QUINCY PREPARATORY SECONDARY SCHOOL, BENIN CITY

YEAR 6 HOLIDAY ASSIGNMENT QUESTIONS

C. C. P

1. (a) Define food. (b) State 5 functions of food.

2. (a) What are carbohydrates? (b) State five functions of carbohydrate.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Test of orals: Answer questions 1 – 60 from pages 155 – 159 of your English Language textbook

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE

1. Define agricultural extension.

2. Enumerate ten (10) imports.
3. Enumerate five (5) agricultural extension programs set up by the government.

BIOLOGY
1. (a) Define each of the following terms: (i) seed (ii) germination
(b) In a tabular form, list the parts of a seed and state their functions.
(c) (i) Mention the types of germination and give an example each of plants that undergo each
type of germination. (ii) Outline six conditions necessary for germination.
(d) (i) Explain the term “seed dormancy”. (ii) Highlight five ways of breaking seed dormancy.

COMPUTER SCIENCE
1. (a) Define graphics package. (b) State five (5) examples of graphic packages. (c) State the
functions of the following windows components of a graphic package.
(i) Standard toolbar (ii) Colour palette (iii) Status bar (iv) Rulers (v) Main tool box
2. What are the major types of graphics?
3. Give the full meaning of the following acronyms; (a) BASIC (b) ASCII (c) FORTRAN (d) ICT
(e) ATM
CHEMISTRY
1. Briefly discuss the following; (i) Nucleus (ii) Energy quantization (iii) Energy levels in atoms
(iv) The various models of the atom.
2. (a) Define electrolysis.
(b) What is faradays law?

(c) In a model of hydrogen atom, the energy levels Wn are given by the formula Wn = where n
is an integer and R is a constant. Determine the energy released in transition from n = 3 to n = 2.

C.R.S
1. (a) Describe the personality of the Holy Spirit.
(b) Mention 5 functions of the Holy Spirit to the church.
GOVERNMENT
1. What are the functions of traditional rulers in government?
2. State and discuss the important features of 1976 local government reforms in Nigeria.
ECONOMICS
1. State and explain the objectives of Millennium Development Goals (MDG)
2. What do you understand by the term national economic empowerment?
FURTHER MATHEMATICS
1. A body of mass 6.5kg is supported by two strings; one of the strings is inclined at an angle of 300
the other 400 to the horizontal. Find the tension in each string, if the system is in equilibrium using
Lami’s theorem (fake g = 10mls2)
2. (a) Find the resultant of two forces 24N and 15N at an angle of 500 to each other.
3. (b) A force P of magnitude 60N makes an angle of 40N with the horizontal.
Find (a) the horinzontal component of P. (b) the vertical component of P.

MATHEMATICS
1. (a) copy and complete the table of values for the function;
Y = 2 cos 20 + sin Ɵ

x -120 -90 -60 -30 30 60 90 12O 00

y -1.87 -0.13 -1 0.13 2
(b) Using a scale of 2cm to 300 on Ɵ – axis. Draw the graph of y = 2cos20 + sin Ɵ for _120 ≤ Ɵ ≤
1200

(c) Using a similar scale and axes, draw the graph of y = –1

(d) From your graph, find the roots of the following equations;
(i) 2 cos 2Ɵ + sin Ɵ = 0

(ii) 2 cos 2Ɵ + sinƟ + = 0

CHEMISTRY
1. (a) What is ‘polymerization’?
(b) State the two types of polymerization and explain one.
2. (a) Briefly describe the hydrolysis of proteins.
(b) Using an equation, show how the structure of amino acid is suited for the formation of a
polymeric chain.

CIVIC EDUCATION
1. Explain the meaning of popular participation.
2. Explain traditional and modern modes of popular participation.
3. State 5 needs for popular participation.