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INTEGRATED SCIENCE
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DAS B.E.C.E PERFORMANCE BOOSTER

BASIC EDUCATION CERTIFICATE MOCK

MOCKEDUCATION
INTEGRATED SCIENCE
2 hours
[100 marks]

Write your name and index number in ink in the spaces provided above

This booklet consists of two papers. Paper 2 is in two sections: A and B. Answer all questions section A and four
questions in section B.

Answer paper 2 on the question paper.

Paper 2 will last 1 hr. 15 minutes after which the drawing sheets will be collected

Answer paper 1 on your objective test answer sheet

Do not start paper 1 until you are told to do so. Paper 1 will last 45 minutes

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 PAPER 2 ESSAY 100 MARKS [1HOUR 15 MINUTE]
PART 1
[TEST OF PRACTICAL] 40 MARKS
Answer all questions in question 1
1(a). The diagram represents a system. Study it and answer the questions on it.

i. What does the diagram represents and explain it 3 marks

ii. Name the parts I to V 2 ½ marks
iii. State the functions of I to V 2 ½ marks
iv. Which part does fertilization takes place 1mark
v. Which part does implantation of the embryo takes place 1mark
(b) The diagrams below show some instruments used in the laboratory. Study the diagrams carefully and
answer the questions that follow

i. Identify each of the instruments labeled I, II, III, IV and V 2 ½ marks

ii. State one use of each of the instruments labeled I, II, III and IV 5 marks
iii. Read and record the volume of the liquid in the instrument labeled V 2 ½ marks

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(c) The graduated diagram below represents a pH scale. Answer the questions on it.

i. Read and record each of the pH values; P1, P2, P3 and P4 2marks
ii. What does pH; P1 and P2 indicate. Give one examples of such liquid 2marks
iii. What does pH; P3 and P4 indicate. Give one example of such liquid 2marks
iv. Sate the observations red litmus and blue litmus paper are dipped in turns into each of the liquid 4marks

d) The diagrams below represent farm tools. Study them and answer the questions.

B
A
i. Write the names of the devices A and B 2marks
ii. Label the parts N, P, Q, R, S, T and U 3 ½ marks
iii. State one use each of the two devices 2marks
iv. State the use of the parts labelled Q 1 ½ marks
v. State one similarity between device A and B 1 marks

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 PART 2 [60 MARKS]
Answer four questions in this section
2 (a) i. Define respiration 1marks

ii) State two differences between the types of respiration 2marks

(b)i Differentaite between potential energy and kinetic energy 2marks

(ii)A body of mass 100kg moves with velocity of 8𝑚𝑠 −1. Calculate its kinetic energy 2marks

(c)(i) Explain the term electronic configuration 2marks

(ii) State two diffeneces between protons and electrons 2marks

(d) State four importance of soil water 4marks

3. a (i ) Explain the following

α) ecosystem

β) adaptation

µ) habitat 3marks

(i) State three adaptations of a fish in its habitat 3marks

b. State four uses of the periscope 2marks

c (i) Differentiate between hard water and soft water 2 marks

(ii) State two advantages of hard water over soft water 2marks

d (i) Explain the term fertilizer application 1 marks

(ii) List four methods of fertilizer application 2 marks

4. a. State four importance of the carbon cycle 2marks

b. Explain the following

(i) soil structure

(ii) soil texture

(iii) soil porosity

(iv) soil capillarity 5marks

c.(i) Define a compound 1 mark

(ii) State three differences between a compound and a mixture 3marks

d. (i) Define frictional force 1mark

(ii) State three applications of friction 3marks

5. a. (i) Differentiate between transpiration and photosynthesis 2marks

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 (ii) State three importance of photosynthesis 3marks

b. (i) Define a force 3mark

(ii) State three effects of a force 1½ marks

c. (i) List two causes of permanent hardness of water 1marks

(ii) State three ways of softening hard water 1½ marks

d. (i) Explain the term cultural practice 1mark

(ii) List four cultural practices in crop production 2marks

6 a. (i) Explain the following

α) Biennial crops

β) Perennial crops 2marks

(ii) List two examples each of biennial crops and perennial crops 2marks

(b) (i) What is the meaning of roughage? 2marks

(ii) State two benefits of roughage in our diet 3marks

c (i) Differentiate between pure science and applied science 2marks

(ii) State three methods of conducting scientific research 1 ½ marks

d (i) List the particulate nature of matter 1 ½ marks

(ii) Explain the reason why atoms are electrically neutral 2marks

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 PAPER 1 [40 MARKS] 45 MINUTES

1. Brass is an alloy of 8. The physical arrangement of soil particles into

A. iron and carbon aggregates is termed
B. zinc and copper A. soil porosity
C. iron and copper B. soil profile
D. copper and tin C. soil structure
2. An example of inorganic fertilizer is D. soil texture
A. ammonium nitrate 9. The solvent which is most effective in washing
B. cow dung bitumen from the hand is
C. farmyard manure A. acid
D. poultry dropping B. alcohol
3. The component of the human blood which C. kerosene
transports oxygen to all parts of the body is D. water
A. plasma 10. A piece of stone could be classified as an
B. platelets opaque material because it
C. red blood cells A. absorbs all the light incident on it
D. white blood cells B. does not absorb light incident on it
4. The importance of fuse in an electrical circuit is C. allows all the light incident on it to pass
to through it
A. regulate the voltage D. does not allow light incident on it to pass
B. prevent damage to electrical appliances through it
C. alter the flow of current in the circuit 11. Fish swims in water with little resistance
D. minimize the use of current because it possesses
5. Which of the following step(s) is/are required in A. gills
the scientific method? B. scales
I. Formulation of hypothesis C. caudal fins
II. Identification of problem D. streamlined body
III. Experimentation 12. Which of the following activities promote(s)
A. I only rusting of iron?
B. II only I. Air II. Moisture III. Oil
C. II and III only A. I only
D. I, II and III B. II only
6. Which of the following food items produces C. I and II only
amino acids as end-product of digestion? D. II and III only
A. cabbage 13. The change in the volume of water when a piece
B. fish of stone is dropped into it is equal to the
C. margarine A. density of the stone
D. rice B. mass of the stone
7. The process of increasing the strength of a signal C. volume of the stone
using a transistor is known as D. weight of the stone
A. amplification 14. The second stage in the life cycle of a mosquito
B. biasing is the
C. doping A. egg
D. switching B. imago
C. larva
D. pupa

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15. Which of the following object can be attracted 23. The blood vessels that carries oxygenated blood
by a magnet? from the lungs to the heart is known as
A. Copper chain A. pulmonary artery
B. Gold chain B. pulmonary vein
C. Steel chain C. vena cava
D. Aluminium spoon D. aorta
16. The knowledge of sol texture is important 24. An example of a plant micro-nutrient is
because it A. calcium
A. influences plant population B. copper
B. determines the planting distance C. magnesium
C. determines the type of plant to be grown D. potassium
D. influences the method of pest control 25. What is the colour of the neutral wire in a three-
17. How many atoms are present in 𝐶𝑎𝐶𝑙2? pin plug?
A. 2 A. Blue
B. 3 B. Brown
C. 4 C. Green
D. 5 D. Yellow
18. The transfer of heat from the bottom to the top 26. In the pin-hole camera, the image formed is
of a beaker containing water is by always
A. absorption A. erect and bright
B. conduction B. erect and blurred
C. convection C. inverted and real
D. radiation D. inverted and virtual
19. An example of chemical compound is 27. The part of the flower that develops into the
A. aluminium fruit is the
B. ammonium A. ovary
C. oxygen B. ovule
D. phosphorus C. stamen
20. The type of human teeth used for biting food D. style
substance is 28. The number element in the compound 𝐶𝑎(𝑂𝐻)2
A. canines is
B. incisors A. 2
C. molars B. 3
D. premolars C. 4
21. An example of a third class lever is D. 5
A. wheelbarrow 29. The reason why alum is added to water during
B. sugar tongs treatment is to
C. pair of scissors A. kill germs
D. crowbar B. give taste to water
22. The release of matured cells from an ovary into C. make water colourless
the fallopian tube in humans is called D. make suspended particles to settle
A. copulation 30. Which of the following animal parasites could
B. ejaculation be controlled by hand picking?
C. menstruation A. Liver fluke
D. ovulation B. Tapeworm
C. Tick
D. Roundworm
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31. A stick which is partially immersed In water 38. Which of the following gases is involved in the
appears to be bent due to rusting of iron?
A. absorption A. Hydrogen
B. reflection B. Oxygen
C. refraction C. Nitrogen
D. transmission D. Carbon dioxide
32. One difference between metals and non-metals 39. The feeling of soil between fingers is used to
is that metals determine the
A. have low density A. texture of the soil
B. are not malleable B. drainage of the soil
C. have luster C. capillarity of the soil
D. have low melting points D. water holding capacity of the soil
33. The cultivation of different crops on different 40. Sodium hydroxide is an example of a base
plots of farmlands in a definite cycle is called because it
A. land rotation A. has sour taste
B. shifting cultivation B. has a pH less than 7
C. crop rotation C. turns wet blue litmus paper red
D. mixed cropping D. turns wet red litmus paper blue
34. Iodine deficiency in humans could result in a
disorder known as
A. diabetes
B. goiter
C. kwashiorkor
D. scurvy

35. A substance is termed combustible if it

A. easily catches fire
B. dissolves common salt
C. sublimes at room temperature
D. boils at 100°C
36. Micro-organisms that cause diseases are
collectively called
A. bacteria
B. infections
C. pathogens
D. viruses

37. Which type of energy is lost when sweat

evaporates from the human body?
A. sound energy
B. mechanical energy
C. chemical energy
D. heat energy

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