ADDIS KETEMA SUB CITY WEREDA 8 EDUCATION OFFICE DAGMAWI BERHAN CLUSTER CENTER

GRADE 8TH 2ND SEMESTER MODEL EXAMINATION FOR GRADE EIGHT GENERAL SCIENCE MAY

2015E.C

NUMBER OF QUESTIONS 30 TIME ALLOWED 30 min.

GENERAL DIRECTIONS

THIS BOOKLET CONTAINS EXAMINATION OF GENERAL SCIENCE AND TO BE DONE ON ANSWER

SHEET. THE TIME ALLOWED FOR THE EXAMINATION IS EXACTLY 30. THE EXAMINATION

CONTAINS 30 ITEMS EACH QUESTION HAS FOUR CHOICES MARKED A.B.C AND D FOR EACH

QUESTIONS AND READ THE CHOICES CAREFULLY, THEN MARK YOUR CHOICE ON THE ANSWER

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IF YOU FINISH BEFORE TIME IS CALLED YOU MAY GO BACK AND REVIEW YOUR WORK. WHEN

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ANY FORM OF CHEATING OR AN ATTEMPT TO CHEAT IN THE EXAMINATION MAKES THE RESULT

WILL BE ZERO

DO NOT TURN THIS PAGE UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO.

I. Choose the correct answer from the given four alternatives and set your answer on answer sheet.
1. Among the following one is differ from the others?
A. Ovary C. scrotum
B. Penis D. testes
2. The characteristic about larynx enlarge, voice deepens develop more muscle are represent for
A. Male secondary sexual characteristics C. Male primary characteristics
B. female secondary sexual characteristics D. female primary characteristics
3. Male and Female sex hormones produced during puberty stage are –––– and ––––– respectively
A. Progesterone and Testosterone C. Estrogen and Progesterone
B. Testosterone and Progesterone D. Progesterone and Estrogen
4. Direct and simple feeding system of organism is called –––––––––––––
A. Food web C. Consumer
B. Autotrophy D. food chain
5. A type of organism release energy from simple chemical reaction is –––––
A. Heterotrophy C. photoautotroph
B. Chemo autotrophy D. Autotrophy
Question number 6 and 7 are based on the following chain habits
Grass Insect Cat Snake
6. Which of the following organism show Tertiary Consumer?
A. Rat C. Snake
B. Insect D. grass
7. Which one of the following organism is producer?
A. Insect C. Snake
B. Rat D. grass
8. Among the following one is green house gas?
A. NO2 C. CO2
B. SO2 D. H2O
9. The most abundant Atmospheric gas called–––––––––––––––––
A. CO2 C. Ne
B. He D. N2
10. Diagram used to express amount of organism present in each tropic level is
A. Pyramid C. Circle
B. Rectangle D. Spherical
11. The primary source of nutrient for growth of plant called
A. Water C. Soil
B. O2 D. Sun
12. Which of the following is abiotic component of ecosystem?
A. Sunlight C. Animal
B. Plant D. bacteria
13. Interaction occurs between the same species are: –––––––––––––––
A. Inter specific interaction C. Mutualism
B. Intra specific interaction D. Commensalism
14. ––––––––is a collection of light and habitat in ecosystem
A. Reforestation C. forestation
B. Forestation D. Biodiversity
15. Celestial bodies revolve around the sun with a well defined path is––––––––
A. Satellites C. Pluto
B. Planet D. Earth
16. The nearest planet to the earth is ––––––––––
A. Saturn C. Jupiter
B. Venus D. Neptune
17. From the following one is not dwarf planet?
A. comets C. make-make
B. Pluto D. Ceres
18. The only planet suitable for life is ––––––––––––
A. Saturn C. Jupiter
B. Mars D. Earth

19. Most asteroids are found in asteroid belt which lies between ––––––––––and –-–––––––––

A. Earth and Venus B. mars and Jupiter

C. Jupiter and Saturn D. Neptune and Uranus

20. From the following one is not mission of Ethiopian space satellites?

A. manage climate change C. decrease tourism development

B. addressing urgent national challenge in area D. supply transport infra structure

21. The main deriving factor in oxygen cycle is .

A. photosynthesis B. chemosynthesis

C. heterotrophy D. all

22. A planet which appears reddish in color is –––––––––––

A. Mars C. Earth

B. Venus D. Jupiter

23. A phenomena bending of light ray travel from one medium to another medium is called .

A. reflection C. dispersion

B. refraction D. conduction

24. A material light does not allow pass through term?

A. Translucent material C. Opaque material

B. Transparent material D. Reflection material

25. Among the following one is note translucent substance?

A. Clear glass, air C. frozen glass

B. fogy air, oiled paper D. forested glass

26. Among the following which one is not true about characters tin of image formed by plane mirror?

A. virtual image and erect C. image laterally inverted

B. image is the same size as that of object D. right side appear right side

27. Sound cannot travel through

A. air C. water
B. solid D. vacuum
28. Heat transfer from a body at higher temperature to a body lower to without any material medium
Called ––––––––––
A. Conduction C. radiation

B. convection D. conservation

29. The symbol shows –––––––––– .

A. light bulb C. resistor

B. switch D. battery

30. A simple device that either breaks the circuit is––––––––––––

A. battery C. switch

B. bulb D. wire