CINDERELLA NURSEY AND PRIMARY SCHOOL

PRIMARY SIX

SCIENCE

END OF TERM ONE 2023

SECTION A

1. Mention any one example of a domestic bird.

2. Name the body organ responsible for pumping bloods in humans.
3. State a reason for providing goats with a shelter.
4. How are scavenger birds useful in the environment?
5. Why is the body of fish streamlined?
6. State any one danger of rusting to garden tools.
7. Name the layer of a soil profile that supports plant growth.
8. Name any one example of a fungal disease that affects skin.
9. Why are cinema halls covered with soft porous materials?

Use the equipment drawn below to answer questions 10 and 11.

10. Name the equipment drawn above.
11. How is the above equipment useful to a keeper/
12. State any one characteristic of vertebrates.
13. Mention any one example of common pain killers.
14. How is toothpaste related to prevention teeth diseases?
15. Give a reason why sound messages are sent to the brain.
16. Name the body organ which filters blood in the human body.
17. Name the digestive enzyme produced in the stomach of babies to digest breast milk.
18. Mention one information found on prescribed drugs.
19. Why is yeast included in the process of fermentation?

Below is a structure of a blood cell. Use it to answer question 20 and 21.

20. Name the blood cell shown in the diagram above.

21. Give the importance of the above blood cell.
22. Why is polio vaccine administered at birth?
23. Give one danger of buying medicine from local shops.
24. Name the main vein in the human body.
25. Mention any one characteristic of local breeds of rabbits.
26. How are bees able to produce sound?
27. Apart from the heart, give one other part of circulatory system.
28. Which type of incubation is best for commercial purposes?

Use the diagram of the musical instrument below to answer question 29 and 30.
29. To which group of musical instruments does the above instrument belong?
30. How can one increase the pitch of the above musical instrument?
 31. Mention one activity done after visiting the latrines.
32. Which element of PHC enables one to manage cholera in a home?
33. How do millipedes protect themselves?
34. Give any one use of sound in the environment.
35. State a reason why some objects like oil float on water.
36. Name the vector that spreads schistosomiasis in man.
37. How do porcupines protect themselves from enemies?
38. Mention the diarrheal disease characterized by blood stained tools.
39. Write ARVs in full.
40. Which type of change takes place in human beings?

SECTION B: 60 MARKS

41. Mention two body fluids where HIV can be found.

a) Give two ways in which HIV cannot spread.
42. Use the eggs of different amphibians to answer the questions below.
a) Name the amphibians that lay eggs in P and Q.
b) Give the importance of a jelly like substance found around the eggs of amphibians.
43. State any one importance of amphibians to man.
a) Give the importance of the following farm practices.
i) Docking
ii) Dehorning
b) Why do farmers castrate their farm animals? Give two reasons.
i)
ii)
44. Write down two main methods of storing sound.
a) Mention any two devices used to store sound.
45. Give two factors that lead to drug abuse.
a) State two reasons people give for abusing drugs..
46. State any two characteristics of a good store for keeping harvested crops.
a) Give one importance of storing food.
b) Mention one example of a seed stored in a granary.
47. Study the table below carefully and answer the questions below.
a) In which way are organisms in A, C and D similar.
b) How is the reproduction of organism D different from other animals?
c) To which group of vertebrates does animal C belong
d) How is the organism in B different from the rest of the organisms?
48. Apart from arteries, give one other example of a blood vessel.
a) State any two structural differences between arteries and veins.
b) Name the artery that carries deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs.
49. Name any two examples of disease vectors.
a) Write down any to main body parts of an insect.
50. State two ways how birds are adapted to flight.
a) Give two importance’s of birds in the environment.
51. Match the components of blood in A to their importance in B.
Platelets Transports food and waste products
Plasma Transports oxygen to all body parts
White blood cells Help in blood clotting
Red blood cells Defend the body against disease

52. Identify the type worms that enter our bodies through the following.
i) Through the skin of barefoot
ii) Through eating under cooked beef
a) Give two ways of preventing the spread of worm infestations in humans.
53. Why are primates regarded as the most advanced mammals
a) Mention two characteristics of primates.
b) Mention one example of animals grouped under primates.
54. Use the setup below to answer questions below
a) Find the volume of the stone above
b) Which method is shown in the setup above?
c) Calculate the density of the stone given the mass of 50g.