Primary 2 (Basic 2) First Term Examination for All Subjects and Answer key

FIRST TERM BASIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY EXAMINATION QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR PRIMARY 2 (BASIC 2)

BASIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY EXAM QUESTIONS  

SECTION A – Objectives INSTRUCTION – Choose the correct answer from the options:

1. _____ is not a living thing.

[a] Animal

[b] Stone

[c] Plant

2. Animals that live around us are _____ animals.

[a] wild

[b] domestic

[c] bird

3. _____ is not an example of living things.

[a] Cat

[b] Man

[c] Book

4. The sense help you _____.

[a] recieve information about the world around you.

[b] ignore information.

[c] become lazy.

5. There are _____ sense organs of the body.

[a] 12

[b] 3

[c] 5

6. The organ of touch and feel is _____.

[a] mouth

[b] skin

[c] stoma

7. The young dog is _____.

[a] cat

[b] puppy

[c] cattle

8. Another name for colour is _____.

[a] hue

[b] water colour

[c] grey

9. The _____ has seven colours.

[a] star

[b] sky

[c] rainbow

10. _____ receives light and helps us to see.

[a] ear

[b] eye

[c] skin

11. An egg shape is _____.

[a] flat

[b] oval

[c] spherical

12. What is the taste of honey?

[a] sour

[b] sweet

[c] salty

13. What is the taste of bitterleaf?

[a] Bitter

[b] Tasteless

[c] sweet

14. Rotten eggs smell _____.

[a] bad

[b] pleasantly

[c] nice

15. Perfume smell _____.

[a] badly

[b] nicely

[c] not all

SECTION B – Attempt all the questions in this section.

1. The organ that helps us to maintain balance is _____.

b. Define skin.

2. Mention three pleasant smell and three unpleasant smell.

3. List the sound made by animals; Bird, Chicken, Dog, Snake, Lion

4. Mention three things that our tongue can identify

5. Define nose.

b. A place you go to learn is _____. 

ANSWER KEY

SECTION A

1. B – Stone

2. B – domestic

3. C – Book

4. A – receive information about the world around you

5. C – 5

6. B – skin

7. B – puppy

8. A – hue

9. C – rainbow

10. B – eye

11. B – oval

12. B – sweet

13. A – Bitter

14. A – bad

15. B – nicely

SECTION B

ANSWER 1

a. The organ that helps us to maintain balance is the ear

b. Skin is the part of the body that covers us and helps us feel touch, heat, and cold.

ANSWER 2. Pleasant and Unpleasant Smells

Pleasant smells: Perfume, Flowers, Food

Unpleasant smells: Rotten eggs, Dirty gutter, Spoilt food

ANSWER 3. Sounds made by animals

Bird – chirps

Chicken – clucks

Dog – barks

Snake – hisses

Lion – roars

ANSWER 4. Things our tongue can identify – Sweet, Sour, Bitter

ANSWER 5

a. Nose is the organ used for smelling and breathing.

b. A place you go to learn is school

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