First Term Examination Basic Science and Technology Primary 6 (Basic 6) Exam Questions

 

 

FIRST TERM EXAMINATION 

CLASS – PRIMARY 6 (BASIC 6) 

BASIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (BST) 

 

 

VOLUME 1 – BST EXAM QUESTIONS 

SECTION A 

INSTRUCTION – Choose the correct answer from the options. 

1. The bone that protects the brain is called _____.

[a] skull

[b] ribs

[c] hinge

 

2. The tongue is an organ of _____.

[a] sight

[b] touch

[c] taste

 

3. All these are human body system except _____.

[a] digestive system

[b] circulatory system

[c] taste system

 

4. Which of these is a living things?

[a] dog

[b] pen

[c] table

 

5. Mammals give birth to their young ones by _____.

[a] laying eggs

[b] giving birth

[c] incubatory

 

6. _____ is an example of non living things.

[a] Pen

[b] Human

[c] Goat

 

 

7. _____ are plants or animals product that can be grown and harvested.

[a] Livestock

[b] Timber

[c] Crop

 

8. Crops need all these to grow except _____.

[a] fertile soil

[b] sunlight

[c] inadequate water

 

9. The circulatory system is also known as _____ system.

[a] cardiovascular

[b] breathing

[c] digestive

 

10. The circulatory system is made up of _____ that carry blood away from and towards the heart.

[a] blood vessels

[b] arteries

[c] heart

 

11. The _____ is the major part of the circulatory system.

[a] nose

[b] neck

[c] heart

 

12. Synthetic drugs are the one that _____.

[a] occur in nature

[b] are made by man

[c] can kill

 

13. It is always important to use drug base on _____ prescription.

[a] parents

[b] doctor

[c] friends

 

 

14. Normal use of drug will _____.

[a] guarantee good health

[b] damage our body

[c] cause memory fail.

 

15. _____ is the red liquid that flows through the human body.

[a] Water

[b] Alcohol

[c] Blood

 

SECTION B

INSTRUCTION – Answer all questions. 

QUESTION 1

A. Define living things

B. Write five examples of living things.

 

QUESTION 2

A. Define circulatory system.

B. List 2 types of drugs with two example each.

 

QUESTION 3

A. What is drug abuse?

B. State the characteristics of living things.

 

QUESTION 4

A. What is crop yield?

B. Mention 3 condition for better crops.

 

QUESTION 5

A. Define compost?

B. Write three important of manure and fertilizers

 

 

VOLUME 2 – BST EXAM QUESTION

SECTION A 

INSTRUCTION – Answer all the questions in this section. 

1. Which of these is synthetic drug?

[ a ] Paracetamol

[ b ] Herb tea

[ c ] Aloe vera

 

2. We are to use only drugs prescribed by _____.

[ a ] mothers

[ b ] doctors

[ c ] our friends

 

3. Any substance used as medicine stimulant is called _____

[ a ] liquid

[ b ] cocaine

[ c ] drug

 

4. The federal ministry of health warns that smokers of cigarette are liable to die.

[ a ] young

[ b ] old

[ c ] great

 

5. It takes earth _____ hours to rotate on it axis.

[a] two weeks

[ b ] twenty four hours

[ c ] seven days

 

6. Which of these is not a blood vessel?

[ a ] vein

[ b ] artery

[ c ] lung

 

7. Which of these is not a characteristics of living things?

[ a ] death

[ b ] irritability

[ c ] non – movement

 

 

8. The revolution of the earth take place in every _____ mean solar days

[ a ] 364

[ b ] 365.2

[ c ] 365

 

9. The people who study weather are called?

[ a ] scientist

[ b ] meteorologist

[ c ] meteorologist

 

10. All of these are examples naturally occurring drugs, except?

[ a ] tramadol

[ b ] bitter kola

[ c ] vegetables

 

11. Which one of these is not a component of the sky?

[ a ] eclipse

[ b ] the cloud

[ c ] stars

 

12. The smallest tubes in the body that carry blood are called?

[ a ] veins

[ b ] arteries

[ c ] capillaries

 

13. The movement of the earth on its own axis is called _____________.

[ a ] rotation

[ b ] revolution

[ c ] circulation

 

14. The components of human circulatory system are blood, ____________ and the vessel.

[ a ] heart

[ b ] stomach

[ c ] liver

 

 

15. The earth orbit the sun at a speed of ______________.

[ a ] 108,000 km

[ b ] 180,000 km

[ c ] 188,000km

 

 

SECTION B

Answer all questions

QUESTION 1

A. Define the following terms:

i. Weather

ii. Meteorologist

B. Name four weather symbols you know.

 

QUESTION 2

A. Drugs are _____.

B. Give two reasons for improving crop yield.

 

QUESTION 3

A. Give two differences each between arteries and veins.

B. List any 4 health implications of drug abuse.

C. List accordingly the 8 planets of the solar system.

 

QUESTION 4

A. List 4 effects of earth movement.

B. Define the following:

i. Lunar eclipse ________________________________________________

ii. Solar eclipse ________________________________________________