FIRST MOCK EXAMINATIONS

SUBJECT: INTEGRATED SCIENCE

NAME…………………………………………………..……………………... DURATION: 2 HRS

SECTION A: OBJECTIVE TEST

1. The main pollutant from domestic fires is b. plumule

a. carbon monoxide c. radicle
b. sulphur dioxide d. testa
c. ammonia 7. The disease caused by the plasmodium
d. oxygen parasite is
e. water vapour a. cholera
2. Plantain is propagated vegetatively by b. malaria
a. corms c. onchocerciasis
b. stem cutting d. schistosomes
c. suckers 8. Which of the following solvents can be used
d. rhizomes to remove grease from the hand?
e. tubers a. alcohol
3. Brass is an alloy of copper and b. palm kernel oil
a. aluminum c. turpentine
b. carbon d. water
c. iron 9. The planet which is farthest away from the
d. tin sun is
e. zinc a. Jupiter
b. Mercury
Use the figure below to answer questions 4 and 5 c. Mars
d. Earth
10. Which of the following gases is involved in
the process of rusting
A rigid bar is balanced horizontally at a point by a. H2
placing rock on the bar as shown b. CO2
c. O2
4. Which of the parts labelled represents the d. N2
pivot? 11. Heat travels through vacuum by
a. P a. conduction
b. Q b. convection
c. R c. radiation
d. X d. convection and radiation
e. Y 12. Which of these objects is a magnetic
5. The effort is represented by substance?
a. P a. Aluminum
b. Q b. Brass
c. R c. Copper
d. Y d. Iron
e. X 13. Which of the following bodies are natural
sources of light?
I – Moon II – Sun III – Firefly
6. The parts of seed which grows to become the
shoot of a plant is the a. I and II only
a. cotyledon b. I and III only
 c. II and III only a. Bilharzia
d. I, II and III only b. Dodder
14. The chemical symbol of potassium is c. Lice
a. K d. Tape worm
b. N 23. Day and night occur because the earth
c. P a. move round the sun
d. S b. move from east to west
15. Blood is prevented from flowing back into the c. move round the moon
vein by the d. rotate on its axis
a. arteries 24. The mosquito and housefly are harmful in that
b. capillaries they
c. heart a. suck blood
d. valves b. bite and cause pain
16. The atom of an element is represented as 17Cl. c. settle on flood
How many electrons are in the atom? d. spread diseases
a. 52 25. The part of soil that is most important for the
b. 35 growth of plant is
c. 18 a. clay
d. 17 b. humus
17. Soil conservation is important because it c. sand
prevent loss of d. silt
a. carbon dioxide 26. Air is an example of
b. oxygen a. gas in gas mixture
c. minerals b. liquid in liquid mixture
d. humus c. solid in liquid mixture
18. A patient with symptoms of diarrhea and d. solid in solid mixture
vomiting may be suffering from 27. A positively charged ion is called
a. cholera a. anion
b. dysentery b. cation
c. influenza c. neutron
d. tuberculosis d. proton
19. An aluminum cube with the side measuring 28. A good thermometric liquid must
2m has mass of 24kg. Calculate the density of a. Be colorless
the aluminum b. Boil at 100℃ and freeze at 0℃
a. 48 kgm-3 c. Cling to the walls of the glass
b. 24 kgm-3 d. Expand evenly and regularly
c. 12 kgm-3 29. The reason why gaps are left in the joints of
d. 3 kgm-3 railway line is to allow for
20. Which of the following features of a parent a. cooling
would not be inherited by the children? b. contraction
a. Color of the eye c. expansion
b. Shape of nose d. maintenance
c. Height 30. The property of materials which makes them
d. Scar to be easily drawn into thin wire is known as
21. The food manufactured by a plant is a. conductivity
distributed to all parts of the plant through the b. ductility
a. chlorophyll c. malleability
b. phloem d. resistivity
c. stomata 31. The second stage in the life cycle of a
d. xylem mosquito is the
22. Which of the following parasite is a plant? a. egg
 b. imago c. magnesium
c. larva d. potassium
d. pupa 37. In a pin – hole camera, the image formed is
32. How many atoms are present in Cacl2? always
a. 2 a. erect and bright
b. 3 b. erect and blurred
c. 4 c. inverted and real
d. 5 d. inverted and virtual
33. The transfer of heat from the bottom to the top 38. Gases enter and leave the leaf of a plant
of a breaker containing water is by through the
a. absorption a. mesophyll cells
b. conduction b. stomata
c. convection c. pith
d. radiation d. palisade cell
34. The function of the platelets in the circulatory 39. The warning and safety signs on chemical
system of humans is to containers are usually represented by symbol
a. transport oxygen placed within a
b. transport carbon dioxide a. circle
c. clot the blood b. rectangle
d. defend the body c. square
35. The component of a living cell responsible for d. triangle
respiration is 40. The efficiency of a machine is given by the
a. chloroplast ratio
b. mitochondrion a. load / effort
c. nucleus b. momentum / velocity
d. vacuole c. distance moved by effect / distance moved
36. An example of a plant micro – nutrient is by load
a. calcium d. mechanical advantage / velocity ratio
b. copper
 SECTION B

1. a. In an experiment, four nails 1, 2, 3 and 4 are fixed with candle wax onto a metal bar and one end
of the bar is heated by means of boiling water as shown in the diagram below.

A, B, C and D are thermometers inserted in holes along the bar to measure the temperatures at the various
points

i. What is the temperature of the boiling water?

ii. State the observations that will be made about nails 1, 2, 3 and 4.
iii. State the observations that will be made about temperatures recorded by thermometers A,B,C and
D
iv. What mode of heat transfer is demonstrated in the experiment?
v. State one effect of heat that is associated with the experiment
vi. State the aim of the experiment

b. In an experiment, a student took three iron nails and cleaned their surfaces dry and placed them in
three separate test tubes in set – ups A,B and C as shown in the diagram. After three days the nail in
set – up A was found to have rusted while the nails in set – ups B and C did not.

Answer the following questions:

i. Why was the water in set – up B boiled?
ii. Explain the function of the oil on top of the water in set – up B
iii. State the purpose of the rubber stopper in set – up C
iv. Why did the nail in set – up A rust?
v. Suggest an aim for the experiment
vi. From the experiment, explain why oil or grease is applied on the surface of a metal to prevent
rusting.
 c. In an experiment, the following activities were carried out on two green leaves A and B
Leaf A was from a plant placed in the sunlight for some time while leaf B was from a plant placed in
a dark cupboard for 24 hours.

ACTIVITY
I. Leaves dipped in boiling water for 1 minute
II. Leaves dipped in warm alcohol
III. Leaves washed in cold water
IV. Leaves dipped into iodine solution

After dipping in the iodine solution, it was observed that leaf A changed colour while leaf B did not
change colour.

Answer the following question:

1. Explain why each of the activities I, II, II and IV was carried out.
2. State the colour change of leaf A
3. Explain why leaf A changed colour but leaf B did not.
4. Suggest an aim for the experiment.

2. a. An atom has an atomic number of 8 and a mass number of 16. State each of the following in the
atom.
i. Proton ii. Electron iii. Neutron (3 marks)
i. Draw the structure of the atom in (a) above
ii. If the atom in (a) above gain two electrons what will be the charge of the ion.
(1 mark)
b. State the end – product of the following food substances

i. Carbohydrates
ii. Proteins
iii. Fat (3 marks)
d. i. What is preservation of food? (2 marks)

ii. List four methods of food preservation (2 marks)

iii. Explain why one of the methods you have listed is used for food preservation (1 mark)

e. An object is placed in front of a plane mirror

i. Draw a ray diagram to show how the image of the object is formed (4 marks)
ii. State two characteristics of an image formed by a plane mirror (2 marks)

3. a. i. What is vector of a disease? (2 marks)

ii. State two methods each by which the vector of the following diseases can be destroyed.
(4 marks)
α .River blindness
β .Malaria

b. Write down the systematic names of the following compound

  CaCO3
 FeS
 Nacl
 NaOH (4 marks)

c. i. Give two properties that are common to all states of matters (4 marks)

ii. In an experiment to determine density, a stone of mass 60g is put into a bowl containing water, if the level
of the water rises, from 60cm3 to 75cm3 , determine the density of the stone. (6 marks)

4. a. i. What is personal hygiene? (3 marks)

ii. List four ways by which personal hygiene could be maintained (4 marks)
b. Define each of the following terms and give two examples each
i. compound
ii. mixture (2 marks)
c. i. What is machine? (2 marks)
ii. Give one example each of a
α .first class (1 mark)
β .second class (1 mark)
γ . third class (1 mark)
d. i. What is a satellite? (2 marks)
ii. State two uses of a satellite

5. i. What is fertilization?
ii. Describe briefly the processes that lead to fertilization in human after mating
b. Define the term density?
ii. Describe how the density of a piece of stone could be determine
c. State three characteristics of each of the following
i. an insect pollinated flower
ii. a wind pollinated flower
d. A coconut of weight 50N hangs 15m above the ground
i. Name the type of energy possessed by the coconut
ii. Calculate the value of this energy

6. a. i. State three human activities that can cause an increase in soil erosion
ii. Give three ways of preventing soil erosion in agriculture
b. i. Describe briefly how a mixture of sand and common salt could be separated
c. i. Define work?
ii. State the SI unit for work.
d. i. Distinguish between heat and temperature.
ii. State the unit of heat and temperature.