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P.3 LITERACY TEST 2

NAME………………………………………………………………………..

1. Give one characteristic of living things.

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2. Why do animals move from one place to another?
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3. What is the use of spiracles to an insect?
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4. Why is rain important to farmers?
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5. How does a chameleon protect itself?
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6. Name the main natural source of water.
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7. Which clouds give us rain?
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8. Give one example of a domestic bird.
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9. What are wild animals?
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10. What name is given to a house of a bird.
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11. Name the part marked A.

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12. Mention the instrument used to measure the amount of

rainfall in a place.

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13. Identify one component of air.

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14. Apart from drying our clothes, give any other use of wind to
people.

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15. Give one reason why the sun can be dangerous to people.

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16. Which type of soil is good for growing crops?

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17. Name one thing used for cleaning our hands after the toilet.

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18. Name this container used for fetching water.

19. Which type of accident is most likely to happen to you if you
play with fire.

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20. Mention one type of weather.

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21. Give one use of water at home.

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22. Give one reason why we give first aid.

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23. Why are bees important?

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24. At what time of the day does the shadow appear short?

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25. Name one natural source of light.

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26. Which type of air do people breathe in?

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27. Give one danger of wind.

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28. Which type of air is used to preserve soft drinks like sodas.

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29. What property of air is shown below.

30. Name one agent of soil erosion.

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31. Mention any one layer of soil.

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32. What is a forest?

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33. Give one thing made out of timber.

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34. Give one way we can keep our environment clean.

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35. Identify any component of environment.

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36. What are natural changes?

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37. Name one example of a natural change.

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38. Give one use of soil to people.

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39. Mention any common diseases.

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40. Why do we boil drinking water?

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SECTION B

41a) What is the main natural source of water.

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b) Name any two human made sources of water.

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c) Give one domestic use of water.

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42a) Give one product got from the following.

a) milk _____________________________________________

b) animal skins ______________________________________

c) banana fibre _______________________________

d) clay ________________________________________
43. The diagram below shows a plant, use it to answer the
questions that follow.

B a) Name parts marked:-

A (i)A_________________
(ii)C________________
(iii)D________________
C
b) Give one use of part B to
D people.

44a) Give the meaning of the term environment.

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b) Write down any three components of environment.

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c) State one activity done by people to spoil the environment.

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45a) Write down any two ways of caring for plants.

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b) Name the garden tools used by farmers to do the following.

a) digging____________________ b) transplanting
seedlings___________

46a) Draw these items used for keeping proper sanitation.

broom mop water

b) Why should we keep proper sanitation?

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47. What is air?

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b) Give any two components of air.

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c) State one property of air.

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48a) State the importance of keeping our bodies clean.

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b) Name any three items used for keeping the body clean.

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49.The diagram below is of a living thing. Use it to answer the

questions that follow.
a) Name the animal above
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b) How does the animal above move?
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c) Why does the animal above move?
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d) State one danger of the animal
above.___________________________
50a) Match and re-write food with food values.

cassava proteins
fish vitamins
oranges carbohydrates

b) Why do we eat food?

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51a) What are living things?

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b) Give the two main groups of living things.

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c) Name one one-living things.

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52a) The diagram below is of the soil profile. Use it to answer the
questions that follow.

a) Name the layers marked

(i)B_________________
A (ii)C________________
b) How is layer marked A
B important to farmers?
c) In which layer does weathering
C of rocks take place?
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53a) Write down any two examples of insects.

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b) How many legs does an insect have?

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c) What does an insect breathe through?

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54a) What are domestic animals?

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b) Name any two domestic animals you know.

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c) Why do people keep domestic animals.

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55a) What do we call the sudden happening that causes injury for
the body?

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b) Draw these things used for first aid.

Gloves bandage plaster