
- Which one of the following method of grazing is important to the farmer in controlling parasites?
- Paddocking
- Hearding
- Stall feeding
- Zero grazing
- Which one of the following animals is CORRECTLY matched by its product?
Animal Product- Goat Mutton
- heep Mohair
- Cow Eggs
- Pig Milk
- Which of the following animal feeds provide animal with energy?
- Lucem
- Fish meal
- Desmodium
- Sweet potato vines
- Which one of the following is an effect of parasites on livestock?
- Robust growth
- Increased production.
- Good health.
- Irritation
- During a science lesson, pupils put a ruler in a transparent container with water as shown below.
Which property of light were they investigating?- Bouncing of light.
- Bending of light
- How light travel.
- Spliting of light
- A card with word BOARD written on it was placed infront of a mirror. Which one of the following shows how would appear in the mirror?
- аяAOa
- DRAOS
- DAAOB
- BOARD
- Which of the following pairs of the processes require increase in temperature?
- Condensation and freezing.
- Melting and expansion.
- Contraction and condensation.
- Evaporation and freezing.
- Which one of the following DOES NOT produce electricity?
- Batteries
- Bicycle dynamo
- Solar drier
- Solar panel
- The following materials were used to investigate a certain property of light.
- Water
- Mirror
- Basin
- White manilla paper
Which property of light was being investigated?- Formation of shadow.
- Making of a rainbow.
- Reflection of light.
- How light travels.
- The diagram below shows a set up to investigate good and poor conductor of electricity.
Which one of the following material placed at point M, N will make the bulb light?- Hair strand
- A piece of wood
- Glass rod
- Steel wool
- Which one of the following are MAJOR living component?
- Animal and plants.
- Sound and building.
- Air and soil.
- Animal and air.
- Plants that grow in water get oxygen from the
- air
- water
- soil
- plants
- A child who feel dizzy and has pale fingernail should be fed in food rich in
- protein
- carbohydrates
- iron
- Vitamins
- Which one of the following statement DOES NOT describe dietary fibre?
- Has no nutritional value.
- Mainly found in vegetables and fruits.
- Prevent body from dehydration.
- Helping in emptying bowel.
- Which of the following list consist of a balanced diet?
- Maize, rice, fish
- Spinach, apple, beans
- Fish, eggs, meat
- Pork, kales, chapati
- The following are methods of preserving food.
- Smoking
- Canning
- Salting
- Drying
- Use of honey
Which of the methods preserve food by removing moisture?- (i) and (ii)
- (iii) and (v)
- (ii) and (iv)
- (iv) and (iii)
- Which one of the following simple tool has effort between the head and fulcrum.
- Claw hammer
- Wheelbarrow
- Spade
- Crowbar
- The followinng activities are carried out when making an improvised beam balance but not in the correct order.
- Fix the stand and the arm to the base,
- Make a base, a stand and the arm.
- Suspend the arm to find balance point and mark.
- Suspend the tins on both sides of the arm.
Which one of the following is the CORRECT order of the activities?- (iii), (iv), (ii),
- (ii)(iii), (iv)
- (iii), (ii), (iv). (i)
- (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
- Which one of the following activities will lead to the spread of waterborne discases?
- Sleeping under untreated mosquito net.
- Irregular vaccination.
- Poor handling of food eaten raw.
- Draining stagnant water around the homestead.
- The chart below represents a simple classification of plants.
Which one of the following plants are correctly represented by M, N and P?- Bean, mushroom, bracket tree.
- Algae, sunflower, greengram.
- Maize, onions, penicillium.
- Sisal, moss, yeast.
- During a science walk pupils observed a plant with thorn on the branches and produced yellow fruits. Which plant had they observed.?
- Thor apple
- Black jack
- Sodom apple
- Wandering jew
- Which one of the following is a characteristic of insect pollinated flower?
- Large in size.
- Dull petals.
- Loosely attached pollen grains.
- Feathery long styles.
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Tuesday, 22 March 2022 09:04
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.
- (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.
- (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.
- 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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Monday, 07 February 2022 13:18
Science and Technology Questions and Answers - Grade 5 End of Term 3 Exams Set 2
Answer all questions in the space provided
- Name three characteristics of living things (3mks)
- ______________________________________________
- _______________________________________________
- _______________________________________________
- Making clean air dirty is referred to as ___________________________ (1mk)
- Write down three parts of a skeleton. (3mks)
- __________________________________
- ___________________________________
- ___________________________________
- Identify parts of the body that we wear the following protective equipment
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_______________________ -
_________________________ -
__________________________
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- Name three examples of non-flowering plants.(3mks)
- ______________________________
- _______________________________
- _______________________________
- Fish breathes through _________________________________________(1mk)
- Match the animal with its characteristics (3mks)
- Turkey Gives birth to their youngones
- Rabbit Cold blooded
- Lizard Covered by feathers
- Write down two useful fungi (2mks)
- ________________________________
- ________________________________
- We breathe in air called __________________ and breathe out air called _________________________ (2mks)
- The external parasite that causes scabies is called ________________________________(1mk)
- Name two symptoms of jiggers infestation. (2mks)
- ________________________________
- ________________________________
- Identify the following internal parasite _______________________________ (1mk)
- Name any three ways to protect ourselves from internal parasites (3mks)
- _________________________________________
- _________________________________________
- _________________________________________
- What is word processor? (2mks) ____________________________________________________
- Name three parts of a computer (3mks)
- __________________________________________
- __________________________________________
- __________________________________________
- From the list below, underline the waste that can decompose (3mks)
- E-waste
- Animal waste
- Fruit peelings
- Scrap metal
- Wood remains
- Plastic cups
- Old clothes
- The process of making something old appear new again is called _____________________________ (1mk)
- Give two examples of word processor software (2mks)
- ___________________________________
- ____________________________________
- Name the tooth below (1mk)
- List three parts of the digestive system (3mks)
- _______________________________________
- ________________________________________
- ________________________________________
- Mary suffered from a waterborne disease and had the following signs and symptoms
- Headache
- Vomiting
- Violent watery diarrhoea
Which disease was Mary likely to be suffering from __________________________________ (1mk)
- Name the function of hair in the nose __________________________________________ (1mk)
- Name two diseases that affect the breathing system (2mks)
- __________________________________________________
- __________________________________________________
- Identify the following external parasite ( 1mk)
____________________________________ - Name any two things you need when washing hands (1mk)
- _________________________________________
- _________________________________________
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- washing hands after going to toilet
- Eating well cooked food.
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- Monitor
- mouse
- CPU
- keyboard
- Animal waste, fruit peelings, wood remains
- recycling
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- microsoft word
- Open office
- Word pad
- Premolar
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- Mouth
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- stomach
- large and small intesties
- rectum
- anus
- Cholera
- To trap dust
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- Covid-19
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Monday, 07 February 2022 08:11
Science Questions and Answers - Class 7 End Term 3 Exam 2022 Set 2
QUESTIONS
- Which one of the following is the function of canine teeth?
- Biting and tearing
- Chewing and nibbling
- Gripping and tearing
- Grinding and gripping
- The digram below represents a type of tooth.
Which one of the following is the use of the tooth?- Cutting pieces of meat
- Tearing flesh
- Holding flesh
- Chewing and grinding of food.
- The following are stages of HIV/AIDS infection but not in the correct order
- Incubation
- Window
- Symptomatic
- Full blown
Which one of the following shows the correct order?- (ii),(i),(iv),(iii)
- (ii),(iv),(iii),(i)
- (ii),(iii),(i),(iv)
- (ii),(i),(iii),(iv)
- Some plants depend on other plants in different ways. The type of independence shown below is for plants depending on other for
- Habitat
- support
- shade
- food
- Which of the following animal is correctly matched with the products it provides?
- Chicken – meat and mohair
- Goats – mohair and bacon
- Cattle – milk and beef
- Sheep – Mutton and milk
- Which one of the following small animals are correctly grouped?
- Ant, flea, moth
- Tick, mite, ant
- Weevil, tick , moth
- Spider, beetle , scorpion
- The following pupils from Bidii primary school carried to school the meals below for lunch
Akumu : milk, bread, sweet potatoes
Tedric: Meat, cabbage , ugali
Dismas: Rice , green bananas, irish potatoes
Lukoye: meat, fish, beans.
Who ate a balanced diet?- Lukoye
- Akumu
- Tedrric
- Dismas
- Std 7 pupils of Sunshine carried out an experiment on soil as shown below
Which component of soil were the pupils trying to find out?- Water
- Humus
- Mineral particles
- Air
- The following are steps followed when modelling the solar ststem but not in the correct order.
- put name tags on model of planets and sun.
- Model the sun and eight planets
- Draw circles on manilla paper to show orbits
- Paste the manilla on the soft board
- Fix models of planets to orbit with the model of the sun at the centre
Which one of the following shows the correct orders?- (ii),(iii),(i),(iv),(v)
- (ii),(iv),(iii),(v),(i)
- (ii),(iii),(i),(v),(iv)
- (ii), (i),(iv),(iii),(v)
- Below are reasons for proper storage of tools at home. Which one is not?
- To prevent them from being stolen
- To avoid accidents
- For tidiness in the room
- For the tools to work efficiently
- John is heavier than Diana. What should be done for the two to balance on the see-saw?
- John should move further from P
- Both should move closer to P
- Diana should move closer to P
- Diana should move further from P
- The following are effects of soil erosion
- V- shaped channels in the ground
- Top layer of the soil missing
- Small hole on the ground
- Shallow channels in the ground
Which effect are as a result of soil erosion that occurs without noticing and gulley erosion respectively?- (ii) and (iii)
- (iii) and (iv)
- (i) and (ii)
- (ii) and (i)
- Which one of the following fertilisers are correctly classified ?
Compound
Straight
A.
Single super phosphate
Mono ammonium phosphate
B.
Sulphate of potash
Calcium ammonium nitrate
C.
Diammomium phousphate
Muriate of potash
D.
Sodium nitrate
Triple super phosphate
- The pie chart below shows composition of air
Which part of the pie chart above represents a gas used in electric bulbs- Y
- Z
- X
- W
- Which one of the following consists of only non-magnetic material?
- Tin, razor blade, steel
- Iron, office pins, nickel
- Glass, wood, iron
- Copper, brass, silver
- A card with the word LIGHT written on was placed in frontof a mirror. Which letters in the word changed when observed in the mirror?
- T,H,I
- L,G
- T,G,L
- H,I,L
- The diagram below shows a certain aspect of heat energy.
Which one of the following observations was made at the end of the experiments?- Pin 1 dropped first
- Pin 4 dropped last
- No pin dropped
- Metals expand when heated
- Which one of the following changes taken place in girls only during adolescent?
- Growth of hair on the chest
- Appearance of pimples
- Broadening of hips
- Increase in bodyand height
- In human digestive system, water and mineral salts are absorded in the
- Month
- Large intestine
- Ileum
- Stomach
- Which one of the following diseases is a child immuniised ata age of 11/2 months after birth?
- Polio
- Measles
- Yellow fever
- tuberculosis
- Which one of the following is NOT a social effect of drug abuse?
- Coma
- Marital conflict
- Drug induced accident
- School drop outs
- Plants depend on each other in the following ways EXCEPT?
- Support
- Shelter
- Habitat
- Shade
- The diagram below shows a germinating bean seed.
Which parts represents the embryo of the seed?- W and Z
- X and Y
- Wand X
- X and Z
- Which one of the following plants do NOT store food the same way as an onion plant ?
- Kales
- Spinach
- Yam
- Cabbage
- A certain animal has the following characteristics
- Body covered with scales
- Varying body temperature
- Has a back bone
- Breaths by means of gills
The above animal is NOT likely to be- Frog
- Tilapia
- Trout
- Sardines
- Which one of the following parasites attack only small intestines of livestock?
- Lung worms
- Tape worm
- Hookworms
- Liverflukes
- Which one of the following lists constitutes body building and repair foods?
- Cooked bananas, liver, maize
- Pork, beef, mutton
- Beef, omena , rice
- Mutton, green bananas , ugali
- Which one of the following is Not a recreational use of water?
- Skiing
- Swimming
- Skating on ice
- Sport fishing
- The diagram below shows arrangement of material in a compost heap.
The layer represented by X- Introduces bacteria to the heap
- Supply additional nutrients
- Provides air circulation
- Provides nutrients
- On her way home, Jane a std 4 pupil at Mwibale primary school came a cross a cloud that had the following characteristics
- Rounnded masses
- Flat bases
- White in colour
- Indicates fine weather
The cloud described above also :- Indicates heavy down pour
- Is irregular in shape
- Looks like bundles of cotton wool
- Appear low in the sky
- Which pairs consist of major non living component of the environment ?
- Air and sound
- Electricity and light
- Water and soil
- Plants and animals
- Animals living in water obtain their oxygen from ____
- Atmosphere
- Aquatic plants
- Water
- Air
- Class five pupils of Kasuku Primary school were told by their science teacher to assemble the following material during a science lesson:
- A Y – shaped tree trunk
- A panga
- Along and a strong pole
The pupils were likely to make- Beam balance
- Spring balance
- Crow bar
- See saw
- Which one of the following levers have the position of load, effort and fulcrum same ?
- Crow bar and fishing rod
- Wheel barrow and spade
- Claw hammer and crowbar
- Spade and claw hammer
- The diagram below shows changes of states of matter
Which pairs of processes W,X,Yand Z represents a decrease and an increase in temperature repectively ?- W and X
- W and Z
- Z and Y
- Y and X
- Which one of the following statement is TRUE about gases?
- Do not occupy space
- Have definite shape
- Contract when heated
- Have indefinite volume
- Which one of the following is not a special sound ?
- Car engine siren
- Police ambulance siren
- A bell ringing
- A drunkard singing
- The diagram below shows parts of the human breathing system.
Which letter represents the organ that allows the lungs to expand and relax?- Y
- R
- S
- T
- A group of signs which suggests the presence of disease in the body is known as
- Deficiency
- Syndrome
- AIDS
- HIV
- Below are commonly abused drugs in Kenya
- Alcohol
- Bhang
- Khat
- Opium
- Tobacco
- Cocaine
Which pair of drugs are illegal and legal repectively in Kenya ?- (i) and (iii)
- (vi) and (iv)
- (iv) and (i)
- (v) and (ii)
- The diagram below represents parts of the flower
Which of the labelled parts play the same role as vagina in human reproductive system ?- X
- Y
- Z
- W
- Which of the following animal feeds is odd one out
- Lucerne
- Pollard
- Bran
- Maize germ
- A method of food preservation that is both traditional and modern is
- Refrigeration
- Drying
- Salting
- Canning
- Which waterborne disease can be controlled by ensuring that all stagnant water is drained
- Dysentry
- Cholera
- Bilharzia
- Typhoid
- The following material were collected by std 5 pupils
- Three plastic bottles of the same size
- Three small plastic bottles of the same size
- Cotton wool
- Equal amount of sandy soil , clay soil and loam soil.
Which of the following was the experiment that they were likely to set up?- Water retention
- Capillary
- How different soils feel
- Drainage
- Study the diagram below
State the reason why the weather instrument above is placed such that the top of the funnel is atleast 30cm above the ground- Allow splashed water to enter the funnel
- Prevent collected water from evaporating
- Prevent water on ground from splashing into the funnel
- Allow easy reading of the collected water.
- A pen and a book were released two metre above the ground at the same time. Which of these statement is true?
- Pen hit the ground first
- Both hit the ground at the same time
- The book was last to hit the ground
- The book and the pen hit the ground almost the same time
- What property makes a large ship made of steel to float on water?
- Material
- size
- Shape
- mass
- Which of the following is a safety precaution against static electricity?
- Do not touch switches with wet hands
- Do not walk in open grounds when it’s raining
- Do not insert objects in sockets
- Do not throw objects on electric cables
- Which is the largest component of blood?
- Platelets
- Red blood cells
- Plasma
- White blood cells
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Science Questions and Answers - Class 6 End of Term 3 Exams Set 2 2022
- One of the following is not a reason for storing tools properly. Which one is it?
- To cause accidents.
- For safe keeping.
- For them to last longer.
- Tidiness in the home.
- The following are parts of male reproductive system except
- testis
- uterus
- urethra
- sperinduct
- Three of the following are problems related to teeth except
- bad smell
- tooth decay
- tooth decay
- dental floss
- The following experiment was done by std 5 pupils of Elimu academy
Which of the following statements is true about soil E?- It has a fine texture.
- It is the best growing crops.
- Spreads easily.
- Best drainage.
- Which one of the following is not a function of roots?
- Absorbs water and mineral salts.
- Making food
- Supports the plants.
- Holds plant firinly in the soil.
- Below are characteristics of different fypes of matter
Definite shape.
Definite mass
Definite size
Which pair of materials given below has the above characteristic?- Sand and rice
- Kerosene and salt
- Paper and porridge.
- Oxygen and water.
- Which of the following planets would require the most amount of clay to model?
- Mercury
- Neptune
- Earth
- Jupiter
- Which one of the following types of soil erosion is caused by moving air?
- Gulley erosion.
- Rill erosion.
- Splash erosion.
- Sheet erosion.
- Which of the following foods can help to boost the immunity?
- Wheat
- Peas
- Spinach
- Sweet patatoes
- The following are signs and symptoms of a certain disease:
- Pain in joints.
- Shivering followed by sweating
- Fever
- Can lead to anaemia
Which disease is it?- Malaria
- Cholera roots?
- Tuberculosis
- Typhoid
- The following are rotational methods of grazing except
- strip grazing
- herding
- paddocking matter
- tethering
- The transfer of heat that does not require any medium is known as
- convection
- radiation
- conduction
- convection and conduction
- Study the diagram of a tooth below. How many such teeth can found in an adult person?
- Six
- Four
- Twelve
- Eight
- One of The following is both a modern and traditional method of preserving food. Which one is it?
- Canning.
- Use of ashes.
- Smoking.
- Drying.
- Blood in the sputum is a major sign of
- Malaria
- Tetanus
- Tuberculosis
- Anaemia
- Animals in the stall feeding cannot be fed on
- pasture
- concentrates
- fodders
- commercial feeds
- Which one of the following is not a reason for lighting a house?
- To discourage pests.
- To read comfortably.
- For safety reason
- For warming the house.
- The type of erosion shown by the figure below is called
- rill crosion
- splash erosion
- gulley erosion
- sheet erosion
- Which of the following is a common characteristics of all vertebrates?
- They all give birth.
- They all live on land.
- They all have a backbone.
- They are all warm blooded.
- Three of the following are characteristics of insect pollinated flowers except
- flowers have brightly coloured petals.
- Have a pleasant smell.
- are usually small in size.
- They are usually big in size.
- Which of the following consists of sinkers only?
- Nails and pieces of glass.
- Feathers and pins.
- Wood and nails.
- Papers and leaves.
- Excessive loss of water in the body is called
- sweating
- vomiting
- dehydration
- diarrhoea
- Insect breath through
- gills
- nostrils
- spiracles
- Iungs
- Medicine used to treat patients are called
- pain relieves
- curatives
- preventive drugs
- vaccines
- A person who does not have HIV in his/her blood is said
- infected
- disinfected
- HIV negative
- HIV positive
- Which of these plants cannot represent X ?
- mould
- mushroom
- peas
- toadstool
- Three of the following are true factors upon which an air thermometer works. Which one is not?
- Air expands on heating.
- Air has weight.
- Air contracts when cooled.
- Air occupy space.
- In the lungs, gaseous exchange occurs in the
- bronchus
- ileum
- air sacs
- colon
- Which of the following factors is common between a duck billed platypus, a crocodile, a frog and a tilapia?
- All breathe by lungs.
- All breath by lungs.
- All lay eggs.
- All have scales.
- When a solid heated, it becomes bigger, we say it has
- contracted
- been added
- condensed
- expanded
- Study the instrument shown below. A wrong statement about the instrument is that
- the sock-shaped bag points to where wind is coming from.
- it is open on both ends.
- it shows both the strength and direction of wind.
- When it gets filled with air it pops up (rises)
- Which one of the following is not a sense organ?
- the tongue
- the head
- the car
- the nose
- Which one of the following is not correctly matched with its young one?
- Horse - foal
- Fish - fingerling
- Pig -piglet
- Elephant - kid
- Ann put an ice cube in sufuria and heated utill all the water evaporated. Which of the following shows the correct order of changes of state?
- Solid → Gas
- Liquid → Solid → Gas
- Gas → Solid → Liquid
- Solid → Liquid → Gas
- A crushed bottle top placed in water sinks due to its
- size
- shape
- mass
- material
- Which of the following is physical change in boys only?
- Pimples may develop.
- Wet dreams.
- Increase in weight and height.
- Menstruation starts.
- The following are proper methods of storing medicines except
- store medicines where children can reach.
- keep medicines in a kit
- lock the cupboard whero medicines are kept.
- store and lable the medicines
- The table below shows reproductive parts and their functions. Which of the parts is correctly matched with its use?
PART FUNCTION A. Urethra produce sperm B. Ovary produces ova C. Tests urine passes in tests D. Womb menstruation occurs in womb - The two main agents of soil erosion are
- wind and animals.
- human beings and flowering water.
- water and insect.
- water and wind.
- Which one of the following processes needs an increase in temperature?
- Melting and condensation
- Evaporation and freezing
- Melting and evaporation
- Freezing and melting
- The extent at which soil feels smooth or rough depends on
- colour of the soil.
- drainage of soil.
- amount of water in soil.
- size of soil particles.
- The diagram below represent a set up that is used to investigate a certain aspect of light.
The aspect investigated is- refraction.
- reflection.
- light travels in a straight line.
- passage of light through materials.
- Which of the following pairs consists only of substances that are in the same state of matter?
- Air and steam.
- Water and wax.
- Water vapour and ice.
- Wax and oil.
- The following are some methods of preserving foods:
- Canning
- Salting
- Drying
- Use of honey
- Freezing
Which inethods are traditional?- (iii) (i) (iv)
- (iv) (i)(iii)
- (v) (iii) (ii)
- (ii) (iii) (iv)
- Which of the following type of teeth is correctly matched with its function?
- Incisors -cutting and holding.
- Molors -chewing and gripping.
- Canines -tearing and griping.
- Premolars crushing and cutting.
- Which one of the following is not a part of the breathing system?
- Oesophagus
- Nose
- Trachea
- Bronchus
- The date before which medicine should be used is known as the
- useful date.
- expiry day.
- manufacture date.
- supply date.
- In the word AIDS, letter 5 represents the word syndrome which means
- protected from
- lack of
- got from.
- a group of signs and symptoms.
- Which one of the following is not a special sound?
- Screaming
- Hooting.
- Loud music.
- Ringing of a bell.
- Std 4 pupils from Gokoigo Primary set up the experiment below.
The set up was used to show that soil contains- organic matter
- water
- bad smell
- air
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