3RD TERM PROMOTIONAL EXAMINATION CLASS: PRIMARY 5 SUBJECT: BASIC SCIENCE

3^RD TERM PROMOTIONAL EXAMINATION

CLASS: PRIMARY 5 SUBJECT: BASIC SCIENCE

NAME:………………………………………………………………………………

Section A: Objective Test

__________ is the washing away of the top soil on the surface of the earth. (a) Pollution (b) Erosion (c) Emotion (d) Empty
The following are causes of erosion except ____________ (a) wind (b) rain (c) ice (d) sun
Erosion can be controlled by ____________ (a) Bush burning (b) pouring oil (c) packaging sand (d) playing

__________ means making environment unsafe for plants and animals. (a) mulching (b) Grazing (c) pollution (d) Erosion
There are _________ types of pollution (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4 (d) 2
One of these is not a cause of pollution. (a) Waste dumping (b) Bush burning (c) Dumping human faeces and dead animals (d) sweeping the floor

__________ are unwanted materials that are harmful to the environment. (a) Wallet (b) Wall nut (c) Wastes (d) Wrapper
Wastes can be categorised into ________. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) 6
__________ and __________ are the types of wastes. (a) refuse and sweat (b) refuse and sewage (c) sewage and dustbin (d) refuse and sand

___________ is the solid form of waste materials. (a) Refuse (b) Reduce (c) Reading (d) Refuge
___________ is maintaining balance between human activities and the healthy condition of the environment. (a) Environmental sanitation (b) Environmental quality (c) Environmental quantity (d) Environmental growth
___________ is a place in the body where two or more bones meet. (a) Joinb (b) Jione (c) Joint (d) Join

__________ are substances which are capable of changing blue litmus paper to red. (a) Acids (b) Action (c) Asking (d) Actids
_________ are substances which react with acid to form salt and water only. (a) Branches (b) Basis (c) Bases (d) Basics
___________ and __________ are the types of Acids. (a) Inorganate and Organate (b) Organic and Inorganic (c) Organizing and Unorganizing (d) Ordinate and Inordinate

__________ is a state of preventing danger or accidents. (a) save (b) safe (c) safety (d) saving
____________ is the process whereby waste products are removed from the body. (a) Respiration (b) Excretion (c) Reproduction (d) Growth
__________ is the air we breathe in. (a) Sodium (b) Oxygen (c) Chloride (d) breeze

___________ is a purposeful human activity which involves designing and making products as diverse as clothing, food, artefacts, machines, structures, electronic devices and computer systems. (a) Technic (b) Technique (c) Techno (d) Technology
__________ is a liquid substance that circulates in the body. (a) water (b) sugar (c) blood (d) salt
__________ is a cleansing agent which produces foam or lather when mixed with water. (a) supply (b) soap (c) soup (d) sand

There are ______ types of soap. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) 6
The following are uses of soap in the home except ___________. (a) washing clothes (b) washing our bodies (c) washing cooking utensils (d) for drinking
__________ is a state of preventing danger or harm to ourselves or somebody. (a) safe (b) save (c) safety (d) saving

__________ is the ability to do work. (a) Energy (b) Hard work (c) Sleeping (d) Conversion
The following are examples of farm animals except _________. (a) sheep (b) pigs (c) goats (d) dog
_________ and _________ are reared mainly for meat. (a) Sheep and goat (b) pig and dog (c) cattle and chickens (d) rabbits and snail

Animals that feed on grasses, legumes are called _________. (a) herbivores (b) carnivores (c) herbicides (d) homicides
__________ is the picture representation of object or an ideas. (a) Drawing (b) Dragging (c) Dumping (d) Digging
___________ are tools used in drawing. (a) Drawing instruments (b) Digging tools (c) Dumping tools (d) Drawing inventory

Section B: Theory

1a. Define the term rocks

b. List and explain the types of rocks

2a. What is Erosion?

b. List four causes of erosion

3a. State three uses of Acids and two properties of Acids.

b. List three uses of Bases and two properties of Bases

4a. Define the term Excretory system

b. List four organs of excretion and explain two.

5a. List five importance of blood

b. Define the term Blood

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