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MID-TERM III EXAMINATIONS, 2024
P.5 SCIENCE
TIME ALLOWED: 2 HRS 15 MINUTES
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1. This paper has two sections: A
and B 1 - 10
2. Answer all questions. All answers
to both sections A and B must be 11 – 20
written in the spaces provided. 21 – 30
3. Answers must be written using a
blue or blackball point pen or ink. 31 – 40
Any pencil work will not be
41 – 50
marked.
4. Unnecessary changes in your 51
work and handwriting that cannot
be easily read may lead to loss of 52
marks.
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indicated; “For examiners’ use 54
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SECTION A (40 MARKS)
1. Name the type of chicken which is mainly reared for meat production.
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2. State one condition of weather which helps in winnowing of harvested
cereals.
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3. How do bacteria reproduce?
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4. How is water important during the process of germination?
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5. Name any one living organism that lives in the soil.
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6. State one cause of swarming in bees.
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7. State one role of leaves to a plant.
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8. Which form of energy enables us to cook food on a charcoal stove?
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9. Name the type of leaf venation shown in the below diagram.
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10. Why do insect pollinating flowers have brightly coloured petals?
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11. In which way is the anemometer useful at a weather station?
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12. How is the propagation of Irish potatoes different from that of
cassava?
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13. Name the deficiency disease caused due to lack of vitamin D in the
body.
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14. Why should we brush our teeth after a meal?
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15. State the function of spiracles to a grasshopper.
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16. Why do earthworms come out of the soil after it has rained?
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17. Which human body organ filters blood?
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18. Name any one plant that stores its food in its underground stems.
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19. Mention one way food can get contaminated.
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20. In which one way is heat energy important in our daily life.
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21. Name the part marked B.
B A glass tube
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22. How is part marked A important to thermometer drawn above.
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23. In which state of matter does heat travel by conduction?
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24. How does terracing control soil erosion?
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25. When cooking oil is mixed with water, it floats. Why does it do so?
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26. Mention one method used to extract honey from combs.
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27. State the main reason why farmers keep Merino sheep.
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28. Mention one difference between mass and weight as used in
measurements.
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29. Write one example of a biological change in plants.
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30. What type of immunity do infants get through immunization?
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31. State one way of keeping our bodies clean.
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32. Which digestive juice is produced in the mouth?
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33. How does yeast reproduce?
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34. Which garden tool is shown in the diagram below?
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35. How is the garden tool above useful to crop farmers?
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36. Why is a vacuum flask not commonly used in rural areas?
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37. How does crop rotation control crop pests in the garden?
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38. Give one advantage of breast feeding to a mother.
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39. Name the bacteria found in the roots of leguminous plants.
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40. Why are farmers advised to harvest their crops in the dry season?
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SECTION B
41. (a) What is pollination?
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b). Name one type of pollination.
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c) Write one agent of pollination.
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d) Which part of a flower receives pollen during pollination?
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42. Mention any one chemical change that occurs in the following;
a) i) metals
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ii) animals
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b) Mention one characteristic of chemical changes.
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c) Name any one type of change a part from chemical changes.
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43. (a) Give one cause of dehydration in children.
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b) Name two items used for making ORS.
i) ___________________________________________________________
ii) __________________________________________________________
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c) Name one mineral salt lost through vomiting.
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44. (a) What is sanitation?
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b) Mention any two ways of maintaining proper sanitation at school.
i) ___________________________________________________________
ii) __________________________________________________________
c) Identify any one disease spread through poor sanitation.
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45. (a) Mention one example of harmful fungi.
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b) Give one use of bacteria to people.
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c) Mention one example of fungal disease in humans.
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d) Name the fungus used in drug manufacturing industry.
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46. Below is a diagram of an iron box. Use it to answer questions that follow.
a) Give the function of holes marked M and N on the iron box.
i) Holes M _________________________________________________
ii) Holes N _________________________________________________
b) Why is the handle made of wood?
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c) How is an iron box important in homes?
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47. (a)What is soil erosion?
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b) State any one cause of soil erosion.
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c) Name any one type of soil erosion.
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a) How does terracing help to control soil erosion in hilly areas?
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48. (a) What is seed germination?
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(b) Give any two conditions necessary for germination to take place.
(i) ______________________________________________________
(ii) _____________________________________________________
(c) Which type of germination do bean seeds undergo?
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49. Study the diagram below and answer the question that follow.
(a) What type of incubation is shown in the diagram above?
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(b) What is the incubation period of a hen?
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(c) State one condition that may fail a fertilized egg n hatch into a
chick.
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(d) Name the main food value we get from eating eggs.
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50.(a) Write PHC in full.
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b) Give any two elements of PHC.
i) __________________________________________________________
ii) __________________________________________________________
c) State any one activity done by family members to promote PHC.
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51.(a) What is a balanced diet?
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b) Give two classes of food.
i) ___________________________________________________________
ii) __________________________________________________________
c) State the importance of feeding on a balanced diet.
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52.(a) Write down any one of the 4FS in the spread of germs.
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b) Mention any two diseases spread through the 4FS germ path.
i) ___________________________________________________________
ii) __________________________________________________________
c) Name one vector involved in the 4FS germ path.
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53. A P.5 class carried out the experiment below. Use it to answer the questions that follow.
(a) What does the experiment above show?
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(b) Why did the candle continue burning at B?
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(c) Give a reason why the candle flame went off at C.
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(d) Why did water in diagram C raise from its original level?
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54. Match the diseases with their vectors correctly.
Disease Vectors
Trachoma Female anopheles mosquito
Malaria housefly
Elephantiasis aedes/tiger mosquito
Yellow fever culex mosquito
Disease Vectors
Trachoma __________________________________
Malaria __________________________________
Elephantiasis __________________________________
Yellow fever __________________________________
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55. (a) Write down any two diseases that attack rabbits.
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(ii)__________________________________________________________
(b) Give one way of controlling diseases among rabbits.
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(b) What name is given to a mature male rabbit?
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