MODERN BASIC SCHOOL
BASIC FIVE – END OF FIRST TERM EXAMINATION
SCIENCE
Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
SECTION A – OBJECTIVE TEST (50
marks)
Choose the correct answer from the options A–D.
Materials & Properties of Materials
1. Which of the following is a natural material?
A. Plastic
B. Nylon
C. Wood
D. Glass
2. A material that allows heat to pass through it is called a ____
A. conductor
B. insulator
C. reflector
D. absorber
3. Rubber is mostly used for making handles of tools because it is
A. shiny
B. heavy
C. an insulator
D. a conductor
4. Which of these materials is transparent?
A. Stone
B. Glass
C. Wood
D. Rubber
5. Metals are used for making cooking pots because they
A. absorb water
B. conduct heat
C. bend easily
D. break easily
Reversible & Irreversible Changes
6. Which of these is a reversible change?
A. Burning paper
B. Melting ice
C. Rusting iron
D. Frying eggs
7. Freezing water is an example of
A. reversible change
B. irreversible change
C. chemical change
D. burning
8. Rusting of iron is an
A. irreversible change
B. reversible change
C. expansion
D. evaporation
9. Which change cannot be reversed?
A. Melting butter
B. Dissolving sugar
C. Breaking glass
D. Freezing water
10. Burning wood produces
A. ice
B. smoke
C. clean water
D. iron filings
Formation & Separation of Mixtures
11. A mixture is formed when two or more substances are
A. melted
B. mixed physically
C. burnt
D. frozen
12. Salt and water can be separated by
A. filtration
B. sieving
C. evaporation
D. winnowing
13. Which method is used to separate stones from rice?
A. Filtration
B. Winnowing
C. Sieving
D. Evaporation
14. Filtration is used to separate
A. sand and water
B. oil and water
C. salt and water
D. air and dust
15. Which mixture can be separated by evaporation?
A. Beans and chaff
B. Sand and stones
C. Salt solution
D. Rice and stones
Benefits of the Sun
16. The sun is the main source of
A. wind
B. heat
C. milk
D. soil
17. Plants need sunlight to
A. breathe
B. grow and make food
C. change colour
D. move
18. Sunlight helps to
A. dry clothes
B. freeze water
C. produce rain
D. remove air
19. Which of these is a benefit of the sun?
A. It causes darkness
B. It gives energy
C. It destroys plants always
D. It reduces heat
20. The sun helps humans to get
A. vitamin D
B. vitamin A
C. oxygen
D. nitrogen
Carbon Dioxide
21. Carbon dioxide is a
A. solid
B. liquid
C. gas
D. metal
22. Which gas do humans breathe out?
A. Oxygen
B. Nitrogen
C. Carbon dioxide
D. Hydrogen
23. Plants use carbon dioxide to
A. make food
B. produce heat
C. produce salts
D. move
24. Too much carbon dioxide in the environment causes
A. global warming
B. more rainfall
C. less heat on Earth
D. more wind
25. Which activity increases carbon dioxide in the environment?
A. Planting trees
B. Burning rubbish
C. Fetching water
D. Eating food
26. One use of carbon dioxide is in
A. drinking water
B. fire extinguishers
C. producing heat
D. making metals
27. The process by which humans add carbon dioxide to the air is
A. sleeping
B. eating
C. respiration
D. swimming
28. Which of these reduces carbon dioxide levels?
A. Burning gas
B. Planting trees
C. Smoking
D. Running engines
29. Too much carbon dioxide leads to
A. cooling of the earth
B. global warming
C. drought only
D. none
30. Carbon dioxide is needed by
A. animals only
B. plants only
C. both plants and animals
D. neither plants nor animals
Parts of a Plant & Their Functions
31. The part of the plant that absorbs water is the
A. flower
B. stem
C. leaf
D. root
32. The stem helps to
A. make food
B. hold the plant upright
C. absorb minerals only
D. produce seeds
33. The leaf mainly helps in
A. reproduction
B. breathing and making food
C. holding the plant
D. absorbing water
34. The flower helps in
A. support
B. reproduction
C. photosynthesis
D. respiration
35. The root also helps to
A. produce seeds
B. anchor the plant
C. make food
D. breathe
Water Cycle & Evaporation
36. The water cycle is the continuous
A. movement of water on Earth
B. burning of water
C. freezing of water
D. melting of rocks
37. Evaporation occurs when
A. water freezes
B. water turns into vapor
C. vapor turns to water
D. ice melts
38. Which activity shows evaporation?
A. Melting ice
B. Drying clothes
C. Rain falling
D. Boiling oil
39. Condensation is when
A. water changes to vapor
B. vapor changes to liquid
C. liquid becomes solid
D. solid becomes gas
40. Rain is formed after
A. condensation
B. evaporation
C. burning
D. melting
41. The sun helps in the water cycle by causing
A. condensation
B. evaporation
C. rainfall
D. freezing
42. Dew is formed by
A. condensation
B. evaporation
C. boiling
D. freezing
43. Boiling water leads to
A. condensation
B. evaporation
C. melting
D. freezing
44. Which of these speeds up evaporation?
A. Cold temperature
B. Dark room
C. Heat from the sun
D. Closed bottle
45. Water vapor forms clouds after
A. freezing
B. condensation
C. evaporation
D. boiling
General Science Knowledge
46. Plants make their food in the
A. root
B. stem
C. leaf
D. flower
47. The gas needed by humans to live is
A. carbon dioxide
B. nitrogen
C. oxygen
D. smoke
48. The main source of energy for the Earth is
A. stars
B. moon
C. sun
D. clouds
49. A mixture can be separated because the substances are
A. chemically joined
B. physically combined
C. burnt together
D. dissolved permanently
50. Which method separates oil from water?
A. Evaporation
B. Decantation
C. Sieving
D. Filtration
SECTION B – SUBJECTIVE TEST (10
marks)
Answer any five questions.
1. State three properties of materials and give one example each.
2. Explain with examples two reversible and two irreversible changes.
3. Describe three methods of separating mixtures and give an example for each.
4. State four benefits of the sun to living things.
5. Explain how carbon dioxide gets into the environment. Give three ways.
6. State four uses or importance of carbon dioxide.
7. Describe the functions of the root, stem, leaf, and flower of a plant.
8. Explain the water cycle with a simple description of its stages.
9. Write four factors that speed up evaporation.
10. List four effects of too much carbon dioxide on the environment.