Primary 6 Placement Examination
FIRST TERM EXAMINATION 2020/2021
CLASS: Basic Four
SUBJECT: Basic Science
TIME: 1 Hour
Objective Questions
- The materials that are no longer needed and are thrown away are called _____
(a) drug
(b) waste
(c) pollution
(d) environment - Used paper is an example of _____
(a) refuse
(b) sewage
(c) erosion
(d) all of the above - _____ is not an advantage of a healthy environment.
(a) Absence of disease
(b) Beautiful environment
(c) Sanitation
(d) Pollution - Sewage is a _____ waste.
(a) polished
(b) liquid
(c) solid
(d) all of the above - ______ is a refuse or garbage.
(a) Pollution
(b) Pollination
(c) Environment
(d) Waste - ______ is a place in the body where two or more bones meet.
(a) Skeleton
(b) Skull
(c) Joint
(d) Reproduction - A clean environment promotes the spread of diseases.
TRUE / FALSE - The environment is made up of our surrounding.
TRUE / FALSE - Improper refuse and sewage disposal lead to a healthy environment.
TRUE / FALSE - The skeleton consists of ____
(a) bones
(b) muscles
(c) tissues
(d) veins - The process through which living things (plants and animals) give rise to young ones is called ________
(a) pollination
(b) pollution
(c) reproduction
(d) pre-marital sex - Which of these is an agent of pollination?
(a) Wind
(b) Insect
(c) Water
(d) All of the above - Regular weeding and fumigating of our environment helps to keep and preserve dangerous reptiles.
TRUE / FALSE - ______ is a bony structure of a human body.
(a) Joint
(b) Skeleton
(c) Environment
(d) Degradation - Fertilization can only take place if male and female reproductive cells are present.
TRUE / FALSE - The adult human skeleton is made up of ___ bones.
(a) 207
(b) 270
(c) 307
(d) 407 - WHO stands for ________________
(a) World Health Organization
(b) World Hall Transport
(c) World Home Organisation
(d) World Humility Organ - Water, oil, oxygen, and paint. Which has the highest rate of flow?
(a) water
(b) oil
(c) oxygen
(d) paint - The taking in and giving out of air is called ____
(a) gaseous exchange
(b) oxygen exchange
(c) carbon(ii)oxide exchange
(d) digestion - The process by which green plants make their own food is called ______
(a) photosynthesis
(b) transpiration
(c) phototropism
(d) photometer
Theory Questions
Answer any four (4) questions:
- (a) What are domestic animals?
(b) Mention three (3) domestic animals. - (a) What is a joint?
(b) Mention two (2) types of joints.
(c) How many bones are found in the human body? - (a) Define pollination.
(b) Mention two (2) types of pollination.
(c) List three (3) agents of pollination. - (a) Define waste.
(b) Mention two (2) types of waste. - (a) Mention three (3) parts of a flower.
(b) What is energy?
(c) Mention two (2) sources of energy.
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FIRST TERM EXAMINATION 2020/2021
CLASS: Basic Four
SUBJECT: Mathematics
TIME: 1 Hour
Objective Questions
- The square of 6 is __
(a) 12
(b) 66
(c) 36
(d) 100 - Change 30% to a fraction.
(a) 30/10
(b) 30/1006
(c) 3/10
(d) 9/500 - Write 63% as a decimal.
(a) 0.63
(b) 6.3
(c) 63.0
(d) 0.0063 - 861 x 414
(a) 356,454
(b) 347,454
(c) 354,454
(d) 256,908 - Which of the following is a prime number?
(a) 6
(b) 3
(c) 9
(d) 15 - Convert 0.2 to a fraction in its lowest term.
(a) 1/5
(b) 0/2
(c) 2/5
(d) 5/7 - 6143 + 8212 + 9128
(a) 22,483
(b) 23,463
(c) 2,348
(d) 27,450 - What is the value of √144?
(a) 14.4
(b) 72
(c) 10
(d) 12 - What is the value of √121?
(a) 100
(b) 11
(c) 12
(d) 15 - What is the ratio of 4 months to 1 year?
(a) 1:3
(b) 3:4
(c) 4:3
(d) 5:1 - Express eighteen million and twenty-eight in figures.
(a) 18,280,000
(b) 18,000,028
(c) 182,800
(d) 18,280 - Express 245,805 in words.
(a) Twenty-four thousand, fifty-eight and five
(b) Two hundred and forty-five thousand, eight hundred and five
(c) Two million, five hundred and eighty-five
(d) Four hundred and fifty-two thousand, five hundred and eight - Subtract 195674 from 278462
(a) 1,171,486
(b) 82,788
(c) 82,728
(d) 91,736 - Express 0.8 as a fraction in its lowest term.
(a) 0/8
(b) 4/5
(c) 4/7
(d) 1/2 - Percentage means _____
(a) out of fraction
(b) out of hundred
(c) decimal
(d) zero - Evaluate 5/3 of 3/5
(a) 1/35
(b) 1
(c) 2/12
(d) 3/16 - Evaluate: 3/20 of 2000
(a) 15.5
(b) 60
(c) 300
(d) 365 - Find the value of 25.83 x 0.03
(a) 2583
(b) 7749
(c) 156
(d) 0.065 - Find the sum of 2040 and 2550
(a) 4
(b) 3
(c) 2
(d) 1 - Evaluate: 1/4 in decimal
(a) 0.2
(b) 0.25
(c) 7.4
(d) 6.2
Theory Questions
Answer any four (4) questions:
- Write in words:
(a) 6,231,481
(b) 21,812
(c) 601,312 - (a) Isaac and Emmanuel shared the sum of ₦1,200 in the ratio of 3:5. Find the amount of money each gets.
(b) Convert the following to fractions:
(i) 48%
(ii) 21% - Simplify the following:
(i) 321 x 438
(ii) 912 x 698
(iii) 41,281 + 61,348 + 34,291
(iv) 602,141 – 483,945 - (a) Find the values of the following:
(i) √9
(ii) √18
(iii) √40
(iv) √100
(v) √49
(vi) √36
(vii) √144
(b) Convert the following decimals to fractions in their lowest terms:
(i) 0.2
(ii) 0.5
(iii) 0.25