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This document is an end-of-term examination for Grade 8 Science, consisting of multiple choice questions, true or false statements, fill in the blanks, short answer questions, and long answer questions. The exam covers various topics including the human body, energy, matter, and environmental science. The total duration of the exam is 1 hour, with a total of 50 marks available.

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🧪 SCIENCE — GRADE 8

End-of-Term Examination
Time: 1 Hour
Total Marks: 50

🟡 Section A — Multiple Choice (10 marks)


Choose the correct answer.

1. Which organ pumps blood around the body?


A) Lungs
B) Brain
C) Heart
D) Liver
2. The unit of force is:
A) Joule
B) Newton
C) Watt
D) Volt
3. Plants make food by:
A) Respiration
B) Digestion
C) Photosynthesis
D) Excretion
4. Which state of matter has a fixed shape and volume?
A) Solid
B) Liquid
C) Gas
D) Plasma
5. Sound travels fastest in:
A) Air
B) Water
C) Steel
D) Vacuum
6. The center of an atom is called the:
A) Shell
B) Electron
C) Nucleus
D) Proton
7. Energy stored in food is:
A) Electrical energy
B) Chemical energy
C) Heat energy
D) Light energy
8. Friction always:
A) Increases speed
B) Opposes motion
C) Creates gravity
D) Stops energy
9. The Sun is a source of:
A) Non-renewable energy
B) Renewable energy
C) Fossil fuel
D) Nuclear waste
10. Which gas do humans breathe in for respiration?
A) Nitrogen
B) Oxygen
C) Carbon dioxide
D) Hydrogen

🟡 Section B — True or False (5 marks)


Write True (T) or False (F).

1. Water boils at 100°C at sea level.


2. Plants only respire at night.
3. Gravity pulls objects toward Earth.
4. Metals are good conductors of electricity.
5. Sound can travel through a vacuum.

🟡 Section C — Fill in the Blanks (5 marks)


1. The process by which plants lose water is called __________.
2. The Earth takes __________ days to orbit the Sun.
3. The smallest unit of an element is an __________.
4. Energy of movement is called __________ energy.
5. The force that slows moving objects on surfaces is __________.
🟡 Section D — Short Answer (15 marks)
Answer briefly.

1. Name TWO functions of the skeleton. (2)


2. What is photosynthesis? (2)
3. Give TWO examples of renewable energy sources. (2)
4. What is friction? (2)
5. State TWO differences between solids and liquids. (3)
6. Why are circuits used in electrical devices? (2)
7. What causes day and night? (2)

🟡 Section E — Long Answer (15 marks)


Answer in full sentences.

1. Explain how the digestive system breaks down food. (5)


2. Describe how energy changes when a ball is thrown upward and falls back down. (5)
3. Explain the importance of plants to humans and the environment. (5)

🧪 SCIENCE — GRADE 8
End-of-Term Examination
Time: 1 Hour
Total Marks: 50

🟡 Section A — Multiple Choice (10 marks)


Choose the correct answer.

11. Which organ pumps blood around the body?


A) Lungs
B) Brain
C) Heart
D) Liver
12. The unit of force is:
A) Joule
B) Newton
C) Watt
D) Volt
13. Plants make food by:
A) Respiration
B) Digestion
C) Photosynthesis
D) Excretion
14. Which state of matter has a fixed shape and volume?
A) Solid
B) Liquid
C) Gas
D) Plasma
15. Sound travels fastest in:
A) Air
B) Water
C) Steel
D) Vacuum
16. The center of an atom is called the:
A) Shell
B) Electron
C) Nucleus
D) Proton
17. Energy stored in food is:
A) Electrical energy
B) Chemical energy
C) Heat energy
D) Light energy
18. Friction always:
A) Increases speed
B) Opposes motion
C) Creates gravity
D) Stops energy
19. The Sun is a source of:
A) Non-renewable energy
B) Renewable energy
C) Fossil fuel
D) Nuclear waste
20. Which gas do humans breathe in for respiration?
A) Nitrogen
B) Oxygen
C) Carbon dioxide
D) Hydrogen

🟡 Section B — True or False (5 marks)


Write True (T) or False (F).

6. Water boils at 100°C at sea level.


7. Plants only respire at night.
8. Gravity pulls objects toward Earth.
9. Metals are good conductors of electricity.
10. Sound can travel through a vacuum.

🟡 Section C — Fill in the Blanks (5 marks)


6. The process by which plants lose water is called __________.
7. The Earth takes __________ days to orbit the Sun.
8. The smallest unit of an element is an __________.
9. Energy of movement is called __________ energy.
10. The force that slows moving objects on surfaces is __________.

🟡 Section D — Short Answer (15 marks)


Answer briefly.

8. Name TWO functions of the skeleton. (2)


9. What is photosynthesis? (2)
10. Give TWO examples of renewable energy sources. (2)
11. What is friction? (2)
12. State TWO differences between solids and liquids. (3)
13. Why are circuits used in electrical devices? (2)
14. What causes day and night? (2)

🟡 Section E — Long Answer (15 marks)


Answer in full sentences.

4. Explain how the digestive system breaks down food. (5)


5. Describe how energy changes when a ball is thrown upward and falls back down. (5)
6. Explain the importance of plants to humans and the environment. (5)

🧪 SCIENCE — GRADE 8
End-of-Term Examination
Time: 1 Hour
Total Marks: 50

🟡 Section A — Multiple Choice (10 marks)


Choose the correct answer.

21. Which organ pumps blood around the body?


A) Lungs
B) Brain
C) Heart
D) Liver
22. The unit of force is:
A) Joule
B) Newton
C) Watt
D) Volt
23. Plants make food by:
A) Respiration
B) Digestion
C) Photosynthesis
D) Excretion
24. Which state of matter has a fixed shape and volume?
A) Solid
B) Liquid
C) Gas
D) Plasma
25. Sound travels fastest in:
A) Air
B) Water
C) Steel
D) Vacuum
26. The center of an atom is called the:
A) Shell
B) Electron
C) Nucleus
D) Proton
27. Energy stored in food is:
A) Electrical energy
B) Chemical energy
C) Heat energy
D) Light energy
28. Friction always:
A) Increases speed
B) Opposes motion
C) Creates gravity
D) Stops energy
29. The Sun is a source of:
A) Non-renewable energy
B) Renewable energy
C) Fossil fuel
D) Nuclear waste
30. Which gas do humans breathe in for respiration?
A) Nitrogen
B) Oxygen
C) Carbon dioxide
D) Hydrogen

🟡 Section B — True or False (5 marks)


Write True (T) or False (F).

11. Water boils at 100°C at sea level.


12. Plants only respire at night.
13. Gravity pulls objects toward Earth.
14. Metals are good conductors of electricity.
15. Sound can travel through a vacuum.

🟡 Section C — Fill in the Blanks (5 marks)


11. The process by which plants lose water is called __________.
12. The Earth takes __________ days to orbit the Sun.
13. The smallest unit of an element is an __________.
14. Energy of movement is called __________ energy.
15. The force that slows moving objects on surfaces is __________.

🟡 Section D — Short Answer (15 marks)


Answer briefly.
15. Name TWO functions of the skeleton. (2)
16. What is photosynthesis? (2)
17. Give TWO examples of renewable energy sources. (2)
18. What is friction? (2)
19. State TWO differences between solids and liquids. (3)
20. Why are circuits used in electrical devices? (2)
21. What causes day and night? (2)

🟡 Section E — Long Answer (15 marks)


Answer in full sentences.

7. Explain how the digestive system breaks down food. (5)


8. Describe how energy changes when a ball is thrown upward and falls back down. (5)
9. Explain the importance of plants to humans and the environment. (5)

🧪 SCIENCE — GRADE 8
End-of-Term Examination
Time: 1 Hour
Total Marks: 50

🟡 Section A — Multiple Choice (10 marks)


Choose the correct answer.

31. Which organ pumps blood around the body?


A) Lungs
B) Brain
C) Heart
D) Liver
32. The unit of force is:
A) Joule
B) Newton
C) Watt
D) Volt
33. Plants make food by:
A) Respiration
B) Digestion
C) Photosynthesis
D) Excretion
34. Which state of matter has a fixed shape and volume?
A) Solid
B) Liquid
C) Gas
D) Plasma
35. Sound travels fastest in:
A) Air
B) Water
C) Steel
D) Vacuum
36. The center of an atom is called the:
A) Shell
B) Electron
C) Nucleus
D) Proton
37. Energy stored in food is:
A) Electrical energy
B) Chemical energy
C) Heat energy
D) Light energy
38. Friction always:
A) Increases speed
B) Opposes motion
C) Creates gravity
D) Stops energy
39. The Sun is a source of:
A) Non-renewable energy
B) Renewable energy
C) Fossil fuel
D) Nuclear waste
40. Which gas do humans breathe in for respiration?
A) Nitrogen
B) Oxygen
C) Carbon dioxide
D) Hydrogen

🟡 Section B — True or False (5 marks)


Write True (T) or False (F).

16. Water boils at 100°C at sea level.


17. Plants only respire at night.
18. Gravity pulls objects toward Earth.
19. Metals are good conductors of electricity.
20. Sound can travel through a vacuum.

🟡 Section C — Fill in the Blanks (5 marks)


16. The process by which plants lose water is called __________.
17. The Earth takes __________ days to orbit the Sun.
18. The smallest unit of an element is an __________.
19. Energy of movement is called __________ energy.
20. The force that slows moving objects on surfaces is __________.

🟡 Section D — Short Answer (15 marks)


Answer briefly.

22. Name TWO functions of the skeleton. (2)


23. What is photosynthesis? (2)
24. Give TWO examples of renewable energy sources. (2)
25. What is friction? (2)
26. State TWO differences between solids and liquids. (3)
27. Why are circuits used in electrical devices? (2)
28. What causes day and night? (2)

🟡 Section E — Long Answer (15 marks)


Answer in full sentences.

10. Explain how the digestive system breaks down food. (5)
11. Describe how energy changes when a ball is thrown upward and falls back down. (5)
12. Explain the importance of plants to humans and the environment. (5)

🧪 SCIENCE — GRADE 8
End-of-Term Examination
Time: 1 Hour
Total Marks: 50

🟡 Section A — Multiple Choice (10 marks)


Choose the correct answer.

41. Which organ pumps blood around the body?


A) Lungs
B) Brain
C) Heart
D) Liver
42. The unit of force is:
A) Joule
B) Newton
C) Watt
D) Volt
43. Plants make food by:
A) Respiration
B) Digestion
C) Photosynthesis
D) Excretion
44. Which state of matter has a fixed shape and volume?
A) Solid
B) Liquid
C) Gas
D) Plasma
45. Sound travels fastest in:
A) Air
B) Water
C) Steel
D) Vacuum
46. The center of an atom is called the:
A) Shell
B) Electron
C) Nucleus
D) Proton
47. Energy stored in food is:
A) Electrical energy
B) Chemical energy
C) Heat energy
D) Light energy
48. Friction always:
A) Increases speed
B) Opposes motion
C) Creates gravity
D) Stops energy
49. The Sun is a source of:
A) Non-renewable energy
B) Renewable energy
C) Fossil fuel
D) Nuclear waste
50. Which gas do humans breathe in for respiration?
A) Nitrogen
B) Oxygen
C) Carbon dioxide
D) Hydrogen

🟡 Section B — True or False (5 marks)


Write True (T) or False (F).

21. Water boils at 100°C at sea level.


22. Plants only respire at night.
23. Gravity pulls objects toward Earth.
24. Metals are good conductors of electricity.
25. Sound can travel through a vacuum.

🟡 Section C — Fill in the Blanks (5 marks)


21. The process by which plants lose water is called __________.
22. The Earth takes __________ days to orbit the Sun.
23. The smallest unit of an element is an __________.
24. Energy of movement is called __________ energy.
25. The force that slows moving objects on surfaces is __________.

🟡 Section D — Short Answer (15 marks)


Answer briefly.

29. Name TWO functions of the skeleton. (2)


30. What is photosynthesis? (2)
31. Give TWO examples of renewable energy sources. (2)
32. What is friction? (2)
33. State TWO differences between solids and liquids. (3)
34. Why are circuits used in electrical devices? (2)
35. What causes day and night? (2)

🟡 Section E — Long Answer (15 marks)


Answer in full sentences.

13. Explain how the digestive system breaks down food. (5)
14. Describe how energy changes when a ball is thrown upward and falls back down. (5)
15. Explain the importance of plants to humans and the environment. (5)

🧪 SCIENCE — GRADE 8
End-of-Term Examination
Time: 1 Hour
Total Marks: 50

🟡 Section A — Multiple Choice (10 marks)


Choose the correct answer.

51. Which organ pumps blood around the body?


A) Lungs
B) Brain
C) Heart
D) Liver
52. The unit of force is:
A) Joule
B) Newton
C) Watt
D) Volt
53. Plants make food by:
A) Respiration
B) Digestion
C) Photosynthesis
D) Excretion
54. Which state of matter has a fixed shape and volume?
A) Solid
B) Liquid
C) Gas
D) Plasma
55. Sound travels fastest in:
A) Air
B) Water
C) Steel
D) Vacuum
56. The center of an atom is called the:
A) Shell
B) Electron
C) Nucleus
D) Proton
57. Energy stored in food is:
A) Electrical energy
B) Chemical energy
C) Heat energy
D) Light energy
58. Friction always:
A) Increases speed
B) Opposes motion
C) Creates gravity
D) Stops energy
59. The Sun is a source of:
A) Non-renewable energy
B) Renewable energy
C) Fossil fuel
D) Nuclear waste
60. Which gas do humans breathe in for respiration?
A) Nitrogen
B) Oxygen
C) Carbon dioxide
D) Hydrogen

🟡 Section B — True or False (5 marks)


Write True (T) or False (F).

26. Water boils at 100°C at sea level.


27. Plants only respire at night.
28. Gravity pulls objects toward Earth.
29. Metals are good conductors of electricity.
30. Sound can travel through a vacuum.

🟡 Section C — Fill in the Blanks (5 marks)


26. The process by which plants lose water is called __________.
27. The Earth takes __________ days to orbit the Sun.
28. The smallest unit of an element is an __________.
29. Energy of movement is called __________ energy.
30. The force that slows moving objects on surfaces is __________.

🟡 Section D — Short Answer (15 marks)


Answer briefly.

36. Name TWO functions of the skeleton. (2)


37. What is photosynthesis? (2)
38. Give TWO examples of renewable energy sources. (2)
39. What is friction? (2)
40. State TWO differences between solids and liquids. (3)
41. Why are circuits used in electrical devices? (2)
42. What causes day and night? (2)

🟡 Section E — Long Answer (15 marks)


Answer in full sentences.

16. Explain how the digestive system breaks down food. (5)
17. Describe how energy changes when a ball is thrown upward and falls back down. (5)
18. Explain the importance of plants to humans and the environment. (5)

🧪 SCIENCE — GRADE 8
End-of-Term Examination
Time: 1 Hour
Total Marks: 50
🟡 Section A — Multiple Choice (10 marks)
Choose the correct answer.

61. Which organ pumps blood around the body?


A) Lungs
B) Brain
C) Heart
D) Liver
62. The unit of force is:
A) Joule
B) Newton
C) Watt
D) Volt
63. Plants make food by:
A) Respiration
B) Digestion
C) Photosynthesis
D) Excretion
64. Which state of matter has a fixed shape and volume?
A) Solid
B) Liquid
C) Gas
D) Plasma
65. Sound travels fastest in:
A) Air
B) Water
C) Steel
D) Vacuum
66. The center of an atom is called the:
A) Shell
B) Electron
C) Nucleus
D) Proton
67. Energy stored in food is:
A) Electrical energy
B) Chemical energy
C) Heat energy
D) Light energy
68. Friction always:
A) Increases speed
B) Opposes motion
C) Creates gravity
D) Stops energy
69. The Sun is a source of:
A) Non-renewable energy
B) Renewable energy
C) Fossil fuel
D) Nuclear waste
70. Which gas do humans breathe in for respiration?
A) Nitrogen
B) Oxygen
C) Carbon dioxide
D) Hydrogen

🟡 Section B — True or False (5 marks)


Write True (T) or False (F).

31. Water boils at 100°C at sea level.


32. Plants only respire at night.
33. Gravity pulls objects toward Earth.
34. Metals are good conductors of electricity.
35. Sound can travel through a vacuum.

🟡 Section C — Fill in the Blanks (5 marks)


31. The process by which plants lose water is called __________.
32. The Earth takes __________ days to orbit the Sun.
33. The smallest unit of an element is an __________.
34. Energy of movement is called __________ energy.
35. The force that slows moving objects on surfaces is __________.

🟡 Section D — Short Answer (15 marks)


Answer briefly.

43. Name TWO functions of the skeleton. (2)


44. What is photosynthesis? (2)
45. Give TWO examples of renewable energy sources. (2)
46. What is friction? (2)
47. State TWO differences between solids and liquids. (3)
48. Why are circuits used in electrical devices? (2)
49. What causes day and night? (2)

🟡 Section E — Long Answer (15 marks)


Answer in full sentences.

19. Explain how the digestive system breaks down food. (5)
20. Describe how energy changes when a ball is thrown upward and falls back down. (5)
21. Explain the importance of plants to humans and the environment. (5)

🧪 SCIENCE — GRADE 8
End-of-Term Examination
Time: 1 Hour
Total Marks: 50

🟡 Section A — Multiple Choice (10 marks)


Choose the correct answer.

71. Which organ pumps blood around the body?


A) Lungs
B) Brain
C) Heart
D) Liver
72. The unit of force is:
A) Joule
B) Newton
C) Watt
D) Volt
73. Plants make food by:
A) Respiration
B) Digestion
C) Photosynthesis
D) Excretion
74. Which state of matter has a fixed shape and volume?
A) Solid
B) Liquid
C) Gas
D) Plasma
75. Sound travels fastest in:
A) Air
B) Water
C) Steel
D) Vacuum
76. The center of an atom is called the:
A) Shell
B) Electron
C) Nucleus
D) Proton
77. Energy stored in food is:
A) Electrical energy
B) Chemical energy
C) Heat energy
D) Light energy
78. Friction always:
A) Increases speed
B) Opposes motion
C) Creates gravity
D) Stops energy
79. The Sun is a source of:
A) Non-renewable energy
B) Renewable energy
C) Fossil fuel
D) Nuclear waste
80. Which gas do humans breathe in for respiration?
A) Nitrogen
B) Oxygen
C) Carbon dioxide
D) Hydrogen

🟡 Section B — True or False (5 marks)


Write True (T) or False (F).

36. Water boils at 100°C at sea level.


37. Plants only respire at night.
38. Gravity pulls objects toward Earth.
39. Metals are good conductors of electricity.
40. Sound can travel through a vacuum.
🟡 Section C — Fill in the Blanks (5 marks)
36. The process by which plants lose water is called __________.
37. The Earth takes __________ days to orbit the Sun.
38. The smallest unit of an element is an __________.
39. Energy of movement is called __________ energy.
40. The force that slows moving objects on surfaces is __________.

🟡 Section D — Short Answer (15 marks)


Answer briefly.

50. Name TWO functions of the skeleton. (2)


51. What is photosynthesis? (2)
52. Give TWO examples of renewable energy sources. (2)
53. What is friction? (2)
54. State TWO differences between solids and liquids. (3)
55. Why are circuits used in electrical devices? (2)
56. What causes day and night? (2)

🟡 Section E — Long Answer (15 marks)


Answer in full sentences.

22. Explain how the digestive system breaks down food. (5)
23. Describe how energy changes when a ball is thrown upward and falls back down. (5)
24. Explain the importance of plants to humans and the environment. (5)

🧪 SCIENCE — GRADE 8
End-of-Term Examination
Time: 1 Hour
Total Marks: 50

🟡 Section A — Multiple Choice (10 marks)


Choose the correct answer.

81. Which organ pumps blood around the body?


A) Lungs
B) Brain
C) Heart
D) Liver
82. The unit of force is:
A) Joule
B) Newton
C) Watt
D) Volt
83. Plants make food by:
A) Respiration
B) Digestion
C) Photosynthesis
D) Excretion
84. Which state of matter has a fixed shape and volume?
A) Solid
B) Liquid
C) Gas
D) Plasma
85. Sound travels fastest in:
A) Air
B) Water
C) Steel
D) Vacuum
86. The center of an atom is called the:
A) Shell
B) Electron
C) Nucleus
D) Proton
87. Energy stored in food is:
A) Electrical energy
B) Chemical energy
C) Heat energy
D) Light energy
88. Friction always:
A) Increases speed
B) Opposes motion
C) Creates gravity
D) Stops energy
89. The Sun is a source of:
A) Non-renewable energy
B) Renewable energy
C) Fossil fuel
D) Nuclear waste
90. Which gas do humans breathe in for respiration?
A) Nitrogen
B) Oxygen
C) Carbon dioxide
D) Hydrogen

🟡 Section B — True or False (5 marks)


Write True (T) or False (F).

41. Water boils at 100°C at sea level.


42. Plants only respire at night.
43. Gravity pulls objects toward Earth.
44. Metals are good conductors of electricity.
45. Sound can travel through a vacuum.

🟡 Section C — Fill in the Blanks (5 marks)


41. The process by which plants lose water is called __________.
42. The Earth takes __________ days to orbit the Sun.
43. The smallest unit of an element is an __________.
44. Energy of movement is called __________ energy.
45. The force that slows moving objects on surfaces is __________.

🟡 Section D — Short Answer (15 marks)


Answer briefly.

57. Name TWO functions of the skeleton. (2)


58. What is photosynthesis? (2)
59. Give TWO examples of renewable energy sources. (2)
60. What is friction? (2)
61. State TWO differences between solids and liquids. (3)
62. Why are circuits used in electrical devices? (2)
63. What causes day and night? (2)
🟡 Section E — Long Answer (15 marks)
Answer in full sentences.

25. Explain how the digestive system breaks down food. (5)
26. Describe how energy changes when a ball is thrown upward and falls back down. (5)
27. Explain the importance of plants to humans and the environment. (5)

🧪 SCIENCE — GRADE 8
End-of-Term Examination
Time: 1 Hour
Total Marks: 50

🟡 Section A — Multiple Choice (10 marks)


Choose the correct answer.

91. Which organ pumps blood around the body?


A) Lungs
B) Brain
C) Heart
D) Liver
92. The unit of force is:
A) Joule
B) Newton
C) Watt
D) Volt
93. Plants make food by:
A) Respiration
B) Digestion
C) Photosynthesis
D) Excretion
94. Which state of matter has a fixed shape and volume?
A) Solid
B) Liquid
C) Gas
D) Plasma
95. Sound travels fastest in:
A) Air
B) Water
C) Steel
D) Vacuum
96. The center of an atom is called the:
A) Shell
B) Electron
C) Nucleus
D) Proton
97. Energy stored in food is:
A) Electrical energy
B) Chemical energy
C) Heat energy
D) Light energy
98. Friction always:
A) Increases speed
B) Opposes motion
C) Creates gravity
D) Stops energy
99. The Sun is a source of:
A) Non-renewable energy
B) Renewable energy
C) Fossil fuel
D) Nuclear waste
100. Which gas do humans breathe in for respiration?
A) Nitrogen
B) Oxygen
C) Carbon dioxide
D) Hydrogen

🟡 Section B — True or False (5 marks)


Write True (T) or False (F).

46. Water boils at 100°C at sea level.


47. Plants only respire at night.
48. Gravity pulls objects toward Earth.
49. Metals are good conductors of electricity.
50. Sound can travel through a vacuum.
🟡 Section C — Fill in the Blanks (5 marks)
46. The process by which plants lose water is called __________.
47. The Earth takes __________ days to orbit the Sun.
48. The smallest unit of an element is an __________.
49. Energy of movement is called __________ energy.
50. The force that slows moving objects on surfaces is __________.

🟡 Section D — Short Answer (15 marks)


Answer briefly.

64. Name TWO functions of the skeleton. (2)


65. What is photosynthesis? (2)
66. Give TWO examples of renewable energy sources. (2)
67. What is friction? (2)
68. State TWO differences between solids and liquids. (3)
69. Why are circuits used in electrical devices? (2)
70. What causes day and night? (2)

🟡 Section E — Long Answer (15 marks)


Answer in full sentences.

28. Explain how the digestive system breaks down food. (5)
29. Describe how energy changes when a ball is thrown upward and falls back down. (5)
30. Explain the importance of plants to humans and the environment. (5)

🧪 SCIENCE — GRADE 8
End-of-Term Examination
Time: 1 Hour
Total Marks: 50

🟡 Section A — Multiple Choice (10 marks)


Choose the correct answer.

101. Which organ pumps blood around the body?


A) Lungs
B) Brain
C) Heart
D) Liver
102. The unit of force is:
A) Joule
B) Newton
C) Watt
D) Volt
103. Plants make food by:
A) Respiration
B) Digestion
C) Photosynthesis
D) Excretion
104. Which state of matter has a fixed shape and volume?
A) Solid
B) Liquid
C) Gas
D) Plasma
105. Sound travels fastest in:
A) Air
B) Water
C) Steel
D) Vacuum
106. The center of an atom is called the:
A) Shell
B) Electron
C) Nucleus
D) Proton
107. Energy stored in food is:
A) Electrical energy
B) Chemical energy
C) Heat energy
D) Light energy
108. Friction always:
A) Increases speed
B) Opposes motion
C) Creates gravity
D) Stops energy
109. The Sun is a source of:
A) Non-renewable energy
B) Renewable energy
C) Fossil fuel
D) Nuclear waste
110. Which gas do humans breathe in for respiration?
A) Nitrogen
B) Oxygen
C) Carbon dioxide
D) Hydrogen

🟡 Section B — True or False (5 marks)


Write True (T) or False (F).

51. Water boils at 100°C at sea level.


52. Plants only respire at night.
53. Gravity pulls objects toward Earth.
54. Metals are good conductors of electricity.
55. Sound can travel through a vacuum.

🟡 Section C — Fill in the Blanks (5 marks)


51. The process by which plants lose water is called __________.
52. The Earth takes __________ days to orbit the Sun.
53. The smallest unit of an element is an __________.
54. Energy of movement is called __________ energy.
55. The force that slows moving objects on surfaces is __________.

🟡 Section D — Short Answer (15 marks)


Answer briefly.

71. Name TWO functions of the skeleton. (2)


72. What is photosynthesis? (2)
73. Give TWO examples of renewable energy sources. (2)
74. What is friction? (2)
75. State TWO differences between solids and liquids. (3)
76. Why are circuits used in electrical devices? (2)
77. What causes day and night? (2)
🟡 Section E — Long Answer (15 marks)
Answer in full sentences.

31. Explain how the digestive system breaks down food. (5)
32. Describe how energy changes when a ball is thrown upward and falls back down. (5)
33. Explain the importance of plants to humans and the environment. (5)

🧪 SCIENCE — GRADE 8
End-of-Term Examination
Time: 1 Hour
Total Marks: 50

🟡 Section A — Multiple Choice (10 marks)


Choose the correct answer.

111. Which organ pumps blood around the body?


A) Lungs
B) Brain
C) Heart
D) Liver
112. The unit of force is:
A) Joule
B) Newton
C) Watt
D) Volt
113. Plants make food by:
A) Respiration
B) Digestion
C) Photosynthesis
D) Excretion
114. Which state of matter has a fixed shape and volume?
A) Solid
B) Liquid
C) Gas
D) Plasma
115. Sound travels fastest in:
A) Air
B) Water
C) Steel
D) Vacuum
116. The center of an atom is called the:
A) Shell
B) Electron
C) Nucleus
D) Proton
117. Energy stored in food is:
A) Electrical energy
B) Chemical energy
C) Heat energy
D) Light energy
118. Friction always:
A) Increases speed
B) Opposes motion
C) Creates gravity
D) Stops energy
119. The Sun is a source of:
A) Non-renewable energy
B) Renewable energy
C) Fossil fuel
D) Nuclear waste
120. Which gas do humans breathe in for respiration?
A) Nitrogen
B) Oxygen
C) Carbon dioxide
D) Hydrogen

🟡 Section B — True or False (5 marks)


Write True (T) or False (F).

56. Water boils at 100°C at sea level.


57. Plants only respire at night.
58. Gravity pulls objects toward Earth.
59. Metals are good conductors of electricity.
60. Sound can travel through a vacuum.
🟡 Section C — Fill in the Blanks (5 marks)
56. The process by which plants lose water is called __________.
57. The Earth takes __________ days to orbit the Sun.
58. The smallest unit of an element is an __________.
59. Energy of movement is called __________ energy.
60. The force that slows moving objects on surfaces is __________.

🟡 Section D — Short Answer (15 marks)


Answer briefly.

78. Name TWO functions of the skeleton. (2)


79. What is photosynthesis? (2)
80. Give TWO examples of renewable energy sources. (2)
81. What is friction? (2)
82. State TWO differences between solids and liquids. (3)
83. Why are circuits used in electrical devices? (2)
84. What causes day and night? (2)

🟡 Section E — Long Answer (15 marks)


Answer in full sentences.

34. Explain how the digestive system breaks down food. (5)
35. Describe how energy changes when a ball is thrown upward and falls back down. (5)
36. Explain the importance of plants to humans and the environment. (5)

🧪 SCIENCE — GRADE 8
End-of-Term Examination
Time: 1 Hour
Total Marks: 50

🟡 Section A — Multiple Choice (10 marks)


Choose the correct answer.

121. Which organ pumps blood around the body?


A) Lungs
B) Brain
C) Heart
D) Liver
122. The unit of force is:
A) Joule
B) Newton
C) Watt
D) Volt
123. Plants make food by:
A) Respiration
B) Digestion
C) Photosynthesis
D) Excretion
124. Which state of matter has a fixed shape and volume?
A) Solid
B) Liquid
C) Gas
D) Plasma
125. Sound travels fastest in:
A) Air
B) Water
C) Steel
D) Vacuum
126. The center of an atom is called the:
A) Shell
B) Electron
C) Nucleus
D) Proton
127. Energy stored in food is:
A) Electrical energy
B) Chemical energy
C) Heat energy
D) Light energy
128. Friction always:
A) Increases speed
B) Opposes motion
C) Creates gravity
D) Stops energy
129. The Sun is a source of:
A) Non-renewable energy
B) Renewable energy
C) Fossil fuel
D) Nuclear waste
130. Which gas do humans breathe in for respiration?
A) Nitrogen
B) Oxygen
C) Carbon dioxide
D) Hydrogen

🟡 Section B — True or False (5 marks)


Write True (T) or False (F).

61. Water boils at 100°C at sea level.


62. Plants only respire at night.
63. Gravity pulls objects toward Earth.
64. Metals are good conductors of electricity.
65. Sound can travel through a vacuum.

🟡 Section C — Fill in the Blanks (5 marks)


61. The process by which plants lose water is called __________.
62. The Earth takes __________ days to orbit the Sun.
63. The smallest unit of an element is an __________.
64. Energy of movement is called __________ energy.
65. The force that slows moving objects on surfaces is __________.

🟡 Section D — Short Answer (15 marks)


Answer briefly.

85. Name TWO functions of the skeleton. (2)


86. What is photosynthesis? (2)
87. Give TWO examples of renewable energy sources. (2)
88. What is friction? (2)
89. State TWO differences between solids and liquids. (3)
90. Why are circuits used in electrical devices? (2)
91. What causes day and night? (2)
🟡 Section E — Long Answer (15 marks)
Answer in full sentences.

37. Explain how the digestive system breaks down food. (5)
38. Describe how energy changes when a ball is thrown upward and falls back down. (5)
39. Explain the importance of plants to humans and the environment. (5)

🧪 SCIENCE — GRADE 8
End-of-Term Examination
Time: 1 Hour
Total Marks: 50

🟡 Section A — Multiple Choice (10 marks)


Choose the correct answer.

131. Which organ pumps blood around the body?


A) Lungs
B) Brain
C) Heart
D) Liver
132. The unit of force is:
A) Joule
B) Newton
C) Watt
D) Volt
133. Plants make food by:
A) Respiration
B) Digestion
C) Photosynthesis
D) Excretion
134. Which state of matter has a fixed shape and volume?
A) Solid
B) Liquid
C) Gas
D) Plasma
135. Sound travels fastest in:
A) Air
B) Water
C) Steel
D) Vacuum
136. The center of an atom is called the:
A) Shell
B) Electron
C) Nucleus
D) Proton
137. Energy stored in food is:
A) Electrical energy
B) Chemical energy
C) Heat energy
D) Light energy
138. Friction always:
A) Increases speed
B) Opposes motion
C) Creates gravity
D) Stops energy
139. The Sun is a source of:
A) Non-renewable energy
B) Renewable energy
C) Fossil fuel
D) Nuclear waste
140. Which gas do humans breathe in for respiration?
A) Nitrogen
B) Oxygen
C) Carbon dioxide
D) Hydrogen

🟡 Section B — True or False (5 marks)


Write True (T) or False (F).

66. Water boils at 100°C at sea level.


67. Plants only respire at night.
68. Gravity pulls objects toward Earth.
69. Metals are good conductors of electricity.
70. Sound can travel through a vacuum.
🟡 Section C — Fill in the Blanks (5 marks)
66. The process by which plants lose water is called __________.
67. The Earth takes __________ days to orbit the Sun.
68. The smallest unit of an element is an __________.
69. Energy of movement is called __________ energy.
70. The force that slows moving objects on surfaces is __________.

🟡 Section D — Short Answer (15 marks)


Answer briefly.

92. Name TWO functions of the skeleton. (2)


93. What is photosynthesis? (2)
94. Give TWO examples of renewable energy sources. (2)
95. What is friction? (2)
96. State TWO differences between solids and liquids. (3)
97. Why are circuits used in electrical devices? (2)
98. What causes day and night? (2)

🟡 Section E — Long Answer (15 marks)


Answer in full sentences.

40. Explain how the digestive system breaks down food. (5)
41. Describe how energy changes when a ball is thrown upward and falls back down. (5)
42. Explain the importance of plants to humans and the environment. (5)

🧪 SCIENCE — GRADE 8
End-of-Term Examination
Time: 1 Hour
Total Marks: 50

🟡 Section A — Multiple Choice (10 marks)


Choose the correct answer.

141. Which organ pumps blood around the body?


A) Lungs
B) Brain
C) Heart
D) Liver
142. The unit of force is:
A) Joule
B) Newton
C) Watt
D) Volt
143. Plants make food by:
A) Respiration
B) Digestion
C) Photosynthesis
D) Excretion
144. Which state of matter has a fixed shape and volume?
A) Solid
B) Liquid
C) Gas
D) Plasma
145. Sound travels fastest in:
A) Air
B) Water
C) Steel
D) Vacuum
146. The center of an atom is called the:
A) Shell
B) Electron
C) Nucleus
D) Proton
147. Energy stored in food is:
A) Electrical energy
B) Chemical energy
C) Heat energy
D) Light energy
148. Friction always:
A) Increases speed
B) Opposes motion
C) Creates gravity
D) Stops energy
149. The Sun is a source of:
A) Non-renewable energy
B) Renewable energy
C) Fossil fuel
D) Nuclear waste
150. Which gas do humans breathe in for respiration?
A) Nitrogen
B) Oxygen
C) Carbon dioxide
D) Hydrogen

🟡 Section B — True or False (5 marks)


Write True (T) or False (F).

71. Water boils at 100°C at sea level.


72. Plants only respire at night.
73. Gravity pulls objects toward Earth.
74. Metals are good conductors of electricity.
75. Sound can travel through a vacuum.

🟡 Section C — Fill in the Blanks (5 marks)


71. The process by which plants lose water is called __________.
72. The Earth takes __________ days to orbit the Sun.
73. The smallest unit of an element is an __________.
74. Energy of movement is called __________ energy.
75. The force that slows moving objects on surfaces is __________.

🟡 Section D — Short Answer (15 marks)


Answer briefly.

99. Name TWO functions of the skeleton. (2)


100. What is photosynthesis? (2)
101. Give TWO examples of renewable energy sources. (2)
102. What is friction? (2)
103. State TWO differences between solids and liquids. (3)
104. Why are circuits used in electrical devices? (2)
105. What causes day and night? (2)
🟡 Section E — Long Answer (15 marks)
Answer in full sentences.

43. Explain how the digestive system breaks down food. (5)
44. Describe how energy changes when a ball is thrown upward and falls back down. (5)
45. Explain the importance of plants to humans and the environment. (5)

🧪 SCIENCE — GRADE 8
End-of-Term Examination
Time: 1 Hour
Total Marks: 50

🟡 Section A — Multiple Choice (10 marks)


Choose the correct answer.

151. Which organ pumps blood around the body?


A) Lungs
B) Brain
C) Heart
D) Liver
152. The unit of force is:
A) Joule
B) Newton
C) Watt
D) Volt
153. Plants make food by:
A) Respiration
B) Digestion
C) Photosynthesis
D) Excretion
154. Which state of matter has a fixed shape and volume?
A) Solid
B) Liquid
C) Gas
D) Plasma
155. Sound travels fastest in:
A) Air
B) Water
C) Steel
D) Vacuum
156. The center of an atom is called the:
A) Shell
B) Electron
C) Nucleus
D) Proton
157. Energy stored in food is:
A) Electrical energy
B) Chemical energy
C) Heat energy
D) Light energy
158. Friction always:
A) Increases speed
B) Opposes motion
C) Creates gravity
D) Stops energy
159. The Sun is a source of:
A) Non-renewable energy
B) Renewable energy
C) Fossil fuel
D) Nuclear waste
160. Which gas do humans breathe in for respiration?
A) Nitrogen
B) Oxygen
C) Carbon dioxide
D) Hydrogen

🟡 Section B — True or False (5 marks)


Write True (T) or False (F).

76. Water boils at 100°C at sea level.


77. Plants only respire at night.
78. Gravity pulls objects toward Earth.
79. Metals are good conductors of electricity.
80. Sound can travel through a vacuum.
🟡 Section C — Fill in the Blanks (5 marks)
76. The process by which plants lose water is called __________.
77. The Earth takes __________ days to orbit the Sun.
78. The smallest unit of an element is an __________.
79. Energy of movement is called __________ energy.
80. The force that slows moving objects on surfaces is __________.

🟡 Section D — Short Answer (15 marks)


Answer briefly.

106. Name TWO functions of the skeleton. (2)


107. What is photosynthesis? (2)
108. Give TWO examples of renewable energy sources. (2)
109. What is friction? (2)
110. State TWO differences between solids and liquids. (3)
111. Why are circuits used in electrical devices? (2)
112. What causes day and night? (2)

🟡 Section E — Long Answer (15 marks)


Answer in full sentences.

46. Explain how the digestive system breaks down food. (5)
47. Describe how energy changes when a ball is thrown upward and falls back down. (5)
48. Explain the importance of plants to humans and the environment. (5)

🧪 SCIENCE — GRADE 8
End-of-Term Examination
Time: 1 Hour
Total Marks: 50

🟡 Section A — Multiple Choice (10 marks)


Choose the correct answer.

161. Which organ pumps blood around the body?


A) Lungs
B) Brain
C) Heart
D) Liver
162. The unit of force is:
A) Joule
B) Newton
C) Watt
D) Volt
163. Plants make food by:
A) Respiration
B) Digestion
C) Photosynthesis
D) Excretion
164. Which state of matter has a fixed shape and volume?
A) Solid
B) Liquid
C) Gas
D) Plasma
165. Sound travels fastest in:
A) Air
B) Water
C) Steel
D) Vacuum
166. The center of an atom is called the:
A) Shell
B) Electron
C) Nucleus
D) Proton
167. Energy stored in food is:
A) Electrical energy
B) Chemical energy
C) Heat energy
D) Light energy
168. Friction always:
A) Increases speed
B) Opposes motion
C) Creates gravity
D) Stops energy
169. The Sun is a source of:
A) Non-renewable energy
B) Renewable energy
C) Fossil fuel
D) Nuclear waste
170. Which gas do humans breathe in for respiration?
A) Nitrogen
B) Oxygen
C) Carbon dioxide
D) Hydrogen

🟡 Section B — True or False (5 marks)


Write True (T) or False (F).

81. Water boils at 100°C at sea level.


82. Plants only respire at night.
83. Gravity pulls objects toward Earth.
84. Metals are good conductors of electricity.
85. Sound can travel through a vacuum.

🟡 Section C — Fill in the Blanks (5 marks)


81. The process by which plants lose water is called __________.
82. The Earth takes __________ days to orbit the Sun.
83. The smallest unit of an element is an __________.
84. Energy of movement is called __________ energy.
85. The force that slows moving objects on surfaces is __________.

🟡 Section D — Short Answer (15 marks)


Answer briefly.

113. Name TWO functions of the skeleton. (2)


114. What is photosynthesis? (2)
115. Give TWO examples of renewable energy sources. (2)
116. What is friction? (2)
117. State TWO differences between solids and liquids. (3)
118. Why are circuits used in electrical devices? (2)
119. What causes day and night? (2)
🟡 Section E — Long Answer (15 marks)
Answer in full sentences.

49. Explain how the digestive system breaks down food. (5)
50. Describe how energy changes when a ball is thrown upward and falls back down. (5)
51. Explain the importance of plants to humans and the environment. (5)

🧪 SCIENCE — GRADE 8
End-of-Term Examination
Time: 1 Hour
Total Marks: 50

🟡 Section A — Multiple Choice (10 marks)


Choose the correct answer.

171. Which organ pumps blood around the body?


A) Lungs
B) Brain
C) Heart
D) Liver
172. The unit of force is:
A) Joule
B) Newton
C) Watt
D) Volt
173. Plants make food by:
A) Respiration
B) Digestion
C) Photosynthesis
D) Excretion
174. Which state of matter has a fixed shape and volume?
A) Solid
B) Liquid
C) Gas
D) Plasma
175. Sound travels fastest in:
A) Air
B) Water
C) Steel
D) Vacuum
176. The center of an atom is called the:
A) Shell
B) Electron
C) Nucleus
D) Proton
177. Energy stored in food is:
A) Electrical energy
B) Chemical energy
C) Heat energy
D) Light energy
178. Friction always:
A) Increases speed
B) Opposes motion
C) Creates gravity
D) Stops energy
179. The Sun is a source of:
A) Non-renewable energy
B) Renewable energy
C) Fossil fuel
D) Nuclear waste
180. Which gas do humans breathe in for respiration?
A) Nitrogen
B) Oxygen
C) Carbon dioxide
D) Hydrogen

🟡 Section B — True or False (5 marks)


Write True (T) or False (F).

86. Water boils at 100°C at sea level.


87. Plants only respire at night.
88. Gravity pulls objects toward Earth.
89. Metals are good conductors of electricity.
90. Sound can travel through a vacuum.
🟡 Section C — Fill in the Blanks (5 marks)
86. The process by which plants lose water is called __________.
87. The Earth takes __________ days to orbit the Sun.
88. The smallest unit of an element is an __________.
89. Energy of movement is called __________ energy.
90. The force that slows moving objects on surfaces is __________.

🟡 Section D — Short Answer (15 marks)


Answer briefly.

120. Name TWO functions of the skeleton. (2)


121. What is photosynthesis? (2)
122. Give TWO examples of renewable energy sources. (2)
123. What is friction? (2)
124. State TWO differences between solids and liquids. (3)
125. Why are circuits used in electrical devices? (2)
126. What causes day and night? (2)

🟡 Section E — Long Answer (15 marks)


Answer in full sentences.

52. Explain how the digestive system breaks down food. (5)
53. Describe how energy changes when a ball is thrown upward and falls back down. (5)
54. Explain the importance of plants to humans and the environment. (5)

🧪 SCIENCE — GRADE 8
End-of-Term Examination
Time: 1 Hour
Total Marks: 50

🟡 Section A — Multiple Choice (10 marks)


Choose the correct answer.

181. Which organ pumps blood around the body?


A) Lungs
B) Brain
C) Heart
D) Liver
182. The unit of force is:
A) Joule
B) Newton
C) Watt
D) Volt
183. Plants make food by:
A) Respiration
B) Digestion
C) Photosynthesis
D) Excretion
184. Which state of matter has a fixed shape and volume?
A) Solid
B) Liquid
C) Gas
D) Plasma
185. Sound travels fastest in:
A) Air
B) Water
C) Steel
D) Vacuum
186. The center of an atom is called the:
A) Shell
B) Electron
C) Nucleus
D) Proton
187. Energy stored in food is:
A) Electrical energy
B) Chemical energy
C) Heat energy
D) Light energy
188. Friction always:
A) Increases speed
B) Opposes motion
C) Creates gravity
D) Stops energy
189. The Sun is a source of:
A) Non-renewable energy
B) Renewable energy
C) Fossil fuel
D) Nuclear waste
190. Which gas do humans breathe in for respiration?
A) Nitrogen
B) Oxygen
C) Carbon dioxide
D) Hydrogen

🟡 Section B — True or False (5 marks)


Write True (T) or False (F).

91. Water boils at 100°C at sea level.


92. Plants only respire at night.
93. Gravity pulls objects toward Earth.
94. Metals are good conductors of electricity.
95. Sound can travel through a vacuum.

🟡 Section C — Fill in the Blanks (5 marks)


91. The process by which plants lose water is called __________.
92. The Earth takes __________ days to orbit the Sun.
93. The smallest unit of an element is an __________.
94. Energy of movement is called __________ energy.
95. The force that slows moving objects on surfaces is __________.

🟡 Section D — Short Answer (15 marks)


Answer briefly.

127. Name TWO functions of the skeleton. (2)


128. What is photosynthesis? (2)
129. Give TWO examples of renewable energy sources. (2)
130. What is friction? (2)
131. State TWO differences between solids and liquids. (3)
132. Why are circuits used in electrical devices? (2)
133. What causes day and night? (2)
🟡 Section E — Long Answer (15 marks)
Answer in full sentences.

55. Explain how the digestive system breaks down food. (5)
56. Describe how energy changes when a ball is thrown upward and falls back down. (5)
57. Explain the importance of plants to humans and the environment. (5)

🧪 SCIENCE — GRADE 8
End-of-Term Examination
Time: 1 Hour
Total Marks: 50

🟡 Section A — Multiple Choice (10 marks)


Choose the correct answer.

191. Which organ pumps blood around the body?


A) Lungs
B) Brain
C) Heart
D) Liver
192. The unit of force is:
A) Joule
B) Newton
C) Watt
D) Volt
193. Plants make food by:
A) Respiration
B) Digestion
C) Photosynthesis
D) Excretion
194. Which state of matter has a fixed shape and volume?
A) Solid
B) Liquid
C) Gas
D) Plasma
195. Sound travels fastest in:
A) Air
B) Water
C) Steel
D) Vacuum
196. The center of an atom is called the:
A) Shell
B) Electron
C) Nucleus
D) Proton
197. Energy stored in food is:
A) Electrical energy
B) Chemical energy
C) Heat energy
D) Light energy
198. Friction always:
A) Increases speed
B) Opposes motion
C) Creates gravity
D) Stops energy
199. The Sun is a source of:
A) Non-renewable energy
B) Renewable energy
C) Fossil fuel
D) Nuclear waste
200. Which gas do humans breathe in for respiration?
A) Nitrogen
B) Oxygen
C) Carbon dioxide
D) Hydrogen

🟡 Section B — True or False (5 marks)


Write True (T) or False (F).

96. Water boils at 100°C at sea level.


97. Plants only respire at night.
98. Gravity pulls objects toward Earth.
99. Metals are good conductors of electricity.
100. Sound can travel through a vacuum.
🟡 Section C — Fill in the Blanks (5 marks)
96. The process by which plants lose water is called __________.
97. The Earth takes __________ days to orbit the Sun.
98. The smallest unit of an element is an __________.
99. Energy of movement is called __________ energy.
100. The force that slows moving objects on surfaces is __________.

🟡 Section D — Short Answer (15 marks)


Answer briefly.

134. Name TWO functions of the skeleton. (2)


135. What is photosynthesis? (2)
136. Give TWO examples of renewable energy sources. (2)
137. What is friction? (2)
138. State TWO differences between solids and liquids. (3)
139. Why are circuits used in electrical devices? (2)
140. What causes day and night? (2)

🟡 Section E — Long Answer (15 marks)


Answer in full sentences.

58. Explain how the digestive system breaks down food. (5)
59. Describe how energy changes when a ball is thrown upward and falls back down. (5)
60. Explain the importance of plants to humans and the environment. (5)

🧪 SCIENCE — GRADE 8
End-of-Term Examination
Time: 1 Hour
Total Marks: 50

🟡 Section A — Multiple Choice (10 marks)


Choose the correct answer.

201. Which organ pumps blood around the body?


A) Lungs
B) Brain
C) Heart
D) Liver
202. The unit of force is:
A) Joule
B) Newton
C) Watt
D) Volt
203. Plants make food by:
A) Respiration
B) Digestion
C) Photosynthesis
D) Excretion
204. Which state of matter has a fixed shape and volume?
A) Solid
B) Liquid
C) Gas
D) Plasma
205. Sound travels fastest in:
A) Air
B) Water
C) Steel
D) Vacuum
206. The center of an atom is called the:
A) Shell
B) Electron
C) Nucleus
D) Proton
207. Energy stored in food is:
A) Electrical energy
B) Chemical energy
C) Heat energy
D) Light energy
208. Friction always:
A) Increases speed
B) Opposes motion
C) Creates gravity
D) Stops energy
209. The Sun is a source of:
A) Non-renewable energy
B) Renewable energy
C) Fossil fuel
D) Nuclear waste
210. Which gas do humans breathe in for respiration?
A) Nitrogen
B) Oxygen
C) Carbon dioxide
D) Hydrogen

🟡 Section B — True or False (5 marks)


Write True (T) or False (F).

101. Water boils at 100°C at sea level.


102. Plants only respire at night.
103. Gravity pulls objects toward Earth.
104. Metals are good conductors of electricity.
105. Sound can travel through a vacuum.

🟡 Section C — Fill in the Blanks (5 marks)


101. The process by which plants lose water is called __________.
102. The Earth takes __________ days to orbit the Sun.
103. The smallest unit of an element is an __________.
104. Energy of movement is called __________ energy.
105. The force that slows moving objects on surfaces is __________.

🟡 Section D — Short Answer (15 marks)


Answer briefly.

141. Name TWO functions of the skeleton. (2)


142. What is photosynthesis? (2)
143. Give TWO examples of renewable energy sources. (2)
144. What is friction? (2)
145. State TWO differences between solids and liquids. (3)
146. Why are circuits used in electrical devices? (2)
147. What causes day and night? (2)
🟡 Section E — Long Answer (15 marks)
Answer in full sentences.

61. Explain how the digestive system breaks down food. (5)
62. Describe how energy changes when a ball is thrown upward and falls back down. (5)
63. Explain the importance of plants to humans and the environment. (5)

🧪 SCIENCE — GRADE 8
End-of-Term Examination
Time: 1 Hour
Total Marks: 50

🟡 Section A — Multiple Choice (10 marks)


Choose the correct answer.

211. Which organ pumps blood around the body?


A) Lungs
B) Brain
C) Heart
D) Liver
212. The unit of force is:
A) Joule
B) Newton
C) Watt
D) Volt
213. Plants make food by:
A) Respiration
B) Digestion
C) Photosynthesis
D) Excretion
214. Which state of matter has a fixed shape and volume?
A) Solid
B) Liquid
C) Gas
D) Plasma
215. Sound travels fastest in:
A) Air
B) Water
C) Steel
D) Vacuum
216. The center of an atom is called the:
A) Shell
B) Electron
C) Nucleus
D) Proton
217. Energy stored in food is:
A) Electrical energy
B) Chemical energy
C) Heat energy
D) Light energy
218. Friction always:
A) Increases speed
B) Opposes motion
C) Creates gravity
D) Stops energy
219. The Sun is a source of:
A) Non-renewable energy
B) Renewable energy
C) Fossil fuel
D) Nuclear waste
220. Which gas do humans breathe in for respiration?
A) Nitrogen
B) Oxygen
C) Carbon dioxide
D) Hydrogen

🟡 Section B — True or False (5 marks)


Write True (T) or False (F).

106. Water boils at 100°C at sea level.


107. Plants only respire at night.
108. Gravity pulls objects toward Earth.
109. Metals are good conductors of electricity.
110. Sound can travel through a vacuum.
🟡 Section C — Fill in the Blanks (5 marks)
106. The process by which plants lose water is called __________.
107. The Earth takes __________ days to orbit the Sun.
108. The smallest unit of an element is an __________.
109. Energy of movement is called __________ energy.
110. The force that slows moving objects on surfaces is __________.

🟡 Section D — Short Answer (15 marks)


Answer briefly.

148. Name TWO functions of the skeleton. (2)


149. What is photosynthesis? (2)
150. Give TWO examples of renewable energy sources. (2)
151. What is friction? (2)
152. State TWO differences between solids and liquids. (3)
153. Why are circuits used in electrical devices? (2)
154. What causes day and night? (2)

🟡 Section E — Long Answer (15 marks)


Answer in full sentences.

64. Explain how the digestive system breaks down food. (5)
65. Describe how energy changes when a ball is thrown upward and falls back down. (5)
66. Explain the importance of plants to humans and the environment. (5)

🧪 SCIENCE — GRADE 8
End-of-Term Examination
Time: 1 Hour
Total Marks: 50

🟡 Section A — Multiple Choice (10 marks)


Choose the correct answer.

221. Which organ pumps blood around the body?


A) Lungs
B) Brain
C) Heart
D) Liver
222. The unit of force is:
A) Joule
B) Newton
C) Watt
D) Volt
223. Plants make food by:
A) Respiration
B) Digestion
C) Photosynthesis
D) Excretion
224. Which state of matter has a fixed shape and volume?
A) Solid
B) Liquid
C) Gas
D) Plasma
225. Sound travels fastest in:
A) Air
B) Water
C) Steel
D) Vacuum
226. The center of an atom is called the:
A) Shell
B) Electron
C) Nucleus
D) Proton
227. Energy stored in food is:
A) Electrical energy
B) Chemical energy
C) Heat energy
D) Light energy
228. Friction always:
A) Increases speed
B) Opposes motion
C) Creates gravity
D) Stops energy
229. The Sun is a source of:
A) Non-renewable energy
B) Renewable energy
C) Fossil fuel
D) Nuclear waste
230. Which gas do humans breathe in for respiration?
A) Nitrogen
B) Oxygen
C) Carbon dioxide
D) Hydrogen

🟡 Section B — True or False (5 marks)


Write True (T) or False (F).

111. Water boils at 100°C at sea level.


112. Plants only respire at night.
113. Gravity pulls objects toward Earth.
114. Metals are good conductors of electricity.
115. Sound can travel through a vacuum.

🟡 Section C — Fill in the Blanks (5 marks)


111. The process by which plants lose water is called __________.
112. The Earth takes __________ days to orbit the Sun.
113. The smallest unit of an element is an __________.
114. Energy of movement is called __________ energy.
115. The force that slows moving objects on surfaces is __________.

🟡 Section D — Short Answer (15 marks)


Answer briefly.

155. Name TWO functions of the skeleton. (2)


156. What is photosynthesis? (2)
157. Give TWO examples of renewable energy sources. (2)
158. What is friction? (2)
159. State TWO differences between solids and liquids. (3)
160. Why are circuits used in electrical devices? (2)
161. What causes day and night? (2)
🟡 Section E — Long Answer (15 marks)
Answer in full sentences.

67. Explain how the digestive system breaks down food. (5)
68. Describe how energy changes when a ball is thrown upward and falls back down. (5)
69. Explain the importance of plants to humans and the environment. (5)

🧪 SCIENCE — GRADE 8
End-of-Term Examination
Time: 1 Hour
Total Marks: 50

🟡 Section A — Multiple Choice (10 marks)


Choose the correct answer.

231. Which organ pumps blood around the body?


A) Lungs
B) Brain
C) Heart
D) Liver
232. The unit of force is:
A) Joule
B) Newton
C) Watt
D) Volt
233. Plants make food by:
A) Respiration
B) Digestion
C) Photosynthesis
D) Excretion
234. Which state of matter has a fixed shape and volume?
A) Solid
B) Liquid
C) Gas
D) Plasma
235. Sound travels fastest in:
A) Air
B) Water
C) Steel
D) Vacuum
236. The center of an atom is called the:
A) Shell
B) Electron
C) Nucleus
D) Proton
237. Energy stored in food is:
A) Electrical energy
B) Chemical energy
C) Heat energy
D) Light energy
238. Friction always:
A) Increases speed
B) Opposes motion
C) Creates gravity
D) Stops energy
239. The Sun is a source of:
A) Non-renewable energy
B) Renewable energy
C) Fossil fuel
D) Nuclear waste
240. Which gas do humans breathe in for respiration?
A) Nitrogen
B) Oxygen
C) Carbon dioxide
D) Hydrogen

🟡 Section B — True or False (5 marks)


Write True (T) or False (F).

116. Water boils at 100°C at sea level.


117. Plants only respire at night.
118. Gravity pulls objects toward Earth.
119. Metals are good conductors of electricity.
120. Sound can travel through a vacuum.
🟡 Section C — Fill in the Blanks (5 marks)
116. The process by which plants lose water is called __________.
117. The Earth takes __________ days to orbit the Sun.
118. The smallest unit of an element is an __________.
119. Energy of movement is called __________ energy.
120. The force that slows moving objects on surfaces is __________.

🟡 Section D — Short Answer (15 marks)


Answer briefly.

162. Name TWO functions of the skeleton. (2)


163. What is photosynthesis? (2)
164. Give TWO examples of renewable energy sources. (2)
165. What is friction? (2)
166. State TWO differences between solids and liquids. (3)
167. Why are circuits used in electrical devices? (2)
168. What causes day and night? (2)

🟡 Section E — Long Answer (15 marks)


Answer in full sentences.

70. Explain how the digestive system breaks down food. (5)
71. Describe how energy changes when a ball is thrown upward and falls back down. (5)
72. Explain the importance of plants to humans and the environment. (5)

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