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MID-TERM EXAMINATION SCI-5
Term 1 (2025 - 2026)
Date
Year 5
SCIENCE
Name
Class
Invigilator
Instructions
Use a pencil to
write.
Write your name and class in the spaces Page Total Student’s
provided. marks marks
Read each question carefully before you
start to answer it.
Answer all questions in the spaces provided. 2 7
Check to ensure that this paper has (6) six 3 8
printed pages excluding the cover page.
Time : 1hour 4 3
5 4
6 6
Marked by
(Name)….. Project 20
……………………..Date………………...
Theor 30
Checked by y
(Name)
………………………….Date………………..
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1.What is reflection? (1 Mark)
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2a. What are luminous objects? (1 Mark)
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b. Give two examples of luminous objects (2 Mark)
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3. Which human sense organ detects light? ____________________ (1
Mark)
4. A shadow is formed when (1 Mark)
Light passes through an object
Light is blocked by an object
The sun is not shining
The object moves away
5. When light hits a mirror it (1 Mark)
Stops
Bends
Reflects
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Disappears
6a. Is moon a source of light? _____________ (1 Mark)
b. Explain your answer above (2 Mark)
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7. What happens to light that is reflected off a dull surface? (1 Mark)
It scatters
It shines
It spreads
It sparkles
8. The image formed in a plane mirror is (1 Mark)
Smaller than the object
Larger than the object
Same size as the object
Upside down
9. Glow-worms and fireflies are examples of (1
Mark)
Non luminous objects
Artificial sources of light
Natural sources of light
Reflectors
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10. Jay visited a construction site and saw a worker wearing a protective clothing as
shown below.
Briefly explain the main reason she wears the yellow vest? (2
Marks)
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11. A source of light is any object that produces light. Name any three (3) examples of
natural sources of light. (3 Marks)
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12. Complete the following sentence (2
Marks)
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The shadow is shortest at ______________ and longest at _______________
13. When light travels from air to water it (1
Mark)
Disappears
Bends
Speeds up
Reflects
14. Non-luminous objects can only be seen when (1
Mark)
They are in darkness
Light on a luminous object reflects on them
They produce their own light
They block light completely
15. A boy is standing in front of a wall holding a torch. When he shines the torch at a ball
placed between the torch and the wall, a dark patch appears on the wall.
a. Explain why the dark patch is formed (2 Marks)
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b. If the boy moves the ball closer to the torch, what happens to the size of the shadow? (1
Mark)
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16. The table below shows the results from a student’s experiment on reflection of light from
a mirror.
Trial Angle of Incidence (°) Angle of Reflection Correct or Wrong?
(°)
1 20 20
2 30 35
3 40 40
4 50 55
a. Fill in the last column by writing “Correct” or “Wrong” for each trial (2 Marks)
b. State the law of reflection being investigated (1 Mark)
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17. The diagram shows a ray of light shining on a mirror
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a. Draw a line to show what happens to this ray of light when it reaches the mirror (1 Mark)
b. Draw one arrow on your line to show the direction of the ray of light (1
Mark)
