Science · Paper 1 · 2019
14 questions 🏝 ZEC ✓ MS3-hour timed simulation · auto-graded · counts toward ranking
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Section A
Choose the correct answer and write its letter in the table below the questions. i. Which of these is not a prevention for high blood pressure? A: Exercising B: Reducing stress C: Quitting smoking and drinking alcohol D: Eating fatty foods ii. A hospital thermometer can measure temperature in the range: A: 35℃ to 43℃ B: 0℃ to 100℃ C: 35℃ to 100℃ D: 0℃ to 35℃ iii. A bell has this many colors: A: Five B: Six C: Eight D: Seven iv. Tools used for gardening to dig the soil: A: Rake, hoe and wheelbarrow B: Hoe, rake and shovel C: Rake, hoe and spade D: Rake, shovel and wheelbarrow v. A device that does not measure electricity: A: Voltmeter B: Ammeter C: Speedometer D: Electric sensor
Read the descriptions and write true or false in the table below the questions. a) The work of the hoe and the plow are similar. b) Rainwater is clean water. c) Fruits and vegetables provide the body with heat and energy. d) Farmed animals need human care and attention. e) The natural forests of one area have different ages.
- The work of the hoe and the plow are similar. (1 mk)
- Rainwater is clean water. (1 mk)
- Fruits and vegetables provide the body with heat and energy. (1 mk)
- Farmed animals need human care and attention. (1 mk)
- The natural forests of one area have different ages. (1 mk)
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Match the items in Column A by selecting the correct word from Column B. Write only the letter in the table below. Column A 1. Mwangi 2. Pail and jerrycans 3. Epilepsy 4. Oily foods 5. Drain Column B A. Something hot B. Sound of drums C. Provides the body with energy and heat D. Sound returning to the source of the sound E. Contagious diseases F. Store clean water G. Water channels H. Falling sickness, dizziness and then settling
- Mwangi (1 mk)
- Mwangi (1 mk)
- Ndoo na galoni (1 mk)
- Ndoo na galoni (1 mk)
- Kifafa (1 mk)
- Kifafa (1 mk)
- Vyakula vya mafuta (1 mk)
- Vyakula vya mafuta (1 mk)
- Mtaro (1 mk)
- Mtaro (1 mk)
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Fill in the blanks. Use the words in the box below the questions. a) Scorpion, grasshopper and crocodile are _________________ creatures. b) Stress is caused by_____________and poverty. c) Gas and petrol are found from ____________________. d) The good smell of flowers and _______________attracts insects. e) Whales and _______________ are vertebrate creatures.
- Scorpion, grasshopper and crocodile are _________________ creatures. (1 mk)
- Stress is caused by_____________and poverty. (1 mk)
- Gas and petrol are found from _____________________. (1 mk)
- The good smell of flowers and _______________attracts insects. (1 mk)
- Whales and _______________ are vertebrate creatures. (1 mk)
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Complete the table where the spaces are empty Vitamins | Foods | Deficiency i | A | Poor eyesight especially at night ii | Butter and milk | Weak bones iii | K | Green vegetables iv | Fruits | Mouth sores. Bleeding gums v | B | Poor vision. Mouth sores
- Complete the table where the spaces are empty Vitamins | Foods | Deficiency i | A | Poor eyesight especially at night ii | Butter and milk | Weak bones iii | K | Green vegetables iv | Fruits | Mouth sores. Bleeding gums v | B | Poor vision. Mouth sores (1 mk)
- Complete the table where the spaces are empty Vitamins | Foods | Deficiency i | A | Poor eyesight especially at night ii | Butter and milk | Weak bones iii | K | Green vegetables iv | Fruits | Mouth sores. Bleeding gums v | B | Poor vision. Mouth sores (1 mk)
- Complete the table where the spaces are empty Vitamins | Foods | Deficiency i | A | Poor eyesight especially at night ii | Butter and milk | Weak bones iii | K | Green vegetables iv | Fruits | Mouth sores. Bleeding gums v | B | Poor vision. Mouth sores (1 mk)
- Complete the table where the spaces are empty Vitamins | Foods | Deficiency i | A | Poor eyesight especially at night ii | Butter and milk | Weak bones iii | K | Green vegetables iv | Fruits | Mouth sores. Bleeding gums v | B | Poor vision. Mouth sores (1 mk)
- Complete the table where the spaces are empty Vitamins | Foods | Deficiency i | A | Poor eyesight especially at night ii | Butter and milk | Weak bones iii | K | Green vegetables iv | Fruits | Mouth sores. Bleeding gums v | B | Poor vision. Mouth sores (1 mk)
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a) Write five (5) characteristics of flowering plants b) Name five (5) types of flowering plants
- Write five (5) characteristics of flowering plants (5 mk)
- Name five (5) types of flowering plants (5 mk)
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a) What is the meaning of forests? b) i) How many types of forests are there? ii) Name them c) Name two (2) benefits of forests in everyday life
- What is the meaning of forests? (2 mk)
- How many types of forests are there? (1 mk)
- Name them (2 mk)
- Name two (2) benefits of forests in everyday life (5 mk)
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a) Name four (4) sources of electricity b) Draw two (2) devices that use electricity. Write their names.
- Name four (4) sources of electricity (4 mk)
- Draw two (2) devices that use electricity. Write their names. (6 mk)
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a) Name one (1) liquid that produces sound b) Name one (1) solid that produces sound c) Look at the drawings below. In what way do these devices produce sound? Write the way. Write their names. A is _________ B is ________________
- Name one (1) liquid that produces sound (1 mk)
- Name one (1) solid that produces sound (1 mk)
- Look at the drawings below. In what way do these devices produce sound? Write the way. Write their names. A is _________ B is ________________ (4 mk)
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Section B
Classify the following diseases: which are infectious and which are non-infectious? AIDS, cholera, scabies, measles, tuberculosis, cancer, bilharzia, diabetes, high blood pressure, and cholera.
- Infectious diseases (5 mk)
- Non-infectious diseases (5 mk)
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