THIRD TERM PROMOTIONAL EXAMINATION

2020/2021 ACADEMIC SESSION

NAME:……………………………………………………………………..
CLASS: JSS 1 SUBJECT: BASIC SCIENCE
OBJECTIVES
Answer all questions

1. The unit of force is ..............a.) Newton b.)Watt c.)Joule d.) Ohm

2. Force of gravity occurs mostly on the surface of ................ a.) Moon b.)Sea
c.)Star d.) Earth
3. Which of the following is a renewable energy? a.) Kerosene b.)Water c.)Coal
d.) Petrol
4. Which word does not mean the same as ''renewable''? a.) Inexhaustible
b.)Restorable c.)Consumable d.) Replaceable
5. Examples of Non-renewable energy are these except ..............a.) Electrical
energy b.)Energy from petroleum product c.) Solar energy
6. Which of these is not correct? A force ......... a.)Causes movement of a body
b.)Changes direction of a body c.)Changes the shape of body d.) Is the ability
to work
7. Which of these is not an example of non-contact force? a.) Light force b.)
Gravitational force c.)Electrical force d.) Magnetic force
8. The major function of friction is ............. a.) To keep us dancing and jumping
b.)To prevent us from sleeping c.)To give us food d.) To prevent us from
slipping while in motion
9. ................ is the act of greasing and oiling an engine to prevent tear and wear.
a.) Prediction b.)Lubrication c.) Communication
10. The source of the earth's energy is .......... a.) The sun b.)Food c.)Plants
d.)Animal e.) Petroleum
11. One of these is not a natural source of energy? a.) Sun b.)Food c.)Batteries
d.) Coal
12. Satellite is used for the following except ........a.) For building house b.)
Receiving and transmitting signals c.) For photographing of the earth d.)
Used for military purposes
13. Which of these energy is transferred in kicking a ball? a.) Kinetic energy
b.)Potential energy c.)Heat energy d.) Sound energy
14. The first man who orbit round the earth is ...........a.) Mendeleev Dimitri
b.)Yuri Gagarin c.)Dalton David d.) Gregory Mendel
15. Which of these statement is correct? a.) Balanced forces are unequal forces
b.) Unbalanced forces are equal forces c.) Balanced forces are equal forces
d.) Balanced forces causes the motion of a body
16. Artificial sources of energy are .......... a.) Man-made b.)God-made c.)Both
God-made and Man-made d.) Made in England
17. What is energy? a.) Ability to do work b.)Running c.)Sitting d.) Standing
18. Which of the following is the closest to the sun? a.) Jupiter b.)Saturn c.)Pluto
d.) Mercury
19. ............... is the closest layer of the atmosphere. a.) Exosphere b.)Mesophere
c.)Troposphere d.) Stratosphere
20. Which force attract object towards the centre of the earth? a.) Centripetal
force b.)Gravitational force c.) Contact force d.) Frictional force
21. One of these is not a method of reducing friction? a.) Ball bearing
b.)Lubrication c.)Smoothening the surface d.) Corrosion
22. Types of forces includes the following except ..............a.) Contact force b.)Non-
contact force c.)Breaking force d.) Force field
23. The following are types of terrestrial habitat except .......... a.) Forest b.)Arid
land c.)Grass lands.) Marine
24. Malaria parasite is transmitted by ........... a.) Anopheles mosquitoes b.)
Housefly c.)Tsetse fly d.) Blackfly
25. Scientist that travel to the space are called ....................a.) Astronauts
b.)Astronomers c.)Astrologers d.) Climber
26. Foods that contain all the essential nutrients are called .................. a.) Food
science b.)Balanced diet c.)Health diet d.) Complete diet
27. The human body temperature is measure using ..............thermometer. a.)
Maximum and minimum b.)Clinical c.)Hospital d.) Alcohol in glass
28. .............. is the phenomenon expected when a body is in space and unaffected
by force of gravity. a) weightlessness b.) Gravitation c.)Drowning d.)
Heaviness
29. An example of appliance that can convert electrical energy to sound energy
is ................ a.) Pressing iron b.)Gas cooker c.)Electric bell d.) Electric fan
30. A plant differs from animal because the plant ..............a.) Respire b.)
Reproduces c.) Make its own food d.) Grows
31. Which of the following causes deforestation? a.) Refining petroleum b.) Flow
of rivers c.) Transportation on the sea d.) Cutting of trees for firewood
32. What do you understand by personal cleanliness?, It is an act of ............. a.)
Reading our books always b.) Eating balance diet c.)Cleaning the
environment d.) Keeping self and Environmental clean
33. The following are classes of food except ..............a.) Carbohydrates b.)Water
c.)Glucose d.) Vitamins
34. The absorption of digested food takes place in the ............ a.) Large intestine
b.)Small intestine c.)Mouth d.) Stomach
35. The moon can be described as a ...........a.) Comet b.)Planet c.)Satellites d.) Star
36. Eclipse of the moon occurs when the ............... a.) Moon comes between the
sun and moon b.) Earth comes between the earth and moon c.) Sun is
between the earth and the moon d.) Star is between the sun and the earth
37. ................... is responsible for the green colour in plant. a.) Mitochondria
b.)Chlorophyll c.)Cytoplasm d.) Cell membrane
38. Undigested food are removed from the body by ............... a.) Circulation
b.)Chlorophyll c.)Excretion d.) Respiration
39. .................... is a force which occurs when 2 substance rub against each other.
a.) Gravitation b.)Friction c.)Magnetic d.) Tension
40. Which of these is an example of water borne disease? a.) Small pox
b.)Typhoid fever c.)Beriberi d.) Measles
41. The blackfly is a vector of the human parasite that causes ..............a.) Night
blindness b.)Sleeping sickness c.)River blindness d.)Colour blindness
42. One of these is not a characteristic of metals. a.) Shiny surface b.) Good
conductor c.) Drawn into wire d.) Bad conductors
43. .................... is the ability of an individual to produce offspring (children) of
their kind. a.) Excretion b.)Digestion c.)Irritability d.) Reproduction
44. .................... is the irreversible increase in body length, size and weight. a.)
Excretion b.)Digestion c.)Growth d.) Reproduction
45. Organ responsible for respiration are the following except ..................... a.)
Lung b.)Gills c.)Stomata d.) Eyes
46. One of these is not a type of movement. a.) Active movement b.)Passive
movement c.) Slow movement d.) Bending movement
47. The energy is a food chain that comes from the ................ a.) Decomposer
b.)Primary consumer c.)Producer d.) Secondary consumer
48. The following are signs of puberty in boys except ............... a.) Deep voice
b.)Enlarged penis c.)Sperm production d.) Matured uterus
49. How many months is the gestation period in man? a.) Six b.) Seven c.) Eight
d.) Nine
50. The eye defect in which a sufferer cannot see distant objects clearly is
called ............. a.) Astigmation b.)Conjunctivitis c.)Hypermetropia d.) Myopia
51. An agent that passes pathogen from one living organism to another
is .................a.) Air b.)Food c.)Vector d.) Water
52. Which of these diseases can be contracted through impure drinking water?
a.) Measles b.)Scabies c.)Tuberculosis d.) Typhoid fever
53. The two major habitats are ................ a.) Terrestrial and estuarine b.)Aquatic
and estuarine c.)Terrestrial and aquatic d.) Water and aquatic
54. The following factors are responsible for human growth except ............... a.)
Diseases b.)Exercise c.)Food d.) Intelligence
55. Which of the following is a contagious diseases? a.) Cough b.) Fever
c.)Malaria d.) Sleeping sickness
56. The following are products of fractional distillation of crude oil
except .................a.) Bitumen b.)Coal gas c.)Kerosene d.) Petrol
57. Which of the following is not a petrochemical? a.) Detergent b.)Grease
c.)Insecticide d.) Plastic
58. The method used to separate crude oil is .................. a.) Chromatography
b.)Destructive distillation c.)Filtration d.) Fractional distillation
59. Which of the following is not a main source of protein? a.) Milk b.)Beans
c.)Vegetable d.) Egg
60. Which of the following can prevent drug abuse? a.) Drug trafficking b.)
Hiding drugs from NDLEA c.) Counseling drug addicts d.) Using sleeping
tablets always

THEORY
Answer any four (4) questions
1a. State four differences between plant and animal.
b. State four causes of drug abuse.
c. What is environmental sanitation?

2a. What is i.) matter, ii.) Balanced diet.

b. Mention 4 importance of space travel.
c. Mention 3 dangers of space travel.

3a. Define energy.

b. Give the energy transformation in the following processes and device;
i.) Kicking a ball, ii.) Lightning a candle, iii.) Radio, iv.) Generator, v.) Television,
vi.) Electric iron
c. What instrument is used to measure weight?

4a. Define habitat.

b. Draw a food chain which involves goat, lion, man and grass.
c. Mention 3 state of matter.

5a. Explain the following processes; i.)Excretion, ii.)Digestion, iii.) Growth, iv.)
Irritability, v.) Reproduction, and vi.) Nutrition

6a. What is artificial satellite?

b. Mention 4 uses of satellite.
c. Explain the 2 types of eclipse.