Third Term Examinations Primary 5 Basic Science

THIRD TERM

SUBJECT: BASIC SCIENCE                                  CLASS: PRIMARY 5 

1)     _________           is an example of a naturally occurring material (a)wood (b)Organisms (c)science 

2)         _________            can be made from woods. (a)Cat  (b)baby  (c)shelves 

3)         _________           and       _________        are products of metals (a)gate/coin (b)Paper/pen (c)dog/cat 

4)    Materials can be natural or           _________       (a)Supernatural  (b)under natural (c)artificial 

5)    The way and manner with which items are preserved and protected is called       _________       (a)maintenance (b)spoilage (c)risk 

6)    We can maintain our home furniture by   _________               (a)Jumping on them (b)polishing them (c)hitting on them 

7)    One of the ways our classroom can be maintained is by        _________          (a)scratching the walls (b)hitting the floor (c)painting the walls 

8)    Regular       _________           of our iron gates can make them last longer (a)oiling (b)spitting on (c)banging 

9)         _________       is the process of being safe and free from harm. (a)Ceremony (b)driving (c)safety 

10)    An unsafe environment can lead to       _________           (a)Party  (b)happiness (c)accident

11)    Accidents are       _________           events that can cause harm/injury (a)unexpected (b)expected (c)reasonable 

12)    Accidents can be prevented by           _________       (a)ignoring rules (b)following safety rules (c)being disobedient 

13)    One of these can cause accident in the classroom        _________         (a)unarranged class (b)papers (c)waste bin 

14)          _________           instruments are used to make standard and accurate drawing (a)scratching (b)drawing (c)tailoring 

15)    All these are examples of drawing instruments except       _________           (a)pencils (b)T – square (c)Y- square 

16)    The item below is a    _________      

One Point Perspective Drawing

(a)Sleeping board (b)arranging board (c)drawing board

17)    A          _________       is used to draw circles and area of circles (a)compass (b)pampers (c)paupers 

18)          _________           is the ability to do work or make things happen. (a)sleep (b)food (c)energy 

19)    Energy can be converted from one form to another.   _________      (a)True (b)false (c)I don’t know 

20)    A        _________        can convert chemical energy to heat energy (a)Kerosene stove (b)chair (c)bottle water 

21)    The units of temperature scale can be in        _________         (a)  ͦS,  ͦ Y,  ͦ K   (b)  ͦC,  ͦ F, K    (c)  ͦ B,  ͦ A,  ͦE 

22)      _________           is the degree of hotness or coldness of an object or a body (a)Calculator (b)telephone (c)Temperature 

23)    100  ͦC is equivalent to        _________          (a)212  ͦF  (b)70  ͦ F  (c)12 ͦF 

24)         _________           can be used to generate current for electricity (a)paper (b)battery  (c)Cellotape 

25)       _________             is an example of a conductor. (a)wood  (b)paper (c)metals 

SECTION B 

1)    Energy is the               _________                          

2)           _________             ,        _________             and         _________               are forms of energy 

3)    Electricity can be used for              _________           and             _________                

4)           _________                 and        _________                     can  convert electrical energy to mechanical energy. 

5)    Safety is        _________                                           

6)           _________                 and             _________           can cause accidents at home 

7)    To prevent road accidents, we should    _________                         

8)             _________               and           _________               can make the floor slippy

9)    Examples of drawing instruments include          _________               ,      _________               and        _________                 

10)    Examples of safety devices are          _________               ,         _________            and   _________                        

11)    Clothing materials can be maintained by           _________              

12)    A thermometer is used for            _________                   

13)           _________            and      _________               are standard units of temperature 

14)           _________             and            _________         are examples of electricity conductors 

15)    Non- conductors or insulator are materials that           _________                      

SECTION C 

1a)    What is Safety?            _________                                   

1. b) List 4 causes of accidents at home or in the school? 

    (i)                (ii)                (iii)                (iv)               

2a)    List 8 drawing instruments with their uses 

_________
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1. b) Draw/sketch any 3 drawing instruments 

3a)    What is (i) Energy:    _________        (ii)temperature :    _________      

1. b) Mention 4 forms of energy 

    (i)                (ii)                (iii)                (iv)               

4a)    List 4 sources of electricity 

    (i)                (ii)                (iii)                (iv)               

1. b) Mention the two types of electricity 

    (i)                        (ii)                     

5)    List 5 examples each of 

    (i)Conductors :    _________      

    (ii)Non- conductor :    _________