Basic Science Second Term Examination
SECOND TERM EXAMINATION
CLASS: PRIMARY 6
SUBJECT: BASIC SCIENCE
NAME: ___________________________________
Instructions for Students:
- Read all questions carefully before answering.
- Attempt all questions.
- Answer neatly and legibly.
- No cheating or looking at other students’ papers.
- Show all working when required.
Objectives: Choose the most suitable option lettered a – d for each of the following questions:
- _______ pushes things in all directions.
(a) Air pressure
(b) Noise
(c) Pollution
(d) Pollination - Minerals are _______ deposits found in the soil.
(a) Man-made
(b) Artificial
(c) Fake
(d) Natural - Gold is a ____________ mineral.
(a) Liquid
(b) Solid
(c) Gaseous
(d) Floating - Clay is useful in making ____________.
(a) Fan
(b) Wool
(c) Wood
(d) Pot - _____________ moves on water.
(a) Speed boat
(b) Wind mill
(c) Rainbow
(d) Aeroplane - Supplying water artificially to dry farmland is called _____.
(a) Desertification
(b) Irrigation
(c) Afforestation
(d) Dam - Young people between twelve and twenty-one years are called _____.
(a) Teenagers
(b) Adult
(c) Peer
(d) Adolescence - _______ is the force that opposes free movement.
(a) Gravity
(b) Friction
(c) Pull
(d) Magnet - ___________ is a power that produces movement in an object either by pulling or pushing.
(a) Force
(b) Weather
(c) Pollination
(d) Evaporation - One of the major causes of global warming is ______.
(a) Afforestation
(b) Use of renewable energy
(c) Deforestation
(d) Recycle - Drugs are substances that affect the actions of the _____.
(a) Body
(b) Coin
(c) Oil
(d) Sea - Drugs can be natural or _____.
(a) Pointless
(b) Solid
(c) Synthetic
(d) Man-made - Some _______ items are drugs.
(a) Poultry
(b) Food
(c) Metal
(d) Cold - Lime and honey are examples of _______ drugs.
(a) Fermented
(b) Processed
(c) Naturally occurring
(d) Synthetic - A person that prepares and dispenses drugs is called a _____.
(a) Pharmacist
(b) Optician
(c) Nurse
(d) Dentist - A ____________ person cannot go to school, work, or office.
(a) Healthy
(b) Handsome
(c) Sick
(d) Happy - ______ is the washing away of soil nutrients.
(a) Gravity
(b) Potential
(c) Friction
(d) Erosion - The process whereby rocks are broken down into smaller particles to form soil is known as _____.
(a) Pollination
(b) Eruption
(c) Volcano
(d) Weathering - The ability of living things to move from one place to another is known as _____.
(a) Irritability
(b) Nutrition
(c) Movement
(d) Escape - ______ abuse simply means taking drugs without doctor’s consent.
(a) Child
(b) Drug
(c) Sexual
(d) Emotional
Part B: Theory
- a) What is drug abuse?
b) Write out four drugs that are commonly abused:
(a) ________________________________
(b) ________________________________
(c) ________________________________
(d) ________________________________ - Write out AIDS in full:
A = _________________________________________
I = __________________________________________
D = _________________________________________
S = _________________________________________ - What is friction?
b) Write out two benefits of friction to man:
(a) ________________________________
(b) ________________________________ - Write out four functions of the blood in the body:
(a) ___________________________________________________________________
(b) ___________________________________________________________________
(c) ___________________________________________________________________
(d) ___________________________________________________________________ - a) Mention four parts of the male and female reproductive system in human beings:
Male Reproductive System:
(a) ________________________________
(b) ________________________________
(c) ________________________________
(d) ________________________________Female Reproductive System:
(a) ________________________________
(b) ________________________________
(c) ________________________________
(d) ________________________________