Joseph Tumwekwase

PRE PLE SET 6/10

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MID TERM 3 EXAMS BABY-P.6

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SECTION A: 40 MARKS
Questions 1 to 40 carry one mark each.
1. Name any one group of non flowering plants.
Algae //Spore bearing plants//Seed bearing plants.
2. Give the meaning of the term respiration.
Respiration is the breakdown of food in the body to produce energy.
3. Clara felt a sudden discharge of electricity through her whole body, identify the form of accident
that she experienced.
An electric shock.
4. State any one reason as to why the volume of a stone is found using displacement method.
A stone has an irregular shape//has no well defined shape//has no proper
dimensions
The diagram below shows a relationship between organisms in the environment. Study and use
it to answer question 5.

5. Name the general term used to describe the above flow of energy in the feeding relationship
between organisms in the environment.
Food chain. Reject interdependence
6. Give one reason why one should keep turning the materials in the pit from time to time when
making compost manure.
To ensure all the materials rot uniformly.
7. Name any one type of fracture.
Simple fracture//compound fracture
8. State any one disorder of the human eye.
Short sight//Long sight//Old age sight//Astigmatism//Squint.
9. A housemaid used a juice blender to prepare passion fruit juice for her boss, state the energy change
which took place in the blender she used.
Electrical energy changed to mechanical energy.
Electrical energy changed to kinetic energy.
10. Name any one source of food in the environment.
Plants/ Animals/Fungi. Using FAP
11. Give a reason why rainy or wet season is the best known for harvesting tuber crops.
The soil is very soft which reduces damage to the tubers when digging out.
12. State any one reason why heat is not regarded as matter.
Heat does not have volume//Heat does not have mass.
Heat does not have molecules.
The diagram below shows Mr. Chinmay’s clean bedroom. Study and use it to
answer the question that follow.

13. State any one way in which he continues maintaining its hygiene to prevent disease-causing vectors that
may breed in beddings or clothes.

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 Regular sweeping rubbish on the floor of his bed room.
Regular scrubbing of the floor of his bedroom.
Regular mopping of the floor of his bedroom.
Regular changing of his dirty bed sheets.
14. Name any one condition that can prompt pupils to wash their hands at school.
After visiting a latrine or toilet//After picking rubbish.
Before and after eating food.
15. Give the meaning of the term elements of weather.
Elements of weather are factors that lead to changes in weather.
16. Name the type of metamorphosis to which all chewing insects belong.
Incomplete metamorphosis.
17. Identify any one example of a PIASCY message which safe guards a primary seven girl from becoming a
teen mother.
Abstain from sex//Avoid early marriage.
Do not accept free gifts in exchange for sex.
18. Identify any one way through which people smoke.
Through burning pipes.
Through burning cigarette.
19. Name any one factor which determines the harvesting of crops.
Maturity of crops.
Right maturity ensures quality and nutritional value to the crops.
Moisture levels in soil
Some crops are harvested based on soil moisture to reduce damage.
Crop pests and diseases
Presence of pests and diseases can force an early harvest to save the crops.
Garden tools used//Season of harvesting.
20. Mention one way in which uncontrolled bush burning causes soil erosion in our environment.
It leaves the topsoil bare, exposing it to agents of soil erosion.
21. Give a reason why chemical digestion is able to take place in the mouth.
Due to the presence of digestive enzymes (salivary amylase) that break down starchy food.
22. Identify any one activity done during hardening off.
Reduced watering of seeds//Gradual removal of the shade.
23. Name the bacterial immunisable disease which is characterized with production of blood-stained sputum.
Tuberculosis.
24. State the way in which a feeding trough with a swivel bar is useful in a coop.
The Feeding trough with a swivel bar roll which prevents birds from stepping on and spoil
feeds.
The diagram below shows a commonly used garden tool. Study and use it to
answer question 25.

25. Give any one way in which the above garden tool is able to perform its function.
It has a nuzzle for spraying agro-chemicals easily.
It has a tank for holding agro-chemicals for spraying.
It has a pump for exerting pressure when spraying agro-chemicals to crops.
26. Name the bee product commonly used in preparing lip shiners.
Honey.

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27. Identify the process involved in the absorption of water and dissolved mineral salts from the soil by the
root hairs.
Osmosis.
28. Name any one type of latrine.
ECOSAN latrine//Conventional pit latrines//VIP latrines
Enviro loo latrines
29. Give any one relationship between Mass and Weight.
Weight is directly proportional to mass
Objects with higher mass weigh more.
30. State the cause of marasmus to babies.
Lack of all food nutrients in a baby’s diet.
31. Mention one way minerals are harvested.
Through mining.
32. State the way in which a eureka is able to perform its role when measuring volume of an irregular object.
The eureka can has a spout that directs displaced water into the measuring cylinder.
33. State the reason why antibodies are regarded to be protein in nature.
Antibodies are made of amino acids.
Reject: Antibodies are produced by white blood cells.
34. Give the meaning of the term ‘’A Child Health Card’’.
A Child Health Card is a medical document showing the baby’s health status.
35. Mention any one example of digestive juices which help in the digestion of food.
Saliva//pancreatic juice/intestinal juice/gastric juice.
The diagram below shows a property of magnets. Study and use it to answer the questions that follow.

Thread
Wooden
stand
Bar magnet

36. State the property of magnets shown in the diagram above.

A freely suspended bar magnet rests facing North-South direction.
37. Give a reason to support your answer above.
The north pole of the magnet is attracted by the south pole of the earth and vice versa.
38. Briefly explain how a rainbow is formed.
A rainbow is formed by refraction of sunlight through tiny droplets of rainwater.
39. Identify any one stakeholder involved in carrying out health Parades at school.
Teachers / school nurse/ health prefects / matrons/patrons/.
40. State the way in which height of an object affects capacity.
Taller objects can hold more liquids than shorter ones.

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 SECTION B: 60 MARKS
Questions 41 to 55 carry four marks each
41. (a) Given the following materials, toothpaste, toothbrush and clean
water.
Describe how you can use the items to demonstrate oral hygiene. (04 Marks)
Wet the toothbrush and apply a small amount of toothpaste.
Brush teeth upwards and downwards.
Brush the tongue to remove food remains and freshen the breath.
Rinse the mouth and toothbrush thoroughly with clean water.
42. (a) Give the way in which the following qualities of a good hutch for keeping
rabbits are important
(i) A cemented floor.
A cemented floor prevents rabbits from burrowing on the floor.
(ii) A slightly sloppy floor.
A slightly sloppy floor allows easy cleaning// flow of urine to the ground.
(b) State one reason why should rabbit farmers give their rabbits the following.
(i) A block of salt.
To provide rabbits with mineral salts//to make the bones of their rabbits grow strong
and healthy due to mineral salts in salt.
(ii) Hard things to bite.
To stop the teeth of rabbits from growing very long.
43. The diagram below shows simple experiment about states of matter.
Study it carefully to answer the questions that follow.

water

Ice block
wrapped in a
wire mesh Bunsen
burner

(a) Identify the state of matter being demonstrated above.

The liquid state.
(b) State role played by the Bunsen burner in conducting the above experiment.
The Bunsen burner is a source of heat to heat the water.
(c) Give the reason why the ice block wrapped in a wire mesh block does not melt as the water at the
top boils.
Water does not conduct heat to the bottom of the test tube.
(d) State one reason why firemen wear asbestos suits and gloves.
To protect themselves against fire burns
44. (a) In the table below, part A shows chemical changes and part B has the
conditions they require to take place.

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 Chemical change Conditions required.
Respiration Presence of fuel, heat and oxygen.
Rusting Presence of yeast and sugar.

Fermentation Presence of food and oxygen

Burning Presence of oxygen and water
(i) Respiration: Presence of food and oxygen.
(ii) Rusting: Presence of oxygen and water.
(iii) Fermentation: Presence of yeast and sugar.
(iv) Burning: Presence of fuel, heat and oxygen.
45. (a) State two signs of early pregnancy in humans.
Menstruation period stops.
Breasts grow bigger and become tender//Frequent urination.
The belly expands due to increasing size of the foetus.
(b) Identify the role played by the following parts of the human reproductive
system;
(i) Amnion.
Produces amniotic fluid.
(ii) Amniotic fluid.
Reduces friction and absorbs shock from the foetus.
46. Shannel poured the following wastes in a pit, Plant residues, leftover food, Plastics and pampers and later
returned to check on them after 10 days.
(a) Name the term given to wastes like plant residues and leftover food as used
in waste management.
Biodegradable materials.
(b) Give one reason to support your answer.
Such wastes rot and decompose to form humus.
(c) Mention any two possible effects of non-biodegradable wastes to soil in the
environment.
Leads to loss of soil fertility//soil pollution//Leads to killing of soil
organisms//Destroys soil structure and texture//prevents water from entering the
soil//prevents air from entering the soil
47. A primary five pupil burnt a piece of dry wood until it formed ash.
State the form of energy which was produced when the dry wood was burnt.
(a) Identify any one form of energy which was produced when the dry wood was burnt.
Heat energy/ Light energy.
(b) Give any one reason for putting out fire after cooking food.
To save fuel//To prevent burns// To prevent fire outbreaks
(c) State any two advantages of using charcoal over firewood.
Charcoal burns at a higher temperature than firewood//Charcoal produces less smoke
and ash than firewood.
Charcoal takes up less space than firewood.
48. The diagram below shows a simple machine. study and use it to answer the questions that follow.

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 (a) Name the class of levers to which the above simple machine belongs.
Second class levers. Reject first and third class of leavers.
(b) State any one way in which second-class lever machines simplify work.
By reducing the effort needed to do work.
By making the load and effort move in the same direction.
(c) Mention any one way in which levers are important to a carpenter.
For removing fixed nails from wood using claw hammers.
For prying apart stuck parts or boards using crowbars
For lifting heavy objects using pry bars
For loosening or tightening stuck screws or bolts using cheater bars
(d) State any one characteristic of the above simple machine.
The above simple machine has few parts
The above simple machine is easy to use.
49. (a) Give meaning of the term beasts of burden.
Beasts of burden are animals that provide labour to people.
(b) Mention any two ways in which animals can be used as energy resources.
Animals provide energy for turning machines
Animals provide energy for pulling carts.
Animals provide energy for ploughing//Animals provide energy for transport.
(c) Identify the way in which you can reduce heat loss from the saucepan when
cooking food.
Covering food with banana leaves when cooking it.
50. The table below shows a type of lens. Study and use it to answer questions that follow.

Source lens
of light

(a) Name the type of lens being used in an experiment shown in the diagram above.
A convex lens//Converging lens

(b) Briefly explain what happens when a parallel beam of light passes through the above type of lens.
When a parallel beam of light passes through a convex lens, the light rays converge
towards a focal point.
(c) State any two differences in structure between the convex lens and a concave lens.
A convex lens is thinner at the edges while a concave lens is thicker at the edges.
A convex lens is curved outwards while a concave lens is curved inwards.
A convex lens is thicker at its centre while a concave lens is thinner at the centre.
51. Mkwanazi discovered that his crops in the garden were severely destroyed.
(a) Give the meaning of the term given to such organisms.
Pests are organisms that destroy crops.
(b) Mention any two ways in which pests destroy crops.
Biting the plants//Pecking the seeds on cobs.
Eating the roots and leaves//Cutting the plants.
Sucking the plant’s juice or food
(c) State any one activity involved in the chemical method of controlling pests in crop gardens.
Spraying pesticides//Dusting the affected crops//Using rat poison to kill rats.
52. (a) Give a reason why it is not advisable to store fresh tuber crops in a sack.
The sacks generate a lot of heat causing them rotting of tuber crops OR
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 It leads to heat buildup, causing tubers to rot due to increased moisture retention in the sack.
(b) State any one way in which legumes differs from other dicotyledonous plants.
Legumes have root nodules//Legumes store their seeds in pods.
(c) Identify any two importance of preserving tuber crops in our communities.
It ensures food security in our communities.
It makes it easy to transport tubers//For future use.
Reject: It adds value to tubers//It increases on their life span//It prevents tubers from
developing new shoots when store
REASON; The above are general importance of preserving tuber crops.
53. A farmer in the rural setting left his animals to move freely. These animals were closely monitored as they
fed on different types of pasture.
(a) Identify the method of grazing cattle being practiced by the farmer.
Herding.
(b) State any two advantages of the above method of grazing cattle to livestock.
Livestock get enough physical exercises.
Livestock feed on a variety of feeds/The method requires less labour
(c) Give a reason why the above farmer opted to practice the named method of grazing cattle.
There is enough grazing land in rural areas for grazing cattle.
54. (a) Name the part of the outer ear which detects the direction from which sound
waves come.
The Pinna/ Earflap.
(b) State two adaptations of the above-mentioned part of the ear to its function.
It is made up of cartilage which keeps it open all the time.
It is broad shaped to trap sound waves effectively and accurately.
(c) Name the hearing organ puff adders use during the hearing process.
The jawbone.
55. Study the diagram below and answer questions that follow.

(a) Identify the human activity being demonstrated above.

Environmental pollution.
(b) Name any one cause of drought.
Deforestation//Swamp drainage//Bush burning//Industrialization
(c) State any two ways in which National Environment Management Authority can ensure that the
effects of the above human activities are controlled
Teaching people about the importance of forests and wetlands
Creating forest reserves//Enforcing laws against wetland degradation//Evicting people
settling in wetlands
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