1.Which of the following instruments is used to measure the radius of an egg?
A. Spherometer
B. Micrometre screw gauge
C. Vernier callipers
D. Opacimeter
2. Isotopes of a particular element have the same
A. mass number.
B. atomic mass.
C. atomic number.
D. number of neutrons
3. Which of the following structures controls the passage of substances in and out of
cell?
A. Nuclear membrane
B. Plasma membrane
C. Cell wall
D. Endoplasmic reticulum
4. All of the following substances can pollute the air except
A. sulphur dioxide.
B. fertiliser.
C. exhaust fumes.
D. dust.
5. Which of the following pairs of diseases is caused by insanitary surroundings
A. Dysentery and measles
B. Bilharziasis and dysentery
C. Cholera and chicken pox
D. Malaria and cholera
6. How many moles are there in 42 g of NaHCO3 ?
(Na = 23, 0 =16, C = 12, H = 1)
A. 0.05 mol
B. 0.5 mol
C. 0.005 mol
D. 5.0 mol
4. Which of the following statements is not a reason why family planning is
encouraged?
A. It controls the rate of child birth.
B. It discourages couples from having
children.
C. It helps the mother to restore her health before another child is born.
D. It helps couples to have the number of children they can look after.
5.The following are all methods of maintaining sanitation in a community except
A. cleaning of gutters.
B. weeding around houses.
C. draining of stagnant waters.
D. fitting of mosquito nets on houses.
6.The following statements are all reasons why air is a mixture except
A. there is no chemical formula for air.
B. the constituents of air are not in a fixed proportion.
C. air has weight and occupies volume.
D. the constituents of air can be separated by physical means.
7.Which of the following instruments is not used for the purpose stated for it?
A. Spring balance measures the mass of a body.
B. Thermometer is used to measure the degree of hotness of a body.
C. Vernier callipers are used to measure the internal and external diameters of
cylindrical objects.
D. Micrometer screw gauge is used
to measure small diameters.
8.Which of the following is classified as an energy-giving food?
A. Egg
B. Rice
C. Beef
D. Fish
9. Isotopes of a particular element have the same
A. mass number.
B. atomic mass.
C. atomic number.
D. number of neutrons
10. Which of the following gases is not a constituent of air?
A. Oxygen
B. Water vapour
C. Nitrogen
D. Sulphur (IV) oxide
11.Two organisms belonging to the same species
A. always lives in the same habitat.
B. can produce fertile offspring.
C. cannot communicate with each other.
D. have the same life span.
12. The following are all characteristics of living things excepts
A. excretion.
B. nutrition.
C. respiration.
D. secretion.
13. A cell wall consists mainly of
A. lignin.
B. chitin
C. wax.
D. cellulose.
12. In the formation of an ionic compound, atoms of one of the combining elements
must
A. convert neutrons to electrons.
B. loose protons.
C. gain protons.
D. gain electrons.
13. Which of the following structures do all cells possess?
A. Nucleus
B. Centrioles
C. Cell wall
D. Large vacuole
14. Which of the following structures controls the passage of substances in and out
of cell?
A. Nuclear membrane
B. Plasma membrane
C. Cell wall
D. Endoplasmic reticulum
15. Bacteria belongs to the Kingdom
A. Animalia
B. Prokaryotes
C. Protoctista
D. Fungi
16. Which of the following is not a problem associated with over-population?
A. Housing
B. Employment
C. Food
D. Labour
17.The correct order used in classifying an organism is
A. phylum, species, class, genus.
B. phylum, class, genus, species.
C. phylum, genus, species, class.
D. phylum, class, species, genius.
18.The binomial system of classification of plants is attributed to
A. Aristotle.
B. Charles Darwin
C. Linnaeus
D. Mendel.
19.A boy who got trapped in a cupboard died because
A. all the air in the cupboard was used up.
B. only nitrogen gas was left in the cupboard.
C. the greater part of oxygen in the cupboard was used.
D. noble gases run short in the cupboard.
20. The lowest group into which an organism can be classified is
A. class.
B. genus.
C. phylum.
D. species.
Section B
Q1
a. What are rocks?
b. State the types of rocks with examples.
c. State five (5) differences between the three types of rock
d. i. What is weathering?
ii. List and explain the types of weathering with examples.
e. Explain the following
i. Magma
ii. Lava
Q2
a. Define the following
i. Mass
ii. Density
iii. Mole
iv. Weight
b. i. An object of mass 80.0g has a volume of 20.0cm3. Calculate the density of the Object.
ii. State 2 difference between element and compound.
iii. State any three (3) types of mixture with two examples each
c. Defined the following.
i. α. Ionic Bond
β. Covalent Bond
ii. State any two (2) differences between ionic bond and covalent bond.
Q4.
a) The element X with atomic number 10 has three isotopes of mass number 17, 19, 20.
i. What element is X?
ii. Determine the number of neutrons present in each of the isotopes
b) Name the method of separation for the following mixtures
i. Water and palm oil
ii. Crude oil
iii. Water and alcohol
iv. Dirt from water
c) Determine the oxidation number of the underline element in following species.
i. CO2
ii. MnO4-
iii. H2SO4
