Basic Science and Technology - Primary 5 - Exams

FIRST TERM EXAMINATION QUESTIONS

SUBJECT: BASIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CLASS: PRIMARY 5

SECTION A: MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

INSTRUCTION: Choose the appropriate options to answer each of the following questions

1.) Environmental ________ is the deterioration of the environment through depletion of resources such as air, water, soil etc

a.) degradation             b. quality             c. famine             d. species

2.)  A measure of the condition of an environment relative to the requirements of one or more species is called __________

a.) environmental degradation       b. environmental quality        c. environmental famine                 d. environmental species

3.) ________ and ________ are examples of rhythmic activities

a.) reading, writing        b. sleeping, jogging      c. hopping, dancing     d. sleeping, talking

4.) The combinations of physical movements with sounds, beats or music is called ____________

a.)  locomotor movements    b. non-locomotor movements         c. rhythmic activities          d. games and sports

5.) The full meaning of PDF is __________

a.) Protocol Document Format       b. Processed Document Forum     c. Portable Document Format        d. Portal Document Front

6.) Which of these forms of files should be saved in the notepad?

a.) PDF                b. Docx                c. TXT                 d. HTML

7.) The shortcut for saving file is _____

a.) Ctrl C              b. Ctrl B               c. Ctrl V               d. Ctrl S

8.) All of these are common causes of erosion except

a.) food      b. water      c. wind                 d. human activities

9.) ________ land is likely to be eroded

a.) straight b. flat c. sloped    d. sloppy

10.) The shortcut for cut is _________            

a.) Ctrl C              b. Ctrl X               c. Ctrl V               d. Ctrl S

11.) A field event where athletes compete by comparing lengths of jump is called ______

a.) sprints  b. high jump        c. long jump        d. relay race

12.) ______ are the web browser addresses of internet page and files

a.) Browser b. web page        c. URL                 d. HTTPs

13.) The programming language of web pages is the ______

a.) URL                b. HTTPs   c. HTML     d. IP

14.) ______ is what we call things that hurt our land

a.) land pollution b. noise pollution c. air pollution     d. water pollution

15.) An example of environmental noise pollution is ________

a.) vehicles honking     b. volcanic eruptions    c. household appliances          d.) loud music

16.) The practice of transporting and exchanging data between nodes over a shared medium in an information system is called

  a.) computer nodes    b. system unit     c. computer networking                  d.) the recovery

17.) Another name for liquid waste is _________

a.) sewer   b. refuse    c. sewage  d. salad

18.) Anything that we throw away because we have no need of it is called _____

a.) refuse   b. sewage  c. waste     d. all of the above

19.) The ability to take charge of your health by making conscious decisions to be healthy is called

a.) deodorants    b. perspiration     c. person healthcare    d. moisturizing

20.) Tooth decay is also called __________

a.) carving b. sculpture         c. plaguing d. cavities

21.) The _____ toothpaste is the most appropriate to prevent dental problems

a.) sodium b. magnesium     c. chlorine  d. fluoride

22.) All of these are examples of internet browsers except

a.) mavis beacon          b. Mozilla firefox c. Google Chrome       d. Internet Explorer

23.) We use _____ to view websites

a.) media apps    b. Microsoft paint          c. Graphic softwares    d. Internet browsers

24.) The separation of waste into constituent materials to b reused is called _________.

a.) composting    b. recycling c. incineration     d. sanitary fill

25.) ________ is a game in which two teams use their hands to hit a larger bal from one side of  high net to the other without allowing the ball to touch the ground

a.) tennis   b. relay race        c. high jump        d. volleyball

26.) All of these are examples of air pollutants except

a.) smoke  b. dust        c. sulphur oxide d. chlorine

27.) An electronic communication network that connects computer networks and facilities around the world is called ________

a.) internet b. economics      c. erosion  d. incineration

28.) The full meaning of ISP is ____________

a.)  Internet Security Process

b.) Internet Service Preserver

c.) Internet Service Provider

d.) Internal Service Procedure

29.) What does deforestation mean?

a.) planting of trees      b. decorating of trees   c. cutting down of trees         d. none of the above

30.) All of these are effects of land pollution except

a.) erosion b. increased risk of wildfires  c. soil contamination    d. all of the above

 

SECTION B: ESSAY QUESTIONS
INSTRUCTION: Answer only THREE questions

1a.)   Define environmental quality

  b.)   State three disadvantages of a degraded environment

  c.)   What is a healthy environment?

2a.)   Explain the meaning of rhythmic activities

  b.)   Give three examples of rhythmic activities

  c.)   State two effects of erosion on the environment

3a.)   List any three keyboard shortcut you know

 b.)    Enumerate three ways of preventing and controlling erosion

 c.)    Explain these internet terminologies

          i.)       Browser

          ii.)      Downloading

4a.)   What is high jump?

  b.)   List the phases in high jump

  c.)   State three types of computer networks

5a.)   Give two examples each of

          i.)      liquid waste

          ii.)      solid waste

  b.)   Define personal healthcare

  c.)   List four materials used for personal healthcare

6a.)   Discuss three things that can cause dental problems

  b.)   Describe three ways to prevent dental problems

  c.)   Explain the following

          i.)       Incineration

          ii.)      Composting