OMEGA EXAMINATION CONSULT

MOCK EXAMINATION, MAY 2023

INTEGRATED SCIENCE

PAPER 2 ESSAY
SECTION B PART I
Essay [100 marks]
This paper is in two sections, A and B. Answer question one in section A and any other four questions in section B
Answer all questions in this section

SECTION A

1. (a) The diagrams below shows set-up of vertical cross sectional of a soil. Study it carefully and
answer the questions that follow.

(i) What does the diagrams above illustrate? [2 marks]

(ii) Identify each of the diagrams A, B, C and D illustrated above. [4 marks]
(iii) Which of the diagrams is made up of equal amount of clay and sand particles? [2 marks]
(iv) State two importance of the diagrams illustrated above. [2 marks]

(b) The diagrams below are illustrations of hazard symbols found in everyday life.
Study them carefully and use them to answer the questions that follow.

A B C D
(i) What does each symbol A, B, C and D represent? [4 marks]
(ii) Name the group of warning and safety sings that each symbol belong to [4 marks]
(iii) State two importance of hazard symbols. [2 marks]
(c) The diagram below is an illustration of a cassava leaf infected by a disease.
Study it carefully and answer the questions that follow
Pale green patches

Yellowish-white patches

(i) Name the disease illustrated on the leaf. [2 marks]

(ii) State the causative organism of the disease. [2 marks]
(iii) Describe one symptom of the disease. [2 marks]
(iv) State one farm practice that promotes the spread of the disease. [2 marks]
(v) List two farm practices that could be adopted to control the disease [2 marks]
(d) The diagrams below are experimental set-up carried out by a student to compare two liquids,
A and B using ball bearings. Study it carefully and answer the questions that follow.

(i) What is the aim of the experiment? [2 marks]

(ii) Name each of the liquids; A and B. [2 marks]
(iii) State the observation made in reference to the stop watch. [3 marks]
(iv) State two properties of the force involved. [3 marks]

SECTION B – [60 marks]

Answer four Questions only from this Section
2. (a) (i) Explain the term convection as applied to heat transfer. [2 marks]
(ii) List two reasons why convection does not occur in solids. [4 marks]
(b) State two important components each of the soil that helps;
(i) crops to grow well (ii) to maintain good soil structure. [4 marks]
(c) (i) Briefly explain why steel is preferred to iron in building construction [2 marks]
(ii) Give two ways of preventing rusting. [2 marks]
(d) List three ways by which the atmosphere in a heavy industrial area is polluted. [3 marks]

3. (a) (i) What is mass? [2 marks]

(ii) A block of equal size 2cm has a density of 2.0gcm-3. [5 marks]
(b) Briefly explain why it is difficult to separate iron and sulphur mixture after
strong heating. [2 marks]
(c) Draw and label a diagram of a ray of light which makes an angle of 38 with the
surface of a plane mirror. [5 marks]
(d) State three functions of the male reproductive system in humans. [3 marks]

4. (a) (i) Define the term force. [2 marks]

(ii) Explain why a vehicle could not stop on a slippery area of a road when brake
was applied. [2 marks]
(b) (i) What is a food web? [2 marks]
(ii) Why is the plant in any food chain referred to as a producer? [1 mark]
(iii) What is the term given to any organism that feed directly or indirectly on the
producer for food? [1 mark]
(c) State three characteristics of non-living things. [3 marks]
(d) Draw the chlorine atoms and show the distribution of electrons in its shells. [cl = 17] [4 marks]
5. (a) (i) Define potential energy. [2 marks]
(ii) An object of mass 20kg is moving at a velocity of 4ms-1. Calculate the kinetic e
nergy of the object. [5 marks]
(b) (i) Give the difference between parasites and pests as used in agriculture.
(ii) State an example each of a; (α) parasite (β) pest [2 marks each]
(c) (i) List two conditions necessary for photosynthesis [2 marks]
(ii) Briefly explain the roles of each of the conditions stated in (i). [2 marks]
(d) State the S. I. Units of these quantities. (α) Pressure (β) Power
6. (a) (i) What is a magnetic field? [2 marks]
(ii) State two methods of demagnetizing magnets. [2 marks]
(b) (i) Define the term saponification. [2 marks]
(ii) State the science principles on which these industries are based;
(α) Kenkey production (β) Gari processing. [4 marks]
(c) Explain why an inclined plane is classified as a machine. [2 marks]
(d) Calculate the current flowing through the circuit below. [5 marks]
 PAPER 1
SECTION A
Answer all the questions

1. The electric wire which carries the current is C. kill the cells in the leaf
coloured D. make the leaf oily
A. brown B. green and yellow
C. blue and brown D. blue 11. Planting at stake means sowing seeds
A. directly on beds without transplanting
2. Benedict's solution is used to test for B. using a farm machine for planting
A. reducing sugars B. fats C. on beds and transplanting latter
C. proteins D. vitamins D. using a stick to plant seedlings

3. What product is formed when an acid 12. When dilute iodine solution is added to a slice
reacts with a base? of yam the colour changes from
A. Acid B. Base A. brown to blue-black
C. Ion D. Salt B. blue to blue – black
C. green to violet
4. A fuse is a device that melts and break when D. green to brown
A. current becomes excessive
B. current does not flow 13. The linear sequence of feeding relationship in
C. an appliance is sensitive to current living organisms is known as ……………….
D. an appliance is faulty A. food web B. ecology
C. population D. food chain
5. An opaque object
A. does not allow light incident on it
to pass through it. 14. Which of the following substances can easily be
B. refracts all light incident on it. compressed?
C. allows all light incident on it to A. Water B. Air
pass through it. C. Stone D. Iron
D. partially absorbs and partially
allows light incident on it. 15. The sub-atomic particle which has no charge is
A. electron B. neutron
Use the information on the simple relationship C. nucleus D. proton
below to answer questions 6 to 6.
Seed → hen → snake → Human 16. The release of a mature egg from a oxygen into
the fallopian tube in human is called
6. Which of the organism is the primary A. ovulation
consumer? B. ejaculation
A. Seed B. Hen C. menstruation
C. Snake D. Human D. copulation

7. Which of the organisms is the producer? 17. The number of elements in the compound
A. Seed B. Hen Ca(OH)2 is
C. Snake D. Human A. 2 B. 3
C. 4 D. 5
8. Which of the organisms receives the most
energy? 18. A stick which is partially immersed in water
A. Hen B. Seed appeared to be bent due to
C. Human D. Snake A. reflection
B. transmission
9. Magnetic lines of force usually ……. C. absorption
A. appear to move out of the south pole
D. refraction
B. appear to enter the North pole
19. Iodine deficiency in human could result in a
C. Have direction
D. have no direction disorder known as
A. diabetes
B. kwashiorkor
10. A green leaf was heated in ethanol before
C. scurvy
testing it for the process of starch in order to…
A. soften the leaf D. goitre
B. remove chlorophyll
 20. An example of a third class lever is 32. Vital materials in food that promote growth and
A. sugar tongs repair of worn-out tissues are
B. crowbar A. fats B. proteins
C. wheel barrow C. carbohydrates D. vitamins
D. pair of scissors
33. The introduction of natural enemies to control
21. Which of the following resources does not pests on a field is a
produce energy? A. chemical control method
A. Water B. Coal B. physical control method
C. Sand D. Wind C. cultural control method
22. The following are gases that doesn't D. biological control method
support combustion except
A. oxygen 34. A body of a mass 24.0g and a volume of 6cm3.
Calculate the density of the body.
B. carbon dioxide
A. 4 g/cm3
C. hydrogen
B. 5 g/cm3
D. carbon monoxide
C. 6 g/cm3
D. 7 g/cm3
23. Which of these metals is used as a
thermometric liquid?
35. These are useful ways of Science and
A. Aluminuim B. Silver Technology in the environment except
C. Copper D. Mercury A. promotes good health
B. enable humans to issue less energy
24. The function of the hair in the nose of humans is to in working
A. make breathing easier C. creates things that are dangerous to
B. keep nose moist D. promotes easy communication.
C. filter dust from the air breathed in
D. keep the nose warm.
36. Which of the following statement about shadow
25. Which forms of energy flows from one point formation is true? it shows that light rays can
to another due to temperature different? A. be refracted
A. Mechanical energy B. travel in a straight line
B. Nuclear energy C. be diffused
C. solar energy D. be reflected
D. heat energy
37. Which of the following chemic equations in balanced?
27. Which of following plants has it leaves A. Na + Cl → NaCl
modified for storing food? B. Mg + O2 → MgO
A. Pineapple B. Ginger C. H2 + Cl2 → HCl
C. Tomato D. Onion D. 2Na + Cl2 → 2NaCl
28. Micro-organisms that cause diseases are 38. Which of the following practices is not a
collectively called principle of crop rotation?
A. pathogens B. virus A. Fallow period should be allowed
C. bacteria D. infections B. Deep rooted crops should be followed by
shallow rooted crops
29. Which of the following organelles C. Legumes should be added to the rotation
contains cellulose? program.
A. Cell wall B. cell membrane D. Crops that are closely related should
C. chloroplast D. Mitochondrion each other.
30. Which of the following substances is acidic?
A. Salt petre 39. The majority charge carriers in a p-type semi-
B. wood ash conductor are
C. bicarbonate of soda A. electrons B. neutrons
D. bee stings C. holes D. protons

31. The farming system that make effective use of 40. The relative proportion of sand, silt and clay in a
available soil nutrients in a growing season is given sample of soil is
A. land rotation B. mixed farming A. soil porosity B. soil structure
C. crop rotation D. Mixed copying C. soil texture D. soil colour