BASIC SCIENCE THIRD TERM EXAMINATION JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL – JSS 1 (BASIC 1) EXAM QUESTIONS

SECTION A – OBJECTIVES 

INSTRUCTION – Choose the correct answer from the options A – D.

1. A boy of five years old is referred to as higher animal because ______.

(a) he can talk

(b) he sleep very well

(c) he can eat

(d) he has developed brain

 

2. The following are major indices of growth and changes in living things except ______.

(a) height

(b) fatness

(c) size

(d) weight

 

3. Development change is transition from ______.

(a) birth to infancy

(b) infancy to adolescent

(c) adolescent to adulthood

(d) all of the above

 

4. Lack of self esteem can lead to a feeling of ______.

(a) pregnancy

(b) worthlessness

(c) personal hygiene

(d) self knowledge

 

5. Animal that live on land are called ______.

(a) aquatic

(b) terrestrial

(c) undergrad

(d) arboreal

 

6. ______ is the stage of development between childhood and adulthood.

(a) infancy

(b) puberty

(c) adolescent

(d) adulthood

 

7. Thermometer is used for measuring ______.

(a) humidity

(b) rainfall

(c) temperature

(d) wind

 

8. Which of these animals is not an aquatic organism?

(a) Crocodile

(b) Elephant

(c) Shark

(d) Dolphin

 

9. Another name for kerosene is ______.

(a) keruson

(b) paraffin

(c) kerobine

(d) kerabin

 

10. The degree of hotness and coldness of the body is called ______.

(a) temperature

(b) freezing

(c) dynamic

(d) condensation

 

11. One of these is a form of energy.

(a) food energy

(b) thermal energy

(c) natural energy

(d) artificial energy

 

12. The primary source of energy for most living organism is ______.

(a) chemical energy

(b) nuclear energy

(c) sunlight

(d) electricity

 

13. Recycling is the process of converting waste materials into ______.

(a) bottle

(b) paper

(c) new material

(d) water

 

14. Matter can be chemically classified into ______.

(a) 6

(b) 5

(c) 3

(d) 4

 

15. Pure water boil at ______.

(a) 70⁰

(b) 100⁰

(c) 10⁰

(d) 1000⁰

 

16. ______ is the chemical formula of water.

(a) H30

(b) H20

(c) H40

(d) H50

 

17. All are examples of habitat except ______.

(a) aquatic

(b) arboreal

(c) terrestrial

(d) ecology

 

18. The study of plant and animal is called ______.

(a) zoology

(b) Zoo

(c) botany

(d) biology

 

19. Cold, high fever,and cough vomiting are symptoms of whooping cough.

(a) True

(b) No

(c) False

(d) No ideal

 

20. Drug can be abused by ______. 

(a) self medication

(b) swallowing

(c) drinking

(d) eating

 

SECTION B – THEORY

INSTRUCTION – FILL IN THE GAPS. 

21. ______ is the systematic body of study.

22. Air in action is ______.

23. ______ is the energy giving food.

24. The substance that is polluting the environment is called ______.

25. ______ is anything that have weight and occupies space.

26. ______, ______ and ______ three state of matter.

27. ______ opposes motion.

28. The quantity of matter or material is its ______.

29. ______ is the Force with which a body is attracted to the centre of the earth.

30. Calculate the gravitational force of a man whose mass is 150kg given that gravitational acceleration is 10m5².

 

SECTION C – THEORY

INSTRUCTION – Attempt 3 (THREE) questions only. 

QUESTION 1

A. What is science?

B. Mention 5 professions in science.

C. State 3 benefits of science.

 

QUESTION 2

A. List the characteristics of living things.

B. Outline 3 different between plant and animal.

 

QUESTION 3

A. List 10 elements with their symbol.

B. What is the different between mixture and compound.

 

QUESTION 4

A. Define pollution.

B. List 3 types of pollution.

C. Write the full meaning of

(i) AIDS

(ii) HIV

 

QUESTION 5

A. What is force?

B. List 3 types of force.

C. What is the different between mass and weight?

 

QUESTION 6

A. Mention 5 planets you know.

B. Explain the following (i) gravitational force (ii) frictional force.