SECTION A [OBJECTIVES]

1. What is the concentration of a liquid?

a. A measure of the amount of solvent in the solution
b. A measure of the amount of solute in the solution
c. A measure of the amount of solvent in the solute
d. A measure of the amount of solution in the solvent
e. A measure of the amount of solute in solvent.
2. What does rate mean?
a. A measure of the rise of temperature in a reaction
b. A measure of the amount of chemicals in a reaction
c. A measure of the speed of change in a reaction
d. A measure of the change in a reaction
d. A measure of the concentration of the reactions
e. Speed equal reaction
3. What is the natural form of starch in a leaf?
a. Colourless crystals
b. Brown crystals
c. Colourless grains
d. Black grains
e. Green crystals
4. All the following apparatus are used in testing a leaf for starch except
a. Beaker
b. Test tube
c. White tile
d. Microscope
e. Heat-proof mat
5. What observation in an experiment confirms presence of starch in a leaf?
a. The leaf is yellow and blue
b. The leaf is brown and blue-black
c. The leaf is red and brown
d. The leaf is red and blue-black
e. The leaf is blue and red
6. What is a variegated leaf?
a. A green and white leaf
b. A blue and white leaf
c. A white and red leaf
d. A yellow and white leaf
e. None of the above.
7. Plants obtain the following elements from mineral salts except
 a. Carbon
b. Calcium
c. Nitrogen
d. Potassium
e. Phosphorus
8. Which statement is not true about wind pollinated flowers?
a. The produce large quantities of nectar
b. They produce large quantities of pollen
c. Their stigmas hang outside their flowers
d. Their flowers are not brightly coloured
e. Their flowers are not scented.
9. Why do plants produce a large number of fruits and seeds?
a. To provide food for animals
b. To help recycle minerals
c. To increase the chance that some will find a place to grow
d. To use up energy stored in the leaves
e. To provide food insects.
10. Which continent is in the Nearetic realm?
a. South America
b. North America
c. Asia
d. Europe
e. Oceania
11. The two largest biomes in Africa are
a. desert and shrublands
b., savanna and shrublands
c. desert and triopical and subtropical grassland
d. forest and desert
e. shrublands and savanna.
12. Which continent is in the Neotropical realm?
a. Europe d. Africa
b. South America e. Asia
c. Oceania
13. What does the word atom mean?
a. Tiny particle
b. Indivisible particle
c. Invisible particle
d. Made of particle
e. Proton
14. Which statement describes what happens in a chemical reaction?
a. Matter is created
 b. Matter is destroyed
c. Matter is lost
d. Matter is created then destroyed
e. Matter is neither created not destroyed.
15. Which of these statements about an atom of an element is true?
a. It always has the same number of nucleus
b. It always has the same number of neutrons
c. the number of protons can vary
d. The number of neutrons can vary
e. Number of proton is the same as the mass number.
16 How fast does an electron travel?
a. About the speed of sound
b. About the speed of light
c. Supersonic speed
d. Speed of a tortoise
e. Speed of wind
17. Which statement describes the atomic number?
a. The number of electrons in an atom
b. The number of protons in an atom
c. The number of neutrons in an atom
d. The number of protons and neutrons in an atom
e. The number of electrons and nucleus in an atom

Use the diagram below to answer questions 18 – 20

Structure of a beryllium atom

18. What is the name of the part labeled A

a. Electron
b. Proton
c. Neutron
d. Nucleus
e. Orbits
19. What is the name of the part labeled B
a. Neutron
b. Electron
c. Nucleus
d. Shells
e. Proton
20. What is the name of the part labeled C
a. Orbits
b. Shells
c. Nucleus
d. Electron
e. Proton
21. Which statements best describes a period in the periodic table?
a. A vertical line of elements
b. A diagonal line of elements
c. A chain of elements
d. A horizontal line of elements
e. A circle of elements
22. Which period has the most non-metals?
a. 2
b. 4
c. 5
d. 3
e. 6
23. In the part of the periodic table that you have studied, which period has the largest
number of metals.
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 5
e. 6
24. Which statement suggests that photosynthesis is an endothermic reaction?
a. Lowering the temperature increases the rate of photosynthesis
b. Any change of temperature increases the rate of photosynthesis
c. Raising the temperature increases the rate of photosynthesis
d. No change in temperature increases the rate of photosynthesis
e. Increasing the temperature decreases the rate of photosynthesis
25. Which of these words describes a chemical reaction in which a substance reacts
quickly with oxygen and heat is given out?
a. Combination
b. Combustion
 c. Condensation
d. Concentration
e. Contamination
26. What is oxidation?
a. A process in which oxygen is added to substance
b. The bubbling of oxygen through a liquid
c. The breakdown of ozon in the atmosphere
d. A process in which oxygen is taken away from a substance
e. A process in which acid and base react together
27. What is weight?
a. A force pushing out in all directions
b. The amount of matter in an object
c. The force produce by gravity acting on an object
d. The volume of matter in an object
e. The expansion of atom in an object
28. A balanced equation for the reaction between sodium and water is
a. Na2 + H20 2NOH + H2
b. 2Na + H2O NaOH + H2
c. Na + 2H20 NaOH + H2
d. 2Na + 2H20 NaOH + H2
e. 2Na + 2H20 2NaOH + H2
29. The different pigments in a green leaf can be separated by
a. Chromatography
b. Distillation
c. Evaporation
d. Filtration
e. Fractional distillation
30. A substance which dissolves in water to give hydrogen ion as the only positive ion
is an
a. Acid
b. Alkali
c. Atom
d. Base
e. Sale
31. The unit of density is
a. kgm-1 d. kg3
b. kg2 e. kgm-3
c. kgm-2
32. NaOH + HCL NaCl + H20
The reaction represented by the above equation is
 a. acidification
b. Concentrated
c. Endothermic
d. Exothermic
e. Neutralization
33. Ascobic acid is found in
a. Grape
b. Lemon
c. Milk
d. Orange
e. Vegetable
34. The gas that is liberated when metal eat with dilute acid is
a. Carbon(iv) oxide
b. Helium
c. Hydrogen
d Nitrogen
e. Oxygen
35. Ojo will not feel confident drinking a solution with a PH value of 4 because the
solution contains.
a. Acid
b. Base
c. Bitter lemon
d. Poison
e. Salt
36. A compound which consists of a positive metallic ion and a negative non-metallic
ion is known as
a. Acid
b .Alkali
c. Salt
d. Base
e. Chloride
37. The plant structure that gives it the green colour is the
a. Cell membrane
b. Cell wall
c. Chloroplast
d. Nucleus
e. Vacuole
38. The chemical formula of sodium hydroxide is
a. Na2OH d. Na3OH2
b. NaOH e. Na(OH)2
c. Na2OH2
39. The reaction between base and acid to produce salt and water is
a. Decomposition
b. Dehydration
c. Displacement
d. Neutralization
e. oxidation
40. Which of these is a mineral acid?
a. Amino acid
b. Citric acid
c. Fatty
d. Hydrochloric
e. Lactic
41. What is the colour change when moist blue litmus paper comes in contact with an
aid?
a. brown
b. Pink
c. Red
d. White
e. yellow
42. The chemical name for common salt/table sale is
a. Sodium Chloride
b. Sodium hydroxide
c Sodium trioxocarbonate(IV)
a. Sodium hydroxide
b. Sodium trioxonitrate(V)
37
43. An isotope of chlorine is given as Cl , the number of neutrons in its atom is
17
a. 17
b. 18
c. 19
d. 20
e. 37
44. A solution with a PH of 89 is likely to be
a. Acidic
b. Amphoteric
c. Alkaline
d. Neutral
e. Saturated.
45. Pure water boils at ---- oC
a. 25
b. 49
 c. 76
d. 87
e. 100
46. Which one of the following substances will float in water? Then density of water
is 1.0g/cm3
a. gold – density = 19.3g/cm3
b. Milk – density = 1.03g/cm3
c. Ice – density = 0.92g/cm3
d. B and C
e. None of the above
47. Ice floats on water because
a. Of cohesion
b. ice has a higher density than water
c. Its molecules are more densely packed than those in liquid water
d. Its taken from the freezer
e. Its molecules are less densely packed.
48. The SI unit of pressure is the ---
a. Pascal
b. Atmosphere
c. Torr
d. Newton
e. Mercury
49. Mahanna has a device which contains nitrogen gas. With it she can control the
volume, temperature, and pressure of the gas. If she must keep one of those
properties constant, which of the following CANNOT happen?
a. The pressure and temperature increases while the volume stays constant
b. The volume and temperature increases while the pressure stays constant
c. The pressure and volume increases while the temperature stays constant
d. The pressure increases but the temperature decreases while the volume
stays
constant
e. The volume increases but the temperature decreases while the pressure
stays constant.
50. The liquid state of matter has
a. an indefinite shape and a definite volume
b. a definite shape and a definite volume
c. An indefinite shape and an indefinite volume
d. A definite shape and an indefinite volume
e. A definite shape only and no volume
51. A pure substance consisting of two or more kinds of atoms is considered to be
a. An element
 b. A compound
c. A solution
d. A molecule
e. Combined
52. According to the Rutherford model of atom, most of the space that an atom takes
up consists of
a. Protons
b. A nucleus
c. Neutrons
d. Empty space
e. Electrons
53. Which of the following materials will float in water?
A rubber (density = 1.2/ml)
B olive oil (density = 0.920glml),
C mercury (density = 13.6g/ml)
D. ice density = 0.920g/ml at 0 degree c)
a. All will float
b. B and D only
c. A and C only
d. A, B and C only
e. None of the above.
54. Why does a slip rise up in the water when it passes form a river to the sea?
a. The ship lightens its load before going out to the sea
b. The seawater is denser than the water in the river
c. The ship is less sheltered from strong winds while at sea, and these winds
push
up the ship
d. The waves of the sea push the ship up in the water
e. The sea is larger than the river
55. If the density of paraffin oil is 0.8g/cm3, what will be the mass of 10cm3 of
paraffin oil?
a. 10.8g
b. 12.5g
c. 0.8g
d. 80
e. 8g
56. Which of the following sets of apparatus would be most suitable for
experimentally determining the density of a liquid?
a. Beaker, calipers, measuring cylinder and balance
b. Beaker, pipette, calipers and measuring cylinder
c. Beaker, pipette, calipers and measuring cylinder
 d. Beaker, balance, measuring cylinder and pipette
e. Beaker, calipers, pipette and metre-stick
57. Which one of the following conditions will cause the density of a liquid to
decrease?
a. Adding more of the liquid to the container
b. Heating the liquid
c. Dividing the liquid into two equal volumes
d. Cooling the liquid
e. Pouring the liquid into a bottle
58. Which one of the following is not a unit of density?
a. g/m3
b. kg/m3
c. g/cm3
d. kg/m
e. None of the above.
59. Whether or not an object floats in water will depend upon both its
a. Mass and volume
b. Length and mass
c. Volume and odour
d. Density and width
e. Density and odour
60. Which of the following is INCORRECT?
a. Density may be measured in units of g/cm3
b. Density is the volume per unit mass of a substance
c. Density is the volume per unit mass of a material
d. Density may be measured in units of kg/m3
e. Density may be measured in unit g/m
61. Which one of the following pieces of apparatus would you NOT use in measuring
the density of a stone?
a. balance
b. Overflow can
c. Measuring cylinder
d. Beaker
e. Callipers
62. If V = volume, d = density and M = Mass of an object, the which one of the
following
relationships is correct?
a. M=D÷V
b. D=MxV
c. V=MxD
d. M=DxV
 e. V=D÷M
63. The density of lead is 11.3g/cm3. If a lead bar has a volume of 50cm3, what is the
mass of the lead bar?
a. 4.4g
b. 565g
c. 0.226g
d. 61.3g
e. 60.4g
64. Relative density can be defined as
a. The ratio of mass of a volume to its mass
b. The ratio of mass of a substance to the volume of water
c. The ratio and mass of volume
d. The ratio of the density of a volume to that of water
e. None of the above.
65. The S.I unit of force is
a. kg/m2
b. ms-2
c. Newton
d. kg/m3
e. mmHg
66. Heg is the formula for calculating
a. Density
b. Force
c. Pressure
d. Relative density
e. All of the above
67. The mass of an iron bar is 9gkg and the mass of an equal volume of water is 2kg.
Calculate the relative density of the iron bar
a. 4.5kgm-3
b. 4.5
c. 45kgm-3
d. 18kgm-3
e. 18
68. Calculate the pressure at a depth of 15m in a liquid with a density of 2kgm-3 (g = 10m-2)
a. 300mmHg
b. 30mmHg
c. 300N
d. 30N
e. 300Ms-1
69. The study of living things and their instructions with their non living environment
is called ---
a. Ecology
b. Chemistry
c. Physics
d. Anatomy
e. Medicine
70. Which of the following choices is not a type of symbiotic relationship?
a. Commensalism
b. Predation
c. Parasitism
d. Mutualism
e. All of the above
71. What is the ultimate source of energy in any food chain?
a. Producers
b. consumers
c. Decomposers
d. The sun
e. The moon
72. A limiting factor that depends on population size is called?
a. Limiting factor
b. Density-dependent limiting factor
c. Completion limiting factor
d. Prediction limiting factor
e. Uncompletion limiting factor
73. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of life?
a. Movement
b. Response to stimulus
c. Energy use
d. Reproduction
e. Respiration
74. Soil and weather would be considered part of the ---- factors of an ecosystem
a. Biotic
b. antibiotic
c. Abiotic
d. Biomass
e. Genetic
75. Which of the following events involves a consumer and producer in a food chain?
a. a cat eats a mouse
b. a haw eats a mouse
 c. a deer eats a leaf
d. a snake eats a rat
e. A lion eats a goat.
76. Which of these factors increases the size of a population?
a. Birthrate
b. Emigration
c. Death rate
d. Carrying capacity
e. Mortality rate
77. What is an ecological model of the relationship that form a network of complex
interactions among organisms in a community from producers to decomposers?
a. Ecology
b. Population
c. Food chain
d. An ecosystem
e. a food web
78. Which of the following has the levels of organization arranged from largest to
smallest?
a. DNA and Genes, cells, Organisms, Ecosystems, Biosphere
b. Biosphere, Ecosystems, Organisms, Cells, DNA and Genes
c. Organisms, cells, DNA and Genes, Biosphere, Ecosystems
d. Ecosystems, organisms, Cell and Genes, Biosphere
e. Ecosystems, Cells, Organisms, Genes and Biosphere
79. Which of these identifies a biome?
a. Average precipitation and temperature
b. Distance from the equator
c. specific geographical location
d. Characteristic community of organisms, particularly plants.
e. All of the above.
80. ------ involves intermittent disturbances followed by periods and a return to the
previous state
a. Secondary succession
b. Primary succession
c. dynamic equilibrium
d. Ecological imbalance
e. Static equilibrium
81. What is produced when an acid reacts with base?
a. Base and water
b. Water and ethane
c. Water and salt
d. Water and Base
e. Water only
82. Lemons, Limes and Dill pickles taste sour because they contain
a. PH
b. Bleach
c./ Salt
d. Water
e Acid
83. What is the scale called that measures the strength of acids and bases?
a. PH scale
b. Acidity scale
c. Corrosive scale
d. Hydrogen scale
e. Bases scale
84. What is the chemical name for HCL ?
a. Hypochloric Acid
b. Hypochlorous Acid
c. Hydrochloric Acid
d. Chloric Acid
e. Hydrogenchloric Acid
85. When a piece of magnesium metal is added to dilute hydrochloric acid, fizzing
occurs and hydrogen gas is released from the mixture. The fizzing is evidence that
a(n) --- has occurred between magnesium and hydrochloric acid.
a. Reactant
b. Product
c. Chemical reaction
d. Odour
e. Bubble
86. The activation energy in a chemical reaction is
a. The energy needed to slow down a reaction
b. The energy needed to get a reaction started
c. The energy needed to change lipids into protein
d. The energy needed to speed up a reaction
e. The energy needed to stop a reaction
87. Which is an example of a chemical reaction?
a. Ice melting
b. Glass breaking
c. Sugar dissolving in water
d. Water freezing into ice
e. Wood burning
88. In chemical reactions, atoms are
a. Arranged
b. Created
c. Destroyed
 d. Neutralized
e. Boiled
89. The elements or compounds formed by chemical reactions are
a. The reactants
b. The solids
c The gases
d. The products
e. The liquids
90. A substance that accelerates the rate of a chemical reaction is called a (an)
a. Lipid
b. Catalyst
c. Molecule
d. Element
e. Atom
91. Which of the following structure is not part of a flower?
a. Carpel
b. Node
c. Stigma
d. Ovary
e. Stamen
92. Which of these options is not part of the pistil in a flower?
a. Stigma
b. Sepal
c. Ovary
d. Style
e. All of the above
93. The process that best separates plants from animals is called ---
a. Respiration
b. Reproduction
c. Photosynthesis
d. Nutrition
e. Growth
94. What are flowering plans called?
a. angiosperms
b. Gymnosperms
c. Bryophytes
d. Conifers
e. Ferns
95. --- is the production of sugar from carbon dioxide, water and sunlight
a. Chemosynthesis
b. Condensation
c. Evaporation
 d. Sublimation
e. Photosynthesis
96. Which of the following must be present for photosynthesis to take place?
a. Nitrogen
b. Soil
c. Glucose
d. Water
e. Oxygen
97. Which organs are adapted to capture sunlight for photosynthesis?
a. Leaves
b. Roots
c. Stems
d. Flowers
e. Root hairs
98. Where does most photosynthesis take place in plants?
a. The vascular bundles in the stems and roots
b. The epidermis in the leaves
c. The mesophyll in the leaves
d. The pitch of the stem
e. the xylem
99. In which cell organells does photosynthesis occur?
a. Nucleus
b. Cell Wall
c. Chloroplast
d. Mitochondria
e. Stomata
100. Which of the following equations best represents photosynthesis?
a. 6C02 + 6H20 C6H12O6 + 6O2
b. C + 0 2 + H 20 C02 + H0H
c. 6C + 6H20 C6H12O6
d. C6H12O6 6C02 + 6H2O
e. C2 + O + H20 6CO2 + 4H2O
101 What is the chemical symbol for potassium?
a. Al
b. Ca
c. K
d. Na
e. S
102. The end product of photosynthesis is
a. Carbon(iv) oxide
 b. Glucose
c. Nitrogen
d. Oxygen
e. Water
103. The female part of a flower is made up of
a. Anther, Filament and Ovary
b. Anther, stigma and ovary
c. Stigma, style and anther
d. Stigma, style and ovary
e. Stigma, style and stamen
104. During photosynthesis, solar energy is converted to --- energy
a. Chemical
b. Heat
c. Light
d. Mechanical
e. Sound
105. The transfer of pollen grains from the anther to the stigma of a flower is referred to
as
a. copulation
b. Fertilization
c. Germination
d. Pollination
e. Reproduction
106. What is the variety of organisms within an ecosystem?
a. Renewable resource
b. Biodiversity
c. Population
d. Ecology
e. Ecosystem
107 What is the relationship where all involved organisms benefit?
a. Parasitism
b. Commensalism
c. Mutualism
d. Competition
e. Saprophytism
108. How many valence electrons does an atom of lithium have?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
e. 5
109. Which element is represented by the information in the table shown?

Mass # 64
# of Neutrons 35

a. Bromine
b. Copper
c. Einsteinium
d. Gadolinium
e. Krypton
110. Which is an alkali metal?
a. Calcium
b. Chlorine
c. Neon
d. Sodium
e. Fluorine
111. Which of the following is not a flowering plant?
a. Fern
b. Flamboyant
c. Hibiscus
d. Ixora
e. Pride of Barbados
112. Most plants are green in colour due to the presence of
a. Cell wall
b. Chloroplast
c. Cytoplasm
d. Mitochondria
e. Nucleus
113. The chemical symbol for lead is
a. Ag
b. La
c. Ld
d. Pd
e. Pb
114 Which of the following substances is a compound?
a. Carbon
b. Hydrogen
c. Oxygen
d. Water
e. Zinc
115. What is the value of X in the chemical equation below?
 2H2(g) + 202(g) XH2O(l)
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
e. 5
116. An autotrophy is a –
a. An organism that makes its own food
b. An organism that eats other organisms
c. An organism that teats decaying matter
d. None of the above.
e. An organism that feeds on green plants.
117. What is an example of a biotic factor?
a. Air
b. Water
c. Grass
d. Soil
e. PH
118. Which graph shows the relationship between the atomic mass and the number of
electrons in an element?

119. Which of these refers to a niche?

a. An environmental factor that tends to limit population size
b. An increase in the Earth’s average atmospheric temperature that causes
corresponding changes in climate and that may result frond the greenhouse
effect
c. Unique living arrangement of an organism defined by its habitat, food
sources, time of day it’s most active, and other factors
d. Increased number of organism in a habitat
e. None of the above
120. If one atom of oxygen combines with two atoms of hydrogen, the valency of
oxygen will be
a. 2
 b. 4
c. 6
d. 8
e. 10

SECTION B [THEORY]

Instruction: Answer all the questions

1a. Complete the table by deciding if the information indicates that the element is
metal or non-metal.

Element Magnetic State of room Does it Metal or

temperature conduct Non-metal
electricity
A no liquid Yes
B yes solid Yes
C no liquid No
D no gas No
E no solid Yes

[5marks]

b. Identify each of these elements and their groups from the information about them
Element Information Name Group
A Pale yellow bones and
teeth
B Forms bones and teeth
C Combines with oxygen
and aluminum to form an
emerald
D Used to make batteries
E Forms the orange glow in
some street lamp

[5marks]
2. Dembe has three small logs of different wood
a. What must he do to compare their densities?
[2marks]
b. Which formula should he use to calculate the density of each wood?
[2marks]
c. Jaya has a block of material and wants to find its volume
i. How should she do this?
[2marks]
ii Jaya’s block is a cube with sides of 5cm. What is its volume?
Show your workings
[4marks]
3. The giants panda lives in China.
The diagram shows a simple food web involving the panda.

Giant panda

Fish Bamboo plant

Snails

Water plants

a. Name one producer in the food web

[2marks]
b. Name one primary consumer in the food web
[2marks]
c. use the information in the food web to explain why the
panda is described as an omnivore
[2marks]
d. What do the arrows in the food web show?
[2marks]
e. Many of the bamboo forests in China are being cut down
This is causing the panda population to decrease. Suggest why
[2marks]

4. Read this information about plants and animals. Use the information
to answer the questions.
Use the information to answer the questions.

 A gardener grows cabbages in her garden

 Some of the cabbages are eaten by caterpillars
 Birds eat some of the caterpillars
  Snakes eat some of the birds
ai. Use the information to complete the food chain. Write your answers in the boxes,
[Copy the boxes in your answer script]

[2marks]
ii. Name one organism in the food chain which is a predator
[1mark]
iii. Which organism is a producer?
[1mark]

b. The gardener sprays her cabbages with a chemical to kill the caterpillars.
What will happen to the number of birds? Explain why ?
[2marks]

Copy the table below in your answer script. Put a tick( ) if heat is given out in the
process
burning Evaporation melting neutralization