GOD'S HERITAGE PRIVATE SCHOOL
FIRST TERM EXAMINATION
SECTION A; OBJECTIVE
1. The framework of the body is called the ________.
(a) Muscular system (b) Skeletal system (c) Circulatory system (d) Respiratory system
2. Which of these is a function of the skeleton?
(a) Production of blood cells (b) Digestion of food (c) Pumping blood (d) Excretion
3. The place where two or more bones meet is called a ________.
(a) Ligament (b) Tendon (c) Joint (d) Muscle
4. Muscles that are under our conscious control are called ________ muscles.
(a) Involuntary (b) Cardiac (c) Voluntary (d) Smooth
5. The muscle found only in the heart is the ________ muscle.
(a) Skeletal (b) Smooth (c) Cardiac (d) Voluntary.
6. The main organ of the respiratory system is the ________.
(a) Heart (b) Liver (c) Lung (d) Kidney
7. During breathing, the gas we take in is ________.
(a) Carbon dioxide (b) Oxygen (c) Nitrogen (d) Helium
8. The windpipe is also known as the ________.
(a) Oesophagus (b) Bronchus (c) Trachea (d) Larynx
9. The muscular organ that pumps blood throughout the body is the ________.
(a) Lung (b) Heart (c) Liver (d) Brain
10. Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart are ________.
(a) Veins (b) Arteries (c) Capillaries (d) Ventricles
11. Which component of blood is responsible for fighting infections?
(a) Red blood cells (b) White blood cells (c) Platelets (d) Plasma
12. The liquid part of the blood is called ________.
(a) Serum (b) Plasma (c) Water (d) Hemoglobin
13. A simple machine used to split or separate objects is a ________.
(a) Lever (b) Inclined plane (c) Wedge (d) Screw
14. Which of these is an example of a lever?
(a) A ramp (b) A seesaw (c) An axe (d) A screwdriver
15. A pulley is used primarily to ________.
(a) Lift heavy loads (b) Cut objects (c) Hold objects together (d) Roll objects easily
16. The fixed point around which a lever turns is called the ________.
(a) Load (b) Effort (c) Pivot or Fulcrum (d) Arm
17. The energy possessed by a body due to its position is called ________ energy.
(a) Kinetic (b) Potential (c) Mechanical (d) Chemical
18. A rolling ball has ________ energy.
(a) Potential (b) Kinetic (c) Chemical (d) Light
19. The law of conservation of energy states that energy cannot be ________.
(a) Used (b) Created or destroyed (c) Measured (d) Converted
20. Work is said to be done when a ________ moves an object through a distance.
(a) Energy (b) Force (c) Mass (d) Power
SECTION B: THEORY
ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS
1. Draw and label the heart
2. What is a joint?
2b. Name the three main types of joints and give one example of each.
3. Explain the movement of blood through the left and right ventricles and Auricles
4. State the law of conservation of energy.
5. state 3 characteristics of Capillaries