Primary 3 (Basic 3) First Term Examination for All Subjects and Answer key

FIRST TERM BASIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY EXAMINATION QUESTIONS FOR PRIMARY 3 (BASIC 3)

BASIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY EXAM QUESTIONS 

SECTION A – Objectives, INSTRUCTION – Choose the correct answer from the options. 

1. Which of these is not a unit for measuring length?

[a] Kilogram

[b] metre

[c] centimeter

2. “ C M “ is the short form of writing.

[a] center meter

[b] centi grade

[c] centimetre

3. Mass simply means ______.

[a] length

[b] weight

[c] space

4. Time can be measured in these units except ______.

[a] second

[b] hour

[c] kilogram

5. How many minutes are there in 1 hour?

[a] 6 minutes

[b] 60 minutes

[c] 24 minutes

6. Which of these soil types is stiff and sticky?

[a] clay

[b] loamy

[c] sandy

7. Air in motion is called ______.

[a] wind

[b] thunder

[c] lightening

8. ______ is one of the gases in air.

[a] monogen

[b] hydrogen

[c] oxygen

9. ______ is the upper most layer of the earth in which plants grow.

[a] water

[b] soil

[c] sky

10. The mass of an objects is the same as its ______.

[a] weight

[b] content

[c] texture

11. The soil used for planting is ______.

[a] loamy soil

[b] sandy soil

[c] clay soil

12. All these are the objects that float in the water except ______.

[a] stone

[b] nylon

[c] boat

13. Man eats both plants and animals.

[a] Yes

[b] No

[c] maybe

14. Living things have life.

[a] True

[b] False

[c] Not sure

15. Living things can grow and die.

[a] True

[b] False

[c] may be

SECTION B – Attempt all the questions in this section. 

1. Define mass.

2a. Define plant and list their examples.

b. List 8 instrument use in measuring kilogram:

3a. Define animals and give their examples.

b. The S. I unit of length is ______.

4a. What is living things?

b. List the characteristics of MR NIGER D.

5a. Define soil.

b. Mention 3 types soil:

6a. Air means ______.

b. List 3 objects that can float and 3 objects that cannot float in the air:

i. ______ and ______

ii. ______ and ______

iii. ______ and ______

ANSWER KEY 

SECTION A

1. A 2. C 3. B 4. C 5. B 6. A 7. A 8. C 9. B 10. A 11. A 12. A 13. A 14. A 15. A

SECTION B

1. Mass is the measure of the amount of matter in an object (or the weight of an object).

2a. A plant is a living thing that grows in the soil and makes its own food. For examples: maize, mango tree, grass, flower.

2b. Instruments used in measuring kilogram: Weighing scale, Beam balance, Spring balance, Digital scale, Kitchen scale, Platform scale, Hanging scale, Bathroom scale

3a. Animals are living things that can move from place to place and cannot make their own food. For examples: dog, goat, lion, fish.

3b. metre

4a. Living things are things that have life.

4b. Characteristics of living things – MR NIGER D – Movement, Respiration, Nutrition, Irritability (sensitivity), Growth, Excretion, Reproduction, Death

5a. Soil is the upper layer of the earth where plants grow.

5b. Sandy soil, Clay soil, Loamy soil

6a. Air means a mixture of gases that surrounds the earth.

6b. Objects that float:

i. feather and paper

ii. balloon and leaf

iii. foam and nylon

Objects that do not float:

i. stone and iron

ii. wood and sand (no te: wood can float in water but not in air)

iii. book and glass

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