NASIHA ACADEMY EDUCATIONAL SERVICES
FIRST TERM EXAMINATION 2023/2024
SUBJECT: BASIC SCIENCE
CLASS: J.S.S. I
INSTRUCTION: ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS
SECTION A
1. Which of the following might result from poor hygiene of the teeth
(a) tooth decay (b) tooth ache (c) all of the above
2. If someone fail to keep his hair clean and tidy which of the following might
result (a) good odour (b) dandruff (c) neat hair
3. Which of the following is an advantage of personal hygiene (a) good health
(b) untidy (c) falling sick
4. Which of the following is not a food item
(a) alcohol (b) rice (c) orange (d) egg
5. Which of these is the function of proteins (a) energy giving food (b) for
body building (c) all of the above
6. How many classes of food are contained in an adequate diet?
(a) 2 (b) 6 (c) 3 (d) 4
7. The source of the earths energy is (a) sun (b) food (c) animal (d) plant
8. The path along which carbon circulate in nature from living to non-living
things and back to living things is
(a) water circle (b) carbon cycle (c) evaporation
9. The human activities that affect environmental balance except
(a) farming (b) energy (c) school
10. Sorting of refuse means ________ (a) separating refuse into their various
kinds (b) putting refuse into dustbin (c) dumping all refuse into land
11. The material that cannot be broken down are known to be
(a) non biodegradable (b) bio degradable (c) degradable
12. A community can dispose refuse by ______ (a) dropping refuse in gutters
(b) leaving refuse in homes (c) collecting refuse out street corners
13. Which one of the following is not a vector _________
(a) black fly (b) water (c) testse fly
14. The female anobeles mosquito is the vector that cause
(a) typhoid (b) malaria (c) cough
15. The vector that cause river blindness is known as ___________
(a) mosquito (b) ant (c) black fly
17. The third stage of anopheles mosquito is called __________
(a) imago (b) pupa (c) larva
18. Spraying insecticides on standing water can ________ (a) destroying young
mosquito (b) making young mosquitoes to breed (c) making the adult to
survive
19. Which of the following is a water borne disease
(a) cholera (b) malaria (c) tuberculosis
20. sun is source of earth energy TRUE or FALSE
SECTION B
Answer only four 4 questions
1a. What is personal hygiene
b. Mention the classes of food
2. Define sun as a sources of energy
b. Name two natural conservation centres in Nigeria
3a. List three types of disease vectors
b. Give one of the disease
4. Mention any 3 water borne disease
5. Mention 5 human activities that affect environment balance