PRECIOUS KIDS COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOLS
# 8 CHRIST LANE, OFF OGBODO ROAD,
NEAR SECOND PIPELINE, RUKPOKWU PH
THIRD TERM EXAMINATION 2024/2025 ACADEMIC SECTION.
NAME: ………………………………………………… CLASS: JSS 1
SUBJECT: BASIC SCIENCE DATE: …………
SECTION A
OBJECTIVES
INSTRUCTION: Answer all questions in this section
1. ______ is a system of acquiring knowledge
(a) Science (b) Art (c) Technoloy (d) Sport
2. During pregnancy the womb is surrounded by a fluid called _______. (a) Amniotic fluid (b)
cervical fluid (c) alcoholic fluid (d) embryo fluid
3. The growth of foetus stage by stage is grouped into _______
(a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 6
4. The fusion of the male and female egg cells forms ________-
(a) Zygote (b) ovulation (c) reproduction (d) conception
5. At puberty stage, the following physical changes occur except __________. (a) over-
confidence (b) broader-hip (c) breast enlargement (d) growing of hair in the pubic area
6. Conception occurs in the _______
(a) Vagina (b) cervix (c) oviduct (d) uterus
7. Natural science is the study of ________
(a) Wood (b) metal (c) mineral resources (d) natural world
8. Another name for uterus is called ______
(a) Oviduct (b) cervix (c) womb (d) egg cells
9. Immunization is very important because, it helps to _________. (a) Prevent diseases (b)
cure diseases (c) stop drug abuse (d) provide nutrients
10. Which of the following diseases are children immunized against?
(a) Tetanus (b) polio (c) tuberculosis (d) all of the above
11. Adults can be immunized against _______
(a) Cholera (b) tetanus (c) yellow fever (d) all of the above
12. Which of these words does not mean the same thing as the word renewable?
(a) Inexhaustible (b) restorable (c) consumable (d) replaceable
13. Two types of forces are _____________ and ____________
14. Which of these is not an example of non-renewable energy?
(a) Wind (b) kerosene (c) petrol (d) wood
15. Which of these is not an example of renewable energy?
(a) Wind (b) sunshine (c) petrol (d) water
16. Animals that feeds only on animals are called _________
(a) Omnivorous (b) herbivorous (c) carnivorous (d) nutrient
17. The ability of living things to struggle for all the necessities of life is called _______--
(a) Irritability (b) growth (c) competition (d) adaptation
18. Disease causing organisms can be passed from one person to another through _______
(a) Water (b) food (c) body contact (d) all of the above
19. Which of the following soil pollutants can be recycled?
(a) Detergent (b) kerosene (c) soap (d) glass
20. Anything that pollutes the environment is called _______
(a) Pollution (b) noise pollution (c) soil pollution (d) pollutants
SECTION B
THEORY
INSTRUCTION: Answer question (1) and any other 3
1a. What is human development? (2 mks)
b. Define menstruation (2 mks)
c. What is puberty? (2 mks)
d. Outline 2 puberty’s in boys and girls (2 mks)
e. Outline 2 ways you can maintain hygiene during menstruation (2 mks)
2a. In a tabular form, outline 2 differences between plants and animals (2 mks)
b. Explain any 4 characteristics of living things (8 mks)
3a. Define immunity ( 3 mks)
b. What is immunisation? (2 mks)
c. Define cell (2 mks)
d. Name 3 diseases against which adults may be immunised (3 mks)
4a. Define bioderadable and non-biodegradable, and give one example each (4 mks)
b. Outline the ways in which a school or community disposes refuse (3 mks)
c. List 3 needs for environmental sanitation (3 mks)
5a. Define teenage pregnancy (2 mks)
b. Outline 3 categories of teenage pregnancy (3 mks)
c. List 2 tips for pregnant teenager (2 mks)
d. List the growth of foetus stage by still birth (3 mks)
PRECIOUS KIDS COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOLS
# 8 CHRIST LANE, OFF OGBODO ROAD,
NEAR SECOND PIPELINE, RUKPOKWU PH
THIRD TERM EXAMINATION 2024/2025 ACADEMIC SECTION.
NAME: ………………………………………………… CLASS: JSS 2
SUBJECT: BASIC SCIENCE DATE: …………
SECTION A : OBJECTIVES
INSTRUCTION: Answer all questions in this section
1. An organism that is eaten by another one is called ________
(a) Predator (b) parasite (c) prey (d) lion
2. Which of these is a harmful relationship among organisms in the same habitat?
(a) Mutualism (b) Cooperation (c) neutralism (d) predation
3. The part of the human brain that is most developed is called ______.
(a) Skull (b) head (c) hair (d) cerebrum
4. Which of these diseases is not associated with the respiratory system?
(a) Pneumonia (b) Anaemia (c) Tuberculosis (d) Asthma
5. Which of these aquatic habitats contain salt?
(a) Pond (b) river (c) ocean (d) stream
6. The following are called excretory waste except _________
(a) Carbon(iv)oxide (b) urea (c) mineral salt (d) sweat
7. The kidneys are made up of kidney tubules called _______
(a) Bowman’s capsule (b) nephrons (c) bean-shaped (d) blood
8. Abstaining from a habit for a while is ________
(a) Periodic abstinence (b) delayed abstinence (c) life long abstinence (d)
abstinence
9. The process by which faeces is removed from the body is called _________.
(a) Defecation (b) excretion (c) excretory system (d) waste product
10. The skin is made up of ______ layers.
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5
11. The life span continuum involves stages between ________
(a) Conception and death (b) conception and adulthood (c) birth and babyhood
(d) death and life
12. Exclusive breast feeding should be within period?
(a) 6 months (b) 8 months (c) 12 months (d) 9months
13. Methods of using drugs include all of the following except
(a) Swallowing (b) smoking (c) handling (d) sniffing
14. Which of the following is a class of chemicals?
(a) Laboratory chemicals (b) industrial chemicals (c) all of the above (d) non-
hazardous and non-toxic
15. A chemical process is one in which _______
(a) A gas is evolved (b) a new substance is formed (c) a liquid changes to solid (d)
none of the above happens
16. The part of the human circulatory system that transports blood through out
the human body is called ______
(a) Blood vessels (b) arteries (c) veins (d) capillaries
17. ________ carries the blood away from the heart
(a) Capillaries (b) veins (c) arteries (d) blood vessels
18. The skeletal system in mammals is grouped into ______ major parts.
(a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 5
19. ________ is a faster moving water?
(a) Lotic (b) lentic (c) wetland (d) fresh water
20. _____ is a slow moving water
(a) Lotic (b) lentic (c) wetland (d) fresh water
SECTION B : THEORY
INSTRUCTION: Answer 4 questions only
1a. What is respiration? (2 mks)
b. Outline 2 differences between breathing and respiration ( 4 mks)
c. Explain the types of respiration (4 mks)
2a. Define chemicals (2 mks)
b. What is laboratory chemicals? List 3 examples (4 mks)
c. Outline 4 general safety rules in a lab (4 mks)
3a. What is excretion? (3 mks)
b. List 3 differences between excretion and defecation (3 mks)
c. Outline 4 organs of the human excretory system (4 mks)
4a. Define Drug (2 mks)
b. Explain kinetic and potential energy with an example (4 mks)
c. Outline 4 forms of energy (4 mks)
5a. Explain the following
Symbiosis (2 mks)
Mutualism (2 mks)
Cooperation (2 mks)
b. Explain the types of habitat with an example each (4 mks)