SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
CANDIDATE NAME_________________________________.NAME OF
SCHOOL_______________________
GRADE NAME_________________________
Section A: (20 MARKS)
1.Choose the correct answer and then write the answer in the space provided.
(i). ___________ fl y in the air using wings which have feathers.
(a) Birds
(b) Bats
(c) Mosquitoes
(d) Butterfl ies
(ii). ____________ lay eggs in water although they live on land.
(a) Tortoises
(b) Turtles
(c) Toads
(d) Crocodiles
(iii). ___________ live in water but lay their eggs on land.
(a) Whales
(b) Tortoises
(c) Lizards
(d) Turtles
(iv). _____________ are mammals but do not have sweat glands.
(a) Sharks
(b) Whales
(c) Dogs
(d) Rats
(v). _____________ produce seeds but do not produce fl owers.
(a) Orange trees
(b) pine trees
(c) Maize plants
(d) Mango trees
(vi). Which of the following are the raw materials that plants use when making their own food?
(a) Water, sunlight energy and cells
(b) Sunlight energy, epidermis, carbon dioxide and water
(c) Chlorophyll, water, cells and carbon dioxide
(d) Carbon dioxide, water, chlorophyll and sunlight energy
vii). The main primary source of light is.?
(a) Candle
(b) Moon
(c) Sun
(d) Fire
(viii) Light travel in a ..........
(a) Line that narrows
(b) Straight line
(c) Curved line
(d) Angled line
(ix) Water can exist in three states of matter, which are..
(a) Solid, gas and stone.
(b) Solid, ice and gas
(c) Stone, air and ice
(d) Solid, liquid and gas
(x) A state of matter that has definite shape and volume is called..
(a) Solid
(b) Liquid
(c) Plasma
(d) gas
2. MATCHING ITEMS LIST A AND LIST B
LIST A LIST B
(i). A green pigment found in leaf mesophyll and A. Stomata
in stems,It is responsible for absorbing sunlight
energy. B. Midrib
(ii). The part of a leaf that contains chlorophyll C. Vein
(iii). An outer layer of cells in plant leaves D. Phloem
(iv). The largest vein in a leaf, It carries food from E. Chloroplast
the leaf and supplies water and mineral salts to F. Epidermis
the leaf.
G. Chlorophyll
(v). A vessel responsible for transporting food from
the leaves to different parts of a plant for use or H. Xylem
storage.
3. Write TRUE for a true statement and FALSE for a false statement.
(a). Birds are the only animals which are cold-blooded.__________
(b). A crocodile belongs to the group of mammals.__________
(c). Bats are birds because they fly.__________
(d). All mammals live on dry land.__________
(e). Worms and mosquitoes do not have a vertebral column. _____
4. SECTION B: Short answers. ( 20 MARKS)
(i). There are certain types of frogs which give birth to alive young ones without laying eggs are called
__________
(ii). Why are bats considered as mammals?____________________________________
(iii). The process by which a plant produces its own food is known as __________________________
5.(i). The small openings found on the lower and upper side of a leaf are known as ______________.
(ii).The products of photosynthesis ara ___________________and __________________
(iii). Groundnut and leguminous plants are examples of ________________________________ plants.
6.(i). Maize, sorghum and rice plants are examples of __________________________________ plants
(ii). Which reptile changes colour? _____________________________.
(iii)._________________ means the process by which living things obtain and use food for growth,
metabolism and repair.
(iv).___________________________ is formed by bones which are arranged one after another at the
back of the body.
SECTION C: (10 MARKS).
7. (i) what is reproduction.
_____________________________________________________________________________________
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(ii)what is sexaul reproduction.
_____________________________________________________________________________________
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8. Carefully study the diagram below and label its missing parts then
answer the question that follows.
(a) Give the name of diagram above.
(b) state the main function of the diagram you named above.
