Mid Term Test Basic Science Primary 1 First Term Lesson Notes Week 7

Mid Term Test: Continuous Assessment

Subject: Basic Science

Class: Primary 1

Term: First Term

Week: 7

Age: 6 years

Topics Covered:

1. Living Things I
2. Living Things II
3. Non-Living Things
4. Energy I
5. Energy II
6. Energy Transformation

Duration: 60 minutes

Questions

Living Things I & II

1. Living things can _____ (a) breathe (b) sleep (c) fly (d) grow.
2. An example of a living thing is a _____ (a) rock (b) tree (c) car (d) book.
3. Living things need _____ to survive (a) air (b) water (c) food (d) all of the above.
4. Which of these is a living thing at home? (a) Dog (b) Chair (c) Table (d) Television.
5. Living things can _____ (a) reproduce (b) move (c) eat (d) all of the above.

Non-Living Things

6. Non-living things do not _____ (a) eat (b) grow (c) move (d) all of the above.
7. An example of a non-living thing is a _____ (a) cat (b) rock (c) tree (d) bird.
8. Non-living things in the classroom include _____ (a) desks (b) flowers (c) insects (d) pets.
9. Non-living things at home include _____ (a) sofa (b) cat (c) plants (d) fish.
10. Non-living things cannot _____ (a) breathe (b) eat (c) move (d) all of the above.

Energy I

11. Energy makes things _____ (a) work (b) sleep (c) rest (d) hide.
12. We use light energy to _____ (a) see (b) eat (c) sleep (d) swim.
13. Heat energy is used to _____ (a) cook (b) read (c) play (d) talk.
14. Movement energy makes things _____ (a) move (b) stop (c) sleep (d) grow.
15. Music is made using _____ energy (a) sound (b) light (c) heat (d) movement.

Energy II

16. The sun is a source of _____ (a) light (b) food (c) water (d) air.
17. We get energy from _____ to work and play (a) toys (b) food (c) books (d) water.
18. _____ is used to power our homes (a) Electricity (b) Water (c) Sun (d) Food.
19. Cars run on _____ (a) air (b) fuel (c) water (d) soil.
20. Batteries provide energy for _____ (a) toys (b) food (c) books (d) water.

Energy Transformation

21. Energy transformation is changing one form of _____ to another (a) food (b) energy (c) water (d) light.
22. A flashlight changes battery energy into _____ energy (a) sound (b) heat (c) light (d) movement.
23. Our bodies change food energy into _____ energy (a) light (b) sound (c) movement (d) heat.
24. Solar panels change sunlight into _____ (a) food (b) movement (c) electricity (d) sound.
25. A radio changes electrical energy into _____ energy (a) light (b) sound (c) heat (d) movement.

General

26. Living things need _____ to stay alive (a) food (b) air (c) water (d) all of the above.
27. Non-living things do not _____ (a) grow (b) move (c) reproduce (d) all of the above.
28. Energy can be transformed from one form to _____ (a) itself (b) another (c) none (d) all.
29. Which of the following is an example of energy transformation? (a) Eating food to move (b) Watching TV (c) Sleeping (d) Sitting.
30. Energy is necessary for _____ (a) doing work (b) growing plants (c) making sounds (d) all of the above.

Answer Key

1. (a) breathe
2. (b) tree
3. (d) all of the above
4. (a) Dog
5. (d) all of the above
6. (d) all of the above
7. (b) rock
8. (a) desks
9. (a) sofa
10. (d) all of the above
11. (a) work
12. (a) see
13. (a) cook
14. (a) move
15. (a) sound
16. (a) light
17. (b) food
18. (a) Electricity
19. (b) fuel
20. (a) toys
21. (b) energy
22. (c) light
23. (c) movement
24. (c) electricity
25. (b) sound
26. (d) all of the above
27. (d) all of the above
28. (b) another
29. (a) Eating food to move
30. (d) all of the above

Conclusion

• Review the answers with the pupils and provide feedback.

Highlight areas where most pupils had difficulties for future lessons.