Pupil’s name: ……………………………………..…………………………..........

School name: ………………………………………………..………………………

District name: ……………………………………………..…………………………
Read the following instructions carefully: FOR EXAMINER’S USE
1. This paper has two sections: A and B.
QN. NO. MARKS EXR’S NO.
2. Section A has 50 questions (50 marks)
1 - 10
3. Section B has 5 questions (50 marks)

4. Answer all questions. All the working for 11 - 20

both sections A and B must be shown in the
spaces provided. 21 - 30
5. All working must be done using a blue or
blackball point pen or ink. Any work done in 31 - 40
pencil will NOT be marked except drawings
and diagram. 41 - 43
6. No calculators are allowed in the
examination. 44 - 46

7. Unnecessary changes in your work and 47 - 49

handwriting that cannot be easily read may
lead to loss of marks.
50 - 52
8. Do not fill anything in the table indicated;
“For examiners’ use only” and the boxes 53 - 55
inside the question paper.
TOTAL

©2024 Spectrum Examinations Hub 0775680201/0704287274 Turn over

1
SECTION A. (40 Marks)
1. Apart from a donkey, name any other domestic animal used for
transport.
__________________________________________________________
2. Name any one crop that bears grains.
___________________________________________________________
3. Give any one disadvantage of moving air in the environment.
___________________________________________________________
4. How can you help a bee farmer to prevent swarming of his bees?
___________________________________________________________
5. In which way is the movement of earthworms in the soil useful to the
soil?
___________________________________________________________
6. Mention any one livestock practice carried out on modern farms.
__________________________________________________________
7. How do wetlands encourage the spread of malaria in an area?
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
The diagram below shows a musical instrument. Use it to
answer question 8 and 9.

2
8. When does the musical instrument drawn above produce sound?
___________________________________________________________
9. How does the sound produced in the above instrument reach listeners?
__________________________________________________________
10. Mention any one insect that protects itself by stinging.
__________________________________________________________
11. Apart from rusting, name any other example of a chemical change.
___________________________________________________________
12. Give any one characteristic of exotic breeds of pigs.
___________________________________________________________
13. Why is it important for all school children to learn swimming skills?
___________________________________________________________
14. Why do some people keep dogs in their homes?
___________________________________________________________
15. How is the heart useful in the circulatory system?
___________________________________________________________

16. Apart from the elderly, mention any other group of vulnerable people.
___________________________________________________________

17. What correct advice can you give to a person whose home has many
houseflies?
___________________________________________________________

3
The diagram below shows a germinating seed. Use it to answer questions 18
and 19.

18. Which type of germination is shown in the diagram above?

__________________________________________________________

19. Name the seed marked X.

_____________________________________________________________________________

20. In which way is the reproduction of an amoeba similar to that of

bacteria?
___________________________________________________________
21. Name any one method of food preservation in which heat energy is
used.
___________________________________________________________
22.Identify any one example of reptiles.
___________________________________________________________
22. Why would you discourage bottle-feeding for a baby?
___________________________________________________________
23. Which stage in the life cycle of a cockroach does not move?
___________________________________________________________

4
24. Mention one form of energy produced by a burning candle.
__________________________________________________________
25. Besides being used for food, give any other use of fruits to people.
___________________________________________________________
26. Write any one activity that can lead to air pollution in our environment.
___________________________________________________________
27. How can you prevent metallic objects from rusting?
___________________________________________________________
28. Give any one disadvantage of practicing free-range system of poultry
near a forest.
___________________________________________________________
29. Why should children be immunized?
___________________________________________________________
30. How do farmers improve on the health of their rabbits?
___________________________________________________________
31. Give the importance of the equipment below in a school.

__________________________________________________
32. Name the vector that spreads malaria.
___________________________________________________________

5
33. Why should prepared food be covered?
___________________________________________________________
34. Give the accident that people get through carelessly using sharp piercing
objects.
___________________________________________________________
35. Give any one use of yeast to people at home.
___________________________________________________________
36. Mention any one way through which farmers conserve soil.
___________________________________________________________
37. Name the human body organ that filters blood.
___________________________________________________________
38. How can you separate a mixture of rice from its husks?
___________________________________________________________
39. Why is distilled water not recommended for drinking?
___________________________________________________________

SECTION B. (60 Marks)

40. (a) Name any two diseases that can be spread through poor disposal of
faeces.
(i) ____________________________________________________
(ii) _____________________________________________________
(b) Identify any two activities you can do to reduce the disease named
in (a) above.
(i) _____________________________________________________
(ii) ____________________________________________________

6
41. (a) Give any two uses of roots to a plant.
(i) _____________________________________________________
(ii) _____________________________________________________
(b) Write any one use of a stem to a plant.
___________________________________________________________
(c) How do plants reduce transpiration?
__________________________________________________________
42.The diagram below shows a snail. Use it to answer questions
that follow.

(a) Name parts labeled X and W.

(i) X______________________(ii) W____________________
(b) How is part X important to the snail?
_____________________________________________________
(c) Mention the disease transmitted by the above organism.
_____________________________________________________
43. (a) Which group of plants have root nodules?
_____________________________________________________

7
 (b) Give any two examples of such plants named in (a) above.
(i) _________________________ (ii) __________________________
(c) How do the above plants improve soil quality?
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
44. (a) What is photosynthesis?
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
(b) Give any two conditions for photosynthesis to take place.
(i) ________________________________________________________
(ii) ________________________________________________________
(c) What is the function of chlorophyll during photosynthesis?
___________________________________________________________
45. (a) How are bees helpful to a crop farmer?
___________________________________________________________
(b) Name the bee in a hive that is responsible for fertilizing the eggs.
___________________________________________________________
(c) Which food value do we get from eating honey?
___________________________________________________________
(d) Write any one product made from bee-wax.
___________________________________________________________

8
46. Study the list of items below and answer questions that follow.
goat , rock, water , petroleum , donkey

(a) Identify any one non-renewable resource from the above list.
___________________________________________________________
(b) By what process can a goat be replaced once used up?
___________________________________________________________
(c) Give any two uses of water as a resource to people.
(i) _____________________________________________________
(ii) _____________________________________________________

47. The diagram below is of a soda bottle. Use it to answer the

questions that follow.

(a) Name the gas found in the space marked P.

______________________________________________________
(b) What is the use of the above named gas to the soda?
______________________________________________________
9
 (c) Name the main food value one gets after taking soda.
______________________________________________________
(d) What percentage of the atmosphere does the gas found in K
occupy?
______________________________________________________
48. (a) How do the following animals protect themselves against their
enemies?
(i) wasp _________________________________________________
(ii) cow ________________________________________________
(iii) snail _______________________________________________
(b) Why is a cat grouped under warm blooded animals?
___________________________________________________________
50. The diagram below shows a foot of a bird. Use it to answer the
questions that follow.

(a) Under what group of birds are birds with such a foot?
_____________________________________________________
(b) Name part marked K of the foot in the diagram above.
_____________________________________________________
(c) How is part K useful to birds with such a foot?
_____________________________________________________

10
 (d) Give one example of a bird with such a foot.
_________________________________________________________
51. (a) Write ORS in full.
___________________________________________________________
(b) Name any one solute used in the making of ORS.
___________________________________________________________
(c) Why is a dehydrated person given ORS?
___________________________________________________________
(d) How can you prevent ORS from getting contaminated when
preparing this solution?
___________________________________________________________
52. (a) What is a crop pest?
___________________________________________________________
(b) Identify any two pests that attack crops.
(i) __________________________ (ii) __________________________
(c) How can farmers control pests in their gardens?
___________________________________________________________
53. (a) State the major function of blood vessels in the human body.
___________________________________________________________
(b) Mention any two materials carried by blood as it moves to different
body parts.
(i) _______________________________________________________
(ii) ________________________________________________________
(c) What is the major function of the heart in the human body?
___________________________________________________________

11
54. Match the following parts used in propagation in R to their
respective plants in P correctly.
R P
Stems sisal
Bulbs cassava
Suckers beans
Seeds onions.
R P
(a) Stems _________________________________________________
(b) Bulbs _________________________________________________
(c) Suckers________________________________________________
(d) Seeds _________________________________________________

55.(a) Mention any one part that makes up the outer ear.
_____________________________________________________
(b) What name is given to the three small bones found in the middle
ear?
_____________________________________________________
(c) Besides hearing, give one other function of the human ear.
____________________________________________________
(d) Give the reason why sound messages are transmitted to the
brain.
________________________________________________________

END.

12
PLACE YOUR ORDER FOR END OF YEAR
EXAMS TODAY FOR BETTER DELIVERY
ARRANGEMENTS
13