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 PLANTS AND ANIMALS
1. The movement of pollen from the anther to the stigma is called
…………………………..
a) Fertilisation. B. Transplantation. C. Pollination. D.
Transpiration
2. Which part of a flower is brightly coloured to attract
insects?.................................
a) Sepals. B. Stigma. C. Petal. D. Anther
3. Study the diagram of a flower below and answer the questions that
follows.

E a)
Stigma

D
A

Ovary

Sepal

C
The part labelled C is called ……………………
A. Ovules. B. Flower stalk. C. Style. D. Filament
b) What is the name given to the part labelled E? …………………
A. Petal B. Style. C. Flower stalk. D. Filament
c) What do you call the joining(fusion) of pollen and ovules?
………………
A. Pregnancy. B. Seed dispersal. C. Fertilisation. D.
Germination
d) After fertilisation, which part become a fruit? …………….
A. Stigma B. Anther. C. Ovary. D. Style
e) The pollen tube passes the part labelled………………………

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 A. A B. B C. C D. D
f) The filament is represented by a letter labelled……………
A. A B. B C. C D. D
g) Name the part labelled D ………………………
A. Petal B. Style. C. Ovary. D. Flower stalk
h) What do you call the type of pollination occurs in the diagram
above? ………
A. Cross pollination. B. Self pollination. C. Double
pollination.
D. Single pollination

4. What name is give to the type of pollination which occurs in the

diagram above.
A. Self pollination. B. Single pollination. C. Cross pollination D.
Double pollination
5. All of the following are agents of pollination except….………………
A. Water. B. Wind. C. Coldness. D. Animals
6. The sweet liquid found in the flowers is called…. …. … …. …. …. ..
A. Nectar. B. Honey. C. Tea. D. Milk

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 7. The process of moving or transporting seeds away from their parent
plant is called… … …
A. Seed planting B. Seed dispersal. C. Seed harvesting. D. Seed
transplanting
8. What is meant by the term plant propagation?.......................
A. The moving of seedlings from the nursery to the main garden
B. The loss of water from the plants.
C. The scattering of seeds from their plant.
D. The formation and development of new individual plant.
9. The two types of plant propagation are ….. ….. …. ….. ….. .
A. Deforestation and afforestation. B. Sexual and asexual.
C. Planting and harvesting D. Transplanting and
transpiration
10. Asexual propagation is a type of propagation which doesn’t
involve seeds. What is it’s other name?
A. Direct propagation. B. Indirect propagation. C. Vegetative
propagation
D. Animal propagation
11. Self dispersal is also called…….……….….
A. Explosive dispersal B. Water dispersal. C. Animal dispersal.
D. Wind dispersal
12. Which of these plants cannot be propagated using a method
called broadcasting?
A. Millet B. Sorghum. C. Rice. D. Cassava
13. The male parts of a flower namely anther filament and pollen are
collectively called…. …. …
A. Pistil B. Stamen. C. Corolla. D. Calyx
14. Corolla is a group of ……. .. .. ….. …. …. …. …
A. Petals B. Ovules. C. Sepals. D. Stigma
15. The female parts of a flower namely stigma, style, ovary and
ovules are collectively called… … …. … …. .
A. Stamen B. Pistil. C. Corolla. D. Calyx
16. Study the diagram of a fish below.

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 a) Name the parts labelled A, B, C, D and E …………………………..
A. A = Ventral fin, B = Pectoral fin, C = Dorsal fin, D = Pelvic fin,
E = Operculum
B. A = Dorsal fin, B = Ventral fin, C = Pectoral fin, D = Pelvic fin,
E = Operculum
C. A = Ventral fin, B = Pectoral fin, C = Operculum, D = Pelvic fin,
E = Dorsal fin
D. All are Dorsal fins.
b) A fish breathes through the …………………
A. Mouth and gills B. Eyes and anus. C. Mouth and anus. D.
Dorsal and tail fin
c) A fish uses it’s ……………….…… fin to move forward or turn in water.
A. Tail. B. Dorsal. C. Pectoral. D. Ventral
d) The pectoral, ventral and pelvic fin also helps a Tish to ………. In
water.
A. Sink. B. Balance C. Breath D. Eat
e) One disadvantage of over crowding fish in a pond is that………………..
A. Water will not be enough for all the fish to drink.
B. Oxygen will not be enough for all the fish to breath.
C. Fish will have a bad taste.
D. Fish will become big.
17. What do we call an animal without a back bone?
A. Vertebrae B. Insect C. Invertebrate. D. Snake

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 18. Which of the following animals changes it’s colours to hide itself
from enemies?
A. Lizard B. Tortoise. C. Cockroach. D. Chameleon
19. One common feature about vertebrae animals is that they all
have …. ….. …..
A. Back bones B. Hair. C. Scales. D. Feathers
20. Which part makes birds to be different from other animals?
A. Legs B. Tails. C. Feathers. D. Eggs
21. All of the following are livestock except ……………..
A. Cattle B. Chicken. C. Zebra. D. Pig
22. What do you we call a process by which a plant loses water
mainly through the leaves?
A. Transpiration B. Photosynthesis. C. Weathering. D.
Transplanting

Sunlight
Carbon Dioxide + Water Sugar + Oxygen
Chlorophyll
23.

The word equation above shows a process called …..……..…

A. Germination B. Propagation. C. Seed dispersal. D.
Photosynthesis
24. Plants make their own food through a process called………..
A. Transpiration B. Respiration. C. Photosynthesis. D.
Planting
25. The three basic needs for a plant to grow well are ……………..
A. Food, shelter and clothes. B. Air, light and water.
C. Education, shelter and money. D. Religion, education and trust.
26. The process by which animals make their young ones is called
………….
A. Reproduction B. Photosynthesis. C. Planting. D.
Transpiration
27. Poaching means the illegal killing of ………………..
A. People B. Plants. C. Animals. D. Soil

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 28. Which of the following is not a non flowering plants? ………….
A. Algae B. Mushroom. C. Fern. D. Pumpkin
29. The two types of fertilisation are ……………..
A. Direct and indirect fertilisation B. Internal and external
fertilisation.
C. Colour and hot fertilisation. D. Small and big fertilisation
30. Which animals practice external fertilisation? ……………………...
A. Frogs and toads B. Birds and snakes. C. People and lions. D. Fish
and giraffe
31. Animals which change their body temperature to suit the place
where they are, are called? ………………………..
A. Warm blooded animals B. Cold blooded animals.
C. Dangerous animals. D. Friendly animals.
32. Which of the following is not a cold blooded animal?
A. Snake B. Fish. C. Man. D. Lizard
33. Warm blooded animals keep their blood at ……………………….
A. different temperatures. B. the same temperature.
C. low temperatures. D. high temperatures
34. Which of the following is a domestic animal?
A. Lion. B. Monkey. C. Cat. D. Kangaroo
35. What is the normal body temperature of a human being?
A. 34°C. B. 35°C. C. 36°C. D. 37°C
36. What name is given to the green pigment found in plant leaves?
A. Chlorophyll. B. Petiole. C. Stomata D. Green
pigment
37. An adult human being should have ………………..…….. teeth.
A. 28. B. 32. C. 31. D. 37

38. …………………. use carbon dioxide to produce oxygen

during the day and
use oxygen to produce carbon dioxide during night time.
A. Plants. B. Animals. C. Insects. D. Stones
39. The process by which plants produce carbon dioxide from
oxygen is
called.
A. Respiration. B. Photosynthesis. C. Chlorophyll. D.
Food
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 40. Name one crop below which is not a legume.
A. Peas. B. Groundnuts. C. Maize. D. Beans
41. Millet, maize and rice belong to a family of crops called ……………..
A. Legumes. B. Cereals. C. Tubers. D. Vegetables

THE HUMAN BODY

42. Study the diagram of a human body below.

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 a. The diagram above demonstrates the ………………..
A. Digestive system B. Respiratory system.
C. Circulatory system. D. Nervous system
b. What is the correct order in which food moves in the digestive
system?
A. Mouth, stomach, anus, liver, pancreas
B. Mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large
intestine, rectum,
anus
C. Anus, stomach, liver rectum, mouth
D. Mouth, small intestine, anus, stomach
c. Where do digestion end in the human body?
A. Anus. B. Rectum. C. Large intestine. D.
Stomach
d. The stomach produces two juices called. ………………………
A. Gastric juice and hydrochloric acid. B. Bile and
pancreatic juices
C. Mucus and gastric juices. D. Feaces and
urine
e. Gastric juice in the stomach helps to ……………………….
A. Break down fats. B. Break down
proteins.
C. Break down carbohydrates. D. Break down
vitamins
f. The two parts of the large intestine are the colon and
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 A. Anus. B. Mouth. C. Liver. D. Rectum
g. Name the two substances that are absorbed in the colon
……………………….
A. Water and proteins. B. Wanted and mineral salts
C. Fats and water D. Carbohydrates and
water
h. Bile juice from the liver helps to break down
…………………………..
A. Fats and oils. B. Carbohydrates. C. Fats and water D.
Proteins.
i. Proteins and carbohydrates are broken down by …………………...
A. Pancreatic juice. B. Gastric juice. C. Bile juice. D.
Mucus
j. The parts labelled A, B and C are called…………………………..
A. Liver, gall bladder, pancreas. B. Pancreas, liver, gall
bladder
C. Gall bladder, pancreas, liver. D. Liver, pancreas, gall
bladder
k. Where does digestion begin? …………………..
A. Stomach. B. Month. C. Anus. D. Liver
l. The duodenum and the ileum make up the ………………….
A. Small intestine. B. Stomach. C. Liver. D. Anus
m. The throat and the gullet are the other two names of the
………………..
A. Stomach. B. Oesophagus. C. Gall bladder. D.
Mouth.
43. The removal of undigested food in the body as feaces is called
………………..
A. Ingestion. B. Digestion. C. Egestion. D. Absorption
44. Which may be present in the food is killed by which acid in the
stomach?
A. Hydrochloric acid. B. Pancreatic acid.
C. Gastric acid. D. Mucus acid
45. Study the diagram below and answer the questions that follows.

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 a. Name the part labelled A ………………………
A. Kidney. B. Lungs. C. Heart. D. Liver
b. The parts labelled C and D are …………………..
A. Stomach. B. Lungs. C. Kidneys. D. Heart
c. The kidneys are represented by the letters ……………………
A. C and D. B. E and F. C. B and E. D. A and B
d. Which of the following is a function of the heart?
A. To purify blood. B. To make blood. C. To pump blood
D. To clot blood
e. The largest organ in the body is the …………………
A. Heart B. Liver. C. Kidney. D. Lungs
f. Which letter represent the liver? ………………….
A. D. B. C. C. B. D. A.
46. Which blood cells fight diseases? ………………………..
A. Red blood cells. B. Plasma. C. Platelets. D. White blood cells
47. Oxygen is carried by……………….
A. Red blood cells. B. Platelets. C. Plasma. D. White blood
cells
48. One of the following is not a function of blood.
A. To carry blood. B. To carry waste products. C. To carry nutrients.

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 D. To carry desks
49. What do we call the blood vessels which carry oxygenated blood
from the heart?
A. Arteries. B. Veins. C. Capillaries. D. Plasma

50. What is the other name of the digestive system? ……………………

A. Alimentary canal. B. The tube. C. The passage. D.
Digestion
51. Taking food into the mouth is called ………………………
A. Ingestion. B. Egestion. C. Absorption. D. Digestion

HEALTH

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 52. All of the following are sexually transmitted infections (STIs)
except ……………….
A. Syphilis B. Malaria. C. Gonorrhea. D. HIV
53. A human pregnancy lasts for ………… months.
A. 9 B. 10. C. 18. D. 12
54. Bread, rice, potatoes are rich in ……………………
A. Proteins B. Vitamins. C. Carbohydrates. D. Fats
55. Vitamins are mainly found in …………………….
A. Fruits and vegetables. B. Beans and meat. C. Nshima and fish.
D. Rice and beans
56. What do we call a meal where all the nutrients are present?
A. Balanced meal. B. Expensive meal. C. Fast food. D. Rich
meal
57. Marasmus, kwashiorkor, rickets, anemia, goiter are all examples
of …………..
A. Sexually transmitted infections. B. Deficiency diseases
C. Air borne diseases. D. Water borne diseases
58. Lack of proteins in the body causes …………………..
A. Marasmus. B. Tickets. C. Goiter. D. Kwashiorkor
59. Night blindness is caused by lack of vitamin ………………………
A. D B. C C. B D. A
60. Not eating enough carbohydrates may result in …………………
A. Beriberi. B. Goiter. C. Marasmus. D. Anaemia
59. Someone who can not live without taking a certain substance is
called a …….
A. Drug dealer. B. Drug addict. C. Drug expert. D. Drug
champion
60. Which of the following is not a drug? …………………….
A. Alcohol B. Dagga. C. Water. D. Cocaine
61. Antiretroviral drugs (ARVS) are to treat ……………….
A. CORONA virus. B. HIV / AIDS. C. Ebola. D.
Cholera

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 62. Meat, fish and beans are all rich in ………………….
A. Vitamins. B. Fats. C. Proteins. D.
Carbohydrates
63. Which of the diseases below is caused by a bacteria? ……………..
A. HIV/AIDS. B. CORONA virus. C. Cholera. D.
Measles
64. Diseases which pass from person to another through air are
called …. …. ..
A. Water borne diseases. B. Deficiency diseases. C. Air borne
diseases
D. Sexually transmitted infections.
65. The other name for CORONA virus is … … … … … … …..
A. COVID-19. B. COVID-20. C. COVID-18. COVID-17
66. HIV/AIDS, CORONA virus, measles are all caused by … … …. …. .
A. Viruses. B. Bacteria. C. Sexual intercourse. D. Dirt
67. Which of the following diseases makes mouth gums bleed?
A. Chicken pox. B. Scurvy. C. Warts. D. Measles
68. -They are usually smaller
-They cannot exist on their own but on the host
-They reproduce rapidly
-They usually have no cure
The above characteristics are for ….. …. …. …. … ..
A. Bacteria. B. Viruses. C. Birds D. Fish
69. Wearing a face mask can prevent the spread of …. …. …. ..
A. Malaria. B. HIV/AIDS. C. CORNA virus. D.
Marasmus.

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 MATERIALS AND ENERGY
70. Study the diagram below

a) The connection above demonstrates ………………..

A. Cells in series B. Cells in parallel.
C. Bulbs in series D. Bulbs in parallel
b) What will happen if the part marked X is closed?
A. Bulbs will go off. B. Bulbs will light
C. Cells will light. D. Cells will go off
(c) Name part marked X … …………….
A. Connecting wire. B. Switch. C. Gate.
D. Hole
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 a) The diagram above demonstrates ……………..
A. Cells in series B. Cells in parallel.
C. Bulbs in series D. Bulbs in parallel
b) The above diagram, what will happen when one bulb stops
lighting?
A Other bulbs will also stop lighting.
B. Other bulbs will break
C. The wire will burn
D. Other bulbs will continue lighting
72. Energy is defined as …. ….. ….. ….. …. ….. ….. ….. ….. ….. …. …..
….
A. The power to fight.. B. The ability to do work
C. The force to push. D. The force to pull
73. The law of energy states that ….,…………………….
A. Energy can neither be created nor destroyed. B. Energy
changes
C. Energy doesn’t move. D. Energy
should be created.
74. In a light bulb, electrical energy changes to ……………………..
A. heat and light energy. B. kinetic and heat
energy.
C. potential and mechanical energy. D. sound and heat energy.
75. Kinetic energy is also called ……………………… energy.
A. moving. B. stored. C. static. D. solar
76. Mechanical and potential energy are also called ………………..
energy.
A. unmoving. B. thermal. C. stored. D. power.
77. Which one is not a natural source of light?
A. Sun. B. Lighting. C. Stars. D. Candle

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 78. What do we call a device used to protect buildings from
lightening?
A. Switch controller. B. Rain gauge.
C. Lightening arrester. D. Thunder arrester
79. ………………. Cannot be affected by lightening.
A. Animals and people. B. Plants. C. Wind. D. Buildings
80. One advantage of lightening is that it………………....................
A. kills animals. B. kills people.
C. gives us nitrates needed by plants. D. destroys buildings.
81. -Don’t stand near s pool of water
-Don’t lean against a wall
-Don’t use a phone
-Don’t stand under tall trees
The above measures can be used to protect yourself from
…………………..
A. HIV / AIDS. B. Floods. C. Lightening. D. CORONA virus
82. Study the diagram below.

Sun

The diagram above shows the …………………. system.

A. Earth system B. Solar system. C. Lunar system. D. Star
system
83. The correct order of the eight planets in the solar system from the
sun is……..
A. Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Earth, Venus, Mercury
B. Mercury, Venus, Mars, Earth, Saturn, Uranus, Jupiter, Neptune
C. Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
D. Earth, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Uranus, Neptune, Mars, Saturn

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 84. Which of the following is not a luminous body?
A. Comets. B. Sun. C. Stars. D. Moon
85. -It is the center of the solar system
-It produces heat and light
-It makes planets and objects orbit around it because it has
gravitational
Force.
Which object has the above characteristics?
A. Sun. B. Mercury. C. Earth. D. Jupiter
86. The only planet which has the right amount of heat and light to
support
human and plant life is ……………..
A. Venus. B. Mercury. C. Earth. D. Mars
87. The smallest and closest planet to the sun is ………………………….
A. Earth. B. Mercury. C. Venus. D. Mars.
88. Name one object in the solar system which is called a dwarf
planet and is
furthest from the sun…………………
A. Mercury. B. Neptune. C. Earth. D. Pluto.
89. The largest planet is ………………..
A. Earth. B. Mars. C. Venus. D. Jupiter
90. ………….…….. is the brightest planet.
A. Venus. B. Mercury. C. Neptune. D. Mars
91. The diagram below shows……………………..

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 A. Lunar eclipse. B. Solar eclipse. C. Moon eclipse. D.
Earthquakes
92. Which of the following is not caused by the movement of the
earth?
A. Day. B. Night. C. Seasons. D. Trees
93. -They are sonorous
-They are malleable
-They are shiny
-They are good conductors of electricity
-They are strong and hard.
Which objects have the above properties?
A. Non-metals. B. Metals. C. Plastics. D. Air
94. Metals produce a nice ringing sound when hit. Which property of
metals is
this? They see …………….
A. Ductile. B. Sonorous. C. Malleable. D. Shiny
95. Metals are ductile. This means that metals are ……………..
A. Good conductors of heat and electricity. B. Strong and
hard
C. They are shiny. D. Can be made into thin wires without
breaking.
96. -They are brittle
-They are dull
-They are good insulators
-They are poor conductors of heat and electricity
-They are non-sonorous
Which objects have the above properties?
A. Non-metals. B. Metals. C. Air. D. Water.
97. One advantage of mining is that ……….

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 A. It causes land pollution. B. It destroys homes for
animals.
C. It gives us foreign exchange or money. D. Destroys people’s
homes
98. The two methods of mining used in Zambia are ……………
A. Shaft and open cast methods. B. Fast and slow methods
C. Small and big methods. D. Short and tall
methods
99. Drilling and blasting – Crushing – Floating – Smelting
–
What should be put in the box to complete the extraction of
copper?
A. Boiling. B. Refining. C. Melting. D. Diluting
100. Study the diagram below and answer the questions that
follows.

a) What is the correct content of gas in the atmosphere?

A. 78%-Nitrogen, 21% -Oxygen, 0.03%-Carbon dioxide,
0.97%-Rare gases
B. 78%-Oxygen, 21%-Nitrogen, 0.03%-Rare gases, 0.97%-
Carbon dioxide
C. 78%-Carbon dioxide, 21%-Rare gases, 0.03%-Oxygen,
0.97%-Nitrogen
D. 78%-Rare gases, 21%-Carbon dioxide, 0.03%-Nitrogen,
0.97%-Oxygen
b) During a thunderstorm, we see light before we hear the
sound because.
A. Light and sound can’t meet. B. Light travel faster than
sound.
C. Light is not good. D. Light is life.

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