PRY 3 BASIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FIRST TERM EXAM
FIRST TERM
SUBJECT: BASIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
CLASS: PRIMARY 3
1)           The weight of air is called                                    (a)Mass (b)air pressure (c) weighing scale
2)       We get cotton from                                   (a)animals (b)plants  (c)wood
3)       Modern instruments for measuring. Length are ruler and                        (a)foot  (b)Scale balance (c)tape rule
4)                                          is the measurement of how much matter an object contains. (a)Mass (b)Length  (c)Height
5)                                          is used to know the time in the past (a)Clock (b)stop watch (c)Sundial
6)       Plants need                         from the soil to grow (a)nutrients  (b)waste (c)urine
7)       We get wool from                          (a)goat (b)Cow (c)sheep
8)                              are used in homes and shops for weighing objects (a)stop watch (b)ruler (c)scale
9)       The standard unit for measuring time is                                  (a)Second  (b)Metre (c)kilogram
10)     Plants and animals are                             (a)lifeless things (b)Living things (c)Non-living things
11)                            soil is used for moulding objects. (a)Clay (b)Loamy (c)Sandy
12)                            is the standard unit for measuring mass. (a)Metre (b)Kilogram (c)Second
13)                            lives in the soil (a)Cockroach (B)Earthworm (C)Bat
14)                                        take in sunlight to make food (a)Plants (b)Animals  (c)Wind
15)     The                            holds the roots that support the plant (a)fruit (b)seed  (c)soil
16)     We inflate                                        and tyres with air (a)Kite (b)balloons (c)String
17)     Plants and animals                                     their young ones.  (a)do not reproduce (b)reproduce (c)sense
18)     The upper layer of the earth on which plants grow is                     (a)rock (b)plant (c)soil
19)     An instrument used for measuring mass is                 (a)ruler (b)measuring tape (c)weighing scale
20)     All                              need air to survive (a)Living things (b)Lifeless things (c)nonliving things.
SECTION B
1)       Wind is used to                               clothes
2)       People use their                                         and                                        to measure length in the past.
3)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â seconds = 1 minutes
                                   Hours = 1 day
4)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â days = 1 year
5)       Plants grow on                              Â
6)       We breath in                                 Â
7)       The air we breathe out is                                   Â
8)                                          and                                        are examples of non-living things
9)                                          ,                                             and                           are types of soil
10)     Modern instruments for measuring time are                                   and                                                                              Â
11) The SI unit for measuring time is
12) The weight of an object is measured by a(n)
13) The weight of an object is equal to its
14) The standard unit for measuring weight is the
15) The standard unit for measuring length is the
16) The standard unit for measuring area is the
17) The standard unit for measuring capacity is the
18) The SI unit for measuring length is the
19) The SI unit for measuring weight is the
20) The SI unit for measuring area is the
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23) A is a unit of length in the metric system
24) A is a
THEORY
1)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â What is air? Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
2)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â List three properties of air
3)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â What is wind? Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
b)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Write two effects of moving air : (i) ________________________________________________
ii. ________________________________________________
3)       Mention three modern instruments for measuring length  (i) ___________________________________________
ii. ________________________________________________ (iii _______________________________________________
b)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Mention three modern instruments for measuring mass. (i) _____________________________________________
ii. _____________________________________________iii. __________________________________________________
4)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â List three uses of soil (i) _____________________________________________
ii. _____________________________________________iii. __________________________________________________
5) What is meant by capacity? Mention two units of capacity. (i) _____________________________________________
ii. _____________________________________________
6) Define weight. Mention two factors that affect the weight of an object. (i) ___________________________________________________
ii. _________________________________________________
7) What is an SI unit? Mention four SI units. (i) ___________________________________________________
ii. _________________________________________________iii. ___________________________________________________
iv. _________________________________________________
8) Define length. Mention two factors that affect the length of an object. (i) ___________________________________________________
ii. _________________________________________________
9) Define area. Mention two factors that affect the area of an object. (i) ___________________________________________________
ii. _________________________________________________
10) Define capacity. Mention two factors that affect the capacity of an object. (i) ___________________________________________________
ii. _________________________________________________
11) Define time. Mention two factors that affect the time taken for an event to occur. (i) ___________________________________________________
ii. _________________________________________________
12) Give three examples of soil erosion. (i) _____________________________________________
ii. ______________________________________________ iii
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13)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Write three characteristics of living things. (i) _____________________________________________
ii. _____________________________________________iii. __________________________________________________
b)       Write three characteristics of non – living things. (i) _____________________________________________
ii. _____________________________________________iii. __________________________________________________
6) What is reproduction? Mention two methods of asexual reproduction. (i) _____________________________________________
ii. _____________________________________________
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