PRESIDENT’S OFFICE-REGIONAL ADMINSTRATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
STANDARD SEVEN EXAMINATION
SUBJECT: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
TIME: 1:30HRS DATE: 2024
Pupil’s Name: ______________________________________________________________________
School Name: ______________________________________________________________________
SECTION A :20 MARKS
1. Choose the most correct answer and write its letter in the spaces provided.
i. Mpenja has learned about safety signs and their importance in the environment,
however he has mistaken by painting one of the following signs with blue colour.
Which sign was mistakenly painted with that colour? A. hand wash station
B. eye protection C. wear protective gloves D. slippery floor. E. face mask required.
ii. Geothermal energy can be converted into electricity by using a special plant that
consists a turbine which is rotated by the __________________. A. water waves
B. high pressure steam C. ocean currents and tides D. atmospheric pressure
E. special generator.
iii. The highest point the wave rises is termed as a wave crest while the lowest point the
wave falls is termed as a wave trough. How do we term the up and down movement
like the motion of waves? A. gravitational motion B. electrical motion
C. water power motion D. undulating motion E. hydroelectric motion.
iv. Immiscible liquids such as water and kerosene, when poured in one container the
kerosene floats on water. Why water never floats on kerosene? A. it is denser than
kerosene B. it is less denser than kerosene C. it is the universal solvent
D. its molecules flows easily E. it is less acidic
v. What is termed as the scientific method of expressing magnitude or quantity of
phenomena? A. SI unit B. force of gravity C. SI forces D. non-standard
measurements E. investigations
vi. Antennas are important devices especially in digital communication. As a standard
seven pupil who has studied about various types of antennas, which types of
antennas that do not receive unwanted signals? A. microstrip antennas
B. Yag-Uda antennas [Link] antennas D. loop antennas E. aperture antenna
vii. After he had taught about the parts of the mortise lock, Sir Kalikawe asked one of
his pupils to list down the simple machines found in the mortise lock. Which of the
following parts was listed wrongly by the pupil? A. latch box B. latch spring
C. latch bolt D. dead bolt E. levers.
[Link] reaction is the reaction between acid and base to form salt and water
only. Which of the following pairs represents the acidic and basic materials
respectively? A. salt and sugar B. sand and milk C. lemon and ashes
D. ashes and lemon E. hydrochloric acid and water
ix. The proper waste disposal makes the environment clean and attractive. Which of
the following is not the benefit of proper waste disposal? A. production of fertilizer
B. warming of houses C. replenishing harzadous wastes D. elimination of toxic
wastes E. generation of electricity.
x. I am the opening above the trachea, I receive air from the nose and passes it to the
trachea. Who am I? A. alveolus B. epiglottis C. larynx D. pharynx E. bronchus
2. Match the items in list A with the corresponding terms from list B by
writing the letter of the correct answer in the spaces provided.
LIST A ANSWERS LIST B
i. Carries blood away from the kidney. A. Renal artery
ii. Thick walls of the heart that pump B. Right ventricle walls
blood to other body parts.
iii. Carries deoxygenated blood to the lungs. C. Hepatic vein
iv. The blood vessel connected to the liver D. Pulmonary vein
v. The main vessel that carries E. Pulmonary artery
deoxygenated blood from different body
parts to the heart at low pressure
F. Left ventricle walls
G. Coronary artery
H. Left atrium
I. Vena cava
J. Renal vein
3. Fill in the blanks by choosing the most correct answer from the box below.
Signal, blue litmus paper, waves, antenna, radio waves, radar
Frequency, element, circuit, indicator, Tv station
i. The disturbance that travels through a medium transporting energy from one location to
another location without transporting matter is called ____________________________________
ii. The substance that exhibits different colours in solutions of different acidity or basicity is called
_____________________________________
iii. The electromagnetic waves having a wavelength between 1 millimeter and 30,000 meters are
termed as __________________________________
iv. The electromagnetic current that is used for carrying data from one device to another is called
____________________________________________
v. The special device that is commonly used airports and military fields to detect the presence,
direction and distance of aircrafts or ships for security purposes is called __________________
SECTION B (20 MARKS)
4. (i). Clearly differentiate between the digestive system and alimentary canal.
____________________________________________________________________________________________
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(ii). Apart from gaseous exchange, state another role of diffusion in the human body
____________________________________________________________________________________________
(iii). State on how osmosis can be used in preservation of foods _____________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
5. Explain the following terms as they are applied in the study of soil.
(i). Soil texture: __________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
(ii). Humus: _____________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
(iii). Extinction: __________________________________________________________________________
6. (i). Before entering the data into a worksheet, you need to consider the three main aspects.
What are those three aspects? List the two other aspects if the first has been given to you.
a. The purpose of creating the worksheet.
b. ___________________________________________________________________________________
c. ___________________________________________________________________________________
(ii). What makes Spreadsheet the best and efficient program for preparing financial budgets and
academic results? ________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
(iii). The society needs to learn the best ways to avoid internet abuse and its consequences.
Mention two ways to which the one should adhere in order to be a good user of the internet.
a. _______________________________________________________________________________________
b. _______________________________________________________________________________________
(iv). The email has got different features such as spam, address and sign out. Mention two
kinds of messages that the Draft feature of the email can hold.
a. _______________________________________ and b. _______________________________________
SECTION C (10 MARKS)
7. (i). What will be the distance in centimetres travelled by the ball that weighs 450 grams, if the
workdone upon it was found to be 90.0Joules.
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(ii). Calculate the velocity ratio of the machine with the efficiency of 25%, given that effort force
of the machine is 8N while the load moved by the machine has 4kg.
___________________________________________________________________________________________
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(iii). What will happen to the metal cylinder with the volume 80cm3 and mass of 20g, when
thrown into the water? __________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
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8. Observe the figure below and answer the questions that follow.
(i). a. Label the following parts in the complex machine shown above
A. ______________________________ B._______________________________
C. ______________________________ D. ______________________________
b. Apart from the wheel and axel, mention other two types of simple machines found in
the figure above.
_________________________________ and ____________________________
(ii). a. What enables the large gear wheel to rotate? _________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
b. Mention two parts of the bicycle that should be lubricated to reduce friction and
prevent corrosion.
_________________________________ and _______________________________