BASIC SCIENCE THIRD TERM EXAMINATION BASIC 6

THIRD TERM PROMOTIONAL EXAMINATION 2021

CLASS: PRIMARY 6                                                                     SUBJECT: BASIC SCIENCE

NAME:……………………………………………………………………………………

Answer the following questions

1. The internet has influenced human society through the use of ________(a) firewood (b) computer (c) handtools
2. IT simply means ______ (a) Internet telephone (b) Information Technology (c) Intention Title
3. Cyber crime is one of the internet _____ (a) appreciation (b) abuse (c) acceptance
4. Twitter and facebook are examples of online social ________ (a) network (b) stores (c) school
5. Maintenance helps our things to last and be in good conditions (a) yes (b) no (c) undecided_
6. ___________ means staying away from things that cause dangers or accident(a) sanity (b) sanitation (c) safety
7. Percussion tools are used to _________ (a) kill (b) hit (c) cook
8. Hammer, spanner and mallet are examples of ____ tools (a) cutting (b) farming (c) percussion
9. Most hand tools have ________ (a) lever (b) pulley (c) handle
10. Primary colours are also known as ____ of all other colours (a) father (b) mothers (c) nephew
11. Primary colours are ___________ colours (a) synthetic (b) artificial (c) natural
12. The mixture of primary colours like yellow and blue in equal quantity will give us colour___(a) green (b) orange (c) violet
13. The rainbow has __________ colours (a) nine (b) seven (c) twelve
14. Another name for the white light colour is _______(a) spectrum of white light (b) university colours (c) neutral colours
15. ____________ means pictorial representation of an object or things(a) cleaner (b) drawing (c) instrument
16. Simple machines are tools that make our work easier and faster(a) true (b) false (c) undecided
17. A box that contains items like bandages, iodine solution or paracetamol in the school is known as ______ (a) First Aid Box (b) Panadol Box (c) Magic Box
18. Wet floor and Banana skin can cause _______ at home (a) safety (b) accident (c) corruption
19. The best form of maintenance is ___ maintenance (a) preductive (b) corrective (c) preventive
20. Cutting tools are used for _______ (a) cutting (b) digging (c) drinking
21. Which of the following is a synthetic drug _____ (a) paracetamol (b) palm wine (c) bitter leaf
22. Soil can be prepared for planting by making all these except_____(a) heaps (b) drainages (c) beds
23. The longest bone of the body is called the _______ (a) femur (b) cartridge (c) membrane
24. Which of the following is not a cereal _______ (a) yam (b) millet (c) maize
25. The washing away of soil nutrients by wind or rainfall is known as _____(a) pollution (b) erosion (c) emotion
26. Wastes can be categorized into _________ major categories (a) two (b) three (c) four
27. Day and night are caused by the movement of the earth that is known as ____(a) random (b) rotational (c) rectangular
28. When caustic soda is mixed with oil, ______ is produced (a) salt (b) sand (c) soap
29. The heart has ____________ chambers (a) four (b) eight (c) two
30. ______________ is the bony framework of the body (a) skeleton (b) blood (c) muscles

Part B: Theory

1. List the colours of the white light

(a________________________________________

(b) _________________________________________

1. .) Draw and paint the rainbow
2. What is maintenance__________________________

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B.) List three types of maintenance

(a) ________________________________            (b) ________________________________

(c) ________________________________

1. What is safety? _______________________________________________________________

b.) Mention two causes of accidents

(a) ________________________________            (b) ________________________________

• What are simple machines? ____________________________________________________

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b.) Mention four examples of simple machines

(a) ________________________________            (b) ________________________________

(c) ________________________________            (d) ________________________________

• What is weather? ________________________________________________

b.) Mention four weather conditions

(a) ________________________________            (b) ________________________________

(c) ________________________________            (d) ________________________________