SECTION A
Choose the correct answer from the following.
options lettered A-D
1. Which of these best describes the ability to respond or react to a change in one’s environment?
A. Respiration B. Sensitivity
C. Excretion D. Movement
2. The removal of metabolic waste products in living things is known as………..
A. Reproduction B. Respiration
C. Excretion D. Growth
3. Which of these is taken in by plants?
A. Oxygen B. Nitrogen
C. Ammonia D. Carbon dioxide
4. Which of the following is an example of materials that can be bend?
A. Rubber band B. Pen
A. Chalk D. Stone
5. All the following are not transparent materials except
A. Wood B. Windscreen
C. Stone D. Concrete wall
6. What happens when salt solution is boiled?
A. The water evaporates living the salt behind
B. The salt evaporates leaving the water behind
C. Both salt and water evaporate
D. Nothing seems to happen between the two
7. The name of the method that uses filter paper to allow the solvent pass through leaving the solute behind
is known as
A. Filtration B. Evaporation
C. Decantation D. Crystallization
8. Which of the following is formed by physically adding two or more substances?
A. Matter B. Element
C. Mixture D. Atom
9. Day and night are brought about by
A. The rotation of the earth
B. The rotation of the sun
C. The revolution of the earth
D. The revolution of the sun
10. What does the earth spin on?
A. Apex B. Axis C. Side D. Base
11. How many hours does it takes the earth to complete one rotation?
A. 24 B. 23 C.22 D. 21
12. The biggest object in the solar system is called…………
A. moon B. Jupiter C. Star D. Sun
13. All the following are needed by plants to prepare their food except………..
A. Water B. Oxygen
C. Sunlight D. Carbon dioxide
14. Which of the following activities cause Water pollution?
I. Afforestation II. illegal mining
III. Deforestation IV. Sewage disposal
A. l and ll B. III and IV
C. II and IV. D. II III and IV
15. The process by which plants prepare their own food is known a….
A. Reproduction B. Excretion
C. Photosynthesis D. Growth
16. All the following are not dead materials except.........
A. Firewood C. Soil
C. Plastic D. Stone
17 Which of these is not artificial sources of Light?
A. Stars B. Electric bulb
C. Torch D. Stars
18. Drinking unsafe water causes all the following except.
A. Covid-19 B. Diarrhoea
C. Cholera D. Typhoid
19. The following are qualities of good drinking water except?
A. Odorless B. Free from chemicals
C. Tasty D. Tasteless
20. Evaporation occurs when liquid changes into water vapour in the presence of
A. Water cycle b. Heat
c. Condensation d. Clouds
21. The main causes of water pollution are agriculture, mining and………..
A. Industrial activities
B. Electrical activities
C. Educational activities
D. Communication activities
22. Decomposition (decaying) of living things releases..... . into the atmosphere
A. Oxygen B. Carbon dioxide
[Link] D. Nitrogen
23. The act of breaking down food substance to release energy is known a....
A. Respiration B. Reproduction
C. Excretion D. Sensitivity
24. Which of the following living things give
birth to its young ones?
A. Mosquito B. Parrot
C. Elephant D. Lizard
25. Which of the following methods can be used to separate the mixture of cooking oil and water?
A. Using separating funnel B. Sieving method
C. Decantation D. Filtration
26. Which of the following materials allow light to pass through?
A. Wood B. Glass
C. Cardboard D. Soil
27. One of these is not reversible, which one of these is not likely to be?
A. Melting of ice B. Melting of candle
C. Growth D. Freezing of water
28. Sand does not dissolve completely in water. Therefore, sand is...... in water.
A. Stains b. Soluble
C. insoluble D. permanent
29. The term used to describe the liquid constituent in a solid-liquid mixture is called
A. Solvent B. Solute
C. Solution D. Suspension
30. Which of the following is not a benefit of the sun?
A. The sun provides the earth with energy
B. The sun gives sunlight to the growing plant.
C. The sun provides light to cause day and night cycle
D. The sun provides healing to the sick
31. What is the main source of energy to the earth?
A. Sun B. Rain c. Stars D. Moon
32. The process whereby water vapor
changes into water is known as?
A. Condensation B. Sublimation
C. Evaporation D. Filtration
33. Which of the following process are not in water cycle?
I. Evaporation II. Sublimation
III. Condensation IV. Filtration
A. l and ll B. III and IV
C. II and IV D. I and lll
34. The water cycle is also known a…
A. Weather cycle B. Hydrological cycle
C. Environmental cycle D. Atmospheric cycle
35. What is the percentage composition of oxygen in the air?
A. 28% B. 38% C. 21% D. 3%
36. Which of the following gases forms the largest percentage compositions of air?
A. Nitrogen B. Carbon dioxide
C. Argon D. Oxygen
37. The earth completes rotation every…
A. 365 days B. 30 days
C. 24 hours D. 12 hours
38. Which of these describe the largest collection of tiny water droplets?
A. Clouds B. Rain
C. Dew D. Atmosphere
39. Which of these methods is used to
separate insoluble solid and a liquid?
A. Filtration B. Distillation
C. Freezing D. Ionization
40. Which of the following groups of liquid
can have a uniform mixture?
A. Water and Kerosene B. Water and cooking oil
C. Water and Coca cola. D. Water and petrol
SECTION B
Answer any four question from this section
Q1
A. What are living things? [ 2marks]
B. Explain any three (3) life processes of living things. ( 2 marks each )
C. State two examples of irreversible change ( 3 marks)
D. Which method would you use to separate the following mixtures? (1 mark each)
i. Water and rice
ii. Cooking oil and water mixture
iii. water and alcohol mixture (palm wine)
iv. Water and salt
Q2.
A. What is rotation of the earth? (2 marks)
B. State three benefits of the sun to the earth (2 marks each)
C. Suggest any problems that would have happened if there was no sun?
(3 marks)
D. Explain the following terms as used in mixtures: (2 marks each)
I. Solution II. Suspension
Q3
A. What is the outcome of the earth’s rotation? (2 marks)
B. Suggest two human activities that make water unsuitable for use. (4 marks)
C. Describe any two features of mammals (4 marks)
D. Explain the following terms: (5 marks each)
i. Solute ii. solvent
Q4.
A. What is air? (2marks)
B. List three components of air and their respective percentage. (6 marks)
C. Explain the term as in hydrological cycle (2 marks)
D. Identify three features of reptiles (5 marks)
Q5.
A. Give two examples of each of the following: (6 marks)
i. things that are alive
ii. things that have never been alive
iii. things that once alive
B. What is solid – liquid mixture? (2 marks)
C. Isaac accidentally made a mixture of cooking oil and water
i. What is the name of this mixture? (2 marks)
ii. What is the name of the equipment you can use to separate this mixture? (2 marks)
D. Give two features of a fish (3 marks)
