MARANG JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL

SCIENCE DEPARTMENT

END OF TERM 1 EXAMINATIONS 2022

PAPER 1 FORM 3: _____

MARKS: 40 DURATION: 1HR

SURNAME: ________________________ NAME: ______________________

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Answer all questions in the grid below.

2. Use a pencil only.

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1. Which pair of organism converts carbon compounds in dead animals and plants into carbon
dioxide?

A. Bacteria and Protozoa

B. Virus and Protozoa
C. Bacteria and fungi
D. Fungi and Protozoa.
2. A human fertilized ovum failed to develop into an embryo. Which statement is a possible
explanation of this?

A. The cervix was closed.

B. The ovum had divided into two.

C. The woman was using the contraceptive pills.

D. The lining of the uterus had failed to thicken.

3. What is the SI unit for charge?

A. Newtons
B. Kelvin
C. Coloumb
D. Degree celsius

The diagram below shows a structure of a flower. Use it to answer question 4

4. Which part receives pollen grains during pollination?

A. Petals
B. Anther
C. Filament
D. Stigma.

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5. The diagram below shows the carbon cycle. Which letter represents the process of
photosynthesis?

6. The following are examples of contact forces except

A. Friction
B. Gravity
C. Applied
D. Air resistance

7. The hydrophytes are adapted to live in water because

A. They large aerial leaves for floating

B. They long deep root system
C. They have thick cuticle
D. They have needle - like leaves

8. What is the purpose of the earth wire in a three pin plug?

A. It increases current
B. It prevent electrocution
C. It regulate temperature
D. It decreases current

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9. Which sphere consists of fauna and flora?

A. Atmosphere
B. Hydrosphere
C. Lithosphere
D. Biosphere

10. Which of the following letters in the life cycle of a house fly represent maggots?

11. How many inches are there in 12 cm?

A. 4 inches

B. 8 inches

C. 16 inches

D. 32 inches

12. Just after conception, the developing baby is referred to as

A. Morula

B. Zygote

C. Child

D. Embryo

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13. Which one of these is a symptom of syphilis at its primary stage?

A. Rash appears all over the body

B. A person becomes blind
C. Inability to produce children
D. Painless sores on the genitals.

14. How is high musical note produced?

A. By creating large amplitude

B. By creating small amplitude
C. By creating low frequencies
D. By creating high frequencies.

15. Which part of the ear maintains body balance?

A. Eustachian tube

B. Semicircular canals

C. Ossicles

D. Cochlea

16. A dynamo is used to change

A. Mechanical energy into electrical energy

B. Heat energy into electrical energy

C. Electrical energy into heart energy

D. Chemical energy into electrical energy

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The diagram below shows a set up used to prepare oxygen. Use it to answer question 17

17. What is the purpose of the substance Z.?

A. To stop the reaction

B. To speed up the reaction
C. To increase the reactants
D. To decrease the reactants

18. Which one of the following is a nerve cell?

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19. What is the reading on the measuring cylinder shown?

A. 80 cm3

B. 82 cm3

C. 84 cm3

D. 92cm3

20. The diagram below shows a cross section through a leaf.

Where will the most starch be found?

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The diagram below shows a sperm and an ovum. Use it to answer question 21.

21. Which structures fuse during fertilization?

A. W and Z
B. X and Y
C. W and Y
D. X and Z

22. Which term refers to a solution which can no longer dissolve more solute?

A. Super saturated
B. Unsaturated
C. Saturated
D. Concentrated

23. Which one of the following is not a characteristic of an ecosystem?

A. Temperature
B. Time
C. Altitude
D. Soil type

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The diagram below shows a structure of an alveolus. Use it to answer question 24.

24. Which substance moves in as shown by the direction of the arrows?

A. Hydrogen
B. Oxygen
C. Nitrogen
D. Carbon dioxide

25. Which power station uses coal to generate electricity?

A. Hydroelectric
B. Nuclear
C. Tidal
D. Thermal

26. Which cell has no DNA?

A. Sperm cell
B. Palisade cell
C. Red blood cell
D. White blood cell.

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27. The diagram below shows a developing fetus.

Where does the exchange of substances between the mother and foetus occurs?

28. Which quantity is measured in Newton?

A. Acceleration
B. Velocity
C. Weight
D. Density.

29. Which of the following is not a method of seed dispersal?

A. Water
B. Animal
C. Self
D. Light

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The diagram below shows a human respiratory system. Use it to answer question 30.

30. What is part labeled X?

A. Bronchus
B. Larynx
C. Trachea
D. Alveolus

31. Which of the following female reproductive system is correctly labeled?

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Diagram below shows a food web. Use it to answer question 32

32. Which two organisms are both secondary consumers?

A. Insect and spider

B. Insect and toad
C. Rabbit and stoat
D. Spider and toad

33. Which letter represent wavelength?

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34. A ruler is used to measure the length of a nail?

35. Which of the following systems coordinates activities in the human body?

A. Circulatory
B. Digestive
C. Excretory
D. Nervous

36. Which of following is produced by body in response to bacterial infection?

A. Antibodies
B. Antibiotics
C. Antigen
D. Antiseptics.

37. Which of the following human body structures connects the stomach and the mouth?

A. Duodenum
B. Ileum
C. Esophagus
D. Trachea.

38. Which of the following sources of energy is renewable?

A. Natural gas
B. Crude oil
C. Sun
D. Coal

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39. Which of the following gases contributes to the greenhouse effect?

A. Carbon dioxide
B. Hydrogen
C. Oxygen
D. Nitrogen

40. What is the SI unit of length?

A. Centimetre
B. Kilometre
C. Metre
D. Millimetre

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