AYODELE COLLEGE OF EXCELLENCE

MOCK EXAMINATION
SUBJECT: BASIC SCIENCE CLASS: JSS THREE TIME: 2 HOURS
1 .A group of chemical compounds found in food is referred to as
A. acid B. alkaline C. balanced diet D. minerals E. nutrients
2. Which of the following measures cannot be used to control pollution? A. Conservative use
of chemicals B. Indiscriminate waste disposal C. Proper legislation D. Proper sewage
disposal E. Recycling of waste materials
3. Which of the following non-metals is used for the production of disinfectant?
A. Carbon B. Chlorine C. Nitrogen D. Oxygen E. Sulphur
4. The following are examples of matter except
A. air B. light C. sand D. table E. touch
5. When Ola kicks a ball, the chemical energy in the food is converted to------- energy.
A. electrical B. heat C. kinetic D. potential E. sound
6. Which of the following is a source of non-renewable energy?
A. Coal B. Solar C. Water D. Wave E. Wind
7. Calculate the force in newtons, of a car of mass 20kg accelerating at 2ms-2.
A. 0.1 B. 10.0 C. 18.0 D. 22.0 E. 40.0
[Link] force involved when a driver aplies the brakes to stop a moving car is called
A. electrical B. fiction C. gravity D. magnetic E. tension.
9. Which of the following isa natural satellite of the earth?
A. commet B. meteors C. moon D. stars E. sun
10. The chemical symbol of sodium is A.C B. Ca C. N D. Na E. S
11. What is the Kinectic energy in joules, of a car of mass 10kg moving with a velocity of 4ms-2?
A. 0.4 B. 26.0 C. 40.0 D. 80.0 E. 160.0
12. Calculate the mass in kg of a ball at a height of 3m above the ground with a potential energy
of 120J [g=10ms-2]. A. 0.03 B. 0.25 C. 4.00 D. 36.0 E. 400.0
13. Calculate the work done in joules if a horizontal push of 150N moves a box horizontally
through a distance of 5m. A. 0.033 B. 30.00 C. 145.0 D. 155.0 E. 750.0
14. Calculate the power of a pump in watts required to lift 160kg of water through a vertical
height of 3m in 30 seconds? [9ms-2] A. 16 B. 96 C. 160 D. 960 E. 9600
15. The energy possessed by a stretched rubber is
A. electrical B. heat C. light D. kinetic E. potential
16. The process of heat transfer from one point of a metal to another point is known as
A. conduction B. convection C. evaporation D. radiation E. transformation
Study the genotype below and use it to answer questons 17.
X=AA, Y=AS, Z=SS.
17. Which of the following genotypes will produce high incidence of sickle cell Anaemia
Offsprings when crossed? A. X and X B. X and Y C. Y and Y D. Y and Z E. Z and Z.
18. Which of the following is a cash crop? A. Beans B. Cocoa C. Corn D. Potato E. Yam.
19. The liquid form of unrefined petroleum is called
A. crude oil B. ethane C. Lubricating oil D. naptha E. petrochemical
20. The bouncing back of the light from the objects it strikes is called
A. absorption B. radiation C. reflection D. refraction E. transmission
21. A drainage pattern made up of numerous cracks that form a grid is called
A. dendritic B. parallel C. radial D. rectangular E. square.
22. The washing or blowing away of sol water or wind is known as
A. deforestation B. Depletion C. desertification D. erosion E. vegetation.
23. The importance of skill acquisition include the following except to A. encourage individuals
to learn B. Help in self employment C. improve the quality of life D. increases dependence
on government E. meet manpower need of the society.
24. Radioactivity is used for the following except
A. carbon dating B. kill germs C. surgery D. trace chemical reaction E. treat cancer
25. In which of the following conditions is the work -done?
A. A girl holding a pot of water B. Bag of maize standing on a platform C. Man climbing
staircase D. Man pushing against a stationary Kerosene tanker E. Woman supporting a heavy
load above her head with her hand.
26. An electric motor is a device that converts electrical energy into energy.
A. chemical B. light C. magnetic D. mechanical E. sound uniyt
27. A particular characteristics or feature in an individual is
A. gene B. chromosomes C. inheritance D. trait E. hormones
28. The unit of inheristance is A. trait B. heredity C. hormones D. chromosomes E. gene
29. The following are examples of traits that show that people are closely related except
A. hair colour B. eyes colour C. cleft chin D. dimples in the cheeks E. the way a person
dances
30. When we say a gene is dorminant we are saying that A. a genetic character is
more pronounced B. a genetic charater is less aggressivethan the other C. a genetic character
has chosen to stay back for the other to be revealed D. a genetic character is stronger
E. a genetic character is weaker than the other
31. Finding out your family medical in story helps A. to prevent some diseases from
occurring B. to break free the next generation from having a reoccurring disease C. to
discover some genetically inherited medical conditions that runs inthe family D. to cure the
disease from happening to any member of the family in the future. E. your spouse not being
affected
32. Is a dangerous event that can cause injury,loss of life or damage to the environment or
property. A. Environmental accident B. Ozone layer depletion C. Natural hazard D. Soil
erosion [Link].
33. The removal of top soil from the land is
A. flood B. soil erosion C. running water D. high water current E. low water current.
34. One of these sentences is not true about soil erosion. A. it is a natural hazard. B. it usually
occurs by running water or wind C. it has no effect on farming. D. it has a negative influence
on crop production. E. it is the removal of the top soil.
35. These are the methods of controlling erosion except A. crop rotation. B. managing
forests C. contour ploughing D. overgrazing E. avoiding slash and burn agriculture.
36. Human activities that causes cause soil erosion include the following except
A. overgrazing B. ploughing up and down the slope C. planting the same crop year after year.
D. Slash-and–burn farming E. crop rotation.
37. Pick the odd out. A. Flooding is covering of land that is usually dry with water. B. Low
Lying areas are vulnerable to flooding. C. flooding cleanes fresh water level D. Flooding can
lead to loss of human life and livestock. E. Flooding damages soil and crops.
38. Is the removal of water usually under the force of gravity.
A. Rain B. Drainage C. Gutter D. Flood E. River.
39. These are effects of flooding except A. Loss of human life B. Increase of drinkable water.
C. Spread of water-borne disease. D. soil erosion E. Destruction of crops.
40. NEMA is .A. National Environment Management Agency B. National Emergency
Management Authority. D. National Environment Management Authority E. National
Emergency Management Authority.
41. Which of these cannot be controlled ? A. Weather B. Wealth C. Desertification D. Flood
E. Mining.
42. One of the following is not a method of preventing flooding. A. Building flood control
structures such as dams and bridges. B. Educating people about the dangers of flooding
C. Avoid building shelters and livingat high risk areas of flooding. D. Blocking of drainage and
water channel E. Checking of soil erosion through good farm.
43. The act of lightning of fires to clear land for farming is called
A. bush clearing B. bush flaring C. bush burning D. bush flaming E. tilling the bush.
44. The effect of bush burning are the following except A. climate change B. Loss of
biodiversity C. Changes in nutrient cycle D. Increase in land mass E. Reduced soil fertility
45. Which of the following is not a factor that influences bush burning? A. Bush burning is a
local hunting method B. Clearing of land for building homes for settlement C. the cheapest
method for clearing land for planting is by bush burning D. Bush burning is not used in crop
production E. Bush burning facilitates pastures for livestocks to graze
46. Bush burning cannot be left unchecked. Efforts at checking it is reffered to as
A. affirmation B. arbitration C. regulation D. coercion E. pegging
47. Which of the following is not a regulation against bush burning ? A. Bush should not be
burnt around dwelling houses B. Bush burning, if there is need for it, should be well
supervised C. Bush burning should be avoided around highly inflammable materials like
petroleum products D. Land clearing by hand or machinery sould replace bush burning
E. Government should not think of making laws against bush burning
48. Bush burning is a method of land
A. clearing B. harvesting C. processing D. fertilization E. tillage
[Link] removal of forest vegetation for commercial production or to make land available is
called A. afforestation B. forestation C. reforestation D. deforestation E. enforestion
50. These are ways deforestation occurs except A. logging B. agricultural expansion C.
infrastructure development D. population explosion E. erosion
51. One of the following is not a reason for deforestation A. logging of wood B. Many
Nigerians do rely on firewood for cooking C. Falling and burning wood for charcoal D. Wood
provides fuel and power for Nigeria E. Agricultural expansion and infrastructural development.
52. NESREA means A. national environmental standards and regulations emergency
agency B. national environmental standards and regulations enforcement agency
C. national emergency standards and regulations environmental authority D. National
emergency standards and regulations environment agency E. National environment
standards and regulations enforcement authority
53. The degradation of land in dry areas is called
A. afforestation B. forestry C. deforestation D. desertification E. encroachment
54. These are causes of desertification except
A. deforestation B. bush burning C. replanting trees D. overgrazing E. over-cultivation
55. Effects of desertification are the following except
A. loss of biodiversity B. migration C. soil degradation D. flooding E. famine
56. Desertification occurs in ---------- areas. A. swamp B. rain forest C. temperature D. arid
E. mangrove
57. Desertification is controlled by the following methods except A. afforestation B.
contour terracing C. Reforestation D. mulching E. crop rotation
58. All these states are prone to desertification except A. kano state B. yobe state C.
adamawa state D. benue state E. sokoto state
59. The effect of ultraviolent radiation includes the following except A. eye cataracts B. skin
cancer C. skin pigmentation D. attractive environment E. harmful effect on plant growth
60. The layer of gas in the atmosphere is the ----------
A. ozone B. oxygen C. hydrogen D. nitrogen E. sulphur

THEORY
[Link] hereditary 1mark
ii. list any four sexual transmitted diseases 4marks
1b. Define balanced diet 1mark
ii. Draw an Animals cell and label at least four parts 4marks
1c. complete this table
S/N Classes of food Functions
I Carbohydrates
Ii Proteins
iii Fats and oil
3marks
[Link] is radioactivity 2mark
ii. List three types of Radiation 3marks
iii. State the 4 uses of radiation 2marks
b. Define growth 1 mark
ii. State four (4) reason why skill acquisitions is important. 4marks
c i. Define Environmental pollution 1 mark
ii. list the types of environmental pollution 4 marks
iii. Give three example of water pollutant 3marks
3a. A ball of mass 30g is placed 5m above the ground. Calculate its potential energy take
g=10m/s2 2 marks

d. write the formulae of the following compounds I. Magnesium oxide II. Carbon(ii)oxide
III. Common salt IV. Water V. Aluminium chloride 5 marks