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Each question is followed by four options lettered A to D. find the correct option for each question and shade in pencil on
your answer sheet the space which bears the same letter as the option you have chosen.

Give only one answer to each question. 6. The mass number of an element is A and its atomic
number is Y. How many neutrons are there in the
Now answer the following questions. atom of the element?
A. A-y
1. What is the unit of measurement for capacitance in SI B. Y-A
system? C. 2y- y
A. Farad D. A-A
B. Joule 7. What is the lightest particle in an atom?
C. Ohm A. Proton
D. Volt B. Electron
C. Neutron
2. Which of the following defines a capacitor? D. Mass number
A. Device that store energy in a magnetic
field 8. The name of the fermented pasture preserved for
B. A device that store energy in an electric cattle in the dry season is called?
field A. Silage
C. A device that generate electricity B. grass
D. A device the transmit electricity C. Roughage
D. Hay
3. What happens when a capacitor is connected across a
DC voltage? 9. An example of third-class lever is
A. It charges immediately A. Nut cracker
B. It discharges immediately B. Pair of scissors
C. It remains uncharged C. Broom
D. It begins to charged gradually D. Wheel barrow

4. Which of the following statements best describes what 10. Benedict solution is used to test for
happens when a magnet is run through a mixture of A. Vitamins
iron filing and Sulphur in the right proportion that has
B. Reducing sugars
been strongly heated?
C. Protein
A. The Sulphur is attracted
D. Fats
B. The iron filing is attracted
C. There is a stronger attraction to the iron filing
that the Sulphur
11. Which of the following helps in clothing of blood?
D. There is no attraction at all
A. Thrombocytes
B. Myocytes
5. Which of the following is not an example of matter? C. Leucocytes
A. Air D. Erythrocytes
B. Vacuum
12. Nitrogen cycles involve the following process except
C. Hydrogen
A. Assimilation
D. Stone
B. Photosynthesis
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 C. Ammonification
D. Nitrification 20. Which of the following is not a multicellular
organism?
13. Which of the following farm tools is used for A. Amoeba
harvesting grains like rice? B. Dog
A. Head pan C. Plant
B. Basket D. Sheep
C. Sickle
D. Hand fork 21. All the following are importance of soil to plants
except
14. The particle of soil which gives a gritty feeling when A. Providing mineral salts
rubbed between the fingers is B. Providing support
A. Clay C. Providing water
B. Sand D. Providing energy
C. Gravels 22. The soil is a habitat for the following organisms
D. Loam except
A. Earthworm
15. The law of conservation of energy states that B. Termites
A. Energy can be created and generated C. Centipede
B. Energy cannot be created but can be D. Aphid
destroyed
C. Energy can be destroyed 23. Which of the following leads to innovation?
D. Energy cannot be created nor destroyed but A. Science
can be transformed B. Technology
C. Physics
16. Which of the following is not a farming system? D. Chemistry
A. Crop rotation
B. Mixed farming 24. The following are symptoms of a disease except?
C. Mixed cropping A. Birth rate
D. Mulching B. Headache
C. High temperature
17. Which farming practices does not protect the D. Vomiting
environment? A. Pastoral farming
B. Ecological farming 25. Micro-organisms that cause diseases are collectively
C. Crop rotation knowns as
D. Agroforestry A. Pathogens
B. Infections
18. Which of the following diseases affects the lungs? C. Bacteria
A. Cholera D. Virus
B. Measles
C. Tetanus 26. The reprocessing unwanted materials into useful
D. Tuberculosis products in waste management is described as
A. Rethink
19. The energy stored in food is B. Recycle
A. Electrical energy C. research
B. chemical energy D. reuse
C. Solar energy
D. Thermal energy
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27. Which of the following blood cells contains D. Base
haemoglobin? A. Red blood cells
B. White blood cell 35. All the following are examples of unicellular
C. Platelet organisms except?
D. Basophile A. Human
B. Amoeba
28. Which of the following helps in clotting blood? C. Paramecium
A. Thrombocytes D. Euglena
B. Myocytes
C. Leucocytes 36. A p-n junction diode allows current to flow in one
D. Erythrocytes direction only. In circuit, how would a diode be
positioned to be allowed through an LED?
29. Nitrogen cycle involves the following processes A. The positive side of the diode will be
except connected to the positive side of the
A. Assimilation LED
B. Photosynthesis B. With the negative side of the diode connected
to the positive side of the led
C. Ammonification
D. Nitrification
C. The position of the diode doesn’t matter for
led operations
30. Which of the following are examples of ruminants?
D. Diode cannot be used in circuits LEDs
A. Pig
B. Poultry
C. Rabbit 37. Which of the following is commonly used in making
D. Cattle agricultural tools?
A. Aluminium
31. Which of the following is not an organic acid? B. Plastic
A. Lactic acid C. Steel
B. Sulphuric acid D. Wood
C. Ethanoic acid
D. Citric acid 38. Most birds sit on their eggs until they hatch. Which of
these is the most important reason why birds sit on
32. A reaction between an acid and a base is called? their eggs? A. To keep the egg inside the nest
A. Neutralization B. To keep the egg warm
B. Polymerization C. To protect the egg from wind
C. Chemical compound D. To protect the egg from rain
D. Chemical reaction
39. Rashida breathed air through a delivery tube into a test
33. Which of the following characteristic is common to tube containing lime water, the lime water turned
both strong acids and bases? A. They are corrosive milky, identify the milky substance in the test tube.
B. They change the colour of litmus to red A. Calcium nitrate
C. They have pit less than 7 B. Calcium hydroxide
D. They have pit more then 7 C. Calcium carbonate
D. Calcium chloride
34. A substance which produces hydroxide ions (OH)
when dissolved in water is called…….. 40. The word equation that represents the reaction
A. Salt between NaOH and HCl is
B. Acid A. Sodium hydroxide + hydrochloric acid =
C. Solid ammonia

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B. Sodium hydroxide + hydrochloric acid =
hydrogen and water
C. Sodium hydroxide + hydrochloric acid = salt
and water
D. Sodium hydroxide + hydrochloric acid =
water and gas

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