Third Term Promotional Examination Primary 5 Basic Science and Technology

THIRD TERM PROMOTIONAL

EXAMINATION 2017

CLASS: PRIMARY 5

SUBJECT: BASIC SCIENCE

NAME:……………………………………………………

1. A place where two or more bones meet is called ____ (a) block (b) fuse (c) joint

2. The animals that feed on meat or flesh are called ___

(a) carnivores (b) herbivores (c) omnivores

3. The framework of bones in the body is called _____ (a) joint (b) bones (c) skeletal system

4. Another name for Apollo is called ____ (a) red eyes (b) cataracts (c) conjunctivitis

5. When a child has loose or water stools, he or she is said to have ____

stooling (b) diarrhoea (c) dysentery

6. This is a symbol of a ____ (a) fuse (b) switch (c) sockets

7. A piece of wire connected in a circuit is called a _____ (a) circuit (b) switch (c) fuse

8. How many types of electricity do we have (a) three (b) four (c) two

9. The degree of hotness or coldness of an objects is called ___

Heat (b) energy (c) temperature

10. We breathe in air which contains (a) acid (b) base (c) oxygen

11. The process whereby green plants manufacture their foods in the presence of sunlight and chlorophyll is called ____ (a) photosynthesis (b) carbon-dioxide (c) reproduction

12. The brain is protected by the ____ (a) skin (b) skull (c) bone cage

13. What type of rock is formed in layers and the most common on the surface of the earth

(a) igneous rock (b) sedimentary rock (c) metamorphic rock

14. Reproduction is important for ___ (a) growth (b) continuity (c) living of life

15. The union of two cells of a male and female gametes give rise to what is called a/an ____

(a) embryo (b) zygote (c) baby

16. Natural acids are ____ (a) organic (b) inorganic (c) sour

17. Those things from which objects can be made or with which something is done is called ___ (a) raw materials (b) materials (c) ceramics

18. The excretory product of the skin is called ____ (a) salt (b) skin (c) sweat

19. A state of preventing danger or harm to ourselves or somebody is ____

(a) maintenance (b) prevention (c) safety

20. Accidents are mishaps that can cause harm, damage or even ____

(a) death (b) injury (c) wound

21. ____ is the transfer of male parts into the female parts

(a) pollination (b) reproduction (c) fertilization

22. Excretion is the process whereby waste products are removed from the ____

(a) heart (b) urine (c) body

23. The act of taking air into and out of the lungs is called ___ (a) breathing (b) process (c) air

24. Gliding joints can be found on the ____ and ____

(a) neck, shoulder (b) wrist, ankle (c) hip, shoulder

25. One of the living things found inside the soil is _____

(a) cookworm (b) butterfly (c) earthworm

26. The instrument used for measuring air pressure is known as

(a) barometer (b) hydrometer (c) thermometer

27. Energy at rest is also known as the energy (a) kinetic (b) potential (c) solar

28. Energy from the sun is called ____ energy (a) kinetic (b) potential (c) solar

29. The heat from sunshine or lighted lamp is spread through ____

(a) radiation (b) conduction (c) convection

30. + – represents a ____ (a) circuit (b) cell (c) battery

Section B

1. Mention five parts of a flower

(a) ________________________________ (b) ________________________________

(c) ________________________________ (d) ________________________________

(e) ________________________________

2. Mention four organs of excretion

(a) ________________________________ (b) ________________________________

(c) ________________________________ (d) ________________________________

3. Draw the human lungs and label

4. Mention four respiratory organs

(a) ________________________________ (b) ________________________________

(c) ________________________________ (d) ________________________________

5. Mention one function of heat in our daily activities

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